Best Cody Conner Podcasts (2025)

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SE Radio 684: Dan Bergh Johnsson and Daniel Deogun on Secure By Design 56:43

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Daniel Deogun and Dan Bergh Johnsson -- two of the co-authors of the book, Secure by Design -- discuss the intersection of good software design and security with host Sam Taggart. They describe how following certain software design principles can help developers create secure software without needing to become security experts. They talked about ho…

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SE Radio 683: Artie Shevchenko on Programmers as Code Health Guardians 57:31

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Artie Shevchenko, author of Code Health Guardian, speaks with host Jeff Doolittle about the crucial role of human programmers in the AI era, emphasizing that humans must excel at managing code complexity. Shevchenko discusses these concepts and key takeaways from his book, including the three problems caused by complexity: change amplification, cog…

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Ep. 136 | Josh Denhart: A Framework To Reach Your Community For Christ 42:17

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In this episode, we sit down with Josh Denhart, founder of LeadMinistry.com, author, speaker, and former children's pastor. We explore a practical framework for reaching your community for Christ, offering wisdom and actionable steps for church leaders. In this conversation, we discuss: The deeper purpose behind community outreach Dangers of inward…

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Our Fellowship | Pastor Kyle Doan | 8.24.25 37:38

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We were never meant to walk this journey of faith alone-- fellowship and discipleship are the framework God uses to grow us, stretch our faith, and teach us to hear His voice! Don’t miss Pastor Kyle Doan’s latest message, "Our Fellowship!"By Renew Life Church | Midland, Texas

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Ep. 135 | Tyler Harden: How to Clarify Your Church’s Identity and Mission 51:38

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In this episode, we sit down with Tyler Harden, church growth consultant and co-founder of Firm Foundations Marketing. We unpack practical strategies for clarifying your church’s identity and mission to foster growth and unity. In this conversation, we discuss: Communicating your church’s identity clearly Common challenges in defining mission and v…

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SE Radio 682: Duncan McGregor and Nat Pryce on Refactoring from Java to Kotlin 57:23

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Duncan McGregor and Nat Pryce, co-authors of Java to Kotlin: Refactoring Guidebook, speak with host Giovanni Asproni about their hands-on experiences migrating Java codebases. The episode starts by highlighting Kotlin’s seamless interoperability with Java, allowing teams to incrementally adopt Kotlin without disrupting existing Java code. Duncan an…

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The Good Fight | Pastor Braden Conner | 8.17.25 41:41

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Check out Pastor Braden's newest message, "The Good Fight!" We have a real enemy who is constantly trying to steal our faith and make us believe that our experience is more true than God's Word!By Renew Life Church | Midland, Texas

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Ep. 134 | Kendall Conner & Jessica Moore: How to Get the Most Out of Your ChMS 55:50

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In this episode, Kendall Conner and Jessica Moore explore practical ways churches can maximize their church management software (ChMS) to strengthen ministry and streamline operations. In this conversation, we discuss: Creating a complete church directory Organizing groups for connection Sending mass communications Automating follow-up interactions…

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SE Radio 681: Qian Li on DBOS Durable Execution/Serverless Computing Platform 52:17

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Qian Li of DBOS, a durable execution platform born from research by the creators of Postgres and Spark, speaks with host Kanchan Shringi about building durable, observable, and scalable software systems, and why that matters for modern applications. They discuss database-backed program state, workflow orchestration, real-world AI use cases, and com…

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Declarations and Destiny | Pastor Cody Sikes | 8.10.25 33:03

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Pastor Cody’s message from this past Sunday, “Declarations and Destiny,” unpacks how God’s declaration over Jesus launched Him into His earthly mission—and how we can also partner with God to lead our homes!By Renew Life Church | Midland, Texas

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SE Radio 680: Luke Hinds on Privacy and Security of AI Coding Assistants 45:37

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Luke Hinds, CTO of Stacklok and creator of Sigstore, speaks with SE Radio's Brijesh Ammanath about the privacy and security concerns of using AI coding agents. They discuss how the increased use of AI coding assistants has improved programmer productivity but has also introduced certain key risks. In the area of secrets management, for example, the…

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Ep. 133 | Cody Patterson: Tech & Media Tips to Help Your Church Do More With Less 48:28

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In this episode, we sit down with Cody Patterson, Production Pastor at Life Fellowship Church. Previously a marketing leader at MxU and Renewed Vision, Cody now consults with churches to help them thrive through practical, creative solutions. We explore smart tech and media tips to help churches do more with less, no matter their size or resources.…

