Essential Church Podcast

In this episode we sit down with Tim Lucas and Warren Bird to talk about their new book Liquid Church and what they are seeing the Spirit do both on the east coast and across the country.

In this episode we sit down with Pastor Ray Johnston of Bayside Church in Sacramento to talk about church health, growth, and the kind of leadership both require.

In this episode we sit down with Sean Morgan to talk about some current trends among leaders in the North American church.

In this episode we sit down with Pastor Glenn Packiam to talk with him about his new book ?Blessed, Broken, Given.?

In this episode we continue and conclude our conversation with Pastor Brady about his new book, Remarkable.

In this episode (part 1 of 2) Andrew Arndt, Glenn Packiam, and Daniel Grothe sit down with Pastor Brady to talk about his new book Remarkable.

In this episode Glenn Packiam and Andrew Arndt sit down to talk about how to walk wisely, compassionately, and pastorally with people experiencing a crisis of faith.

In this episode we pick up our conversation on summers to talk about the purpose of pastoral sabbaticals.

In Part 1 of What Are Summers For, we talk about the personal side and the organizational side of summers and how to make the best use of them.

This is part 2 of our conversation on how the Old Testament and the New Testament relate, and how we can faithfully preach and teach the Old Testament in the Church.

In this episode Pastor Brady and Andrew sit down to talk about some "do's" and "don'ts" for pastors in the week following Easter.

In this episode (part 1 of 2) we sit down to talk about the challenge of preaching and teaching Christ in and from the Old Testament.

In this episode we sit down to talk about some of the things that make pastors want to quit the ministry, and what we can do about it.

In this UNCUT and EXTENDED episode, Pastor Brady sits down with Jimmy Mellado, the president of Compassion International, for a wide-ranging interview on his background, the sources of poverty, and the challenges of leadership.

In this episode Pastor Brady sits down with Jimmy Mellado, the president of Compassion International, for a wide-ranging interview on his background, the sources of poverty, and the challenges of leadership.

In this episode we sit down to talk about the central tasks of pastoral ministry and how to delegate and manage your time accordingly.

In this episode we sit down to talk with our dear friend and worship leader Jon Egan about his new album ?Unveil? and all that he?s seeing and learning as a worship leader and songwriter. (You can pre-order Unveil wherever good music is sold online. You?ll get one song each week till the album releases on March 29th.)

In this episode we sit down to talk about the what's and why's behind choosing guest speakers, as well as some 'good manners' for guest speakers to abide by.

In this episode we sit down about the spiritual discipline of tithing. Is it still a valid New Testament practice? What does the Scripture teach? How should we talk about it?

In this episode we sit down to talk about how the local church can responsibly and wisely enter into a robust engagement with the work of God?s Spirit around the world.

In this episode we discuss the opportunities and challenges of leading "from the middle" of an organization. How do we become catalysts for health, creativity, and even vision when we don?t occupy the so-called "first chair"?

In light of the recent abortion legislation passed in New York, we sat down to talk about what it looks like for the Church to not only preach but also work for a culture of life.

In this episode we sit down to talk about the pastor as a student. Why is it important that a pastor be an ongoing learner, and what does that look like?

In this episode we sit down to talk about what qualifies and disqualifies a person for ministry. How do you know when it's time to resign? What kinds of structure and culture do we need to have in our churches to keep them and those who lead them healthy over time?

In this episode, we sit down to talk about how to start the congregational year out on the right foot. What should we do? What should we not do? How can January poise us for what the Lord wants to do in our churches over the next 11 months?