Best Väter Podcasts (2025)

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Leadership Special Karl Vaters: Leading a small church 27:24

11d ago27:24

27:24

Andy Peck chats with a man who has served in small-church ministry for over 40 years. Having pastored a church in the US which grew and then shrank, he founded a ministry supporting pastors of small churches. They talk about why some churches remain small, how you can be ‘heathy’ and small and what to do if you have tried to change things and faile…

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Brother Guy Consolmagno- The Pope's Astronomer 55:42

1d ago55:42

55:42

As Director of the Vatican Observatory Brother Guy Consolmagno has had his fair share of stargazing. He's a Jesuit priest who has a keen interest in considering space in God's creation and how it can feed us has humans. He grew up in Detroit in the 1950s into a Catholic family where faith was not "oppressive" but part of the fabric of daily life. F…

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Leadership Special Jason Mandryk: ‘Leading intelligently to fulfil the Great Commission’ 28:10

4d ago28:10

28:10

Andy Peck talks with the editor of Operation World, a tool that helps Christian pray intelligently and act strategically as they seek to make worldwide. As Operation World celebrates 60 years of publication, they look at where the church is growing, where it seems to be struggling and the vital role of prayer as we look to serve God’s work. Where s…

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Ep 154 | Careers in Healthcare: Physician Associate, Student Edition 1:05:35

4d ago1:05:35

1:05:35

In this mini-series, we explore different health professions to get a better understanding of the variety of team members involved in patient care. For this episode, we chatted with Angela Kwon about her journey in successfully matriculating into a Physician Associate program. Angela is a Clinical Research Coordinator for the Department of Pulmonol…

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TRLP 045: Why Leaders Need to Know What's Happening 9:32

5d ago9:32

9:32

The Bible has a lot to say about staying alert and keeping watch. If we aren't vigilant as leaders, the churches and organizations we're responsible for are often left in disarray and vulnerable to attack and vision creep. As Jesus often told his followers: watch! ⬇️ ⬇️ ⬇️ ⬇️ ⬇️ Thanks for listening to The Reluctant Leader Podcast with Paul Jenkins…

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Thriving Ministry Marriage (w/ Eric & Gena Boggs) - Episode 272 57:26

5d ago57:26

57:26

Eric and Gena Boggs join Dale on today's 95Podcast to talk about the high's and low's of ministry marriage. They have led Beech Springs Church since 1990. They are known for their love for God’s people and their great desire to see every person find the place of destiny and purpose that God has for them. They minister a message of hope and freedom …

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Glyn Barrett on Church planting and growth 55:43

9d ago55:43

55:43

With his Aussie accent you'd be forgiven for thinking Glyn Barrett was homegrown in Australia but he was in fact born to Welsh parents and spent the first two years of his life in Manchester before going down under. Glyn grew up in a Christian home and his parents were pastors. Decades later he felt the call to come back to the UK and plant a churc…

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#103 Union con Cristo 25:20

9d ago25:20

25:20

En este episodio exploramos uno de los conceptos más fundamentales de la vida cristiana: la unión con Cristo. A través de la analogía de la vid y los sarmientos en Juan 15, descubrimos cómo nuestra conexión con Jesús es la fuente de toda vida espiritual. Analizamos cómo esta unión no solo nos capacita para dar fruto, sino que también nos llama a gl…

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Creating Space (w/ Bryan Sims) - Episode 271 50:54

12d ago50:54

50:54

Bryan Sims of Spiritual Leadership Inc. joins Dale on today's 95Podcast to discuss his new book, "Creating Space: Cultivating Environments for Disciples of Jesus to Thrive and Multiply." Bryan coauthored the book with Craig Robertson. The inspiration behind the book was that he wanted to see our discipleship models in the local church move toward a…

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Shell Perris and Gary Spicer on Christian entrepreneurship 45:55

16d ago45:55

45:55

Shell Perris - once a singer in a Christian girl band - now leads Alive Ministries which helps families worship. She works with Gary Spicer at The Lions which guides Christians in setting up and running successful businesses, not just to make money, but to create social change. Through their work they hope to help, mentor, train and bring ideas int…

