Casual Conversations by Momentum Ministries

In this episode, Pastor Scott Wade interviews returning guest, Dr. Henry Spaulding, retired President of Mt. Vernon Nazarene University.  In past conversations, he has spoken on the challenges of Christian higher education, Fundamentalism, Artificial Intelligence…and today Dr. Spaulding returns to Casual Conversations for the second part of how Jesus defeated Original Sin – subverting its power on...

This is the 7th episode of the special series of  Casual Conversations  called  “What’s that mean?”  where the script at CC is being flipped and Pastor Scott Wade goes from interviewer to interviewee.  Rev. Chris Shallenberger, Lead Pastor at New Life Community Church of the Nazarene in Monticello, IA is the Evangelism Director with Momentum Ministries.  In this episode, they will be discussing th...

In this episode, Pastor Scott Wade interviews Rev. John Whitsett, semi-retired pastor after serving the local church for over 35 years and now blogging from Texas.  Pastor John and Pastor Scott discuss being lost in the context of Jesus’ statement, “I am the way, the truth, and the life.  No one comes to the Father except by me.”    Check out Pastor John’s blog at  www.johnwhitsett.com

The 6th episode of the special series of  Casual Conversations called “What’s that mean?”  is available now! The script at Casual Conversations is being flipped once again and Pastor Scott Wade goes from interviewer to interviewee.  Rev. Chris Shallenberger, Lead Pastor at New Life Community Church of the Nazarene in Monticello, IA is the Evangelism Director with Momentum Ministries.  In this epis...

In this episode, Pastor Scott Wade interviews returning guest, Dr. Henry Spaulding, retired President of Mt. Vernon Nazarene University.  In past conversations, he has spoken on the challenges of Christian higher education, Fundamentalism, Artificial Intelligence…and today Dr. Spaulding returns to Casual Conversations to discuss how Jesus defeated Original Sin – subverting its power on the cross.

In this episode, Pastor Scott Wade interviews Dr. Mark Lail, President of the Nazarene Foundation.  They discuss Christian Stewardship and the Church of the Nazarene Foundation, which is helping donors give to the causes they care deeply about.  Learn more at:   nazarenefoundation.org  or email Dr. Mark Lail at:   mlail@nazarenefoundation.org .

The script at Casual Conversations is being flipped once again and Pastor Scott Wade goes from interviewer to interviewee.  Rev. Chris Shallenberger, Lead Pastor at New Life Community Church of the Nazarene in Monticello, IA is the Evangelism Director with Momentum Ministries.  In this episode, they will be discussing the concept of “TIME” in the Bible.

In this episode, Pastor Scott Wade interviews Brad Young, owner of CityLux Construction serving the Memphis Metro area.  These two men dive into their conversation today discussing the entrepreneurial urge and best business practices.  

This is another exciting episode with Pastor Scott Wade and returning guest, Dr. Bruce Evans, Emeritus Professor of Biology at Huntington University.  Today they dive deep into Darwinism and Neo-Darwinism, revealing some pros and some problems as well.   

In this episode, Pastor Scott Wade interviews returning guest, Dr. Henry Spaulding, retired President of Mt. Vernon Nazarene University.  In past conversations, he has spoken on the challenges of Christian higher education, Fundamentalism, Artificial Intelligence…and today Dr. Spaulding returns to Casual Conversations to discuss what is behind antisemitism and why it matters.  

In this episode, Pastor Scott Wade interviews Rev. Chris Shallenberger, Lead Pastor at New Life Community Church in Monticello, Iowa.  He also serves as the Evangelism Director for Momentum Ministries.  Today they are unpacking the biblical definition of the word “PRAY”.  

In this episode, Pastor Scott Wade interviews Ryan Succop, former NFL Kicker and Super Bowl winner.  Ryan discusses with Pastor Scott his 15-year career in the NFL and the impact of his faith on and off the field.  

