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Welcome to the First Cutlerville Christian Reformed Podcast! Host and Student Ministries Coordinator Sami DeYoung connects with guests to discuss the people, community and ministries of First Cutlerville CRC. Check out our sermons on "First Cutlerville Christian Reformed" Podcast https://anchor.fm/fcvsermons
Pastor Josh and Sami do a little post spring break/end of ministry year catch up on today's episode!
Enjoy! :)
On today's episode, Pastor Josh interviews Sami about what goes into planning the annual high school fundraiser dinner!
Sandy VanWyk stops in for a chat on today's episdoe!
We have a great time talking about all kinds of things! Family, work history, quilting and more!
No guest today! Just Pastor Josh and Sami catching up on a few things. Enjoy our fun conversation. :)
Pete and Sherri stop in for a chat on today's episode! Enjoy this fun conversation getting to know them!
Please have some grace when listening to this episode!
Today's episode is a silly one with two middle school youth group students, and we had fun chatting about all kinds of things.
On today's episode we hear all about what it was like for Margaret to move from the Netherlands to the United States after WW2.
Today's episode is a fun (mildly chaotic) conversation with three of the high school girls who came on the high school retreat! We have fun talking about all the things we did, things we learned and our favorite events of the weekend.
Enjoy!
On today's episode, Kevin and Sarah Syswerda stop in for a chat! We had a great time chatting and just getting to know a bit more about them.
Enjoy! :)
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
To kick off 2024 Dale and Julie Jeltema join Sami on the podcast to chat about all kinds of things!
Church involvement, how they met, youth group, mission trips and more!
Enjoy!
Mark and Joscelyn Dekker stopped in for a fun chat! We had a fun time talking about them and just getting to know them!
Enjoy this fun episode! :)
Today's episode is a fun conversation with Mark Wassink. We chat about his family, work history, involvement at First Cutlerville and so much more!
Enjoy :)
Enjoy this fun podcast with Sami and Pastor Josh. They have some fun chatting about Thanksgiving as well as asking some Thanksgiving trivia questions.
Prepare yourselves for lots of giggles!
On today's episode three lovely girlies join Sami on the podcast to just chat. We hope you enjoy our fun and silly conversations.
On today's episode Gord and Judy Brinks stop in for a chat! We talk about all kinds of things including church planting, missionary work, the campus vision team, and more! Enjoy!
On today's episode Kari Witte stops in for a chat! We talk all things travel, hobbies, how she got to First Cutlerville and the new small group she is leading.
Enjoy!
Sue Hoolsema and Wendi Walcott stop in for a chat this week! We have a great time chatting about their new (ish) ministry "above and beyond".
Enjoy today's episode with a fun intro with Sami and Pastor Josh. Then a great conversation with Bonnie Hofmann about her involvement here at First Cutlerville. :)
Enjoy this great conversation with Gord and Anne VanSingel as we chat about all kinds of things! Collecting and selling things, nursing, banking, Dine Out, and more!
Enjoy this fun, silly conversation with two of our high school students, Mya and Izzie! We chat about some of our favorite summer activities.
We hope you enjoy today's fun conversation with Reese Jeltema! We chat about his work, involvement at church, middle school youth group and more!
We're back for another year of podcasting! Enjoy this fun "catching up" conversation between Pastor Josh and Sami
We're back!!
We took a little spring/summer break, but we are back with a mid-summer interview with Miss Evie Dykhouse! Evie is on the podcast to chat all thing seminary. She recently started her first class at Calvin Seminary, and is preparing to take on a full load in the fall.
Enjoy our fun conversation :)
Greg Bouma stops in for a fun chat this week! We discuss all kinds of things like his business, hobbies, church involvement and more!
Glenda Redburn is on today's episode to tell us all about herself and her help with Hand2Hand and the counting team and so much more!
On this week's episode, our host Sami DeYoung's dad stops in for a chat! We get to know a bit about him and his hobbies, work and church involvement!
Enjoy :)
On today's episode, Arlyn Jansen come in to chat about Ladies Bible Study, working at the Hallmark store, raising 4 boys and more! We hope you enjoy this fun conversation!
