Chris Godfredsen is the East/West Sioux Classis Leader of the RCA, meaning he is essentially a pastor to pastors. In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, Chris has organized an online Zoom session centered around our anxious reactions in times of stress and uncertainty. Chris is offering his session, “From Anxious Reactivity to Faithful Response”, by way of multiple video calls with different churches. He has opened up a session for Trinity Church on Tuesday, March 31 from 6:30-7:30pm. We interviewed Chris for more information about this opportunity.

Elizabeth Heeg is a long-time member of Trinity Church and a biology professor at Northwestern College. Elizabeth received her PhD in the area of Molecular Biology. She has been teaching and advising pre-health professions students for over 12 years and is currently working towards trying to bring a diagnostic facility to our county. One of her former students from NWC works at a biotech lab that is essential in providing diagnostic reagents for COVID-19. As a trusted scientist and researcher, we interviewed Elizabeth for her perspective on COVID-19.

Read through our interview with Hospers campus pastor Kurt Bush to learn his enneagram number, his favorite flavor of ice cream, and a personal experience of answered prayer. (In addition to several other interesting questions and answers!)

Eli Dahl answers three important questions about discipleship.

Pastor Brian Keepers interviews Jeff Barker on his new book (Iowa Ethiopia), dramatic performances connected to the book, and Christianity in Ethiopia.