Quotes From Quarantine: Recent Episodes
Hope Covenant Church
Join us as we journey through quarantine together! Hope Covenant Church is located in St.Cloud, MN. We exist to be hope for the life of the world.
Meet our newest staff member - Cody Pratt! Enjoy hearing more about his life and how God has been at work.
We've got an all new Q&A podcast for you - diving into questions we've heard from you over this last season! Take a listen on Spotify or on our website as we talk all things building updates, Hope's summer plan, covid updates, and more!
Pastor Brian and Rachel are IN THE HOUSE and talking all about staying healthy mentally and physically in this season, Christmas Eve UPDATES as we navigate a COLD FRONT on it's way, some commentary on our Christmas Movie Tournament, a reflection on living as exiles and more! 30 minutes to add a little sparkle into your day! Enjoy!
Quotes from Quarantine is BACK and we're launching an all new series called "Check in with Pastor Brian and Rachel!" Join us as we dive into some life updates, a little Christmas fun, learning more about what could of been in last week's sermon but just MISSED IT, Christmas Eve hype, and encouragement from us to you!
It's bound to be potentially the best 30 minutes of your week! ;)
Join us as Rachel gets a chance to sit down with one of our favorite High School teachers.... Joanna Rogness! We dive into teaching during a pandemic, the hope of Christ that exists in navigating life as a single woman during the year that is 2020, and how God has been faithful to Joanna's family despite multiple challenges this year. Take a listen!
We wanted to hear and have a chance to answer your questions about Hope for this fall. Thanks for sending in questions and take a listen as we answer them!
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Why is there nothing in my mailbox at church?
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Why don’t we pursue more outdoor service opportunities?
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Is current religion serving its purpose?
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What are we going to do to care for those who are becoming socially isolated. What about virtual small groups?
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What's the plan for small groups this fall?
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Why not do more outdoor services and what can expect indoors over the next month as it relates to Heat, mask wearing and the like?
As promised on Hope Live yesterday, here's the newest Stories of Hope featuring Scott Bjorklund. Take a listen and see how hope shows up time and time again in Scott's story. #storiesofhope
We've got a Special podcast for you today featuring all things REGATHERING! Rachel and Pastor Brian sit down to talk about our upcoming Regathering date Sunday, August 16th. We're answering common questions, talk about the future, and the values our leadership uses to make decisions. Tune in!
Here's a list of questions we dove into:
- What is the emotional temperature of the staff? How are they holding up?
- How are we doing financially as a church?
- Why did we choose Aug 16th as our date to re-open?
- What will church be like on the 16th?
- Now that we are getting ready for in person, the live stream will stop right?
- As we think about the future of Hope what are some of the values that shape the decisions being made?
- What does the future of Children and youth ministry look like?
- A lot has been made of George Floyd's death, what can we expect moving forward regarding the conversation around racism and biblical justice?
Meet the newest edition to our Hope Covenant staff this summer - Kayleigh Leonard! Listen as our Pastoral Summer Intern is interviewed by the Director of Technology Ministry, Mitchell Barnhart. We greatly appreciate Kayleigh's presence so far this summer and hope this podcast is a window for you to understand just why we love her so much. She cannot wait to meet you, so have a listen!
Pastor John Lassen is our special guest today! Joining us for another epic round of the initials game and taking his turn at answering some Confirmation Questions! Pastor Brian has some devotionals thoughts for us in these days as well! Enjoy!
Pastor John Lassen from Maywood Covenant Church is joining us for Stories of Hope this week! Rachel and her dad sat down to reminisce on God's faithfulness as a family, to hear about John's journey with Spina Bifida, and hear how God has shown provision in every aspect of life.
This week we sat down for a wonderful chat with Mitchell Barnhart. Mitchell, as the newest member of our staff, is helping us continue to reach new people with the hope of Christ through technology. Hear his story as well as some vision for the future of Hope Covenant when it comes to both online and in-person ministry.
Feel free to reach out to him --- mitchell@hopecovenant.org
IT'S TIME FOR FAMILY FEUD!!! We've got amazing guests - Bob Dopkins & Faith Sutherland - joining us for an epic family feud battle! We also dive into what fully seeking Jesus in every season of life looks like - what do we look to for comfort in the season of quarantine? How can we use this time to grow as disciples?
Today, Pastor Brian and Rachel are joined by Mischa Henry and Mitchell Barnhart attempting to prove if they are smarter than a 5th grader! (Considering Mischa is a teacher, this game gets interesting).