Pastor Josh and Heidi Wassink stopped in to chat about all the things that go into planning a worship service. We talk about some specifics with services like Good Friday and Easter, visual aids, sermon series and more!
Enjoy!
On this week's episode, Sami has a couple high school students and one high school leader in to chat about all the things our high school youth group has been up to lately! Enjoy!
On this week's episode, John and Joan Dykema stop in to chat a bit about their roles here at First Cutlerville.
We discuss prayer, worshiping at home, Marilyn's journey with cancer and her precious family.
On today's episode Sami and Pastor Josh discuss some fun things they were able to do recently at Byron Center Christian School and South Christian High School.
Get to know First Cutlerville's newest staff member, Sherri VanAartsen on today's episode! We take some time to get to know a little bit about Sherri then go into a fun "game" of This or That?
Enjoy!
Mark Vriesman comes in studio this week to tell us a bit about himself and his role here at First Cutlerville at the Diaconal Coordinator!
We chat with Ms. Kenzie Westra about growing up at First Cutlerville, serving as a youth leader and her first year of teaching.
On today's episode, two middle school students, Cole VanDrunen and Andrew Syswerda, are in studio to tell us all the fun things that happened at the midle school retreat! We hope you enjoy this fun episode.
On today's episode Pastor Josh and Sami discuss some of Sami's favorite things. We hope you enjoy this light-hearted, fun, silly episode.
On today's episode, Sami forgets how to do the introduction, but Pastor Josh helps her out. Then we jump into a great conversation about Melissas life and the times in life when she truly prayed the prayer "Thy will be done". We hope you enjoy this powerful conversation about life, faith, church community, loss, grief and peace in Chirst.
On today's episode Pastor Josh and Sami recap the high school retreat weekend. Then Linda Wierenga comes in to share her testimony with us. It is a beautiful story about how God has worked in her life in so many different ways.
Dan and Kathy Buist stop in for a chat on the podcast this week! We chat about life, being a barber, sewing, service trips and more! :)
Merry Christmas everyone! On today's episode we have two very special guests, Nick Bosch and Holly Gort. You may be wondering, "why Nick and Holly?!" Great question! They both were born on Christmas! So, they stop in to chat about life for a bit then we get into a great game of Christmas Trivia.
Enjoy!
On today's episode we have Jeff and Holly Baar in to chat about all things music! The Baar's have been a huge blessing to First Cutlerville over the years with their musical talents, so we thought it would be fun to have them in to chat about it! We talk about drums, directing, singing, picking the kid's programs, and more! Enjoy!
On today's episode we hear from a few different people about how their ministries are going so far this year, as well as a campus visioning update in case you missed the town hall meeting.
Here are the email addresses of the people interviewed if you would like to get involved:
Mark Vriesman (Feeding America food truck) - deacon1@fcvcrc.org
Stephanie VanDrunen (Kid's Hope) - kidshope@fcvcrc.org
Erin Fennema (Hand2Hand) - children@fcvcrc.org
Prepare yourself for lots of giggles on this episode! Aubree DeYoung, Taylor Meulenberg, and Hadley VanDrunen join Sami on today's episode! It is a fun conversation about school, sports, family, church, Sunday school, GEMS, the upcoming Christmas program, and we even discuss some of their hidden talents! We hope you enjoy this fun/silly conversation.
On today's episode Joyce Walstra in in to talk about all things Children's Worship, Preschool, and Stephen's Ministry. We also chat about the history of softball at First Cutlerville CRC.
*There will be no episode next Friday, due to Thanksgiving! *
On today's episode Sami chats with Stan Keen about his many service opportunities and the impact they have made on him and others.
On today's episode, Pastor Josh and Sami chat about carrying people's burdens, and the importance of having people around to support you.
On today's episode, First Cutlerville administrative assistant is in the podcast video to chit chat with Sami! We talk about her role here at First Cutlerville, and what she likes to do when she's not working! We hope you enjoy this fun conversation :)
On today's episode Connie Hennip is in studio! We chat all things that start with the letter "c". Cakes, cookies, crafts, communion, car driving, childcare and so much more! We hope you enjoy this fun conversation.
