Created for Community Episode Four: Authentic Community Guests: Anna Knueve, Kirstin Poppen & Kylie Magnus On the precipice of a new chapter in life, three High School seniors sit down with Sarah Iverson to discuss how they've experienced authentic community in their life. From camps to teams and more - listen as they reflect on what it's looked like. 

Good Shepherd Lutheran Church - Madison & Verona

Created for Community | Episode 4

Created for Community Episode Three: Deep Community over Decades Guest: Sara McCormack Pastor Chris Enstad sits down with Sara McCormack for a conversation on how she has found community within Good Shepherd over the years. Sara currently serves as the President of the Good Shepherd Church Board. In the conversation, Sara shares how the pandemic has changed how small groups and communities are able to gather, but how that has also opened up new opportunities for connection. 

Created for Community | Episode 3

Created for Community Episode Two: When Invitation Comes Knocking Guests: Esther & Dean Nelson For the second episode of Good Shepherd's Lenten Podcast, we sit down with Esther & Dean Nelson. For over thirty years they have been a vital part of the Good Shepherd Community. Learn about the unexpected way they first were welcomed in to the community and how they found ways to love and serve in many different ways big and small over the years. 

Created for Community | Episode 2

Created for Community Episode One: Exploring Fraternity & Sorority Community Guests: Jen & Eric Holmer The first episode of Good Shepherd's "Created for Community" Lenten Podcast features our host Sarah Iverson sitting down for a conversation with Jen and Eric Holmer about their experiences of community. Both Jen and Eric were members of the Greek system at the University of Illinois and had formative experiences within their Greek chapters. They share what they've learned about how healthy community is cultivated and sustained - even in unexpected places like a fraternity or sorority. 

Created for Community | Episode 1

Pastor Dara Schuller-Hanson Hear God’s words of welcome today, People of Good Shepherd, you are God’s beloved children and with you, with all of you, God is well pleased.  Hold on to your identity as beloved children of God and then use that identity to shine with the light of Jesus Christ. If we welcome as God welcomed us, who knows where God might lead us into the world where that message is needed most.

Welcome as you have been Welcomed

Originally recorded on September 15, 1985  Mark 7:31-37 Pastor Clem Peterson preaches at the Good Shepherd Madison campus on his last Sunday as lead Pastor. 

Good Shepherd Archives | Pastor Clem Peterson

Action Required Loving Unconditionally The story of the Good Samaritan teaches us how to love others, no matter who they are. Pastor Joe Brosious preaches from the Good Shepherd Madison Campus on Sunday, July 14th 2019.   

Action Required | Loving Unconditionally

Pastor Dara Schuller-Hanson preaches on John 14:23-29 on the sixth Sunday of Easter from the Good Shepherd Verona Campus

John 14:23-29 | Pastor Dara Schuller-Hanson

Pastor Joe Brosious preaches on John 14:23-29 on the Sixth Sunday of Easter - May 26, 2019 at the Good Shepherd Madison Campus. 

"Biblical Love" | Pastor Joe Brosious

Pastor Chris Enstad preaches from the Good Shepherd Verona Campus on Sunday, May 19, 2019 

"Agape Love" | Pastor Chris Enstad

Pastor Dara Schuller-Hanson preaches on John 13:31-35.  Originally recorded at Good Shepherd's Madison Campus on Sunday, May 19, 2019 

"God Loves Us" | Pastor Dara Schuller-Hanson

When we embark on this Lenten season of prayer, contemplation, and almsgiving, we’re given an opportunity to step back from the daily grind, to see where God might be calling us. We’re given a chance to meditate on what it means to act as the hands and feet of Christ. We’re given space to pray to discern our response to God’s call in each of our lives - and to consider how to put God’s call into action. Today on the Good Shepherd Podcast, we hear how The Beatles’ sentimental and nostalgic hit “In My Life” speaks to the experience of reflecting on the shape and direction of our lives - and shows that our lives are always part of God’s ongoing story.

Lenten Podcast | Episode 4

Psalm 63 is an expression of confidence in God’s faithfulness through all times - even in moments of thirst, fatigue, and discomfort. The seasons turn, one to another. Good times come, and good times inevitably go. But throughout it all, God upholds us and provides us shelter. Everything in this world has a quality of impermanence and change - yet God’s grace remains constant throughout it all.   Today on the Good Shepherd Podcast, we hear how Pete Seeger’s iconic folk ballad “Turn, Turn, Turn” can remind us of God’s presence and power - in all seasons of life.

Lenten Podcast | Episode 3

Especially in America, there seems to be this popular image of the life of faith as a road to comfort and prosperity. If we put Jesus first, life would be easier. Some even think of Lent as a means to an end. If we give up the right things and focus more on God, then surely our troubles will fade away. But the Psalms suggest otherwise. These ancient expressions of the life of God’s faithful continue to remind us of God’s fidelity in times of fear and hardship. Through the Psalms, God promises to be present through our darkest journeys - providing shelter in our hours of need. Today on The Good Shepherd Podcast, we’ll hear how U2’s gospel-infused hit “I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For” reminds us of the realities of hardship, while calling us to lean into our faith - and to keep on walking.

Lenten Podcast | Episode Two

This season on the Good Shepherd Podcast, we’ll hear what the Psalms have to say about faith and following - and how songs of our soul have influenced the journeys of the Good Shepherd community. Today, we hear Psalm 51 - the Psalm read every year on Ash Wednesday, a Psalm that prays for a renewed spirit. And as we hear this Psalm of David, we hear how Boston’s classic rock anthem “Longtime” invites us to look back on our dreams - to consider what we are chasing.

Lenten Podcast | Episode One

Sermons, interviews and more from Good Shepherd Lutheran Church (ELCA) in Madison & Verona Wisconsin. Since 1957, our mission has been to reflect Jesus' love to transform lives and make disciples.