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Turn Your Love On | Pastor Keith Null | 8.3.25 38:46

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Love isn’t something we do- love is who we are. But just like everything in the Kingdom that is ours because of Jesus, we have to learn to activate love by faith! Check out Pastor Keith Null’s newest message, “Turn Your Love On!"By Renew Life Church | Midland, Texas

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Ep. 132 | Jack Whitis & Mark Stuart: Amplifying Your Church's Creative Storytelling With Music 1:00:18

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In this episode, we sit down with Jack Whitis, CEO of WavMaker and seasoned technology and engineering leader, and Mark Stuart, co-founder of WavMaker, Grammy-winning former lead vocalist of Audio Adrenaline, and philanthropist. We explore how churches can amplify their creative storytelling and connect with their communities more effectively throu…

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SE Radio 679: Wesley Beary on API Design 47:51

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Wesley Beary of Anchor speaks with host Sam Taggart about designing APIs with a particular emphasis on user experience. Wesley discusses what it means to be an “API connoisseur”— paying attention to what makes the APIs we consume enjoyable or frustrating and then taking those lessons and using them when we design our own APIs. Wesley and Sam also e…

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Alignment pt. 2 | Pastor Kyle Doan | 7.27.25 33:36

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Check out Part 2 of Pastor Kyle Doan's new message, "Alignment!" You won't want to miss this one-- listen today!By Renew Life Church | Midland, Texas

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Ep. 131 | Lee Coate: Navigating the Seasons of Life and Leadership 36:11

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In this episode, we sit down with Lee Coate, executive pastor, author, and president of Growmentum Group, who brings over 30 years of ministry and leadership experience. We explore practical frameworks for navigating the various seasons of life and leadership, while equipping leaders to embrace and empower multigenerational teams within the church.…

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SE Radio 678: Chris Love on Kubernetes Security 54:36

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Chris Love, co-author of the book Core Kubernetes, joins host Robert Blumen for a conversation about kubernetes security. Chris identifies the node layer, secrets management, the network layer, contains, and pods as the most critical areas to be addressed. The conversation explores a range of topics, including when to accept defaults and when to ov…

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Alignment pt. 1 | Pastor Kyle Doan | 7.20.25 33:47

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This week’s message from Pastor Kyle Doan is 🔥 and full of truth you don’t want to miss. We're diving into alignment — why it matters, how easily we drift, and what small adjustments can mean for your future. Listen to or watch his message, "Alignment (Part 1)" today!By Renew Life Church | Midland, Texas

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Cody Caswell: How Design-Focused Flipping Is Changing the Game in Real Estate 40:14

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Cody Caswell is a full-time real estate investor based in Austin, Texas. He started investing in real estate at 16 and has never looked back. Now 27, Cody and his wife Sarah have flipped over 50 single-family homes, bought and sold over 15 single-family and small multifamily rentals, BRRRR'd a 56-unit apartment complex and designed over 100 flips a…

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Ep. 130 | Kendall Conner & Jessica Moore: Building An Invite Culture at Your Church 57:33

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In this episode, Kendall Conner and Jessica Moore explore how churches can create a culture where inviting others is natural, practical, and effective in fostering growth and belonging. In this conversation, we discuss: The power of personal church invitations Building an environment people want to share Creative invite tools and strategies Using e…

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SE Radio 677: Jacob Visovatti and Conner Goodrum on Testing ML Models for Enterprise Products 1:00:54

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Jacob Visovatti and Conner Goodrum of Deepgram speak with host Kanchan Shringi about testing ML models for enterprise use and why it's critical for product reliability and quality. They discuss the challenges of testing machine learning models in enterprise environments, especially in foundational AI contexts. The conversation particularly highligh…

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The Good Fight | Elijah Waters | 7.13.25 35:13

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We loved having our special guest, Elijah Waters with us! Listen to his message, "The Good Fight," today!By Renew Life Church | Midland, Texas

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SE Radio 676: Samuel Colvin on the Pydantic Ecosystem 1:02:06

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Samuel Colvin, the CEO and founder of Pydantic, speaks with host Gregory M. Kapfhammer about the ecosystem of Pydantic’s Python frameworks, including Pydantic, Pydantic AI, and Pydantic Logfire. Along with discussing the design, implementation, and use of these frameworks, they dive into the refactoring of Pydantic and the follow-on performance imp…

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Ep. 129 | Lee Cool: Stewarding Your Church Facilities To Fulfill Your Mission 53:11

