We begin a special stretch of episodes on The Shades Podcast with a conversation about Palm Sunday. Bradley Patton is joined by Sarah Kent, Stephanie Hartsell, Amy Kirby, and Jeremy Horton to discuss how to reflect on this start to Holy week as a family. For more information on Easter at Shades and additional resources, visit shades.org/easter.

"It's Friday, but Sunday's coming." If you grew up in Christian circles, you understand that saying. However, why is the day Jesus died referred to as good? In part two of our Holy Week series, Bradley Patton, Sarah Kent, Stephanie Hartsell, Amy Kirby, and Jeremy Horton talk about walking kids and students through the death of Christ. For more information on Easter at Shades and additional resources, visit shades.org/easter.

He is Risen! He is Risen Indeed! Happy Easter, and in this concluding episode of our Holy Week series, the Shades discipleship team talks about how to celebrate and remember Easter, the risen Savior, as a family. For more information on Easter at Shades and additional resources, visit shades.org/easter.

We wrap up our Advent mini-series with this episode on peace. The peace we find in Jesus surpasses all understanding. Bradley Patton, Sarah Kent, Stephanie Hartsell and Jeremy Horton discuss how this peace effects our families. You can find more Advent resources at shades.org/advent.

We continue our series of advent episodes on The Shades Podcast where we discuss Christ’s first coming and anticipate his second coming. In this episode on joy, Bradley Patton, Sarah Kent, Stephanie Hartsell, and Jeremy Horton talk about how Jesus’ birth brings unending joy to life of the Christian. You can view and download our Advent resources at shades.org/advent.

Bradley Patton again is joined by Sarah Kent, Stephanie Hartsell, and Jeremy Horton to discuss this week's Advent theme of love. You can learn more at shades.org/advent

Bradley Patton, host of The Shades Podcast, takes the next four weeks to sit down with Sarah Kent, Stephanie Hartsell, and Jeremy Horton to discuss the season of Advent and how to walk through it with preschoolers, children, and students. This collection of episodes of the podcast serve a dual purpose with Advent guides Shades Preschool, Shades Kids, and Shades Students have all created for their families. You can learn more and download those resources at shades.org/advent.

In a new series on The Shades Podcast, Shades’ Women’s Ministry and Suzanne Simmons host a conversation on issues facing our ladies. In this series introduction, Suzanne sits down with Lisa Davis, Minister to Adults and Families at Shades, and Logan Heim, Shades member. Lisa has experience both personally and academically with grief, while Logan walked through a unique situation of loss during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Danny Wood, Lisa Davis, and Chad Cossiboom reflect on leading through a pandemic as well as the new worship schedule starting September 13th.

Chad Cossiboom interviews Jacob Simmons, Minister to Single Adults at Shades Mountain Baptist Church.