Growing Together

Church Vitality requires a church to examine their health. A Church Health Assessment provides a lens to examine where a church is presently at and what they can do to increase their effectiveness for the kingdom. Tune into this week's episode with Chris Vogel and Matt Bohling! Biblical Culture Dynamics Handout: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1WIk7Q6DKbJhj94fNwsWb7iKyQ2bS34kW/view?usp=sharin...

Parakaleo (coming alongside) provides a safe place for women in church planting by modeling what it means to wrestle with the profound truth and grace the gospel gives us. In this episode Parakaleo's Executive Director Denine Blevins joins Chris Vogel to discuss how to support women in church planting.

This generation has seen the largest and fastest religious shift in US history.  Jim Davis and Michael Graham have commissioned the largest and most comprehensive study of dechurching in America by renowned sociologists Dr. Ryan Burge and Dr. Paul Djupe. The Great Dechurching takes the insights gleaned from this study to drill down on how exactly people are dechurching with respect to beliefs, beh...

In this episode of the Growing Together podcast, Murray Lee welcomes Jason Helopoulos, Kyle Hackmann, and Paul Kim to discuss the areas of church planting and vitality in the PCA. Specifically, they outline what MNA is doing to engage with an increasingly secular society. As modern society grapples with pervasive loneliness, the Christian community has the opportunity to offer an alternative by em...

Phillip Holmes returns as host in this episode to sit down with Murray Lee. They cover how MNA Ministries exist to serve local churches and aid their growth. The conversation covers various resources ranging from assistance in establishing an ESL ministry to setting up a safe place for families with children with disabilities. MNA provides these supports with the recognition that local churches ma...

Guest host Phillip Holmes returns on this week's episode, where he interviews a familiar name: Growing Together Host Chris Vogel! In this episode, Phillip and Chris delve into the mission and vision of the organization and touch on the practical implications of MNA's long term goals. Check out this episode for an important dialogue on engaging with different communities and families, as...

In this week's special episode, Phillip Holmes interviews Dr. Irwyn Ince. This discussion centers on the future of Mission to North America (MNA) spanning the next decade, as well as around the ambitious vision of establishing 3000 new PCA churches. The goal involves not only the engagement of pastors and elders but also intrinsic involvement of laypeople in a diverse and faithful mission. Tu...

Chris Vogel interviews Brian Lum Shue Chan about LAMP Seminary, a theological education provider that prepares individuals for leadership roles within the church. The main advantage of LAMP for Brian, and many others, is its accessibility, as it is facilitated at the local church level, making it a viable option for those who cannot relocate for a brick and mortar seminary. Lamp also enables singl...

Chris Vogel interviews the Director of Shepherding at Columbia Presbyterian, Mike Ruiz, about the PCA Unity Fund.

One out of seven persons in the US was born in another country – refugees, immigrants, international students and businesspersons. The Lord has brought people from every nation to our local communities – some already brothers and sisters in Christ, others who have never had a chance to know Him. Join in on our conversation with Pat Hatch, Refugee and Immigrant Ministry Director for MNA.

When someone is called to ministry it is assumed the only option is to leave one's church, and employment and move to where there is a seminary. LAMP Seminary brings the seminary class to the person where he lives. This podcast examines the opportunities created by this innovative seminary experience. If someone is interested in applying to LAMP Seminary, they should visit the following link:...

According to the CDC, one in four adults and one in six children in America have a disability. Yet the church rarely talks about how to best engage with that significant portion of our communities. Engaging Disability With The Gospel is a ministry of Mission to North America that serves PCA churches and beyond to help individuals and families living with disabilities be included and thrive at chur...

Guest: Vincent Tauriello  Coaching is a powerful tool to help leaders develop personally and professionally. Coaching is a partnership with leaders in a thought-provoking and creative process that inspires them to maximize their personal and professional potential.

The nations are coming to North America. One of the best ways to go to them is through ESL (English as a Second Language) MNA's ESL Ministry exists to help churches start and maintain a fruitful outreach to those whom God has sent to us.  For show notes:  www.pcamna.org/ministry/esl-ministries 

Hear what African American Ministries (AAM) is doing as Chris speaks to Charles McKnight and Kellie Brown about AAM's Virtual Groups, LDR, Between the Pew Podcast, and the Center for African American Church Planting (CAACP).