The Acts 29 Podcast (Acts 29)

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Steve Robinson is the lead pastor of Cornerstone Church in Liverpool, England. He is also the director of the Cornerstone Collective. Steve is married to Sian, and they have four children.

Church Planting Sunday on April 18, 2021. Email Acts 29's Church Partnerships Team: partnerships@acts29.com

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Psalm 145 by Shane and Shane

Run to Win the Prize: Perseverance in the New Testament by Thomas Schreiner

Court: Mark Dever’s Capitol Hill Baptist Can Resume DC Worship

Revelation sermon series at The Village Church

Boys in the Boat by Daniel James Brown

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You’ve been the President of Acts 29 for a while, our membership is poised to double or triple in the next year or so—what excites you about Acts 29?

PERSONAL

• What are your weekly rhythms?
• What advice would you give your 18 year old self?
• When, or how, do you correct bad theology of teenagers, kids?
• How did you discern God’s calling on your life to be a pastor?

THEOLOGY

• Can you lose salvation?
• How do I interact with people (friends and family) that are a part of a local prosperity gospel church?
• When is it okay to disobey authorities?
• Do you have a sense of what the Lord might be doing in the Church in this season of life?

MINISTRY

• What are your aims as a pastor for 2021? What made you want to preach Revelation?
• How can we encourage women to use their gifts to serve in the local church?
• Should you plant a church in an area with many churches there already?
• How do you think the way we do church will change?
• What steps do you take to improve your preaching?
• What would you tell a young planter who is considering joining Acts 29?
• What’s the best advice you give to a young pastor?

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Paul planted Living Hope Church in his hometown of Belleville, Illinois in 2021. He’s married to Krystal, and they’re raising three daughters.

In this episode, Pastor Will Basham in West Virginia discusses the importance of relational collaboration when planting a church. Connectivity and creativity are essential tools for reaching your community. That's why his church hosts a coffee shop, the very first in his small town, in its new church building.

When we imagine Scotland, we might think of castles, rugged hills, or reformers like John Knox. But in Scotland’s housing schemes—inner-city neighborhoods burdened by poverty and crime—the reality is very different. These schemes are in desperate need of local, Bible-preaching churches. Through Church in Hard Places, Acts 29 works closely with 20schemes, a ministry seeking to plant healthy, multiplying churches of gospel light in the darkest corners of Scotland. Mez McConnell joins the podcast today to discuss church planting in Scotland through 20schemes and Acts 29. Mez is one of the pastors of Niddrie Community Church in Edinburgh and the founder of 20schemes. He’s written several books, worked in inner-city areas in England, Scotland, and Brazil, and has a particular passion for training men and women for ministry in this context.

Acts 29 Rural Collective 

Through the Rural Collective we:

• Promote the theological and missiological rationale for rural church planting;
• Recruit church planters for the purpose of rural church planting;
• Facilitate cohorts focused on strategies for rural church planting;
• Coach representatives who are devoted to advancing rural church planting in their region;
• Provide coaching, support, context-specific content, and conduits for funding for rural church planters within Acts 29.

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What Church Can Be: An Optimistic Vision by Matthew Kruse

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Cornerstone Church Liverpool

Books mentioned:

• The Madness of Crowds: Gender, Race and Identity
• The Patient Ferment of the Early Church
• Destroyer of the gods: Early Christian Distinctiveness in the Roman World

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"Remain Faithful" was the title and theme of Acts 29’s US virtual conference in 2020. With so many disruptions to “normal” life, we knew many church leaders were feeling tired, discouraged, and ready to give up. Each session from Matt Chandler, Ray Ortlund, Tony Merida, Tory Mayo, Jen Wilkin, and Rudy Rubio encouraged us to hang on, endure, keep going, keep making disciples, stay the course, go the distance with Christ. Rudy Rubio is the Lead Pastor of the Reformed Church of Los Angeles.

