The Neighborhood Church, Bentonville, AR
Welcome to the TNC Podcast, where real conversations meet raw emotions and faith!
Join Pastor Joe Liles and the team as they dive deep into life's messy moments, exploring everything from overwhelming feelings to the surprising emotional landscape of God. Each episode is like sitting down with friends who aren't afraid to get real about spirituality, personal struggles, and finding meaning in the everyday.
Whether you're seeking inspiration, looking to understand your emotions, or just want an authentic chat about life and faith, we've got you covered. Laugh, reflect, and grow with us as we navigate this journey together - no perfect answers, just honest conversations.
New episodes drop weekly, bringing you fresh perspectives and heart-to-heart moments that'll make you think, feel, and maybe even see life a little differently. Tune in and join our community!
Episodes
69 episodes
Easter Message: "Jesus is on the move..."
In this Easter Message, Pastor Joe unpacks the unexpected meaning of Christ's resurrection, asking each of us to look beyond our past and embrace a future filled with God's promise. Even the disciples didn't believe what Christ said, that he mu...
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Season 2025
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Episode 13
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20:47
"Emotionally Healthy Spirituality: Unpacking Anger and Jesus' Righteous Emotion"
In this episode of the podcast, Pastor Joe, Pastor Tom Helmich, Roseann and Tyra, explore and unpack the often misunderstood emotion of anger within the context of spiritual growth. Drawing from the narrative of Jesus cleansing the temple, they...
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Season 2025
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Episode 13
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41:30
Jesus Wept...When was the last time you truly let yourself feel sadness?
In this deeply personal episode of the TNC Podcast, Pastor Joe Liles, Tom Helmich, and Roseanne Bowlin explore the complex emotions of sadness and grief through the lens of the biblical story of Lazarus. Drawing from personal experi...
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Season 2025
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Episode 12
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33:29
When You’re Not Okay...Overwhelmed and Facing What’s Underneath
In this week's episode of the TNC Podcast, we're diving deep into the dangerous territory of "I'm Fine" - you know, that classic response we all give when things are definitely NOT fine. Pastor Joe Liles and the team crack open a ra...
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Season 2025
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Episode 11
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59:53
"I'm Fine, Everything's Fine" - Exploring Emotionally Healthy Spirituality
Ever find yourself saying "I'm fine" when you're anything but? Join Pastor Joe Liles, Tom Helmich, and Roseann from The Neighborhood Church as they dive deep into what it really means to have an emotionally healthy spiritual life.Based o...
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Season 2025
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Episode 10
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56:04
What happens when you "let go" and "let God?"...special guests Tyra Dennis and Pastor Drew Trucker
Join Pastor Joe Liles, featuring special guests Tyra Dennis, an interim worship leader from Los Angeles, and Drew Tucker, executive director of Camp Hopewood in Ohio. Dive into a conversation about leadership, mentorship, creativity in ministry...
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Season 2025
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Episode 9
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57:55
Breaking the Piggy Bank - A Journey of Faith, Generosity, and Transformation
Join Pastor Joe Liles, Tom Helmich, and Roseanne as they dive deep into the meaning of true treasure, exploring how faith, generosity, and personal growth intersect. Through a powerful message, watermelon-smashing illustration, and candid conve...
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Season 2025
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Episode 8
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50:07
Beyond Sunday...the church goes outside in the cold.
In this week's TNC Podcast, Pastor Joe Liles, Tom Helmich, and Roseanne dive into a heartfelt discussion on generosity, community, and living out faith. Celebrating the birth of Tevo's daughter Hope, the team explores the meaning of Christian k...
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Season 2025
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Episode 7
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47:20
Snack Packs and the Joy of Service
This week Pr Joe is joined by Roseann Bowlin and Tevo Christmann discussing the purpose of hosting a Snack Pack even during worship and meditating on the role of service in the Christian life.Philippians 3:7 Yet whatever gains I had,...
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Season 2025
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Episode 6
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54:08
Not For Sordid Gain: The Heart vs The Business of Church
This week Pr Joe is joined by Roseann Bowlin and Tevo Christmann in going over 1 Peter 5. In this passage Peter exhorts the church on how to reconcile the hierarchical structures needed to organize large groups of people on the one ...
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Season 2025
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Episode 5
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51:56
You're a Stone in the Temple, a Priest in the Kingdom
This week Pr Joe is joined by Roseann Bowlin, Tom Helmich, and last and for sure least, Tevo Christmann. We talk about Brandon Cox's message on Sunday when he reminded the Church that (read in Oprah's voice) "you're a priest, you're a priest, y...
