Podcasts by Unafraid
Senior Pastor Jon Middendorf and Creative Pastor Zach Lucero (OKC First Church of the Nazarene) sit down with some microphones to engage in difficult conversations, especially within the Church.
To submit questions or future discussion topics, email zach@okcfirst.com
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Episode 33 | Representative Colin Walke from 2022-05-20T21:57:22
House district 87 rep Collin Walke comes by to tell us how he navigates life and face as a civic servant. Listen as Collin talks about his experiences, good and bad, while serving in the Oklahom...
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Episode 31 | Jamese Siranga from 2022-05-06T05:00:42
We talk with the newly hired Executive Director of Our Neighborhood Empowered, Jamese Siranga, about what to expect at your non-profit and how you can get involved in changing a neighborhood!
Episode 31 | James Copple & Johnny Mack from 2022-04-08T13:50:22
Johnny Mack and James Copple have spent decades working to improve our culture’s diversity and sense of inclusion. They see the challenge but they still have hope!
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Faith In The Public Square: Senator James Lankford from 2022-03-25T05:00
The Unafraid podcast welcomes US Senator James Lankford! Over the years and on behalf of the ONE Campaign and our friends in Zambia, throughout sub-Saharan Africa, we’ve worked with Senator Lank...
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Episode 29 | Michael Gerson from 2022-03-11T13:53:39
We are very excited to welcome Mike Gerson to the podcast! Mike writes regularly for the Washington Post while being an unapologetic Christ follower. We hope you will enjoy and be challenged by ...
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Faith In The Public Square: Michael Gerson from 2022-03-11T13:53:39
We are very excited to welcome Mike Gerson to the podcast! Mike writes regularly for the Washington Post while being an unapologetic Christ follower. We hope you will enjoy and be challenged by ...
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Episode 29 | Michael Gerson | "Faith In The Public Square" Series from 2022-03-11T13:53:39
We are very excited to welcome Mike Gerson to the podcast! Mike writes regularly for the Washington Post while being an unapologetic Christ follower. We hope you will enjoy and be challenged by ...
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Episode 28 | Tamara Hewes pt. 2 from 2022-02-25T06:00
Worship leader and Singer/Songwriter, Tamara Hewes, discusses her song, “The Other Shoe,“ and the unique Christian moment that happens every time “joy sits beside the pain.”
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Episode 27 | Tamara Hewes pt. 2 from 2022-02-25T06:00
Worship leader and Singer/Songwriter, Tamara Hewes, discusses her song, “The Other Shoe,“ and the unique Christian moment that happens every time “joy sits beside the pain.”
“The Other Sh...
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Faith In The Public Square: Wes Veitch from 2022-02-11T06:00
Jon and Zach are BACK! One of our absolute favorite people gives us one of our favorite podcasts ever. Listen to Wes testify tell the story of how God is shaping his Christian experience and his...
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Episode 27 | Wes Veitch from 2022-02-11T06:00
Jon and Zach are BACK! One of our absolute favorite people gives us one of our favorite podcasts ever. Listen to Wes testify tell the story of how God is shaping his Christian experience and his...
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Episode 28 | Wes Veitch | "Faith In The Public Square" Series from 2022-02-11T06:00
Jon and Zach are BACK! One of our absolute favorite people gives us one of our favorite podcasts ever. Listen to Wes testify tell the story of how God is shaping his Christian experience and his...
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Episode 26 | Apollo Woods from 2021-03-19T09:01:29
We took the pod on the road! Zach and Jon joined their new friend, Apollo Woods, for lunch at the jazz and blues café on Broadway in downtown Edmond, OK. Apollo is the architect of the OKC black...
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Episode 25 | Brenda Hernandez from 2021-03-05T13:15:47
Zach and Jon welcome Brenda Hernandez (VP of Tango Public Relations) to the pod to discuss the power and joy of public service and the unique Latino experience in Oklahoma City. Listen and learn...
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Re-air | Thin Places (August 2019) from 2021-02-19T05:36:28
This week, the OKC First staff shares stories of Heaven meeting earth.
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“Thin places assure us that what we can see is not all there is, that...
Episode 24 | Elliott Shin from 2021-02-05T13:58:34
Zach and Jon speak with Elliott Shin, Executive Director of Toronto City Mission about a 20 year partnership with OKC First and interrupting the cycle of poverty.
For mo...
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Episode 23 | Lt. Wayland Cubit from 2021-01-22T12:00
Lean in an listen as Pastors Zach and Jon discuss race, racism, and reconciliation hope with Lieutenant Wayland Cubit of the OCPD and founder of the FACT mentoring program for urban youth. Let u...
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Episode 22 | Brad Jersak from 2020-06-12T20:01:04
Pastors Zach & Jon sit down with author, speaker, and all-around great guy Brad Jersak to discuss atonement theories, biblical metaphors and how we communicate God and Gospel to children and...
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Episode 21 | Shane Claiborne from 2020-06-05T14:02:30
Pastors Zach and Jon talk with Shane Claiborne about his prophetic voice- where it came from and how it works. Shane describes his ministry there in the tension-filled streets of Philadelphia an...