God has shown immeasurable grace toward Acts 29’s diverse, global community of healthy, multiplying churches committed to making disciples of Jesus Christ among the nations. We’re thankful for what he’s done in and through us and excited for what our future holds. We’re building on the missional momentum of 2021 as we enter into a new year with great expectations for God to advance his kingdom on earth through church planting. Brian Howard joins the podcast today to discuss what we’re working toward in Acts 29 in 2022. Brian has over 20 years of ministry and leadership experience and serves as the executive director of Acts 29. Brian is married to the love of his life and they have four children together.

Steve Ross delivered this message at our Acts 29 Urban Resource conference in early November, 2022.

Acts 29 has five core values: church planting, theological definition, contextual evangelism, missional collaboration, and global ambition. Each of these shapes and impacts our mission to plant churches worldwide. Tony Merida, Doug Logan, and Jeff Medders discuss our values as a church-planting organization in this episode.

Seven Mile Road Church

Kalos Track | SMR
 

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Acts 29 is a global community of healthy, multiplying churches. In the USA, we have Regional Executive Directors (REDs) that help facilitate and lead Act 29 initiatives in the various regions of the USA. Dave Bruskas joins the show today to tell us about how path to ministry, the role of REDs, and his hopes for Acts 29.

Jonathan Dodson's Book, "Gosepel-Centered Discipleship"

Church in Hard Places 

Books by Brian Croft

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Acts 29 exists to magnify Jesus through planting healthy, multiplying churches in every corner of the globe. One new and exciting development to that end is the launch of Acts 29 Español. With about 60 million Hispanics and almost every Latino country in the world represented in the United States, we have a distinct opportunity to reach and train Spanish speakers in the gospel, for God’s glory around the world.

Get Dane's book, Gentle and Lowly: The Heart of Christ for Sinners and Sufferers.

Where Dane is pastoring: Naperville Presbyterian Church. 

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Short Studies in Biblical Theology from Crossway

Knowing the Bible Series from Crossway

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Book: The Heart of Christ by Thomas Goodwin

Song: Come Ye Sinners on Spotify

AeroPress Coffee Maker

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The biblical precedence of elders leading our churches is clear. Good elders add value and are a gift to those they serve. It’s difficult to have a healthy church without healthy leaders, which is why the vetting process must not be careless. Installing unqualified men may lead to harm for all involved. Getting this right is crucial for leaders and churches. Today we hear from Tim Bice, lead teaching pastor of Greenbriar Church in Albany, Georgia. Tim planted Greenbriar in 2008. He has a Bachelor of Arts in Religion from Liberty University. He is also the regional director for Acts 29 Georgia and Florida panhandle. He and his wife, Jaye, have four children.

Brian Howard has over 20 years of proven leadership experience as a leadership coach, non-profit executive, church planter, lead pastor, and business owner. Brian holds a Master’s degree from Talbot School of Theology.

Acts 29 Website

Webinar: Developing Leaders Who Develop Leaders

Books mentioned:

• Developing the Leader Within You by John Maxwell
• The Effective Executive by Peter Drucker
• Essentialism by Greg McKeown
• Deep Work by Cal Newport
• Donut Economics by Kate Raworth
• Managing Transitions by William Bridges
• The Long-Distance Leader: Rules for Remarkable Remote Leadership by Kevin Eikenberry

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Quill's Coffee

Portola Coffee Roasters

Brian's Verse: John 16:33, "In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world."

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Acts 29 STORIES | Will Basham

Pastor Rodney Hobbs on the Future of Pastoring at our recent Advance Conference event in Dallas, TX.

Learn more about Grimké Seminary,the official partner seminary of Acts 29.

