The Ferment Podcast - Conversations About Worship And Transformation

Paul Anleitner is a worship pastor based in Minneapolis, MN and host of the  Deep Talks podcast - Exploring Theology and Meaning-Making .    It was during college that Paul realized his calling to help people experience the Spirit of God through song and teaching. After his freshman year, he gave up his basketball scholarship to begin his journey with God in ministry. It led him through ups and do...

John Kim is an Investor, entrepreneur, and co-pastor of The166, a Vineyard church plant in the Hell's Kitchen section of midtown Manhattan, NY.    After graduating from Harvard in 1995, John received his Ph. D. in Economics from MIT in 1998.  John joined MSD Capital in 1998, serving as partner from 2001 to 2008. He then founded the Karamaan Group —a long-term investing firm that takes ownership in...

Carol Wimber-Wong was an early Vineyard pioneer and, along with her late husband John Wimber, helped birth the Vineyard Movement. Carol has been closely involved in the development of the Vineyard for over 40 years.   In this broad conversation, Adam and Carol discuss her journey of faith and the deep impact the Quakers had on both her and John and the foundation of the Vineyard Movement. They the...

Ray Hollenbach is an author, communicator, and pastor from Campbellsville, KY, and has written extensively about faith and culture for the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association,  ChurchLeaders.com ,  SermonCentral.com , Relevant Magazine, My Faith Radio, and Collide Magazine.   Ray earned a bachelor's degree in communications from Illinois State University and a master's degree in theology from Ca...

Audrey Assad is a recording artist, songwriter, and record producer from Nashville, TN. Her debut album,  The House You're Building , became the 2010  Christian Album of the Year  on Amazon and the  Christian Breakthrough Album of the Year  on iTunes. That success led to collaborations and tours with Chris Tomlin, Tenth Avenue North, and Jars of Clay.    In this episode, Audrey recounts her journe...

This is part two of a special two-part Easter series. Host Adam Russell offers both hope and comfort as he wrestles with the tension between the promise of Easter and the reality of our day-to-day lives.

This is part one of a special two-part Easter series. Host Adam Russell brings us five thoughts on resurrection as we move through the Easter season.

Crispin Schroeder is a pastor, musician, and the host of the "Extra Crispy" podcast. In 2009 Crispin and his wife Dina planted the Northshore Vineyard Church in Covington, Louisiana. Though faith is central to everything Crispin does he is just as at home singing in a club on Saturday night as he is singing gospel songs in church on Sunday morning.   Blending Blues, Americana, and Gospel with lyri...

Joshua Miller is an African-American pastor, worship leader, and songwriter in Lancaster, California. Joshua's powerful voice was featured on Vineyard Worship's first two singles of 2019, ALL THE SAME & YOU'RE CARRYING ME.  In this episode Joshua recounts his story of abandoning faith at a young age to pursue a life of crime and violence, and eventually finding his way back through dramatic encoun...

On this episode of the Ferment Podcast we take a break from our usual format. Adam and our first return guest Ted Kim discuss five of their favorite books that every worship leader should read in 2019. Don't miss this episode!! 

Noelle Shearer is a church planter, pastor, and songwriter in Denver, Colorado. Noelle's formative years as a follower of Jesus were spent at the Vineyard Church in Columbus, Ohio under the leadership of Rich Nathan.  In this podcast Noelle tells her story — from feeling like an outsider in worship leadership to leading worship at the largest Vineyard church in the world — and shares about her cur...

Gabriel Wilson is a record producer, songwriter, and recording artist based in the greater Portland, Oregon area. His most-recent album productions include the debut album  Touching Heave n from Influence Music as well as multiple chart-topping #1 BillBoard Albums such as  Mercury & Lightning  (John Mark McMillan),  Every Nation  (Lindy Conant & the Circuit Riders) and Bethel Music's  Tides  &  Yo...

