Welcome to Episode 65 of the Bayview Podcast. We are in an 8 week series covering the Book of Revelation. While we cannot begin to scratch the surface of this book in 8 Sunday sermons, we are hoping to dive a bit deeper on this series of the podcast. This week, Chris and Andrew breakdown 7 Seals, Trumpets, and Bowls. They talk about how they relate…

Welcome to Episode 64 of the Bayview Podcast. We are in an 8 week series covering the Book of Revelation. While we cannot begin to scratch the surface of this book in 8 Sunday sermons, we are hoping to dive a bit deeper on this series of the podcast. This week, Chris and Andrew breakdown the Scroll from chapter 5. Here, we read of John's vision of …

Welcome to Episode 63 of the Bayview Podcast. We are in an 8 week series covering the Book of Revelation. While we cannot begin to scratch the surface of this book in 8 Sunday sermons, we are hoping to dive a bit deeper on this series of the podcast. This week, Chris and Andrew breakdown each of the 7 letters written to the seven churches. While th…

Welcome to Episode 60 of the Bayview Podcast. We are in an 8 week series covering the Book of Revelation. While we cannot begin to scratch the surface of this book in 8 Sunday sermons, we are hoping to dive a bit deeper on this series of the podcast. This week, Chris and Andrew discuss how we should understand Revelation as a book. They breakdown w…

Welcome to Episode 60 of the Bayview Podcast. Currently, we are in our end of summer series, GO. In this series, we are capturing God driven stories that remind us of why we go serve across the street, and across the world. This week, Chris and Andrew are joined once again by Solé Wright. She had so much to share with us last episode, that we never…

Welcome to Episode 60 of the Bayview Podcast. Currently, we are in our end of summer series, GO. In this series, we are capturing God driven stories that remind us of why we go serve across the street, and across the world. This week, Chris and Andrew are joined by special guest Solé Wright. Solé has an incredible story that started with her birth …

Welcome to Episode 59 of the Bayview Podcast. Currently, we are in our end of summer series, GO. In this series, we are capturing God driven stories that remind us of why we go serve across the street, and across the world. This week, Chris and Andrew are joined by Bayview's Interns, Lilia Schook and Tristan Lhamon. Tristan and Lilia both have awes…

Welcome to Episode 58 of the Bayview Podcast. Currently, we are in our end of summer series, GO. In this series, we are capturing God driven stories that remind us of why we go serve across the street, and across the world. This week, Chris and Andrew are joined by an incredibly special guest, Whitney Cerak Wheeler. Whitney shares an astounding sto…

Welcome to Episode 57 of the Bayview Podcast. This week, Chris and Andrew are joined by Andrew's father-in-law and returning guest, Tom Galbicsek. Last time Tom joined the podcast, he had incredible God glorifying stories that God used to shape the man Tom is today. This time around, he dives deep into the importance of getting help when you are st…

Welcome to Episode 56 of the Bayview Podcast. For the summer, Bayview's teaching series is on questions that every Christian should know the answer to. This week, Andrew and Chris dive deeper into the question, "Who are we talking to?" As Christians, it's important to understand the different types of non-christian beliefs and where they come from.…

Welcome to Episode 55 of the Bayview Podcast. For the summer, Bayview's teaching series is on questions that every Christian should know the answer to. This week, Andrew and Chris are reflecting back on the question, 'Are Heaven and Hell Real Places?" While most Christians would answer yes, a lot of Christians are being deceived into thinking that …

Welcome to Episode 54 of the Bayview Podcast. For the summer, Bayview's teaching series is on questions that every Christian should know the answer to. This week, Andrew and Chris dive deeper into the question, "Where did Satan and Evil Come From?" Even Christians often get caught up wondering, 'Why would God even create Satan and evil?' Well, whil…

Welcome to Episode 53 of the Bayview Podcast. For the summer, Bayview's teaching series is on questions that every Christian should know the answer to. This week, Andrew and Chris dive deeper into the question, "What is Truth?" This past Sunday, Pastor Chris broke down the difference between Relative and Absolute truth, and explained how we should …

