{"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 65  Restoring Broken Circles – Healing Divisions in Communities and Churches","slug":"episode-65-restoring-broken-circles-healing-divisions-in-communities-and-churches","published_at":"2026-01-12T10:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/natives-follow-jesus-7072948/episode-65-restoring-broken-circles-healing-divisions-in-communities-and-churches","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/natives-follow-jesus-7072948","url":"https://natives-following-jesus.captivate.fm/episode/episode-65-restoring-broken-circles-healing-divisions-in-communities-and-churches","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/93f42ac5-34a7-4624-9aff-dcc97919d76b.mp3","summary":"SHOW NOTES: Division, Misunderstanding, Hurt Feelings have fractured families, churches, and Native communities—often leaving wounds that run deep across generations. This episode invites listeners into a hopeful, biblical vision of reconciliation. Rooted in Indigenous understandings of the circle and Paul’s call to the ministry of reconciliation, we explore how Jesus restores broken relationships and calls us to walk the good road together again. 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 Hear more about Native InterVarsity Native InterVarsity is \"mindful of some complicated contexts. There is, for instance, the fact that a lot of Christian mission has the weight of colonialism.' But (InterVarsity) wants students to see that both God and the global church invite them to be witnesses to the gospel of Jesus “to the ends of the earth” (Acts 1:8) Read more of their story here . Kristen Lilya, Ojibwe, shares her story of how Deer Camp helped her connect with the generations in her family. Read more of personal account here . Send me an email at nativefollowsjesus@gmail.com to connect with me or to ask me a question. Thanks. Give a review of this podcast on Podchaser.com Join us for the next episode where you can build a hopeful vision for Native Christian communities in 2026 and beyond.","meta_description":"SHOW NOTES: Division, Misunderstanding, Hurt Feelings have fractured families, churches, and Native communities—often leaving wounds that run deep across…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2266,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/natives-follow-jesus-7072948/episodes/episode-65-restoring-broken-circles-healing-divisions-in-communities-and-churches/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-65-restoring-broken-circles-healing-divisions-in-communities-and-churches.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}