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Welcome to the weekly podcast of Elevation Church led by Pastor Steven Furtick. To learn more visit our website at http://elevationchurch.org or download the Elevation App. To support this ministry and help us continue to reach people all around the world click here: http://ele.vc/WeX3nP
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Theology Unbound

Buhl Bible Church

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Join Pastor Jackie and Jordon as they deep dive into real conversations about life, church, and theology. They’re here to tear down lies, question dogmas, and give you the unfiltered truth out of the Word of God, letting scripture interpret scripture. It’s raw, it’s real, and it might just make you rethink everything you thought you knew.
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ABOUT PODCAST // Rethink & Return invites followers of Jesus to reimagine the modern church and rediscover the simplicity of the New Testament. Each week, we open God’s Word and have real conversations about what it means to follow Jesus, shepherd His people, and live out the ways of the New Testament. Through honest conversations and biblical teaching, we challenge assumptions, explore decentralized leadership, and return to Christ’s design for His Church. ABOUT HOST // Jason Shepperd is th ...
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The only podcast created for volunteers and everyday leaders in smaller congregations, this show embraces small church ministry as a place where God is already at work. Founder of Small Church Ministry and the Small Church Network, Laurie J. Graham shares why small churches matter—not as a scaled-down version of something bigger, but as powerful communities with their own unique strengths. Each episode offers creative solutions to real challenges with a mix of honest encouragement, leadershi ...
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Unbelief

Jeremy Steele

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The Unbelief Podcast is your space to question, explore, and release the beliefs that no longer serve you—or maybe even caused harm. Hosted by Jeremy Steele, the Skeptic Pastor, this podcast dives deep into deconstruction, offering progressive and thoughtful insights on ancient spiritual texts like the Bible. Through interviews with leading scholars and candid conversations with those navigating their own faith journeys, the Unbelief Podcast invites you to rethink, rediscover, and rebuild yo ...
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Our Urban Voices

Dr. Alfonse Javed

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Deep conversations with diverse voices about urban ministry and Christian narratives. In "Our Urban Voices with Dr. Alfonse Javed," we will cover everything from churches and church planting efforts, missions and missions organization, evangelism and unreached people groups, emerging movements and initiatives, justice, current events related to faith and the persecuted church, to author interviews and reviews.
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OUR MANDATE as Parklands Baptist Church is to continue the ministry that Christ began on earth of preaching the gospel, teaching and healing. OUR VISION“The gospel of the Kingdom of God and its principles proclaimed to every person, godly leaders raised and our communities and the world influenced positively and applying these principles as a way of life”. OUR MISSION“Our mission is to make disciples of all nations: to baptize them to membership in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Ho ...
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Credible Witness

Nikki Toyama-Szeto

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Credible Witness is a weekly podcast exploring what it means to live out an authentic faith in today’s world. Each episode features a compelling story of a Christian leader navigating social tension and personal sacrifice in pursuit of their calling to follow Jesus. Hosted by Nikki Toyama-Szeto, executive director of Christians for Social Action, the podcast invites listeners to listen with courage and imagine a more credible church—rooted in love, truth, and communal hope. For more informat ...
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The Ephesiology Podcast

Ephesiology – Ephesiology

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Ready to explore the heart of missiological theology? Dive into the captivating world of the Ephesiology Podcast! Join insightful conversations, gain wisdom from seasoned leaders, and deepen your understanding of missions, discipleship, and the essence of the church. Don't miss out—tune in now to embark on an inspiring journey! Check out all the episodes here or your favorite podcast app and let these discussions ignite your passion for Jesus, missions, and church.
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A discipleship podcast for beginners, doubters, confused and long term established Christians. In this podcast we talk about everything related to growing in faith but in a really simple way. We are honest with our struggles, learn from some wise people and hit some brick walls… a little bit like the original disciples. Cris Rogers is a church leader in East London and has been described as a Urban Practical Theologian. wearemakingdisciples.com
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Rethinking Religion is a space for honest questions and deeper faith. Host Laura explores the tension between tradition and truth, asking what happens when church culture doesn’t reflect the heart of God. With gentleness and conviction, each episode invites curiosity, honors lived experience, and holds tightly to grace—while remaining open to where the journey might lead.
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Ministry Deep Dive

Travis Michael Fleming

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Ministry Deep Dive is a podcast from Apollos Watered: The Center for Discipleship & Cultural Apologetics. Each episode goes beneath the surface of ministry to explore the challenges, opportunities, and practices shaping today’s leaders. From discipleship and cultural engagement to spiritual formation and public theology, we wrestle with the big questions and everyday realities pastors, missionaries, and Christian leaders face. We don’t just talk about church—we talk about the people who lead ...
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Disrupt Church: The Podcast

