The Essential Church Podcast exists to strengthen and encourage pastors and thought leaders around the world through weekly conversations about some of the most important and challenging issues facing the local church.
Hosted by pastors Andrew Arndt, Brady Boyd, and Daniel Grothe, the Essential Church podcast has featured conversations with leading theologians such as N.T. Wright, Chris Green, and Cheryl Bridges-Johns, church and ministry leaders like Sharon and Ike Miller, Pete Greig, and Warren Bird, as well as a whole host of practical conversations with our team on topics like preaching and teaching, evangelism and discipleship, developing leaders, hiring and firing, much more.
This is part 2 of our conversation on how the Old Testament and the New Testament relate, and how we can faithfully preach and teach the Old Testament in the Church. PlayStop X There is no kingdom without law, without rule… if there is a king, there are people who...
In this episode Pastor Brady and Andrew sit down to talk about some “do’s” and “don’ts” for pastors in the week following Easter. PlayStop X The first thing is to celebrate the wins… that should be the focus of this week… so many great things happened… you need to...
In this episode (part 1 of 2) we sit down to talk about the challenge of preaching and teaching Christ in and from the Old Testament. PlayStop X When I first started reading the Bible I was drawn to the Old Testament because the stories seemed more colorful… but...
In this episode we sit down to talk about some of the things that make pastors want to quit the ministry, and what we can do about it. PlayStop X One of the things I’ve seen is that pastors are discouraged… social media gives people the ability to give immediate...
In this UNCUT and EXTENDED episode, Pastor Brady sits down with Jimmy Mellado, the president of Compassion International, for a wide-ranging interview on his background, the sources of poverty, and the challenges of leadership. PlayStop X...
In this episode Pastor Brady sits down with Jimmy Mellado, the president of Compassion International, for a wide-ranging interview on his background, the sources of poverty, and the challenges of leadership. PlayStop X My mom said to me, “When someone...
In this episode we sit down to talk about the central tasks of pastoral ministry and how to delegate and manage your time accordingly. PlayStop X I have to do three things: lead the team, teach and preach, and be a shepherd to the congregation that’s in...
In this episode we sit down to talk with our dear friend and worship leader Jon Egan about his new album “Unveil” and all that he’s seeing and learning as a worship leader and songwriter. (You can pre-order Unveil wherever good music is sold online. You’ll get one...
In this episode we sit down to talk about the what’s and why’s behind choosing guest speakers, as well as some “good manners” for guest speakers to abide by. PlayStop X Part of the reason to have guest speakers is to bring something to your church that...
