Good vs. Evil

The Tension of Creativity

Talking Church

Episode 63: Today on Talking Church we welcome River Valley staff, Kirk Graham and Aaron Johnson, to talk about the tension of creativity in ministry. How do you create towards the vision of your lead pastor? How do you encourage your creative teams in their process while also implementing boundaries? These questions and more are answered in this conversation. Don't miss it!

Pastor Like You Parent

Talking Church

Episode 67: Listen to learn how to talk about the hard things as a pastor.  Some people avoid these conversations but Pastor Rob has led his life as a pastor to talk about the difficult things despite the tough responses that can arise. Ultimately, we need to pastor like we parent! 

Message | The Power of the Holy Spirit - Part 2

River Valley Church

This weekend, we heard from Pastor Herbert Cooper as he shared about how we need to stay plugged into the Holy Spirit. 

Ryan Williams on Songwriting & The Future of Worship Music

Talking Church

Episode 65: Ryan Williams disects his process within writing worship music, the roadblocks he experiences as an established songwriter, and the direction he sees worship music heading from seeing where it has been. Pastor Ryan has an amazing testimony within River Valley, having written so many songs, and albums, and we're so glad he joined us to share his wisdom!

10 Tips To Host Guest Speakers Well | Logan Ketterling

Talking Church

Episode 49: At River Valley, we love to host, and we desire to be great stewards of hosting our guests. To ring in the new year, Pastor Logan Ketterling sat down to explain the heart behind hosting well, why it is so important. Here are 10 ways to help your church host people best. We can't wait for you to listen!

Show Me the Receipts (How Do You Know You're a Christian?)

River Valley Church

Pastor Rob shares some practical ways of how we can know if we are Christians.

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I Bought a 140 Year Old Book in Portland!

Talking Church

Episode 57: Pastor Logan was in Portland a few weeks back with Pastor Rob, and he found a book that was published in the 1800's with stories from the famous Cambridge 7, Hudson Taylor and other amazing missionaries! Logan explains the background behind this historic book, beautiful passages and lessons from the author, and his encouragement to the network. Let's take a look back at what missions work was like 140 years ago!

Leaders Need Help! Dr. Robert Crosby

Talking Church

Episode 60: Today we are joined by Dr. Robert Crosby, president of Emerge Counseling Ministries and author of The One Jesus Loves. Tune in to hear about the importance of mental wholeness not simply mental wellness; how to intentionally build a friendship with Jesus; and what our calling as pastors really looks like.

Giving Series - The Tithe - Part 1

River Valley Church

Pastor Rob begins our Giving Series by talking about the importance of the tithe.

From Corporate to the Church

Talking Church

Today on Talking Church we have team members, Lindsay Swiggum & Pat Utecht, sharing about their call into ministry from Corporate America. Hear about the wins, challenges, and blessings of both worlds, and how the blend of both could empower ministries to the next level.

Take Ground

River Valley Church

As we continue to take ground this year, Pastor Rob reminds us that every part of obedience makes a difference.