Midweek
From Menlo Church
Menlo Midweek episodes.
Episodes
- The Five Pillars of Effort (Islam) | Let's Be Honest | Menlo Midweek Podcast 2026-07-08We are kicking off week two of our summer series, Let’s Be Honest, a thoughtful, humble exploration of what it truly means to navigate faith,…
- The Burden of the Law (Judaism) | Let's Be Honest | Menlo Midweek Podcast 2026-07-01Welcome to the Menlo Midweek Podcast! We are kicking off a brand new summer series called Let’s Be Honest, a thoughtful, humble exploration of what…
- Strength Doesn't Have to Be Loud | Father's Day | Menlo Midweek Podcast 2026-06-24Father’s Day in the church can often feel like a strange, high-stakes tension—usually landing somewhere between a heavy guilt trip and a shallow…
- Going Offline | Glitch | Menlo Midweek Podcast 2026-06-17We have reached the finale of our Glitch series, a month-long conversation about what it truly means to be human in a machine world. After exploring…
- Infinite Loop | Glitch | Menlo Midweek Podcast 2026-06-03Welcome back to the Menlo Midweek Podcast! This week, host Brett Koerton sits down with Phil EuBank to dive into Week 2 of our GLITCH series. In an…
- Fatal Error | GLITCH | Menlo Midweek Podcast 2026-05-27Welcome back to the Menlo Midweek Podcast! This week, hosts Matt Summers and Phil EuBank kick off our brand-new series, "GLITCH: Being Human in a…
- Baptism Weekend | From Almost To Arrival | Menlo Midweek Podcast 2026-05-20Welcome back to the Menlo Midweek Podcast! This week, host Matt Summers and Phil EuBank sit down to reflect on a truly special standalone weekend…
- No One Ever Told Me | Mother's Day | Menlo Midweek Podcast 2026-05-13Welcome to a very special Mother's Day edition of the Menlo Midweek Podcast! This week, we have a takeover in the studio: Rachelle Summers steps in…
- Digital Thorns | Menlo Midweek Podcast | Joey Odom & Matt Summers 2026-05-06Welcome to the Menlo Midweek Podcast! This week, we are incredibly excited to kick off a brand-new series titled "GLITCH." Host Matt Summers sits…
- God If You're Real, I Need A Miracle | God If You're Real... | Menlo Midweek 2026-04-29Welcome back to the Menlo Midweek Podcast! This week, Matt Summers and Phil EuBank continue our series, "God, If You’re Real," by stepping into the…
- God If You're Real, Show Me | God If You're Real | Menlo Midweek Podcast 2026-04-15Welcome to the start of a brand-new series at Menlo Church! This week, Matt Summers and Phil EuBank kick things off by leaning into the tension, the…
- I Am With You In The Dark | I AM | Menlo Midweek Podcast 2026-04-08Happy Easter! In this climactic episode of our "I AM" series, we gather to celebrate the most life-changing news in history. But we aren’t just…
- I AM... With You In The Desert | Menlo Midweek | Matt Summers, Phil Eubank 2026-02-25We start off our series I Am: The God Who Gets Close– a Lenten journey through the character of God as revealed in Scripture. From Moses' burning…
- Love is Worth Waiting For | Menlo Midweek | Jevon Washington, Mark Morinishi 2026-02-11This week we dive further into the story of Ruth, and Jevon shares how our upbringing, culture and learned love can be at odds with or in step with…
- Immigration, Outrage, and the Loss of Nuance | Menlo Midweek | Phil EuBank, Matt Summers 2026-01-28Is “Abolish ICE” becoming the next cultural flashpoint where outrage replaces nuance and everyone is forced to pick a side? In this episode, we cut…
- Perfect Marriage | Menlo Midweek Podcast | Rachelle Summers, Mark Morinishi 2026-01-14This week we are chatting through marriage, relationships, unpacking what it means to submit, and how time forces change! Connect with Us | Text Us:…
