Natives Follow Jesus – Détails, épisodes et analyse

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You may wonder why I follow Jesus. How does a baby boy born into a Navajo family

decide to follow Jesus?  Well, wonder no more. In this episode, I want to share with

you why I follow Jesus.

LINKS + RESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE:

• Sign up for monthly newsletter
• Join the movement on Instagram @nativesfollowjesus
• Learn how to share your faith with Greg Stier, Life in Six Words
• Learn how to Minister in Guilt-Shame-Fear Cultures with Jayson Georges
• Follow Dino & Nanette Butler on Facebook at Theodore Butler
• Give a review of this podcast on Podchaser.com

Join us for the next episode when we share how you can be a good ambassador for Christ as a Native who Follows Jesus

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To be honest, I have felt all alone. I've even felt all alone in a crowd. You may feel all alone now or you may have felt all alone recently. There is hope. All of us are at risk for loneliness. So, in this episode, I'll offer my take on how you can move from feeling alone to feeling that you belong.

LINKS + RESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE:

• Sign up for monthly newsletter
• Join the movement on Instagram @nativesfollowjesus
• Check out the National Atlas of Indian Tribes, Cultures, and Languages
• Follow Indian Bible College on Instagram @indianbiblecollege

Join us for the next episode when you will hear my testimony and how I am following Jesus today. "Wherever you are, God sees you. You are NOT alone. Keep following Jesus."

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If you feel like there's a gap between the connection you would like with people and the connection you actually have with people, then lean in here for this episode of Natives Follow Jesus. You may have a lot of superficial social connections but you long for something deeper. You may wish someone could accept the real you. Do you hope you could find your "tribe?" Do you feel isolated rather than connected? Everyone is at risk for loneliness. But you can discover how to move from feeling isolated and move towards being connected to other followers of Jesus. Listen up! You can know that God sees you wherever you are and you are not alone.

LINKS + RESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE:

• Sign up for monthly newsletter
• Join the movement on Instagram @nativesfollowjesus
• Follow L'Arcada Camps on Instagram @larcardacamps

Join us for the next episode when we address how you can move from feeling alone to feeling that you belong. "Wherever you are, God sees you. You are NOT alone. Keep following Jesus."

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You might ask, “I see that this is podcast is set to help those who follow Jesus. But how do you follow Jesus when you feel all alone?  How do you follow Jesus as a Native American on your reservation?  How do you follow Jesus as a First Nation disciple on your reserve?  How do you follow Jesus in the city where you could be around hundreds, thousands, or hundreds of thousands of people—yet feel all alone? If I feel alone, how can I feel that I belong?” I believe that you can move from feeling alone to feeling that you belong. 

In this episode, you will discover how you can start to feel that you belong. 

LINKS + RESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE:

• Sign up for monthly newsletter
• Adam Grant Podcast--Work Life with Adam Grant
• Join the movement on Instagram @nativesfollowjesus
• Follow Tawny Staib on Instagram @tawnsjojostaib

Join us for the next episode when we address how God sees you wherever you are. He sees you not to watch for your missteps to punish you but to watch for you to commune with you--even when your life feels messed up.

Are you a Jesus Follower from a Native American Tribe or Band or are you a Jesus Follower from a First Nation? Then, this podcast is for you.

Although, even if you are a Jesus Follower from any other nation or background, then you could still benefit from this podcast. 

I will upload episodes every Monday at 6:30am with segments that will seek to understand the unique challenges you face as a follower of Jesus.  There will be bonus episodes where I will interview other Natives who are following Jesus. You will gain perspective from their journey and you will find inspiration to keep following Jesus. 

Why this podcast? I find that those who follow Jesus as a Native American or First Nation are from places and spaces from the USA, to CANADA and beyond. Wherever you are, I invite you to join me on this spiritual quest to follow Jesus. 

I also believe that frequently Satan wants to discourage those who follow Jesus by telling them lie--like YOU are all alone and no one cares. 

But I want you to know. You are NOT alone.  Not only does God see you, but I see you too.  You belong with me in the global Body of Christ as a follower of Jesus. You belong with us! 

So what are you waiting for? Subscribe to this podcast by signing up for my monthly newsletter. Engage with me on Instagram. Follow me @nativesfollowjesus   If you want to ask a question, reach out on Instagram and I promise to respond.

Tell your friends that this show is available to listen to for free in any app that supports podcasts.   

And remember, "Wherever you are, God sees you. You are NOT alone! Keep following Jesus!”

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I believe Natives who follow Jesus can be good ambassadors in this world. In this episode, I want to share with you how you can be a good ambassador in this world. You can offer value into this world by being a good ambassador! As representatives of Jesus, you can spread good vibes in a world that desperately needs good vibes.

LINKS + RESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE:

• Sign up for my newsletter
• Follow me on Instagram @nativesfollowjesus
• Watch a sermon on being a good ambassador from one of my pastors, Billy Starkey at GraceForOhio.org. Sermon starts at 31:30. Watch how to genuinely share your faith.
• Read article by Maureen Salamon, "Validation: Defusing Intense Emotions"
• Follow Paul Straubel on Facebook at Center for Indian Ministries
• Check out Mokahum Discipleship Ministry
• Take a look at Envision Twin Cities
• Give a review of this podcast on Podchaser.com

Join us for the next episode when we share how I envision Indigenous followers of Jesus making disciples of all nations.

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You know how to say thanks. But you need to say thanks more.  A simple thank you—especially if it’s sincere and not manipulative—will provide the benefactor with a good vibe. 

