Michigan Ministry Network L3 Podcast

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On today's episode we have, Pat Rusch, assistant and missions pastor of Christian Celebration Center sharing his heart on missions in the AG. Why is the AG so passionate about sending missionaries throughout the world? It's all about being obedient to the calling of God. There are still lost people out there. Pat talks about how w...

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On today's episode we have, Zach Preston, kids pastor at Mount Hope Church and kids ministry liaison for the MMN talking about the state of Kids ministry in the local church. What is the current state of kids ministry as as whole? What are kids, and kids ministry volunteers/leaders needing to thrive? This generation craves the authent...

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On today's episode we have, Mike Houser, lead pastor of Holland First Assembly of God. Today, we're talking about restoring hope to a defeated church. What do you do when things seem like they're falling around you? What are the opportunities on the other side of that chaos? There's good to be had through the hardship if G...

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On today's episode we have, Raymond Marshall, Student Ministries Director the for MMN! This last weekend we watch as God healed, saved, and called students at Youth Convention and figured it would be a great time to talk about the greatest things about this next generation. How can we as pastors and leaders lead and serve them well? T...

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On today's episode we have, Rhonda Trask, director of the MMN Narrative Ministry, who's mission is to Increase awareness of the need for foster care and adoption. The topic for today is Foster and Adoption care in the church. What should we be doing as the church? Should your church have a foster/adoption ministry for your communi...

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On today's episode, we have Casey Arnouts, pastor at Grace Assembly of God, sharing with us on the topic "Intergenerational worship". Simply put, it's about creating a space for all generations to worship together as one. How do we go about this though? How do you take the different elements of all the types of ministrie...

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***This episode was recorded before the most recent attacks on Israel. On today's episode, we have Brooks McElhenny, MMN Secretary Treasurer, talking about peace. This episode is all about peace whether that's finding it in yourself or showing it to those around us. We all have our own thoughts on what's going on around us and...

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On today's episode, we have Bradley T. Trask, lead pastor of Brighton Assembly of God and Assistant Superintendent of the Michigan Ministry Network! The topic of discussion of all things leadership. Leading intentionally is becoming more and more rare as time goes on, we as the church cannot afford to lose that mindset. Today, we disc...

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On today's episode, we have Lisa Marsack, executive pastor at Bridgewood Church, sharing what it means to be fully you while leading in the church. What do we do when ministry tries to change us from who we know God created us to be? How are we supposed to go about taking a step back and evaluate if what people/the ministry tells us w...

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On today's episode, we have Cal Garcia, lead pastor of Auburn Hills Christian Center, sharing on how to create a culture of diversity in the local church. Pastor Cal works with many diverse cultures in his church, not just ethnically, but also different socioeconomic backgrounds. If the Kingdom of God represents every tribe, every ton...

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On today's episode, we have Herb Helsel, lead pastor at The Grove Church, sharing with us on the subject how to lead a growing church without losing yourself. What healthy habits, thoughts, and patterns do you need to have to keep yourself healthy? What are the hard decisions do you need to make for yourself to keep you and your famil...

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On today's episode, we have Randy Merren, former lead pastor and now missionary to Middle Eastern refugees in the Metro Detroit area. This is a very important conversion we are having today about what missionaries like the least about calling pastors for support. It's not easy being a missionary and they need our help and support!...

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On today's episode, we have Parker Saleski, the Kids Pastor at Rock Church (at the time of this recording, Parker was serving as the Next Gen pastor at the Shores Church). Our discussion revolves around the Next Gen's leaders view on diversity in the church. What does it mean to look different than those around you? What if your c...

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On today's episode, we have Jeremy Gyorke, lead pastor at Wyandotte Family Church, talking about the life and rhythms of a church planter. What are the habits, process, and relationships that every church planter needs to stay healthy? Church planting is so important! We need more church planters. However, we need our church planters ...

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On today's episode, we have Curt Demoff, lead pastor of Bridgewood church talking with us on what it's like leading a creative church in the community. Why is creativity so important in a local church? "The mission never changes, but the methods do and creativity attacks the method." We can't be afraid of new and cre...

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On today's episode, we have Thomas Finley, lead pastor at Fairhaven Assembly of God, sharing on the benefits of diversity in the local church. Should we push for diversity in our churches? Why does it matter so much? We need to have people of different backgrounds cultures, and thoughts because it paints a bigger picture of who God is...

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On today's episode, we have Jim Westheim, Next Steps Pastor at Faith Alive Church sharing about the role executive pastoring and the principles of serving in the role with excellence. How does this role fully function? How are you supposed to carry out the lead pastors vision well? What do you as in an executive role need to learn, kn...

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On today's episode, we have Bobby Hill, worship/discipleship pastor at The Gateway Church, sharing with us his wisdom on how to build a worship ministry structure. Most of what goes into a good worship ministry happens behind the scenes. There are different systems that need to be in place in order for the church to have a solid worsh...

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On today's episode, we have Chad Deerman, lead pastor of Faith Alive Church talking about how to cultivate culture in a local church. It isn't good enough just to "create" culture. We need to find ways to sustain and grow the culture as well. "Culture is created from the top, sustained at the bottom, and lost in the...