- Perfect Family | Menlo Midweek | Phil EuBank, Mark Morinishi 2026-01-07This week we chat about perfectionism, how materialism is especially alluring in the Bay Area, talk family systems theory and get some important,…
- Come All Ye Lonely | Menlo Midweek | Mark Swarner, Jennifer Blatnik, Mark Morinishi 2025-12-24Mark and Jennifer stop by this week to chat all things Christmas, how to combat loneliness, what it means to be discounted and chat through ways to…
- Come All Ye Anxious | Menlo Midweek | Phil EuBank, Mark Morinishi 2025-12-17This week we learn to how combat anxiety, explore what it means to want, and get some clarity on how to navigate the upcoming holidays well. We also…
- Come All Ye Joyless | Menlo Midweek Podcast | Phil EuBank, Suzy Deline, Mark Morinishi 2025-12-10This week we continue our Advent Journey with parenting advice for all ages, how to navigate decision making and key in on what it means to be…
- December Update | Menlo Midweek | Mark Morinishi 2025-12-03We get the run down on all things December, Christmas, and do a devotional together out of the Come All Ye Faithless Reading Plan ! Connect with Us…
- Thanksgiving Convo Prep! | Menlo Midweek | Orlando, Jevon, Harold, Allison, Carly, Brett, Mark 2025-11-26This week we celebrate one year of our Hope for Everyone Campaign, and try to give you some ammo for the conversations that are going to happen…
- Don't Stop Believing | Menlo Midweek | Phil EuBank, Alisha Gibson, Suzy Deline 2025-11-19This we further explore the timeliness and importance of our Hope for Everyone Campaign using Haggai as our framework. We see the parallels of a…
- How to Have Crucial Conversations and Ask Good Questions | Menlo Midweek | Jo Vitale, Vince Vitale, Phil EuBank 2025-11-14In this special episode, Jo and Vince from Kardia Questions joins us to help ease the anxiety we might all be feeling when imagining the…
- Angry About Grace | Menlo Midweek | Matt Summers, Mark Morinishi 2025-11-12As we close out our series on Jonah we have Matt Summers joining us to talk sumo wrestling, the dangers of comfort, the importance of friendship and…
- From Running to Returning | Menlo Midweek | Phil EuBank, Suzy Deline, Mark Morinishi 2025-11-05This week we dive deeper into Jonah 3, recap how to approach holidays like Halloween, ask how to make sense of God's requests, and ways we can start…
- In the Belly of the Beast | Menlo Midweek | Jevon Washington, Mark Morinishi 2025-10-29This week, Executive Pastor Jevon Washington takes us deeper into Jonah chapter 2 in our Numb & Numb-er series! Together we explore powerful…
- Sleeping Through the Storm | Menlo Midweek | Phil EuBank, Susy Deline, Mark Morinishi 2025-10-22Phil, Suzy and Mark explore quiet quitting, running from the calling of God, and how in many cases we are more similiar to Jonah than we like to…
- Finding Steady Faith | Menlo Midweek | Troy Patterson Jr., Alisha Gibson, Mark Morinishi 2025-10-15This week Alisha is back, and Troy Patterson Jr. makes his first appearance to help us unpack what it means to have a strong foundation, how to…
- Believing in the Tension | Menlo Midweek | Jessica Morgan, Mark Morinishi 2025-10-08This week Jessica Morgan, our Menlo Park Associate Family Pastor, sits down with us to further lean into what it means to dive into doubt both…
- Thomas Wasn't Wrong | Menlo Midweek | Scott Palmbush, Mark Morinishi 2025-10-01This week the Reverend Doctor Scott Palmbush joins us to walkthrough what it means to doubt our faiths, ask and answer questions of doubt well, and…
- Waging Peace | Menlo Midweek | Matt Summers, Orlando Cardona Jr, Mark Morinishi 2025-09-24This week we dive deeper into how to bring peace in a time where there is so much division around us. Matt and Junior help lay out some practical…
