The Ridgeview Podcast

Listening to The Ridgeview Podcast (Episode 54: The Proverbs of Parenting)

When Evan becomes curious about Biblical ways to teach and discipline kids. Maya and Amy, suggest looking through the theology and wisdom of Proverbs. During their discussions they look at how to be a good example for kids, the need to control the tongue, and how to talk with kids about difficult topics like relationships.

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The Ridgeview Podcast: Episode 54: The Proverbs of Parenting When Evan becomes curious about Biblical ways to teach and discipline kids.  Maya and Amy, suggest looking through the theology and wisdom of Proverbs.  During their discussions they look at how to be a good example for kids, the need to control the tongue, and how to talk with kids about....

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Episode 53: How Does The Gospel Transform Part 1 (Forgiveness)

When Pastor Mike is distracted by helping, Kristen, double check her notes. A friendly and bearded camel rider, steps in to help host. Following some miscues and off topic comments, Kristen and the gang are ready to start off Season 3 of The Ridgeview Podcast.

For episode 1, they look at how the Gospel transforms the act of forgiveness. First, they take a deep dive into how the secular world looks at forgiveness. Then, they look through God's Word and discuss God's example of forgiveness, the basis of why God forgave us, and if it is Biblical to forgive one's self.

"This is a Jesus Podcast, not a Math Podcast"

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The Ridgeview Podcast: Episode 53: How Does The Gospel Transform Part 1 (Forgiveness) When Pastor Mike is distracted by helping, Kristen, double check her notes.  A friendly and bearded camel rider, steps in to help host.  Following some miscues and off topic comments.  Kristen and the gang are ready to start off Season 3 of The Ridgeview Podcast.  For episode 1,....

Good news everybody! Season 3 is coming soon. So listen to this promo to hear about all the exciting things we have planned for the upcoming season.

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The Ridgeview Podcast: Season 3 Promo Well hey there everybody. Big things are coming soon, so listen in to this promo and get a sneak peek at what we have planned for Season 3 of the Ridgeview Podcast. Coming soon to your favorite place for podcasts!

Listening to The Ridgeview Podcast (Episode 52: 5 Doozies The 3rd)

In order to prep for the podcast, Kristen keeps rushing home from work to try and watch Shrek, so she can learn about onions.

Unfortunately, the wind slows down her progress. Causing her to get home late, and fall asleep during the film. Luckily for her, Logan returns to Chadron, after having visited her aunt Julie, and offers to come over and help her stay awake. But, just as they're about to hit play, Pastor Mike calls. He explains to them that, yes ogres are like onions, but their goal is to use the idea of the onion to help understand difficult passages. With different layers like, reading the context around the passage, comparing the verses against other scripture, and making sure to not over complicate what the passage is actually saying. That way you can be a Bible Study all-star, and not have to worry about calling out for a hero.

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The Ridgeview Podcast: Episode 52: 5 Doozies The 3rd In order to prep for the podcast, Kristen keeps rushing home from work to try and watch Shrek.  So she can learn about onions.  Unfortunately, the wind slows down her progress.  Causing her to get home late, and fall asleep during the film.  Luckily for her, Logan returns to Chad...

When Pastor Mike struggles to read the ACT prep guide, Bob Lepine jumps in to help host the Ridgeview Podcrast. Unfortunately, Bob doesn't know the podcast email and turns to Burt for help. Burt agrees to help, but realizes that Pastor Mike and Bob have different doctrines on hosting media programs. Luckily, Pastor Mike sets his ACT fun aside and suggests they discuss Biblical doctrine instead. Together, the trio explains what doctrine actually means, the different levels of doctrine and how to handle them, and how to use doctrine to help people of all ages.

So get the family together, pull up a seat on the cry couch, and listen along as the Podcrast crew focuses on doctrine.

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The Ridgeview Podcast: Episode 51: Why Does It Matter Part 7 (Doctrine) When Pastor Mike struggles to read the ACT prep guide, Bob Lepine jumps in to help host the Ridgeview Podcrast.  Unfortunately, Bob doesn't know the podcast email and turns to Burt for help.  Burt agrees to help, but realizes that Pastor Mike and Bob have different doctrines on hosting med...

