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  • What the Bible Really Teaches About Evangelism | Guest: Matt Schmidt, Engage 360 Ministries

    What the Bible Really Teaches About Evangelism | Guest: Matt Schmidt, Engage 360 Ministries
    2026/07/20
    Many Christians assume evangelism is for the “gifted few” — the outgoing personality, the trained apologist, the person who can strike up a spiritual conversation with a stranger at the grocery store. In this episode of the Great Commission Today podcast, host Daniel Vos talks with Matt Schmidt, founder of Engage 360 Ministries, about why that assumption is wrong — and what a truly biblical approach to evangelism actually looks like. Matt makes the case that Scripture itself, especially the contrast between Acts 2 and Acts 17, shows a model of evangelism that starts with the other person — not with […]
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    58 分
  • Rethinking Evangelism in the Reformed Church | Guest: Rev. Adrian Crum

    Rethinking Evangelism in the Reformed Church | Guest: Rev. Adrian Crum
    2026/07/06
    Ordinary Faithfulness: How Harvest Church Cultivates a Culture of Outreach In this episode of The Great Commission Today, host Daniel Vos sits down with Adrian Crum, Pastor of Youth and Evangelism at Harvest Church in Greater Grand Rapids, Michigan. Harvest is a Dutch Reformed congregation with deep roots in the community — and a growing conviction that every believer, not just the pastoral staff, is called to bear witness to Christ. Crum speaks candidly about the strengths and blind spots of ministering in a “Reformed subculture,” where church attendance and right doctrine can quietly substitute for the personal transformation the gospel […]
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    46 分
  • The Food Truck of the Church | Guest: Rev. Robert Knuth

    The Food Truck of the Church | Guest: Rev. Robert Knuth
    2026/06/22
    When Robert Knuth arrived in Ann Arbor in the fall of 2019 to plant Reformed University Fellowship (RUF) at the University of Michigan — the first RUF chapter in the state — he had no idea a global pandemic was six months away. Seven years later, what’s grown out of that uncertain start is one of the larger RUF ministries outside the Southeast, and a model for how campus ministry and the local church can work together for the long haul. In this episode of The Great Commission Today, host Daniel Vos sits down with Knuth to talk about his own […]
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    39 分
  • Against the Ropes: What to Do When Your Church Is Dying | Guest: Rev. Brian Cosby

    Against the Ropes: What to Do When Your Church Is Dying | Guest: Rev. Brian Cosby
    2026/06/08
    What does it actually take to bring a dying church back to life? Not gimmicks. Not celebrity guest speakers. Not a bigger building. In this episode of The Great Commission Today, host Daniel Vos sits down with Pastor Brian Cosby — pastor of Wayside Presbyterian Church in Tennessee, professor at Reformed Theological Seminary, and creator of the popular YouTube channel “Provide and Protect” — to talk about one of the most overlooked and urgent needs in American Christianity: church revitalization. When Brian arrived at Wayside in 2011, the church had about 40 people (mostly older), one child in attendance, seven burned-out […]
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    54 分
  • Church Health, Gospel Faithfulness, and Planting Breakwater Church | Rev. Nathan Strom

    Church Health, Gospel Faithfulness, and Planting Breakwater Church | Rev. Nathan Strom
    2026/05/25
    What does it actually look like to build a healthy church in a working-class neighborhood — one that prioritizes the ordinary means of grace over growth metrics, takes church discipline seriously, and invites people into real membership rather than comfortable anonymity? In this episode of The Great Commission Today host Daniel Vos sits down with Nathan Strom, pastor of Breakwater Church in Sheboygan, Wisconsin. Breakwater Church launched its first worship service on June 12, 2022, on the south side of Sheboygan — a blue-collar neighborhood the team believed was underserved by gospel-centered ministry. Four years in, Nathan shares honestly about what […]
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    1 時間 1 分
  • Church Planting, Frontier Mission, & the Art of Gospel Conversation | Rev. Brad Peppo

    Church Planting, Frontier Mission, & the Art of Gospel Conversation | Rev. Brad Peppo
    2026/05/11
    Most church growth conversations focus on established congregations looking to grow. This episode is different. Rev. Brad Peppo is a regional home missionary with the Orthodox Presbyterian Church who arrived in Cottonwood, Arizona last January without a single contact — not a name, not a face, not a connection. What he had was a calling, a camera, and a blog. In this episode of The Great Commission Today, host Daniel Vos talks with Brad about what it actually looks like to plant a church from the ground up in an unchurched and culturally diverse community. Brad’s story is compelling not […]
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    1 時間 4 分
  • Start Simple: Practical Outreach Wisdom from a Growing Reformed Church (Guest: Rev. Carl Miller)

    Start Simple: Practical Outreach Wisdom from a Growing Reformed Church (Guest: Rev. Carl Miller)
    2026/04/20
    What does it look like when God grows a church through faithful preaching, a praying congregation, and members who actually tell their neighbors about Jesus? Rev. Carl Miller of Heritage OPC, New Braunfels, Texas joins Daniel Vos to trace the Lord’s hand across nearly a decade of church planting, growth, and intentional outreach. This is a story worth hearing — and a conversation full of wisdom you can apply this week. Episode Summary New Braunfels, Texas has been one of the fastest-growing cities in America for years. It’s a city full of young families, rich German heritage, and a steady […]
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    1 時間 4 分
  • Church Planting in Dearborn, MI — Pastor Jerry Riendeau | Great Commission Today Season 2, Ep. 1

    Church Planting in Dearborn, MI — Pastor Jerry Riendeau | Great Commission Today Season 2, Ep. 1
    2026/04/06
    Planting a Church in America’s Most Arab City What does it look like to plant a church in America’s most Arab city — with no building, no elders, and no guarantees? Pastor Jerry Riendeau of Grace Presbyterian Church in Dearborn, Michigan has been finding out for the last four years. His story is honest, surprising, and full of grace. About This Episode Church planting is hard anywhere. In Dearborn, Michigan — a city of 110,000 where roughly half the population traces its roots to the Arab world — it might seem harder still. But Pastor Jerry Riendeau of Grace Presbyterian […]
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    47 分