Michael Davis, EPC Assistant Stated Clerk, is the guest host for episode 71 of the EPC’s weekly podcast, “In All Things.” This week, Davis shares a Palm Sunday/Holy Week devotional from John 12:12-18.
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Jordin Greer, Assistant Director of EPC World Outreach, is the guest for episode 70 of the EPC’s podcast, “In All Things.”
Host Dean Weaver and Greer discuss her role serving EPC congregations as well as World Outreach global workers. In addition, Greer describes how a mission trip to Guatemala crystalized her call to ministry, as well as her desire to empower local churches to fulfill the Great Commission globally and how World Outreach partnerships with churches facilitate long-term relationships.
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Brandon Addison
Brandon Addison, Church Health Coordinator for the Presbytery of the West and a ministry coach with Tin Man Ministries, is the guest for episode 69 of the EPC’s podcast, “In All Things.”
In the conclusion of a six-part series on church health, host Dean Weaver and Addison discuss how a healthy church helps its members have a healthy understanding of discipleship. Addison also describes how a church is a relational system, the value of inter-generational connection, and the value of coaching for both pastors and congregations.
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Andy Koesters
Andy Koesters, Pastor to Churches and Families for FamiliesAlive and Church Health Coordinator for the Presbytery of the New River, is the guest for episode 68 of the EPC’s podcast, “In All Things.”
Host Dean Weaver and Koesters discuss how discipling the next generation is critical to church health. Koesters also explains how God’s “Plan A” is for parents to be the primary disciplers of their children, as well as some key steps churches can take to develop a discipleship culture for children, students, and families.
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Ritchey Cable, Pastor of Gashland Presbyterian Church in Kansas City, Mo., and Church Health Coordinator for the Presbytery of Mid-America, is the guest for episode 67 of the EPC’s podcast, “In All Things.”
Host Dean Weaver and Cable discuss his experience leading revitalization efforts in two churches. Cable also shares three revitalization principles from Revelation 2, and explains how and why he wrote the screenplay for the motion picture “The Author.”
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Marc de Jeu
Marc de Jeu, Church Health Coordinator and Mission Mobilizer for the Presbytery of the Alleghenies., is the guest for episode 66 of the EPC’s podcast, “In All Things.”
Host Dean Weaver and de Jeu discuss a variety of avenues for church health, including the role of a mentor in the life of the pastor, how healthy churches are those that are outward-focused and relational, how mission catalyzes community, and how church health and church planting intersect under the EPC’s goal for churches of “faithfulness in the neighborhood.”
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Mark Farrell, Pastor of Tampa Covenant Church in Tampa, Fla., is the guest for episode 65 of the EPC’s podcast, “In All Things.”
Host Dean Weaver and Farrell discuss the impact of a high school coach on his faith journey, as well as how Farrell’s 22-year Air Force career prepared him to serve both as a pastor and as Church Health Coordinator for Presbytery of Florida and the Caribbean.
Farrell also explains how to develop an evangelistic culture in the church; how the 3 Circles method is a fully biblical, effective tool for personal evangelism among all ages; and how to incorporate the 3 Circles in a variety of avenues in the church.
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“In All Things,” the EPC’s weekly podcast hosted by Stated Clerk Dean Weaver has reached the milestone of 10,000 downloads. As of February 13, 64 episodes have been published.
“All praise to God that so many people listen,” Weaver said. “I am gratified that so many people take time to spend part of their day with us. Our goal is that every episode has something that will inform, equip, and bless them.”
Statistics reveal that in addition to the United States, the podcast has listeners in 39 countries: Puerto Rico, Malaysia, Canada, Latvia, the Bahamas, Germany, the United Kingdom, Papua New Guinea, the Czech Republic, Argentina, Japan, Romania, Ukraine, Costa Rica, France, Guatemala, Sierra Leone, the Netherlands, Barbados, Italy, Australia, Spain, Mexico, Honduras, Thailand, the Philippines, Norway, Kazakhstan, the Cayman Islands, Kenya, the Dominican Republic, Greece, Ecuador, Denmark, Cuba, Colombia, China, Brazil, and South Africa.
“I hope our listeners will continue to share ‘In All Things’ with their networks and by social media,” Weaver said. “We drop a new episode every Friday.”
