THE B4 PODCAST

This week Alex and Ashleigh continue their conversation with Dr. Kara Powell. They dig in more to the 3 questions that change every...

In Ecclesiastes 3, we see “the Teacher” reflect about time. He contemplates two categories, time and eternity, examining their impact...

Today Pat Warren, a member of B4 Church, will be reading from Psalm 52. Bethany French sings Promises Never Fail.

This week, Alex and Ashleigh welcome Dr. Kara Powell to the podcast. They talk about the big questions teens ask, how Kara’s process of...

This week is our first study in the book of Ecclesiastes. It’s wisdom literature, but it’s unlike any other wisdom literature in the...

Today Lupe Meneses Luna, a member of our sister church, Centro Victoria, and volunteer at B4’s soccer camp, will be reading from...

This week on the podcast, Ashleigh and Alex share some concepts about communication that they learned on their recent staff retreat. They...

This message concludes our series A People in a Place with a look at two meaningful features from 2 Corinthians 2, verse 14: the triumph...

Today Sharon Kim, a member of B4 Church and a Life Group leader, will be reading from Psalm 50. Our Creative Director, Casey Parnell, sings...

Today on the podcast, Alex and Ashleigh interview new B4 Staff member, Noel Wood, who serves as our Experience Lead. They discuss...

This week’s message begins with 1 Corinthians 15:1-4. In these verses, the Apostle Paul is expressing the core tenets of the Gospel, and...

Today Julie Chu, a member of B4 Culture and the Chinese Fellowship, will be reading from Psalm 49. Our Creative Director, Casey Parnell,...

This week on the podcast, Alex and Ashleigh discuss the importance of having purpose in your life. While all Christians have the same...

This week, we continue our study in the book of Corinthians. We looks at several passages that have a counterintuitive message. Paul points...

Today Natalie Wang, a member of B4 Church and a neuroscience student at Johns Hopkins University, will be reading from Psalm 46. Our...

We live in an information saturated world. How can we flourish in a world that seems to be constantly getting more bad news? This week on...

In 1 Corinthians 12, Paul is speaking to a group of people who worshipped idols before becoming Christians. In contrast to their old, mute...

Today Bob Barkema, a volunteer with the adult ministry team, will be reading from Psalm 48. Jonathan Jones sings Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus.

Resources to Dig Deeper: We have lots of books on the spiritual disciplines in the B4 Digital library: https://b4church.overdrive.com/....

We see rhythms of shalom set forth in a letter from Jeremiah to the Israelites living in exile in Babylon. To the average Israelite,...

Today Annette Barkema, a volunteer with the Adult Ministry Team, will be reading from Psalm 47. Our Creative Director, Casey Parnell, sings...

Sit in on a conversation as we look back on the last year and we celebrate the 100th episode of the B4 Podcast.   Resources to Dig...

In the passage for this message, Paul constructs an argument from the Corinthians lived experience that shows how what we call communion...

In this special episode of the podcast, we hear stories from youth and volunteers who participated in B4 Youth’s Youth for the City...

This week on the podcast, Ashleigh is joined by Fabi Colmenarez, B4’s Missions Pastor. Fabi shares a little of her story. She also...

In 1 Corinthians 8 and Romans 15 Paul addresses a problem that can easily seem obscure to us today: whether or not people should eat meat...

Today our Executive Pastor, Missy Barnes, will be reading Psalm 44. While Creative Director, Casey Parnell, sings Available.

This week on the podcast, Ashleigh is joined by Pastor Brad Williams and B4’s Communication Director, Tiffany Pugh to talk about...

Dani Cole, Senior Church Advisor for World Vision in the Pacific Northwest, shared with us how a family crisis brought a dramatic change in...

Today our Finance Advisor, Krisnee Pipatanangkura, will be reading Psalms 42 & 43. While Worship Leader, Jamie Robison, sings As the...

This week on the podcast, Ashleigh interviews Al Schmitt and Lisa Mentasana, the Directors of the Beaverton Resource Center (BRC). Al and...

The people of Corinth loved litigation loved taking one another to court over almost anything. So did the Corinthian Christians, a fact...

Today our B4 Kids Volunteer, Katie Bentley, will be reading Psalm 41. While Worship Resident, Jonathan Jones, sings Turn Your Eyes Upon...

