Menlo Church Podcasts

On this special follow-up episode, we're taking a break from our series to sit down with Lead Pastor Phil EuBank to discuss his message, Still. Set against the setting of Hope for Everyone, this conversation moves past campaign updates and tracking stats to reframe stewardship not as fundraising, but as the quiet formation of an unshakable, living faith. Together, Matt and Phil unpack what it actually means to stay faithful when the fruit doesn’t fit our forecast, exploring how to cultivate open-handed trust when our expectations don't match reality.

Tune in as they break down:

- Why nostalgia is a forecast built on dated data, and how longing for the past can blind us to what God is doing in the present.
- The critical biblical order in Haggai 2, why God’s presence must always precede our performance, and grace must come before generosity.
- How to shift the stewardship question from "What should I give?" to "What kind of person am I becoming?"
- The four pastoral invitations: Begin, Come Back, Ask the Question, and Plant a Tree and how they meet us wherever we are without grading or pressure.
- The "First and Best Week" practice and seven daily questions designed to transform financial anxiety into trust and freedom.

Grab your journal, pick one question to sit with each day, and join us for an unhurried conversation on why stewardship isn't a transaction to complete it's a formational practice that sets us free.

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Hope for Everyone has always been asking the question underneath the question. Not what should I give, but what kind of person am I becoming? The campaign is the context. Formation is the point. The reason the gift matters is not because the church needs the money but because you are being formed every day by something, and stewardship is the practice that lets God speak into the one room of the house where the world has been doing the loudest catechism. Better him than them.

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In this episode, Matt Summers sits down with Banda Health co-founders Steve Letchford and Wes Brown to hear the story behind their work in Kenya. Banda Health equips resource-constrained clinics with practical technology that helps frontline healthcare teams provide better care to some of the world’s most vulnerable patients.

Their conversation explores the development of BandaGo, the realities facing local clinics, and the importance of building solutions alongside the people who use them. They also discuss how faith shapes Banda’s approach, Menlo’s growing partnership with the organization, and what can happen when people bring their professional skills into meaningful global service.

We spend so much energy trying to "measure up." Repentance is the relief of finally admitting we can't. This "purification" isn't about being scrubbed clean by our effort, but being made whole through our honesty.

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We often think God waits for us to fix ourselves before He is kind. Romans 2:4 flips the script: His kindness is the reason we are able to change. This shifts us from the "Pressure" of the law to the "Purpose" of grace.

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On Week 1 of Repentance for the Rest of Us, hosts Matt Summers and Phil EuBank sit down with guest speaker and author Dr. Vince Vitale to confront a word most of us spend our lives avoiding: repentance. Kicking off our new series under our year-long focus, Reclaiming The Way of Jesus, this conversation moves past clinical definitions to reframing repentance not as punishment or shame, but as the daily exhale of a living faith.

Together, Matt, Phil, and Vince dismantle the corporate project-management approach to apology and explore what it actually costs to step into horizontal, present-tense ownership of our lives and relationships.

Tune in as they break down:

Why "repent" and "believe" are two sides of the exact same coin and why we dropped one word while keeping the other.

The critical difference between vertical confession with God and horizontal repair with people.

How high-performing culture tempts us to project-manage our apologies instead of giving up control.

Why forgiveness and consequences are not the same transaction, and how to keep grace from becoming a shield against accountability.

The marital "ban" on I’m sorry and the four words that shift an apology from self-defense to genuine surrender.

Grab your Reclaiming Journal, ask yourself whose face comes to mind when you close your eyes, and join us for a conversation on why repentance isn't a sentence to carry. It's a gift that sets us free.

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In this special episode of Menlo Midweek, Senior Pastor Phil EuBank sits down with Elder Nominees Kwadwo Bediako and Bryant Barr. Together, they discuss personal faith journeys, the shift from inherited belief to personal conviction, and what it means to lead as an "undivided follower of Jesus" in the Bay Area. Tune in to hear their hearts for the church, their call to Session, and their vision for shepherding the Menlo Church community.

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To believe in Jesus is to trust His direction. If we say we trust Him but keep walking the opposite way, we don't truly believe. This week focuses on the "Undivided Follower"—aligning our feet with our confession.

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Episode Description:
On Week 4, the finale of What is a Follower of The Way?, host Matt Summers and pastor Phil EuBank sit down to confront an uncomfortable reality: the illusion of control. Building on our year of Reclaiming The Way of Jesus, this final conversation moves from the "junk drawer" to the "spray bottle"—a simple illustration that shifts our perspective on life, time, and stewardship. Phil and Matt unpack James 4 and 5, exploring why we so often try to edit ourselves into the hero of our own stories and how we can stop treating our lives as possessions to be managed, and start seeing them as gifts to be invested.

Tune in as they break down:
The tension between our drive for ambition and the biblical reality of providence.
What it actually means to be a "Sacrificial Developer" on an ordinary Tuesday.
The difference between adding a religious disclaimer to our plans and truly holding a decision open before God.
Why we should pay attention to the people our lives "run on"—and why attention often costs more than money.
Grab your Reclaiming Journal, ask yourself the question: "Who does my life actually run on?" and join us for a conversation on why your life—like a vapor—is meant to be invested well.

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James closes with a warning to the arrogant planner and the hoarder of wealth. He calls our life a "vapor" (mist). The "Sacrificial Developer" understands that because time is short, we must invest in the future—not just build our own empires. We look at patience in suffering and the power of prayer. We move from asking "How can I accumulate?" to "How can I develop others before my mist evaporates?"

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