Advent Week 4: LOVE with Geno Olison
The Ferment Podcast - Conversations About Worship And Transformation
Release Date: 12/20/2023
Remembering Brian Doerksen, Part One: His Story
The Ferment Podcast - Conversations About Worship And Transformation
This is one of two episodes we're releasing today to celebrate the life of our friend Brian Doerksen, who passed away peacefully at his home this week, surrounded by his family. In this conversation, Brian shares his story in his own words: growing up in a Mennonite home in Abbotsford, British Columbia, finding his spiritual family in the Vineyard, and the night a shy bass player was called up to sing his secret song over five thousand people. He talks about intimacy over intensity, what makes a good worship leader, and the dream he was still carrying: helping others write songs that live on....
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Remembering Brian Doerksen, Part Two: The Songs and the Story of the Vineyard
The Ferment Podcast - Conversations About Worship And Transformation
This is one of two episodes we're releasing today to celebrate the life of our friend Brian Doerksen, who passed away peacefully at his home this week, surrounded by his family. Recorded around the Vineyard's 50th anniversary as part of our “A History of the Vineyard in Song” conference session, this conversation is Brian's chapter of that story: the 40-hour drive to a John Wimber conference in Kansas City, the Langley Vineyard, and the night in October 1989 when a church worship evening became Changed by Your Glory. Brian talks about where songs come from, what makes a song evergreen, and...
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Royal Son with Anthony Peebles
The Ferment Podcast - Conversations About Worship And Transformation
In this episode of The Ferment, Mike O'Brien talks with Anthony Peebles and Susan O'Brien about some exciting new Advent materials, namely a new worship single Anthony wrote titled "Royal Son" (performed by Tim Brown and Hannah DeSpain) and a corresponding devotional Susan created. Anthony also shares about some of his life in the Florida panhandle and his family's new adventure with Canyonview Vineyard Church in Grand Junction, CO. Anthony Peebles is a worship leader, songwriter, and musician with nearly two decades of experience in both music and ministry. A native of northwest Florida,...
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Jimmy Cooke - Loving The Music First
The Ferment Podcast - Conversations About Worship And Transformation
In this episode of The Ferment, Adam chats with Jimmy Cooke about getting pulled into the music scene, touring in a rock band, and the ways that being involved in the church prepared him for that life. Adam and Jimmy also discuss the relationship between Vineyard Worship and Vineyard Worship UK & Ireland. Jimmy Cooke's association with the Vineyard dates back to his teens - he met his wife, Kate, at a Vineyard worship conference in the mid-90s. After studying Broadcast Audio Engineering in London, Jimmy spent 10 years working as a freelance drummer, engineer and producer...
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Nick Sherrod - Leading Worship As Your Authentic Self
The Ferment Podcast - Conversations About Worship And Transformation
In this episode of The Ferment, Adam chats with Nick Sherrod about being raised by a single mom, when music entered his life, and his entrance into the music industry. Nick shares how he came to the Vineyard, processed not being in a Black church, and finally settled into himself as a worshipper. Nick Sherrod is an artist, writer, and worship leader currently serving at Vineyard Columbus. Even though he's been singing since the age of 11, only in recent years did he discover that worship was meant to be a big part of his life. His goal is to continue to grow and work hard to follow...
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A Week In The Life - Jonathan Cool
The Ferment Podcast - Conversations About Worship And Transformation
In this episode of The Ferment, Director of the Vineyard School of Worship Mike O'Brien chats with Jonathan Cool as we continue our series: "A Week In The Life", looking at the weekly rhythms of worship leaders from around the country in various-sized congregations. Jonathan shares about their church staff's focus on celebration, the worship team's rhythms of practice and gathering, and Jonathan's Sunday morning ritual. He also talks about his team's preferred organizational tools and how he approaches his days off. Jonathan Cool is the Worship Pastor at Vineyard Church Delaware County...
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A Week In The Life - Kat Michael
The Ferment Podcast - Conversations About Worship And Transformation
In this episode of The Ferment, Director of the Vineyard School of Worship Mike O'Brien chats with Kat Michael, Worship Pastor at Franklin Vineyard Church in Tennessee as we continue our series: "A Week In The Life", looking at the weekly rhythms of worship leaders from around the country in various-sized congregations. Kat shares about the season of transition their church is navigating, her favorite parts of each week, and her Sunday morning routine. Kat also talks about their staff and worship team's balance of spiritual practices and production. Kat Michael has always had worship as...
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A Week In The Life - Nicole Hernandez
The Ferment Podcast - Conversations About Worship And Transformation
This week we kick off a new series looking at a week in the life of worship leaders from around the country in various size congregations. Director of the Vineyard School of Worship Mike O'Brien sits down with Nicole Hernandez from Vineyard Columbus in Westerville, Ohio. Nicole, a 4th generation Mexican-American from Southern California, has been part of the Vineyard movement from a young age and has led worship since she was 13. She currently serves as the Worship Coordinator at Vineyard Columbus – Viña Grandview Campus. Although she didn't grow up speaking Spanish, living in Venezuela for...
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A Story Of The Vineyard In Song - Anabeth Morgan
The Ferment Podcast - Conversations About Worship And Transformation
In this episode of The Ferment, we complete our mini-series on the Vineyard USA National Conference session: A Story Of The Vineyard in Song. This week, Adam and Nicole Dill talk with Anabeth Morgan. Anabeth expands on the story she shared during the session via video about being invited to a Vineyard church, feeling like she found a sense of home, and what that experience meant to her. She also talks about what she does now as a worship pastor to prepare for those who come to church needing an encounter similar to what she experienced all those years ago. Anabeth Morgan is a...
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A Story Of The Vineyard In Song - Ed Piorek
The Ferment Podcast - Conversations About Worship And Transformation
In this episode of The Ferment, we continue our mini-series on the Vineyard USA National Conference session: A Story Of The Vineyard in Song. This week, Adam and Nicole Dill talk with Ed Piorek about the childhood experiences that provoked him to seek the Lord. They also discuss how the Father’s love shaped his life, leadership and church, as well as his own parenting. Finally, Ed talks about pioneering intimate language in worship and shares a fatherly word for Vineyard pastors and leaders. Ed Piorek, known as Eddie to his friends, is a Pastor Emeritus, speaker, and author who...
info_outlineIn this episode, Geno Olison, leader of the Vineyard USA Black Pastors and Leaders Association, shares a devotion he has prepared on the theme of Love from 1 John 4:7-14, Romans 5:8, John 3:16, followed by the song “Behold,” the title track of Vineyard Worship’s newest album release, created in partnership with Heaven and Earth, Vineyard Columbus’s worship and songwriting community.