The Ferment Podcast - Conversations About Worship And Transformation

Brian Zahnd is the lead pastor of Word of Life Church in St. Joseph, Missouri, which he founded in 1981 with his wife, Peri. He is a passionate reader, avid hiker and mountain climber, Bob Dylan aficionado and author of several books including Sinners in the Hands of a Loving God, Postcards from Babylon, A Farewell to Mars, Water to Wine, and Beauty Will Save the World.  Brian and Peri have three...

A Tennessee native, Leslie Jordan is a worship leader, singer/songwriter and co-founder of The Fold, a Nashville-based songwriting community and non-profit organization that seeks to provide a safe space for writers and songwriters to find their unique voice through retreats and workshops. Prior to this, Leslie was best known as a member of the Grammy-nominated band All Sons & Daughters, whose mos...

Susan O'Brien is a spiritual director who works with people to become more aware of God's presence in their lives. She received her certification through the Institute of Christian Spirituality at Lipscomb University and also holds a Bachelor of Theology from Point University. She believes that God is working in every person that she encounters. She lives in Atlanta with her husband, Mike and her...

Chris McClarney grew up in the church as the son of a youth pastor and met Jesus at a very young age. When he was 14 he began leading worship for a small group, which then led to full-time ministry in local churches and inner-city ministry across Nashville, TN. Chris' powerful worship anthem "Your Love Never Fails" has become one of the most popular songs in America's churches as reported in the T...

As we take our mid-season break for the month of July, we have hand-picked some of our favorite episodes from season one! We'll be releasing these curated archive episodes on Mondays and Thursdays. We'll be back with brand new episodes on Monday, August 3rd!   Dr. Caleb Maskell leads the Society of Vineyard Scholars and is the Worship Pastor at Blue Route Vineyard Community Church outside Philadel...

As we take our mid-season break for the month of July, we have hand-picked some of our favorite episodes from season one! We'll be releasing these curated archive episodes on Mondays and Thursdays. We'll be back with brand new episodes on Monday, August 3rd!   Dr. Brittany Kim is an Old Testament scholar, adjunct professor, and spiritual director-in-training based in Chicago, IL. She has taught at...

As we take our mid-season break for the month of July, we have hand-picked some of our favorite episodes from season one! We'll be releasing these curated archive episodes on Mondays and Thursdays. We'll be back with brand new episodes on Monday, August 3rd!   John Kim is an Investor, entrepreneur, and co-pastor of The166, a Vineyard church plant in the Hell's Kitchen section of midtown Manhattan,...

As we take our mid-season break for the month of July, we have hand-picked some of our favorite episodes from season one! We'll be releasing these curated archive episodes on Mondays and Thursdays. We'll be back with brand new episodes on Monday, August 3rd!     Hannah DeSpain is a vocalist and worship leader in Campbellsville, KY, featured on numerous Vineyard Worship projects such as  Promises o...

As we take our mid-season break for the month of July, we have hand-picked some of our favorite episodes from season one! We'll be releasing these curated archive episodes on Mondays and Thursdays. We'll be back with brand new episodes on Monday, August 3rd!   Sam Yoder is a chiropractor in Campbellsville, KY and the author of the modern Vineyard hymns "All Things Rise," "Wonderful," and the upcom...

As we take our mid-season break for the month of July, we have hand-picked some of our favorite episodes from season one! We'll be releasing these curated archive episodes on Mondays and Thursdays. We'll be back with brand new episodes on Monday, August 3rd!     Carol Wimber-Wong was an early Vineyard pioneer and, along with her late husband John Wimber, helped birth the Vineyard Movement. Carol h...

As we take our mid-season break for the month of July, we have hand-picked some of our favorite episodes from season one! We'll be releasing these curated archive episodes on Mondays and Thursdays. We'll be back with brand new episodes on Monday, August 3rd!   On this premiere episode of the Ferment Podcast Adam sits down with David Ruis, well-known songwriter, worship leader, pastor, and creative...

As we take our mid-season break for the month of July, we have hand-picked some of our favorite episodes from season one! We'll be releasing these curated archive episodes on Mondays and Thursdays. We'll be back with brand new episodes on Monday, August 3rd!   Tina Colón Williams is an accomplished vocalist, immigration attorney, and worship pastor. She and her husband Josh lead the Elm City Viney...

