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  • 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 […]

  • Elizabeth Newman Part 1
    on June 24, 2025 at 7:00 am
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7 Reasons Jesus Couldn’t Stay Dead

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ECCLESIOLOGY 101: The Necessity of the Holy Spirit and the Importance of Prophecy
Theology
Disagreeing Agreeably About Soteriological Issues
Theology
Sola Fide: Clarifying the Role of Faith in the Gift of Salvation
History & Holidays
A Christian Perspective on Purim
Theology
Does Hell Really Exist?
Theology
Digital Distractions: Five Spiritual & Physical Threats
Culture

Prayer Update

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Culture

An Act of Giving One’s Life: Honoring Lieutenant Colonel Arnaud Beltrame

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Culture
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Tom Brady’s Example of Understanding Our Deepest Purpose Part 1
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Mayor of a One-Horse Town
Culture
“Contented: In All Things Peace”
Culture
Florida School Shooting: From the Eyes of an Affected Teenager
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Gospel

Isaiah 41: Easter and the World

As Easter approaches, it makes me consider the way people think about Jesus in the world I live in. I live in Cork, Ireland. Ireland…
Gospel

Reframing the Gospel for the Nations in Our Neighborhoods

When Jesus told Mary that He wasn't inclined to intervene to rescue the honor and reputation of a family that was about to suffer the…
Gospel

Pierced by the Lord: Thoughts on Good Friday

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To Kill or to Crown Jesus?
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What Exactly is Spiritual Thriving?
Culture
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Advent: The Son
Announcements
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Ministry & Leadership

Lies Pastors (And Christians) Believe

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Ministry & Leadership

Three Benefits of Seeing Christ in the Old Testament

“The Old Testament follows God’s one great plan for human history and redemption, and the plan is not only from him, but centers on him:…
Ministry & Leadership

Brian Brodersen on the Moses Model & Church Government

Pastor Brian Brodersen describes the advantages and disadvantages of The Moses Model form of Church government. This interview, hosted by Ken Sutton, is Part 4…
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Things That Matter: Preachers Need to Laugh
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Importing Missions like a Bottle of Coca-Cola
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Co-laborers or Competition? Calvary Chapel & Other Church Planting Movements
Announcements
Conference Conversations: “Church Planter Initiative Roundtable”
Ministry & Leadership
10 Minute Seminary: Principles for Healthy Pastoral Transitions
Ministry & Leadership
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Discipleship

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Bridging the Generational Gap in Our Churches

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Christian Living

Resources To Help Pastors and Leaders Shepherd People Through Doubt and Deconstruction

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Standing Firm in a Hostile Culture
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Lies About Us
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To The Christian Who Has Lost Their Passion – Resist Apathy pt3
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Why Mentorship Matters
Discipleship
True Repentance Requires A Broken Heart
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Amy Carmichael Part 2: Women Worth Knowing

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Edith Studd Buxton & Mary Warburton Booth

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Are We Drifting Backward?

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The Glory of Hardship
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