Collective Leadership

In this episode of the Collective Leadership Podcast, Metro District Interim Superintendent Omar Niebles sits down with Reverend Brian McMillan — Lead Pastor of CenterPoint Church in Massapequa, NY, and Metro District Director of Church Planting — for a rich conversation about the future of church planting in the Metro District and beyond.   Brian shares the story of planting CenterPoint in 2002 w...

What does it look like to pursue kingdom justice and mercy in a deeply divided cultural moment? In this episode of the Collective Leadership Podcast, Interim District Superintendent Omar Niebles and Kingdom Justice and Mercy Coordinator Jasmine Young sit down with Rev. Phil Gilmore, lead pastor of Saint John's Community Baptist Church in Newark, NJ. With over 25 years in pastoral ministry — s...

Join Metro District Interim Superintendent Omar Niebles and special guests for an in-depth conversation about church production, technology, and ministry excellence. In this episode: Nick Simpson (Metro District Communications Coordinator) Michael Hoddy (Lead Pastor, Long Hill Chapel & Founder of Somerset Media Group) Luis Sanchez (Sunday Experience Coordinator, Risen King) What you'll le...

In this episode of the Collective Leadership Podcast, Interim District Superintendent Omar Niebles sits down with Joel Koenigsberg, Director of Leadership Development, to explore the transformative practice of spiritual listening. Joel opens up about his personal journey—from struggling with distraction and the constant urge to fix problems, to discovering the profound impact of truly listening to...

Join us for an inspiring conversation with Jessica Ng, Youth Pastor at Queens Herald Church in Queens, New York. In this episode, Jessica shares her transformative approach to youth ministry that's creating ripple effects throughout her multigenerational, multilingual Chinese-American church. Discover how Jessica has cultivated a culture of soul care among teenagers, teaching them to identify...

In this inspiring episode of the Collective Leadership Podcast, hosts Omar Niebles and Kelvin Walker sit down with Steve Hartmann, Lead Pastor of Lighthouse Alliance Community Church in Little Egg Harbor, NJ. Steve shares the remarkable 25-year journey of a church that has become deeply woven into the fabric of its community through unexpected ministries born from listening to God's leading....

In this powerful episode of the Collective Leadership Podcast (Season 4), hosts Omar Niebles and District Superintendent Kelvin Walker sit down with Pablo Garcia, Executive Pastor of Global and Local Partnerships at Princeton Alliance Church, to explore the incredible ripple effect of missions work across generations. Pablo shares his deeply personal journey from growing up as a pastor's kid...

Join us for this final episode of Season 3 of the Collective Leadership Podcast. In this episode, we get to hear from Rev. Ashley Tringale, Executive Pastor at Risen King Alliance Church, and her journey to becoming the executive pastor. In the episode, we will hear from Ashley about what it takes to make a good executive pastor and the kind of relationship that is needed to keep in step with the...

Welcome to our latest episode of the Collective Leadership Podcast. Joining us today is Michelle Park, M.A., LMFT, Founder & Owner of ReEnvision Marriage & Family Therapy. In this month’s episode, we dive into the encouragement for why having a healthy culture in our churches matter and how therapy and/or counseling can play a role in a church’s health. We talked with Michelle of how our c...

Join us for this week's Collective Leadership podcast episode as we hear from Orlando Crespo on his journey serving within the local church and his three-plus decades in leadership with InterVarsity Christian Fellowship. Orlando shares his story of coming to know Christ and the various people who impacted his formative years in faith. He also offers insights and wisdom on how churches can eng...

It is no secret that our time in a ministry assignment always has an end date. While it isn't necessarily clear when we will say goodbye to one assignment and hello to the next, we can be clear on how we set the church up for success to receive the next leader and leadership. Join us to hear from Boyd Hannold and Alex Chang on a behind the scenes look on the transition of lead pastors at Prin...

Welcome to Episode 3 of Season 3! In this episode we welcomed Melisa Page-Bailie, NYC Director for Promise686, and Mark Atkinson, NYC Area Director for CarePortal. Our eyes and hearts were opened to opportunities the Church, especially our Metro District churches, can play a significant role in supporting foster care families and the impact this can have generationally for families and individuals...

Jennifer Chan, Missional Strategist for City to City, joins us in our latest podcast to talk about Evangelism. As many listening know, our Metro District is continuing to grow our partnership with City to City and Jennifer has supported our churches in developing evangelism teams. Join us to listen in to what evangelism is and why it still matters today in our churches.

