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  • The Evangelistic Legacy of Tim Keller - with Matt Smethurst
    on July 14, 2025 at 8:07 am

    In this episode host Nick Cady talks with Matt Smethurst about his new book Tim Keller on the Christian Life. Matt shares about his ministry journey, why Tim Keller’s legacy is still so valuable for the church today, and what he […]

  • From Doubt to Faith: The Quiet Revival - with Justin Brierley
    on July 9, 2025 at 7:55 am

    In this episode, hosts Nick Cady and Brian Brodersen talk with Justin Brierley — author, broadcaster, and longtime host of the Unbelievable? show and podcast from Premier Christian Radio in the UK. Justin shares about how, after […]

  • The Holy Spirit with Nick Cady
    on July 8, 2025 at 11:00 am

    SummaryIn this conversation, Alan Stoddard and Nick Cady (White Fields Community Church) explore the complexities of the Holy Spirit's role in the life of believers, particularly focusing on the concepts of baptism and empowerment. […]

  • Margaret Laird Part 1
    on July 8, 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 […]

  • Generational Curses, Spiritual Fatherhood and Church Discipline
    on July 8, 2025 at 5:30 am

    “What if the pastor who put you under discipline has died? Can you still be forgiven?”That’s just one of the hard-hitting questions tackled in this raw and riveting panel discussion recorded live in Kampala, Uganda. With […]

  • Interview With Debbie Martis - CEO of Rebirth Homes - Local Home for Trafficked Women
    on July 3, 2025 at 5:09 pm

    In this episode, Krista interviews Debbie Martis, founder and CEO of Rebirth Homes, an anti-trafficking organization dedicated to supporting survivors of human trafficking. Since 2013, Rebirth Homes has provided safe housing and […]

  • Church Planting Where The Spirit Is Moving – Brian Brodersen and Nick Cady
    on July 1, 2025 at 9:00 am

    Welcome back to the Cultivate Church Planting Podcast! Inthis episode, Brian Kelly is joined by Pastor Brian Brodersen and Pastor Nick Cady for a lively and insightful conversation about church planting around the globe—from Europe […]

  • Elizabeth Newman Part 2
    on July 1, 2025 at 7:00 am
  • From Creed to Congregation: Reclaiming the Heidelberg Catechism in Preaching
    on July 1, 2025 at 5:30 am

    Could reclaiming the practice of catechetical preaching be the key to deeper discipleship and richer congregational life today? In this compelling episode of the Expositors Collective podcast, Pastor Danny Hyde invites listeners to […]

  • Scrolling Ourselves to Death: Discipleship in the Digital Age - with Brett McCracken
    on June 30, 2025 at 8:26 am

    What does it mean to follow Jesus in an age of constant distraction and digital overload?In this episode of Theology for the People, Nick Cady is joined by Brett McCracken — senior editor at The Gospel Coalition and editor of the […]

  • Discernment in Deceitful Times Part 3
    on June 26, 2025 at 7:00 am

    2 Timothy 3

  • S7.E3 | Do Not Be Anxious
    on June 25, 2025 at 12:06 pm

    Episode 3 | Leadership Lesson: Do Not Be Anxious_Jason Sanchez, Director of House of Blessing, a non-profit Christian school he started with his wife Jackie in Bachiniva, Mexico, and long-time friend of Pastor Daniel and the church […]

  • Church Revitalization, Psalty, and Global Missions – with Phil Metzger
    on June 25, 2025 at 8:15 am

    In this episode, hosts Nick Cady and Brian Brodersen talk with Phil Metzger, Lead Pastor of Calvary San Diego.Phil shares his story of singing in Salty the Singing Songbook as a child, to serving as a missionary in Russia and […]

  • The Urgent Need for Mentorship in Ministry
    on June 24, 2025 at 11:07 am

    What happens when a generation of preachers rises up without mentors? In this energising and deeply personal talk, Rev Raymond L. Bukenya challenges pastors and leaders to take the biblical call to mentoring preachers seriously—for […]

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