 

"Remain Faithful" was the title and theme of Acts 29’s US virtual conference in 2020. With so many disruptions to “normal” life, we knew many church leaders were feeling tired, discouraged, and ready to give up. Each session from Matt Chandler, Ray Ortlund, Tony Merida, Tory Mayo, Jen Wilkin, and Rudy Rubio encouraged us to hang on, endure, keep going, keep making disciples, stay the course, go the distance with Christ. For this week’s episode of The Acts 29 Podcast, we want to feature the message Tony Merida gave on staying faithful to tell others about Jesus, bearing witness, and proclaiming the excellencies of Christ.

Bryan Robbins joins the podcast to discuss the benefits of church mergers and provides insights into navigating challenges that may arise.

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Acts 29 Urban Conference Sessions

Acts 29 cares deeply about the spiritual and emotional health of our pastors and their wives. Ministry constantly pelts pastors with hectic demands but, if married, their wives and families are their primary responsibility before the Lord. How can husbands better care for their wives, and wives for their husbands, to encourage family and ministry health for the long term? And when is it time to get outside help? Dwayne Bond joins the podcast today to discuss how Acts 29 is helping ministry couples care for each other well. Dwayne serves Acts 29 as our director of pastoral care and is the lead and planting pastor of Wellspring Church in Charlotte, North Carolina. Dwayne has a Ph.D. in professional counseling, a master’s in counseling and discipleship, another master’s in religion, and a bachelor’s in finance. He has been married to Leslie for more than 25 years, and they have three children.

Travis Cunningham is the lead pastor of Story Church in his hometown of Rancho Cucamonga, California. He and his wife, Katy, have two kids and a vision of catalyzing a gospel movement that spreads across Southern California and to the ends of the earth.

"Remain Faithful" was the title and theme of Acts 29’s US virtual conference in 2020. With so many disruptions to “normal” life, we knew many church leaders were feeling tired, discouraged, and ready to give up. Each session from Matt Chandler, Ray Ortlund, Tony Merida, Tory Mayo, Jen Wilkin, and Rudy Rubio encouraged us to hang on, endure, keep going, keep making disciples, stay the course, go the distance with Christ. For this week’s episode of The Acts 29 Podcast, we want to feature the talk Tory Mayo gave on staying faithful in our discipleship with Lord Jesus.

Hunter is the lead pastor of Fellowship Denver Church in central Denver, CO. He also serves as a Board Member for Acts 29. Hunter has a Master of Theology from Dallas Theological Seminary, was a CPA in his previous life, and claims to be “mediocre” at several Colorado pursuits such as snow skiing, cycling, and fly fishing.

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The Courage to Stand: Facing Your Fear without Losing Your Soul by Russell Moore

Russell Moore's Amazon Author Page

The Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission 

Jack by Marilynne Robinson

Fertility and Faith: The Demographic Revolution and the Transformation of World Religions by Philip Jenkins

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Beautiful People Don't Just Happen: How God Redeems Regret, Hurt, and Fear in the Making of Better Humans
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In Acts 29, our hope is not only to plant healthy, multiplying churches, but also that these churches become multigenerational. Riverview Church, also known as “Riv,” was planted at Michigan State University in 1977 by a small team of planters from Iowa. Today, it’s a multi-site church with four venues in the midwest and has sent pastors to serve all over the world, including Ukraine, Brazil, and two countries in East Asia, with 58 churches planted by the churches they’ve planted. Joining me on today’s episode is Noel Heikkinen, pastor of Riverview Church in Lansing Michigan. Riverview is celebrating her 45th birthday this year, so we’ve invited Noel to share their story to encourage us in church planting for the long haul. Noel is the pastor of Riverview and is also the US Midwest regional executive director for Acts 29. He and his wife, Grace, met at Michigan State University and have four adult children.

Welcome to The Acts 29 Podcast. We had a great time partnering with TGC to produce the Churches Planting Churches podcast hosted by Tony Merida. We are excited to launch this new show hosted by Jeff Medders. Watch for our first full-episode to drop this week with Dane Ortlund.

