Christian Dunn: Do For The One What You Wish You Could Do For The Many Show Podcast Information In this episode of We Are Vineyard, Jay chats with Christian Dunn about how well the church cared for his family during a hard time in his childhood, being empowered to lead a youth group as a teenager, and launching a youth conference that drew hundreds of teens. They discuss the value of fluid spaces that church members can move in and out of for connection and training and the relational magic that...
Nov 08, 2023•1 hr 16 min•Season 2Ep. 40
Marshal Prewitt: Coming Full Circle Show Podcast Information In this episode of We Are Vineyard, Jay talks with Marshal Prewitt about growing up in an enthusiastically Christian household in the early 90s and the positive ways that shaped him. Marshal shares an experience where he decidedly dedicated his life to serving the Lord, following a prophetic word to an internship in New Zealand, and learning quiet intimacy with the Lord in prayer rooms. Marshal talks about discovering the need for past...
Nov 01, 2023•1 hr 25 min•Season 2Ep. 39
Raymond McDonald: From Blues Guitarist To Vineyard Pastor Show Podcast Information In this episode of We Are Vineyard, Jay talks with Raymond McDonald about being born to teenage parents, how the race issues in his church taught him that Jesus is not limited by the beliefs of humans, and the influence of his praying grandmother who continually reminded him of the pastoral call on his life. Raymond shares about wrestling between a life of rock’n’roll and pastoring, the Lord’s relentless pursuit o...
Oct 25, 2023•1 hr 19 min•Season 1Ep. 38
Van & Laurie Cochrane: Our Journey Into The Vineyard Show Podcast Information In this episode of We Are Vineyard, Jay talks with Van and Laurie Cochrane about their family backgrounds and how the Lord orchestrated their relationship. Van shares his process of unlearning the cessationist teachings of his seminary, their emotional and spiritual adjustment to beginning to feel and witness the moves of the Holy Spirit, and their journey into the Vineyard. Van and Laurie Cochrane are the founding...
Oct 18, 2023•1 hr 26 min•Season 2Ep. 37
Alexia Salvatierra: Compassion And The Spiritual Gift Of Justice Show Podcast Information In this episode of We Are Vineyard, Jay talks with Alexia Salvatierra about being born with a sense of justice in her gut, and then meeting Christ and experiencing a hope that power and love can coexist. Alexia shares about wrestling through the obstacles of being a woman in ministry, the scriptural basis for why she believes women can be pastors and preachers, and the many facets of how she sees her call a...
Oct 11, 2023•1 hr 18 min•Season 2Ep. 36
Paul Zahl: Thriving In Life, Ministry, and The Last Third Of Life Show Podcast Information In this episode of We Are Vineyard, Jay talks with Paul Zahl about soul care as we transition through different life stages. Paul shares how our internal life changes as we move from the busyness of mid-life into a slower third stage of life, why it’s crucial to deal with unhealed trauma and the harmful effects of habitually suppressing feelings. Jay and Paul discuss the difference between meddling and hel...
Oct 04, 2023•1 hr 10 min•Season 2Ep. 35
Marvin and Carmen Suarez: The Birth Of The Vineyard In Puerto Rico Show Podcast Information In this episode of We Are Vineyard, Jay talks with Marvin and Carmen Suarez about each of their early life experiences, first encounters with the Holy Spirit, and dedicating their life to serving the Lord and the church. Marvin and Carmen recount their journey of faith, moving to Colorado to attend Seminary while struggling to find a church community and the welcome they received at the Fort Collins Viney...
Sep 27, 2023•1 hr 16 min•Season 2Ep. 34
Danny & Letty Mercado: Letting Our Identity In Christ Be Our Main Motivation Show Podcast Information In this episode of We Are Vineyard, Jay talks with Dany and Letty Mercado about each of their immigration stories and how they met in a Catholic church choir in Chicago. Dany shares how his life was derailed by his parents’ divorce and how the Lord orchestrated his path to repentance. Dany and Letty describe their journey in bi-vocational ministry while raising a family, doing Holy Spirit mi...
Sep 20, 2023•1 hr 19 min•Season 2Ep. 33
Paul Watson: God Works Through Broken People Show Podcast Information In this episode of We Are Vineyard, Jay talks with Paul Watson about the little neighbor lady who introduced his whole family to Christ, being pursued by the Lord as a mischievous teenager, and the life choices that seemingly disrupted the call he felt on his life. Paul describes the relentless pursuit of the Lord in bringing about that calling, and what has kept him faithful to the ministry despite the trials he has experienc...
Sep 13, 2023•1 hr 15 min•Season 2Ep. 32
Mike Safford: Yielding To God’s Leadership In Our Life’s Story Show Podcast Information In this episode of We Are Vineyard, Jay talks with Mike Safford about growing up as a baseball fanatic in San Diego with a faithful grandmother who spoke prophetically into his life during weekly phone calls. Mike shares about discovering that he made a terrible missionary, the strong word the Lord spoke to him at an Anaheim Vineyard conference, and the way suffering has shaped his ministry. Mike Safford was ...