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Season 2025
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Episode 4
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54:10
Pain, and Disappointment, and Heaven, and... Hospitality
This week Pr Joe is joined by Roseann Bowlin and Tevo Christmann in going over the book of 1 Peter, more specifically the first 10 verses of the 4th chapter. Peter urges the church in Rome to be hospitable to one another. In the context of pers...
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Season 2025
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Episode 3
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54:43
Starting Off The Year Faithfully (Part 2)
This week we are joined by none other than our most specialest Director of Operations Roseann Bowlin, who graced us with her easy going joy and faithfulness. You can expect to hear more from here going forward!We continue going over Pr ...
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Season 2025
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Episode 2
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1:03:45
Starting Off the Year Faithfully (Part 1) - Community and Prayer
To start off the year Pr Joe and Tevo begin to breakdown the 5 challenges Pr Joe presented to the church on Sunday.The book of John tells us that the in the beginning the Word was WITH God and the Word WAS God. In what is one of the mos...
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Season 2025
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Episode 1
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42:59
Sabbath Sunday - Christmas Is Hope Into The New Year
This week Pr Joe is joined by Tom Helmich and Tevo Christmann for a podcast that was supposed to be about Christmas but turned out to be mostly Tevo sharing stories of praying, hoping, and seeing it happen. In a way that surprised us too, the p...
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Season 2024
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Episode 34
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40:42
Advent: The Winnowing Fork Is Good News For Us
This Week Par Joe, Tom and Tevo recap the joy of the KidCity Christmas play "The Bethlehem News Network" and we reminisce on the not-so-behind-the-scenes mishaps during the play.Today's passage comes out of Luke 3, when John the Baptist...
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Season 2024
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Episode 33
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51:32
Not What I Expected: God Spoke And Everything Changed
This week Kim returns and brings an extra special guest. You cannot hear him because he is at this stage mostly non-verbal, but trust us Luke Kirby is on this podacst.Pr Joe, Kim and Tevo read out of Matthew 2 the announcement heard by ...
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Season 2024
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Episode 32
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40:59
It's Advent Season - The Most Wonderful News Given To The Least Wonderful Shepherds
PR Joe and Tevo get together to muse on the church goings-on leading up to what some believe to be the most wonderful time of the year.Today's reading is out of Luke 2:8-20, the story of the angel's announcement of Christ's to the Sheph...
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Season 2024
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Episode 31
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56:30
A Seat At The Table - Cornelius and the Breaking of Barriers
This week Pr Joe Liles is joined by Tom Helmich and Tevo Christmann in reflecting on the story of Peter and Cornelius in Acts 10.Cornelius was a Roman centurion who believed, gave alms and prayed constantly. However, as a gentile and a ...
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Season 2024
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Episode 30
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52:27
A Seat At The Table with Emily Harkins
This week Pr Joe is joined by Tom Helmich, Tevo Christmann and very special guest Emily Harkins who, having preached at church on Sunday, stayed a couple of extra days to share a bit more of how she creates room for unlikely people to have a se...
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Season 2024
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Episode 29
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1:20:05
Only the Spirit can Give you a Seat at the Table
This week Pr Joe is joined by Tom Helmich, Tevo Christmann and first-time special guest Bryan O'Patry to discuss the first chapter of the book of Acts.This discussion follows up Tom's message this past Sunday where he talked about the p...
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Season 2024
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Episode 28
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59:18
Can We Talk? Opinions May Differ
In the Church today, like in the time Paul wrote the letter to the Romans, it is possible to hold different opinions from our brothers and sisters in Christ. In Romans paul sets out to explain how that is possible. First, he explains that we ar...
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Season 2024
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Episode 27
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47:55
The Meaning of Mission and the Power of Justification
**We are aware of the problem with this audio and decided to post this podacst anyway**Pr Joe returns with Tom Helmich, Tevo Christmann and second time special guest Taylor Smith in reading from Romans 5, exploring the meaning of Missio...
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Season 2024
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Episode 26
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54:34
Can We Talk? Hard Conversations For True Relationships
While Pr Joe Liles travels and Tom Helmich enjoy vacation, Kim and Ryan Kirby, Cheryl Schilb and Tevo Christmann get together to discuss the necessity and purpose of hard conversations.
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Season 2024
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Episode 26
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51:48
Can We Talk? Hard Conversations For Hard Truths
This week Pr Joe Liles is joined by Tom Helmich, Tevo Christmann and our very special and distinguished guest Taylor Smith!Taylor is a worship leader at TNC, former CORE Team member, a dad to 4 awesome girls, avid board gamer, and an al...
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Season 2024
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Episode 25
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1:03:21