As we take our mid-season break for the month of July, we have hand-picked some of our favorite episodes from season one! We'll be releasing these curated archive episodes on Mondays and Thursdays. We'll be back with brand new episodes on Monday, August 3rd!   Jared Boyd is a pastor, spiritual director, and founder of The Order of Sustainable Faith, a missional monastic expression of the Vineyard...

This episode is part of our new series,  Black Voices In The Vineyard , which features interviews with Black leaders from around the Vineyard movement.  Kim McNeal and her husband have lived in Raleigh, NC for over 20 years, but they are proud natives of the "City of Brotherly Love," Philadelphia, PA (#goeagles). Presently, Kim works as financial literacy educator at a non-profit and serves as an...

Today we have another edition of our "conversations" series with Adam & Heather Russell.  2020 has been a wild year to say the least. On today's episode Adam and Heather provide some helpful pastoral reflection after the first six months of this crazy year.

John Barnett is a veteran in Vineyard Worship known for his songs "Father of Lights" and "Holy and Anointed One," as well as his trademark beard.  He is a worship leader, songwriter, mentor, and teacher, and his songs have become standards in churches around the world.  He and his wife Marie (author of "Breathe") carry a passion for traveling the country to train up young worship leaders, sharing...

This episode is part of our new series,  Black Voices In The Vineyard , which features interviews with black leaders from around the Vineyard movement.  Gary Dawkins is a site pastor at the Vineyard Church in Syracuse, NY. On this challenging episode, Gary and our host Adam Russell tackle larger themes of systemic racism in our society.  This episode culminates with a discussion on how to frame ou...

This re-broadcast episode is part of our new series, Black Voices In The Vineyard , which features interviews with Black leaders from around the Vineyard movement.  Josh Williams is the Lead Pastor of the Elm City Vineyard in New Haven, CT and serves on the Executive Board for Vineyard USA. Originally from Iowa, Josh moved to New Haven to attend Yale and later Yale Divinity School where he earned...

This re-broadcast episode is part of our new series, Black Voices In The Vineyard , which features interviews with Black leaders from around the Vineyard movement.  Shyla and Leon Powell are this week's guests. Leon is the worship pastor at the Vineyard Church in Syracuse, NY, and Shyla leads worship at the Syracuse Vineyard as well as works as a clinical therapist with the Salvation Army. This co...

This episode is part of our new series, Black Voices In The Vineyard , which features interviews with Black leaders from around the Vineyard movement.  Joshua Miller is a 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. On this re-broadcast episode Joshua recount...

This episode is part of a series we're calling  Black Voices In The Vineyard , which will feature interviews with Black leaders from around the Vineyard movement.    On this episode our host Adam Russell sits down with Geno Olison, leader of Vineyard USA's Diversity Initiative, to discuss how the Church should respond in times of crisis and in the aftermath of events like the killing of George Flo...

Paul Baloche has written hundreds of worship songs that are sung by thousands of churches each week. "Open The Eyes Of My Heart," "Above All,""Hosanna (Praise Is Rising)," "Your Name," and countless others are congregational favorites throughout the world.    A three-time Dove Award-winning songwriter, Paul has recorded 12 albums for Integrity Music and travels the globe teaching and leading other...

A native of Northwest Indiana, Corey Voss is now a Tennessee-based worship leader and songwriter who serves as Worship Pastor for Gateway Church.   He is also an artist and songwriter with Integrity Music and the founder of Madison Street Worship. His songs include "I Got Saved" and "Praise The King," along with "Psalm 92 (O Most High)" and "We Come To You Jesus," both of which he co-wrote with Pa...

Putty Putman is a member of the senior leadership team at Vineyard Church of Central Illinois and co-leads the preaching team.  He also oversees the School of Kingdom Ministry, a supernatural training and discipleship school hosted by local churches around the world.  As a gifted communicator and passionate equipper, Putty loves to see people grow in the conviction of who they are in Christ and be...

This is the next edition of a special series we're calling the  COVID Check-In . In this series we get an on-the-ground look at how faith leaders and churches are dealing with the global pandemic.    In this episode we talk with Jay Pathak, lead pastor of the Mile High Vineyard in Denver, CO.  With states starting to ease restrictions and re-open, Jay and Adam tackle the pressing questions facing...