Spotlight on Grace
By Tonya Marks
Spotlight on GraceMar 14, 2022
S4E19: Parenting Adults and (the best part!) Grandparenting
Host Ber Bolton and Pastor Tonya Marks had a great time talking with David Beard and Carnice Caskey about learning to hold your tongue when parenting your adult children and, what they say is the best part of parenting, .... Grandparenting!
S4E18: Parenting Teens
Host Ber Bolton and Pastor Tonya Marks chat with Pastor Jason & Tina Caddy and Daniel & Tara Kelley about the world of parenting teens! What an adventure!
S4E17: Single Moms Trusting Jesus
Host Ber Bolton and Pastor Tonya Marks chat with Lisa Baker and Jennifer Young about the joys and challenges of being a single parent. They're thriving by trusting in Jesus and leaning on their family, church, and friends!
S4E16: Building Resilience and Grit in our Children
Host Ber Bolton talks about how to grow our and our children's character (rather than our comfort, only) by showing them the way to resilience and grit! Great lessons for everyone, whether you're parents or not!
S4E15: When Children Have 2 Places They Call Home
Pastor Tonya sits down to talk with Nina Boshers and Kristina Hutchinson about how to make transitions and communication smoother when children live between 2 houses. Lots of practical ideas and tips are shared, with the reminder to start with the end in mind and to always act in the child's best interest.
https://www.amazon.com/Co-Parenting-Works-Helping-Children-Divorce/dp/0310325528
https://www.coparentinginternational.com
S4E14: Building Your Parenting Toolbox
Host Ber Bolton and Pastor Tonya Marks talk about strategies for discipline and the difference between discipline and punishment, with the goal to do all things with love and for the sake of building relationship with our children.
S4E13: Parenting Beyond Your Capacity
Host Ber Bolton and Pastor Tonya Marks highlight and discuss the book "Parenting Beyond Your Capacity" by Reggie Joiner and Carey Nieuwhof. Parenting is a great, exhausting, wonderful, scary adventure! Let's grow together in how to do it well!
https://theparentcue.org/downloads
S4E12: A Parent's Most Important Calling
Host Ber Bolton and Pastor Tonya Marks begin our parenting series telling a little about their lives growing up and how they are trusting God to help them be the spiritual leaders of their children and how you can too! The good news is that Grace Church is here to join you on this amazing, scary, wonderful journey!
S4E11: Happy New Year 2024/What's coming up!
Host Ber Bolton and Pastor Tonya Marks chat about all of the Sunday School and Grace U classes that are starting in January, plus some other good stuff!
S4E10: The 12 Days of Christmas
Host Ber Bolton and Pastor Tonya Marks review the song "The 12 Days of Christmas" and what all those Leaping Lords and Milking Maids are really all about!
S4E9: The Journey/Old Testament/ Year 1 Recap
Pastor Jason Caddy and Pastor BJ Bolton stop by for a quick review of what we've discovered through the Old Testament in the first year of The Journey. Listen in to be reminded or to "get on board" to get ready for the New Year!
S4E8: Nina Boshers/Intimacy
Host Ber Bolton and Pastor Tonya had a pretty chatty discussion exploring the topic of intimacy...it's not just physical and it's not just for marriage. Listen in to learn more about what it means, and why it matters, to feel close in friendships, family, and more.
S4E7: Leadership Styles/LAUNCH/Kirk Shepard
Kirk Shepard stopped by to share a recap of his Leadership Styles workshop where he compared the Cowboy Leader and the Shepherd Leader. He offers great insight about the kind of leaders we've likely worked under and the kind of leaders we should strive to be.
S4E6: Launch/Shaina Caddy/The Fear the Moves You
Host Ber Bolton and Pastor BJ Bolton chatted with Shaina Caddy about her Launch workshop on acknowledging our fears and letting God work in and through us in spite of those fears.
S4E5: Forgiveness and Reconciliation/Launch/Rev. Lon Heighton
Host Ber Bolton and Pastor Tonya Marks talk with Rev. Lon Heighton to recap his class Forgiveness and Reconciliation...what it is and what it isn't.
S4E4: Honoring All/Launch/Pastor Lauren Lain
Host Ber Bolton and Pastor Lauren recap the "Honoring All" breakout session from Launch focusing on the importance of seeing the image of God in others. When we do that, it looks like taking the time to listen, giving attention and speaking well of others.
S4E3: Things God is Teaching Me/Launch 2023/Pastor Tonya Marks
Host Ber Bolton and Pastor Tonya Marks chat about some things the Lord has laid on Pastor Tonya's heart for herself and our Grace Church people:
* Recognize who you are in Jesus
* Acknowledge how you are growing in Jesus
* Let Jesus be enough while you are waiting
* Make peace, don't just keep it
S4E2:Being Silent/Launch 2023/Pastor Ray Brawner
Host Ber Bolton and Pastor Tonya recap Pastor Ray's Launch session on "Being Silent". Jesus met often with the Father. We need only to be still and hear God's voice and he will lead us, guide us, and give us his peace. Check out this episode and then take a few minutes to be quiet and still in the Lord's presence.
Resources: Static Jedi: The Art of Hearing God Through the Noise: Timm, Eric Samuel: 9781621362715: Amazon.com: Books One Minute Pause App
S4E1: Covenantal Lives/Launch 2023/Pastor Jason Caddy
Launch 2023 for our discipleship leaders at Grace Church is in the books, but there was too much goodness not to share! Pastor Jason Caddy kicked things off with this wonderful session on living God's way!
"Whatever weakens your reason, impairs the tenderness of your conscience, obscures your sense of God, or takes off the relish of spiritual things, whatever increases the authority of your body over your mind, that thing for you is sin, however innocent it may be in itself." Susannah Wesley
Summer of Testimony 2023: Teresa Vaughn
Teresa shared a small piece of her very powerful testimony with Pastor Tonya! We are thankful for Teresa's life and the way God is using her to share his love with others!
Fall 2023: PSA - Upcoming classes
Pastor Jason and Pastor Tonya are joined by Dawn and Ken O'Brien to highlight the Grace U(niversity) classes that begin August 9 at Grace Church, plus a new Sunday School class, and First Place for Health for women on Monday nights. Call 931.388.4788 or email tonya@columbiagrace.org if you have questions about your next steps at Grace Church!
Summer of Testimony 2023: Jennifer Thompson
Jennifer Thompson stopped by to share her testimony of God's faithfulness and how his Word has grown her and continues to grow her in Christlikeness.
Summer of Testimony 2023: Tangela Hampton
Tangela shares about trusting God to meet all of our needs. Host Ber Bolton and Pastor Tonya Marks remember that God often works through his people, so how can we be a part of God's work? Also, a shout out to the Women of Grace Ministry!
Summer of Testimony 2023: David Page
Davis talks about the importance of being present, obeying the Lord, and how God's people, particularly teenagers, encourage you when they may not even know what you're going through. What is God leading you to share with others about how he has worked in your life?
Summer of Testimony 2023: Megan Heichelbech
Megan Heichelbech shares her testimony about how God has brought her through a hard time and used what she's been through to help her comfort others. Check out her testimony and her book "Overcome by Grace", available on Amazon.
Summer of Testimony 2023: Jeff Barnes
Thanks to Jeff Barnes for stopping in to share with Host Ber Bolton and Pastor Tonya Marks about what God has been doing in his life, the importance of being present at church, and the value of Christian friendships!
S3E20: Welcome, new Children's Pastor Lauren Lain
Host Ber Bolton and Pastor Tonya Marks had so much fun chatting with our new Children's Pastor Lauren Lain on her first day in the office. Listen in to "meet" Lauren!
S3E19: Dealing with Negative Thoughts/Nina Boshers
Our resident therapist, Nina Boshers, discusses dealing with negative thoughts with Het Ber Bolton and Pastor Tonya Marks. What do we do with negative thoughts, how do we take them captive as mentioned in 2 Corinthians 10.5, how do we filter out what really needs to be dealt with and what's just annoying?
Listen, learn, and hopefully be encouraged!
S3E18: Book of Job Overview/Pastor BJ Bolton
Host Ber Bolton and Pastor Tonya Marks recap the Book of Job class that Pastor BJ led. Pastor BJ will also be dropping additional episodes to share more info and insight from Job and how God is with us in our suffering.
S3E17: Understanding The Law Books/Kirk Shepard
Kirk Shepard shares with Host Ber Bolton and Pastor Tonya Marks about tackling Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy realizing there is civil, ethical, and moral law. Press on, friends! These books have things for us to learn from!
S3E16: Wesleyanism and Calvinism/Pastors Jason, BJ, and Derek
Host Ber Bolton and Pastor Tonya Marks discuss Wesleyan and Calvinist theology with Pastors Jason Caddy, BJ Bolton, and Derek Norton to clarify what they have in common and some of the differences in order to us better understand Grace Church of the Nazarene's Wesleyan Arminian heritage. Keep asking questions and we'll keep working to provide answers!
PSA: Epic of Eden/Psalms/Teresa Vaughn
You're invited to join our next "Epic of Eden" class on Psalms. It will be facilitated by Teresa Vaughn on Wednesday nights at 6pm in Room 3 at Columbia Grace Church of the Nazarene. Pastor Tonya Marks chats with Teresa about some of what the class will cover.
S3E15: The Journey/Creation to Chaos Recap
Host Ber Bolton, Pastor Tonya, Pastor Jason, and Pastor BJ chat for a few minutes about what we're learning as we begin this Journey through the Bible together!
S3E14: Pay Grace Forward/Laurie Cole
Host Ber Bolton and Pastor Tonya Marks talk with Laurie Cole about Pay Grace Forward, a wonderful ministry here in Maury County that mentors people and helps them battle predatory lending. Learn how you can contribute, become a mentor, or just be aware of how Pay Grace forward is making a difference! Helping People Trapped In Loan Debt | Pay Grace Forward
S3E13: Leading the Charge//Drudgery, Discipline, Delight
Host Ber Bolton and Pastor Tonya Marks chat with Pastor Derek Norton and Kirk Shepard about the idea of moving from drudgery, to discipline, to delight in our spiritual walk and in all of life!
S3E12: Leading the Charge/Awakening to the Spirit's Movement
Host Ber Bolton and Pastor Tonya Marks continue their discussion with Pastor Derek Norton and Jonathan Glover about the movement of the Holy Spirit in our lives and how we need to be continually led and filled so that we can be awakened to what God is calling us to do.
S3E11: Lead the Charge//Valley of Vision//Pastor Derek Norton and Jonathan Glover
Host Ber Bolton and Pastor Tonya Marks had a great conversation with Pastor Derek and Jonathan coming out of the 2022 Men's Retreat "Lead the Charge". This a great challenge to start off the new year: believe that God can bring awakening and make dead things live, lean into his Word, pray for awakening to start in your own heart and life. This is for EVERYONE...not just men!
S3E10: The Journey begins January 1
Host Ber Bolton and Pastor Tonya sit down with Pastor Jason to talk about the Journey kicking off January 1st.
S3E9: A Little Christmas Fun
Host Ber Bolton and Pastor Tonya Marks are joined by Pastor Jason Caddy, Pastor Derek Norton, Pastor BJ Bolton and Jennifer Crigger with a "cameo" by Pastor Michelle Noel to talk about the Liturgical/Christian Calendar, some Christmas "Name that Tune", and some Christmas song lines and memories.
S3E8: Staff Spouses Tell All...well not all, but we finally got them to talk!
Host Ber Bolton and Philip Noel talked the staff spouses into coming into the podcast studio to share about their lives, fun stories and what it's like to be married to a pastor! Thanks to Tina, Tiffany, Jennifer, and Tracy for sharing!
S3E7: Launch/Discipled by Jesus/Jeannie Adams
Host Ber Bolton and Pastor Tonya chat with Pastor Jeannie Adams about the book "Discipled By Jesus" by Hal and Debbie Perkins. Listen in to gain or grow in your understanding of how Jesus disciples his followers even today...through His Spirit, Word and Body. There are 5 great questions you will want to jot down for your own reflection time. This wraps up our series from the 2022 Launch Leadership Retreat.
S3E6: Launch/Help Their Unbelief/Tonya Marks
Host Ber Bolton and Pastor Tonya Marks chat about learning to ask questions and listen well to help friends when they are walking through deconstruction, have doubts, or are simply growing and stretching in their faith.
S3E5: Launch/The Future Church/BJ Bolton
Host Ber Bolton and Pastor Tonya Marks talk with Pastor BJ Bolton about the current state of culture and how the church can act and love to make a difference in the world for Jesus.
S3E4: Launch/Why Being an Intergenerational Church Matters/Pastor Derek Norton
Continuing our sessions from the 2022 Launch Leadership Retreat, Host Ber Bolton and Pastor Tonya Marks talk with Pastor Derek Norton about why it's so important that we continue to create space and opportunities for intergenerational relationships within the life of the church.
S3E3: Launch/Digital Dilemmas/Ray Brawner
Host Ber Bolton and Pastor Tonya Marks sit down with Student Pastor Ray Brawner to talk about the "ins and outs" of technology, screen time, and helping our kids and students navigate the digital world of today.
Questions or comments? podcast@columbiagrace.org
Announcement: Gospel of Mark Class
Host Ber Bolton and Pastor Tonya Marks talk with Rev. Bruce Hardesty about the Gospel of Mark class beginning Sunday, September 11, 2022 in Room 2.
S3E2: Launch/The Interconnection of Worship and Discipleship/Michelle Noel
Host Ber Bolton and Pastor Tonya Marks chat with Pastor Michelle Noel about the movement between worship and discipleship and how they flow into and out of one another!
S3E1: Launch. Love Your Neighbor as Yourself. Nina Boshers
Welcome to season 3 of Spotlight on Grace! We are spending time over the next few months to cover the sessions from our 2022 Launch Retreat. Nina Boshers kicks us off talking about how we can best love our neighbors out of the overflow of our relationship with God and by making sure we are healthy in body, mind, and spirit.
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Bonus: In the Dust of the Rabbi Invitation
Host Ber Bolton and Pastor Tonya Marks enjoyed a conversation with Rev. Lon Heighton about our upcoming Wednesday night class called "In the Dust of the Rabbi". Everyone is invited and encouraged to participate...listen in to hear what it's all about!
S2 E34: Grace at Work Wrap Up
Host Ber Bolton and Pastor Tonya Marks recap the Grace at Work summer series.