{"podcast":{"title":"Natives Follow Jesus","slug":"natives-follow-jesus-7072948","podcast_index_feed_id":7072948,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/natives-following-jesus/","website_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/natives-following-Jesus/","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/5889f3d3-7ddf-49da-a82c-2f1c4b75067d/xDxopqK9-m1XUDq8IFBJ46oy.jpeg","author":"Daron Butler","episode_count":84,"summary":"The Natives Follow Jesus podcast recognizes that following Jesus as Native American / First Nation disciples is getting more and more challenging. You don’t have to follow Jesus all alone. Join me every week where you can find positive and encouraging content as you seek to follow Jesus as best as you can. Daron Butler is the host of this weekly show where episodes drop every Monday morning at 6am. Daron is a full-blooded Navajo. His Navajo family are followers of Jesus spanning three generations. He has served as a pastor in the local church and serves as Hospice Chaplain in his community presently. He has over 30 years experience in serving many people groups. Episode segments will highlight native cultural insights, devotions from the Bible, prayer for you as you follow Jesus among your own people and amid the cultures of the world, and spotlighting indigenous followers of Jesus who are seeking to be a mission force. There will be bonus episodes where Daron will interview other Natives who are following Jesus. You will gain perspective from their personal journey and you will find inspiration to keep following Jesus. Daron intends to offer you insight, inspiration, and communit…","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/natives-follow-jesus-7072948"},"episode":{"title":"EPISODE 59 Prayer as Relationship, Not Ritual","slug":"episode-59-prayer-as-relationship-not-ritual","published_at":"2025-11-30T10:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/natives-follow-jesus-7072948/episode-59-prayer-as-relationship-not-ritual","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/natives-follow-jesus-7072948","url":"https://natives-following-jesus.captivate.fm/episode/episode-59-prayer-as-relationship-not-ritual","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/422f6deb-6f31-40f6-95c1-72f04c5e0fd2.mp3","summary":"SHOW NOTES: Prayer was never meant to be merely a ritual. It’s a relationship. In our newest episode of  Natives Follow Jesus , we explore how Indigenous and biblical traditions both invite humans into honest, intimate conversation with God Himself. Come rediscover a way of praying that feels like connection, not pressure; like intimacy, not just words to speak out into the world. LINKS + RESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE: Sign up for monthly newsletter. Click sign up link, scroll down to email form, complete form, respond to email prompt, and get my newsletter. Join the movement on Instagram @nativesfollowjesus Watch Wally Brown who shares his perspective on prayer as a Navajo Traditional Teacher here . Read Jesus' words about prayer in John 6:5-15 here . Peruse an overview about \"what is Prayer?,\" posted on Got Questions website here . Give a review of this podcast on Podchaser.com Join us for the next episode when you can find out more about praying with the land/creation in mind.","meta_description":"SHOW NOTES: Prayer was never meant to be merely a ritual. It’s a relationship. In our newest episode of Natives Follow Jesus , we explore how Indige…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2438,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/natives-follow-jesus-7072948/episodes/episode-59-prayer-as-relationship-not-ritual/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/natives-follow-jesus-7072948/episode-59-prayer-as-relationship-not-ritual.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}