Rock Talk: Recent Episodes
Vaughn Fahrenbruck
Conversations about faith and life that help us become a better person for the world and a better follower of Jesus.
This week on Rock Talk, we continue our series Vaughn & Friends with Pastors John Stone of the North Platte Berean Church and Pastor Jeremy Rinke of Harvest Christian Fellowship in North Platte. They share with Vaughn their pandemic and post-pandemic experiences, navigating the political and social pitfalls of pandemic church pastorship, and their prayers for the city of North Platte and its community of believers.
This week in our series "Vaughn & Friends" Pastor Vaughn is sharing the mic with Pastor John Sexson of the Lone Star Cowboy Church of North Platte. Listen in as they discuss reaching the lost in the local area, pandemic pastoring, and living out your faith 7 days a week. You don't want to miss this episode of Rock Talk!
Welcome back to Rock Talk! Over the next few weeks, Pastor Vaughn will be sharing the podcast with several pastors from the North Platte area to discuss how they have weathered the pandemic, their hopes and prayers for the community, and what the local church needs to do to continue leading people to Jesus.
This week we kick things off with Pastor Geoff Safford from Bethel Church and Pastor Dave Cumming from New Life Church's North Platte Campus. Listen in as they discuss growth in a time of pandemic, multi-generational leaders, and the spiritual future of North Platte.
Welcome Back! After a few weeks break due to a new baby (!) we are back with a special episode of Rock Talk for Mother's Day.
This week, we are letting you in for the special Sunday roundtable discussion of four mothers in different stages of motherhood, and how they navigate parenting every day. You don't want to miss it!
This week, Pastor Vaughn's special guest is Dianne Wilson: one of the senior pastors at Newport Church in Newport Beach, California, and the founding director of The Imagine Foundation, a charity whose goal is to encourage participants to develop healthy self-esteem, to value their identity, to focus on increasing their resilience and to discover a sense of belonging. She is also a best-selling author and lifestyle course curriculum creator.
In the next hour, they discuss how they daily choose to live a life not filled with stress, hustle and grind, but a life that allows margin for all that God would have them do. Be ready for a rollercoaster ride through life's ups and downs, including travel around the world, learning to say "no" so that you can say "yes," and embracing the boundaries that allow for a fulfilling, blessed life!
This week, we dive into the struggles of finding silence and solitude to be with God in our modern, busy lives. Whether you are a stay-at-home mom with little ones always vying for your attention, or you are a passionate hard-driving businessperson, doing what you love and enjoying the hustle and bustle of everyday life; God has called us to withdraw - to "go to the wilderness" and be alone with him. What does that look like in your life? What can we do to create space for God's voice on the daily? Take a listen as Pastor Vaughn and Jill share their best practices to find Silence and Solitude.
This week, Pastor Vaughn is going solo to dive deeper into the subject of having a Rule of Life. What IS a Rule of Life and what does it look like? How can establishing a Rule of Life for you and your family help to create space in our busy world to be with Jesus, become like Jesus, and do what Jesus did - to live "to the full" (John 10:10)?
Be sure to have a pen and paper handy if you can and take notes as we go deep into this week's message!!
In a world where it seems the only way to get ahead is to "hustle," "grind," and sacrifice your evenings and weekends, Jesus has a better way. This week, Pastor Vaughn and his wife Jill discuss the effect that learning about the way Jesus lived his life and reading The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry by John Mark Comer has changed them. Not only are we needing to slow down and prioritize our downtime, but how are we choosing when to say Yes? How do we know when maybe we just need to take a bath?
Sabbath is a commandment from the Lord, but why do we have a hard time honoring it? Is there a correlation between burnout and the lack of rest? If so, then there must be a way to combat burnout and take ourselves to a place of Sabbath that is honoring to Jesus and restorative to us. Dr. Tyson Lambertson is our guest this week on Rock Talk as he gives a personal look at burnout, what causes it, and how to come out on the other side with joy. gratitude, and rest.
With all that has happened in the past year, stress and frustration are everywhere. And no one knows that as well as pastors. In fact, studies are predicting that 1 in 3 pastors will step down from their positions before the pandemic ends. This week we are talking to Pastor James Trippett from the Parkview Nazarene Church in North Platte about the stress of shepherding a congregation through a global crisis, and the every day stresses of leading, laundry, and lawn maintenance.
It seems like more and more individuals wrestle with anxiety, but is it possible to overcome it? God calls us not be anxious, but when anxiety seems to suffocate our perspective and strangles our strength - how are we to fight against it? Find out as we discuss with BrianJames from BrianJames Therapy about anxiety and fear.
Depression and loneliness are on the rise. Is it possible to be a devoted follower of Jesus Christ and wrestle depression and loneliness? Are there spiritual, mental, and physical practices that we can do to battle against depression? Find out as we explore the mental health crisis and the realms of depression with Karen Gutherless from Rugged Pathways Counseling Services.
A conversation about Jesus, His church, and mental health. Should the church be involved in the mental health crisis? Are there stigmas in the body of Christ that need to be addressed? Find out as we discuss with Amanda Booth and learn about her mental health journey.
Here is a bonus episode as we honor Veteran's Day with Jeremy from The Rock Church. We will talk about his time in military service, his stories of deployment, and what he learned while serving in our armed forces. Here is the bonus episode with Jeremy Flete.
*WARNING - this podcast contains description of war and their personal experiences during combat.
Tis the season! In this episode we will talk about why a lifestyle of thankfulness and generosity is important for us and how we can practically live it out.
In this episode, you will meet our new Kidz Rock Director - Kendra Burkholder! We chat about her life story, fresh vision for Kidz Rock, and how even at a young age - children have a plan and purpose divinely set by God.
On this episode of Rock Talk, we are wrapping up our conversation of uncommon relationships by discussing how we have influence in each others lives and how we react when one of us messes up in the relationship. Join Pastor Vaughn and Jill as they conclude our uncommon series.
Is conflict in our relationships a bad thing? Can it lead to a flourishing relationship? Find out how we can have conflict and handle it in away that is helpful and not end in disaster. Here is another episode of Rock Talk with our special guest Jarod and Autumn Cole.
Let's talk about communication in our relationships! How are you communicating? Are there barriers? Why can it be so frustrating when we try to converse our needs and feelings? Check out episode three of Rock Talk with our returning guest Jill Fahrenbruck!
We just recorded episode two of Rock Talk with our very own Glen and Janet Neighbors! We are discussing uncommon commitment in our relationships and what that looks like and how they were able to have a healthy and thriving marriage for 53 years so far.
It takes love for a relationship to flourish, but what type of love? Is it the common love we see expressed in the world or maybe the uncommon love Jesus shows us. How can we show the uncommon love of Jesus in our relationships? What does this look like? Join us for episode one of Rock Talk with Jill Fahrenbruck as our guest!