Church Things

Blake sits down with Tim, Bill, and Scott to discuss what it looks like practically to help our community in times of need. 

Blake sits down with JJ and Tim to discuss what it means that we are a ‘christian church’ and where we come from. We dive into the roots of our local church history try to give a broad overview of the Stone-Campbell Restoration Movement. 

Blake sits down with Terry Nichols, Kenneth Spears, and Tim Beasley to discuss the upcoming election and how we can approach the discussion with our brothers and sisters in christ.

Blake sits down with Scott Conrad and Josh Padgett to discuss the importance of Sunday school and its impact on them. 

Blake sits down with Madesyn and Scott to discuss the role of a college ministry in their own stories and why we value college ministry at Central.

Blake sits down with Tim to discuss our response when people tell us that they don't have any friends at Central. (Sorry for the initial audio, technology decided to not cooperate at first, but hang in there, it gets better pretty quick!)

Blake sits down with Tim and Braxton to discuss the importance of discipleship in the life of the body at Central.

Blake sits down with Braxton and Jeff to discuss how we talk to our children and teens about following Jesus

Blake, Braxton, and Tim talk about what a sabbatical is and why pastors take them. 

Blake is joined by Tim, Kevin, and Phillip to discuss what we think Central does well. In our last episode we talked about where we believe we have room to grow. In this episode we  wanted to share what we love about our church. We’d love to hear from you and we hope you enjoy this episode. 

Blake is joined by Tim, Kevin, and Phillip to discuss what we think Central could be doing better. While we love Central greatly, we want to be honest about where we believe we have room to grow. We’d love to hear from you and we hope you enjoy this episode. 

Join Blake, Tim, Braxton, and Phillip as they dive into the current sermon series they are preaching on the pressing issues of our culture. Get a behind-the-scenes look at their preaching process and hear how they are navigating the complexities of our current cultural moment. 

In today's world, there are so many different ways our kids might be dealing with trauma.  For this month's podcast, we brought in some experts to explore the question of if it is possible to "trauma proof" our kids.  This is a different format for our podcast.  This is a recording from one of our Parent Talks that took place this last Spring.  We think this conversation is ext...

Blake sits down with Stacy Sagely and Phillip Scoggins to discuss the value of reading the Bible and some strategies we can use when we struggle with the desire to get into God's Word. The survey Blake references: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1t70qI52Gw5JISVy-vT8pFfit69n-ScIS/viewusp=sharing or  https://bttbfiles.com/web/docs/cbe/Scientific_Evidence_for_the_Power_of_4.pdf

In this episode, Braxton speaks with Maddie Hardwick, Whitney, and Josh Padgett. They cover the tough topic of how do we engage our children when they don't want to go to church. Make sure to like and subscribe!

Blake Pesetsky sits down with Ron Johnson and Joshua Bower to discuss how we choose the songs we sing each Sunday. 

The Church Things podcast returns after a long hiatus to answer a question we sometimes hear. "Do I have to be a member?" Blak, Kevin, and Tim sit down to discuss the ins and outs of church membership and what that means to us here at Central

Blake sits down with Tim and JD Williams to discuss something we've had some conversations with our members about. We have had some say that we talked about politics too much this last year from the pulpit. We take the stand to talk through our experience this last year! 

Blake sits down with Braxton, Phillip, and Tim to discuss whether or not Tim is the one that makes all the decisions at Central and why our leadership works the way it does.

Blake, Tim, and Joshua sit down to discuss our thoughts on online church and how our church has handled this last year. 

Tim and Blake sit down to discuss the inception of the podcast and the why behind it.