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Weekly conversations about important issues facing the local church today. Hosted by Pastors Brady Boyd and Andrew Arndt of New Life Church in Colorado Springs, CO. More information can be found at TheEssential.Church

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    • Sep 7, 2022 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 21m AVG DURATION
    • 141 EPISODES

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    Episode 134: 10 Keys to Finishing Well

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2022 29:54


    In this episode we celebrate Pastor Brady and Pam's 15 year anniversary at New Life Church by reflecting on some keys to finishing well.

    Episode 133: The Challenge of Unity

    Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2022 43:21


    In this episode we take you to a conversation New Life Midtown's Jayde Duncan and New Life Friday Night's Jordan Victoria Lewis recently had with our ministry staff on the challenge of cultivating unity in the church in a culture that is very often divided over issues of race. This conversation is based in part on a chapter in Glenn Packiam's new book The Resilient Pastor.

    Episode 132: The Way of the Dragon or the Way of the Lamb? An Interview with Kyle Strobel

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2022 27:44


    In this episode we sit down with Dr. Kyle Strobel to talk about the nature of power via his book (co-authored with Jamin Goggin), The Way of the Dragon or the Way of the Lamb?

    Episode 131: "Where the Light Fell" with Philip Yancey

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2022 36:25


    In this episode we sit down with one of the most prolific authors of the last hundred years, Philip Yancey, to talk with him about his new memoir Where the Light Fell.

    Episode 130: The Art of Healthy Conflict

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2022 27:42


    Episode 129: Good Study Habits

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2022 28:07


    In this episode Glenn and Andrew sit down with Dr. Michelle Anthony to talk about the why, what, and how of developing good study habits.

    Episode 128: Attracting Strong and Capable Leaders Pt. 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2022 16:06


    In this episode we pick up the conversation on attracting strong and capable leaders by talking about just what we mean by “strong and capable”.

    Episode 127: Attracting Strong and Capable Leaders Pt. 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2022 22:55


    In this episode we sit down to talk about the kind of environment that allows leaders to flourish.

    Episode 126: All Things Beautiful with Dr. Chris Green

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2021 27:37


    In this episode we sit down with Dr. Chris Green to talk about how Jesus reveals himself to us through the arts. This conversation is an engagement with Chris's book All Things Beautiful.

    Episode 125: An Interview with Lyle Wells - Empire vs. Kingdom Leadership

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2021 32:17


    In this episode we sit down with the president of Integrus Leadership, Lyle Wells, to talk about “empire vs. kingdom” leadership and what it takes to remain resilient as leaders in a challenging environment. You can learn more about Integrus at www.integrus.org and by following @leadwithlyle and @integrusleadership.

    Episode 124: Intentional Rhythms

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2021 24:45


    In this episode Sarah Jackson sits down with Glenn and Holly Packiam to talk about having intentional rhythms as a family. (Watch for the book Glenn and Holly are writing on this subject—releases next year!)

    Episode 123: Emotionally Healthy Discipleship

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2021 25:14


    In this episode Glenn sits down with Sarah Jackson and Holly Packiam to talk about Pete and Geri Scazzero's Emotionally Healthy Discipleship curriculum and how it can help churches lead people on a path towards spiritual and emotional maturity.

    Episode 122: An Interview with Dr. Gregg Okesson - Witnessing To A Complex World (Pt. 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2021 20:08


    In this episode pick up our conversation with Dr. Gregg Okesson to talk with his book A Public Missiology: How Local Churches Witness to a Complex World and what it looks like for local churches to witness to the reign of Jesus Christ in all of life.

    Episode 121: An Interview with Dr. Gregg Okesson - Witnessing To A Complex World (Pt. 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2021 20:16


    In this episode we sit down with Dr. Gregg Okesson to talk with his book A Public Missiology: How Local Churches Witness to a Complex World and what it looks like for local churches to witness to the reign of Jesus Christ in all of life. This is the first of two episodes.

    Episode 120: A Church Called Tov (Pt. 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2021 22:38


    In this episode we pick up our conversation with Dr. Scot McKnight and Laura Barringer to discuss their book A Church Called Tov: Forming a Goodness Culture That Resists Abuses of Power and Promotes Healing.

    Episode 119: A Church Called Tov (Pt. 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2021 24:54


    In this episode we sit down with Dr. Scot McKnight and Laura Barringer to discuss their book A Church Called Tov: Forming a Goodness Culture That Resists Abuses of Power and Promotes Healing. This is a two part episode.

    Episode 118: The Power of Place

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2021 33:02


    In this interview we sit down with Daniel Grothe and talk about his new book The Power of Place: Choosing Stability in a Rootless Age.

    Episode 117: Crisis Fatigue

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2021 20:15


    In this episode we sit down to talk about how leaders should think about responding to local and global crises when they arise, and about how they care for their own souls in crisis.

    Episode 116: The Outward Facing Church

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2021 20:21


    In this episode we wrestle with the question, “What is salvation?” and what that means for our efforts to be “outward facing” in our ministries. (Much of the content of this podcast came from Session 1 of our recent Essential Church Learning Community. You can learn more about and register for our next Learning Community at theessential.church.)

    Episode 115: The Resilient Pastor (Pt. 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2021 18:45


    In this episode (part two of two) we sit down with Glenn Packiam to talk with him about his forthcoming book The Resilient Pastor: Leading Your Church in a Rapidly Changing World.

