Growing
Together

A podcast all about church planting and vitality from Mission to North America

About the Podcast

Growing Together Podcast is a podcast from Mission to North America where our host, Chris Vogel, discusses topics related to starting new churches and strengthening existing churches in the PCA. Tune in to hear about the work being done in the denomination and learn how you can connect with others to enhance the work being done in your community.

Recently Aired

Growing Together Podcast: Responding to Disasters: Bringing Hope in Tragedy

Hear from Mike Kennamer, DR’s Warehouse manager and George Sayour, whose church, Meadowview Reformed Presbyterian, has a long history of working with Disaster Response.

Growing Together Podcast: Planting Presbyterian Churches in a Globalized World: Pacific Northwest

Planting a church often brings a diverse collection of people together. That is even more the case when the planter is from India, his wife is from Korea, and the new work is in Seattle, WA among high-skilled immigrant works in the tech industry. Listen to Sagar Mekwan's story of what God is doing to build his church in Seattle.

Growing Together Podcast: Preparing To Parent a Plant

In this episode, we talk with Ted Powers, Director of The Midwest Alliance, about the challenges and joys of planting a daughter church and what it takes to successfully parent a new congregation

Webinars

Growing Together Webinar: Enduring for the Harvest

In this webinar replay, leaders from Covenant Theological Seminary, Geneva Benefits Group, and Mission to North America discuss how preparing leaders for ministry and ensuring enduring health in ministry requires the support of our various agencies.

Growing Together Webinar: Preparing for the Harvest Together

MNA seeks to improve the vitality of the churches in North America so that by 2033, we will see 1000 new congregations added to the PCA. A key to this vision is for our agencies and committees to work together, for we believe it will take all of us to reach North America.

Cultivating The Kingdom: Navigating North America’s Cultural Shifts

For over 50 years the Lord has been pleased to use Mission to North America to cultivate the advancement of his kingdom through the Presbyterian Church in America. A new challenge is before us. North America finds itself in the fastest decline in church attendance and most rapidly diversifying of ethnic culture in history.

Episodes