The Church in Action Podcast
Conversations with leaders about how followers of Jesus are accelerating evangelism by working in unity to make disciples, do justice and share Jesus in New England.
Episodes
268 episodes
Feed Starving Children as a Thrive Initiative
Don't miss this week's Church in Action. Host Charles Galda is talking with Doug Scalise, the pastor of Brewster Baptist Church on Cape Cod. Doug is a founding pastor of Thrive Cape Cod which led to a new initiative called Feed My Starving Chil...
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Thrive Farmington Valley
Don’t miss this week’s Church in Action! Charles Galda sits down with Rob O’Neal—pastor of Farmington Valley Baptist Church in Avon and co-founder of Thrive Farmington Valley—to explore how churches are linking arms to strengthen one a...
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Praying the Parables of Jesus
This week on Church in Action: Charles Galda talks with Dr. Steve Macchia about his new book, Praying the Parables of Jesus—offering fresh insights that call us deeper into life with Jesus. Follow Us!Instagr...
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Best Of: What It Means To Be Church
We’re bringing back one of our most inspiring episodes! Gavin and Ann Calver join us to explore what it truly means to be the Church. Tune in!Follow Us!Instagram: https://www.instagram.c...
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New England Week of Prayer
On Church in Action this week, Noelle Jones, Vision New England's Prayer Director and Adam DePasquale, Lead pastor executive of Walnut Hill Community Church are talking about a 24/7 Prayer Week happening in New England this January.
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Church Planting/ 521 Collaborative
This week on Church In Action, we're talking with Andy Needham about the 5 2 1 Collaborative, which is working across New England to support and encourage church multiplication. We'll be talking about church planting, church revitalization, and...
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What on Earth is God Doing ... with Data?
This week on Church in Action, we're talking with Dr. Ryan Burge, Associate Professor of Political Science at Eastern Illinois University, about what God is doing, using hard data that reveals some fascinating trends and issues.Follow Us...
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Training to transform your community from Gordon College
On this week's episode of Church in Action, we're talking with Sharon Ketcham, Dean of Gordon College's School of Ministry Theology and Biblical Studies, about equipping followers of Jesus with practical training to transform their community.
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"Practicing the Way" of Jesus to become like Jesus
This week on Church In Action, we're talking with Leiko McSherry of Cape Cod Church about teaching people to live like Jesus so they can become like Jesus using a resource called "Practicing the Way".Follow Us!Instagram:
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Talking Across Generations
This week on Church in Action, we are talking to Dr. James Choung, Intervarsity Vice President of Strategy and Innovation about generational patterns and variations as we seek to help the church reach, serve and engage each generation with the...
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Reaching "The Anxious Generation"
Tune in to Church in Action this week to hear about how the wired childhood is causing an anxiety and depression epidemic among young people. We're talking with Kyler Barr, who has spent 20 years working in NextGen ministry with young people an...
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Foundations of a Discipling Culture - Tim Bushfield
This week on Church in Action, we are continuing our series about church culture shifts specifically around building a church culture that makes disciples who make disciples. Pastor Tim Bushfield, of Community Church of East Gloucester, is join...
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Foundations of a Discipling Culture
This week on Church in Action, we are continuing our series about church culture shifts specifically around building a church culture that makes disciples who make disciples. Pastor Matt Beattie, Executive Director of Alpha New England, is join...
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Foundation of a Discipling Culture
This week on Church in Action, we are starting a series about church culture shifts specifically around building a church culture that makes disciples who make disciples. Albie Powers, Lead Pastor of Elm City Church in Keene NH, is joining us t...
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Women Leaders Equipping Day
This week, we're talking with Gina Mueller about an equipping event she's putting together for women in Christian leadership on October 18th in Avon, Connecticut. Gina's the Disciple-Making Catalyst at Vision New England.She has m...
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RELATE: Building Relationships, Equipping Leaders, Thriving in Ministry
This week, on Church in Action, we are talking to Rev. David Payne about Relate Boston, a one day conference for pastors on October 14th. David is the lead pastor of Lifesong Church in Sutton, MA, a great friend and Board Member of Vision New E...
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Are The Poor with You This Week?
This week on the Church in Action, we're talking with Steve Spear, the Director of Church Engagement at World Vision, about a number of new initiatives that will advance the kingdom by doing justice so that our light shines in such a way that p...
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Best Of: Exploring the Enduring allure of C.S. Lewis
This week on the Church in Action, we revisit this enlightening conversation with Jahdiel Perez! Jahdiel is a professor at Villanova University and is completing his doctorate in Philosophy at Oxford, where he is the president of the C.S. Lewis...
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Best Of: Intentional, Practical Disciple Making with Gordon MacDonald, Pt. 2
This week we revisit part 2 of an episode with Rev. Dr. Gordon MacDonald. Rev. Dr. Gordon MacDonald was the former lead pastor of Grace Chapel in Lexington, MA, led InterVarsity, is the author of many books and much more. He is no stranger to V...
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Best Of: Intentional, Practical Disciple Making with Gordon MacDonald, Pt. 1
This week we revisit an episode with Rev. Dr. Gordon MacDonald. Rev. Dr. Gordon MacDonald was the former lead pastor of Grace Chapel in Lexington, MA, led InterVarsity, is the author of many books and much more. He is no stranger to Vision New ...
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Best Of: Experiencing Scripture as a Disciple of Jesus
This week on the Church in Action, we revisit an encouraging episode with Pastor Dave Ripper, author of Experiencing Scripture as a Disciple of Jesus: Reading the Bible like Dallas Willard. Dave is also the Lead Pastor of Crossway Christian Chu...
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Creating an Evangelism Culture Through Alpha New England
This week on the Church in Action, we have an encouraging discussion with Lisa Oelerich! Lisa is the Director of Strategic Relationships at Alpha New England, and together, we discuss how churches are using Alpha as a tool for disciple-making a...
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Making Missional Disciples: Developing Everyday People to Live on Mission
This week on the Church in Action, our series on making disciples continues as we talk about how you can raise up and empower everyday followers of Jesus to live on mission in their everyday lives. Guest host, Gina Mueller, Vision New England's...
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