The Way | Pathways Podcast: Recent Episodes
Newton Church of The Way
On today's episode, we sat down with Jeff and Shaunti Feldhahn to talk about marriage and the upcoming one-day marriage event, June 28th at The Way! Enjoy this episode and register for the marriage conference! It's going to be a great day!
Welcome! Today's episode is a Rush/Summer Camp/VBS spotlight! We sit down with Elisha, Sarah and Elizabeth to talk all things children's ministry and summer camp/vbs. Thanks for tuning in!
Today, we sit down with Principal Nicole Van Wyk! Newton Christian School is so blessed to have her at school and we're so excited to sit down with her for this episode. Thanks for tuning in!
Today, we sit down with some college students! Hear how God is working in their life now, what they've learned since graduating high school, plus we're sure a lot more! Thanks for tuning in!
Today we sit down with 3 soon-to-be graduates! Listen in to their plans, advice they have for other students and how they plan on continuing to grow in Christ in their new chapter of life. Thanks for tuning in!
Thanks for tuning in as we sit down with Pastor James Miller. James is a local business owner, husband, father, grandfather and pastor! He loves Jesus, and if you don't know him, we're excited for you to hear this story!
Today we sit down with Nathan Van Wyk. It's been a while since we've caught up with him, we're excited to do so! Thanks for tuning in!
Today we catch up on all things youth group! Aaron sits down with Ryan and Julie to talk about our youth here at The Way and also what they're seeing at the local schools and plans for the rest of the ministry year. Thanks for tuning in!
Today we sit down with Pastor Steve! Join us as we catch up on all things Way, Holy Week and more! Thanks for tuning in!
Today, we sit down with Wayne Winchell! Wayne is a husband, father, grandpa and he's been in law enforcement for many years. He loves Jesus and we're excited to sit down with him. Thanks for tuning in!
Today is a TEC episode! Learn more about Teens Encounter Christ and how it all started. Hear how it's changed students lives for 25+ years! Thanks for tuning in!
On this episode, we sit down with Londa Schnell and Sarah Hanssen to recap Night to Shine! Thanks for tuning in!
On today's episode of Pathways, we sit down with Todd Schuster. Todd is currently the principal at Woodrow Wilson where he has served in that role the last 11 years. Todd is married to his wife Tracy and they have two children, Parker and Tess. Todd has done many things within the school district, including helping many achieve success on the wrestling mat as a former high school wrestling coach. Todd is a man that brings joy with him wherever he goes. Thanks for tuning in!
Today's episode features Jeremy Masterson! Jeremy and his family are long-time Wayzies, and his story will bless you. Thanks for tuning in!
Today we sit down with Jim and Pam Huffer! These two are members of The Way, they're prayer warriors and they love Jesus. We're excited for you to get to know them. Thanks for tuning in!
Join us today as we sit down with Scott and Kate Bauer! We're excited for you to get to know them! Thanks for tuning in!
On January 8th, we invited special guest speakers, newlyweds The Simons and ISU Wrestling Champ David Carr, to our Ignite youth night. They shared their stories of struggle, putting Christ first, relationship advice, and how to live for Jesus after high school. Thanks for tuning in to this special podcast episode!
Today we sit down with Lori Zylstra. Lori is a ministry leader, owner of The Harvest House and she loves Jesus! We're so excited to get to know her. Thanks for tuning in!
This week we sit down with Bryan VanKley! Bryan is a husband, father, local business owner and church leader in Newton. Bryan’s passion for wrestling has taken him around the world to cover wrestling events for WIN Magazine, which he currently owns and publishes. His passion for Jesus has led him to raise a family that loves and serves the Lord locally and beyond.
Today we sit down with Mark and Chery VanHouweling. These two have been long time Wayzies, serving in many areas and inspiring people with their testimony. Thanks for tuning in!
Today, catch up with us from Christmas, New Years and what's coming in 2025! Thanks for tuning in!
Aaron sits down with Jake and Sailor Simon! These two are newly married, super creative, tremendously talented, and they love Jesus! They have a great story, and we've just scratched the surface. Enjoy!
