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  • The Pastor’s Wife and Staff Dynamics
    on August 1, 2025 at 9:40 pm

    Join us as Brenda, Krista, and Rosemary discuss some of the unique dynamics of being a pastor's wife and how that can affect relationships with other staff members of the church. They explore some topics such as authority, friendship […]

  • Church Planting In Brazil - Daniel Williams, & Kaká Monteiro
    on August 1, 2025 at 9:00 am

    In this episode of the Cultivate Church Planting Podcast, host Brian Kelly and co-host Daniel Williams sit down with Ricardo “Kaka” Monteiro, a church planter and pastor from Brazil. Kaka shares his compelling journey from São […]

  • The True Measure of Life Part 2
    on July 31, 2025 at 7:00 am

    2 Timothy 4:9-22

  • S7.E5 | Different Environment
    on July 30, 2025 at 12:03 pm

    Leadership Lesson: Different Environments Trey Brennan from Christian Expedition shares his perspective on the unique value of taking people to different places together to experience Jesus in a new way and grow in relationship with […]

  • Hannah Overton Part 1
    on July 29, 2025 at 7:00 am
  • Spiritual Readings, Historic Senses, Lectionaries and Four Mountains
    on July 29, 2025 at 5:30 am

    What if the whole story of the Bible could be told through four mountains?In this conversation, Mike speaks with theologian and pastor Michael Niebauer about his new book, Four Mountains: Encountering God in the Bible from Eden to […]

  • Revitalizing Church Planting: The Apex Approach
    on July 29, 2025 at 3:35 am

    SummaryIn this episode of the Stoke It Up podcast, Alan Stoddard, Kenneth Priest, Terry Kizer, and Randy Adams discuss the journey of church planting through Apex Church Planting. They explore the challenges and transformations within […]

  • 177 -Discipling Our Fellowships in Biblical Giving and Stewardship
    on July 28, 2025 at 4:00 pm

    Comments? Questions? Send us a message!This is the first in a three part series which can be helpful to senior pastors and church leadership teams re: how to practically deal with giving and stewardship in their churches. First, […]

  • Theology of Disability: the Image of God & the Mission of the Church - with Sandra Peoples
    on July 28, 2025 at 3:52 pm

    In this episode, Nick Cady is joined by Sandra Peoples — a disability ministry consultant, author, and pastor's wife — to discuss her new book: Accessible Church: A Gospel-Centered Vision for Including People with Disabilities and […]

  • Ministering to the Wounded: Trauma and the Gospel - with Krista Fox
    on July 24, 2025 at 8:15 am

    Krista Fox is the founder of Applied Care for Trauma (ACT), a ministry focused on equipping churches to effectively help those who have experienced deep hurt.In this episode, hosts Nick Cady and Brian Brodersen speak with Krista, as […]

  • The True Measure of Life Part 1
    on July 24, 2025 at 7:00 am

    2 Timothy 4:9-22

  • We're coming to St Petersburg Florida, August 22-23!
    on July 23, 2025 at 10:01 pm

    In these interactive seminars, attendees will meet in groups and build ongoing relationships. Our next training weekend will be held at Calvary Chapel St Petersburg.8900 US Hwy 19 N, Pinellas Park, Florida 33782August 22-23, […]

  • Margaret Laird Part 3
    on July 22, 2025 at 7:00 am

    Margaret Laird’s life was extraordinary in so many ways. She was born in 1897 in Denver, Colorado. She grew up in a large family, went to college and became a dental radiologist. Though a church goer all her life, it was in college […]

  • Pastoring Youth, Bivocational Ministry, Time Management and International Missions
    on July 22, 2025 at 5:30 am

    In this episode, Mike speaks with Jordan Faker, a former youth pastor and current missionary in the Basque Country of Spain. Jordan shares lessons from his eight years in youth ministry and reflects on the realities of bivocational […]

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