The Ambassador Podcast

Check out this episode for our season finale and an update on all things church planting. Kelly Nee, joins the podcast to talk about her story and unlikely path to ministry. Kelly serves as the Ministry Coordinator for Ambassador Church and handles all things planning and logistics. She comes from a family with a wealth of faithful believers and shares how God met her and mobilized her to go where...

This week, we have our final interview of the season as we talk to a good friend, Mark Weigt, Lead Pastor of The Ridge Community Church in Milwaukee, WI. Mark is a passionate leader leading in his context for the lat 17 years. He is a lover and connector of people and values partnering with others to see God's Kingdom here on Earth as it is in Heaven. Host : Jarryd Cole Guest : Mark Weigt Kee...

This week, we interviewed Jamie Chapman, a local spoken word artist and director of a Christian non-profit here in Milwaukee called Hope Street . Jamie is a gifted person with a big heart and powerful story. Host : Jarryd Cole Guest : Jamie Chapman Keep up with Ambassador Church: Website : www.ambassadormke.org Instagram : @ambassadormke **Our efforts are possible and matter because of you! Thank...

This week, we are joined by Troy Cotton, Lead Pastor of Kingdom Church. Kingdom Church is a church plant launching in Milwaukee, WI in January of 2026 and Troy is in the process of discovering, leading, and building towards his launch date. Troy is a seasoned leader with a wealth of experience from his time living and growing up in Milwaukee, traveling the world, and playing basketball. He is a dy...

Check out this episode for an update on all things church planting and what's been happening at Ambassador Church this Summer. Micah Hales, Salt Company Director at Ambassador Church joins the podcast to talk about whats been going on with college ministry and talks about what they've been doing to get ready for kickoff and reaching 18-22 years olds all over the city of Milwaukee. The Sa...

This week, we have our fourth interview of the season as we talk to a good friend, Jon Kelly, Lead Pastor of Chicago West Bible Church in Chicago, IL. Jon is passionate pastor with a heart church planting leading in his context as a church planter for the last 9 years. Check out his story as he talks life in Chicago, incarceration, redemption, and his heart for the Global Church. Host : Jarryd Col...

This week, we have our third interview of the season as we talk to a good friend, Kenneth Lock, Lead Pastor of Evolve Church in Milwaukee, WI. Ken is a dynamic leader leading in his context as a church planter for the last 7 years. Check out his story as he talks church family, church planting, cutting hair, and THE MILWAUKEE BUCKS! Host : Jarryd Cole Guest : Kenneth Lock Keep up with Ambassador C...

This week, we have our second interview of the season as we talk to a friend, Derrick Puckett, Lead Pastor of Renewal Church in Chicago, IL. Derrick is a church planter with a heart for the multiethnic church. Check out his story as he talks life in Chicago, sports, and the importance of the multiethnic church. Host : Jarryd Cole Guest : Derrick Puckett Keep up with Ambassador Church: Website : ww...

Welcome back to the Ambassador Podcast! Thanks for joining us in kicking off our first interview of the season with Pastor of UFlourish Church , Kurt Owens. Kurt is a faithful leader with a heart for church planting and radical city transformation. Check out his story as he talks problems in Milwaukee, church planting, and community renewal. Host : Jarryd Cole Guest : Kurt Owens Keep up with Ambas...

SEASON 4 IS HERE! The Ambassador Coalition is an organization that addresses issues of religion, race, culture, and justice in ways that pursue reconciliation. It is a movement that lives at the intersection of life and aims to enter in in a measured way to point people to hope in Jesus. Check out this introduction episode as the season kicks up to hear Jarryd give an update on Ambassador Church ,...

This week, we have our final debrief episode of the season as we talk to a good friend, Rudy Hartmann, Salt Company Director of Doxa Church in Madison, WI. Rudy is a passionate ministry leader with a great amount of experience in college ministry. Born and raised in Florida, he has made his way around the midwest, overseas, the east coast, and most recently finding a home in Wisconsin. On this epi...

This week, we have our final regular interview of the season as we talk to James Roberson, pastor of The Bridge Church in Brooklyn, NY. James is a passionate ministry leader that loves people and desires to see God's Kingdom reign on earth as it is in heaven. On this episode, James walks us through his story and how he ended up in Brooklyn, NY. He is a church planter that has planted and help...