Welcome to Season 3 of the Collective Leadership Podcast. For Episode 1 of this season, we have Rev. Jim Rudd of True Vine Church Community in Philadelphia, PA. Rev. Rudd is the founding pastor of True Vine and has a keen eye on the intersection between justice, city life, and the prophetic. Enjoy the time with Kelvin, Jim and Omar!

Join us to hear about what God has been doing in, thorugh, and for the Trenton area of new Jersey. We are joined by Rev. Kevin Namur (Redeemer Alliance), Rev. Roberto Tovar (Living Hope), and Rev. Frankie Pavia (Edinburgh Road Chapel). They discuss their collaborative partnership with Center City Network and God's heart for Trenton. This is an inspiring story of how God uses small steps to in...

Joining us for this month's Collective Leadership Podcast is Rev. Kim Valenzuela, Director of Revitalization & Multiplication Strategy.  Kim addresses what our district is learning from PEAK -- what is generally in the mix when a church is thriving and some surprises regarding discipleship. Happy listening! Collective Leadership: https://metrocma.org/podcast The Metro District: https://me...

Rev. Sam Park has a varied background as church planter, English Lead Pastor at Queens Herald Church in Queens, NY, and a chaplain for the Metro District. We talk with Sam today about the inner world, as well as what he finds most licensed ministers deal with regarding their inner world. Collective Leadership: https://metrocma.org/podcast The Metro District: https://metrocma.org/

Omar & Kelvin Walker are joined by Rev. Tim Daniels, Lead Pastor of Newbridge Church in Morristown, NJ. Tim speaks about his story navigating through trauma,  family patterns, and the healing that Jesus  brought throughout his life. Sometimes it is necessary to get honest and take off the emotional mask.  Collective Leadership: https://metrocma.org/podcast The Metro District: https://metrocma....

In this episode, we hear from Rev. Dr. Charles Galbreath, senior pastor of Alliance Tabernacle in Brooklyn, NY. We hit a number of areas in our lives and ministries where God has already provided all that we need. Are we attentive to creating space to hear and receive from the Lord all that we need to excel in ministry and life? Happy listening. Collective Leadership: https://metrocma.org/podcast...

Today, we get to hear from Rev. Sarah Polera, Executive Pastor at Bedford Community Church in Bedford Hills, NY. In this episode, we unpack our core value of Ministry and Life in the Spirit. Pastor Sarah will talk with us about how leaders can find God and community in the dark and down places we all hit when ministering with our churches. Collective Leadership: https://metrocma.org/podcast The Me...

This is a continuation in a conversation started by the Kingdom Justice & Mercy Team of the Metro District during a recent small group gathering. How does one listen well when engaging justice?  This is part 2 of a 2 part series. Host Omar Niebles unpacks this topic with Jasmine Young and Rev. David Rong. Reach out to Omar Niebles ( oniebles@metrocma.org ) on how to bring a Kingdom Justice &am...

This is a continuation in a conversation started by the Kingdom Justice & Mercy Team of the Metro District during a recent small group gathering. How does one listen well when engaging justice?  This is part 1 of a 2 part series. Host Omar Niebles unpacks this topic with Jasmine Young and Rev. David Rong. Reach out to Omar Niebles ( oniebles@metrocma.org ) on how to bring a Kingdom Justice &am...

Join us to hear from Rev. Kelvin Walker on how the church can Listen Well when it comes to engaging the conversation of Kingdom Justice & Mercy. Reach out to Omar Niebles (oniebles@metrocma.org) on how to bring a Kingdom Justice & Mercy experience to your church. Host Omar Niebles unpacks this topic with Jasmine Young and Rev. Kelvin Walker Collective Leadership: https://metrocma.org/podca...

Rich Villodas, Lead Pastor of New Life Fellowship, joins hosts Kim Valenzuela and Metro District superintendent Rev. Kelvin Walker to discuss his book, The Deeply-Formed Life: Five Transformative Values to Root Us in the Way of Jesus. This episode  is packed with hard questions and insightful dialogue for how our lives can be deeply formed in Christ. 10 Questions Unpacked: How do the five values h...

We've never walked this way before. This motto has shaped the leadership of the Metro District for months. But the trial and transition we're moving through because of the COVID-19 pandemic puts the idea in a whole new light. As we journey through this season, how can we adapt and discover new ways to walk with God? How can challenges and changes throughout our lives help us freshly see...