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Building Hope: A Rural Pastor’s Journey into Mental Health Ministry
Jeanette Staats | 5 May 2025
In this episode, Corey shares how they’ve built a mental health ministry team, offered Youth Mental Health First Aid trainings, and equipped schools, agencies, and churches to care for their communities.
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Discipleship in Twelve Steps with Rosario Picardo
Jeanette Staats | 28 Apr 2025
In this episode, you’ll hear how Roz’s personal journey with recovery has transformed his ministry, reshaped his church, and led to authentic connections with the recovery community.
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Church on the Edges: From Barns to Parks, God is on the Move
Jeanette Staats | 21 Apr 2025
In this episode of the Rural Renewal Podcast, we hear from two sets of leaders who are reimagining church in unexpected places.
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Digital Discipleship with Anne Bosarge
Jeanette Staats | 14 Apr 2025
In this episode, you’ll hear the story of unexpected innovation, the challenges of digital ministry, and how the Spirit is forming authentic faith communities—even online.
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Faithful Presence in Unexpected Places
Jeanette Staats | 7 Apr 2025
In this episode, we explore two powerful stories of creative and faithful ministry.
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A Church of Missionary Disciples with Dave Gardner
Jeanette Staats | 31 Mar 2025
In this episode, Dave Gardner shares insights from the UK on how Fresh Expressions not only reaches new people but also activates discipleship in fresh ways, empowering the priesthood of all believers.
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Dreaming Big in Rural Ministry
Jeanette Staats | 24 Mar 2025
In this episode of the Rural Renewal Podcast, Tim Brown and Allen Jesse share how small-town churches can make a big impact. From disaster relief efforts after severe flooding to building networks for struggling rural pastors, they explore the power of community-driven ministry.
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From Lecture to Laboratory; New Ecclesiology for the Church with David Sunde
Jeanette Staats | 17 Mar 2025
In this episode, Heather Jallad and David Sunde explore how moving from programmatic discipleship to incarnational rhythms can lead to real multiplication.
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Centering Discipleship with E.K. Strawser
Jeanette Staats | 3 Mar 2025
In this episode, Eun Strawser—church planter, physician, professor, and author of Centering Discipleship—joins Heather to explore how pastors and church leaders can shift discipleship from the periphery to the core of their church life.
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From Food to Faith: Dean Miller on Emergency Response & Dinner Churches
Jeanette Staats | 24 Feb 2025
In this episode, Sandy Johnson shares her journey of planting a Dinner Church in Ocean Shores, Washington, and how this unique model restores dignity and fosters transformation.
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The Wicked Discipleship Problem with Matt Lake
Jeanette Staats | 30 Jan 2025
In this audio from a past webinar, Matt Lake explores the complexities of discipleship and the need for a multi-layered approach.
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Communitas and Loneliness with Alan Hirsch
Jeanette Staats | 30 Dec 2024
In this episode, Alan Hirsch helps us explore what it means to be a community on mission and how that could transform our churches into places where we experience both belonging and purpose.