- Stay A While | Menlo Midweek | Phil EuBank, Mark Morinishi 2025-09-17Phil and Mark close out our series by circling around the importance of having deep roots, even if that means for a short time - and how we can only…
- Meet our Prospective Elders! | Menlo Midweek | Janie Sacks, Kevin Peterson, Maddie Van Gorp 2025-09-12On Sept 21, Covenant Partners will be able to vote in our new prospective elders! Janie has her roots at Mountain View, San Jose and most recently…
- Making Room at the Table | Menlo Midweek | Sam Talbert, Mark Morinishi 2025-09-10This week Sam Talbert joins us to discus what it means to have hospitality in all spaces of our lives, and how that can translate into forming…
- Interruptible | Menlo Midweek | Mark Swarner, Mark Morinishi 2025-09-03Welcome to the Markcast, where Mark and Mark dive into our Art of Showing Up series by defining what it means to be present with those around us,…
- Calling is Greater Than Comfort | Menlo Midweek | Phil EuBank, Missy Morinishi, Mark Morinishi 2025-08-27This week the Morinishi's team up to chat through what it means to show up, talk the challenges of community, and have an intervention with Phil!…
- Letting God Take the Lead | Menlo Midweek | Allison Li, Matt Summers, Mark Morinishi 2025-08-20How do we let God take the lead in times of trouble or unknown? We further unpack this questions giving some practical tips around things that help…
- It's Never Too Late to Turn Back | Menlo Midweek | Phil EuBank, Mette Gosvig, Mark Morinishi 2025-08-13This week Mette, our Next Gen Intern, joins us to join into the conversation around rest, sabbath, pace and perspective - and how when we rest well…
- When We Lead Ourselves | Menlo Midweek | Matt Summers, Harold Escalante, Mark Morinishi 2025-08-06This week Matt and Harold chime in on Matt's over use of alliteration, the Prince of Egypt soundtrack, and give practical take aways for how to…
- Lost and Stuck | Menlo Midweek | Phil EuBank, Rachelle Summers, Mark Morinishi 2025-07-30This week we dive into our Foreign Faith series to further explore what it means to follow God in times of uncertainty and some practical ways we…
- Why Would a Father Sacrifice His Son? | Menlo Midweek | Alisha Gibson, Phil EuBank, Mark Morinishi 2025-07-23This week we close out the last two weeks of our Inspired and Uncomfortable series looking at the big "What about" objections to the bible. Alisha…
- Why Does God Seem to Want War? | Menlo Midweek | Jevon Washington, Aisha Dozie, Mark Morinishi 2025-07-09This week we sit down to further unpack why does the Bible talk so much about war—and why would a loving God command it? We sat down with Jevon and…
- Does the Bible Limit Women? | Menlo Midweek | Phil EuBank, Mark Morinishi 2025-07-02In this episode of the Menlo Midweek Podcast, we start with some fun—talking summer plans, cruises, and what we're looking forward to this season.…
- Does the Bible Support Slavery? | Menlo Midweek | Phil EuBank, Jevon Washington, Phil EuBank 2025-06-25Slavery is one of the most difficult and controversial topics in the Bible—and a common reason skeptics question God's character. We explore the…
- Carrying Peace | Menlo Midweek | Phil EuBank, Rachelle Summers, Mark Morinishi 2025-06-04This week we continue our Sound Mind series with a deep dive into peace - with practical tips on how to curate a peace-filled perspective and…
- Goodbye, Scott | Menlo Midweek | Scott Palmbush, Josh Robertson, Phil EuBank 2025-06-02In this special episode we celebrate Scott Palmbush for this extraordinary service to Menlo Church. Scott has left a lasting mark on Menlo through…
- Christianity and Mental Health | Menlo Midweek | Candice Thompson, Phil EuBank, Mark Morinishi 2025-05-30In this special episode Candice Thompson (MMFT, LMFT) join Phil and Mark to unpack where faith and mental health meet - and why it is not an…