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In this episode, we sit down with Lee Cool, church facility and operations expert at eSPACE. We explore how effective stewardship of church facilities can support and advance your ministry’s mission. In this conversation, we discuss: Why facility management is often overlooked Facilities’ impact on church health and mission Practical maintenance an…

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Ep. 128 | Jay Kranda: Leveling Up Your Church’s Live Stream Strategy 59:20

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In this episode, we sit down with Jay Kranda, the Innovative Tech Pastor at Saddleback Church and author of “Online Church Is Not The Answer: Beyond Just Streaming Church to Hybrid Disciple Making." We explore how churches can move beyond simply live streaming to building thriving digital and hybrid discipleship communities. In this conversation, w…

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SE Radio 675: Brian Demers on Observability into the Toolchain 47:41

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Brian Demers, Developer Advocate at Gradle, speaks with host Giovanni Asproni about the importance of having observability in the toolchain. Such information about build times, compiler warnings, test executions, and any other system used to build the production code can help to reduce defects, increase productivity, and improve the developer exper…

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Connected and Covered | Pastor Cody Sikes | 6.29.25 31:12

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DON'T MISS Pastor Cody's newest message, "Connected and Covered" from this past Sunday! When we stay connected to Jesus and committed to each other, we grow stronger—INSIDE and out.By Renew Life Church | Midland, Texas

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Ep. 127 | Emily Fascilla: Innovative Giving Solutions For The Modern Church 50:53

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In this episode, we sit down with Emily Fascilla, nonprofit fundraising expert and Director of Client Strategy at The Giving Block. We explore innovative giving solutions for the modern church and how technology is transforming the ways people support ministry. In this conversation, we discuss: Accepting crypto and stock gifts in churches Benefits …

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SE Radio 674: Vilhelm von Ehrenheim on Autonomous Testing 49:49

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Vilhelm von Ehrenheim, co-founder and chief AI officer of QA.tech, speaks with SE Radio's Brijesh Ammanath about autonomous testing. The discussion starts by covering the fundamentals, and how testing has evolved from manual to automated to now autonomous. Vilhelm then deep dives into the details of autonomous testing and the role of agents in auto…

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Purity and Power | Pastor Braden Conner | 6.22.25 41:58

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God is wanting us to walk in more power, influence and resource than we ever have before, but it will require a process of purification! Listen to Pastor Braden’s message from this past Sunday, “Purity and Power” today!By Renew Life Church | Midland, Texas

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SE Radio 673: Abhinav Kimothi on Retrieval-Augmented Generation 55:55

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In this episode of Software Engineering Radio, Abhinav Kimothi sits down with host Priyanka Raghavan to explore retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), drawing insights from Abhinav's book, A Simple Guide to Retrieval-Augmented Generation. The conversation begins with an introduction to key concepts, including large language models (LLMs), context wi…

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Ep. 126 | Chandler Boyce: Boosting Your Church’s Online Presence from Invisible to Unmissable 59:21

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In this episode, we sit down with Chandler Boyce, church marketing coach and owner of The Marketing Co-op, who helps pastors expand their church's online reach through SEO, paid ads, and smart digital strategy. We explore practical steps for making your church’s online presence more effective and visible, turning digital invisibility into unmissabl…

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Wind, Waves, and a Burning Bush | Pastor Brody Conner | 6.15.25 40:45

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In this week’s podcast, Pastor Brody Conner unpacks how every distraction carries a voice—and how our destiny is shaped by how well we discern it. Listen to "Wind, Waves and a Burning Bush" today!By Renew Life Church | Midland, Texas

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SE Radio 672: Luca Palmieri on Rust In Production 57:46

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Luca Palmieri, author of Zero to Production in Rust and Principal Engineering Consultant at MainMatter, speaks with SE Radio host Gavin Henry about Rust in production. They discuss what production Rust means, how to get Rust code into production, specific Rust issues to think about when getting an application into production, what Rust profiles are…

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Ep. 125 | Kendall Conner & Jessica Moore: Creative Ways to Keep Your Church Engaged During Summer 49:52

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In this episode, Kendall Conner and Jessica Moore explore creative and practical ways to keep your church engaged throughout the busy summer months. In this conversation, we discuss: Summer-themed message series ideas Using email newsletters for connection Flexible small group strategies Leveraging social media for engagement Planning outreach and …

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We Need The Holy Spirit | Pastor Cody Sikes | 6.8.25 32:54