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Leadership Special Liz Taylor MBE: ‘Providing leadership training for Diaspora Christians’ 26:19

18d ago26:19

26:19

Andy Peck chats with the national director of Development Associates International (DAI UK) about their leadership training and support of Diaspora Christians including overseas students. They talk about her background in community health and development in rural Nepal and urban India and what led her into leadership in the first place.The Profile …

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Our Relationships Are Bigger Than Our Problems (w/ Matt Adair) - Episode 270 46:47

19d ago46:47

46:47

95Network's Discipleship Director Matt Adair joins Dale on today's 95Podcast to discuss ways any ministry can create a healthy discipleship pathway. Matt knows the importance of learning about the specific DNA of a ministry before developing the pathway. There is no "one size fits all" process for effective discipleship. Matt's approach to helping …

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TRLP 044: Discover the Power of Repetition and Why The Right Habits Matter So Much 7:59

20d ago7:59

7:59

Too many of us are so addicted to the rush of something new that we've accepted that anything that gets repeated has to become boring or stale. But repetition is only a bad thing when we're repeating bad things! I repeat: repetition is only a... You get the idea. So let's change the narrative, and get busy repeating what needs to be repeated. As yo…

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Carey Nieuwhof on church leadership 56:25

23d ago56:25

56:25

Podcaster Carey Nieuwhof has said being a pastor 'nearly killed' him. Not that he felt a particular call to church leadership initially. Nieuwhof grew up in a Christian home to immigrant parents who lived in Canada but it wasn't until he was 13 and his parents had moved to an Evangelical Presbyterian church that he felt he gave his life to Christ.M…

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Leadership Special Nicholas & Sheila Rowe ‘How your upbringing impacts how you lead’ 29:08

25d ago29:08

29:08

Andy Peck chats with the authors of Healing Leadership Trauma: Finding emotional health and helping others flourish (IVP). They discuss how past trauma can impact a leader’s style and approach, what signs we should look for, and what we might do to get support.The Profile is brought to you by Premier Christianity, the UK’s leading Christian magazin…

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Becoming New: A 100-Day Journey of Transformation Through God's Word (w/ Dan Jacobsen) - Episode 269 55:06

26d ago55:06

55:06

Dan Jacobsen grew up under the influence of Warren Wiersbe who happened to be his famous grandfather. His grandfather mentored him in the early days of Dan's own ministry journey. Soon after Wiersbe died at the age of 89, an unfinished book was discovered that was being written as a 100-day devotional. At the urging of his family, Dan accepted the …

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Jason McCarthy on football and Jesus 26:50

30d ago26:50

26:50

After a tough year Wycombe Wanderer's Jason McCarthy was looking to assess his priorities. He was having a successful career as a defender but after a close relative died and during a nasty spell when he got held up at knifepoint he began to question what success was. One day he overheard teammates talking about Jesus and became intrigued. He asked…

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Victory Boyd on scripture and music 27:14

30d ago27:14

27:14

Singer and songwriter Victory Boyd grew up in a big musical family. She's one of nine children and credits her parents for her musical success and the investment they put into her and her siblings. As a family they moved to New York with little money but a lot of faith and sold CDs around the city which helped support their family. Now she's a succ…

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Decoding Identity (w/ Bob Hamp) - Bonus Episode 54:18

1M ago54:18

54:18

You know the impact that Bob Hamp has had on Dale's life if you've been a listener to the 95Podcast for awhile. It has truly been life-changing. This is why Dale is so excited to have Bob join him again on today's podcast to discuss a new course he is offering on the topic of decoding our identity in Jesus. Bob believes that a lot of discipleship t…

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Ep153 | Careers in Healthcare: Social Worker 21:02

1M ago21:02

21:02

In this mini-series, we explore different health professions to get a better understanding of the variety of team members involved in patient care. For this episode, we chatted with social worker Lauren Judd about her journey and the essential services social workers provide to patients. Lauren Judd is a dedicated and experienced social worker with…