This week on the podcast, Ashleigh is joined by Pastor Brad Williams and Communications Director Tiffany Pugh to talk about what it means...

Something terrible was happening within the Corinthian church. There was some sort of sexual misconduct happening that even those outside...

Today our Experience Coordinator, Noel Wood, will be reading Psalm 40. While Creative Director, Casey Parnell, sings Reign Above it All. 

This week, Ashleigh, Lane, and Tiffany continue their conversation on Biblical Sexuality. They also talk about the challenges of singleness...

Paul’s first letter to the church in Corinth, written mid-first century AD while he was in Ephesus, addresses growing cultural disunity...

Today our Foursquare Chaplain, Rick Schermerhorn, will be reading Psalm 39. While our worship leader, sings Nothing Else.

This week on the podcast, Ashleigh is joined by Pastor Lane Greenleaf-Perez (Director of Youth and Young Adults) and Tiffany Pugh...

During this week’s message, Pastor Lane asks: “Who do you listen to? Who is the most influential in your life?” Those questions...

Today our Director, Steve Mitchell, will be reading Psalm 36. While Creative Director, Casey Parnell, sings My Jesus I Love Thee .

Resources to Dig Deeper: Psalm 1 https://bit.ly/3vT0b2W  and Psalm 29:11 https://bit.ly/3da76hN Practicing the Presence of God by Brother...

This message begins a series on Paul’s letters to the Corinthians. Corinth was much like many contemporary cities: a mix of...

Today our B4 Elder, Ushirika, will be reading Psalm 37. While Creative Director, Casey Parnell, sings Hungry.

This week, Casey and Ashleigh continue their conversation with Pastor Bo Stern-Brady. They talk about SoulSpace (a Christian Meditation...

This week  wraps up our series on Hearing God in the Wilderness by posing a key question, “How do I hear God’s voice?” At the core...

Today our Missions Director, Mark Nicklas, will be reading Psalm 38. 

This week on the podcast, Casey Parnell (Worship Director) and Ashleigh interview Pastor Bo Stern-Brady. They talk about how Bo’s...

When Hagar, an enslaved Egyptian serving Saria (Sarah), is given as a surrogate to Abram (Abraham) by the childless Saria, she becomes...

Today our Podcast Producer, Ashleigh Rich, will be reading Psalm 35. While Worship Leader, Bethany French, sings O Come to the Altar.

Resources to dig deeper: If you want to check out what is going on with Keith at East Hill: https://www.easthill.org/  Hope Brooklyn:...

Today our Creative Director, Casey Parnell, will be reading Psalm 34. While Worship Leader, Bethany French, sings Promises Never Fail

Resources to dig deeper: If you want to check out what is going on with Keith at East Hill: https://www.easthill.org/ TD Jakes –...

Today Accountant, Marilyn Rider, will be reading Psalm 33. While Worship Leader, Bethany French, sings Promises Never Fail

This week on the podcast, Alex and Ashleigh talk about click bait and trigger words. They define what these two things are, give some...

Today our Worship Pastor, Jamie Robison, will be reading Psalm 32. While Worship Leader, Bethany French, sings Promises Never Fail

This week on the podcast, Ashleigh and Alex talk about the difficulty of balancing effort, perfection, and grace in all areas of life. They...

Today our Pastor, Brent Mills, will be reading Psalm 31. While Worship leader, Bethany French, sings O Come to the Altar.

This week Alex and Ashleigh continue their interview with Dr. AJ Swoboda. They discuss how people of all ages are dealing with...

Today our Administrator and service coordinator for B4 Creative, Desiree Medari, will be reading Psalm 30.

Today on the podcast, Alex and Ashleigh interview Dr. AJ Swoboda, author of the book After Doubt. They talk about the difference between...

Today our Children’s Outreach Coordinator, Katie Oranen, will be reading Psalm 28.

This week, David Beavis, B4’s Middle School Pastor joins Alex and Ashleigh to discuss the uniqueness of Gen Z and what it looks like to...

Today our Graphic Designer, Yzmari Fredrickson, will be reading Psalm 29. While Creative Director, Casey Parnell, sings Hungry.