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This past Sunday, Pastor Cody Sikes shared a powerful message on the Holy Spirit called, “We Need The Holy Spirit” The Holy Spirit isn’t distant or random—He’s the living Spirit of God. He’s been misunderstood—but He’s never been more needed than now. Listen today!By Renew Life Church | Midland, Texas

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SE Radio 669: Will McGugan on Text-Based User Interfaces 51:26

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Will McGugan, the CEO and founder of Textualize, speaks with host Gregory M. Kapfhammer about how to use packages such as Rich and Textual to build text-based user interfaces (TUIs) and command-line interfaces (CLIs) in Python. Along with discussing the design idioms that enable developers to create TUIs in Python, they consider practical strategie…

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SE Radio 671: Carson Gross on HTMX 1:15:39

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In this episode, SE Radio host Sriram Panyam explores HTMX with its creator, Carson Gross, who is also creator of Hyperscript, the mind behind the Grug Brained Developer, a professor of software engineering at Montana State University, and co-author of Hypermedia Systems. HTMX is a modern JavaScript library that allows developers to access AJAX, We…

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Ep. 124 | Emily B. Cummins: Becoming the Leader God Called You to Be 40:55

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In this episode, we sit down with Emily B. Cummins, author, speaker, podcast host, and chief of staff at Church of Hope in Ocala, Florida. We explore what it means to step confidently into the leader God has called you to be, embracing the ongoing journey of becoming. In this conversation, we discuss: Navigating self-doubt and identity in leadershi…

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Get Clean | Pastor Kyle Doan | 6.1.25 31:07

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Did you miss Sunday’s message? Don’t worry—you can still catch Pastor Kyle’s powerful word, “Get Clean”! Listen today!By Renew Life Church | Midland, Texas

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Talking Transparency Episode 2.15 1:00:26

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the group is joined by the ever-amazing Cav, a local tattoo artist! We discuss upcoming events going on in our local area for Pride month- and ways to keep continuing to uplift and instill trans joy, cause it will defeat hate each and every time!By talkingtransparency

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SE Radio 670: Matthias Endler on Prototype in Rust 1:01:01

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Matthias Endler, Rust developer, open-source maintainer, and consultant through his company Corrode, speaks with SE Radio host Gavin Henry about prototyping in Rust. They discuss prototyping and why Rust is excellent for prototyping, and Matthias recommends a workflow for it, including what parts of Rust to use, and what parts to avoid at this stag…

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Ep. 123 | Holly Tate: Practical Strategies for Church Growth That Actually Work 52:56

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In this episode, we sit down with Holly Tate, executive coach, growth strategist, and founder of the Ready Network. We explore practical strategies for church growth and discover frameworks that move beyond theory and actually work in the real world, with insights that can help your team go from stuck to strategic. In this conversation, we discuss:…

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Talking Transparency 2.7 32:52

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The crew discusses the influx of executive orders, and the importance of holding space for people you know and yourself to know how to best navigate the ever-changing world day to day.By talkingtransparency

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Talking Transparency Episode 2.10 47:06

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The Crew is back and better than ever- complete with new experiences taking care of trans family members and understanding and appreciating the value of having rest for yourself to build up communities for support rather than exhausting your valuable energy trying to tear down and fight back, and insight also on billionaires and the value they pret…

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Ep. 122 | Phil Bowdle: Rethinking Church Communication for Maximum Clarity 52:02

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In this episode, we sit down with Phil Bowdle, creative ministry leader, best-selling author, and VP of Marketing at Slingshot Group. We explore strategies for rethinking church communication to ensure clarity and effective engagement. In this conversation, we discuss: Prioritizing what matters in church communication Clarity versus creativity in m…

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Talking Transparency 2.12 1:05:51

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The group is discussing- The elimination of Dei all over the country ongoing, the miss-treatment of a local transgender prisoner, the upcoming events locally such as the trans family dinner, Schoolboard events ongoing too!By talkingtransparency

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Watch and Pray | Pastor Cody Sikes | 5.18.25 24:34

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Pastor Cody's message from this past Sunday, "Watch and Pray," was a powerful teaching on why and how we shoud pray! Listen today!By Renew Life Church | Midland, Texas

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Ep. 121 | Russ Ewell: Creating Belonging in the Church Through Innovation and Inclusion 55:17

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In this episode, we sit down with Russ Ewell, executive minister at Bay Area Christian Church, author, social entrepreneur, and advocate for individuals with special needs and disabilities. Russ shares his powerful personal journey and how it led him to champion a church culture where everyone can belong, particularly those who are often overlooked…