Conversations that speak to the heart, soul and vision of the pastor, with ample time to hear the stories and processing of church leaders. Hosted most often by Jason Ballard, Pastor at The Way Church in Vancouver, BC.
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Welcome to the Life Change Church podcast. Here you will find sermons from our Sunday morning and Wednesday night services. We are located on the beautiful Oregon Coast in the city of Coos Bay. At Life Change Church you will find a welcoming and caring group of people from many walks of life. Our goal is to be a safe place for people to seek and find God. We are real people with real issues and a very real God that wants to help. We offer relevant teaching from the Word of God that will help ...
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This podcast was created for those who desire to dive deeper into the content presented at Sunday Gatherings and receive additional teachings on spiritual formation. Cover art photo provided by Ben White on Unsplash: https://unsplash.com/@benwhitephotography
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Welcome to C3 Church Thirroul. The doors of our church are wide open for people of all backgrounds to come and visit any of our services. We believe in an uncluttered Christianity that's presented in a contemporary way. This is so that all people can personally experience the love, acceptance and forgiveness that God has stored up for them in Christ. Naturally our church is a place where all people can find the acceptance and friendship that only really comes from being a part of a large fam ...
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20240714 Sunday - Strength - (Rebuild the Wall)
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Shaila Visser from Alpha on Leading for Longevity and A New Moment for Evangelism in Canada
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Every leader faces moments when vision dims and passion wavers. How do we sustain a vision for long term leadership and be able to lead with joy in our hearts and conviction in our steps? This week, Shaila Visser from Alpha joins us on the podcast for a second time to share insights from her extensive leadership experience. Shaila shares about: Sus…
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20240707 Sunday - Opposition - (Rebuild the Wall)
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20240630 Sunday - One Brick at a Time - (Rebuild the Wall)
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Chrishan Jeyaratnam from Hillsong East Coast
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What is unique about your church that you bring to the broader body of Christ? And, what from the broader body of Christ can you draw from and be strengthened by? Chrishan Jeyaratnam joined us this week from Hillsong East Coast where he and his wife Danielle serve as Lead Pastors. Chrishan shared with us about his family’s move from Perth to New Yo…
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20240623 Sunday - Foundation - (Rebuild the Wall)
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Pete Hughes & Tyler Staton on Contending for the Renewal of your City and Cultivating Deep Rhythms of Prayer
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How can the people of God inhabit our cities - in workplaces, commutes & classrooms in a way that’s coloured by the hope of God’s kingdom breaking in? This week Tyler Staton and Pete Hughes join us on the podcast in a conversation that was originally a part of one of our Emerging Leaders Lab cohort sessions. Tyler and Pete share about: Finding Rhyt…
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Helen Burns on the Tension Between Production & Authenticity, the Crisis of Pastoral Belonging, and Why Gen Z is Looking For Presence Over Information
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38 years into ministry, Helen Burns speaks of the Church with love in her voice and delight in the work God is doing among His people today. Joining us on the podcast for a second time, Helen is a voice of encouragement as she reflects on what she has learned along the way. From planting Relate Church with her husband John in 1986, to the process o…
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20240519 Sunday - Forgiveness - (The Way)
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Evan Allnutt on Recapturing Courage, Ministry Internships For Retirees, and Releasing Your Vision For God’s Call
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Letting Jesus shepherd us into renewed courage and contentment when our vision for success has been broken is a wrestle many of us are familiar with. It's a path that our guest this week, Evan Allnutt, has walked at different moments in his vocational journey. Through changing careers from teaching to ministry, taking on a Lead Pastor role at a new…
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20240505 Sunday - Life Change (Michael Waldrop)
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John Mark Comer on Spiritual Formation for Today’s World, Recovery After Sundays, and Practices for Deep Friendship
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John Mark Comer joins us again for a conversation on why people in our congregations are gravitating towards spiritual formation right now, and how we can pastor people beyond conversion into deeper healing and sanctification in their walk with Christ. Jason and John Mark talk through what it’s like to pastor today, and how the cultural hostility p…
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20240421 Sunday - Acknowledgement - (Pray)
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Mark Buchanan on Pastoring Others Without Losing Your Soul, Growing Deep Over Fast, and Telling Gospel-Shaped Stories
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Mark Buchanan sits down with us again to explore everything from how storytelling forms us to our addiction to control. He articulates how narratives help us navigate the truths of life and our identity, emphasizing the significance of weaving hope-filled, gospel-rooted stories into the fabric of our cultural imagination. Throughout our conversatio…
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20240329 Good Friday - Lessons From Judas
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20240331 Sunday - Walk This Way - (Easter)
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Tammy Giffen on Neighbourhood Contextualization, Processing When People Leave, and What Helps Canada Feel Smaller
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How do we contextualize our churches to the neighbourhoods God has called us to? And how do you keep your heart healthy when people leave your church? In today’s episode with Tammy Giffen, lead pastor of Groundswell Church in Truro, Nova Scotia, we explore these questions and more from her journey in ministry. Tammy became a Christian through Alpha…
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20240324 Sunday - Temptation - (This Then...)
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20240317 Sunday - Forgive - (This Then...)
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Nicky Gumbel On His Succession at HTB, a Vision to Train 10,000 Pastors, and the Significance of April 17, 2033
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In this episode, Jason sits down with the pioneer of the Alpha Course and former Vicar of Holy Trinity Brompton in London, Nicky Gumbel. Nicky shares about his journey of transitioning leadership at HTB after nearly two decades in the senior role, emphasizing the importance of healthy succession and not taking changes made by new leaders personally…
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20240310 - Sunday - Daily Bread (This Then...)
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20240303 Sunday - Kingdom - (This Then...)
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Jerry L. Sittser On the Early Church “Third Way”, Re-introducing a Christian Imagination, and Navigating Grief through a Redemptive Lens
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In this episode, Jason had a conversation with Jerry L. Sittser, a retired professor of theology from Whitworth University, renowned for his expertise in Christian spirituality and history. In this conversation, Jerry shares the relevance of early Christian practices in today's world and highlights the importance of the church embracing a new catec…
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20240218 Sunday - Our Father - (This Then...)
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Jonathan Smith On Nurturing Change in Churches with Compassion, Embracing the Vitality of Pruning for Church Growth, and Recognizing the Essential Role of Spiritual Mentors
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Change and the process of pruning are essential yet challenging aspects of personal growth and church life. Jonathan Smith understands this reality deeply, having navigated 30 years of church ministry and leadership. In this engaging conversation with Jason, Jonathan candidly shares his transformative journey, from the bold endeavor of planting a c…
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20240204 Sunday - Proclaim - (So That...)
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Jeff Vanderstelt on The Dealing With Criticism, Navigating Toxic Church Culture, The Crisis of Discipleship, and Dallas Willard’s Last Unanswered Question
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Discipleship lies at the heart of the Christian journey, yet it often becomes compartmentalized within separate ministries or aspects of the Christian faith. Jeff Vanderstelt, with years of experience leading others in the way of Jesus and equipping the broader church through his writings, is now dedicated to mentoring pastors and leaders in gospel…
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