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GenZ has been described as the social media generation. Financial savvy, cultural & racial diversity, and politically progressive are just some of the defining characteristics for this generation. How will the Church winsomely reach GenZ? Kevin Anderson & Theodore Lightbourne join the podcast to discuss this very matter.

In this episode, Adam Ramsey shares about his upcoming book "Honor" in our #acts29 Love Your Church book series (in partnership with The Goodbook Company). What is a biblical understanding and approach to demonstrating honor within our communities? Learn from Adam in this insightful discussion.

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Ministry is a joy but also a burden. It’s a calling from the Lord that we cannot sustain apart from him. When we’re young in church planting and optimistic at the start of something new, we might know in our heads that it won’t always feel so exciting—but still, we’re excited. But as months and years pass, hard times can wear us down. Ministry challenges, pressures, failures, and heartaches assail us; we realize this whole church planting / pastoral ministry thing is way beyond us. How do we keep going in faithful gospel ministry? Hunter Beaumont joins the podcast today to discuss ministry faithfulness for the long haul. Hunter is the lead pastor of Fellowship Denver Church in central Denver, CO. He has a Master of Theology from Dallas Theological Seminary, was a CPA in his previous life, and claims to be “mediocre” at several Colorado pursuits such as snow skiing, cycling, and fly fishing.

Acts 29 South Central Micro Conference Audio 

Frontline Church in Oklahoma City, OK.

The Patient Ferment of the Early Church by Alan Kreider 

The Forgotten Father by Thomas Smail 

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"Remain Faithful" was the title and theme of Acts 29’s US virtual conference in 2020. With so many disruptions to “normal” life, we knew many church leaders were feeling tired, discouraged, and ready to give up. Each session from Matt Chandler, Ray Ortlund, Tony Merida, Tory Mayo, Jen Wilkin, and Rudy Rubio encouraged us to hang on, endure, keep going, keep making disciples, stay the course, go the distance with Christ. For this week’s episode of The Acts 29 Podcast, we want to feature the talk Jen Wilkin gave on staying faithful to make disciples of Christ.

Jeff Medders, Acts 29's Director for Assessment and the host of the Acts 29 podcast, is interviewed by Christy Britton (Acts 29's Director for Content) in this episode. Jeff sheds some light on Acts 29's robust assessment process and gives insight into the culture of Acts 29 for anyone exploring the call of church planting.

The Acts 29 Emerging Regions Network serves in places where Christians are few, churches are under-resourced, and persecution is severe—places like India, one of the most unreached regions in the world. Yet in spite of complications from a global pandemic, unrest, and opposition, Jesus is growing his church in India.

Truth on Fire: Gazing at God Until Your Heart Sings by Adam Ramsey

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There are many issues that compete for a church planter’s attention and energy when establishing a new church. Location, finances, community engagement, web design, and vision casting to name a few. But it’s the telling of the ancient story that leads to transformation in people’s lives. Planters desiring to impact their communities for Christ must prioritize the public proclamation of the Scriptures.

The Paradox Church

Acts 29 is a diverse, global community of healthy, multiplying churches. And one of our goals on The Acts 29 Podcast is to introduce you to planters from our global community. This week, meet Eduardo Fergusson, pastor at Vida En Su Palabra, in Riohacha, Colombia.

Stephen & Katie Coppenrath recently planted The King's Church in Ontario, California. In this episode, they recount their experience and journey through Acts 29's assessment process.

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Grimké Seminary

Meditations on Preaching by Francis Grimké

 

Planting healthy, multiplying churches can be costly. In the early stages of church planting, few things occupy a planter’s mind more than finances. A new church’s noble vision to reach its city can be hindered by a lack of resources. This is why fundraising is an essential part of strategic planting. While most pastors receive significant training in biblical theology, many are ill-equipped in fundraising. Acts 29 pastors Travis Cunningham and Adam Muhtaseb join the podcast to discuss how church planters can gain confidence in fundraising. Travis planted Story Church in Rancho Cucamonga, California and Adam planted Redemption City Church in Baltimore, Maryland.