The Community Church of New York

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The models of church we’ve been using aren’t working. Churches are shrinking, people are disconnecting, our membership is aging, and there are serious questions about our relevance in the world. It’s time for us to rethink how we do everything. By stripping us down to our mission, to the WHY rather than the HOW, can we rebuild our churches into vibrant, covenanted communities that can think outside our traditional boxes? Join Rev. Peggy Clarke, Senior Minister, and Jil Novenski, Director of ...
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Irenicast - A Progressive Christian Podcast

Rev. Bonnie Rambob, Pastor Casey Tinnin, Jeff Manildi and, Rev. Rajeev Ramb

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Rethinking and reimagining your faith? That matters. You are not alone. Follow those questions, doubts, and curiosities with us. Hosts Bonnie, Casey, Jeff, and Rajeev cultivate thoughtful conversations for the spiritual journeyer. Especially if you're evolving out of Evangelicalism or Christian Fundamentalism, you are Irenicast.
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Welcome to For the Kingdom, a podcast dedicated to empowering pastors and church leaders to thrive in their ministries. We're passionate about supporting those serving in established and legacy churches, as well as those pioneering church plants, replants, and revitalization efforts. Through meaningful conversations with seasoned pastors and church leaders, we'll explore topics that matter most to you, from leadership development and community engagement to spiritual growth and kingdom impac ...
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Collyde Leadership Podcast

Produced by Collyde and Rethink Creative

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A conversation designed for leaders who love the local church in the Tri-State area (New York, New Jersey & Pennsylvania). In many ways, ministry in the tri-state is uniquely difficult and contextually challenging compared to the rest of bible-belt regions. Our heart is to help you make the most of your God-given leadership potential by discussing leadership issues of culture, creativity, innovation, strategy, church growth and communications. Supported by Collyde and Rethink Creative.
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Story / Symbol / Spirit is a podcast about how to make sense of Scripture. The Bible is a beautiful gift from God with the power to help us know God and better understand our lives, identity, meaning, and purpose. But for many people, reading the Bible is difficult. The ancient and confusing nature of the stories within the Bible are often prohibitive to our engagement and learning. How can we make sense of the Scriptures. We believe that Story / Symbol / Spirit is a helpful framework to beg ...
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MB Herald Podcast

Canadian Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches

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The MB Herald Podcast is all about telling stories that build up our MB church family. We invite guests on the show to highlight various ministries and initiatives, as well as talk about some of the pressing issues we face in our churches and communities. So join us as we share the Mennonite Brethren's life and story in Canada. New episodes come out every two weeks. Listen wherever you get your podcasts.
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Slutty Grace is a Christian deconstruction podcast exploring progressive Christianity, universal salvation, and radical grace. For wanderers, doubters, and seekers rethinking hell, healing from toxic religion, and rediscovering a fearless faith rooted in inclusive love. Contact me to be a guest or have me as a guest on your show. Slutty Grace exists to name what polite religion cannot: that God’s love is wild, untamed, and for everyone. Through raw honesty, playful storytelling, and unapolog ...
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Priest Pulse

Fr. Benjamin Gildas and Fr. Colin Chapman

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Priest Pulse takes a playful and prayerful look at ministry, news, culture, and politics through the lens of the Episcopal Church. Hosts Fr. Benjamin Gildas and Colin Chapman sit down with guests from around the Episcopal Church and mainline Protestantism for heart warming stories of faith, deep theological discussion, poking fun at culture and politics, and sometimes a silly game or two. Segments include Priest Pulse Roundtable, interviews with authors, theologians, and spiritual writers, g ...
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Lausanne Movement Podcast

Lausanne Movement

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The Lausanne Movement podcast brings you insights from a global community of Christian influencers to help advance the gospel, foster thriving churches, nurture Christlike leaders, and catalyse kingdom impact across all spheres of society.
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Trueface

Bruce McNicol John Lynch Bill Thrall

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If you find yourself having trouble with applying grace into your everyday life, then the Trueface Podcast is for you. Our hope is to provide practical and helpful applications of grace and truth so that we can live beyond the mask. Every other week, guests share a story, discuss a principal, and apply it to our lives.
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The Biblical Mind

Center For Hebraic Thought

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The Biblical Mind is dedicated to helping its audience understand how the biblical authors thought, promoting Bible fluency through curious, careful reading of Scripture. It is hosted by Dr. Dru Johnson and published by the Center for Hebraic Thought, a hub for research and resources on the intellectual world of the Bible.
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Learning to navigate life after coronavirus has been a challenge . However, this is an opportunity for us to refocus, rethink, and restore the way we see our world. This podcast will give a voice to teachers, school leaders, community members, life coaches, parents, students, mental health workers, business owners, and church leaders to come together to discuss the ongoing issues impacting our communities. Come join us on this journey to learn about healthy and effective ways to navigate and ...
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The Holy Post

