Small Church. Big Impact.

Our culture's understanding of marriage can be summed up in two words: confusion and contradiction. What does the Bible say? In this episode, Pastors Tim Castillo and Josh Valdez look at marriage from Ephesians 5. 

For many Christians, the psalms are a daily comfort and companion. They give words to our thoughts, feelings, and prayers. The imprecatory psalms have troubled many believers with their curses and calling God to judge our enemies. In this episode Tim Castillo and Josh Valdez discuss if imprecatory psalms are legitimate for Christian use today. 

Wokeness. Social Justice. Critical Race Theory. We've all heard these discussed in our churches. Are they compatible with Scritpure? In this episode, Timothy J. Castillo and Josh Valdez discuss Critical Race Theory and whether or not it has a place in the church. 

Our final authority is the Scripture alone. Salvation is by grace alone through faith alone in Christ alone. Life is lived to God's glory alone. These Five Solas of the Reformation are fundamental truths that should be embraced by all Christians. Tragically, many churches do not emphasize them.In this episode, Pastor Tim Castillo and Pastor Josh Valdez discuss why we still need the 5 Solas. 

Why do churches need to plant other churches? Aren't there enough churches already? Will it cripple a small church to plant another church? In this episode, Pastors Tim Castillo and Josh Valdez talk church planting.

Is there a biblical basis for congregationalism? How do we move from a congregationally led church to an elder led church? In this episode, Tim Castillo and Josh Valdez discuss congregationalism and eldership. They give a biblical case for eldership and share their experiences moving to eldership.

One of the common mistakes we can make is assuming everyone in our churches is saved. Sometimes, even those in pastoral ministry aren't converted. What does the Bible say about false conversion? How can we know that we're saved? In this week's episode, Pastor Tim Castillo and Pastor Josh Valdez talk genuine conversion.

In this first episode of the podcast, Pastors Timothy Castillo and Josh Valdez explain what they mean by Small Church, Big Impact. Many churches measure their success by three categories: bodies, budgets, and buildings. But what is true success? If churches, even small churches, keep their goals kingdom focused, on the spread of the Gospel, they can have a big impact!