• You know people who are struggling financially 
• You know people who lack significant connections with others
• You know people who are stressed and anxious
• You know people who feel unhappy 
• You know people who feel sad because the weather is changing
• You know people who are disappointed that something didn’t work out
• You know people who are working so many hours and speeding towards burnout
• You know people who are dealing with trauma from past life experiences
• You know the world is pushing you to achieve status, beauty, and wild success; but you find no status, struggle with body image, and you feel like a failure
• You know people who struggle to put food on the table 

Such circumstances can lead one to be ungrateful. 

But there is another pathway that leads to greater hope! 

Say, "Thanks." In this episode, I will share how you can be grateful even when life's outcomes are lacking. When you are not actively grateful, you leave space for discontent to flourish. This can detract from your mental well-being. You start pushing people away. If ingratitude makes you negative, you may put negative vibes into the world. We don't need more bad vibes. We need good vibes! Listen how you can say thanks and bring light into a gloomy world.

LINKS + RESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE:

• Sign up for monthly newsletter
• Follow me on Instagram @nativesfollowjesus
• List of 17 verses about thanksgiving
• Engage with John Pellowe who believes "Thank you" is more than a courtesy
• Discover the Podcast Launch Accelerator online course with Mark Asquith
• Peruse AWeber one email service provider that I find helpful
• Check out GoDaddy to find a domain for your website
• Try Canva an online graphic design toolbox
• Download Audacity for an online editing and recording app

Join us for the next episode talking about Native Americans and USA holidays like Thanksgiving. Did the Indians welcome the Pilgrims at the First Thanksgiving? Or is there something more to discover?

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I believe Natives who Follow Jesus can impact the world for Christ! In this episode, I will share my vision for Indigenous followers of Jesus making disciples of all nations. The Gospel has come to many indigenous nations. But how do we as Native American and First Nations Peoples who follow Jesus join the task of reaching the world for Christ. I believe we can assist in the task of making disciples of Jesus anywhere around the world.

LINKS + RESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE:

• Learn more about me by signing up for my newsletter on podcast webpage.
• Follow me on Instagram @nativesfollowjesus
• Peruse On Eagles Wings webpage to discover how Native Peoples are being mobilized to reach the nations
• Listen to the Hutchcraft brothers on their Go M.A.D. podcast
• Find the overview of the book of Acts from Bible Study Fellowship here.
• Check out CHIEF ministries webpage to marvel at how Indigenous Peoples are being discipled to live for Christ, to share Christ, and to reach others for Christ.
• Take a look at a post summarizing the First Laugh Ceremony written by Shari Rose
• Give a review of this podcast on Podchaser.com

Join me for the next episode when I share how Thanksgiving can be difficult to navigate as a Native American in the United States.

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I believe Natives who Follow Jesus can “speak the truth in love” when it comes to history in the Americas and Christianity today. In the next four episodes I will be talking about Myths of Native America and Misconceptions of Christianity.  Since I live in both worlds as a Navajo who is a Christian, I believe that I can add unique insight and perspective to the myths and misconceptions that I have chosen.

So let me briefly address my take on a myth of Native America and a misconception of Christianity in today’s episode: 

• Did the Indians welcome the Pilgrims at the First Thanksgiving?
• Why is Christianity full of hypocrites?

LINKS + RESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE:

• Sign up for monthly newsletter
• Join the movement on Instagram @nativesfollowjesus
• View the painting--Ferris, Jean Leon Gerome, Artist. The first Thanksgiving/ J.L.G. Ferris. Massachusetts, ca. 1932. Cleveland, Ohio: The Foundation Press, Inc. Photograph. https://www.loc.gov/item/2001699850/
• Article by Teddy Barbier, "The 'First Thanksgiving' by Jean Leon Gerome Ferris"
• Post by Brian D. Butler, "The Myth of Thanksgiving" where he reviews the work of Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz and Dina Gilio-Whitaker, All the Real Indians Died Off, Myth 4.
• Nell Srinath, "The Genocidal Myth of Thanksgiving" repost from The Daily Campus.COM
• Follow Billy Tallas on Instagram @billytallas
• Peruse church plant website for Billy & Brianna Tallas: tallasmission.com
• Give a review of this podcast on Podchaser.com

Join us for the next episode when I will address Myth--Columbus Discovered America?; and Misconception--Once you become a Christian, God will solve all your problems.

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I believe Natives who Follow Jesus can “speak the truth in love” when it comes to history in the Americas and Christianity today. In four episodes I will be talking about Myths of Native America and Misconceptions of Christianity.  Since I live in both worlds as a Navajo who is a Christian, I believe that I can add unique insight and perspective to the myths and misconceptions that I have chosen.

So let me briefly address my take on a myth of Native America and a misconception of Christianity in today’s episode: 

• Did Columbus discover America?
• Once you become a Christian, God will solve all your problems?

LINKS + RESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE:

• Sign up for monthly newsletter
• Join the movement on Instagram @nativesfollowjesus
• View the Columbus Monument inscription: Photograph. https://www.loc.gov/item/2001699850/
• Post by Central Park Conservancy, "The Columbus Circle Monument"
• Article by Royal Museum Greenwich , "Christopher Columbus"
• Article National Museum of the American Indian,"Unlearning Columbus Day Myths"
• Article on Vikings Arrived 500 years before Columbus, "The Real Story: Who discovered America"
• Article about Christopher Columbus exploits lauded, "Five Myths About Columbus"
• Article about how Columbus became the symbol of the founding of America, "We All Know that Columbus Didn't Discover America--So How Did He Become a Symbol of It's Founding," by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz.
• Article of Navajo Artist, Dustin Quinn Martin, "Point Lips, Not Fingers"
• Follow Josiah Butler on Instagram @siah_b_69
• Peruse Indian Bible College website
• Give a review of this podcast on Podchaser.com

Join us for the next episode when I will address Myth--Indian casino make all Indians rich?; and Misconception--Christianity is no fun, only legalistic