Make some hot chocolate, fill up your glass with egg nog, curl up by the fire and check out the most recent Shades Cinema (XMAS EDITION) where we discuss the beloved 1965 animated television special, A Charlie Brown Christmas! And we are joined by a very special guest, SVCC member Kenny McCanse! JM's Album Of The Week: Vince Guaraldi Trio - A Charlie Brown Christmas Bradford's Book Club: The Body Teaches the Soul: Ten Essential Habits to Form a Healthy and Holy Life

JM's Albums Of The Year is back! He has gift wrapped a special installment of this episode for you all! Listen to his favorite tracks and albums from 2025.

This week we dive in to some pastor FAQ's about Christmas. Specifically, does Christmas have pagan roots? And we discuss jolly old St. Nick! JM's Album Of The Week: The Beatles - Anthology 4 Bradford's Book Club: O Come, O Come, Emmanuel: A Liturgy for Daily Worship from Advent to Epiphany by Jonathan Gibson

Jonathan Haefs returns! This week we discuss the season of Advent: what it is, why we celebrate it, how we celebrate it at Shades & more! JM's Album Of The Week: Geese - Getting Killed Bradford's Book Club: Waiting on the Word: A Poem a Day for Advent, Christmas & Epiphany by Malcolm Guite

On this edition of SVCC's Greatest Hits we revisit a Shades Midweek interview from episode 79 that Brad Brown led with Cort Gatliff about death! JM's Album Of The Week: Jonny Greenwood - One Battle After Another (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) Bradford's Book Club: Secrets of Sex & Marriage: 8 Surprises That Make All The Difference by Shaunti Feldhan & Dr. Michael Sytsma

This week Brad and JM hear about this year's Women's Retreat through conversations with SVCC members Anna King, Molly McLain & Kristi Crump! They also share an AI generated "jingle" for our Sports Break segment and much more! JM's Album Of The Week: Young Oceans - Love Like Raindrops Made Of Light Bradford's Book Club: Becoming God's Family: Why The Church Still Matters by Carmen Joy Imes

Halloween is approaching so here's another installment of Shades Cinema! Patrick Smith joins Brad and John-Mark to discuss the 1931 horror picture Frankenstein directed by James Whale! "IT'S ALIVE!!!" JM's Album Of The Week: Daniel Caesar - Son Of Spergy  Bradford's Book Club: Frankenstein: A Guide To Reading by Karen Swallow Prior & Mary Shelley

This week Brad and John-Mark reflect on the words, music and life of Rich Mullins. If you don't know who Rich is this episode is a good starting point. You can always email us Midweek@shadesvalley.org   JM's Album Of The Week: Andrew Peterson - A Liturgy, a Legacy & the Songs of Rich Mullins (Live) Bradford's Book Club: The Story of the Trinity: Controversy, Crisis, and the Creation of the Nicene Creed by Bryan M. Litfin

This week we continue our ongoing Meet a Member series with SVCC member Molly McLain! We also take a trip to the Email Corridor and get in a little sports break. JM's Album Of The Week: After - After EP 2 Bradford's Book Club: A Little Theology of Exercise: Enjoying Christ in Body and Soul by David Mathis

Jonathan and Shae are back from their missions trip to Ethiopia! Get to hear all about their trip, stories of God's faithfulness, weird food and more! JM's Album Of The Week: S Carey - Watercress (EP) Bradford's Book Club: Cloud of Witnesses: A Treasury of Prayers and Petitions Through the Ages by Jonathan W. Arnold & Zachariah Carter

Join Brad, JM and Patrick Smith as we revisit the 1991 comedy horror children's classic Ernest Scared Stupid! JM's Album Of The Week: Justin Bieber - SWAG II Bradford's Book Club: Cultural Engagement: A Crash Course in Contemporary Issues by Joshua D. Chatraw & Karen Swallow Prior

This week we welcomed back one of the missionaries that SVCC supports, Josh McClung! To find out about all of the work he and his family are doing in Poland and subscribe to their newsletter please visit mcclungs.epistle.org/ JM's Album Of The Week (Josh's Pick): Loud Harp - Hope Where There Was None Bradford's Book Club (Josh's Pick): The Intentional Father by Jon Tyson

Karla Can is the Executive Director of the Immigrant Hope office at Shoreline Community Church (EFCA) in Santa Barbara, CA. This is the highest-volume Immigrant Hope office, and it operates alongside a community education program. They have also developed significant partnerships with other local churches, nonprofits, colleges, businesses, and foundations to serve the community. To learn more about Immigrant Hope Santa Barbara please visit: https://www.immigranthopesb.org/ Follow them on Instagram: @immigranthopesb JM's Album Of The Week: Young Oceans - Daydreamer (Single) Bradford's Book Club: The Mountains Shall Drip Sweet Wine: A Biblical Theology of Alcohol by John Anthony Dunne

SVCC member Molly McLain joined us this week to talk about her missions trip with Jonathan and others to Cuba earlier this year and more! JM's Album Of The Week (Molly's Pick): Fleetwood Mac - Rumours Bradford's Book Club (Molly's Pick): The Indwelling Life of Christ: All of Him in All of Me by Major Ian Thomas 

On this week's episode Brad explores the themes from his sermon this past Sunday titled "The Goodness of Finitude". We also catch up with JM and hear about his trip to Italy. Don't worry college football fans, there is a quick Sports Break! JM's Album Of The Week: Stephen Wilson, Jr.  - Blankets Bradford's Book Club: CSB Connecting Scripture New Testament

This week's episode features the audio from a staff training seminar that Jonathan gave to the Big Oak Ranch about grief. To learn more about the Big Oak Ranch click here. John-Mark also graces us with a very passionate and ridiculous Sports Break segment.

This week we continued our ongoing meet a member series with an interview with SVCC member Kyle Thompson!  JM's Album Of The Week: Young Oceans - Cutting Through (Single) Bradford's Book Club (Kyle's Pick): Heaven Taken By Storm by Thomas Watson

This week the Midweek crew is joined by Shades Kids leader Joely Coker to discuss the brand new Discipleship Hour that launched this past Sunday at Shades!  JM's Album Of The Week: Justin Bieber - SWAG Bradford's Book Club (Joely's Pick): The New City Catechism

This week we interviewed Ben Johnson, director of Immigrant Hope. Immigrant Hope equips churches to provide immigrants with The HOPE of the gospel, HELP finding a pathway to legal residency, and a HOME in a church that cares for their needs. For more information visit their website https://www.immigranthope.org/. JM's Album Of The Week: Lord Huron - Cosmic Selector, Vol. 1 Bradford's Book Club: The Bible and Borders: Hearing God's Word on Immigration by M. Daniel Carroll R

The interview we had scheduled for this week had to cancel last minute so here's an impromptu episode where Jonathan, Brad, and John-Mark catch up with each other. They cover what they've been up to this summer as well as what's been happening at Shades and what is to come!