Guest host Pastor Josh interviews Pastor Ken about family, ministry and his secret, not-so-secret, competitive streak.
On today's episode Sami has not one, not two, but THREE guests! Ben Mulder and his friends Daniel Niewiek and Nick Logan are in studio to help us get to know them a bit better. We also take some time to talk about the importance of friendship! These three boys have been friends since 1st grade and BEST friends since 5th grade. Tune in to see why they are such great friends still today.
Tune in for a fun interview with Seth and Hillary Meyer, and we get a special visit from their two girls who wanted to say hello! We take some time to get to know them, chat about joining a new church and so much more!
Enjoy!
A whole year of podcasting is in the books! We hope you enjoy this fun conversation between Sami and Pastor Josh. Pre-warning we laugh a lot and talk about buffalo chicken wings for way too long.
We discuss what we have coming up for this ministry year as well as take a look back at some of the interviews from this past year.
Enjoy this fun conversation with Josie Meengs and Kate Niewiek! We chat all things youth group, mission trips and tennis. We also discuss going in to their junior year of high school and what Sami named their cars.
Want to hear about what a high school mission trip is really like? Tune in for this great conversation with South Christian 2022 Graduate Drew Quakkelaar and he and Sami chat all things summer mission trips. They discuss past mission trips, high lights, lesson learned, impacts mission trips have and so much more!
Tune in for our last podcast episode for this ministry year! Pastor Josh, Sami and Heidi chat about some of their highlights from this past ministry year before going on a little "summer break".
Enjoy!
The beginning of this episode is a little chaotic, so sorry for that! Tune in for a great conversation about the book "Enough". Olivia Baar and Sami discuss some of their big take aways from the book and how they try to implement them in their daily lives.
The episode was recorded in April, so ignore the part about the weather! :)
Today's conversation is also aimed more towards young women.
Enjoy!
Tune in for a great conversation about what the DOCK has to offer and how you can get involved.
Tune in for a fun conversation with Carly Meulenberg about her experience with Amiina Ministries and the way mission trips have impacted her life.
On today's episode Sami chats with the Director of Operations and Family Relationships, Andrew Reidsma. We talk about what that role is and why it's important, as well as what is going on at Byron Christian currently and how the church and Christian schools can connect.
Tune in for a great interview!
On today's episode we get to learn a bit more about the Kid's Hope program and our new Kid's Hope Director, Stephanie VanDrunen! Tune in for a great interview :)
Get to know our GEMS Coordinators, Julie Fennema and Joscelyn Dekker a little bit today as well as learn some of the behind-the-scenes things that go into planning and coordinating GEMS meetings and events.
Tune in for a great conversation between a mother and daughter! Sami's mom, Ruth DeYoung, is in studio today to talk about First Cutlerville's meal ministry as well as Ruth's live long love of evangelism.
Tune in for a fun episode to get to know one of our high school youth group leaders, Evan Heemstra!
We chat life, youth group, mission trips, retreats and so much more!
Tune in for a great conversation with one of our missionary families, Brian and Erin Bronsink. We chat about their life in Lithuania and other mission trips they have been on and so much more!
On today's episode Sami chatted with one of the missionaries we support, Justin Van Zee. He is serving in Cambodia currently, so tune in for a great conversation about all the ways he serves there.
Tune in for a bit of a longer episode today to hear from Grace Adventures Ranch Manager Tim Younglove. We talk ranch ministry, how he got his role, horses, injuries and so much more!
On today's episode we switch things up a bit from our regular interviews. Sami brings in Pastor Josh to chat about Generation Z and how to best minister to them.
Here is a link to the book discussed in today's episode!
Engaging Generation Z: Raising the Bar for Youth Ministry: McKnight, Tim: 9780825445934: Amazon.com: Books
Tune in for a great interview with one of our Worship Coordinators, Ellie Mulder. We chat about youth group, college, her musical talents, other hobbies and her role here at First Cutlerville as a Worship Coordinator.
Enjoy!
On today's episode we get to hear about one of First Cutlerville's long time members, Glen Walstra. He talks about some jobs he has had, some fun facts about himself, and more!
