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Pastors Blake Switzer and Stephen Pollitte are reunited on the podcast this month as they discuss ways to grow. They discuss ways they are personally growing as well as practical steps we can all take to grow in our spiritual walk.

This month, Stephen Pollitte is joined by Chris Dague, our Executive Pastor. Listen as they discuss how God called each of them to full-time ministry.

This month on the 2:2 podcast, Stephen Pollitte is joined by our Discipleship Associate, Lynn Robertson. Find out a little bit about her role at Gateway, how she was called into ministry and what it looked like for her to answer God's call.

This month, Stephen Pollitte is joined by our new Worship Pastor, Aaron Hoskins. Find out a little bit about his history and hope for the people at Gateway Community Church.

This month on the 2:2 podcast, Associate Pastor, Stephen Politte, and Senior Pastor, Dr. Blake Switzer, are joined by Hannah Oberste, our Student Ministry Assistant. Hannah, Stephen and Blake discuss our testimonies and sanctification through the Holy Spirit.

This month, Senior Pastor, Blake Switzer, and Associate Pastor, Stephen Pollitte, sit down to discuss current events and how we should respond in light of the Gospel.

This month, Pastor Stephen is joined by Emily Waldrop, Children's Minister, and Collin Sosebee, Students Pastor. They discuss what discipleship can look like for different age groups during busy seasons.

This month, Pastor Blake is back from his sabbatical. He discusses his experiences from his time away.

This month, Discipleship Pastor Stephen Pollitte and Student Pastor Collin Sosebee have a conversation about why teenagers matter to our church and to the Kingdom.

Pastor Stephen is joined this month by Emily Waldrop, Gateway's Children's Minister, to discuss tips, resources, and strategies for discipling our children.

Helping others to be more like Jesus can be difficult, but it's also incredibly important. Pastors Blake and Stephen discuss the call to disciple others.

Sometimes, we all make bad decisions. This month, Pastors Blake and Stephen discuss how to bring God into our decision making so that the good ones outweigh the bad. They also remind us that the mistakes don't have to be forever.

Pastors Blake and Stephen dig into the importance of finding and building community, as well as sharing some tips.

This month, Pastors Blake and Stephen talk about the importance of encouraging those we lead, and sometimes that encouragement is hard. Our voices are louder than we think.

In our first episode of 2023, Pastors Blake and Stephen explore our theme for the year: Deeper. They share insights on going deeper in your own walk with Christ.

In our 20th episode, Pastors Blake and Stephen talk about the Christmas traditions that help them and their families stay focused on Christ during the holiday season.

Pastors Blake and Stephen share some stories of their own as they discuss how they've persevered through embarrassing and difficult failures in ministry and leadership.

This month, Stephen picks the brain of Chris Stovall - Gateway member and leader of our Re:generation recovery ministry - about being intentional in balancing the spiritual, family, and work facets of our lives.

This month, Pastors Blake and Stephen look at Joshua 1 for some keys to how we can keep leading well in difficult times.

In our August episode, Pastors Blake and Stephen look back at the summer of 2022 and discuss the importance of getting away with God.

Some things we Christians do may look a little weird to folks outside the church. In this month's episode of the 2:2 Podcast, Pastors Blake and Stephen talk about why we do them.

Pastors Blake and Stephen flip roles in this month's episode as they discuss the importance of caring for our mental health. Included in the tools and resources offered is a document that can help you gauge where you are as you keep an eye on your own mental health. You can download it here: https://www.dropbox.com/s/zsrec3oc58egkdp/Soul%20Care.pdf?dl=0

In our May 2022 episode, Pastors Blake and Stephen talk about taking care of ourselves physically and spiritually. And there's a little something special for the moms listening!

In keeping with our church's theme for the year, Pastors Blake and Stephen talk about some ways that we're "Better Together" and how each of us can work toward that goal.

Pastors Blake and Stephen continue to astound us with their failures! Ok, not really. We all fail - even in ministry - but there's grace to be found in the failure. Check out the rest of the discussion in this week's bonus episode.

None of us can always be at our best. Sometimes, no matter how hard we try, we fail. This month, Pastors Blake and Stephen talk about the times they've failed and how they kept going.

In the second episode of 2022, Pastors Blake and Stephen share resources that have helped them in their spiritual and leadership growth. Here are the resources mentioned in the show: Book Recommendations: Out of the Saltshaker and into the World by Rebecca Manley Pippert; Life of the Beloved by Henri Nouwen; At Your Best by Carry Nieuwhof Podcasts: Watermark Church Leadership Podcast; Craig Groeschel Leadership Podcast; At The Table with Patrick Lencioni Apps: The Bible App; Dwell

God designed us for community. In our first episode of 2022, Pastors Blake and Stephen talk about why the journey of faith is better when we're together.

Children don't come with a user's manual! Pastors Blake and Stephen share some wisdom on discipling the young ones in our lives in the December episode of The 2:2 Podcast.

In the November 2021 episode, Pastors Blake and Stephen talk about manageable ways we can pour into others, no matter what life looks like for us.

Pastors Blake and Stephen continue their discussion of the five priorities that define everything Gateway does as a church. This month, they finish out the two-part series by covering Apply, Cultivate and Challenge.

In 2021, Gateway has embraced five priorities that define everything we do: Invite, Relate, Apply, Cultivate and Challenge. This month, Pastors Blake and Stephen discuss the first two in the list in part one of a two-part series.

This month, Pastors Blake and Stephen discuss the biblical reasons that leadership is important. They dig into what led Gateway to make leadership development a focus of our staff, as well as the importance of investing in leaders and how we do that as a church. Here are some great leadership resources: Craig Groeschel leadership Podcast Watermark Church Leadership Podcast

Seeing and celebrating how God works is an important factor in a healthy spiritual life. Blake and Stephen discuss how they see God working at Gateway as well as in their personal lives.

Life is full of ups and downs and our schedule can be hectic at times. Discipleship Pastor Stephen Pollitte and Senior Pastor Blake Switzer look at the crazy lives we lead through the lens of Scripture and how God might be using us in the ups and downs.

In our first episode, Discipleship Pastor Stephen Pollitte and Senior Pastor Blake Switzer discuss challenges they've faced in ministry and how their failures and success in focused on their purpose. They talk about: Identifying your purpose: Without clearly identifying your purpose you will always have big problems. Making problems seem small by not ignoring the problem. What keeps you focused on your purpose? And don't miss the blind candy bar taste test!