Kindred Church
Welcome to the Kindred Church podcast! You'll get to hear the staff discuss updates on launch plans, how you can get involved, and conversations that'll challenge you, encourage you, and inspire you towards a deeper relationship with God and others.
Episodes
297 episodes
Vision and Values 2026: Chaos Theory
As we approach our sixth anniversary as a church, we lean into the vision, values, and tenets that got us here. Today we explore our tenet, "We Belong to God," in a new way, focusing on how life can work when we are secure in our belonging to o...
2 Timothy: Don't Cheat Yourself
We close our series on 2 Timothy by exploring the metaphor Paul masterfully uses in chapter four of a marathon race. He wants Timothy (and us) to take seriously the task of being people that struggle forward together and that carry each other's...
2 Timothy: You Can't Fake the Fruit
Paul had warned Timothy in the past about false teachers that are more concerned with gaining influence, wealth, and other ungodly things. Here, he again brings these charlatans to Timothy's attention, while reminding him that the fruit of his ...
2 Timothy: Join the Ranks
We continue our exploration of 2 Timothy by looking at three metaphors Paul explains are crucial for endurance: the soldier, the athlete, and the farmer. With the help of Kindred's own Michael Euperio, we explore what being "a good soldier" rea...
2 Timothy: Fan the Flame
This week we dive into Paul's legacy letter to his prodigy and teammate in ministry, Timothy. He begins this final letter to Timothy with three powerful reminders to live by: remember who you are, don't waste your life, & watch your mouth. ...
Psalm 22: Answered From the Horns of Unicorns (Josh Beijer)
Our wise and dear friend, Josh Beijer, takes us on a journey to find the treasure buried within Psalm 22. He gives us helpful tools for approaching these ancient words and brings Scripture to life with incredible pictures and connections. He re...
Psalm 63: The Presence of God (Taylor Beijer)
Our good friend, Taylor Beijer, shares powerfully what comfort Psalm 63 has brought her over the years. She reminds us of God's nearness, that his presence can be found within us, and the invitation to look inward when we find ourselves in seas...
Psalm 19: The God Who Speaks (Bob Bush)
Our Board Chairman Bob Bush challenges us with a message of how God speaks to each of us in specific and individual ways, using Psalm 19 to show how God reached him at a critical time in his own life. This message is from our Su...
Psalm 146: Mr. Brightside
Zack kicks off our Summer of Psalms series with a look at Psalm 146. Together, we explore what it looks like to maintain a perspective of joy and hope when life's difficulties and challenges pull us toward despair. Choosing the bright side is n...
1 Timothy: The Worthy Laborer
This message concludes our study of the book of 1 Timothy! In this final chapter, Paul clarifies our focus. He calls us to fight the good fight of faith. He challenges us to remember our fight is not against one another or against culture or an...
1 Timothy: Reimagining Family & Fatherhood
In celebration of Father's Day, join us for a conversation about Jesus' vision for family, the way he redefines it and broadens our definition. The beauty of the church is that we get to embody these roles not just for our biological families b...
VIM: Should You Trust Us?
Welcome to VIM - short for Very Important Meeting! These bonus episodes will feature candid conversations between Zack and Lindsey that explore rabbit trails, questions, & insights from sermon study they didn't get to use, honest wrestling ...
1 Timothy: Accountability for Spiritual Leaders
The church is facing an accountability crisis. We are all too familiar with headlines featuring the failures of faith leaders and many of us carry our own personal stories of pain and spiritual trauma. We know accountability is crucial for deve...
1 Timothy: The Perfect Church Leader
Leadership matters because of what it does to us and the way it influences our own trust in God. This week we explore Paul's qualifications for church leadership and how we should thoughtfully interpret this highly contested list. Jesus is bigg...
1 Timothy: Women in Leadership
Does Scripture really say women shouldn't teach or hold positions of authority? How do we interpret Paul's instructions here in light of the Biblical precedent for women in leadership across the Old & New Testaments? Together we explore the...
1 Timothy: A Pure Heart + A Sincere Faith
In this introduction to 1 Timothy we explore a few of the subtle distortions to the Christian faith the people of Paul's day were in danger of believing and how they are still relevant for us today. Masterfully peeling away all the layers of no...
Esther: The Monster Fight
Why do people so often seem to become the thing that they started out despising? Maybe a tougher question: why do we? As Esther closes, we see the Jewish people, fresh off of the Great Reversal, begin to treat their enemies just as the...
Esther: Pay It Forward
Zack: I was trapped recently in one of those coffee drive-thru lines where the car in front of you paid for your order. The happy barista informed me of the good news and pleaded that I would continue the hour-long trend. My $3 coffee became a ...
Esther: Expect the Unexpected
Most of us don’t tolerate uncertainty or the unexpected very well. The unknown tends to make us want to question God. Though what if we could learn to treat the unexpected not as a deviation from God’s character or proof of his distance, but as...
Esther: For Such a Time As This
If God is in control, do my choices really matter? As our story develops we find ourselves caught in this mysterious tension, wrestling with the relationship between God’s provision and our participation. When we neglect one or the other, we ei...
Esther: Obedience, Power, + Pain
We kick off the book of Esther by re-evaluating the startling story that we see in the first few chapters. What do we say in the face of abusive power? How do we make sense of times when God seems absent? Esther has a lot to say about things pa...
Scars: Easter 2026
Scars tell a story, they are the evidence of our past and remind us that we've been marked by what has happened to us but still, we survived. As we celebrate the story of Easter, we are comforted by the central role Jesus' scars play in his res...
The Stones Cry Out
Today is Palm Sunday, the beginning of Holy Week. It marks the beginning of the end of Jesus' time on earth as he enters the city and marches toward his inevitable death. This famous scene features two remarkable symbols - palm branches signify...