Welcome to Episode 52 of the Bayview Podcast. For the summer, Bayview's teaching series is on questions that every Christian should know the answer to. This week, Andrew and Chris are joined by Garrett Khars, who joined our podcast back on episode 1 & 2. He also spoke at Bayview this past Sunday and covered the question, 'Why Do We Pray?' While Pra…

Welcome to Episode 51 of the Bayview Podcast. For the summer, Bayview's teaching series is on questions that every Christian should know the answer to. This week, Andrew and Chris are talking about the question, "What are Miracles?" The question usually is responded to with a simple answer. But just because the definition may be simple, does not me…

Welcome to Episode 50 of the Bayview Podcast. For the summer, Bayview's teaching series is on questions that every Christian should know the answer to. This week, Andrew and Chris are talking about the question, "What is the Trinity?" While it's easy for Christians to answer "The Father, The Son, and The Holy Spirit," the true answer that explains …

Welcome to Episode 49 of the Bayview Podcast. For the summer, Bayview's teaching series is on questions that every Christian should know the answer to. This week, Andrew and Chris are talking about the question, "What does it mean to be saved by grace?" While some people can give a general answer, most Christians can't go into detail about what bei…

Welcome to Episode 48 of the Bayview Podcast. For the summer, Bayview's teaching series is on questions that every Christian should know the answer to. This week, Andrew and Chris are talking about a commonly asked question, "Why did Jesus Have to Die?" The answer to most Christians is pretty straight forward, but Andrew and Chris dive deeper into …

Welcome to Episode 47 of the Bayview Podcast. For the summer, Bayview's teaching series is on questions that every Christian should know the answer to. This week, Andrew and Chris are joined by Chris' dad Dr. Richard Emery. This Sunday, Dr. Emery preached on the question, "Are there many paths to God?" For a surprising amount of Christians, the ans…

Welcome to Episode 46 of the Bayview Podcast. For the summer, Bayview's teaching series is on questions that every Christian should know the answer to. This week, Andrew and Chris are reflecting back on the question, ‘What is the Gospel?’ While it may seem like a simple question that’s easy to answer, it is the question that defines the entirety of…

Welcome to Episode 45 of the Bayview Podcast. For the summer, Bayview's teaching series is on questions that every Christian should know the answer to. This week, Andrew and Chris are reflecting back on the question, 'How Can We Trust the Bible?' There are too many answers to cover all in a single Sunday sermon, so Chris and Andrew are diving deepe…

Welcome to Episode 44 of the Bayview Podcast. This week, Andrew and Chris are joined Lance Kotrch. Lance is currently a pastor in the process of planting a church in Cadillac, MI called 'ReChurch'. Lance brings an amazing story and is an extraordinary example of what it means to trust God no matter what His plan is. We are based out of Bayview Chur…

Welcome to Episode 43 of the Bayview Podcast. This week, Andrew and Chris are joined Sam Javed. Sam is a youth pastor here in Traverse City at First Congregational church. In this episode, Chris and Andrew listen in on the awesome testimony of Sam, and how he came to meet Jesus simply through the grace of God, and how it affects his life today. We …

Welcome to Episode 42 of the Bayview Podcast. This week, Andrew and Chris are joined by Bayview Digital Campus Pastor, Brock Emery. The three of them breakdown the question, "Is digital or in-person worship better?" While the answer may be clear that in-person offers more, the three break down many more angles of what's actually going on within the…

Welcome to Episode 41 of the Bayview Podcast. This week, Andrew and Chris discuss a hot topic that's came around again during the Super Bowl, an ad from 'He Gets Us'. On the surface, there are mixed impressions on what the organization stands for, but Chris and Andrew dive in deep while talking about the importance of Christian Discernment. We are …

