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Collected Podcast: Collecting stories that remind people of who God is + who we are in Him.

Collected Ministries is a non-profit organization dedicated to helping disciples of Jesus discover and live from their true identity in Christ, recognize and walk in their divine purpose within the Kingdom of God, and experience growth in their capacity for mature, healthy relationships. We create and circulate online content and resources, produce events and a bi-weekly podcast, book outside speaking engagements, and publish materials such as books, articles, artwork, etc.

01/04/2025

Happy New Year! Let these words from S7E8 of with wash over you as you seek God in 2025… “Just because it is broken on earth, doesn’t mean that it is broken in Heaven. We live in a broken world, but God has come to redeem the brokenness. We cannot look at Him through the lens of the world, rather we need to look at the world through the lens of our Abba, Father.

He is making all things good and right.

God has welcomed you into His Kingdom. People on earth may not want you, but the King of the Universe does want you. God did a good job of making you and the pieces of you that are of God are good.”

I pray you can walk into the New Year with God-rooted confidence!

12/25/2024

Merry Christmas! I pray that today and everyday you experience the nearness of Immanuel— the God who left Heaven to be with you. Through Him, may you find comfort and rest for your soul in this season. Sending you lots of love from across the miles, Jes + The Collected Team ✨🕯️🤍

12/19/2024

N E W E P S I O D E ! 🎙️ This week, in S7E8 of we are honored to welcome Tori Hope Petersen to the podcast! is an author, speaker, podcaster and advocate for vulnerable children. In this episode, she shares about her new book— Breaking the Patterns that Break You: Healing from the Pain of Your Past and Finding Real Hope that Lasts— and how to break free from the lies that you may be believing in order to experience true healing and freedom in Christ. She shares a powerful message of hope for the New Year and reminds us that we are each loved and made with a purpose. ✨

12/18/2024

✨Immanuel— God With Us— This name of Jesus reminds us that He is with us always and in everything – in our suffering, in our pain and sorrow, in our joy, in our conflict, in our sin, in our uncertainty– in all the things that we experience in a broken world. Jesus did not shy away from these things and He with us through everything. Tune in for a message of hope and peace as we enter into the Advent Season. 🕯️🕊️🤍

12/17/2024

I S7E7 of Jes taught that Immanuel means “God with us” and reminds us that Jesus is with us always and in everything – in our suffering, in our pain and sorrow, in our joy, in our conflict, in our sin, in our facing death and uncertainty– in all the things that we experience in a broken world. Jesus did not shy away from these things. Jesus is with us through everything. His presence will never leave us. Herbert Lockyer shares, “It is this character, as the ever present companion, that the living bond and most intimate fellowship between God and man was summed up in one word: Immanuel.” Whenever you feel stressed, anxious, lonely or afraid, The Lord is with you always. You are not alone. You are not forgotten.

12/05/2024

N E W E P I S O D E 🎙️ Merry Christmas!! This week on The Collected Podcast, Jes is sharing the next message in our Names of God Series. Throughout this series, we have been highlighting different names of The Lord. Understanding who God is and who we are in Him are vital parts of walking in freedom and remaining rooting in who we are created to be! Today we are circling back to IMMANUEL, God With Us. This name of Jesus reminds us that He is with us always and in everything – in our suffering, in our pain and sorrow, in our joy, in our conflict, in our sin, in our uncertainty– in all the things that we experience in a broken world. Jesus did not shy away from these things and He with us through everything. Tune in for a message of hope and peace as we enter into the Advent Season.

12/04/2024

In S7E6 of Dr. Nicole Wilke reminded us about the unconditional love of God! .nicolewilke shared, “When you couple early adversity with instability, you often see unlovable behaviors. However, when we look at the character of God, we see Him going to those that are the most unlovable. He goes to us when we are at our most unlovable state.

God is in the business of transformation.

God intends for us to be dependent on Him. This is part of His strategy for growing us and shaping us into becoming more life Him.

There is never an end to the love of our Heavenly Father. He never stops loving you, chasing you and pursuing you!” AMEN!!

Tune into the full episode for more of this goodness!

11/21/2024

N E W E P I S O D E ! 🎙️ This week we are excited to welcome researcher, missionary, author and marriage and family therapist, Dr. Nicole Wilke to the show! Dr. Wilke currently serves as Director of Christian Alliance for Orphans’ Center on Applied Research for Vulnerable Children and Families, bridging research and practice to improve care for vulnerable children and families around the globe. In this episode, she shares about her latest book, Overcoming: What Scripture and Science Say About Resilience and provides practical resources to help us rethink how to approach resilience and overcome adversity. We also dive into the love of God and the hope that we have in Him!

11/15/2024

J E H O V A H R O H I : This was our very first name that I highlighted in the Names of God Series on Instagram and last week I did a deep dive into this name on the podcast. This name highlights The Lord as our loving shepherd and is such a beautiful picture of care and selfless love! Tune into S7E5 of to learn all about how and when this name is used in the Bible 🤍

11/09/2024

N E W E P I S O D E ! 🎙️ This week on The Collected Podcast, is sharing the next message in our Names of God Series! Throughout this series, we have been highlighting different names of The Lord. Understanding who God is and who we are in Him are vital parts of walking in freedom and remaining rooting in who we are created to be! Today we are circling back to JEHOVAH ROHI. This name highlights The Lord as our loving shepherd. In the Ancient Near East, a good shepherd would endure danger, extreme weather conditions and sleeplessness in order to protect and provide for his sheep. In the same way, God protects us from danger, provides us with nourishments through His Word, stays by our side through times of struggle, and seeks after our hearts when we wander away. This is such a beautiful picture of care and selfless love!

