Episode 118 – BTG Listener-Favorite Series: A past conversation with Minnesota Church Multiplication Director, church-planting pastor, husband, and dad, Pastor Doug Vagle, and our podcast host, Mykelti Blum. In this episode, you will hear Pastor Doug share about his heart for church planting, how he ministers to both new and seasoned believers simultaneously, as well as encouragement for how to think about church ministry in relation to new believers.
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- Featuring Lisa Bevere, Christina Girma-Hanfere, Martha Tennison, Susie Larson (speaker and emcee), Amber Gerstmann (emcee), and Substance Worship
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