Phil Vischer

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Join VeggieTales and What's in the Bible? creator Phil Vischer and co-host Skye Jethani (author, speaker, pastor) for a fast-paced and often funny conversation about pop culture, media, theology, and the fun, fun, fun of living a thoughtful Christian life in an increasingly post-Christian culture.
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What happens when the tech elite of Silicon Valley use their skills to serve the church? In this episode, Kevin Kim, executive director of Crazy Love Ministries and founder of Basil Tech, joins Dr. Dru Johnson to explore a radical idea: that technology, creativity, and innovation can be spiritual gifts to build up the Body of Christ. Drawing from h…
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Most small-church budgets weren’t really created; they just grew over time. Leftovers from last year, assumptions from a decade ago, and line items no one can quite explain anymore. And when a budget is shaped by nostalgia, fear, or “what we used to do,” it can make a church feel like it’s failing even when it’s not. In this episode, we explore how…
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Send us a text A number can be loud: around 70,000 Nairobians live with disabilities, yet that reality rarely shows up in church pews. We wanted to understand why, so we traced the barriers from doorstep to doxology—broken pavements, inaccessible buildings, sensory overload—and then named the subtler walls built by curiosity and theology. The casua…
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In this episode of Theology Unbound, hosts Jordon and Jackie bring the series to its climax by asking one of the most debated questions in Christian theology: Who is the true Israel? Tracing Scripture from Abraham to the New Covenant, they show how all of God’s promises find their fulfillment in Christ and form one unified people of God, made up of…
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ICYMI: This episode is one of our earliest episodes, and originally aired on 5/14/2020 In this introductory conversation, Dr. Jonathan Pennington joins the Center for Hebraic Thought as its newest fellow and shares how his journey through philosophy and biblical scholarship led him to see the New Testament as part of a deeply sophisticated intellec…
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We've reached the end of 2025, so we thought it's a good time to answer questions from the Holy Post community. Phil, Skye, and Kaitlyn cover a wide assortment of issues, from how they decompress after a difficult podcast, and how they pick which politicians to interview, to their favorite movies, and who is best at changing a tire. They also tackl…
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This episode covers why joy is so often misunderstood and why the gospel announces joy in the middle of difficult, uncontrollable, and disappointing circumstances. Using the Christmas story and the context of the incarnation, we confront the false beliefs that joy depends on government, control, ease, timing, possessions, recognition, or certainty …
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What if the Bible is far more playful, hopeful, and grace-soaked than we were ever told? In this episode of Slutty Grace, Jeromy Johnson sits down with R.A. Sweeney (Reed), a Hebrew scholar and author whose deep immersion in the original biblical languages reveals a God overflowing with love, humor, and relentless grace. Reed shares how learning He…
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This final episode in the finance series is a gentle reminder that the weight of your church’s future was never meant to sit on your shoulders. We talk about the very real year-end stress small churches feel, how Jesus measures ministry differently than we do, and why rest is an act of faithfulness, not neglect. If your church feels tired or stretc…
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We live in a time when it’s getting harder and harder to believe things. But it’s so important to remember that in a world full of illusion and deception, God is still true. Pastor Holly Furtick shares from Mary’s perspective some truths about God we can believe as we cling to faith this Christmas. If you’ve just made a decision for Christ, please …
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Hosted by John McCambridge and Jackie Mitchell. --- Story / Symbol / Spirit is a podcast about how to make sense of Scripture. The Bible is a beautiful gift from God with the power to help us know God and better understand our lives, identity, meaning, and purpose. But for many people, reading the Bible is difficult. The ancient and confusing natur…
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Simeon waited his whole life for one moment—to hold the Messiah. When it finally happens, he doesn’t cling to hope. He releases it. In this Advent reflection on Luke 2, we explore Simeon’s song (Nunc Dimittis) and what it teaches us about peace, waiting, generosity, and faith in an unfinished world. Christmas isn’t about getting everything we want—…
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Breaking news in biblical studies: the “elect lady” in 2 John may not be a metaphor for the Church after all—she may be a real woman with a real name: Eclecte. In this episode, New Testament papyrologist Lincoln Blumell (with research assistant Spencer Kraus) explains the textual and grammatical puzzle behind 2 John’s opening, why the traditional r…
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We live in a time when it’s getting harder and harder to believe things. But it’s so important to remember that in a world full of illusion and deception, God is still true. Pastor Holly Furtick shares from Mary’s perspective some truths about God we can believe as we cling to faith this Christmas. If you’ve just made a decision for Christ, please …