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Episode 20 | OKC Mayor David Holt from 2020-05-08T12:30:42
Pastors Zach and Jon talk about OKC First's COVID-19 plan moving forward.
Then, Pastor Jon talks with Oklahoma City Mayor, David Holt about what it's like to be mayor during a pande...
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Episode 19 | James KA Smith from 2020-05-01T15:07:12
Pastors Zach Lucero & Jon Middendorf talk with author James KA Smith to discuss how the Pandemic has shaped our appetites for local community.
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Episode 18 | Jen Hatmaker from 2020-04-27T15:27:21
Pastors Jon & Zach talk with author, speaker, encourager, liberator, imagineer, & New York Times best selling Author: Jen Hatmaker.
Be sure to check out her newest book, "FIERCE, ...
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Episode 17 | From Zambia With Love from 2020-04-17T13:42:47
Pastors Zach & Jon sat down with Debbi McCullock, International Ministries Pastor and Zambia Mission Coordinator to explore the beauty of God’s Kingdom in Zambia, Africa.
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Episode 16 | Drs Katie Smith & Heather Wilson from 2020-04-06T21:38:01
Pastors Jon & Zach sit down with Katie Smith (MS MD FACOG Associate Professor OU CoM Dept of OBGYN) & Heather Wilson (MD FAAPÂ Assistant Professor OU CoM Dept of Peas) to talk abou...
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Episode 15 | Kaylee Vaughn & Zach Lucero from 2020-04-06T21:30:04
Pastor Jon Middendorf interviews Kaylee Vaughn (Executive Director of Our Neighborhood Empowered) and Zach Lucero (Youth & Creative Pastor) about how COVID-19 has shaped them from the non-pr...
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Episode 14 | The State of Journalism from 2020-03-27T13:00
Pastors Jon and Zach sit down with Ben Felder, Staff Writer at The Frontier to talk about the state of journalism and Oklahoma's response to COVID-19.
Episode 13 | The Church's Response To COVID-19 from 2020-03-20T13:30:57
Pastors Jon & Zach talk video conference with Dr. Jesse Middendorf, General Superintendent Emeritus for the CTN and is currently serving as Executive Director for the Center For Pastoral Lea...
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Episode 12 | Child & Adolescent Trauma from 2020-03-06T15:43:18
Pastors Jon & Zach sit down with Bonni Goodwin, MSW, LSCW, PhD Candidate & Jordan Park, LMFT-Candidate to discuss the impact of trauma on children and how the Church can come alongside t...
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Episode 11 | Divorce from 2020-02-21T16:58:42
Pastors Jon & Zach sit down with Dr. Alicia Limke-McLean, Professor of Psychology to talk about the church's response to those going through divorce.
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Episode 10 | Thin Places from 2019-08-23T00:43:41
This week, the OKC First staff shares stories of Heaven meeting earth.
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“Thin places assure us that what we can see is not all there is, that within the struggle, joy, pain, and delig...
Episode 9 | The Christian Response To Violence (Aaron Bolerjack) from 2019-08-09T03:56:47
In the wake of the El Paso & Dayton mass shootings, Pastors Jon & Zach sit down with Rev. Aaron Bolerjack to discuss the epidemic of gun violence in America.
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Episode 8 | Creation Care (Brit Bolerjack) from 2019-08-03T18:55:27
Pastors Jon & Zach sit down with Rev. Brit Bolerjack to talk about the theology of creation care.
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Episode 7 | Uncommon Collective (Nick Lee) from 2019-07-04T08:37:35
Pastors Jon and Zach sit down with Nick Lee of The Uncommon Collective in OKC to talk about helping under-resourced women start and grow their own businesses, race, and that one time Nick and Za...
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Episode 6 | Summer Camp (Stuart Williams) from 2019-06-20T04:26:50
Youth & Creative Pastor Zach Lucero sits down outside, in nature, on a picnic table... with Pastor of Skyview Community Church in Calgary - Stuart Williams to discuss the importance of forma...
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Episode 5 | Summer & Winter Christianity (Ron Wright & Paul Jones) from 2019-06-16T00:12:17
Pastors Jon and Zach discuss the topic of Summer/Winter Christianity and things in-between.
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Episode 4 | Pastoral Care & Death (Jason Smith) from 2019-06-10T04:39:25
Pastors Jon, Zach, and Jason discuss what it means to care for a church. Also some golf.
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Episode 3 | Enneagram (Jordan Hepler) from 2019-05-31T02:35:41
Pastors Jon [8] and Zach [2] are joined by Jordan Hepler [4], LPC to talk all things Enneagram.
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Episode 2 | Sabbath (Logan Kruck) from 2019-05-24T01:46:44
Pastors Jon, Zach, and Logan discuss the origins of Sabbath and how we might begin to understand it as communal.
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Episode 1 | Worship (Tamara Hewes) from 2019-05-18T16:39:33
Pastors Jon and Zach embark on a new journey through the conversational style podcast entitled: Unafraid | Faithful Conversations at OKC First. They are joined by Worship Pastor Tamara Hewes to ...
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