Central Church

Revelation 3:14-22

Getting on a plane doesn't make you a missionary. Pastor Ethan sits down with Jared and Amy Mitcham, longtime members of Central and former staff, now serving with the International Mission Board in Lima, Peru. They're back in Central Florida for a short visit, and they share what the last few years have looked like: from a conversation that started when they were dating, to selling their home, pa...

Revelation 3:7-13

Most people never see it. Everyone hopes it happens. Pastor Ethan sits down with Executive Director Mary Eppl and Fadienca Hawkins, who serves on Central's operations team, to talk about the ministry that makes every other ministry possible: administration. Finances, facilities, insurance, staff calendars, and yes, whether the toilets flush. They talk about: - What it actually takes to run a churc...

Revelation 3:1-6

Pastor Ethan sits down with Pastor Arthur Gonçalves, founding pastor and elder of Restoration Church of Sanford, to talk about planting a church in hard ground. What began as a Thursday night prayer meeting in a downtown diner became a church for the down and out, the overlooked, and the needy.  They talk about:  - How Restoration got its name, and the prayer meeting it was born out of&#...

Revelation 2:18-29

Pastor Ethan sits down with Worship Pastor Casey Sherman to talk about what worship actually is, and why it's so much bigger than the 15 minutes we spend singing on a Sunday. They get into why worship is a response to God and not a feeling we're chasing, how Central decides which songs make it into a service, and why a church singing together is one of the ways we fight the spiritual battle. ...

Revelation 2:12-17

Revelation isn't meant to scare you. It's meant to encourage you. Pastor Ethan and Worship Pastor Casey Sherman sit down to unpack Revelation 1 — the vision John receives of Jesus with eyes like flame, hair like wool, and a voice like rushing water. They talk about why this book gets a reputation for mystery and fear, what it actually means to be "blessed" by reading and keeping it, and...

Revelation 2:8-11

Show Notes [29:05] — 16 Questions from Chasing Elephants for navigating gray areas of Christian freedom: Is the decision within the moral will of God? Is the decision being made in the attitude of Christ? (Romans 15:1–13) Is the decision being made under control of the flesh or the Holy Spirit? (Galatians 5:13–26) Will the decision have a positive spiritual impact on self? (1 Corinthians 6:12, 10:...

Revelation 2:1-7

Pastor Ethan sits down with Dr. Brent Crowe, President of Student Leadership University and a friend of Central for over five years, for a wide-ranging conversation on leadership, failure, and following Jesus with everything you've got. They talk about SLU's recent trip to Egypt and what it's like to watch students risk everything for their faith in a country where following Jesus can cost you you...

Revelation 1:9-20

Whoever wants the next generation most will get them. Pastor Ethan sits down with Mike Korgan (Student Pastor) and Ally Hetrick (Kids Director) to talk about what God did this summer at Central — hundreds of volunteers, kids and students at summer camp side by side at Lake Yale, and conversations that turned into baptisms. Then they look ahead: Wednesday nights, Jingle Jam, DNOW, and a school year...

Revelation 1:1-8

Welcome to the first episode of the Everywhere Every Day Podcast! In this episode, Ethan Crowder and Casey Sherman sit down to talk about what it means to enjoy Jesus by really following Him everywhere, every day. They walk through the four-part strategy Central has been exploring together as a church: Sunday Gathering, Central Circle, Central Equip, and Neighbor Network. This conversation goes be...

Acts 1:8

Ephesians 4:11-16

Romans 12:3-8

Hebrews 10:24-25

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