Natives Follow Jesus

Daron Butler
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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 community on your spiritual journey as you follow Jesus. Why this podcast? I find that those who follow Jesus as a Native American or First Nations disciple span a wide spectrum of locations. Some are from the USA and others are from CANADA. You may be someone who is from the reservation (or reserve) or from the city. You might be full-blooded or part-blooded. You may have started following Jesus while immersed in your native culture or you found Jesus yet are curious about your native background. You may be someone who speaks your native language fluently or one who can’t say any words in the tongue of your ancestors. You may have many questions unanswered. Daron invites you to join him on your spiritual quest to follow Jesus. He wants to connect with you, offer a prayer for you, and to suggest ways for you to keep following Jesus as a Native person. So what are you waiting for? Engage with him on Instagram @nativesfollowjesus Please tell your friends that the show is available to listen to for free in any app that supports podcasts. Remember, "Wherever you are, God sees you. You are NOT alone! Keep following Jesus!"

  1. 1D AGO

    EPISODE 63 From Hopelessness to Hope – Enter the New Year with Hope

    SHOW NOTES: The New Year often brings mixed emotions for Native and First Nation communities—hope, grief, resilience, fatigue, and longing. This episode invites Indigenous believers to step into the New Year not with shallow optimism, but with deep, Jesus-centered hope rooted in God’s faithfulness, healing, and promise of renewal. 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 @nativesfollowjesusRead about the stats of MMIP, the Missing Murdered Indigenous Peoples from 2024 here. Despite the horrific numbers, you can hope in the LORD.For an insight into the people who are MMIP, peruse the landing page of the MMIW Bureau of Indian Affairs webpage here. Remember the names and photos are current missing and/or murder individuals.Here are the ways you can step into hope as you move into the new year: Offer practical ways to step into hope: Naming grief before God, Setting intentions instead of resolutions, Praying with the land, Reconnecting with community, Choosing one spiritual practice to develop or to enhance for the year, and Trusting Jesus with what you cannot carry alone.Here is one way that I found to hear from God by reading the Bible with the help of The Bible Recap. Find how to start the bible reading plan here. I have found this resource helpful for my walk with God.Give a review of this podcast on Podchaser.com Join us for the next episode when you can learn how to begin the journey of renewal when you need restoration and hope. Thanks for listening!

    36 min

  2. 5D AGO

    EPISODE 62 Jesus and His Advent – How Native Believers Can Engage Christmas Uniquely as Followers of Jesus

    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 @nativesfollowjesusGive 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

    34 min

  3. DEC 16

    Episode 61: Community Prayer Circles – How Native Believers Intercede for People and Land Together

    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.

    34 min

  4. DEC 8

    Episode 60: Praying with the Land – Connecting Prayer with Place and Creation

    SHOW NOTES: For Native peoples, the land has always been a place of prayer, of memory, and of encounter with God the Creator. Scripture affirms this sacred truth: creation itself speaks of God’s glory. In this episode, we explore how praying with Creation—on the mountains, by the rivers, in the fields, and under the sky—deepens your relationship with God and invites you to listen in new ways. Listen now. 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 I believe that humans need to pray to the Creator rather than His creation. But I want you to read, A Native prayer so that you can read a prayer from that style. Give a review of this podcast on Podchaser.com Join us for the next episode when you can discover community prayer circles where followers of Jesus can intercede in prayer for people and with creation together.

    35 min

  5. NOV 30

    EPISODE 59 Prayer as Relationship, Not Ritual

    SHOW NOTES: Prayer was never meant to be merely a ritual. It’s a relationship. In our newest episode of Natives Follow Jesus, we explore how Indigenous and biblical traditions both invite humans into honest, intimate conversation with God Himself. Come rediscover a way of praying that feels like connection, not pressure; like intimacy, not just words to speak out into the world. 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 Watch Wally Brown who shares his perspective on prayer as a Navajo Traditional Teacher here. Read Jesus' words about prayer in John 6:5-15 here. Peruse an overview about "what is Prayer?," posted on Got Questions website here.Give a review of this podcast on Podchaser.com Join us for the next episode when you can find out more about praying with the land/creation in mind.

    41 min

  6. NOV 24

    Episode 58: Walking Forward in Faith — Vision for the Next Year

    SHOW NOTES: “A vision is not just a picture of what could be; it is an appeal to our better selves, a call to become something more,” a quote from Rosabeth Moss Kanter, Harvard Professor My vision for this Podcast is for you to discover who you could be; an appeal to be better yourself, a call to become something more—someone more like Jesus.  In Indigenous communities, vision is scarce. To walk the good road is unclear and seemingly impossible. This episode looks forward with anticipation, inviting you and this community into the next chapter of the journey for the Natives Follow Jesus Podcast while giving thanks to God, the Creator for every story and step so far.  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 Discover the quote from Rosabeth Moss Kanter here. Give a review of this podcast on Podchaser.com Join us for the next episode when you will join Daron for an Advent Season series on the Power of Prayer.

    37 min

  7. NOV 17

    Episode 57: Looking Back with Gratitude--One Year of Native Follows Jesus

    SHOW NOTES: In Indigenous communities, gratitude isn’t only taught—it’s expressed and modeled. Elders teach by example, and by presence, and by passing on what it means to walk the good road. This episode celebrates the one-year journey of the Natives Follow Jesus Podcast and give thanks to God, the Creator for every story and step so far.  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 Honor the life and legacy of my friend Arlen Melendez--fellow board member serving with me for CHIEF and renowned leader of the Reno-Sparks Indian Colony in Reno, Nevada. here. Read also his tribute from the NCAI, National Association of American Indians here. Give a review of this podcast on Podchaser.com Join us for the next episode where I offer a vision for the year ahead in 2026.

    30 min

  8. NOV 10

    Episode 56: Passing on Wisdom – Teaching Faith Through Storytelling and Example

    SHOW NOTES: Faith is meant to be shared—not just with words, but with life. In this episode of Natives Follow Jesus, we explore how storytelling and example carry faith across generations. Listen and learn how to pass on wisdom that lasts. 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 how powerful story remains among Indigenous people. Listen to the story of Katha (Catherine) Lafferty here. Thanks to TedXVictoria for posting this testimony. You can teach in story too. Give a review of this podcast on Podchaser.com Join us for the next episode when you will join me for the next series about Prayer.

    40 min
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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 community on your spiritual journey as you follow Jesus. Why this podcast? I find that those who follow Jesus as a Native American or First Nations disciple span a wide spectrum of locations. Some are from the USA and others are from CANADA. You may be someone who is from the reservation (or reserve) or from the city. You might be full-blooded or part-blooded. You may have started following Jesus while immersed in your native culture or you found Jesus yet are curious about your native background. You may be someone who speaks your native language fluently or one who can’t say any words in the tongue of your ancestors. You may have many questions unanswered. Daron invites you to join him on your spiritual quest to follow Jesus. He wants to connect with you, offer a prayer for you, and to suggest ways for you to keep following Jesus as a Native person. So what are you waiting for? Engage with him on Instagram @nativesfollowjesus Please tell your friends that the show is available to listen to for free in any app that supports podcasts. Remember, "Wherever you are, God sees you. You are NOT alone! Keep following Jesus!"

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  • Creator
    Daron Butler
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2025
  • Episodes
    64
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Copyright 2025 Daron Butler
  • Show Website
    Natives Follow Jesus