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Leadership Special Phil Moore: ‘When what and how you lead needs to change’ 26:21

1M ago26:21

26:21

Andy Peck chats with Phil Moore about his transition from serving as pastor at Everyday Church Wimbledon for a new kind of discipling based ministry. They explore his new book, ‘The Forgotten Manifesto of Jesus’ and how new believers can become leaders within their sphere of influence. The Profile is brought to you by Premier Christianity, the UK’s…

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TRLP 043: How to Do Hard Things, Recover, and then Do More Hard Things 6:35

1M ago6:35

6:35

I've always been motivated by JFK's "we do them because they are hard" speech, and clearly, so was our country because we did get to the moon (regardless of what conspiracy theorists might think). But what happens after we've done hard things and we need time to rest and recover? Maybe more importantly, how do we find the strength to get back up an…

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Build A Life Together (w/ TJ & Tiffany Deluccia) - Episode 268 55:37

1M ago55:37

55:37

Dale is honored to connect with his daughter and son-in-law on today's 95Podcast. TJ and Tiffany Deluccia join him to discuss the value of having an annual vision retreat together. Their marriage's clarity of purpose and planning are a direct result of consistently taking a few days each year to reflect and set goals for the coming year. They are r…

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Isabel Vaughan-Spruce on standing up for the unborn 1:00:39

1M ago1:00:39

1:00:39

Isabel Vaughan-Spruce is one of the most outspoken pro-life activists working in the UK today. She is the Director of 40 Days for Life and March for Life UK which uses volunteers and prayer to encourage women to believe that their pregnancies are important. Last year she was arrested twice for praying outside abortion centres and has fought -succes…

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#102 Objeciones del Principio Regulador 13:20

1M ago13:20

13:20

En este episodio exploramos el principio regulador de la adoración, un tema fundamental para entender cómo debemos acercarnos a Dios según Su voluntad revelada en la Escritura. Descubre el fundamento bíblico de una adoración ordenada por Dios, la relevancia histórica de este principio, y cómo se mantiene vigente en la Iglesia hoy. También abordamos…

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Leadership Special Kate Coleman & Cham Kaur-Mann: ‘Leading in a multi-racial setting’ 28:09

1M ago28:09

28:09

Andy Peck chats with Kate, the founder of Next Leadership and her co-director Cham.As the first black and Asian ministers in the Baptist Union of Great Britain respectively, they share their experience as pioneers. They look at what racism is, and what we can do to tackle the issue in the settings where we lead. The Profile is brought to you by Pre…

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Breaking Leadership Barriers (w/ Joseph Bennett) - Episode 267 50:16

1M ago50:16

50:16

95Network team member Joseph Bennett joins Dale on the first podcast of 2025 to discuss ways he has personally overcome his own leadership barriers over the years. This conversation is filled with a lot of practical wisdom gained from the hardships and joys of his ministry experience. Our hope is that today's podcast will give you some encouragemen…

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Christine Caine on shame 51:13

1M ago51:13

51:13

Australian-born Christine Caine is an author, and activist. She grew up to Greek immigrant parents in Sydney but from the age of 3 she was sexually abused by men living in her house. In her childhood and early adult life she lived with great shame but in this episode explains how Jesus set her free from it. As an adult she found out she and her bro…

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Leadership Special Alan Fadling: ‘Unhurried Leadership’ 25:59

2M ago25:59

25:59

Andy Peck chats with the author of ‘The Unhurried Leader’, who is the founder of a range of ministries, resources and events for leaders who wish to slow down. They talk about Alan’s journey to near burnout, how he recovered and what he says to leaders who fear they can’t keep going at their present pace. The Profile is brought to you by Premier Ch…

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Ep 152 | Careers in Healthcare: Physician Scientist, Student Edition 29:35