Today, Marcy and Ryan sit down with Jared Smith! Jared is a college student, he loves Jesus and he has an inspiring story! We pray it blesses you. Thanks for tuning in!
Today we sit down with Alexis Pratt! Alexis is the daughter of Pastor Steve and Vickie, she's a wife and Momma to three! We're so excited to sit down with her to discuss life and her transition into leading women's ministry! Thanks for tuning in!
The Trio is back together! Join the OG Three as they recap all of the Way Happenings, and life - as well as a Building Vision update! Thanks for joining us!
Join us as we sit down with Scot and Becki Dykstra! Listen in as they share their story of the Lord's call on their lives for ministry in Japan! If you'd like to bless the Dykstra family, you can do so here, https://give.team.org/dykstra. You can stay up-to-date with how they're doing by emailing Becki to receive their newsletter, becki.dykstra@team.org.
This episode, we sit down with Nicole Lukens! Nicole is a nurse and a member of The Way! She has an amazing story and it was so fun to get to know her. Listen wherever you get your podcasts!
Today, Aaron and Pastor Steve sit down with Josh Britton! Josh has been a long time member of The Way, he's a husband, father and a veteran! Thanks for tuning in!
On this episode, we sit down with Rick and Cheryl Nikkel. They own the Sully Meat Locker in Sully! They have been on multiple mission trips overseas and continue to help impoverished and orphaned children receive shelter and schooling through a non-profit they partner with. We're so excited to hear their story!
Today, Aaron sits down with Jackson Mace-Maynard. Jackson is a Newton native and attends college in North Carolina. Listen in as these two talk about success, how to measure it in your life and how to manage a faith crisis. Thanks for tuning in!
Join us as we sit down with Barb and Eloise! These two have facilitated GriefShare for several years. We're so thankful for these ladies! Thanks for tuning in!
On this episode we sit down with Dan and Marlys Popma! These two have been long time members of The Way, serving in lots of different areas here at the church. They have an amazing testimony and we know it will bless you! Thanks for tuning in!
Join us as we sit down with Rod Van Soelen! Rod is a member of The Way, he's been on our Executive Board and he serves in many different areas including on our building vision team. We sit down with Rod and discuss the future building project here at our Newton Campus. Thanks for joining us!
Join Aaron and Marcy as they sit down with Daniel Defenbaugh! Daniel is the CEO and Founder of the 10-42 Project. This organization helps First Responders (former or current) or spouses of First Responders who want to provide support to other First Responders & their families. Thanks for listening! Learn more about them at https://www.10-42project.org/
Today we sit down with Bryce and Kathy Engbers! These two have been apart of The Way for many years, serving in lots of different ministries, including our Executive Board. They're parents to 2 sets of adult twins as well as grandparents! They love Jesus and we're excited for you to hear their story. Thanks for tuning in!
Join us as we sit down with Jeanine Luetters! She has an amazing testimony and we believe it will bless you! Thanks for listening!
Join Marcy and Aaron as they sit down with Kennedy Patterson! Kennedy is on missions with Circuit Riders through Ywam. We're so excited to sit down with her and learn more about this ministry! Thanks for joining us!
Click the link to give to Kennedy's mission, https://portal.circuitriders.com/student_binders/66525a5ee024d11cca0ca998/contributions/new?fee=10391.
On this episode, we sit down with Many Hands leaders, Pam Osborn and Tyler Kramerman. They're here to talk about their upcoming trip to Abaco in February and how this ministry has changed their lives along with the lives of many others. Thanks for joining us!
On this episode, we sat down with Collin Hemann! Collin is from Newton and lives in Minnesota, working with FCA (Fellowship of Christian Athletes). He has a passion for the Gospel and helping young people grow in their relationship with Jesus. Thanks for listening!
Join Pastor Steve, Marcy and Ryan as they wrap up our Ask the Pastor Series! To catch up on the 3-week series, listen wherever you get your podcasts and search for Newton Church of The Way!
