Artisan Church Podcast

Got questions about God, the Bible, theology, or life at Artisan? Bring them, ask them, and we’ll talk! Speaker: Pastor Scott Austin Part of the series “Great Green Growing Time: An Ordinary Time Series”

When Jesus sent out his disciples, he told them they were some of the few who could speak truth to power among the religious establishment. But he warned them that their message would not be received kindly by all. And then he gave them the ultimate superpower: to walk away in peace from those who would not listen. Speaker: Pastor Scott Austin Part of the series “Great Green Growing Time: An Ordinary Time Series”

Jae shares a story of what's saving his faith. Part of the series “Work of the People (What's Saving My Faith): What's Saving My Faith”

The Work of the People Continued Speaker: Pastor Scott Austin Part of the series “Work of the People: Liturgy as Community”

Sometimes, prayer is only one piece of the puzzle. There are moments when we are called not only to prayerful reflection but to prayerful action. In taking action to work toward the world God desires, we can not only participate in the answering of our own prayer; we can also become part of the answer to someone else's prayer. Speaker: Pastor Scott Austin Part of the series “Recovering Prayer: Prayer for People who Can’t Pray Anymore”

Have you ever been told that your emotions can't be trusted? That your heart is "deceitful above all things"? This message is for you, and the news is good: God accepts and loves all of you: your brain, your heart, and yes, your emotions. This is actually the more complete message we can receive if we listen to the whole scriptural record rather than just one verse. Speaker: Pastor Scott Austin Part of the series “Recovering Prayer: Prayer for People who Can’t Pray Anymore”

Many of us have been in places where community prayer was used to manipulate, where expectations felt unbearably heavy, or where the whole thing felt like one more religious performance. As we seek to recover prayer, let us consider how the act of praying together can become beautiful and safe again. Speaker: Pastor Scott Austin Part of the series “Recovering Prayer: Prayer for People who Can’t Pray Anymore”

Sandy shares a story of three significant communities in her life that are "what's saving my faith." Speaker: Sandra Hope Part of the series “Work of the People (What's Saving My Faith): What's Saving My Faith”

Speaker: Pastor Scott Austin Part of the series “Recovering Prayer: Prayer for People who Can’t Pray Anymore”

Sometimes you can't find the words to pray—either because the world has left you speechless or because everything feels stale. In times like these, we can turn to pre-written prayers that give voice to our spirits. Speaker: Pastor Scott Austin Part of the series “Recovering Prayer: Prayer for People who Can’t Pray Anymore”

We celebrate Resurrection Day at Artisan with a special guest sermon by Dr. Kristen Brown! Speaker: Dr. Kristen Brown Part of the series “Work of the People (Wholehearted Faith): Artisan Community Read: Wholehearted Faith”

This week's sermon will be based on chapter 13 of Wholehearted Faith by Rachel Held Evans. Speaker: Pastor Scott Austin Part of the series “Work of the People (Wholehearted Faith): Artisan Community Read: Wholehearted Faith”

This week's sermon will be based on chapter 11 of Wholehearted Faith by Rachel Held Evans. Dr. Melody Boyd shares how learning to grieve in the wilderness is saving her faith right now. Speaker: Dr. Melody Boyd Part of the series “Work of the People (Wholehearted Faith): Artisan Community Read: Wholehearted Faith”

This week's sermon will be based on chapter 9 of Wholehearted Faith by Rachel Held Evans. Speaker: Pastor Scott Austin Part of the series “Work of the People (Wholehearted Faith): Artisan Community Read: Wholehearted Faith”

A sermon based on chapter 6 of Wholehearted Faith by Rachel Held Evans: Can we here at Artisan Church recover a real sense of conviction about our actions and the harm we have done to others and to ourselves without also traumatizing (or re-traumatizing) ourselves with the deeply destructive models of shame-based religion many of us were raised with? Speaker: Pastor Scott Austin Part of the series “Work of the People (Wholehearted Faith): Artisan Community Read: Wholehearted Faith”

In chapter 4 of Wholehearted Faith, Rachel Held Evans reflects on the expectation of knowing the answer to every question, and imagines a faith where we are freed from the weight of this requirement. Speaker: Pastor Scott Austin Part of the series “Work of the People (Wholehearted Faith): Artisan Community Read: Wholehearted Faith”

A reflection on the prologue and chapter one of Wholehearted Faith, in which Rachel shares about faith, doubt, uncertainty, and hope. Speaker: Pastor Scott Austin Part of the series “Work of the People (Wholehearted Faith): Artisan Community Read: Wholehearted Faith”

Dan shares a story of what's saving his faith. Speaker: Dan Glading

Moses offered the people of Israel a stark choice as they entered the Promised Land: obey God’s commandments and live, or turn away and die. Jesus taught his disciples a new way of thinking, one that was both less simple and more challenging—yet filled with grace. Speaker: Pastor Scott Austin Part of the series “Work of the People (Epiphany): Epiphany”

The biblical texts for this week offer us a wonderful opportunity to consider how (and how not!) to read the Bible. What do you do when you can choose from among the prosperity gospel, stringent literalism, social justice, and signs and wonders—all in one week’s texts? We will try to figure it out together. Speaker: Pastor Scott Austin Part of the series “Work of the People (Epiphany): Epiphany”