11/06/2024

In S7E4 of reminded us that answered prayers aren’t always what we expect. As Caitlan was praying for the physical healing of her body, she realized that God was instead healing her heart.

Caitlan shared, “God is always kind and He is always good. This can never change. No matter what may happen in our lives or bodies, God is the one constant. Our lives and bodies may change in an instant, but God is still good. God wants for us to live abundant lives. He is a good Father.”

Amen! For more of this goodness, tune into the full episode! 💛

10/24/2024

N E W E P I S O D E ✨ This week we are excited to welcome blogger and podcaster Caitlan Reese Killian to the show! is a Stage 4 Metastatic Breast Cancer thriver with a mission to celebrate God’s goodness in all things. In this episode, Caitlan shares her powerful story of dealing with disappointment, experiencing the goodness of God in her darkest moments, finding an unexpected kind of healing, and remaining rooted in her true identity. She reminds us that God’s goodness and grace are available to us in any moment because He is with us in every moment.

Caitlan is also the founder of 🎀 Her mission is to affirm Thrivers’ worth, to build a community of women claiming their goodness, and to change the narrative of breast cancer awareness to include all women. Check out the shop and support metastatic breast cancer research!

10/23/2024

In S7E3 of reminded us about the importance of living a life devoted to Christ. He shared, “Living a devoted life is worth it. There is nothing that you can give to Christ that wouldn’t be worth it in the end. The only logical response to what Christ did on the cross is to live a life devoted to Him.

God was graciously willing to give up His own Son, so how much more willing will he be to freely give us all things? This is the center of God’s heart— God’s heart is for you. He gave up His Son for you, so there is nothing good that He would withhold. So how do we live a devoted life?

Love is spelled T-I-M-E. Those who find God, find time. You must have a whole ‘seeking God’ lifestyle.”

For more, tune in to the full episode through the link in our bio 🔗

10/10/2024

N E W E P I S O D E ! 🎙️This week we are excited to welcome pastor and author Justin Kendrick to the show! In this episode, shares tools from his latest book, How to Quiet a Hurricane: Strategies for Christian Endurance in the Midst of Life’s Storms. Tune in for insight on how to develop the inner strength necessary to navigate life’s inevitable storms and move past your fears and anxieties into a life of real and enduring peace. We recorded this episode in early September, prior to the hurricanes that would devastate our country over the coming month. Justin’s message is more powerful than ever as millions of people recover from the literal hurricanes that hit their lives. Whether the hurricanes in your life are literal or figurative, Justin’s perspective on the goodness of God, a new type of safety and tackling doubt will challenge and inspire you. You don’t want to miss this one!

10/09/2024

In S7E2 of shared a powerful reminder about experiencing the presence of God: “In the Bible, Thomas doubted that Christ had risen and he felt disconnected from the presence of The Lord. Jesus showed up to Thomas and let Thomas experience His presence in a powerful way. God knows when we need to experience Him in a new way and He will be faithful to provide that.

However, Hebrews reminds us that God will draw near… not that you will always feel Him. Even when you cannot “feel” Him, He is still near. His presence never leaves you… despite what you feel in a given moment.

You are not forgotten, God is near, He is working. Keep digging in, keep seeking God.

God wants to be known. He made himself known. He seeks after us.

In the Ancient Near East, the pagan gods/idols required food, cleaning and clothing. BUT, our God clothes us, feeds us and cleans us. He’s the God that pursues us. He is know-able and near.”

For more, tune into the full episode!

09/26/2024

N E W E P I S O D E ! This week on we are excited to welcome pastor, speaker, songwriter and author, to the show! His book, Portrait of God: Rediscovering the Attributes of God through the Stories of His People, is an incredible guidebook, using the stories of influential Christian figures to help modern-day believers find stability in their faith amidst the chaos of the world. Tune in to this week’s episode of The Collected Podcast for the tools on digging deeper into the truths about the unchanging character of God, experiencing the presence of God, and finding healing from depression.

09/24/2024

In our most recent episode of The Collected Podcast, Jes shared a short message from 2 Timothy 3:14-17…
“But you must remain faithful to the things you have been taught. You know they are true, for you know you can trust those who taught you. You have been taught the holy Scriptures from childhood, and they have given you the wisdom to receive the salvation that comes by trusting Christ Jesus. All Scripture is inspired by God and is useful to teach us what is true and to make us realize what is wrong in our lives. It corrects us when we are wrong and teaches us to do what is right. God uses it to prepare and equip his people to do every good work.”

This was part of Paul’s final letter– written when he was in a Roman prison. Even when Paul was in prison – presumably without a Torah in sight, he still knew the Word of God. He had studied the Old Testament and the teachings of Jesus in a deep and meaningful way, and when he found himself stuck without those life-giving words, he already had them hidden away in his heart.

In this particular section of the letter, we are reminded that God’s Word holds the key to the message of salvation. As Believers, we must be spending time on God’s Word to know Him and understand who we are in Him. The Bible has everything that we need for life and godliness. Another translation of verse 16 says that all Scripture is “God-breathed”. His presence is on every page and all of it is useful for every aspect of our lives.

09/12/2024

The Collected Podcast is BACK!!! 🎉🎉 We’re so excited to start Season 7 with a renewed vision and a new name… for our host! In this first episode back from Summer Break, Jes (now French!) is sharing a wedding update and all of the plans for this upcoming season. Join us as we review the nine names of God that we have studied over the past three seasons and look ahead to more exciting deep dives in the future!

Swipe through this post or check out the blog for a few wedding photos and links to each episode that is referenced in the show today. 🤍

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