Questions about speaking in tongues-
How should I share the gospel when it could cost me my job?
Is it biblical to say God loves you to believers and non-believers alike?
If we are chosen before the foundation of the world, how does God view us before we’re born
again?
Is the heart still deceitfully wicked after we’ve been born again?
As a born again believer, how do you deal with the thought that some of your loved ones are
going to be in Hell.
Many people are afraid to die. Is this justified? How do we get over this fear?
Join Marcy and Aaron as they sit down with Tate Osborn! Tate has an inspiring college testimony, he is a 2nd Lieutenant in the Air Force, and he has a heart for the spreading of the gospel. Thanks for joining us!
Join Marcy and Aaron as they sit down with Jamie Isa! Jamie is a Jasper County native who has spent the last several years doing missional work overseas! She has an amazing testimony and perspective. We hope this episode blesses you! Thanks for listening.
Marcy and Aaron sit down with Mike and Kelsey Miranda! These two volunteer all over the church and have an amazing testimony. Thanks for tuning in!
Join Marcy and Aaron as they sit down with Makayla and Abbie Miller! They are sisters and ministry leaders. We're so excited to sit down with the two of them. Thanks for joining us!
The Trio is back together! Join Pastor Steve, Marcy and Aaron as they recap life lately and all of the happenings going on at The Way!
Join Marcy and Cody as they sit down with Hillary Engbers! Hillary and her husband Mike are members of The Way, serving in several different areas of the church, but you might recognize her from being on the worship team! She's a nurse, a wife and a Mom, we're so excited to sit down with her! Thanks for listening!
Join Aaron as he sits down with two retired veterans as they share their stories and discuss the true meaning of Memorial Day. Thanks for joining us!
Join Aaron as he sits down with Lauren, Caleb and Presley! They are all graduating seniors. We're really excited for this episode. Thanks for joining us!
Thanks for joining us! Pastor Steve and Marcy sit down with Mike and Julie Brandt. The Brandts are members of The Way and our Baxter Campus Leaders.
This week's episode of Pathways was a teachers' edition! Mrs. Milburn sat down with Mrs. Biehn, Mrs. Lampe, and Mrs. Van Manen. We're so thankful for our teachers. Thanks for tuning in!
Join Marcy and Aaron as they sit down with Ted and Vivian Huisman. Thanks for joining us!
Join Tricia and Aaron as they sit down with Morgan Fifer! Morgan and her family have been at The Way for years and she's grown up in the church. Thanks for joining us as we hear her testimony!
Join Marcy, Aaron, Julie and Ryan as they talk about what is going on in our middle school and high school youth programs! God is doing amazing things in the lives of our youth. Thanks for joining our conversation!
The Trio is back together to catch up! Join Pastor Steve, Marcy and Aaron as they recap Holy Week and all that has gone on at The Way over the last couple of weeks. Thanks for listening!
Marcy and Aaron sit down with Julie Jones. Julie is the owner of Choices Christian Living Store in Newton and Des Moines. She's a mom, wife, grandma x2, and most of all, she loves JESUS! Thanks for joining us.
Join Aaron as he sits down with Cody and Katie Daugherty! Cody and Katie have an amazing story and we pray it blesses you. Thanks for tuning in!
Join Aaron and Cody as they sit down with DeDe Blom! Dede attends The Way and she is the Director of Operations at Clearview Recovery in Prairie City. We're so excited to hear her story and learn more about Clearview. Thanks for listening in!
Join Pastor Steve and Cody as they sit down with Jayson Henry! Jayson is the CEO of The Well Resource Center in Pella. He has an amazing story, you will be blessed! Thanks for listening!
Join Pastor Steve and Aaron as they sit down with author, CEO of Many Hands, good friend of Pastor Steve and The Way, Tim Brand! We're so excited he's with us today. Thanks for listening in!
The Trio is back together! Join Pastor Steve, Marcy and Aaron as they recap Steve's break, Ash Wednesday meaning plus much more. Thanks for joining us this morning!