Welcome to the second installment of a 4-part series on Black History Month 2022. Jarryd will be joined by two local guests, Abdullah Muhammad and Dr. Anthony Jones. Both of these guests have appeared on the podcast before in Season 01. Abdul contributed to the Just Thinking Episode and Dr. Jones contributed to the Race and the Next Generation episode. Both men are wise family men and invested com...

Welcome to the third installment of a 4-part series on Black History Month 2022. Jarryd will be joined by two local guests, Abdullah Muhammad and Dr. Anthony Jones. Both of these guests have appeared on the podcast before in Season 01. Abdul contributed to the Just Thinking Episode and Dr. Jones contributed to the Race and the Next Generation episode. Both men are wise family men and invested comm...

This week, we are presenting an episode from our friends, Phillip Holmes and Taelor Gray, and their “ insightful and challenging”  podcast Make It Plain . In this episode of the Make It Plain podcast, host Phillip Holmes and Taelor Gray discuss how Malcolm X was slandered. Holmes and Gray reflect on how Malcolm X’s quote was frighteningly accurate and how this perception of him is alive and well t...

Welcome to the second installment of a 4-part series on Black History Month 2022. Jarryd will be joined by two local guests, Abdullah Muhammad and Dr. Anthony Jones. Both of these guests have appeared on the podcast before in Season 01. Abdul contributed to the Just Thinking Episode and Dr. Jones contributed to the Race and the Next Generation episode. Both men are wise family men and invested com...

Welcome to the first installment of a 4-part series on Black History Month 2022. Jarryd will be joined by two local guests, Abdullah Muhammad and Dr. Anthony Jones. Both of these guests have appeared on the podcast before in Season 01. Abdul contributed to the Just Thinking Episode and Dr. Jones contributed to the Race and the Next Generation episode. Both men are wise family men and invested comm...

What do you know about Malcolm X? What if what you know could be told from a different perspective? This is exactly what we did with this episode. Phillip Holmes, marketing director for Reformed Theological Seminary and owner of Highest Good Media, brings us a fresh look on Malcolm X and his legacy. Holmes is an accomplished thought leader and writer who is actively engaged in theological and soci...

On this episode, we have our second annual MLK Jr. Special as we honor the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. MLK Day comes every year on the third Monday in January. MLK's legacy has left a lasting impact that reverberates in our history, is made tangible in our present, and echoes in our future. The year 2020, and now 2021, have been tumultuous for our nation in terms of racial tensions. Racia...

Today, Jarryd is joined by Mark Vance, lead pastor of Cornerstone Church . Mark is a wise pastor, faithful husband, and thoughtful farther. Check out this episode as they debrief Dr. Yancey's, Gridlocked, episode by exploring race, sociology, and CRT more in depth.  Host: Jarryd Cole Guest: Mark Vance Website: weareambassador.com **Our efforts are possible and matter because of you! Thank you...

Today, Jarryd is joined by Dr. George Yancey, sociologist and professor at Baylor University. Yancey has been a long time advocate for racial reconciliation where he has had a calm and measured voice over several decades. In this episode, Yancey walks us through his 15 year old book, Beyond Racial Gridlock and his soon to be released book, Beyond Racial Division , CRT, and action steps for us curr...

Welcome to our third debrief of the season! On this episode, Jarryd is joined by Solomon Rexius, director of The Salt Company . The Salt Company is a college ministry based in Ames, IA that has turned into a church planting movement called The Salt Network . Sol is also the national director that pours into and leads over 20 other Salt Directors across the country. As a Eugene, OR native, Sol has...

On today’s episode we have Pastor Rich Villodas who serves as the current lead pastor of New Life Fellowship, a large multiracial church with more than seventy-five countries represented in Elmhurst, Queens (New York). Pastor Rich is a husband, a father, and an author who recently released his first book called The Deeply Formed Life . Pastor Rich is a leader of Christian thought on emotional and...

Welcome to our second debrief of the season! On this episode, Jarryd is joined by his really good friends Quentin Riser (who made an appearance on season 01) and Montel Caruthers. Q and Montel are both lay leaders in their churches and currently reside in Wisconsin. They have an amazing heart for Jesus, love his church, and long for a day when racism no longer has a stronghold. Check out this epis...

On today’s episode we have Pastor Jerome Gay who is the pastor of Vision Church in the Raleigh-Durham area, president and founder of the Urban Perspective which is an organization shaped by Jerome to see gospel centered churches and leaders raised up within the urban context and sent out to plant other gospel centered churches. Pastor Jerome is also an author and his most recent contribution is hi...