We Are Vineyard

Welcome to the We Are Vineyard podcast. In celebration of the Advent season, you will hear a short devotion each week specially crafted for you by a member of one of Vineyard USA’s Associations. Today’s theme is Love, and Rian Emano represents the AAPI Association with a beautiful devotion about different expressions of love, and the LOVE that God is writing into the world through Jesus and through us. After that, we will hear a medley of Great Is The Lord’s Love and O Come All Ye Faithful, sung by Kyrie Varieur.  Rian Emano serves on the pastoral team at Vineyard of Hope in Walnut, California, and on the advisory board for the Vineyard USA AAPI Association. This is the last episode of We Are Vineyard for 2025. We’ll be back with fresh episodes in February!

Welcome to the We Are Vineyard podcast. In celebration of the Advent season, you will hear a short devotion each week specially crafted for you by a member of one of Vineyard USA’s Associations. Today’s theme is Joy, and Sarah Anderson represents the Women’s Association with a devotion on finding joy in the chaos of real life. Then we’ll hear What Joy Is Found from Vineyard Worship featuring Torri Baker. Sarah is the pastor of Vineyard Finneytown in Cincinnati, Ohio.  She and her husband, Grant, have three boys, a rabbit, and a puppy in their lively household. Sarah is passionate about helping people to encounter the presence of God, equipping people to minister in the power of the Spirit, and seeing children fall in love with Jesus at summer camp. Sarah currently serves as the Vice-Chair on the National Team for the Vineyard Women’s Association. She loves a good hike in the woods, chips & queso, office supplies, putting things in rainbow order, and time with family.

Welcome to the We Are Vineyard podcast. In celebration of the Advent season, you will hear a short devotion each week specially crafted for you by a member of one of Vineyard USA’s Associations. Today’s theme is Peace, and Joshua Miller represents the Black Pastors and Leaders Association with a devotion about the variations in our experiences of peace, and the Peace that comes only from being with God. Then we’ll hear Christ the King from Heaven and Earth, featuring Joshua Miller & Tyler Jarvis. Joshua Miller is a pastor, songwriter, vocalist, musician, and worship leader, currently serving as Associate Pastor and on the Senior Leadership Team at Vineyard Columbus. With a heart for worship and a gift for leadership, Joshua brings both creativity and strategic insight into his role.  He is the founder of Heaven and Earth, a worship collective composed of worship leaders, vocalists, musicians, and writers from within the Vineyard Columbus community. The collective exists to cultivate authentic worship and foster collaboration among artists and leaders.  Joshua has been featured in partnership with Vineyard Worship and Integrity Music, contributing to several widely recognized worship projects. His work includes songs such as “Eternal Light,” “This Joy,” “Cherry Blossoms,” “You’re Carrying Me,” “Behold,” and “Roll Like a River.” These songs reflect his heart for the Church and his passion for creating worship that is both spiritually grounded and artistically rich.  Joshua is married to Alicia, a licensed clinical counselor, and together they are raising three energetic, strong, and beautiful daughters—along with their dogs, Leo and Bettie.   Show Notes:  Black Pastors and Leaders Association  Christ the King by Heaven and Earth, featuring Joshua Miller and Tyler Jarvis

Welcome to the We Are Vineyard podcast. In celebration of the Advent season, you will hear a short devotion each week specially crafted for you by a member of one of Vineyard USA’s Associations, followed by a song curated by the Vineyard Worship team. Today’s theme is Hope, and Donna Ackermann represents the Hispanic Association with a beautiful reflection on holding fast to the hope of Jesus through the twists and turns of life, after which we’ll hear Padre Nuestro from Vineyard Worship featuring Carlabigail Hernandez. Since 2020, Donna has co-pastored the Vineyard Longmont with her husband Alex in northern Colorado. They are currently in the process of buying their first church building and having another church merge with them. They planted their first Vineyard in the 80s with 5 small children, and Donna has pioneered worship in two other church plants/campuses. She serves as the Communications & Events Director for the Vineyard Hispanic Association. She has been in various church ministry roles for over 38 years and worked with a nationwide Christian radio talk show. Donna is ordained, a certified bilingual Spiritual Director and a trained Vineyard coach. She has been married for over 40 years to her best friend, has 5 adult children, a daughter-in-law & 2 beautiful grandchildren. Her 89-year-old Panamanian mother lives with them. She is a foodie, loves international food, and has a growing backyard orchard of 5 fruit trees, many berry bushes, and grapevines. She dreams of someday planting a La Viña.