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Send us a text What happens when the presence that once killed at a touch becomes the presence that heals at a touch? We trace a gripping line from David’s joyful procession and Uzzah’s sudden death to the unlikely blessing that flooded Obed-Edom’s home—then we cross the bridge into the Gospels, where Jesus turns distance into nearness and fear int…
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What if God is inviting us into something far bigger than we imagined? In this end-of-year conversation, hosts Robby Angle and Benjamin Crawshaw look back on a transformative season for Trueface and share the unexpected ways God has redirected our steps. We reflect on 30 years of ministry, the beauty of generational trust from our founders, and the…
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In this episode, I’m joined by New Testament scholar, Donnie Berry, to talk about the scope of God’s plan for the world. Drawing from his latest book "The Earth Will Be Filled: A Biblical Theology of the Glory of God," Donnie unpacks how the glory of God and the mission to the nations are not late developments in Scripture, but part of God’s purpos…
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This episode covers the process of preparing a sermon, from sitting with the text to standing before a room of people. The conversation focuses on how sermons are actually formed over time, why preparation is more than outlining points, and how pastors learn to move a message from the page to the heart. This episode explores developing a personal p…
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Send us a text Pastor Johnnie preaches a message from Romans chapter 15. #sermons #motivation #inspiration https://www.instagram.com/pastorjsimpjr/ https://x.com/pastorjsimpjr https://www.facebook.com/pastorjsimpjr/ https://pastorjohnnie.blogspot.com/ https://www.threads.com/@pastorjsimpjr https://www.tiktok.com/@pastorjohnnie 🎙️ New to streaming o…
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A new MP3 sermon from Berean Baptist Church is now available on SermonAudio with the following details: Title: Paul's Epistle to the Church at Rome | Chapter5 Subtitle: Paul's Epistle to the Romans Speaker: Sean E. Harris Broadcaster: Berean Baptist Church Event: Bible Study Date: 12/17/2025 Bible: Romans 5:1-11 Length: 60 min.…
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Send us a text A simple meal can change how you walk with God. We open the Scriptures and our hearts to explore Holy Communion as a living invitation to fellowship, not a performance review. From Matthew 26 to Paul’s teaching in 1 Corinthians, we trace how the bread and the cup ground us in belonging, remind us of the finished work of Jesus, and pr…
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Hosted by John McCambridge and Jackie Mitchell. --- Story / Symbol / Spirit is a podcast about how to make sense of Scripture. The Bible is a beautiful gift from God with the power to help us know God and better understand our lives, identity, meaning, and purpose. But for many people, reading the Bible is difficult. The ancient and confusing natur…
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Dr. Christopher J.H. Wright joins Travis to discuss the release of the second edition of his magisterial, "The Mission of God." They explore the evolving understanding of God's mission as articulated through Scripture, emphasising that it extends far beyond the confines of traditional evangelism to encompass a holistic vision for justice, mercy, an…
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Last weekend was filled with terrible news, including a mass shooting in Australia, another at Brown University, and the murder of Rob Reiner and his wife. Mike Erre joins Phil and Skye to discuss these events and why rediscovering the biblical practice of lament is better than just "thoughts and prayers." The Catholic Church has taken a nuanced an…
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This week I welcomed my friend Dr. Andrew Davis back to the podcast! Andrew recently finished a new introduction to the philosophy of Alfred North Whitehead and it is fantastic! In my experience introductions to Whitehead are either too philosophically dense and hard to follow for a beginner or they water down his thought so much that vital aspects…
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Send us a text A great light breaks into a weary world, not with sirens and fences, but with presence. We open Isaiah 9 and follow the thread through Matthew and John to ask a simple but seismic question: what changes when God steps into history with a human face? From the manger to the throne, we map three anchors—entry, naming, and reigning—and s…
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Hey Narrate! After last week's tech issue, Adam came back and recorded Sunday's message in his office so you can hear it if you weren't able to attend this last week. This week's scripture: Matthew 2:1-15 Adam leans into Matthew 2’s invitation to consider how it’s not just Herod who is prone to getting drunk on power. There’s an invitation to consi…
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This episode covers how the Christmas story reveals God’s larger plan colliding with ordinary human lives. We explore the incarnation as more than a holiday tradition how God enters real stories, carries the weight of the work Himself, and invites us to trust Him when His plans disrupt our own. Through Mary’s response, we examine favor, fear, surre…
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Most of us picture God as balanced—a careful blend of wrath and mercy, justice and love. That’s the God we think we can live with: predictable, measured, safe. But the God Jesus revealed wasn’t safe or predictable at all. He was excessive, extreme, even unreasonable in the ways he poured out love and forgiveness. A father who ran wild to embrace a …
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