2M ago29:35

29:35

In this mini-series, we explore different health professions to better understand the variety of team members involved in patient care. For this episode, we spoke with Anh Phu about his journey to becoming a physician-scientist. Anh Phu is an MD-PhD student at the Yale School of Medicine. He was born in Vietnam and moved to San Francisco, CA at 11.…

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The Best of 2024: Great Ideas For Maintaining Soul Health (w/ Lance Witt) - Episode 266 52:12

2M ago52:12

52:12

It's always a privilege to check in with Lance Witt. He is a seasoned leader with a lifetime of experience leading in ministry. Lance joins Dale on today's 95Podcast to discuss some ways that we can be intentional about maintaining soul health while leading others. Lance draws from decades of ministry life to guide us through some practical steps t…

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Actor David Gyasi on love 54:51

2M ago54:51

54:51

Actor David Gyasi (pronounced 'Josse') is on a career high. He's appeared in Hollywood films such as Interstellar with Matthew McConaughey and alongside Halle Berry in Cloud Atlas. You can also catch him as UK Foreign Secretary in the Netflix series of The Diplomat. But getting there had its struggles. He and his wife - became teenage parents unexp…

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Leadership Special David Instone-Brewer: ‘A Christmas narrative for leaders’ 28:24

2M ago28:24

28:24

In a classic re-run, Andy Peck chats with the retired Baptist minister and Cambridge scholar about how we should best understand Luke and Matthew’s portrayal of the events surrounding the birth of Jesus. Does the likely scandal surrounding the events mean that there is rather more going on that we have imagined The Profile is brought to you by Prem…

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The Best of 2024: Keys To Successful Ministry Handoff (w/ Michael Moore) - Episode 265 53:53

2M ago53:53

53:53

Michael Moore never saw himself as a Lead Pastor. However, he began sensing the call after serving as Executive Pastor of his dad's church. At the same time, his dad started to sense that it was time to identify and raise the next leader of their local church. Today's 95Podcast is filled with practical wisdom on successfully handing off ministry le…

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Michelle John on music and God's Providence 47:40

2M ago47:40

47:40

Gospel singer songwriter Michelle John has sung with some great names in the music industry including Eric Clapton and Maria Carey though as she says - she still feels like "Michelle from Peckham". John grew up on a council estate in South London and was encouraged to go to church by a neighbour and local institution 'Mr Grant'. She began singing i…

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#101 Adoracion Aceptable Parte 2 20:11

2M ago20:11

20:11

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Leadership Special Matt Hogg: ‘Enabling lay leaders’ 28:35

2M ago28:35

28:35

Andy Peck chatted with the leadership enabler at CPAS (Church Pastoral Aid Society) about the work of equipping lay leadership to serve in the local church. They discuss how moving from Holy Trinity, Brompton to revitalise a church in Fulham helped shape his ministry and what we might look for and why it is that so are reluctant to step into leader…

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The Best of 2024: De-Sizing The Church (w/ Karl Vaters) - Episode 264 54:08

2M ago54:08

54:08

95Network ministry partner Karl Vaters joins Dale for another podcast to discuss his latest book, "De-Sizing The Church." This is a great conversation that reveals so much about how the church in America operates today. It also dives into the historical turning points that led us to where we are currently. You'll really enjoy Karl and Dale's transp…

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Writer Joy Marie Clarkson on connection 50:47

2M ago50:47

50:47

With parents in full-time ministry Joy Clarkson lived in several American states growing up including Texas, Tennessee, Colorado and California. She was often home schooled which lead, as she says to a 'transitory childhood.' But moving while young also allowed her to witness different types of Christianity and people. Books became 'friends' and sh…

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Ep151 | Physician Wellness with Dr. Laura Vater 44:03

2M ago44:03

44:03

In this episode, we sit down with Dr. Laura Vater, board certified Gastrointestinal Oncologist at Indiana University Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center and physician advocate. She shares her journey into medicine, how she started writing, and became a physician advocate at all levels of medical education. Dr. Vater is board certified in Internal Med…

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Leadership Special Mark Hendley: ‘Leading through ministry uncertainty’ 28:06

