Let's Talk About That

Text Us Your Questions We are so excited to share Part 2 of our conversation with Matt and Ken Weaver with you today! Listen in as they chat about transitioning the role of lead pastor, why vision continuity matters, and why being different is so important. ICYMI, be sure to check out Part 1 (Episode 68) of this conversation! Listen + Subscribe on Spotify and Apple Podcast: linktr.ee/theorchardcc...

Text Us Your Questions Today's episode is a special one! As we prepare our hearts for Easter Sunday, we are excited to share this special podcast episode on "The Trial of Jesus" with you. Listen in as Pastor Chip Parker and Pastor Eddie Blalock sit down with Bob Dekle, former Assistant State Attorney for the Third Circuit and author of "The Case Against Christ." Throughout...

Text Us Your Questions In today's episode, Pastor Chip Parker and Pastor Eddie Blalock are joined by Matt and Ken Weaver to discuss their journey of starting a different kind of church that reaches different kind of people. Follow along as we dive into Ken's journey of planting Life Spring, along with Matt's perspective on it from the outside before eventually joining as the second...

Text Us Your Questions Welcome to another episode of “Let’s Talk About That!” During our BOLD Weekend, we asked the students to submit any and all of their questions about faith, and they did not hold back! In this episode, Pastor Chip Parker and Pastor Matt Pennington sat down in the Camp Anderson Anchored coffee shop to answer some of the submitted questions, all while bringing on special guests...

Text Us Your Questions Welcome back to Part 2 of our Bold Weekend podcast highlight! On today’s episode, Pastor Chip Parker and Pastor Eddie Blalock are continuing their conversation with five students (Kaly Cuffy, Jaeli Wingate, Ryland Roush, Tolby Terry and Ethan McCall) about their faith. Listen in as they discuss the importance of outreach, what the biggest turn off for church is for their gen...

Text Us Your Questions This week, Pastor Chip Parker and Pastor Eddie Blalock are joined by five of our OCC students (Kaly Cuffy, Jaeli Wingate, Ryland Roush, Tolby Terry and Ethan McCall) for a candid conversation about faith in their generation. This episode was recorded on location at Camp Anderson Anchored during our BOLD Weekend, and it's one you won't want to miss! In this first ep...

Text Us Your Questions Welcome back! In today’s episode, Pastor Chip Parker sits down with Mary Beth Everett and Lucas Lott for a conversation all about the importance of Next Gen ministry. From the reason for small and big groups to the importance of camps, this episode offers insight for reaching the next generation. If you have any questions about this podcast, or about The Orchard Community Ch...

Text Us Your Questions On today's episode, Pastor Matt Pennington and Mary Beth Everett are joined by Daniel and Hallie Tillman for a conversation about faith. Listen in as they share their story of moving to Nashville, pursuing music and trusting God through it all. Mary Beth also shares about the impact that the last podcast had on her family. It's a story you won't want to miss!...

Text Us Your Questions In this week's episode, Pastor Chip Parker and Pastor Matt Pennington are joined by special guest Mike Palmer! Mike is the Send Utah-Idaho Director of Church Planting, and Pastor at Salmon Valley Baptist Church and Lemhi River Cowboy Church. Listen in as they discuss all things church planting and preaching the Gospel to unreached people in the United States. References...

Text Us Your Questions Welcome back to "Let's Talk About That!" On today's episode, Pastor Chip Parker is joined by Jason and Nikki Griswold for a conversation about marriage, therapy and serving in church. Tune in to hear the story of how they met and how they started dating, along with some of their faith journey over the last 30 years together. If you have any questions abou...

Text Us Your Questions Welcome to Season 2 of "Let's Talk About That!" We're so excited that you're here. Today, Pastor Chip Parker and Mary Beth Everett are joined by Michael and April Vinson to talk all things marriage. Listen in as they share their story as we get to know them a little bit better. If you have any questions about this podcast, or about The Orchard Commun...

Text Us Your Questions Welcome back to a brand new episode of "Let's Talk About That!" Today, Pastor Chip Parker and Pastor AJ Stevens are joined by Chris and Jeweliana Curtis for a candid conversation about marriage and working together. Listen in as they chat about how they met, discuss work-life balance, and talk about tools that have shaped their marriage thus far. This episode...

Text Us Your Questions Welcome back to another episode of "Let's Talk About That!" ICYMI, Pastor AJ Stevens shared some news with the Lake City location on Sunday: the Stevens family is headed to Virginia as they pursue their "next yes." In this episode, you'll hear a bit more about the process of this, along with what God has shown AJ and Katy in this season. While w...