Episode 50: Why Does It Matter 6 (Suffering)

When Sam starts suffering from foot pain. Kristen pops over, with some strawberries, to give him some encouragement. Pastor Mike decides to tag along as well, but the bump on his head slows him up a bit (maybe that's why he can't remember past episodes). After enjoying the large strawberries, Kristen attempts to use some wonderful metaphors to help explain how Sam can learn from this suffering. However, Pastor Mike suggests they look through God's Word and see what it says about suffering. In their discussions they see how to suffer rightly, that Jesus suffered as well and can relate to us, that suffering produces endurance, and they look at how to apply these lessons when helping other people who are suffering.

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The Ridgeview Podcast: Episode 50: Why Does It Matter 6 (Suffering) When Sam starts suffering from foot pain.  Kristen pops over, with some strawberries, to give him some encouragement.  Pastor Mike decides to tag along as well, but the bump on his head slows him up a bit (maybe that's why he can't remember past episodes).  After enjoying the large st...

Bob Lepine joined Burt Newman and Mike Johnson for a podcast on doctrine for the Christian and the Christian family. Stay tuned for this one… you won’t want to miss it.

Episode 49: Missions with Movida… Pastor Mike and, Maya, are joined by Scott Langemeier from Movida, on this week's special episode. First, Scott shares his background and ministry. Detailing how God led a small town kid in rural Nebraska, to the bustling landscape of Europe. Then, the trio look at the deficiency in male missionaries vs females, Movida's work with the Global South, and the work being done to help Ukrainians fleeing the conflict in Ukraine.

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The Ridgeview Podcast: Episode 49: Missions with Movida Pastor Mike and, Maya, are joined by Scott Langemeier from Movida, on this week's special episode.  First, Scott shares his background and ministry.  Detailing how God led a small town kid in rural Nebraska, to the bustling landscape of Europe.  Then, the trio look at the deficiency i...

Episode 48: The Struggle of Missions

On part 2 of this special 2 part event; focused on missions. Pastor Mike is joined by Maya, and Brooks Buser from Radius International. Brooks describes his calling to the missions field, and his work with the Yembiyembi people in Papua New Guinea. Together, the trio look at the difficulties and struggles facing today's missionaries. Whether that's the need to not only fully understand the peoples' language, but also their culture. Or, the big difference between language groups and people groups; when considering unreached groups. Or even, the need to raise kids in a manner so that they can be excited about missions.
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The Ridgeview Podcast: Episode 48: The Struggle of Missions On part 2 of this special 2 part event; focused on missions.  Pastor Mike is joined by Maya, and Brooks Buser from Radius International.  Brooks describes his calling to the missions field, and his work with the Yembiyembi people in Papua New Guinea.  Together, the trio look at the di...

Episode 47: Sending & Going Well

Part 1 of a special 2-part event; focused on missions. Pastor Mike is joined by Bulgarian missionary Lyubov, RBC's Mission Committee leader Ginny, and Mark who's worked on both sides of the mission's field. First, Lyubov and Mark detail the different ministries that they've been involved with. Then, the group looks at what missionaries need, to serve effectively, and how they can serve well. Finally, they focus on how churches can help bless and send missionaries well, and the importance of the missionary working with local churches in the region that they are going to.

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The Ridgeview Podcast: Episode 47: Sending & Going Well On part 1 of this special 2 part event; focused on missions.  Pastor Mike is joined by Bulgarian missionary Lyubov, RBC's Mission Committee leader Ginny, and Mark who's worked on both sides of the mission's field.  First, Lyubov and Mark detail the different ministries that they've been in...

Episode 46: Raising Godly Children

When Pastor Mike gets confused by the letters in his kids' math homework. He asks fellow homeschooler, Amy, if she can take a break from her thrift store shopping to help out. Amy brings Jayden along to help, since he was still in school not that long ago. Unfortunately for her, Jayden struggles to focus as he sees a delectable bar of butter sitting on the counter. As they work through the math homework, they start to discuss different ways of teaching kids, and different ways of raising them. During their discussions they look at what the Bible says about raising children, they discuss how their upbringings helped shape how they parent, and they focus in on the importance of discipling kids to follow God.

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The Ridgeview Podcast: Episode 46: Raising Godly Children When Pastor Mike gets confused by the letters in his kids' math homework.  He asks fellow homeschooler, Amy, if she can take a break from her thrift store shopping to help out.  Amy brings Jayden along to help, since he was still in school not that long ago.  Unfortunately for her, Ja...

Episode 45: Missions!!!