Join Marcy and Aaron as they sit down with Nan Veach! Nan is a staff missionary for FCA, Fellowship of Christian Athletes! We're so excited for this interview. Thank you for joining us!
Join Marcy and Cody as they sit down with Keith and Kalie Braden! Get to know their powerful testimony and how much prayer impacted their story. Thanks for listening!!
This week's podcast guest was Vickie Heerema! She's the wife of our Senior Pastor, Steve Heerema. It was truly a blessing to get to sit down with her and listen to her inspiring story. Ladies, she begins the Breaking Free study TOMORROW (Thursday, January 25th) so sign up today! Head to www.newtonway.org/women
Join Marcy and Aaron as we sit down with Dustin and Juana McConnell! They have an amazing story of how God redeems and blesses. We're so excited for this episode. Thanks for listening!
Join Marcy and Aaron as we sit down with Marc and Amanda Headington! Marc and Amanda are first responders and members of The Way. We're so glad they're joining us. Thanks for tuning in!
Join us today as we sit down with Todd Rempe! Todd is the Lead Pastor at Ebenezer Reformed Church in Leighton! He's a friend of The Way and a partner in The Sending Network. Thanks for joining us!
Thanks for joining us! Today we're with Bob Johnson, the Lead Pastor of First Church in Pella! Bob is a great friend of The Way, Pastor Steve and a member of The Sending Network.
Join us as we sit down with Kevin Korver! Kevin is the Senior Pastor of Third Church in Pella and a friend of The Way and Sending Network Partner. Thanks for listening!
Join us as we catch up with John Guthrie! Thanks for joining us on Pathways episode 204!
Join us as we welcome Andrew Schmidt! Andrew is the lead pastor at Celebrate Church in Knoxville. He's a husband and father, as well as a friend to The Way and a partner within The Sending Network. Thanks for joining us!
Join us as we welcome our special guest, CJ Osborn. He is on our Executive Board here at The Way as well as a husband and father! Thanks for joining us as we chat with CJ about his faith and how it grew.
Join Pastor Steve and Aaron as they interview Nick and Kristi Cummins! Nick and Kristi are the founders of Fierce Faith Music as well as leaders in our church. Take a listen as they share their story of launching their ministry and finding their way to The Way!
We're back! We're in a new room, with a new format. Today's episode, politics, the war and how we can find God in all of the chaos. Thanks for listening!
The Trio is back together!!!! Join us as we recap Sunday and all the happenings. We also have a special announcement! Thanks for joining us!
The Trio is back together! Join us as we recap World Vision Reveal weekend, catch up with Aaron and details from his trip to Uganda and it's a super exciting weekend here at The Way! Listen in for all the details. Thank you for joining us!
Join Pastor Steve, Marcy and Ryan as they unpack World Vision Chosen Sunday and all the happenings at The Way! Thanks for joining us!
Pathways Podcast Episode 194
It's a warm one! Join the Trio as they unpack Sunday's message and talk all things Fall launch! Thanks for joining us!
Join the Trio as they unpack Sunday's message and all the happenings at The Way! Thanks for joining us!
The Trio is back together! Join us as we recap Sunday and all the happenings! Thanks for joining us!
It's just the guys today! Join Aaron, Ryan and Cody as they recap Sunday, get to know Cody a bit and the guys do their best at handling happenings! Thanks for joining us!
Pathways Podcast Episode 189
Join Marcy, Aaron and Kirk as they recap the weekend, get to know Kirk and all the happenings! Thanks for joining us! Also, sorry for the hum! We found the culprit after the podcast!
Join Marcy, Aaron and special guest Amanda Van Zante as we recap Sunday's message, a little get-to-know you session from Amanda and all the happenings! Thanks for joining us!
Join Marcy and Aaron as they unpack Celebration Sunday and all the happenings! Thanks for joining us!
Join the Trio as they unpack Parables Week 3 and all the happenings! Thanks for joining us!
Join the Trio as they unpack the message from Sunday and all the happenings. It's a busy week here at The Way and we're so excited! Thanks for joining us!
