Growing Together Podcast: Theology for Life
Teología para la Vida is a Spanish-language podcast from MNA Hispanic Ministries, sharing Scripture-faithful content with Hispanic churches across the U.S. & Latin America, believing deep theology leads to greater understanding, deeper worship, and joyful obedience. We’ll be talking with Luis Garcia, pastor of Iglesia Presbiteriana Corpus Christi, in Waukesha, Wisconsin, who hosts the podcast […]
Growing Together Podcast: New Life Born Out of Hope
Often, when a church endures trauma and loses leaders and members, there may be no other choice but to close the doors. One option to consider is replanting where a church reverts to mission status, has the presbytery form a provisional session, and begin again. This is the path that Hope Presbyterian in Bloomington, IN […]
Growing Together Podcast: Bringing the Gospel to Military and Civilian Organizations
American chaplains serve in diverse contexts: military, healthcare, correctional, educational, and even corporate contexts, blending compassion and counseling, to meet people where they are, often in their most vulnerable moments.
Growing Together Podcast: Friendship that Supports the Great Commission
How easy is it to welcome the newcomer to your church? How soon can they feel at home? If the newcomer is a South Sudanese Pentecostal church, we might recognize it can take some time. Friendly Hills Presbyterian Church in Jamestown, NC, opened its doors and hearts to The Great Commission International Church. In time, […]
Growing Together Podcast: Coaching Through Transitions
To live is to endure change. As pastors, we are agents of change, yet we are personally averse to change. When life’s transitions come, we are often ill-equipped to adjust. Whether pastor or parishioner, we need to navigate the phases of transitions, whether ending and beginning a new call, changes in our families, or stepping […]
Growing Together Podcast: Lead My Sheep
Evangelism leads to discipleship, and discipleship should lead to new leaders. The health of a church’s leaders, particularly the ordained leaders, is an essential task. Jon Stoddard, in West Jordan, UT, has written a book helping pastors to think biblically about equipping leaders. You can purchase the book, Lead My Sheep, in the PCA Bookstore.
Growing Together Podcast: Looking Forward Together
The next 10 years will bring significant shifts in ministry, society, demographics, and technology. How will the PCA navigate these changes? Looking Forward Together is an event to equip young leaders to not just react to these changes but to proactively shape the future of our denomination. On this podcast, we will be joined by […]
Growing Together Podcast: Engaging the Community in Cedar Rapids, IA
There are many ways a church can engage its community. Trinity Presbyterian in Cedar Rapids, IA, does so by offering English classes to immigrants, partnering with other churches, and raising future leaders through their internship program. This young church demonstrates that a church need not be well-established to make a difference. Any church can be […]
Growing Together Podcast: New Life in Small Towns
While every church should be engaged in ongoing renewal, revitalization is the intentional effort to grow in both inward-facing church life and outward-facing community engagement. A church must flourish to nourish and disciple its members and reach its community. This work requires distinct skills when one serves in a rural community or small town. Tune […]
Growing Together Podcast: The Reason for Church
While today’s culture of individualism rejects institutional entities, the church is God’s counter-cultural, redemptive institution that best meets our deepest needs. On this episode of Growing Together, we will talk with Brad Edwards about his new book, The Reason for Church, and hear how the church, as the Bride of Christ, is the necessary institution […]