Dents in the Darkness

In this episode, Tim Madeira & Dan Nichols interview Mark Dance, the Director of Pastoral Wellness for Guidestone Financial Resources (SBC). He was a lead pastor and planter for 27 years before becoming an associate vice president at Lifeway, the director of pastoral development for Oklahoma Baptists, and the co-founder/leader of the Care4Pastors Network. Mark earned degrees from Howard Payne...

In this episode, Tim Madeira & Dan Nichols interview Sharon Davis, wife of the late Dr. Ken Davis. They served together for 50+ years of church planting ministry in the Midwest & Northeast U.S. Hear more about their journey & resources for yours! Buy Ken's Book: Foundations for Fruitful Church Planting See Ken's Website

In this episode, Tim Madeira & Dan Nichols discuss the life and legacy of Pastor Tim Keller and the difference between idolizing and honoring human leaders. Find more information on Tim Keller's ministry at  www.timothykeller.com . 

Phylicia Masonheimer is an author, speaker, and founder of an awesome ministry called Every Woman a Theologian. She lives on a small farm in Northern Michigan with her husband, Josh, and their three children. Listen to more about her story & ministry life! Find her at www.phyliciamasonheimer.com

Check out this awesome interview with Andy Needham! Andy is a New England native who spent the past two decades serving in ministry roles from church leadership, to nationally touring worship artist, to launching and leading conferences. He loves connecting, creative communication, and coaching. He currently serves as Vice President for Converge Northeast, helping start and strengthen churche...

Our friends Stephen Hay and Meghan Kinter with Just Cause Collaborative  provide expertise, strategy development and training for non-profits in the areas of marketing communication, funding and systems so you can focus on what's most important to you - executing your mission! Hear more of their story in this latest episode. This year they are producing our Northeast Leadership Summit recap v...

Bernie Elliott is planting a church in Baldwinsville, NY, and we want you to hear his story! We're also supporting Covenant Church ( www.covenant315.org ) by giving away 50% of the profits from our annual Northeast Leadership Summit (#NLS22) coming up on Nov. 5th, 2022 at Berean Bible Church in Greene, NY. You and your crew can sign up TODAY here: www.necollaborative.com/NLS22 .

Pastor Derek Sanford serves as Lead Pastor of Grace Church in Erie, Pennsylvania (one of the snowiest cities in the country!). The emphasis of his ministry is building up and equipping leaders to walk in their God-given calling. He has served in ministry at Grace since 1995, first as Youth Pastor and then as Executive Pastor before serving in his current role as Lead Pastor. He also created a mini...

The need for North American church-planting is at an all-time high. Dr. Ken Davis has dedicated decades of his life to training, mobilizing, coaching and empowering planters to move the Gospel forward into hearts and homes across this nation - especially the Northeast! He directed a ministry called Project Jerusalem that planted 10 churches in Northeast America, and NEC was birthed from this minis...

Karl Vaters has been in pastoral ministry for 40 years. He is the teaching pastor of  Cornerstone Christian Fellowship , a healthy small church in Orange County, California, where he has ministered for over 28 years with his wife, Shelley. They have three kids and two grandkids. Karl produces resources for  Helping Small Churches Thrive at  KarlVaters.com . His heart is to help past...

Revitalization is hard work that requires a very long time investment and gritty perseverance, but it's totally worth it! Listen to Pastor Sal Maiorana's story & wisdom on church revitalization in the Northeast as he's led Waymart Church  in Waymart, PA from a handful of people to hundreds of people with lives changed for eternity and significant spiritual fruit over the last de...

In this episode, NEC’s directional team (along with WRGN’s Tim Madeira) recap God’s faithfulness through 2021 with some exciting previews for NEC’s ministry in 2022! Learn more here: www.necollaborative.com .

The Northeast Leadership Summit (#NLS21) is coming up on Saturday, November 6th at Berean Bible Church! Sign up you & your crew for #NLS21 here: www.necollaborative.com/NLS21 . David Whiting will be our keynote speaker, and David is no stranger to Northeast America. Hear more from David in this interview & here’s a short bio below: David served as a youth pastor for over eight years i...

Division in the American Church is at an all-time high, but that is not Christ's plan for His Church (see John 17). In this episode, we review Francis Chan's latest book Until Unity  with Pastor Brad Travelpiece from LCBC Church - a dynamic church in PA with 16 locations throughout the state. Listen as NEC's Dan Nichols & WRGN's Tim Madeira discuss the book with Brad and how we can play m...

Grace Bomb is a nation-wide movement of intentional acts of love motivated by Jesus, and in this episode - founder Pat Linnell tells us more about all that God's doing through this incredibly powerful discipleship tool for you and your church! Hear more of Pat's story & stories of transformed lives as NEC's founder & president Dan Nichols and WRGN's general manager Tim Madeira interview Pa...

Hear more from our friend Mandy Chapman with Care Portal, a ministry that creates connections for isolated children by bringing together the family, church and community to create a holistic, healthy approach to caring for kids - because every child matters! Learn more here:  https://www.careportal.org .

Visionary leaders Steve Lutz and Jonathan Weibel share their amazing ministry Front Yard Mission that is catalyzing a #LoveYourNeighbor movement across the Northeast! Front Yard Mission's Website

Answering hard questions about sexuality, gender, identity, and so much more is really difficult today. In this episode, author, scholar, and professor Nancy Pearcey (who personally studied under Francis Schaeffer) sits down with WRGN's general manager Tim Madeira & NEC's president Dan Nichols to get real about these really tough topics and share lots of great content from her amazing boo...

The new cultural narrative regarding the Bible no longer says it's irrelevant . Now the cultural narrative says the Bible is evil . In this interview, NEC's president Dan Nichols and WRGN's general manager Tim Madeira interview Pastor Dan Kimball about his book that helps unbelievers and believers alike understand the Bible better in a rapidly growing anti-Christian culture. Dan Kimball is origina...

Take a quick journey through Ephesians with NEC’s President Dan Nichols to re-discover God’s game plan for His Church.

NEC cares deeply for the spiritual health and longevity of pastors and ministry leaders, and this episode features one of our soul-care coaches Jamie Overholser who serves the deeper needs of ministry leaders in partnership with Standing Stone Ministry. This conversation is extremely helpful for pastors and ministry leaders who are facing decision fatigue, exhaustion, and potential burnout. Feel f...

Safe Place Ministries provides guidance and care to those who serve in any definition of ministry. Listen to co-founder Bethann Miller share about this vital counseling ministry with WRGN’s Tim Madeira & NEC’s Dan Nichols! https://safeplaceministry.org/

Kevin & Alisha Greene and Joey & Cara Wright are church planting in the Northeast along with their lovely daughters, and NEC is honored to partner with them in their journeys forward! Kevin’s plant ConnectUs Church is launching weekly services on Sunday, Jan. 31st in Lancaster, PA. Joey is in the internship phase & prayerfully looking to plant in either Paterson or Newark, NJ. Learn mo...

One of our NY churches asked NEC's founder & executive director Dan Nichols to preach on the topic of abortion for Sanctity of Life Sunday on Jan. 17th. Wherever you're coming from on this personal, painful, polarizing and often private topic - this episode is for you! Below are links to resources Dan recommends in the episode... Reversing Roe Documentary on Netflix Phil Vischer/Skye Jeth...

As we all process the challenges of 2020, NEC’s founder & executive director Dan Nichols sits down with WRGN’s Tim Madeira to talk about the future for healthy churches in 2021 while reflecting on God’s faithfulness in 2020 as well! One of the key articles they highlight is a Gallup study that found the ONLY positive change in mental health from various demographic groups were weekly church at...