One Last Encounter | Junior Encouragements
One Last Encounter | Junior Encouragements by SWCHS Encounter
SWCHS Encounter
Join the Southwest Christian High School student body for our weekly Encounter session. New episodes will be uploaded on weeks which the Encounter session has a speaker. We hope you encounter Jesus during these times. Thanks for joining us!
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Senior Sendoff | Class of 2026
Senior Sendoff | Class of 2026 by SWCHS Encounter
Heather Torgerson | God, do you got this?
Heather Torgerson | God, do you got this? by SWCHS Encounter
Marcel Franco | Blessings We Don't Deserve
Marcel Franco | Blessings We Don't Deserve by SWCHS Encounter
Greg Speck | SLED Session 2
Please note the first minute of Greg's talk was missed in the recording. We apologize for the mistake.
Greg Speck | SLED Session 1
Greg Speck | SLED Session 1 by SWCHS Encounter
Kristy Ballard | Jesus Heals the Bleeding Woman
Kristy Ballard | Jesus Heals the Bleeding Woman by SWCHS Encounter
Andrew Heddle | It's Worth Doing it Badly
Andrew Heddle | It's Worth Doing it Badly by SWCHS Encounter
Brian Goldie | True Attachements
Brian Goldie | True Attachements by SWCHS Encounter
Timothy Allen
Timothy Allen by SWCHS Encounter
Josiah Coleman | An Alumni Prespective
Alumni Josiah Coleman comes back to share about life after SWCHS.
Dan Beckering | Have a Good Year?
Head of School, Dan Beckering, discusses what a "good year" means and asks use to consider if we have put Jesus into our definition of a "good year."
Senior DR Trip Report
Seniors share about their experience in the DR this year and how God worked while they were in the DR.
Challege From Students on Service
Challege From Students on Service by SWCHS Encounter
Student Speakers
Three students shared thoughts on what God has been working on in their lives recently.
Fall Focus | Forgiveness: Others Can Be Your Enemy
Fall Focus | Forgiveness: Others Can Be Your Enemy by SWCHS Encounter
Fall Focus | Forgiveness: The Lies of Sin Make You An Enemy
Fall Focus | Forgiveness: The Lies of Sin Make You An Enemy by SWCHS Encounter
Fall Focus | Forgiveness: You can be your enemy.
Fall Focus | Forgiveness: You can be your enemy. by SWCHS Encounter
Pete Tornquist | Live for What Lasts
Dean of Students Pete Tornquist shared his story and asked us to "live for what lasts."
Andy Swanda | Be Known
Andy Swanda | Be Known by SWCHS Encounter
Brian Goldie | Suffering Olympics
Director of Spiritual formation kicked off the year of encounters asking us to consider how we at types overplay or underplay our suffering and how we can bear burdens together.
Bennyk | Kingdom Identity
DJ Bennyk shared his musical talent and then pushed us to find our identity in Christ.
Kayle Vick | Macking Decisions with God
SWCHS Director of Operations helped us process through decision making and how to rely on God while making choices, big or small.
Encounter | Student Leaders
Spiritual life committee leaders share their vision for the year to start off our year in Encounter.
SWCHS | Senior Sendoff
SWCHS | Senior Sendoff by SWCHS Encounter
Student Testimonies
Student Testimonies by SWCHS Encounter
Savannah Blohowiak | Student Testimony
SWCHS student Savannah Blohowiak shared her testimony with the student body.
Brian Goldie | What are you wearing?
Brian Goldie | What are you wearing? by SWCHS Encounter
Salt Company | Prepping for The Next Steps Spiritually
Salt Company staff from the Twin Cities college ministry group were on site encouraging students to make plans for how they will grow spiritually in life after high school.
Dan Beckering | Spiritual Disciplines
Head of School, Dan Beckering, shared about how spiritual disciplines have impacted his spiritual journey and encouraged the students to develop fasting and prayer in their lives.
Carter Coughlin | Do You Know God?
Carter Coughlin shared his testimony of growing up in a Christian environment and then meeting God as he was playing for the NY Giants.
Fall Focus Day 2 | Audio Recording Failure
We have been honored to have Dr. Aaron Howard on campus for fall focus this year. Unfortunately the recording from his second message did not record properly and the audio was not captured. We apologize for the frustration and we were looking forward to sharing his message with you. If you have questions about Dr.Howard's message please reach out to Dan Beckering or Brian Goldie.
Dr.Howard | The Gospel, Diversity, Unity and Belonging
Dr. Aaron Joshua Howard, professor at Lipscomb University, kicked out Fall Focus with passionate reminder of the unity and power found in Jesus.
Sandhya Oaks | Knowing Our Name
Sandhya Oaks shared her story of adoption, growing up and learning her name and identity in Christ.
Russ Gregg | Radical Generosity
Hope Academy Head of School, Russ Gregg shared how God moved him to live with radical generosity and how it has affected him and the world around him.
Abbie Johnson | Don't Leave Jesus's Side
SWCHS receptionist Abbie Johnson shares her story and how Jesus has stayed with her through the challenges of life.
Ben Utecht | Lifesong
Super Bowl champion, Ben Utecht shared his story of struggle and pursuit of God in his athletic and musical careers.
Terry Parkman | Dreams
River Valley lead campus pastor, Terry Parkman, was on campus encouraging us to pursue the dreams that God has given us.
Brian Goldie | My Name Is...
Director of Spiritual Formation, Brian Goldie, shared with the SWCHS community challenging use to purse our identity in the One who names us.
Senior Stories
Three of the members of the class of 2025 shared some stories with the student body encourage us to make the most of this year.
Peter Welle | Work A Balance Worth Finding
SWCHS Social Studies teacher shared about how God has helped him navigate the complicated relationship he has had with work.
Mr. Sayuk and Dr. Ehresmann| Divorce Discussion
Teachers Greg Sayuk and Dan Ehresmann share from their experiences with divorce to encourage students who may be facing divorces in their families.
SALT Company St.Paul | Choose Now to Live for Jesus
Tony Lee, the Salt Company director for St.Paul, brought Hope Adebayo and David Ayeni, St.Thomas football players, to SWCHS to talk about living for Christ in college. They encouraged us to make that choice now and not wait for a day in the future.
Troy Dobbs | Checking Your Faith
Grace Church Senior Pastor Troy Dobbs was on campus to provide seven practical tests we can use to see if our faith and relationship with Jesus is growing.
Jarryd Haag | Discipline in the Good Times
Mr. Haag encouraged us to discipline ourselves when things are good in times so we are ready when things get hard.
Dan Beckering | The Parable of the Sower
Head of school, Dan Beckering, challenged us to take the start of the school year to evaluate where we are with Jesus.
Shani Johnson | Sharing In Suffering
SWCHS dean Shani Johnson showed us what it means to share in each others' suffering by sharing her story.
Austin Dyck | DR Sendoff
SWCHS math teacher Austin Dyck shares encourages the seniors about to head to the DR.
Jody Goldie | Fall Focus Q&A
Jody Goldie sat down where her husband and SWCHS Director of Spiritual Formation, Brian Goldie to talk through questions submitted by the SWCHS student body about this week's discussions on emotions.
Jody Goldie | Fall Focus Day Two
Day Two of Fall Focus with Jody Goldie discussing emotions and how our bodies process and communicate them. NOTE: Day One will not be podcasted.