2M ago28:06

28:06

Andy Peck chatted with the founder of ‘The Stones Cry Out’ about how planned Holy Land tours were halted by the Israel v Hamas hostilities but ended up adjusting his work in even better ways. They also discuss why the traditional nativity scene is way off reality. The Profile is brought to you by Premier Christianity, the UK’s leading Christian mag…

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The Best of 2024: Connect Hope (w/ Chuck Gordon) - Episode 263 52:51

2M ago52:51

52:51

Chuck Gordon joins Dale on this week's 95Podcast, talking through the highs and lows of ministry life. Chuck experienced many years of successful growth as a church planter. However, there came a point when everything started heading in the wrong direction, and it seemed that his life was unraveling. Chuck leads a ministry today called Connect Hope…

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Rico Tice on Evangelism 53:25

2M ago53:25

53:25

Evangelist Rico Tice had a classically English boarding school upbringing but his early life was more international. Born in Chile he grew up in Africa, later attending Sherbourne boarding school in Dorset in the sixties and seventies which he describes as 'tough' and 'Darwinian'. Like many men of his generation it instilled in him a sense of duty.…

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#100 Adoracion Aceptable Parte 1 24:59

2M ago24:59

24:59

En este episodio, exploramos el fascinante relato de Génesis 4 sobre Caín y Abel para descubrir qué significa ofrecer una adoración aceptable a Dios. Reflexionamos sobre la fe, la obediencia y la importancia de acercarnos a Dios según Sus términos, no los nuestros. ¿Qué nos enseña esta historia sobre la centralidad de la adoración en nuestras vidas…

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Leadership Special Ashley Cooper: ‘Theological education for leaders’ 27:39

2M ago27:39

27:39

Andy Peck chats with the Principal of Cliff College, Derbyshire about the challenges of leading a Theological College. How has the focus changed over the years? How are issues regarding sexuality covered given the divisions with the national Church? How might character be formed alongside the necessary academic focus? The Profile is brought to you …

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The Best of 2024: Anchored Hope - Trusted Support For Ministry Leaders (w/Josh Clink) - Episode 262 52:57

3M ago52:57

52:57

While serving as the Executive/Counseling Pastor of his local church, Josh Clink suddenly became the Lead Pastor after the pastor abruptly resigned. He immediately knew he was in "over his head" due to having zero formal training in preaching and leading a congregation. In addition, he also found himself leading through the pandemic restrictions an…

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Lex Renick - the pastor who turned her back on a transgender identity 42:39

3M ago42:39

42:39

Lex Renick has lived many different lives and she's still only 27-years-old. When she was still in middle school she began to experience gender dysphoria going on to identify as a transgender man taking testosterone and even having a double mastectomy. She grew up in a Christian household in California but it was not a happy home. She experienced e…

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Ep150 | HOCUS POCUS - Exploring Point of Care Ultrasound with Dr. Mary King 34:22

3M ago34:22

34:22

In this episode, we sit down with Dr. Mary King, an internal medicine physician and POCUS enthusiast, to discuss how point-of-care ultrasound is transforming patient care and medical education. Dr. King shares her journey into medicine and her passion for making ultrasound more accessible. We explore the latest advancements in portable ultrasound t…

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Leadership Special Chris Gillies: ‘Leading in the workplace’ 25:23

3M ago25:23

25:23

Andy Peck talks to the author of ‘On the way to work: a Christian approach to thinking differently about success and fulfilment’. Chris has 30 years’ experience working at director level in financial services and shares four important principles for leading and managing well: selfless service, acting authentically, solving problems and developing d…

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The Best of 2024: Soul Care Essentials Online (w/ Jason Allison) - Episode 261 51:40

3M ago51:40

51:40

95Network teammate Jason Allison joins Dale today to launch the new Soul Care Essentials Online: 3-Session Video Series and Soul Care Essentials Cohort: 6 Weeks of Guided Conversations for Post-Conference Groups. Our team worked together over several months to create these resources to encourage and strengthen discouraged ministry leaders. Although…

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