This week, Pastor Brad, Alex, and Ashleigh continue their conversation on grace and truth. Specifically, they talk about what it looks like...

Today our 4th + 5th Grade Pastor, Todd Crist, will be reading Psalm 27. While Worship Resident, Jonathan Jones, sings Nothing Else.

This week Pastor Brad Williams returns to the podcast to talk with Alex and Ashleigh about grace and truth. Pastor Brad shares some of his...

Today our Communications Director, Tiffany Pugh, will be reading Psalm 26. While Creative Director, Casey Parnell, sings Available.

This week Resource Coordinator CarolAnne Tsai joins Ashleigh and Alex to discuss the importance of grace and listening when we come up...

Today Kris Hines who serves on the B4Kids team will be reading Psalm 25. While Casey Parnell sings Hungry.

As they continue their conversation on grace, Alex and Ashleigh talk more about what it looks like to hold grace and truth in tension. They...

Today our B4Kids Director, Laura Beavis, will be reading Psalm 24. While Casey Parnell sings Fresh Wind.

This week on the podcast, Alex and Ashleigh kick off a series of conversations about how grace impacts the Christian life. They begin this...

Today our Babies through Preschool Pastor, Carrie Koster, will be reading Psalm 23. While Jamie Robison sings As the Deer.

Happy Easter, everyone! Today Lane Greenleaf-Perez, our Youth and Young Adults Director, welcomes you to a special Easter edition of the...

Today our Youth and Young Adults Coordinator, Jessica DeBolt, will be reading John 19:38-42, while Casey Parnell sings Above it All....

Today our Middle School Pastor, David Beavis, will be reading Psalm 22, while Casey Parnell sings Be Thou My Vision. Traditionally, the...

Today our High School Pastor, Cassandra Dieterich, will be reading Matthew 26:36-46, while Casey Parnell sings Fresh Wind. Traditionally,...

This week on the podcast Morgan Clements, worship resident, joins Alex and Ashleigh. Together, they discuss the various days of Holy Week,...

This week our Resident Advisor and Executive Assistant, Maddy Salz, reads Psalm 19 while Creative Director, Casey Parnell, sings Reign...

This week, Alex and Ashleigh talk with Pastor Mark Nicklas who oversees missions and outreach at B4. Mark shares about his journey with...

This week our Youth Worship Coordinator, Weber Salz, reads Psalm 20. Casey Parnell sings Falling on Your Knees.

This week, Israel Talamantes joins Alex and Ashleigh to talk about Centro Victoria, the Spanish Speaking church that meets on B4’s...

This week B4Kids resident, Maddy Williams, reads Psalm 18:20-36. As worship resident, Jonathan Jones sings Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus.

As we continue chatting with the Pastors of our B4 Network of Churches, we speak to Pastor Dan Gill. Dan has been on staff with B4 for 7...

This week, Youth Resident Manny George reads Psalm 17. While Worship Resident, Johnathan Jones, sings Nothing Else.

Today on the podcast, Alex and Ashleigh chat with Joe Gruber, pastor of All City Church. All City is part of the new B4 Network of...

This week on the Weekly Liturgy, worship resident Morgan Clements reads Psalm 16 and Creative Director Casey Parnell sings Be thou my...

On this week’s episode of the podcast, Alex and Ashleigh ask Pastor Brad about his heart for church planting and how B4 is partnering...

This week our Creative Resident, Byron Wong, reads Psalm 15; and Bethany French sings O Come to the Altar.

This week, Alex and Ashleigh host B4’s new Creative Director, Casey Parnell. Casey shares about his journey with Jesus, his passion for...

This week our Missions Resident, Bethany Woodard, reads Psalm 14. While Promises never fail is sung by Bethany French.

This week on the podcast, Alex, Ashleigh, and CarolAnne Tsai (MSSW) talk about mental health. They share pieces of their own journeys and...

This week, worship resident Jonathan Jones reads Psalm 13.

This week, Alex, Ashleigh, and Josiah Johnson (current resident on the B4 Adult Ministries Team) discuss the season of Lent, which begins...

This week Krissy Hires will be reading Psalm 11 and Jamie Robison sings As the Deer.

Alex Lessler, Ashleigh Rich, and Kimberly Pasley finish their conversation on preparing for 20201. They share their plans for the new year...