When we talk about church planting, we often discuss vision casting, mission, and context. But churches also need a good team to lead in the daily ministry. Pastors are tasked with building a cohesive team, resolving conflicts, and doing all they can to make sure everyone is focused and working toward the goal of making disciples of Jesus Christ. But if you’ve never led a church staff before, where do you begin? Who should you hire first? What should staff meetings look like? To help answer these questions, we’re joined by Josh Patterson. Josh serves as a Lead Pastor of The Village Church in Flower Mound, TX. Josh received his Doctorate in Executive Leadership from Southern Seminary and is also a co-author of the book, “Creature of the Word.”

Trenton is the pastor and church planter of Church 21 South Shore in the greater Montreal area, Quebec. Before that, he spent 9 years as a missionary with Child Evangelism Fellowship. He and his wife are raising their two daughters.

Jen Oshman is a wife, mom, and writer, and has served as a missionary and pastor’s wife for over two decades on three continents. She currently resides in Colorado, where her family planted Redemption Parker, an Acts 29 church. She’s the author of several books and hosts a weekly podcast called All Things.

In 1857, the novelist Anthony Trollope wrote, “There is, perhaps, no greater hardship at present inflicted on mankind in civilized and free countries, than the necessity of listening to sermons.” He goes on to describe the “preaching clergyman” as “the bore of the age.” Preaching has always had its haters. We see this in the Scriptures and throughout the history of the church. So, is there a future for preaching? In this recording of Dr. Tony Merida’s main session teaching at the Acts 29 Advance Conference in Raleigh, North Carolina, he says there is a future for preaching because the theological convictions which undergird preaching are timeless. He identifies five convictions that drive one’s commitment to preach God’s Word and proposes a model for preachers to follow.

Mark is the lead pastor of Redemption Parker in Parker, Colorado. He is married to Jen, and they have four daughters. They spent 15 years as missionaries with Pioneers International in Japan and Czech Republic before returning home to Colorado and planting Redemption Parker. In addition to serving their local church, Mark and Jen continue to serve on the Europe core leadership team for Pioneers International.

In this episode of the Acts 29 podcast, Dylan talks to Dr. Adam Flynt, VP of Acts 29 Church Planting, about what is coming for the fall season of the podcast as Dylan wraps up his time as the host.

Church Planting Sunday on April 18, 2021

Email Acts 29's Church Partnerships Team: partnerships@acts29.com

Why Did Paul Write Romans? Michael Bird Offers 5 Possible Reasons

Book: Gospel Patrons by John Rinehart

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Cornerstone Church in Detroit

Tony Merida's commentary on Acts

Theological Triage in the 21st Century by Trevin Wax

The Church and Race: Will We Shape or Be Shaped by History by Doug Logan 

Pursuing a Future Shaped in Unity by Doug Logan

Books mentioned:

• The Preacher's Catechism
• Prayer by A.W. Tozer
• A Long Obedience in the Same Direction by Eugene Peterson
• ESV Devotional Psalter

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The Whitewashing of Christianity: A Hidden Past, A Hurtful Present, and A Hopeful Future by Jerome Gay

I Am Apparel

The Martyrdom of Saints Perpetua and Felicitas

METRO CHURCH of PHILADELPHIA 

There’s nothing like sitting down and listening to an experienced pastor share some of his lessons from a life of gospel ministry. We all need to be reminded of sustaining truth on this road. Like the roll-call of names in Hebrews 11, faithful pastors point us to the unchanging, eternal, and sufficient faithfulness of our God. As he kept and used these men and women, he will keep and use us for his glory. Steve Treichler joins the podcast today to discuss lessons in ministry through 25 years of pastoring and planting. Steve is the senior pastor of Hope Community Church in Minneapolis, MN, which he planted in 1996. He serves as the associate regional director for the Midwest region in Acts 29 US, is married to Carole, and has three grown children. He enjoys flyfishing, duck hunting, remodeling & woodworking, brewing beer, and smoking quality cigars in his free time.

