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  • Relationships in the Church Part 1
    on February 6, 2025 at 8:00 am

    1 Timothy 5

  • Bonus Content: Lessons from Paul’s Encounter with Jesus by Matt Misiano
    on February 5, 2025 at 1:15 pm

    Bonus Content: Lessons from Paul’s Encounter with Jesus by Matt Misiano Matt Misiano, Missions Pastor at Calvary Chapel Port St. Lucie, shares lessons from Paul’s encounter with Jesus on the road to Damascus. You can reach Matt at […]

  • The Works of the Flesh in Life & Ministry
    on February 4, 2025 at 6:00 pm

    In this episode, Rob and Ted talk from Galatians 5 about the seen (physical) and the unseen (spiritual) works of the flesh and how they reveal themselves in life and ministry. ---- Calvary Vista Reliance Church

  • Minimal Leadership of Church Leaders
    on February 4, 2025 at 12:00 pm

    Summary In this episode of the Stoke It Up podcast, Alan Stoddard and Kenneth Priest discuss the concept of minimal leadership within the church context. They explore the importance of defining leadership, the need for reproducible […]

  • Melanie Dobson on Grace Livingston Hill Part 1
    on February 4, 2025 at 8:00 am

    Melanie is the award-winning author of thirty historical, time-slip, and romantic suspense novels. She received her undergraduate degree in journalism from Liberty University and her master’s degree in communication from Regent […]

  • Preaching Like a Puritan, Pastoral Care and Problems with the Quadriga - Roberto Gazga
    on February 4, 2025 at 6:30 am

    In this episode of the Expositors Collective Podcast, Mike Neglia is joined by Roberto Gazga, a hospice chaplain, lay preacher at Christ the King Reformed Baptist Church in Niles, Illinois, and host of the Urban Puritano podcast. […]

  • Internal Team Values
    on February 1, 2025 at 9:00 pm

    In this episode, Brenda is joined by Shirley Ruiz and Gloria Scholten to discuss the internal team values they've helped to facilitate at Reliance Church. Both Shirley and Gloria serve on the women's ministry board at Reliance […]

  • Be the Example Part 3
    on January 30, 2025 at 8:00 am

    1 Timothy 4

  • Bare minimum of small group leadership (pt2)
    on January 28, 2025 at 11:20 pm

    Summary In this episode of the Stoke It Up podcast, Alan Stoddard and Kenneth Priest delve into the intricacies of small group leadership within the church. They discuss the importance of effective communication, the necessity of […]

  • Michelle Ule on Pandita Ramabai Part 3
    on January 28, 2025 at 8:00 am

    A brilliant Sanskrit scholar, Ramabai Donge earned the title "Pandita" as a twenty-year-old orphaned woman in 1878 India. Determined to follow in her Hindu father's belief that women could be scholars, Ramabai used her fame to argue […]

  • From the Page to the Pulpit with Wayne Baxter
    on January 28, 2025 at 6:30 am

    In this episode of the Expositors Collective Podcast, Mike Neglia speaks with Dr. Wayne Baxter, Associate Professor of New Testament and Greek at Heritage College & Seminary in Cambridge, Ontario. With a Ph.D. in Early […]

  • 169 Pastoring in Sin City (Las Vegas)
    on January 28, 2025 at 12:00 am

    Comments? Questions? Send us a message!Episode 169 of SFTP tells the story of what it's like to minister in Las Vegas, Nevada, aka "sin city".It CAN be done! Where sin abounds, grace much more abounds. We all know that, but it's for […]

  • Minimal Leadership for Small Groups
    on January 22, 2025 at 7:52 pm

    Summary In this episode of the Stoke It Up podcast, Alan Stoddard and Kenneth Priest discuss the essential qualities and minimal leadership required for effective small group ministry in churches. They emphasize the importance of […]

  • Pastoral Succession & Transition | Mark Foreman
    on January 21, 2025 at 6:00 pm

    Ted Leavenworth and Rob Salvato are joined by Mark Foreman (North Coast Calvary Chapel) to talk through the nuances and dynamics of passing on the ministry and what a healthy transition of pastoral leadership can look like. --- North […]

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