This was a fun one!! Tune in for a fun conversation between Sami and one of the high school students, Miss Kyra Syswerda. They discuss the high school retreat weekend and give us an inside look on what the winter retreats typically look like.
On today's episode we get to hear from one of First Cutlerville's missionaries, Joel Huyser. He lived in Nicaragua for quite some time and is now living in Texas continuing to work with Resonate Global Missions.
Tune in for a great conversation between Sami and Joel.
We are changing up the podcast a little bit, so listen to this quick announcement episode to hear about the changes.
Tune in for a great interview with Mr. Sid Norman. We get to learn a lot about Sid on this episode and all the places he has lived and careers he has had and his involvement here at First Cutlerville and so much more!!
Tune in for a fun interview with a lifelong First Cutlerville Christian Reformed Church member, miss Olivia Baar!
We chat about life, church, ministry, middle school youth group and of course "Sami's Six"!!
Main text: Luke 2
What are we supposed to do? Everything seems such a mess! In order to be a blessing, we must believe there is a greater story unfolding. A story worth hoping in, worth being a part of, and worth committing our lives to.
Beginning with creation, we will reflect on the story of God’s people - their successes and failures. And how, all along, God is Present with His people, Faithful to His promises, Committed not just to Bless the world, but Save it.
Main text: Isaiah 9:2-7, Luke 1:46-55
What are we supposed to do? Everything seems such a mess! In order to be a blessing, we must believe there is a greater story unfolding. A story worth hoping in, worth being a part of, and worth committing our lives to.
Beginning with creation, we will reflect on the story of God’s people - their successes and failures. And how, all along, God is Present with His people, Faithful to His promises, Committed not just to Bless the world, but Save it.
Tune in for a wonderful interview with one of First Cutlerville's long time members, Mrs. Helen Scholten!
We get to learn a bit about her life, her involvement at First Cutlerville and what Christmas has looked like in her life.
Main text: Genesis 17:7
What are we supposed to do? Everything seems such a mess! In order to be a blessing, we must believe there is a greater story unfolding. A story worth hoping in, worth being a part of, and worth committing our lives to.
Beginning with creation, we will reflect on the story of God’s people - their successes and failures. And how, all along, God is Present with His people, Faithful to His promises, Committed not just to Bless the world, but Save it.
On today's episode, Sami interviews First Cutlerville's Chrildren's Ministry Coordinator, Erin Fennema. Tune in to learn more about her and her role here at First Cutlerville.
Main text: Ezekiel 36:22-38
What are we supposed to do? Everything seems such a mess! In order to be a blessing, we must believe there is a greater story unfolding. A story worth hoping in, worth being a part of, and worth committing our lives to.
Beginning with creation, we will reflect on the story of God’s people - their successes and failures. And how, all along, God is Present with His people, Faithful to His promises, Committed not just to Bless the world, but Save it.
Grace Adventures is a summer camp (and so much more), and on today's episode Sami interviews their Program Manager, Hannah Rolff to learn more about the organization. It is a fun interview talking about life and ministry.
Main text: Judges 21:25 and 1 Kings 8:54-61
What are we supposed to do? Everything seems such a mess! In order to be a blessing, we must believe there is a greater story unfolding. A story worth hoping in, worth being a part of, and worth committing our lives to.
Beginning with creation, we will reflect on the story of God’s people - their successes and failures. And how, all along, God is Present with His people, Faithful to His promises, Committed not just to Bless the world, but Save it.
Main text: 2 Kings 17:7-23
Amidst the flurry of the season, God invites us this Advent season to rest in a greater story which has been unfolding since creation. The story of God and His people - how God has been Present with His people, how He has been Faithful to His promises, and how He has Committed to Bless the world and save it. And, how all of these stories have been pointing to the fulfillment of every promise, the Faithful One born to Save the world - Jesus Christ .
In looking at the differences between the books of 1 & 2 Kings and 1 & 2 Chronicles, we see that how we tell our stories matters. Some sound the warning bells...others give hope. How we tell our stories has the same effect!
On this episode, Sami interviews a couple from First Cutlerville who have been members for quite some time, and involved in quite a few different ministries. Tune in to hear from Brad and Stacy Meulenberg!