- Living with Fear | Menlo Midweek | Phil EuBank, Mark Morinishi 2025-05-28We crack open the conversation of the intersection of mental health and the church, unpacking how they are not at odds with each other. Phil talks a…
- Spiritual Bath | Menlo Midweek | Phil EuBank, Mark Morinishi 2025-05-21This week Phil EuBank makes his return to the podcast to celebrate the 18 baptisms we had across our different campuses, dive into the meta of a…
- Math Problems | Menlo Midweek | Jo Vitale, Tim Wong, Mark Morinishi 2025-05-14This week we get schooled in why Dr. Jo Vitale prefers tea over coffee, in addition to unpacking the mystery of the trinity - God being Father, Son…
- Body and Blood | Menlo Midweek | Jo Vitale, Matt Summers, Mark Morinishi 2025-05-07Communion! That's right the weird church lady Dr. Jo Vitale rejoins us to get triggered by American naivety, and still manage to dive deeper into…
- Christian Karaoke | Menlo Midweek | Jo Vitale, Allison Li, Mark Morinishi 2025-04-30Do you think singing in church is weird? Why does almost every church do it? This week sit down with Dr. Jo Vitale to get to know her, and dive…
- Buy it for Eternity | Menlo Midweek | Phil EuBank, Mark Morinishi, and Friends! 2025-04-23Happy Easter everybody! In this unique week we dive into our Easter message with Phil EuBank, then check in on with highlights from each of our…
- The Cost of Experiencing Glory | Menlo Midweek | Jevon Washington 2025-04-09Jevon Washington returns to the podcast with a lively episode that felt like part two of his message on raising Lazarus from the dead with asides of…
- Choosing the Better Part | Menlo Midweek | Scott Palmbush, Aisha Dozie, Mark Morinishi 2025-03-26This week we sit down with Scott Palmbush to chat more about his message, Aisha shares about burn out, and we talk about ways to check our own lives…
- Eyes Opened | Menlo Midweek | Alisha Gibson, Phil EuBank, Mark Morinishi 2025-03-19This week we get to know Alisha Gibson from our Saratoga Campus a little better and dive deeper into suffering and sabbath. See you at the For The…
- Born Again | Menlo Midweek | Phil EuBank, Tim Wong, Mark Morinishi 2025-03-12This week we chat about cruises, our For The Bay 5k Run , and the cost people may pay while choosing to follow Jesus - and how ultimately freeing…
- Thirst for Truth | Menlo Midweek | Phil EuBank, Mark Morinishi 2025-03-05This week Phil and Mark chat the beginnings of the season known as Lent, what it is, what it means and dive into the first week of our new series!…
- Counter-Cultural Community | Menlo Midweek | Brett Koerten, Mark Morinishi 2025-02-26Brett Koerten and Mark Morinishi sit down to close our Formation Machine series, chatting about spiritual formation, how the impacts the next…
- Counter-Formation | Menlo Midweek | Rachelle Summers, Mark Morinishi 2025-02-19This week Mark is back after welcoming his baby boy into the world, and is joined by Rachelle Summers to chat baby things, discuss the message, and…
- Baptism Sunday and Rise Against Hunger Recap | Menlo Midweek | Phil EuBank, Tim Wong 2025-02-05This week we recap Baptism Sunday and our recent Rise Against Hunger meal kit event with Phil EuBank and Tim Wong, Director of Missions and…
- Deploy | Menlo Midweek | Jevon Washington, Mark Morinishi 2025-01-29In our last week of our Startup Faith Series we chat about the importance of having diverse voices in our life, what it means to listen to God,…
- Develop | Menlo Midweek Podcast | Phil EuBank, Mark Morinishi 2025-01-22This week we record from a redesigned studio, Phil gets a gift that makes him feel like he went into a time machine, and we talk about how there…
