Pod Be With You

About Pod Be With You

Two progressive pastors (and many guests!) discuss scripture, real life, and whatever else inspires them. This podcast comes from First Congregational Church of Dundee, IL, and The Congregational Church of Batavia, IL with pastors Rev. Aaron James and Rev. Paige Wolfanger. We represent loving, joyful congregations that encourages us all to get together, get inspired, and get to work.

Publisher

Rev. Aaron James and Rev. Paige Wolfanger

Category

kids & family · religion & spirituality · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

29 Jul 2020

Latest episode

8 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

250 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   8 Oct 2026

   Community Won't Let You Down (Unless That's What You Need)

   Two stories today on the irreplaceable value of community - both from the Gospel of Luke. The first is a banquet with some unique invitees, after a first round of refusals. Which begs the question: what are we being invited to, now? And, knowing it doesn't last, can we value the richness of what's in front of us? The second story celebrates a paralyzed man and his determined, supportive, creative, roof-breaking, rule-breaking friends, who will not stop until they get this man the help he need...

2. 

   2 Oct 2026

   Gather Us In (World Communion Sunday)

   There's a lot of overlap this week between our two threads, as Aaron tackles stories of hunger, bread, and justice, and Paige explores harvest, gathering and community. And of course, holding it all together, is the theology of Communion...that we are inherently connected, that there is abundance when we share, and that we are empowered by the God of liberation. This week is a reminder that there is Good/God in this world, and that we can be a part of that.

3. 

   16 Sept 2026

   Love at Work in Real Life (Bible Study)

   Today, the rubber really hits the road on both of our Fall Sermon Series tracks. Aaron and the good folks in Dundee hear the good news of the work SEVA does for bringing sightedness to those in need around the world, paired with multiple stories of how that is central to Jesus' ministry, too. And the Batavians hear the Parable of the Workers in the Vineyard, and ask, "What if this is not just about grace, but about actual economic justice in the real world?" (Hint: It is.) Join us for Good Ne...

Reach and audience

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YouTube views

29,160

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

19 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

4 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 68 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

75

Social presence

0

YouTube

76

Engagement

77

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