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Global Prayer meeting

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In this episode, Joby Martin (Pastor of the Church of Eleven22) shares about learning to preach with greater clarity, enthusiasm, and authenticity.

In this episode, Adam sits down with some of the other members of the Acts 29 Lead Team to talk about what is happening in the network this fall.

"Remain Faithful" was the title and theme of Acts 29’s US virtual conference in 2020. With so many disruptions to “normal” life, we knew many church leaders were feeling tired, discouraged, and ready to give up. Each session from Matt Chandler, Ray Ortlund, Tony Merida, Tory Mayo, Jen Wilkin, and Rudy Rubio encouraged us to hang on, endure, keep going, keep making disciples, stay the course, go the distance with Christ. For this week’s episode of The Acts 29 Podcast, we want to feature the message Ray Ortlund gave on staying faithful to Jesus, and being the kind of vessel the Lord wants to use for his Kingdom, his mission, and his glory.

Acts 29 Urban

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Acts 29 ADVANCE CONFERENCE in Raleigh, NC, March 6-8 - REGISTER NOW

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Love Your Church Book Series - BUY NOW

Love Your Church: 8 Great Things About Being a Church Member by Tony Merida

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City Bible Church

Reflections on Justice Six Months After the Beirut Explosion

Book: Remember Death: The Surprising Path to Living Hope by Matthew McCullough 

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Dwayne Bond joins the podcast once again to discuss outsourcing counseling. Dwayne serves Acts 29 as our director of pastoral care and is the lead and planting pastor of Wellspring Church in Charlotte, North Carolina. Dwayne has a Ph.D. in professional counseling, a master’s in counseling and discipleship, another master’s in religion, and a bachelor’s in finance. He has been married to Leslie for over 25 years, and they have three children.

Enough About Me and Cultural Counterfeits  
published by Crossway. 

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Christian entertainment often gets a bad rap. It’s either seen as cheesy, irrelevant or promoting a dishonest view of the faith. But The Chosen, a television series on the ministry of Jesus which debuted in 2018, seems to stand in a category of its own, being hailed as “Christian America’s Must-See TV Show '' by The Atlantic. The series, which is in its third season, is the highest crowd-funded media project of all time and has had 300 million viewers around the world. Dallas Jenkins, creator, director, and co-writer of The Chosen series, joins the podcast to discuss the show's impact and success. Jenkins is a graduate of the University of Northwestern - St. Paul where he met his wife, Amanda. The two also released an interactive study guide of The Chosen in 2021.

"Remain Faithful" was the title and theme of Acts 29’s US virtual conference in 2020. With so many disruptions to “normal” life, we knew many church leaders were feeling tired, discouraged, and ready to give up. Each session from Matt Chandler, Ray Ortlund, Tony Merida, Tory Mayo, Jen Wilkin, and Rudy Rubio encouraged us to hang on, endure, keep going, keep making disciples, stay the course, go the distance with Christ. For this week’s episode of The Acts 29 Podcast, we want to feature the message our president, Matt Chandler, gave at our 2020 virtual conference. Listen as Matt talks about how vital it is to know our risen Lord, to live and serve from our union with him, and walking with him through whatever comes our way.

Redeemer Church

 

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SamStorms.org

Sam's latest books:

• Understanding Spiritual Gifts: A Comprehensive Guide
• Understanding Spiritual Warfare: A Comprehensive Guide
• Practicing the Power: Welcoming the Gifts of the Holy Spirit in Your Life

 

Caleb and his wife, Rebekah, have been married for nearly 15 years and have 6 children. They live in Jamestown, North Dakota, and planted Buffalo City Church in 2015. Caleb has a master’s degree from The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky.