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The Church Things podcast is where we dive into various topics, issues, and questions that are going on in the life of Central Christian Church in Fort Smith, AR. This is a chance for us to 'open the door' to the conversations that the staff is having wit

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    • Oct 30, 2024 LATEST EPISODE
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    Faith & Politics: Voting with Conviction, Living with Grace | Church Things Ep. 19

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2024 72:41


    Blake sits down with Terry Nichols, Kenneth Spears, and Tim Beasley to discuss the upcoming election and how we can approach the discussion with our brothers and sisters in christ.

    go to sunday school!

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2024 29:38


    Blake sits down with Scott Conrad and Josh Padgett to discuss the importance of Sunday school and its impact on them. 

    Keeping Faith in College

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2024 50:26


    Blake sits down with Madesyn and Scott to discuss the role of a college ministry in their own stories and why we value college ministry at Central.

    Help! I don't have any friends

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2024 31:59


    Blake sits down with Tim to discuss our response when people tell us that they don't have any friends at Central. (Sorry for the initial audio, technology decided to not cooperate at first, but hang in there, it gets better pretty quick!)

    Discipleship: Our Conviction In Our Shortcomings

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2023 45:32


    Blake sits down with Tim and Braxton to discuss the importance of discipleship in the life of the body at Central.

    How Do We Talk To Our Kids About Salvation?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2023 34:56


    Blake sits down with Braxton and Jeff to discuss how we talk to our children and teens about following Jesus

    Why Do Pastors Take Sabbaticals? | Church Things Ep. 13

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2023 29:52


    Blake, Braxton, and Tim talk about what a sabbatical is and why pastors take them. 

    What We Think We Get Right | Church Things Ep. 12

    Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2023 41:06


    Blake is joined by Tim, Kevin, and Phillip to discuss what we think Central does well. In our last episode we talked about where we believe we have room to grow. In this episode we  wanted to share what we love about our church. We'd love to hear from you and we hope you enjoy this episode. 

    We Can Do Better

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2023 39:40


    Blake is joined by Tim, Kevin, and Phillip to discuss what we think Central could be doing better. While we love Central greatly, we want to be honest about where we believe we have room to grow. We'd love to hear from you and we hope you enjoy this episode. 

    Behind The Scenes: Culture Conflict

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2023 40:52


    Join Blake, Tim, Braxton, and Phillip as they dive into the current sermon series they are preaching on the pressing issues of our culture. Get a behind-the-scenes look at their preaching process and hear how they are navigating the complexities of our current cultural moment. 

    Can we "trauma proof" our kids? | Church Things Ep. 9

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2022 98:52


    In today's world, there are so many different ways our kids might be dealing with trauma.  For this month's podcast, we brought in some experts to explore the question of if it is possible to "trauma proof" our kids.  This is a different format for our podcast.  This is a recording from one of our Parent Talks that took place this last Spring.  We think this conversation is extremely valuable to our parents but also for our students and for adults without kids as well.  We pray you find some value in what is said and let's keep this conversation going and take active roles in our kids lives!

    What do we do when we don't feel like reading our Bibles? | Church Things Ep. 8

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2022 56:40


    Blake sits down with Stacy Sagely and Phillip Scoggins to discuss the value of reading the Bible and some strategies we can use when we struggle with the desire to get into God's Word.The survey Blake references: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1t70qI52Gw5JISVy-vT8pFfit69n-ScIS/viewusp=sharingor https://bttbfiles.com/web/docs/cbe/Scientific_Evidence_for_the_Power_of_4.pdf

    What Do We Do When Our Kids Don't Want To Go To Church?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2022 35:24


    In this episode, Braxton speaks with Maddie Hardwick, Whitney, and Josh Padgett. They cover the tough topic of how do we engage our children when they don't want to go to church. Make sure to like and subscribe!

    How do we pick the worship music? Episode 6

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2022 52:36


    Blake Pesetsky sits down with Ron Johnson and Joshua Bower to discuss how we choose the songs we sing each Sunday. 

    Do I have to be a member? Episode 5

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2022 49:31


    The Church Things podcast returns after a long hiatus to answer a question we sometimes hear. "Do I have to be a member?" Blak, Kevin, and Tim sit down to discuss the ins and outs of church membership and what that means to us here at Central

    Did we talk about politics too much in 2020?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2021 47:58


    Blake sits down with Tim and JD Williams to discuss something we've had some conversations with our members about. We have had some say that we talked about politics too much this last year from the pulpit. We take the stand to talk through our experience this last year! 

    Does Tim make all the decisions?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2021 36:40


    Blake sits down with Braxton, Phillip, and Tim to discuss whether or not Tim is the one that makes all the decisions at Central and why our leadership works the way it does.

    Do we like online church? Episode 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2021 39:52


    Blake, Tim, and Joshua sit down to discuss our thoughts on online church and how our church has handled this last year. 

    Why a Podcast? Episode 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2021 10:30


    Tim and Blake sit down to discuss the inception of the podcast and the why behind it.

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