Maya joins Pastor Mike to help co-host this special episode of The Ridgeview Podcast. Today they are joined by Bob and Noby Kennell. As lifelong missionaries, Bob and Noby are happy to share their journey from the United States of America, to the forests of Papua New Guinea. They describe their time learning the new culture of a previously unreached people group, the experience of learning a language with no written form, and even what it's like to raise children while out on the mission field. By taking time to learn the language, they were able to share and teach God's Word to their tribe. But, even out in the jungles of Papua New Guinea, the enemy will do everything he can to attack God's people. So always remember to put on the full armor of God, as God works through His church, to help fulfill the Great Commision.
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The Ridgeview Podcast: Episode 45: Missions Maya, joins Pastor Mike, to help co-host this special episode of The Ridgeview Podcast.  Today they are joined by Bob and Noby Kennell.  As lifelong missionaries, Bob and Noby are happy to share their journey from the United States of America, to the forests of Papua New Guinea.  They...

Episode 44: Why Does It Matter - Justification & Sanctification

In-between being herself and singing some Shania Twain karaoke, Kristen, works on her homework, that deals with the concepts of justification and sanctification. She decides to ask Sam for some advice and help with all of these "ion" words. As they dive into their studies. Pastor Mike happens along and asks if he can join in. Unfortunately for them, he's been doing some reading on baptism and struggles to separate the two topics. In the end, they look at the biblical context of justification and sanctification, the connection between the two, and why there's such an importance placed on both concepts.
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The Ridgeview Podcast: Episode 44: Why Does It Matter Part 5 (Justification & Sanctification) In-between being herself and singing some Shania Twain karaoke, Kristen, works on her homework, that deals with the concepts of justification and sanctification.  She decides to ask Sam for some advice and help with all of these "ion" words.  As they dive into their studies.  Pastor M...

Episode 43: Christian Friendship!!!!!

Maya decides to attempt to follow the footsteps of her 19th great grandfather, Genghis Khan, and try carrying a bag of gold from Eastern Europe to Eastern Asia. Along her journey, she comes upon a gardener, named Kristen. After enjoying some potato soup, they head out together. They run into Pastor Mike along the way, and he asks them about their friendship. Kristen offers to sing a song about how Maya has a friend in her, but Maya suggests they describe it using God's Word. Together, the trio look at what the Bible says about friendships, the difference between Christian friendships and non-Christian friendships, and when a healthy friendship becomes a non-healthy friendship. So put on some Randy Newman (maybe a little Shania Twain), grab your potato soup, and pull up a seat on the cry couch for this week's episode.
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The Ridgeview Podcast: Episode 43: Friendships Maya decides to attempt to follow the footsteps of her 19th great grandfather, Genghis Khan, and try carrying a bag of gold from Eastern Europe to Eastern Asia.  Along her journey, she comes upon a gardener, named Kristen.  After enjoying some potato soup, they head out together.  The...

Episode 42: Why Does it Matter? Reading the Prophets. Check out our latest episode.

After climbing Mt. Everest, Maya asks Sam for some more risk taking ideas. He recommends reading through the prophets in the Old Testamant, but Maya disagrees, and says she'd rather go camping in a ditch. Pastor Mike steps in though, and urges her to reconsider. Together they analyze the difficulties of reading the prophets, the comparison between how God is described in the Old Testamant vs the New Testamant, and they work through nine different reasons to read the prophets.

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The Ridgeview Podcast: Episode 42: Why Does It Matter Part 4 (Reading The Prophets) After climbing Mt. Everest, Maya asks Sam for some more risk taking ideas.  He recommends reading through the prophets in the Old Testamant, but Maya disagrees, and says she'd rather go camping in a ditch.  Pastor Mike steps in though, and urges her to reconsider.  Together they analy...

Episode 41: Loneliness!!!

Maya worries that her slow tongue will cause her to feel lonely, but Pastor Mike assures her that he's happy to be here for her, and Kristen encourages her to see this as the best she's ever been. She starts to feel better, and after reading some blog posts, Maya begins wondering who else might feel lonely. The trio discuss the different amounts of loneliness that everyone feels, they search God's word for biblical answers, they look at the church's role, and they share applications while talking through personal examples.

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The Ridgeview Podcast: Episode 41: Loneliness Maya worries that her slow tongue will cause her to feel lonely, but Pastor Mike assures her that he's happy to be here for her, and Kristen encourages her to see this as the best she's ever been.  She starts to feel better, and after reading some blog posts, Maya begins wondering who else migh...