- Dream and Design | Menlo Midweek | Interviews with Diane, Norman, Andrew, Milo 2025-01-15We shake things up this week to hear from members of our congregation about their experiences in StartUps and how it mimics the early church. Huge…
- Dream | Menlo Midweek | Phil EuBank, Allison Li, Mark Morinishi 2025-01-08Happy 2025! The first podcast of the year features Allison Li, Menlo Park Campus Worship Leader, to spark a conversation about dreaming, setting up…
- Hope is Born and Christmas Wrap Up | Menlo Midweek | Phil EuBank, Brett Koerten, Mark Morinishi 2024-12-25Thanks for joining us for the last Menlo Midweek of the year where we get holiday movie recommendations, chat Christmas traditions and further…
- Hope for the Shepherds | Menlo Midweek | Phil EuBank, Mark Morinishi 2024-12-18This week we talk morning routines, how hope came to the lowest people of society first, and underscore the importance of relationship with God. We…
- Hope for Joseph | Menlo Midweek | Phil EuBank, Brett Koerten, Mark Morinishi 2024-12-12This week we are gifted Hallmark Christmas movie recommendations from our resident expert Brett Koerten as well as insights into Joseph and finding…
- Hope for Mary | Menlo Midweek | Matt Summers, Josh Robertson, Mark Morinishi 2024-12-04This week Matt Summers, Campus Pastor at our Mountain View Campus, and Josh Robertson, Campus Pastor at Saratoga, join us to dive deeper into the…
- Choosing Joy over Comparison | Menlo Midweek | Aishe Dozie, Tim Wong, Mark Morinishi 2024-11-27This week we dive deeper into joy and comparison. Aishe tries on her preaching hat, Tim shares some fantastic questions from his notebook, and we…
- Choosing Staying over Going | Menlo Midweek | Phil EuBank, Mark Morinishi 2024-11-20This week we talk in depth about the pain and opportunities that comes with living in a transient culture. Text Us: (650)600-0402
- Learning to Disagree Live Conversation | Menlo Midweek | John Inazu, Phil EuBank 2024-11-15Worried about a potentially hard upcoming conversation? Want coaching around how to listen well in conversations that make you anxious? This content…
- Choosing Trust over Fear | Menlo Midweek | Phil EuBank, Mark Morinishi 2024-11-13This week we focus on the 2024 Election to ask questions from both sides of the political aisle, talking about the dangers of too much trust in…
- Choosing Neighbors over Naysayers | Menlo Midweek | Jevon Washington, Mark Morinishi 2024-11-06This week we chat how to be a good neighbor, jingles, marketing, and get to know our Executive Pastor of Ministries Jevon Washington a little bit…
- Joining the Family | Menlo Midweek | Phil EuBank, Rachelle Summers, Mark Morinishi 2024-10-23This week we dive into baptism asking questions like: What is it about dunking someone in water that can be so transformational? Is baptism the same…
- Hope Fueled | Menlo Midweek | Phil EuBank, Mark Morinishi 2024-10-16We wrap up our Hope for Everyone series and discus if we actually finished or just got started, talk about Jesus flipping tables and look ahead to…
- Hope Forged | Menlo Midweek | Phil EuBank, Aishe Dozie, Mark Morinishi 2024-10-09This week we explore the prodigal son's journey, how we unpack from vacations, and how what we are doing for Hope for Everyone actually isn't for…
- Hope Favored | Menlo Midweek | Rachelle Summers, Phil EuBank, Mark Morinishi 2024-10-02This week we chat about why we are doing Hope for Everyone now, what is the prosperity gospel, what is revival, and also try to make talking about…
- Hope Found | Menlo Midweek | Phil EuBank, Mark Morinishi 2024-09-25This week Phil breaks down our Hope for Everyone series and campaign, and we answer questions we have heard so far. We also get a sneak peak into…