This week, Jamie Lilley reads Psalm 12 while Casey Parnell sings My Jesus I Love Thee.

Pastor Brad Williams joins Alex and Ashleigh as he gives his “year in review”. Brad shares some lessons he’s learned in the last year...

This week Josiah Johnson reads Psalm 10:1-6, 12-18 and Alex DiMare sings 10,000 Reasons (Bless the Lord).

This week Alex Lessler, Ashleigh Rich, and Kimberly Pasley talk about how to balance hope and expectation in the midst of a tenuous new...

This week Launa Jeffery reads Psalm 9:1-2, 7-18 while Alex DiMare sings Graves to Gardens.

As we begin season 2 of the B4 Podcast, Alex Lessler, Ashleigh Rich, and Kimberly Pasley discuss the church holiday of Epiphany. This...

This week Pastor Larry White reads Luke 2:1-20 and Jamie Robison sings Above it All.

This week Fabi Colmenarez reads Philippians 2:1-11 and Jamie Robison sings Defender.

This week Jim Pope reads Isaiah 11:1-10 and Jamie Robison sings This is the Air I Breathe.

This week Kimberly Pasley reads Isaiah 9:1-7 and Jamie Robison sings As the Deer.

Happy Thanksgiving! This week Pastor Lane reads Matthew 6:25-34 and Alex DiMare sings What a Beautiful Name.

This week, Pastor Mark Nicklas reads Jeremiah 29:4-9 and Alex DiMare sings Christ Be Magnified.

At B4 Church we are looking at the vision and values of our church in our series called All Things New. Each week in the series, we will...

This week Executive Pastor Dan Gill reads 2 Corinthians 5:17-21 and Bethany French sings Promises Never Fail.

At B4 Church we are looking at the vision and values of our church in our series called All Things New. Each week in the series, we will...

This week, Missy Barnes reads Ephesians 4:1-6, and Bethany French sings O Come to the Alter.

For the next four weeks at B4 Church,  we will be looking at the vision and values of our church in our series called All Things New. Each...

Steve Mitchell reads 1 Kings 19:11-13, while Ron Artis sings Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus.

For the next four weeks at B4 Church,  we will be looking at the vision and values of our church in our series called All Things New. Each...

Today’s Reader: CarolAnne Tsai Today’s Verse: Psalm 7 Today’s Song: Graves Into Gardens by Alex DiMare

Summary: Today on the podcast, Pastors Brad and Alex talk about social media and its impact on our lives. We tweet, we like, we comment, we...

Today’s Reader: Christina Chen Today’s Verse: Psalm 6 Today’s Song: I Will Exalt – By Jamie Robison

This week Pastors Brad and Alex focus on divine listening: how we can make space in our lives to hear God’s voice. They talk about the...

Today’s Reader: Joe Gruber Today’s Verse: Psalm 5 Today’s Song: See a Victory – By Alex Dimare and Jamie Robison

We all know that relationships can be difficult. Whether it’s a friendship, marriage, work relationship, or a parent/child connection,...

Today’s Reader: Kayla Miller • Today’s Verse: Psalm 4 • Today’s Song: Greatness of God – By Jamie Robison

In their second discussion of suffering, Pastors Brad and Alex talk about how Christians can suffer well. Both Brad and Alex share personal...

Today’s Reader: Larry White • Today’s Verse: Psalm 3 • Today’s Song: I am a child of God – By Alex DiMare and...

This week on the podcast, Pastors Brad and Alex talk about how Christians should view suffering. The biblical view of the world (creation,...

Today’s Reader: Ashleigh Rich • Today’s Verse: Psalm 2 • Today’s Song: O Come to the Alter – By Alex DiMare

Pastors Brad and Alex continue their conversation on “minding the gap” between our expectations and reality. This week, they look at...

Today’s Reader: Alex Lessler • Today’s Verse: Psalm 1 • Today’s Song: O Praise the Name – By Alex DiMare

This week Pastor Brad and Pastor Alex Lessler talk about ways that we can “mind the gap” between our expectations and reality in...

Every Tuesday, we will host a dialog with different guests on a topic that can help you dig into what it means to follow Jesus in your own...