Pastors have a built in platform—but more and more platforms are shaping pastors. From faithful shepherding to curated content, we sit down with Pastor Alberto Bello to talk about influence, authenticity, and whether the line between pastor and personality is one we should protect.

Find out more about Pastor Alberto and Collective Church here.

Consider It Joy is a production of 88.3 Life FM in Bakersfield, CA. Find all the ways to listen and connect here!

Every once in a while, we like to take a step back from the heavy or deep issues, and just have some fun. In this episode, we go over our Top 5 lists for THE MOST IMPORTANT things! Including:

Top 5 Animal Sidekicks

Top 5 Robots in Pop Culture

Top 5 Cereal Mascots

Top 5 TV Heroes

Top 5 Things You Find in a Church Basement

Listen along, and then let us know what your lists would be! Find all the ways to listen and connect here!

We're in a culture that likes quick sound bytes, and punchy 'gotcha' phrases, and sometimes Bible verses are used for those. The problem is, many times the verses you hear are being used out of context. On this episode, we spotlight a handful of Bible verses that are often used incorrectly, and offer some tools to help us better read and understand the Bible. This was helpful to us, and we hope it will be helpful for you!

Consider It Joy is a production of 88.3 Life FM. You can find all the ways to listen and connect here.

The voice of Obi-Wan Kenobi, Fred Flintstone, and about 100 other characters, James Arnold Taylor, always wanted to use his gifts to share his faith. Sometimes we draw lines between what qualifies just as 'work' and what qualifies just as 'ministry.' JAT talks about his career and how those things blend, while dishing out the most fun character voices and impersonations you'll ever hear!

You can listen to James Arnold Taylor's podcast here!

Consider it Joy is a production of 88.3 Life FM out of Bakersfield, CA. Find all the ways to listen and connect here!

In order to love people well, we have to communicate well. And to communicate well, we have to consider the people we are talking to. Communication almost feels like a lost art these days. It feels like nobody is listening, but rather just preparing to respond. People want to be right more than they want to understand someone else.

We talk about ways to be better communicators, and take a deep dive into how we communicate, and the ways we get it wrong, and what the Bible actually says as to how communication is directly linked to how we treat each other.

We have LOTS of other topics and guests, so be sure to check out our other episodes as well! Find all the ways to listen and connect here!

You ever watch a show like American Idol or The Voice and wonder "how much of this is real?" Did the artists really choose the songs? Did producers map out who is going to win? What is it that the show ISN'T showing us? We recently met Thunderstorm Artis (3rd place on The Voice in 2020, and top 5 on American Idol 2025) and asked him all these questions! Get a real, behind the scenes explanation of how these shows work, from one of our favorite artists!

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It's our 3rd Annual Rewind episode! We look back at our highlights of 2025 in movies, music, and moments, and a lot of it is not what you expect! These are some of our favorite episodes, and add in a few surprises.

Thank you for listening this year!

There was a time when Christian music festivals happened every year around the country. Big, 3 day events that were packed with everything from the big names in Christian music to the more niche genres like Christian punk, ska, and metal. Today, they barely exist. What happened?

We sat down and talked with one of the guys who was there from the early days, through the rise and fall of Christian music festivals, the creator of Spirit West Coast, Jon Robberson.

The answers to what happened might surprise you.

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