Welcome to Episode 40 of the Bayview Podcast. This week, Andrew and Chris interview Bayview's Tech Director, Jeremy Radtke. Jeremy's role is very different from others in the church, but is one of the most important roles to making a Sunday service happen. Jeremy brings a great testimony and talks about the world of depression. We are based out of …

Welcome to Episode 39 of the Bayview Podcast. This week, Andrew and Chris interview an incredibly special guest, Kristen Anderson. Kristin is a speaker and mental health advocate who survived suicide at the age of 17 after being run over by 35 Train cars traveling at 55 mph. But even greater than her surviving a horrific event, she soon after gave …

Welcome to Episode 38 of the Bayview Podcast. This week, Andrew and Chris discuss the world of conspiracy theories. Conspiracy theories are famously known for drawing people in. But what keeps us from putting Jesus into those conspiracies and incentivizes us to remove the Bible from what we want to believe. Listen in to this week's super interestin…

Welcome to Episode 37 of the Bayview Podcast. This week, Andrew and Chris interview Andy Miedema, the CFO of the Great Lakes Region of the Wesleyan Church. Andy brings a lot of insight and information of what the GLR is, and how it affects churches like Bayview. This is a week you'll certainly want to listen in on. We are based out of Bayview Churc…

Welcome to Episode 36 of the Bayview Podcast. This week, Andrew and Chris interview Andrew’s Father-in-law, Tom Galbicsek. Tom is a retired Green Beret, and has an incredible story of coming to Jesus from a life removed so far from Him. This is certainly a week that you will not want to miss. We are based out of Bayview Church in Traverse City, MI.…

Welcome to Episode 35 of the Bayview Podcast. This week, Andrew and Chris interview our Children's Director, Alli Rider. Alli has an awesome Jesus story that has allowed her to work in ministry with her passion, ministering to young children. Tune in to this weeks episode and we hear the amazing testimony from Alli. We are based out of Bayview Chur…

Welcome to Episode 34 of the Bayview Podcast. This week, Andrew and Chris interview the Area Director of Younglife, Abby Nowicki, and Younglives Director Emma Fall. Younglife is an organization that focuses on reaching the youth across the nation, and Younglives is a branch of Younglife that focuses on reaching teen moms. Both organizations are ama…

Welcome to Episode 33 of the Bayview Podcast. This week, Andrew and Chris interview Bayview's Assistant Childcare Director, Colleen Schramm. Colleen comes from the world of Global Marketing. She now though, has been living life simply as a mom. Join in to find out how she has found her identity in becoming something that seems so simple, but is inf…

Welcome to Episode 32 of the Bayview Podcast. This week, Andrew and Chris interview Bayview's Administrator, Nichole Clark. Nichole grew up in Japan with her father being in the military, and brings a lot of insight, creative, and passion to the world of first impression ministry. You won't want to miss hearing her story. We are based out of Bayvie…

Welcome to Episode 31 of the Bayview Podcast. Chris and Andrew are spending 8 weeks walking us through the Sermon on the Mount, and more specifically the Beatitudes. This week, they cover "Blessed are the Persecuted." While we don't face the same level of persecution for our faith that some people do in their own countries, we still should not be s…

Welcome to Episode 30 of the Bayview Podcast. Chris and Andrew are spending 8 weeks walking us through the Sermon on the Mount, and more specifically the Beatitudes. This week, they cover "Blessed are the Peacemakers." The term peacemaker is often thought of as someone who resolves conflict, but that isn't what Jesus is talking about here. Listen i…

Welcome to Episode 29 of the Bayview Podcast. Chris and Andrew are spending 8 weeks walking us through the Sermon on the Mount, and more specifically the Beatitudes. This week, they cover "Blessed are the Pure in Heart." While this isn't the first beatitude, nothing you do when working through the others will show true progress if you aren't pure i…

Welcome to Episode 28 of the Bayview Podcast. Chris and Andrew are spending 8 weeks walking us through the Sermon on the Mount, and more specifically the Beatitudes. This week, they cover "Blessed are the Merciful." Mercy is a huge foundational characteristic in our walks as Christians. Listen in as Chris and Andrew dissect what is means to truly h…

