In All Things

Episode 66: Intersection of church health and church planting with Marc de Jeu

Dean Weaver, EPC Stated Clerk, welcomes Marc de Jeu, Church Health Coordinator and Mission Mobilizer for the Presbytery of the Alleghenies. The two discuss a variety of avenues for church health, including the role of a mentor in the life of the pastor, how healthy churches are those that are outward-focused and relational, how mission catalyzes community, and how church health and church planting intersect under the EPC’s goal for churches of “faithfulness in the neighborhood.”

Episode 65: Personal evangelism’s role in church health with Mark Farrell

Dean Weaver, EPC Stated Clerk, welcomes Mark Farrell, Pastor of Tampa Covenant Church in Tampa, Florida. The two discuss the impact of a high school coach on Farrell’s faith journey, as well as how his 22-year Air Force career prepared him to serve both as a pastor and as Church Health Coordinator for Presbytery of Florida and the Caribbean. Farrell also explains how to develop an evangelistic culture in the church; how the 3 Circles method is a fully biblical, effective tool for personal evangelism among all ages; and how to incorporate the 3 Circles in a variety of avenues in the church.

Episode 64: Building an evangelistic church culture with Stefan Bomberger

Dean Weaver, EPC Stated Clerk, welcomes Stefan Bomberger, Pastor of Manoa Community Church in Havertown, Pennsylvania. The two discuss three aspects of church health in the EPC—evangelism, revitalization, and transitional pastorates. In addition, Bomberger explains how and why Manoa Community Church went into “growth mode” during the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as how the denomination’s Church Health Team helps congregations develop an evangelistic culture.

Episode 63: Business ownership, stewardship of EPC resources with Earla Bethel

Dean Weaver, EPC Stated Clerk, welcomes Earla Bethel, Ruling Elder for St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Kirk in Nassau, Bahamas, and Chair of the NEPC National Leadership Team Finance Committee. The two discuss her faith journey, as well as how St. Andrew’s and Lucaya Presbyterian Church in Freeport, Bahamas, came to the EPC from the Church of Scotland. Bethel also describes how she applies the principle of Luke 12:48 as a business owner. The two also discuss the background behind the EPC funding formula conversion from Per Member Asking (PMA) to Percentage of Income (POI), and how the Office of the General Assembly stewards those resources.

Episode 62: Developing flourishing churches and pastors with Dana Allin

Dean Weaver, EPC Stated Clerk, welcomes Dana Allin, Synod Executive with ECO: A Covenant Order of Evangelical Presbyterians. The two discuss some of the fundamental principles for how churches flourish, areas of collaboration between ECO and the EPC, how ECO’s Flourish Institute of Theology meshes theological education with practical application, and how ECO is defining itself as a church for its second decade and beyond.

Episode 61: Inclusive leadership with Kim Wells

Dean Weaver, EPC Stated Clerk, welcomes Kim Wells, Executive Director of Executive Education and the Center for Career Excellence at Howard University in Washington, D.C. The two discuss how inclusive leadership does not necessarily mean racial diversity but is the discipline of seeking information from a variety of sources, listening, pausing, and then reflecting.

Episode 60: EPC Chaplaincy ministry with Mark Ingles

Dean Weaver, EPC Stated Clerk, welcomes Mark Ingles, the EPC’s Chaplain Endorser. The two discuss the various ministry opportunities for chaplains in both the military and civilian institutions, as well as his how his role as Chaplain Endorser helps facilitate those pursuing chaplaincy ministry in the EPC. Ingles also recounts his path as the son of an Army father to his own calling as an Air Force chaplain.

Episode 59: Discipleship and discipleship culture with Nate Dreesmann

Dean Weaver, EPC Stated Clerk, welcomes Nate Dreesmann, Executive Director of Ecclesiastical Support with ECO: A Covenant Order of Evangelical Presbyterians. The two discuss discipleship in the post-pandemic church, as well as the importance of the members of a congregation understanding theology. Dreesmann also provides insights on developing a discipleship program and discipleship culture in light of research that reveals 90 percent of American churches are experiencing a decline in attendance.

Episode 58: New Year’s challenge from Brad Strait

This week, EPC National Leadership Team Chairman Brad Strait offers a challenge for 2023 from Psalm 46.

Episode 57: Christmas devotional from Dean Weaver

This week, EPC Stated Clerk Dean Weaver shares a brief Christmas devotional from chapters 1 and 15 of John’s gospel.