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Learn MoreEach week, you will get a chance to listen in on a conversation about an essential element of local church ministry. Pastors Brady Boyd, Andrew Arndt, Daniel Grothe, and Glenn Packiam will host conversations about a variety of issues facing the local church today.
SubscribeFor this conversation, we sit down with Clayton King and discuss the leadership structure of Newspring Church and the value of healthy confrontation. http://www.essentialchurchconference.com/ We have lead pastors, teaching pastors, and campus pastors… each one of our campuses has a campus pastor who handles the day-in and day-out and preaches occasionally… […]
Read MoreFor this conversation, we discuss how courageous preaching requires us to say things that are costly. CONFERENCE LINK: http://www.essentialchurchconference.com/. Use promo code ‘CO20’ to receive $20 OFF every registration of three or more. I feel quite honestly that pastors are choosing the charming, winsome, attractional side of preaching at the expense of calling […]
Read MoreFor this conversation, Pastors Brady Boyd, Andrew Arndt, and Dr. Glenn Packiam talk about the importance of prayer, and how we are called to lead ministries with prayer at their core, at their essence. When was the last time that you were surprised? I ask myself often, “When was the last time I was […]
Read MoreFor this conversation, we sit down with Louie Giglio and discuss the Passion movement, worship, and everything in-between. I love that crossroads of life that is the university moment… we said yes to God and 22 years later we’re still gathering students… it’s not a conference really, or an event, but a purposed movement […]
Read MoreFor this conversation, we discuss the situation at Willow Creek and how this should cause us to reflect and pay attention in a deeper way. This situation should cause us to reflect and pay attention in a deeper way… There are three groups of people here: the victims, the congregation, and Bill and […]
Read MoreHey Essential Church friends— We’re really excited to share with you a resource we’ve developed. Last fall our teaching team at New Life preached through the entire book of Romans. It was a thrilling and incredibly enriching experience that left both our congregation and our teaching team edified. To guide us as […]
Read MoreFor this conversation, we were joined by Ted Egly from the Center for Creative Leadership to talk about what leaders can do to get the best out of the teams and organizations they lead. The research says that a high-performing team has three things: they celebrate wins early, they slow down in order to […]
Read MoreIn this conversation, we were joined by Pete Greig to talk about the role and purpose of prayer in the local church and how we can contend for unity and revival within the Church. We were so encouraged by the stories of bridge-building that are unfolding through the 24-7 prayer movement and we hope that […]
Read MoreBefore His ascension, Jesus gave a Great Commission: to go and make disciples. In this essential conversation, we talk about how discipleship happens and what it looks like for us to help people become disciples of Jesus. Join in as we discuss what the long journey of discipleship unfolds in the lives of the people […]
Read MoreHave you ever had a week where you feel like you should just pack up your study and give up preaching altogether? It was a week like that for Pastor Daniel Grothe that sparked this conversation about The Life of the Preacher. Listen in as we talk about what we find at the core of […]
Read MoreWhat is essential to your ministry? Follow along as we rediscover the things that every local church ministry needs to thrive.
Brady Boyd Senior Pastor, New Life Church, Colorado Springs
Visit Colorado each fall and take part in essential conversations regarding issues that are facing the local church today.
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