{"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 61: Community Prayer Circles – How Native Believers Intercede for People and Land Together","slug":"episode-61-community-prayer-circles-how-native-believers-intercede-for-people-and-land-together","published_at":"2025-12-16T09:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/natives-follow-jesus-7072948/episode-61-community-prayer-circles-how-native-believers-intercede-for-people-and-land-together","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/natives-follow-jesus-7072948","url":"https://natives-following-jesus.captivate.fm/episode/episode-61-community-prayer-circles-how-native-believers-intercede-for-people-and-land-together","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/d0c7c2f7-411f-4180-9639-ab8610df284e.mp3","summary":"SHOW NOTES: Prayer was never meant to be carried alone. For Native peoples, prayer has always been communal—gathered in circles where every voice matters and Creator is present among the people. In this episode, we explore how Native believers in Jesus intercede together for families, communities, and the land, blending Indigenous wisdom with biblical teaching on shared prayer.  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 Read about the power of circles in the community context here . This is just one way to harness the concept of a circle to promote unity, inclusion, and being seen and heard. Remember: biblical truths overrule shapes--the Bible teaches community and one way to picture unity is a circle. The Bible also teaches hierarchy--pastor leads congregation. So a pyramid may be a better shape to teach that truth. Give a review of this podcast on Podchaser.com Join us for the next episode when you can hear how God has answered prayer and sometimes in a miraculous manner.","meta_description":"SHOW NOTES: Prayer was never meant to be carried alone. For Native peoples, prayer has always been communal—gathered in circles where every voice matters…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2021,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/natives-follow-jesus-7072948/episodes/episode-61-community-prayer-circles-how-native-believers-intercede-for-people-and-land-together/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-61-community-prayer-circles-how-native-believers-intercede-for-people-and-land-together.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}