Grace Church Members Podcast Explores Discipleship Issues

Did you know that we recently launched a podcast for our church body? When serving in ministry, we are often clear on the “what” behind the mission we are trying to accomplish and the "how" behind achieving our ministry objectives. Ironically, we can often forget the "why" behind the ministry we do.

The purpose of the Grace Church Members podcast is to discuss discipleship practices in the life of our church and help our congregation think about why we do the things we do. So far, episodes have covered topics such as baptism, singing, serving, and death/natural burial. These conversations have proven valuable for our members to engage with and reflect on.

In our most recent episode on death and natural burial, Matt Kelley had this to say:

Several years ago, we started a conversation about what it looks like to take care of people not just through life, but also through death and burial. We knew that we were trying to disciple people from birth until the grave, but once we got to the grave, we were not involved, and we felt like that was something we needed to explore. So we did a lot of research and honed in on something called natural burial.

The episode goes on to explain what natural burial is, its benefits, and why it is important for us as a church. This topic is just one of many that is helpful for us to reflect on and consider how we are being discipled and discipling others within our local congregations. Our hope is that this podcast challenges our members to be more fully devoted to God and his mission of making disciples.

To listen to this podcast and subscribe, click below. To learn more about natural burial, click here.