New Churches Podcast Season 5 Episode 1
In this episode of the New Churches Podcast, host Jeff Medders is joined by Tony Merida, Vance Pitman, and J.D. Greear to kick off a new season exploring church planting through the book of Acts.
Noah Oldham
This summer, my son Chaim finished up his 13U baseball season. He’s a catcher, a pitcher, an infielder, and a hitter who plays with all his heart—and this season was a turning point. Among the many improved stats, one thing...
Adam Muhtaseb
The arduous process of finding a facility can be the means by which God shows His glory most in your life and in the church He’s trusted you to lead.
Heather Oldham
If you’ve been in ministry for more than five minutes, you know the pull: the endless list of “urgent” needs, the meetings, the counseling sessions, the events, the texts that always seem to come at bedtime. And if you’re a...
J.A. Medders
Great preachers are more than attention-getters. They are attention-keepers. They are attention-herders. They are attention-protectors. Every preacher is in a battle against the world, the flesh, and the devil for the attention of their hearers. Even Spurgeon, the Prince of...
Ronnie Martin
I spent some of my formative years living in a rural area of southern California. It was a little-known valley that contained all kinds of mountainy paths, gurgling creeks, and grassy meadows to explore to your heart’s content. In the...
New Churches Masterclass Season 1 Episode 70
Revelation 21 and 22 describe the new heavens and new earth as a real, renewed creation where God dwells with His people, free from sin, death, and brokenness.
New Churches Masterclass Season 1 Episode 69
Hell is a difficult but essential biblical doctrine that underscores the just consequences of sin—eternal death and separation from God for the unrepentant.
New Churches Masterclass Season 1 Episode 68
Dayton Hartman explains that Revelation 20, which describes Christ’s thousand-year reign and the defeat of Satan, is interpreted through three main views—pre-millennialism, amillennialism, and post-millennialism.
New Churches Masterclass Season 1 Episode 67
Dayton Hartman emphasizes that the return of Christ marks the beginning of the last days, a reality Christians have lived in for over 2,000 years, calling believers to live with hopeful anticipation rather than speculation.
New Churches Masterclass Season 1 Episode 65
Jonathan Pennington explores the kingdom of God as the overarching framework for understanding Scripture, emphasizing God’s kingship, rule, and the restoration of His reign throughout the biblical narrative.
New Churches Masterclass Season 1 Episode 66
Matt Emerson explores the biblical understanding of death, portraying it as an enemy territory ruled by darkness yet ultimately under God’s sovereign kingship.
New Churches Masterclass Season 1 Episode 64
J.D. Payne emphasizes that the church’s mission includes living out the kingdom ethic through justice, mercy, and love for neighbor, reflecting God’s character to the watching world.
New Churches Masterclass Season 1 Episode 63
J.D. Payne presents the church’s mission as a biblical “pattern of purpose” that spans from Genesis to Revelation.
New Churches Masterclass Season 1 Episode 62
J.D. Payne emphasizes that the church’s mission flows from and participates in the broader mission of God.
New Churches Masterclass Season 1 Episode 61
Fred Sanders reframes the gifts of the Spirit as Trinitarian ministries given to build, unify, and mature the church, emphasizing that these gifts belong more properly to ecclesiology than to pneumatology.
New Churches Masterclass Season 1 Episode 60
Matt Boswell contrasts casual church attendance with the deep, intentional fellowship and gospel ministry modeled in Acts 2:42–47.
New Churches Masterclass Season 1 Episode 59
Exploring the biblical foundations and practical elements of corporate worship, Matt Boswell emphasizes the centrality of God’s glory in the church’s gathered and scattered life.
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