Stories of Calvary
By Pastor Mark Van Drunen
Stories of CalvaryAug 28, 2020
Social Work on a COVID Ward
Sheri Bouws shares her story of becoming a social worker and what it means to work in this role on a COVID ward during this pandemic.
Talking about the Kingdom
Michael Gulker is a Mennonite Pastor and the director of the Colossian Forum, a non-profit ministry dedicated to helping Christians see "All Things Hold Together in Christ." (Colossians 1:17) by equipping leaders to transform cultural conflicts into opportunities for spiritual growth and witness. In this episode, Mike shared some of his own story as well as his thoughts about how we are called to work for the coming up of the kingdom as followers of Christ.
Our conversation took place outside due to COVID-19 so there is quite a bit of wind noise in the background, and I also edited this interview quite extensively to get it down to around 10 minutes and to highlight what I thought were the most salient thoughts for our lives at this time.
You can find out more about Pastor Mike's work with the Colossian Forum at https://colossianforum.org/about/
The Beginnings of the Wednesday Night Dinner
Roger Levering had a leading and a passion 17 years ago to serve our community in a rather unique way; serve an amazing dinner each week. Here is the rather inspiring story of how God convicted him and moved a group of people at Calvary into this area of ministry. I was quite inspired and convicted as I listened and I pray it's helpful for your as well.
Pastor Mark
The Beginnings and Continuings of The Calvary Community Garden
The Calvary Community Garden has been one of the only things that have been largely unaffected during the COVID-19 pandemic. In this episode, Judy and Phyliss share how it got started and how it was recently revitalized into what it is today.
Stories & Lessons from the Spanish Flu Epidemic
Deborah Loveless shares stories and lessons from her grandmother who lived through the Spanish Flu Epidemic of 1918.