Sep 06, 2023•1 hr 26 min•Season 2Ep. 31
Greg Surratt: President and Co-Founder of the Association of Related Churches Show Podcast Information In this episode of We Are Vineyard, Jay talks with Greg Surratt about growing up as the son of a minister, his journey to planting a church in Charleston, and not living up to his own expectations in starting a church. Greg shares how his church became a multi-site before turning into an association of churches, some approaches to church planting that he’s learned along the way, and finally an ...
Aug 30, 2023•57 min•Season 2Ep. 30
Adam Russell: The Personal Call Of God Show Podcast Information In this episode of We Are Vineyard, Jay chats with Adam Russell about growing up in a rural, blue-collar Kentucky town where his family has lived for generations. Adam shares about knowing he wanted to be a preacher since he was young, the youth pastors who nurtured his love for the Bible, and some events that occurred during his years in Bible school that radically changed his faith and his relationship with his hometown. Jay and A...
Aug 23, 2023•1 hr 1 min•Season 2Ep. 29
Sharon McCarter: Your Call To Ministry Is Not Just An Exception Show Podcast Information In this episode of We Are Vineyard, Jay talks with Sharon McCarter about hearing a specific call from the Lord as a teenager to be a pastor, being told she couldn’t pastor because she was a woman, and what she learned from trusting the Lord and doing it anyway. Sharon recounts the Lord’s faithfulness in speaking to them about planting a Vineyard before she had ever attended one, how their life has progressed...
Aug 16, 2023•1 hr 11 min•Season 2Ep. 28
Meet Jason George, Chief Development Officer for Vineyard USA Show Podcast Information In this episode of We Are Vineyard, Jay chats with Jason George about growing up in a Christian Indian family, drifting into a partying lifestyle in college and his family’s intervention, saying yes to the Lord in college, and engaging in overseas missions with some of his friends. Jason shares about finding healing and community at a Vineyard during a particularly difficult time in his life, and how he began ...
Aug 09, 2023•2 hr 40 min•Season 2Ep. 27
Bob and Penny Fulton: A Deep Dive Into The Origin Story Of The Vineyard Show Podcast Information In this episode of We Are Vineyard, Jay talks with Bob and Penny Fulton about Penny’s early years growing up in a Catholic family where she learned to be tough and self-sufficient, and Bob’s experiences as a mischievous latchkey kid who found himself drawn to the Marines. Bob and Penny share about the people placed in their lives who faithfully lead them to the Lord and their early years in ministry....
Jul 26, 2023•1 hr 17 min•Season 2Ep. 26
Bishop Todd Hunter: From Calvary To Vineyard To Anglican Bishop Show Podcast Information In this episode of We Are Vineyard, Jay talks with Bishop Todd Hunter about growing up in Orange County, CA, meeting the Lord at a Calvary Chapel service, and feeling like he was radically changed overnight. Todd recounts his experience of the early days of the Vineyard, the tumultuous circumstances that coincided with starting his role as National Director of the Vineyard, and how he came to be an Anglican ...
Jul 19, 2023•1 hr 6 min•Season 2Ep. 25
Tom Campion: Ministry Is A Very Personal Occupation Show Podcast Information In this episode of We Are Vineyard, Jay talks with Tom Campion about growing up in small-town Illinois and being raised by a psychologist in a Christian family before psychology was really accepted in the church. Tom and Jay discuss whether advances in the field are in line with scripture, some pitfalls of pastors trying to act as therapists for their congregation, and the value of outsourcing this type of care. Tom sha...
Jul 12, 2023•1 hr 12 min•Season 2Ep. 24
Hannah Nation: Lessons From The Chinese House Church Show Podcast Information In the final episode of our ordination series, Jay and Caleb Maskell (Associate National Director of Theology and Education) talk with Hannah Nation about being raised in a home where questions were encouraged, and the moment when she decided to relinquish control of her life to the Lord. Hannah also shares about visiting China as a college student and evading the call she was feeling to move there as a young adult. Sh...
Jul 05, 2023•1 hr 21 min•Season 2Ep. 23
Mark Noll: No One Ever Reads The Bible Alone Show Podcast Information This episode of We Are Vineyard is a continuation of our series on ordination! Jay and Caleb Maskell (Associate National Director of Theology and Education) talk to Mark Noll about cultivating the life of the mind in a way that is honoring to the Lord. Mark gives some of the historical background of American evangelicalism and describes the widening gap between the evangelical church and critical thinking about the world and t...
Jun 28, 2023•2 hr 35 min•Season 2Ep. 22
Nijay Gupta: Tell Her Story: How Women Led, Taught, and Ministered in the Early Church Show Podcast Information This episode of We Are Vineyard is a continuation of our series on ordination! Jay and Caleb Maskell (Associate National Director of Theology and Education) talk to Nijay Gupta about his origin story of faith and how his love for Piper and Grudem evolved into a critical study of egalitarianism. Nijay talks about learning to read the Bible in 3D, why we’ve historically overlooked female...