Welcome to Episode 26 of the Bayview Podcast. Chris and Andrew are spending 8 weeks walking us through the Sermon on the Mount, and more specifically the Beatitudes. This week, they cover "Blessed are Those Who are Meek". Meekness may not mean what you think, as there is no direct word from the original word in the translations of Matthew. Listen i…

Welcome to Episode 26 of the Bayview Podcast. Chris and Andrew are spending 8 weeks walking us through the Sermon on the Mount, and more specifically the Beatitudes. This week, they cover "Blessed are Those Who are Meek". Meekness may not mean what you think, as there is no direct word from the original word in the translations of Matthew. Listen i…

Welcome to Episode 25 of the Bayview Podcast. Chris and Andrew are spending 8 weeks walking us through the Sermon on the Mount, and more specifically the Beatitudes. This week, they cover "Blessed are Those Who Mourn". This is commonly confused with what we think of as mourning loss, but what Jesus is actually talking about is the mourning of our s…

Welcome to Episode 24 of the Bayview Podcast. For the next 8 episodes, Chris and Andrew will be breaking down the topic from the previous Sunday. Each topic focus's on the walk of Paul through Acts. This week, Chris and Andrew talk about what it means to be Poor in Spirit. Join them as they breakdown a deeper meaning behind what is commonly thought…

Welcome to Episode 23 of the Bayview Podcast. This week, Andrew and Chris interview Bayview's Daycare Director. Kathleen Peron. Kathleen was introduced to Bayview as a parent of a child who attended the Daycare. Later, she began working here, left for a time, and has recently returned as the Daycare's Director. Listen in as we hear about her story …

Welcome to Episode 22 of the Bayview Podcast. This week, Andrew and Chris interview Bayview's Worship Leader, Paige Emery. Paige has been leading worship at Bayview here and there throughout the last 6 years, but officially took the role in June of 2023. We welcome Paige as they discuss the importance of worship, and how much it impact it has to bo…

Welcome to Episode 21 of the Bayview Podcast. This week, Andrew and Chris interview Brock Emery, Bayview's Digital Campus and Young adults pastor. They talk about his life, his faith journey, and how growing up with his dad as the pastor of every church he's been at has affected his growth and role in the church. We are based out of Bayview Church …

Welcome to Episode 20 of the Bayview Podcast. This week, Andrew interviews 3 fellow pastor's kids. He is joined by his brother Jerad, producer Brock and his brother Garrett. The 4 chat about all aspects of being a pastor's kid; from living in the shadow and how they made their faith their own while living the life of a stereotypical pastor's kid. W…

Welcome to Episode 19 of the Bayview Podcast. This week, Chris and Andrew talk about Christmas. They talk about happy memories and exciting feelings, and also dive deep into the sorrow and negative feelings that can come with the holidays. They also talk about the most important aspect of Christmas, the celebration of the birth of Jesus. We are bas…

Welcome to Episode 18 of the Bayview Podcast. This week, Chris and Andrew review Bayview's most recent sermon series; SENT. The series focused heavily on serving both across the street and across the world. The hosts breakdown highlights from the series, along with things that they maybe didn't get to talk enough about. It certainly is a great epis…

Welcome to Episode 17 of the Bayview Podcast. This week, our hosts are joined by Bayview's Missions and Operations Director, Rene LaFreniere. The three discuss Why we Serve. They breakdown why, where, and how along with the importance of serving both large scale and in small acts of kindness. We are based out of Bayview Church in Traverse City, MI.…

Welcome to Episode 16 of the Bayview Podcast. This week, our hosts welcome Pastor Richie Hensen from New Hope Community Church here in Traverse City. Richie is the Youth Ministry Pastor at New Hope, but this hasn't been his only role in ministry. Chris, Andrew, and Richie talk about Richie's life and testimony, while also diving deep into what diff…