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Stefan Bomberger, Pastor of Manoa Community Church in Havertown, Pa., and Church Health Coordinator for the EPC’s Presbytery of the East, is the guest for episode 64 of the EPC’s podcast, “In All Things.”
Host Dean Weaver and Bomberger discuss three aspects of church health in the EPC—evangelism, revitalization, and transitional pastorates. In addition, Bomberger explains how and why Manoa Community Church went into “growth mode” during the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as how the denomination’s Church Health Team helps congregations develop an evangelistic culture.
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Earla Bethel, Ruling Elder for St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Kirk in Nassau, Bahamas, is the guest for episode 63 of the EPC’s podcast, “In All Things.” She is a member of the National Leadership Team and serves as Chair of the Finance Committee.
Host Dean Weaver and Bethel discuss her faith journey, as well as how St. Andrew’s and Lucaya Presbyterian Church in Freeport, Bahamas, came to the EPC from the Church of Scotland. Bethel also describes how she applies the principle of Luke 12:48 as a business owner. The two also discuss the background behind the EPC funding formula conversion from Per Member Asking (PMA) to Percentage of Income (POI), and how the Office of the General Assembly stewards those resources.
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Dana Allin, who serves as Synod Executive with the EPC’s sister denomination, ECO: A Covenant Order of Evangelical Presbyterians, is the guest for episode 62 of the EPC’s podcast, “In All Things.”
Host Dean Weaver and Allin discuss some of the fundamental principles for how churches flourish, areas of collaboration between ECO and the EPC, how ECO’s Flourish Institute of Theology meshes theological education with practical application, and how ECO is defining itself as a church for its second decade and beyond.
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Executive leadership consultant and coach Kim Wells is the guest for episode 61 of the EPC’s podcast, “In All Things.” This week’s episode continues a series of conversations focused on the denomination’s strategic priority of Effective Biblical Leadership.
Host Dean Weaver and Wells discuss how inclusive leadership does not necessarily mean racial diversity but is the discipline of seeking information from a variety of sources, listening, pausing, and then reflecting.
Wells serves as Executive Director of Executive Education and the Center for Career Excellence at Howard University in Washington, D.C. He was the guest speaker for the EPC’s 2022-2023 Executive Pastor/Church Administrator gatherings held in October and January.
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Mark Ingles, the EPC’s Chaplain Endorser, is the guest for episode 60 of the EPC’s podcast, “In All Things.” This week’s episode highlights the denomination’s strategic priority of Effective Biblical Leadership.
Host Dean Weaver and Ingles discuss the various ministry opportunities for chaplains in both the military and civilian institutions, as well as his how his role as Chaplain Endorser helps facilitate those pursuing chaplaincy ministry in the EPC. Ingles also recounts his path as the son of an Army father to his own calling as an Air Force chaplain.
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Nate Dreesmann, who serves with EPC’s sister denomination, ECO: A Covenant Order of Evangelical Presbyterians, is the guest for episode 59 of the EPC’s podcast, “In All Things.” Dreesmann serves as ECO’s Executive Director of Ecclesiastical Support.
Host Dean Weaver and Dreesmann discuss discipleship in the post-pandemic church, as well as the importance of the members of a congregation understanding theology. Dressman also provides insights on developing a discipleship program and discipleship culture in light of research that reveals 90 percent of American churches are experiencing a decline in attendance.
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The second season of the EPC’s podcast, “In All Things,” launches on January 6. Hosted by Stated Clerk Dean Weaver, each week’s 30-minute episode in the upcoming season features guests and topics related to the EPC’s strategic priorities of Church Planting, Church Revitalization, Global Movement, and Effective Biblical Leadership.
In the January 6 episode, Weaver focuses on Effective Biblical Leadership with Nate Dreesmann, Executive Director of Ecclesiastical Support for ECO: A Covenant Order of Evangelical Presbyterians.
“I am thrilled that we had nearly 9,500 downloads in our first season,” Weaver said. “Looking back, we highlighted members of the Office of the General Assembly staff, as well as EPC authors, committee members, and thought leaders. Looking forward, we hope to expand beyond the EPC with our guests and talk about what we call our Gospel Priorities and provide even more benefit for our listeners.”
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In a special New Year’s Eve episode of the EPC’s weekly podcast, “In All Things,” EPC National Leadership Team Chairman Brad Strait offers a challenge for 2023 from Psalm 46.