On today's episode Sami calls in Sue to talk about Thanksgiving! They discuss food, who they spend Thanksgiving with, and any other Thanksgiving traditions they have. They do get off topic a few times, but it is still a fun listen!
Tune in to hear about their Thanksgivings!
Main text: Judges 21:25 and 1 Kings 8:54-61
What are we supposed to do? Everything seems such a mess! In order to be a blessing, we must believe there is a greater story unfolding. A story worth hoping in, worth being a part of, and worth committing our lives to.
Beginning with creation, we will reflect on the story of God’s people - their successes and failures. And how, all along, God is Present with His people, Faithful to His promises, Committed not just to Bless the world, but Save it.
Taking another look at the texts, themes and truths from each week's sermon. This week, we look at Judges 21:25 and 1 Kings 8:54-61.
Today's guest is in Ontario, Canada and chats with Sami over Zoom about the organization "CRC office of Disability Concerns". Tune in for a great conversation between Sami and Becky to learn about what Disability Concerns is and what it does.
Main text: Deuteronomy 6 and Judges 2:10
What are we supposed to do? Everything seems such a mess! In order to be a blessing, we must believe there is a greater story unfolding. A story worth hoping in, worth being a part of, and worth committing our lives to.
Beginning with creation, we will reflect on the story of God’s people - their successes and failures. And how, all along, God is Present with His people, Faithful to His promises, Committed not just to Bless the world, but Save it.
On today's episode, Sami interviews a friend of hers to talk a little bit about a ministry called "Every Heart Movement". Her friend, Ellie Glass, gives us a little bit of an idea of what Every Heart is and how people can get involved. Ellie has a fun bubbly personality that is fun to listen to, but also a clear passion for serving the Lord.
We hope you enjoy this interview!
To learn more about Every Heart Movement check out their website Home | Mysite (everyheartmovement.com)
What are we supposed to do? Everything seems such a mess! In order to be a blessing, we must believe there is a greater story unfolding. A story worth hoping in, worth being a part of, and worth committing our lives to.
Beginning with creation, we will reflect on the story of God’s people - their successes and failures. And how, all along, God is Present with His people, Faithful to His promises, Committed not just to Bless the world, but Save it.
On today's episode we get to learn about the organization World Renew, and who it serves and how you can get involved!
What are we supposed to do? Everything seems such a mess! In order to be a blessing, we must believe there is a greater story unfolding. A story worth hoping in, worth being a part of, and worth committing our lives to.
Beginning with creation, we will reflect on the story of God’s people - their successes and failures. And how, all along, God is Present with His people, Faithful to His promises, Committed not just to Bless the world, but Save it.
Today's episode is a little bit different and just for fun! We asked Sue Warsen to come in and guest Host this episode so Pastor Josh and Sami could debate their thoughts on Frozen Hot Chocolate! What do you think? Frozen Hot Chocolate, Real or Fraud???
Get to know one of the First Cutlerville High School Youth Group volunteers on today's episode! Sami has a great time interviewing Jason and hearing about his involvement in youth group over the last 4+ years.
Sami calls in a guest host today to interview her so we are able to learn a bit more about her!
What are we supposed to do? Everything seems such a mess! In order to be a blessing, we must believe there is a greater story unfolding. A story worth hoping in, worth being a part of, and worth committing our lives to.
Beginning with creation, we will reflect on the story of God’s people - their successes and failures. And how, all along, God is Present with His people, Faithful to His promises, Committed not just to Bless the world, but Save it.
Get to know one of our missionaries on todays episode! He tells us about his life as a missionary and how he got into it.
The podcast does cut off a little bit short, so sorry about that!
What are we supposed to do? Everything seems such a mess! In order to be a blessing, we must believe there is a greater story unfolding. A story worth hoping in, worth being a part of, and worth committing our lives to.
Beginning with creation, we will reflect on the story of God’s people - their successes and failures. And how, all along, God is Present with His people, Faithful to His promises, Committed not just to Bless the world, but Save it.
What are we supposed to do? Everything seems such a mess! In order to be a blessing, we must believe there is a greater story unfolding. A story worth hoping in, worth being a part of, and worth committing our lives to.
