{"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 62 Jesus and His Advent – How Native Believers Can Engage Christmas Uniquely as Followers of Jesus","slug":"episode-62-jesus-and-his-advent-how-native-believers-can-engage-christmas-uniquely-as-followers-of-jesus","published_at":"2025-12-25T13:15:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/natives-follow-jesus-7072948/episode-62-jesus-and-his-advent-how-native-believers-can-engage-christmas-uniquely-as-followers-of-jesus","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/natives-follow-jesus-7072948","url":"https://natives-following-jesus.captivate.fm/episode/untitled-episodeepisode-62-jesus-and-his-advent-how-native-believers-can-engage-christmas-uniquely-as-followers-of-jesus","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/f40eedb3-dc08-457c-a458-1ca5e9da30eb.mp3","summary":"SHOW NOTES: Christmas can be complicated for Indigenous believers—carrying beauty, joy, pain, and cultural tension all at once. This episode explores how Native followers of Jesus can engage Advent and Christmas in ways that honor Christ, respect Indigenous identity, and hopefully heal past wounds. We reflect on Advent as a season of waiting, hope, and re-engaging how God the Creator entered into His Creation among the overlooked. 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 Give a review of this podcast on Podchaser.com Join us for the next episode when you hear how to engage the new year as a follower of Jesus","meta_description":"SHOW NOTES: Christmas can be complicated for Indigenous believers—carrying beauty, joy, pain, and cultural tension all at once. This episode explores how…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2057,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/natives-follow-jesus-7072948/episodes/episode-62-jesus-and-his-advent-how-native-believers-can-engage-christmas-uniquely-as-followers-of-jesus/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-62-jesus-and-his-advent-how-native-believers-can-engage-christmas-uniquely-as-followers-of-jesus.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}