Anabeth Morgan is a worship pastor, songwriter, and teacher at the Mile High Vineyard in Denver, CO. Originally from a suburb of Memphis, Tennessee, Anabeth has always loved the Church, but it was within the walls of the Vineyard Church in Kansas City, MO that she began to feel God tugging on her heart to lead others in worship.  She is featured on numerous Vineyard projects such as  Cultivation G...

Grimaldi Martinez-Melendez is a bi-lingual worship leader and pastor at the North Jersey Vineyard in the greater New York City area. In this episode, Grimaldi and Adam cover multiple topics ranging from walking out the daily realities of multi-cultural ministry to raising kids who love God and can discover their musical gifting.  

Carl Tuttle is a pastor, pioneering worship leader, songwriter, church planter, and conference speaker.  He has composed dozens of songs and is most known for "Hosanna," which is certified as a gold record and sung by Christians worldwide.   On this episode, Carl recounts his time in the early days of the Vineyard Movement where a group of hungry and desperate people discovered the very real and l...

Ted Kim is a worship leader, songwriter, and pastor based in Evanston, Illinois. The son of Korean immigrants, Ted shares insights into the complex nature of multi-cultural and multi-ethnic ministry from his personal experience.  He is  currently the Senior Associate Pastor at The Evanston Vineyard after serving over 7 years as Worship Pastor at the Vineyard Church in Syracuse, NY. Ted is best kno...

Cindy Rethmeier is one of the pioneering women worship leaders and songwriters of the modern worship era. She wrote some of Vineyard's most well-known anthems ( Exalt the Lord, I Bow Down ) and served an integral role in children's worship, penning the songs I Want to be Like Jesus and Good News . Cindy spent 7 years in an Anglican Church writing musical settings for prayers and seasonal antiphons...

James Duke is a Nashville-based guitar player, best known for his work with John Mark McMillan, Jesus Culture, Kim Walker, and JOHNNYSWIM. On this deeply personal episode James opens up to Adam about his struggle with depression, even while on tour with some of the most-compelling names in the modern worship world.

Andy Squyres is a singer-songwriter from North Carolina. His songs are both heartbreaking and utterly hopeful. Andy's new song "You Bring The Morning" epitomizes this tension — and is more than worth a listen. In this wide-ranging conversation, Adam and Andy dig deep into what it means to evolve both as people and in our personal theology as we walk out our lives in relationship with God. Andy is...

Hannah DeSpain is a vocalist and worship leader in Campbellsville, KY, featured on numerous Vineyard Worship projects such as  Promises of Wonder  and  All Things Rise . She sits down with our host Adam Russell, her long-time friend, and shares her life story — from growing up singing in church with her twin sister Sarah to discovering a calling to lead people in worship in college to marrying her...

This week we are featuring a special four part mini-series on dreaming with our, host Adam Russell. This powerful series not only will give you permission to dream again, but will also give you practical steps on how to see your dreams come to life. In this final installment Adam talks about living out our dreams. 

This week we are featuring a special four part mini-series on dreaming with our host, Adam Russell. This powerful series not only will give you permission to dream again, but will also give you practical steps on how to see your dreams come to life. In this third installment Adam talks about persevering through hard times with our dreams. 

This week we are featuring a special four part mini-series on dreaming with our host, Adam Russell. This powerful series not only will give you permission to dream again, but will also give you practical steps on how to see your dreams come to life. In this second installment Adam talks about dreaming out loud. 

This week we are featuring a special four part mini-series on dreaming with our host, Adam Russell. This powerful series not only will give you permission to dream again, but will also give you practical steps on how to see your dreams come to life. In this first installment Adam talks about creating space to dream. 

John Mark McMillan is a platinum-selling songwriter and recording artist best known for his songs "How He Loves," "Future/Past," and "King Of My Heart," co-written with his wife Sarah.  John Mark is known for bending genres and defying categorization by carving out his own unique and independent path. With an ear for melody and a poet's eye for metaphor, no topic has been off-limits. While each of...