Jun 21, 2023•1 hr 26 min•Season 2Ep. 21
Carmen Imes: Bearing God’s Name Show Podcast Information This episode of We Are Vineyard is a continuation of our series on ordination! Jay and Caleb Maskell (Associate National Director of Theology and Education) talk to Dr. Carmen Imes about understanding how our story directly connects to the story of the Old Testament. Carmen shares about her rich experience in various expressions of Christian faith, both domestically and internationally, the aspects of the Old Testament that capture her att...
Jun 14, 2023•1 hr 29 min•Season 2Ep. 20
Bruce Hindmarsh: Can A Movement Be More Than The Work Of One Generation? Show Podcast Information This episode of We Are Vineyard is the first in a series on ordination! Jay and Caleb Maskell (Associate National Director of Theology and Education) talk to Bruce Hindmarsh about what evangelical spirituality is, its context in the historic and global church, and how it’s relevant to our current world. As Vineyard USA is in a moment of grappling with questions of identity and history, Bruce helps u...
Jun 07, 2023•1 hr 27 min•Season 2Ep. 19
Ranjo Clements: Our Faith Is Not Meant To Be Homogenous Show Podcast Information In this episode of We Are Vineyard, Jay talks with Ranjo Clements about traveling from Bombay, India to the US with his parents at age 5, the disconnect he felt moving back as a young teenager, and his experience of re-learning how to be Indian. They discuss some cultural values and norms that are strengths, and others that require navigation in a mixed-culture environment. Ranjo shares about the life events that le...
May 31, 2023•1 hr 27 min•Season 2Ep. 18
John Kim: Hedge Funds and the Holy Spirit Show Podcast Information In this episode of We Are Vineyard, Jay talks with John Kim about growing up in an industrious immigrant family on Long Island, encountering the Lord through InterVarsity Christian Fellowship, and getting connected with the Vineyard. John shares about living a life of continuity between work and church by intentionally bringing his spiritual self to the workplace and his business mind to the church, and explains how this is an as...
May 24, 2023•1 hr 5 min•Season 2Ep. 17
Becky Olmstead: The Vineyard’s Love For Kids Show Podcast Information In this episode of We Are Vineyard, Jay talks with Becky Olmstead about growing up in the church, her resistance towards living a life of formal ministry, and finding that God had specifically prepared her to lead a Children’s Ministry. Becky shares some advice she would give to her younger self, her unique priorities in leading a Children’s Ministry, and her approach to raising kids who would grow up to love God, the church, ...
May 17, 2023•1 hr 9 min•Season 2Ep. 16
Steve Nicholson: Being A Church That Lives Beyond Human Explanation Show Podcast Information In this episode of We Are Vineyard, Jay talks with return guest Steve Nicholson about some common practices of pastors who see the Holy Spirit move in their churches, and how pastors can begin to train and lead Holy Spirit ministry. Steve also shares about moving through windows of discouragement and what he’s seeing the Holy Spirit doing right now. Steve Nicholson began ministering as a college student ...
May 10, 2023•1 hr 13 min•Season 2Ep. 15
Mary Anne De La Torre: A Deeper Level of Coming Home Show Podcast Information In this episode of We Are Vineyard, Jay talks with Mary Anne De La Torre about being born in the Philippines during the Marcos era, her parents leaving to immigrate to the US when she was very young, and the motivation in many cultures to pursue certain degrees and career goals in order to open doors and expand opportunities. Mary Anne shares about her first experience of racism in college, and feeling like she stood o...
May 03, 2023•1 hr 20 min•Season 2Ep. 14
In this episode of We Are Vineyard, Jay talks with return guests Josh and Candy Brown about their personal experience with physical healing and finding freedom from demonic oppression. Josh shares about how experiencing demonic activity challenged his theology, and how his intimate knowledge of brain science allowed him to assess the situation as it was happening. They also talk about traveling around the world with a healing ministry and watching miraculous things happen while not receiving the...
Apr 26, 2023•1 hr 17 min•Season 2Ep. 13
John and Debby Wright: National Directors for Vineyard UK and Ireland Show Podcast Information In this episode of We Are Vineyard, Jay talks with John and Debby Wright about growing up in Chile and the UK during times of outpouring of the Holy Spirit, finding each other in their older teen years, and how their lives came apart while at University. John and Debby remember John Wimber’s arrival at St Andrew’s, the signs and wonders that began sweeping through the area, and how it changed their liv...
Apr 19, 2023•1 hr 22 min•Season 2Ep. 12
Nicky Gumbel: The Alpha Course Became Our Operating System Show Podcast Information In this episode of We Are Vineyard, Jay talks with Reverend Nicky Gumbel about his recently discovered heritage, when his atheism turned to faith, and how a decision for faith preempted his understanding of the Gospel. Nicky shares about the start of Alpha in 1977, the impact of John Wimber’s visit on his community and friends at Alpha, and how Alpha more recently exploded into the worldwide evangelism catalyst i...
Apr 12, 2023•58 min•Season 2Ep. 11