Kristen shows off her ham radio skills, and makes a play for being the new host, when Pastor Mike fails to remember the past episodes of the series. Will Kristen become the new host, will Pastor Mike ever regain his memory, or will Jayden be able to spell them out of this situtaion (Um... could you use that in a sentence?)?! All of these major questions are left up in the air, until a bearded camel watcher passes by. He brings up the subject of church membership, and this gets everyone thinking. What's the importance of church membership, what does it look like, and is there a connection between membership and discipline? The only way to find out is to grab your binoculars for some camel watching, pull up a seat on the cry couch, and listen along to this week's special episode.

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The Ridgeview Podcast: Episode 40: Why Does It Matter Part 3 (Church Membership) Kristen shows off her ham radio skills, and makes a play for being the new host, when Pastor Mike fails to remember the past episodes of the series.  Will Kristen become the new host, will Pastor Mike ever regain his memory, or will Jayden be able to spell them out of this situtaion (Um... coul...

Why the spiritual disciplines matter, on our second episode of 2022!

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The Ridgeview Podcast: Episode 39: Why Does it Matter Part 2 (Spiritual Disciplines) Pastor Mike tries to work on his Olympic trivia and history, while Logan practices her ukulele solo.  However, they're both interrupted, when Kristen rushes in to show off her new prayer app.  This causes the group to start thinking about the importance of prayer, and other spiritual disci...

The new season of the Ridgeview Podcast begins TODAY!!! Episode 38: Children's Ministry

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The Ridgeview Podcast: Episode 38: Children's Ministry Ginny works on her bass riffs, as Liz warms her voice up for some Latin singing, but their band practice is interrupted by Pastor Mike.  He invites them to do a podcast episode on children's ministry.  Together, they look at the different roles parents and the church play in kids lives, th...

Our season finale dropped this morning, and you won’t want to miss this one: the persecuted church in Nigeria!!!

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The Ridgeview Podcast: Episode 37: The Church in Nigeria Before the Christmas break, Pastor Mike, and Maya, sit down with Pastor Tunde, from Nigeria.  Pastor Tunde shares what it was like to grow up in Nigeria, the persecution of the church there, and the journey God has brought him on, into the ministry field.  His testimony shows that Christia...

The latest episode dropped this morning: Part 2 with Dave & Teresa Johnson on the subject of biblical counseling!!! Take a listen:
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The Ridgeview Podcast: Episode 36: Biblical Counseling with Dave & Teresa Part 2 Pastor Mike hits the road again, for the conclusion to this 2 part series.  He is once again joined by Dave and Teresa Johnson.  As well as, fellow biblical counselor, Maya Johnson.  Together, they dive into the world of psychology.  Tackling difficult topics like the comparison....

Special episode: Biblical Counseling With Dave & Teresa Johnson, Part 1. Lots of insight here - take a listen!
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The Ridgeview Podcast: Episode 35: Biblical Counseling With Dave & Teresa Part 1 Pastor Mike takes the show on the road this week for part 1 of a special pair of episodes.  Our ace reporter visits Dave and Teresa Johnson, and journeys through their history, with this in depth interview.  With his probing and eloquent questioning, Pastor Mike learns about their history....

As promised in this week’s episode, Kristen Huls has provided this “Construction Paper Catechism” on the deity and humanity of Jesus Christ.

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The Ridgeview Podcast: Episode 34: Why Does it Matter Part 1 Sam won't let his snail like pace, stop him from joining today's, informative episode. Together with Pastor Mike, and Kristen, they take a look at the deity and humanity of Jesus. They examine God's Word to see if Jesus was truly human, if He was truly God, and why this is important for Christians.....

An episode on Children’s Ministries coming soon!

Coming soon! An episode featuring Pastor Tunde, Maya, and Pastor Mike on the Persecuted Church!

The Podcast Crew went to Rapid City this week for a conversation with Dave & Teresa Johnson. This will be a great episode and it’s dropping soon!

You’re going to want to manage some free time to listen to this one… 🙂 Episode 33: Time Management

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The Ridgeview Podcast: Episode 33: Time Management When Burt notices, Abigail, try to back out of doing her forums. He stops working on his challenging, English homework. To help Pastor Mike stage a couple interventions for her, on time management. Together the three of them look at biblical principles on time management, discuss whether there's a d...

We are talking discipleship on this week’s episode of the Ridgeview Podcast!

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The Ridgeview Podcast: Episode 32: Discipleship Pastor Mike, Burt, and Sam look at what discipleship is, why it's important for men, and how they can disciple one another.  All backed up with their personal testimony and experiences as the discipler, and disciplee.   So grab your popcorn, pull up a seat on the cry couch, and learn what....