Afterwards, Pastor Brian answers questions regarding God choosing special numbers, and special people to be his representatives. A riveting discussion after a riveting intellectual bout.
It's a Tuesday and we've got a TREAT for you! Join us to play round THREE of the initail game with guest host Beth Moffett! We also dive into the church in exile and the connection between the Old and New Testament. Perfect to listen to while you get those dishes unloaded!
This week we sat down for a wonderful chat with Keith Kruger. Not only is his story filled with hope, he brings a medical perspective that is needed during these uncertain days. You will not only learn more about Keith, his family and his story of hope but also valuable insight into Hope Covenant's goal towards becoming a healthier church.
Today, Pastor Brian and Rachel are joined by Drew Zahasky, Caleb Kopp, and Mitchell Barnhart in another riveting round of the initial game! Afterwards comes a continuation of our Grand Story of the Old Testament for the quick 5-minute Confirmation, and some church community updates.
It was such a treat to interview Nicole for this week's Stories of Hope. Nicole speaks about her upbringing in Rochester MN and her journey to faith at the University of Minnesota, Duluth and the work God is doing through her at Saint Cloud State University!
Today is Maundy Thursday and and we want to help you reflect. Take a listen as Pastor Brian and Rachel walk through dreaming of movies they'd love to see around Jesus's life, steps to take when faith leaders let us down, and a Maundy Thursday Reflection on John 13.
Find the photo we reflected on - on our Facebook page: @HopeCovenantStCloud
Tuesday Trivia! We've got special guests Gary Noble and Beth Moffett joining us today. Join us as we do Initial Trivia, take a look at the relationship between science and faith, and engage with Mark 14:1-9 for Holy Week.
We are honored to have Suzanne Isakson on our Stories of Hope today. Suzanne shares her journey with parenting, loss, grief, and the evidence of God's continual faithfulness in her life. Listen and be encouraged!
QUOTES from Quarantine is BACK!! Two truths & a lie, creating a common rule for your life and the power of habits, and then navigating the eye for an eye scripture passage....does God contradict Himself?
Here's a link to the book Pastor Brian references on the show: https://www.amazon.com/Common-Rule-Habits-Purpose-Distraction-ebook/dp/B07N7QYLKB/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1ANB9KNV6CNJZ&dchild=1&keywords=common+rule+habits+of+purpose+for+an+age+of+distraction&qid=1585866131&sprefix=habits+in+distrac%2Caps%2C172&sr=8-1
Happy Tuesday! And we're back with our own movie plots, the art of being a neighbor in this season, addressing the viral 2nd Chronicles Tik Tok video, and sharing prayer requests from our congregation. Your challenge....send us your best movie plot ideas and we're gunna share them on our next podcast!
Here's a link to the book Pastor Brian references on the show: https://www.amazon.com/Art-Neighboring-Building-Genuine-Relationships/dp/080101459X
We are honored to have Kate Georgewill joining us for today's Story of Hope. Kate shares about her journey growing up in Nigeria, her relationship with her father, and her journey to the US for furthering her education. An amazing story of hope and God's provision!
Heyo!!! Happy Thursday! We've got a special guest joining us....Pastor Brian's wife.... Maria! We're playing Shark Tank, learning about the Bubonic Plague in the 1900s, diving into what hearing God's voice in today's world looks like, and palms up/palms down prayer.
The book we talked about is Black Death at the Golden Gate: The Race to Save America from the Bubonic Plague by: David K. Randall :https://www.amazon.com/Black-Death-Golden-Gate-America/dp/0393609456
We've got our AMAZING Hope Cov Tech Team (aka Angels!!!!) joining us for the first bit of the cast today! We want to send them THE BIGGEST THANK YOU OF ALL TIME FOR ALL THEIR HELP!!!! Send a thank-you note to rachel@hopecovenant.org and she will pass it along to Mitchell & Caleb. For today's podcast, we play Fill In The Blank, dive into a great question submitted by one of our confirmation students, and look at Stewardship In A Pandemic.
Here is the book Pastor Brian referenced: https://www.amazon.com/Motive-Leaders-Abdicate-Important-Responsibilities/dp/1119600456
We've transferred Sunday School to the Podcast! Enjoy a great conversation of life stories and hope with Pastor Brian and a member of our congregation - Coleman Henry.
Our first official podcast is OUT! Click here to listen! Pastor Brian and Rachel are diving into healthy habits in the midst of crisis, diving deep into a question submitted from a confirmation student, and for a little fun....toliet paper alternatives!