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In a special episode of the EPC’s weekly podcast, “In All Things,” EPC Stated Clerk Dean Weaver shares a brief Christmas devotional from chapters 1 and 15 of John’s gospel.
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Cathy Flores, Benefits Administrator for EPC Benefit Resources, Inc. (BRI), is the guest for episode 56 of the EPC’s podcast, “In All Things.”
Host Dean Weaver and Flores discuss her journey from three suicide attempts while growing up with an alcoholic mother to being a teenage unwed mother herself to committing her life to Christ as an adult. Flores also recounts her experiences during a recent mission trip to Cuba in which she led two marriage conferences.
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Episode 55 of the EPC’s podcast, “In All Things,” continues a conversation with Lisa Brockman, Ruling Elder for First Presbyterian Church in Orlando, Fla., and sixth-generation Mormon who came to faith as a college student at the University of Utah.
This week, host Dean Weaver and Brockman conclude their discussion of her path from a devout Mormon childhood to accepting Christ. Brockman relates how her decision to follow Christ affected her relationships with Mormon family members—especially after she wrote her book, Out of Zion: Meeting Jesus in the Shadow of the Mormon Temple.
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Lisa Brockman, Ruling Elder for First Presbyterian Church in Orlando, Fla., and author of Out of Zion: Meeting Jesus in the Shadow of the Mormon Temple, is the guest for episode 54 of the EPC’s podcast, “In All Things.”
In part one of a two-week conversation, host Dean Weaver and Brockman discuss her path as a sixth-generation Mormon—including her childhood dream of a temple marriage—to accepting Christ as a student at the University of Utah. She recounts how her spiritual journey was influenced by Josh McDowell, Larry Crabb, and James Spencer. She also describes coming to the realization that the biblical God is the only God who will not abuse His authority.
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Michael Davis, EPC Assistant Stated Clerk, is the guest host for episode 53 of the EPC’s weekly podcast, “In All Things.” This week, Davis shares a brief Thanksgiving devotional from 1 Thessalonians 5:16-17.
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Sean Boone, Pastor of Woke Bridge Community Church in Ferguson, Mo., is the guest for episode 52 of the EPC’s podcast, “In All Things.”
This week, host Dean Weaver and Boone discuss his personal journey from gang life and prison to freedom in Christ, and from an independent, historically Black church to planting a Southern Baptist church, to planting Woke Bridge in the EPC. Boone explains how Woke Bridge Community Church got its name, and his vision for how the gospel can transform Ferguson and grow a multi-ethnic, multi-cultural congregation.
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Marcos Ortega, Lead Pastor of Goodwill Church’s Beacon campus in Beacon, N.Y., is the guest for episode 51 of the EPC’s podcast, “In All Things.”
This week, host Dean Weaver and Ortega discuss his journey to the EPC from a since-rejected Dispensationalist theology, and his involvement on the ad-interim committee writing a Pastoral Letter of Racial Lament and Hope.
Ortega also describes The Antioch Room, a fellowship of EPC Teaching Elders of color designed to foster cultural and theological discussions in which ethnic minorities are the primary voice.
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Doug Resler, Senior Pastor of Parker Evangelical Presbyterian Church in Parker, Colo., is the guest for episode 50 of the EPC’s podcast, “In All Things.”
This week, host Dean Weaver and Resler discuss the benefits a congregation receives when its pastor is involved in ministry beyond their local church, as well as Resler’s passion for church revitalization and the importance of that process starting with a revitalized pastor and Session. In addition, Resler describes how global engagement helps the church minister to the world that is coming to the United States in increasing numbers.
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Bill Crawford, Pastor of the First Presbyterian churches in Thibodaux and Houma, La., is the guest for episode 49 of the EPC’s podcast, “In All Things.”
This week, host Dean Weaver and Crawford describe his call to small church ministry and his 21 years in south Louisiana, including some of the challenges and opportunities for the small church.
Crawford also discusses his experience with disaster relief beginning with back-to-back hurricanes his first year in Thibodaux in 2001, Hurricane Katrina in 2005, Hurricane Ida in 2021, and how he brought that experience to Fort Myers, Fla., following Hurricane Ian in September 2022. Weaver also shares how listeners can contribute to relief efforts by donating to the EPC’s Emergency Relief Fund at www.epc.org/emergencyrelief.
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