    Episode 114: The Resilient Pastor (Pt. 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2021 20:43


    In this episode (part one of two) we sit down with Glenn Packiam to talk with him about his forthcoming book The Resilient Pastor: Leading Your Church in a Rapidly Changing World.

    Episode 113: An Interview with Dee Wilson

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2021 20:16


    In this episode we sit down to chat with the newest member of the New Life Worship staff, Grammy-winning artist Dee Wilson.

    Episode 112: An Interview with Tara Beth Leach - Radiant Church: Restoring the Credibility of our Witness

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2021 27:13


    In this episode we sit down with pastor and author Tara Beth Leach to talk about her book Radiant Church: Restoring the Credibility of our Witness and what the church can do to recover a kingdom ethos.

    Episode 111: An Interview with Lucy Peppiatt - Rediscovering Scripture's Vision for Women (Pt. 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2021 22:40


    In this episode (the second of two) we conclude our conversation with theologian and New Testament scholar Lucy Peppiatt about her book Rediscovering Scripture’s Vision for Women: Fresh Perspectives on Disputed Texts in which she unpacks why and how the biblical texts traditionally used to support the subordination of women to men might not be saying what we think they’re saying.

    Episode 110: An Interview with Lucy Peppiatt - Rediscovering Scripture's Vision for Women (Pt. 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2021 22:43


    In this episode (part one of two) we sit down with theologian and New Testament scholar Lucy Peppiatt to talk about her book Rediscovering Scripture’s Vision for Women: Fresh Perspectives on Disputed Texts in which she unpacks why and how the biblical texts traditionally used to support the subordination of women to men might not be saying what we think they’re saying.

    Episode 109: Developing Preachers and Teachers

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2021 21:08


    In this episode we sit down to talk about some of the ins and outs of intentionally developing preachers and teachers in our congregations.

    Episode 108: An Interview with Winn Collier - A Burning in My Bones

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2021 27:51


    In this episode we sit down with Winn Collier, Director of the Eugene Peterson Center for Christian Imagination at Western Theological Seminary and to talk with him about the release of his book, A Burning in My Bones: The Authorized Biography of Eugene Peterson.

    Episode 107: Four Rules for Preachers

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2021 24:19


    Episode 106: An Interview with Dr. Chris Green - Sanctifying Interpretation

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2021 35:33


    In this episode we sit down with Dr. Chris Green to talk about his book, Sanctifying Interpretation, and how God uses the ‘troubling texts’ of Scripture to make us holy.

    Episode 105: The Places of Encounter

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2021 30:55


    In this episode we feature a conversation we had at our recent Essential Church Learning Community on “the places of encounter” in our worship gatherings.

    Episode 104: The Pastor and the Worship Leader: 5 Battles

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2021 37:07


    In this episode we take you to a conversation between Pastor Brady and Pastor Jon Egan at our recent Essential Church Learning Community on the relationship between the senior pastor and the worship leader.

    Episode 102: An Interview with Rich Villodas - The Deeply Formed Life

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2021 36:07


    In this episode we sit down with pastor and author Rich Villodas to discuss his book, The Deeply Formed Life.

    Episode 101: An Interview with Steve Cuss - Managing Leadership Anxiety

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2021 33:00


    In this episode, we sit down with Steve Cuss to talk about his book Managing Leadership Anxiety and how leaders can become not only more self-aware but also wise about managing both their own anxiety and that of others. You can learn more about Steve and his work at capablelife.me.

    Episode 100: Responding to January 6th

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2021 22:26


    In this episode we sit down to talk about the events that transpired in our nation’s capitol on January 6th, what those events are telling us, and how the church needs to respond to it.

    Episode 099: Extravagant: Discovering a Life of Dangerous Generosity

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2020 28:00


    In this episode we sit down with Pastor Brady to talk with him about his newest book Extravagant: Discovering a Life of Dangerous Generosity. Grab your copy over at Amazon today!

    Episode 098: An Interview with Dr. Derwin Gray // The Good Life: What Jesus Teaches About Finding True Happiness

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2020 28:20


    In this episode we sit down with our good friend Dr. Derwin Gray to talk with him about his new book, The Good Life: What Jesus Teaches About Finding True Happiness.

    Episode 097: Leadership During Turbulent Times: An Interview with Dr. Ben Witherington

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2020 34:32


    In this episode we sit down with New Testament scholar Dr. Ben Witherington to talk about church leadership during turbulent times.

    Episode 096: 10,000 Fathers

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2020 29:27


    In this episode we sit down with a new addition to our staff, Aaron Keyes, to talk about the mission of his organization 10,000 Fathers and how to raise up worship leaders as genuine pastors in our churches. You can find out more about 10,000 Fathers at worship.school.

    Episode 095: A Conversation on Church Discipline

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2020 22:53


    In this conversation, we sit down to talk about the issue of church discipline, what it is, and why it is so important.

    Episode 094: All Flame

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2020 24:02


    In this episode we sit down to talk about Andrew Arndt’s new book All Flame: Entering into the Life of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Available on Amazon Now!

    Episode 093: Covid-19: Where Are We Now?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2020 25:56


    In this episode we sit down to discuss the state of the church seven months into Covid 19.

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