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  • Top 5 Church Laws Every Leader Should Know
    on May 15, 2025 at 4:00 pm

    Join us as Brenda and Shirley unpack five crucial church laws that can save your ministry from headaches and heartaches. Whether you're a seasoned leader or just starting out, this conversation will equip you with the practical […]

  • Healthy Pastors Lead Healthy Churches: Biblical Counseling and Church Planting in Mexico - with Kike Torres
    on May 14, 2025 at 8:12 am

    Kike Torres is the lead pastor of Horizonte Querétaro, Mexico.In this episode, Kike shares about his journey from suicidal depression to leading a thriving church which is planting churches all over Mexico and beyond.Kike's own […]

  • Balancing Life and Ministry
    on May 13, 2025 at 7:01 pm

    In this episode, Rob and Ted talk from their experiences and the wisdom and advice they've received about balancing ministry and life. Church ministry can cause you and your family to sacrifice time and energy, and the hope for this […]

  • Olga Robertson Part 1
    on May 13, 2025 at 7:00 am

    Olga was a familiar and much loved woman at her church in Costa Mesa. Few knew the dynamic ministry this kind, gracious, and godly woman had among thousands of prisoners at Bilibid Prison in the Philippines. God powerfully worked […]

  • Spirit-Empowered Study and Christ-Centred Preaching
    on May 13, 2025 at 5:30 am

    What does it look like to prepare and preach the Bible in a way that’s both faithful to the text and reliant on the Holy Spirit?In this panel discussion hosted by Mike Neglia, four experienced Bible teachers – Roy Kasika, Moses […]

  • What is the Baptism of the Holy Spirit - with Dr. Alan Stoddard
    on May 12, 2025 at 7:28 am

    What is the baptism of the Holy Spirit? Does it happen simultaneously with salvation, or is it a subsequent experience? How should our understanding of the baptism with the Holy Spirit shape our practice in the church? In this […]

  • Aileen Coleman Part 2
    on May 6, 2025 at 7:00 am

    Aileen Coleman has been knighted by Queen Elizabeth, featured on the cover of Quantas In-flight magazine, and awarded many honors for her service to the Bedouin people in Jordan for over fifty years. Aileen was born in Australia the […]

  • Ministry in Motion: Guest Preaching, Mentorship, and Sermon Application with Shaun Sells
    on May 6, 2025 at 5:30 am

    In this engaging conversation, Mike Neglia interviews Shaun about his journey in pastoral ministry, teaching the Bible, and the importance of inductive Bible study. Sean shares candidly about his first teaching experience, […]

  • Seeing Jesus in the Psalms through Hebrews - with Daniel Stevens
    on May 5, 2025 at 8:14 am

    Daniel Stevens is Assistant Professor of New Testament Interpretation at Boyce College and author of Songs of the Son: Reading the Psalms with the Author of Hebrews. In this episode, Daniel shares how his accidental dive into Hebrews […]

  • How Children can be Church Leaders Today
    on May 2, 2025 at 12:11 am

    In this episode, Brenda is joined by Tami Peña, Children's Ministry Director at Reliance Church, to talk through helpful directives and procedures that can help foster inter-generational discipleship in our ministries. We pray that […]

  • Roland Krumm - The Word and the Spirit: God's Work Through Calvary Chapel in Germany
    on May 1, 2025 at 8:01 pm

    Roland Krumm is the Pastor of City Chapel in Stuttgart, Germany. In this episode Roland shares his journey from a legalistic evangelical upbringing to a transformative encounter with the Holy Spirit at age 17, which sparked his […]

  • From Mexico to Florida - A Church Plant Journey
    on May 1, 2025 at 9:00 am

    Hey everyone, Pastor Brian here, and welcome back to the Cultivate Church Planting Podcast. In today’s episode, I sit down with my good friend Aaron Smith, a church planter with one of the most unique sending stories I’ve ever […]

  • Grace Will Get Us There Part 1
    on May 1, 2025 at 7:00 am

    2 Timothy 2:1-13

  • Aileen Coleman Part 1
    on April 29, 2025 at 7:00 am

    Aileen Coleman has been knighted by Queen Elizabeth, featured on the cover of Quantas In-flight magazine, and awarded many honors for her service to the Bedouin people in Jordan for over fifty years. Aileen was born in Australia the […]

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