Episode 100: The comfort, grace and faith that God gives with Pastor Steve Engram
Welcome to Episode 100 of The Stories Collective! 🎉🎉 We could not think of a better interview to share for our 100th episode than the conversation we got to have with Pastor Steve Engram. Steve was born outside of Detroit as his Dad was leading Youth for Christ. The Engrams were becoming a ministry family and when the ministry led them to northern Ohio that became what Steve refers to as home. Steve shares a lot about how his relationship with his Dad was foundational in developing a heart for the Lord and serving Him in a full-time capacity. Even in grade school Steve had started a club called the "Go-Getters for God" club and he would preach a sermon (as an elementary schooler!) and the club would then go hand out tracts to people. He knew this was what God was calling him to. After high school he attended Moody Bible Institute and through a unique set of circumstances ended up as the youth pastor at the church his Dad was pastoring. He reflects on those early years of ministry and recounts God's faithfulness in how He slowly raised him up. In the spring of 1983 Steve met a woman named Pam who loved Jesus and was studying to be a physicist. They fell in love and were married by the end of the year. About four years into their marriage, they found out they were pregnant with their son Jamie. Three weeks before his due date, Pam and Steve were advised to go to the hospital as Pam had somewhat suddenly started to have some complications. Steve walks us through one of the most difficult and devastating circumstances of his life as over the next few days he began to lose his wife due to complications that occurred during childbirth. He was now faced with life as a widower all while being a brand-new dad. Within months Steve and baby Jamie moved to Arizona to be closer to family as his parents had moved to pastor at Palmcroft Church just a few days before Pam's death. We so appreciate the realness with which Steve tells this story. Steve could not have anticipated all that God had waiting for him in Arizona. A new season of ministry was on the horizon and also a woman named Tami who would become a best friend and eventually his wife. Your heart will be warmed as you hear Steve describe this chapter of his life as he found Tami as his love and ultimately partner in ministry. We hope this conversation makes you even more thankful to have Steve & Tami as the leaders of our church! Steve is our beloved pastor, and we are incredibly grateful for his willingness to share not only in the pulpit each week but here with us.Â
Sharon Engram's (Steve's mom) Episode 39: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6tBaV2jnGH7hjnBLJq6Skb?si=dfd4a9f48c1e418d
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Resident Strangers podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/5DTNZOJsGBG2C86w646xdA?si=237ca0ce1f154f87
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