Beginning with creation, we will reflect on the story of God’s people - their successes and failures. And how, all along, God is Present with His people, Faithful to His promises, Committed not just to Bless the world, but Save it.
We hope you enjoy a little bit of a different interview today. Sami and our custodian Todd Smith enjoy doing random trivia together in the office. So, on today's episode we learn a bit about Todd, but have some fun asking each other trivia questions as well!
Enjoy!
What are we supposed to do? Everything seems such a mess! In order to be a blessing, we must believe there is a greater story unfolding. A story worth hoping in, worth being a part of, and worth committing our lives to.
Beginning with creation, we will reflect on the story of God’s people - their successes and failures. And how, all along, God is Present with His people, Faithful to His promises, Committed not just to Bless the world, but Save it.
Get to know Sue with me! Sue has been a member of First Cutlerville for quite some time, so Sami takes some time to get to know her and her involvement at First Cutlerville. Sue is a very fun personality who loves God and loves people well so we spend a lot of time talking about that!
What are we supposed to do? Everything seems such a mess! In order to be a blessing, we must believe there is a greater story unfolding. A story worth hoping in, worth being a part of, and worth committing our lives to.
Beginning with creation, we will reflect on the story of God’s people - their successes and failures. And how, all along, God is Present with His people, Faithful to His promises, Committed not just to Bless the world, but Save it.
On today's episode, we get to learn a little bit about Pastor Josh and what it looks like to be a full time Pastor. We also learn many fun facts about him as well! Hope you enjoy this episode!
What are we supposed to do? Everything seems such a mess! In order to be a blessing, we must believe there is a greater story unfolding. A story worth hoping in, worth being a part of, and worth committing our lives to.
Beginning with creation, we will reflect on the story of God’s people - their successes and failures. And how, all along, God is Present with His people, Faithful to His promises, Committed not just to Bless the world, but Save it.
On today's episode, Sami interviews the Director of Growth from Hand2Hand ministries. It was such a fun conversation learning about what Hand2Hand is, how it operates, some of the behind the scenes of the organization and so much more! Huge shout out to Jodi for taking time out of her day to come talk with us!
Few of us like being tested. Even fewer of us like going through trials. Yet, Jesus' brother, James, writes we should consider it pure joy when we go through trials because it develops perseverance. James highlights that we face multiple kinds of trials - taming our tongues, not playing favorites, even how to practice our faith. As we consider our trials, let's listen to James.
Get to know our Church Administrator Monica a bit better on this episode of You Heard It Hear First!
Few of us like being tested. Even fewer of us like going through trials. Yet, Jesus' brother, James, writes we should consider it pure joy when we go through trials because it develops perseverance. James highlights that we face multiple kinds of trials - taming our tongues, not playing favorites, even how to practice our faith. As we consider our trials, let's listen to James.
Few of us like being tested. Even fewer of us like going through trials. Yet, Jesus' brother, James, writes we should consider it pure joy when we go through trials because it develops perseverance. James highlights that we face multiple kinds of trials - taming our tongues, not playing favorites, even how to practice our faith. As we consider our trials, let's listen to James.
Few of us like being tested. Even fewer of us like going through trials. Yet, Jesus' brother, James, writes we should consider it pure joy when we go through trials because it develops perseverance. James highlights that we face multiple kinds of trials - taming our tongues, not playing favorites, even how to practice our faith. As we consider our trials, let's listen to James.
Few of us like being tested. Even fewer of us like going through trials. Yet, Jesus' brother, James, writes we should consider it pure joy when we go through trials because it develops perseverance. James highlights that we face multiple kinds of trials - taming our tongues, not playing favorites, even how to practice our faith. As we consider our trials, let's listen to James.
Sunday, July 25, 2021, Pastor Josh starts a series on the book of James.
Few of us like being tested. Even fewer of us like going through trials. Yet, Jesus' brother, James, writes we should consider it pure joy when we go through trials because it develops perseverance. James highlights that we face multiple kinds of trials - taming our tongues, not playing favorites, even how to practice our faith. As we consider our trials, let's listen to James.