Text Us Your Questions On today's episode, Pastor Chip Parker is joined by special guests Trey Lee and Will McCrea! They are recapping Sunday's message on rest (including a debrief from Trey's time preaching in Live Oak) and talking all things hunting and connect groups. If you have any questions about this podcast, or about The Orchard Community Church, we would love to hear from y...

Text Us Your Questions Welcome back to “Let’s Talk About That!” On today’s episode, Pastor Chip Parker is joined by Pastor Matt Pennington and Daniel Tillman for a conversation diving deeper into Sunday’s message. The guys also chat about the wildfires in California and our response as Christians in a natural disaster, along with some lighthearted conversation about haircuts, fades and baseball. Y...

Text Us Your Questions Welcome back to “Let’s Talk About That” for the first episode of 2025! Today, Pastor Chip Parker and Pastor AJ Stevens are joined by Brittney Shearer for a conversation about faith, discipleship and entrepreneurship. Listen in as they discuss what God has been teaching them and how we can use the blessings that God gives us to bless others. If you have any questions about th...

Text Us Your Questions Welcome back to “Let’s Talk About That!” In today’s episode, Pastor Chip Parker and Pastor AJ Stevens are taking a look back at what God has done at The Orchard in 2024 and looking ahead to 2025. They’re also chatting about their Christmas plans and gifts, along with New Year’s resolutions. Listen in for some practical advice about goal setting as we wrap up a year of podcas...

Text Us Your Questions On today’s episode, Pastor AJ Stevens and Pastor Chip Parker are joined by Pastor Matt Pennington, Hunter Abercrombie and Seth Wilkins to discuss all things playoffs, Christmas wins and fails, and being a dad during the holidays. Listen in as they recap week 3 of our “Coloring Book Christmas” series and dive deeper into spiritual formation during the holidays and beyond. If...

Text Us Your Questions Welcome back to another episode of “Let’s Talk About That!” Today, Pastor Chip Parker and Pastor AJ Stevens are diving deeper into our Coloring Book Christmas series, along with chatting about college football and Tik Tok money.  In week 2 of our December sermon series, we learned more about the life of King Herod. He is mentioned in the Christmas story, but we don’t always...

Text Us Your Questions This week, the guys are joined by Kaci, Mary Beth and Erin to talk all about the holidays. From what it's like to be a Mom at Christmastime to the importance of sharing your faith with your kids, this episode provides insight to our new "Coloring Book Christmas" series that started on Sunday. Be sure to tune in for more information about our upcoming Jingle Ja...

Text Us Your Questions Impact Sunday meant a lot to us and we hope it made an impact in your life as much as it did for our community. Today, Pastor AJ Stevens, Pastor Matt Pennington, and Pro(Ducer) Chris Curtis unpack what happened during Impact Sunday. Next, we have some fun and do a Thanksgiving draft that you'll have to let us know who picked the best line up. The winner of our giveaway...

Text Us Your Questions This week, Pastor Chip Parker and Pastor AJ Stevens are wrapping up the conversation surrounding our vision series "Lasting Impact." Listen in to hear about the goal of growing deeper and wider, and how the plan is to add, subtract and divide so we can multiply. There's also a recap of this year's Harvest Celebration that you won't want to miss. If y...

Text Us Your Questions This week, Pastor Chip Parker is joined by Pastor Matt Pennington as they recap Sunday's message about reaching people in North Central Florida, share more about the heart of the church amidst election season, and give information about our Harvest Celebration on Sunday, Nov. 17! It's an episode you won't want to miss. P.S. Don't forget, you can get up to...

Text Us Your Questions On this week’s episode, Pastor Chip Parker and Pastor AJ Stevens are recapping the first message of our vision series titled “Lasting Impact.” During the first sermon in this series, Pastor Chip Parker shared the vision for The Orchard over the next few years: to grow wider and deeper. The Orchard Community Church has been around for 17 years, and the goal for the 18th year...

Text Us Your Questions In today’s episode, Pastor Chip Parker and Pastor AJ Stevens wrap up our discussion on the sermon series “The Final Word.” The third and final week focused on illumination, or God’s word IN us. Listen in as the guys discuss the importance of understanding scripture and the role that the Spirit has in helping us to see our sin as repulsive and Jesus as desirable. We hope that...