Pathways Podcast Episode 183
It's just the guys this week! Join them as they recap Parables week 1 and a bunch of other stuff I'm sure! Thanks for joining us!
Join the Trio as they unpack the conclusion of the 7 Churches Series and all the happenings! Thanks for tuning in!
Pathways Podcast Episode 180
Join the Trio as they unpack the message from Sunday and other random topics! Thanks for joining us!
Join the Trio as they unpack Sunday's message, discuss IT and what happens if you lose IT and the happenings!
Pathways Podcast Episode 178
The Trio is back together! Join Pastor Steve, Marcy and Aaron as they unpack the Revelation week 3 message and happenings!
Pathways Podcast Episode 177
Join Marcy, Pastor Steve and Ryan as they unpack week 2 of our Revelation 7 Churches series and all the happenings!
Pathways Podcast Episode 175
Join the Trio as they unpack Holy Week, Resurrection Sunday and all the happenings! Thanks for joining us!
Pathways Podcast Episode 174
Join the Trio as they unpack Palm Sunday, Holy Week and all the happenings! Thanks for joining us!
Join Pastor Steve, Marcy and Ryan as they unpack Sunday's message and all the happenings! Thanks for joining us!
Pathways Podcast Episode 171
Join Pastor Steve and Aaron as they unpack the message from Sunday and discuss all the happenings! Thanks for joining us!
Join the Trio as they discuss the weekend, Ash Wednesday, Lent, probably the weather and all the happenings at The Way!
Pathways Podcast Episode 162
Join the Trio as they unpack the message from Sunday, talking about Spiritual Gifts and catching up with all the things going on at The Way! Grab some coffee and join us!
Join the Trio as they unpack Steve's message from Sunday and do a couple of rounds of fact or fiction and ALL the things going on at The Way!!!
Join the Trio as they unpack Steve's message from Sunday, the very busy weekend and all the happenings!
Join the Trio as they unpack Steve's message from Sunday, read a Rescue Story and talk about all the things going on at The Way! These three were full of coffee this morning so turn down your volume and buckle up :)
Join Steve, Mary and Ryan as they unpack the message from Sunday and discuss all the happenings at The Way!
Join the Trio as they unpack the message from Sunday, current events and all the things starting this week! Buckle up! Thanks for joining us!
Join the Trio as they unpack Steve's message from Sunday, a discussion about our new Rescue Stories and all the things going on at The Way!
Join the Trio as they discuss Steve's message from Sunday concluding our Summer Series and ALL the things going on at The Way!
Join the Trio as they discuss the message from Sunday and all the things going on and coming up at The Way! Thanks for joining us!
Pathways Podcast 137 Join Marcy, Aaron and Ryan as they recap the weekend! 11-am-ish today!
Pathways Podcast Episode 136 Join the trio as they discuss the message from Sunday about marriage! They will recap the 4th of July and announcements! Grab some coffee and join us!
Pathways Podcast Episode 135 Join the Trio as they unpack Steve's Celebration Sunday message, recap the weekend and announcements!
Pathways Podcast Episode 134 Join the trio as they unpack Steve's message from Sunday, talk about the Fierce Faith Concert and all the weekend events and ANNOUNCEMENTS! Kick back and cool off with us!
Pathways Podcast Episode 133 Join the Trio as they talk about the message from Sunday and how Kung Fu Panda relates to Jesus! It's Summer Camp week here at The Way and we have tons of stuff coming up! Buckle up!
Pathways Podcast Episode 131 Join the Trio as they recap the weekend and preview June, July and August! Grab a cup of coffee and join us!
Pathways Podcast Episode 130 It's a Thursday version of our Wednesday 10am ish podcast! Join the Trio as they unpack Steve's message from Sunday...talk about Marcy's trip to Nashville and talk about what's coming up this Summer! Buckle up!
Pathways Podcast Episode 125 Join the duo as they recap the busy week! Marcy has a cold and Aaron is sore from working out and Steve is gone...so this should be fun! We have a ton to talk about so relax, grab a coffee and join us!