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Natives Follow Jesus

Natives Follow Jesus

Written by: 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!"Copyright 2026 Daron Butler Self-Help Spirituality Success
Episodes
  • Episode 68— Women of Strength and Spirit – Courageous Faith in Native and Biblical Story

    Episode 68— Women of Strength and Spirit – Courageous Faith in Native and Biblical Story
    Feb 2 2026

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    This episode of Natives Follow Jesus honors Native women whose lives reflect courage, wisdom, and spiritual strength. Drawing from Proverbs 31:25 and Indigenous experience, we explore how Native and biblical models of womanhood reveal God’s heart for dignity, faith, and hope.

    LINKS + RESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE:

    1. Sign up for monthly newsletter. Click sign up link, scroll down to email form, complete form, respond to email prompt, and get my newsletter.
    2. Join the movement on Instagram @nativesfollowjesus
    3. Send me an email at nativefollowsjesus@gmail.com to connect with me or to ask me a question. Thanks.
    4. Hear Pastor Craig Smith who offers a sermon on the life and spiritual legacy of Alfreda Claus here. I appreciate Craig, Ojibew, and LaDonna, Navajo, who share their walk with Jesus on The Indigenous Faith Podcast.
    5. Listen to the testimony of the late Tom Claus, Mohawk, founder of CHIEF, evangelist, and patriarch of the faith here. Thanks to withoutreservation.org for collecting stories of faith from Native American and First Nations followers of Jesus.
    6. Give a review of this podcast on Podchaser.com

    Join us for the next episode to discover the generational faith transmission that mothers, daughters, aunties, and grandmas can have as keepers of the faith in Jesus Christ. Invite a friend to follow, subscribe, and listen.

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    35 mins
  • Episode 67: From Mission Field to Mission Force – Native Believers Sent by the Spirit

    Episode 67: From Mission Field to Mission Force – Native Believers Sent by the Spirit
    Jan 30 2026

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    For generations, Native communities have been spoken about as “mission fields.” But Scripture tells a deeper story. Jesus never calls His followers a project—He calls them witnesses.

    This episode invites Native believers to reclaim their God-given calling as a Spirit-filled people sent to bless the world. Rooted in Acts 1:7–8, we explore how Indigenous followers of Jesus are uniquely equipped to carry the gospel across cultures, nations, and generations.

    LINKS + RESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE:

    1. Sign up for monthly newsletter. Click sign up link, scroll down to email form, complete form, respond to email prompt, and get my newsletter.
    2. Join the movement on Instagram @nativesfollowjesus
    3. Send me an email at nativefollowsjesus@gmail.com to connect with me or to ask me a question. Thanks.
    4. Give a review of this podcast on Podchaser.com

    Join us for the next episode when you can find out how to balance your faith and your career.
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    24 mins
  • Walking Forward Together – Building a Hopeful Vision for Native Christian Communities

    Walking Forward Together – Building a Hopeful Vision for Native Christian Communities
    Jan 20 2026

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    Hope for Native communities is not found in returning to the past or waiting for dramatic spiritual moments—it is found in walking forward together with Jesus, grounded in faith, hailed in story, mindful of the land, and building relationships with God and with humans.

    This episode invites you, listeners to imagine a future shaped by healing, wisdom, and faithful presence, where Native believers move ahead together on the good road as we follow Jesus together as best as we can one day at a time.

    LINKS + RESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE:

    1. Sign up for monthly newsletter. Click sign up link, scroll down to email form, complete form, respond to email prompt, and get my newsletter.
    2. Join the movement on Instagram @nativesfollowjesus
    3. Hear more about Billy & Breanna Tallas. They served the LORD in northern Spain at a camp called L'Arcada this past summer. I will post photos on my feed. Read more of their story here. The Tallas family is starting a church in Many Farms, AZ.
    4. Jason French, of the Eastern Band of the Cherokee in Oklahoma, served the LORD in Nepal as an adjunct teacher for the Nepal Bible Institute. Read more of his testimony here. Jason is a worship leader and is serving as pastor in a new church starting in Broken Arrow, OK.
    5. Send me an email at nativefollowsjesus@gmail.com to connect with me or to ask me a question. Thanks.
    6. Give a review of this podcast on Podchaser.com

    Join us for the next episode where you can build a hopeful vision for your walk with Jesus together with other followers of Jesus here at Natives Follow Jesus.

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    33 mins
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