In this episode, Pastor Scott Wade interviews Cameron Hopkins.  Cameron shares his story of grace with Pastor Scott through his journey of addiction, sobriety, and faith.  

In this episode, Pastor Scott Wade interviews returning guest, Dr. Henry Spaulding, retired President of Mt. Vernon Nazarene University.  In past conversations, he has spoken on the challenges of Christian higher education, Fundamentalism, Artificial Intelligence…and today Dr. Spaulding returns to Casual Conversations to talk discuss the history, impact and dangers of DEI.   

In this episode, Pastor Scott Wade interviews Steven Tolleson, retired Major League Baseball Player.  He talks with Scott about his career in baseball and his faith in Jesus Christ.  

The script at Casual Conversations is being flipped once again and Pastor Scott Wade goes from interviewer to interviewee.  Rev. Chris Shallenberger, Lead Pastor at New Life Community Church of the Nazarene in Monticello, IA is the new Evangelism Director with Momentum Ministries.  In this episode, they will be discussing the concept of “DAY” in the Bible.  

A new episode of  Casual Conversations  is available now! In this episode, Pastor Scott Wade interviews former NFL player, Patrick DiMarco.  Patrick grew up in Altamonte Springs, Florida, and moved to South Carolina to play football for the University of South Carolina Gamecocks from 2007 to 2010. He has been married to his wife, Kirstin, for 10 years, and together they have four young children: W...

In this episode, Pastor Scott Wade interviews returning guest, Dr. Henry Spaulding, retired President of Mt. Vernon Nazarene University.  In past conversations, he has spoken on the challenges of Christian higher education, Fundamentalism, Artificial Intelligence…and today Dr. Spaulding returns to Casual Conversations to talk about the history and significance of higher education in relation to th...

The script at Casual Conversations has been flipped and Pastor Scott Wade goes from interviewer to interviewee.  Rev. Chris Shallenberger, Lead Pastor at New Life Community Church of the Nazarene in Monticello, IA is the new Evangelism Director with Momentum Ministries.  In this episode, Pastor Chris will be discussing with Pastor Scott the word “WORLD.”  It appears frequentlyin the Bible, but hav...

This is the second part of an episode with Pastor Scott Wade and returning guest, Dr. Bruce Evans, Emeritus Professor of Biology at Huntington University.  Today they are discussing Darwin, Intelligent Design and the “just right” conditions of the earth for life.

In this episode, Pastor Scott Wade interviews returning guest, Bruce Evans, Emeritus Professor of Biology at Huntington University.  Today they discuss the big topic of complexity and design of the universe.  

  In this episode, Pastor Scott Wade interviews returning guest, Dr. Henry Spaulding, retired President of Mt. Vernon Nazarene University.  In past conversations, he has spoken on the challenges of Christian higher education, Fundamentalism, Artificial Intelligence…and today Dr. Spaulding returns to Casual Conversations to talk about Paul Tillich, Philosopher/Theologian, and his impact on the Naza...

In this episode, Rev. Leray Glendenning, Pastor and Director of Firm Foundations Intensives with Life Skills International, discusses the psychology behind the Apostle Paul's instruction on forgetting what is behind.  Drawing from Paul Hegestrom's work,  “Broken Children, Grown-up Pain: Understanding the Effects of Your Wounded Past",  Leray leads us through the process of remembering...

In this episode, Pastor Scott Wade interviews Chris Miller, retired Packaging Engineer with Procter & Gamble from Ohio about a trip that changed everything for him.  Chris shares about how he toured places where the Scriptures were written, the Word came to life and his faith was deepened in ways that he was not expecting.

In this episode, Pastor Scott Wade interviews returning guest and friend, Evangelist Carla Pollard.  In honor of National Day of Prayer, they will unpack its history and the different ways that it is observed locally and throughout our nation.  Besides being a Nazarene Evangelist, Carla is a volunteer with the National Day of Prayer organization.  NDOP is May 1st .  More information is available a...