In today’s episode, we want to explore effective ministry in rural areas. Matt would tell you that many of the truths in this episode apply equally to urban ministry as well. Shannon O’Dell has focused on vision, attitude, leadership and innovation to watch God work in amazing ways! When called to his rural Arkansas church [...]

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We are so pleased you have returned to the Transformed podcast. In today’s episode, we explore how we can recover the message and mission of Jesus, and thus, Change the World. Matt’s guest today is Mike Slaughter, lead pastor at Ginghamsburg Church, is the three-decade dreamer of Ginghamsburg and the spiritual entrepreneur of ministry marketplace [...]

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Steve and Matt Photo Credit: Melodee Smith In today’s episode, we return to the world of the 1st century and try to discover how the early church exploded upon the Roman Empire so quickly. Matt’s guest today is Steve Gladen, who is currently the Pastor of Small Groups at Saddleback Church in Lake Forest, California, [...]

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Erick David Townsend of Moody Bible Institute’s radio ministry Urban Praise, interviewed Matt about his passion of Reaching Your Community in Your Generation in late May. They also talked about Matt’s involvement in the Moody Pastors Conference. Urban Praise reaches out to anyone who enjoys the urban flava’ and doesn’t mind hearing a biblical perspective [...]

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In today’s episode, we explore the amazing world of social media for the Kingdom of God. Matt’s guest today is Brandon Cox, who is currently a Pastor at Saddleback Church in Lake Forest, California, where he oversees the content and online community of Pastors.com. Brandon helps shape the social communication structure of the church and [...]

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In today’s episode of the Transformed podcast, we explore the treacherous world of pastoral leadership. Matt’s guest today is Larry Osborne, lead pastor at North Coast Church in northern San Diego County.  As they discuss Larry’s new book, Sticky Teams, Larry will expose the hidden roadblocks, structures, and goofy thinking that sabotage even the best-intentioned [...]

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Have you ever wanted your love for Jesus to grow deeper? How does that happen? In this exciting episode, Falling in Love with Jesus, Dr. Matthew Lee Smith shares the actions we need to incorporate into our life with Jesus. Matt uses his humorous experience of pursuing Melodee before they were married to illustrate this [...]

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We welcome Jay Seegert to the Transformed podcast today. Jay is the President and Principal Lecturer of the Creation Education Center, based in Wisconsin. The Creation Education Center is a newly formed non-profit organization established to address the challenge from the secular world regarding the validity and accuracy of the Bible, especially the creation account [...]

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We are thrilled to welcome Drew Dyck to the Transformed podcast today! Drew Dyck is the author of Generation Ex-Christian: Why young adults are leaving the faith…and how to bring them back (Moody, 2010). Drew manages the Leader Training Team at Christianity Today International. His responsibilities include overseeing four online publications geared for ministry leaders: [...]

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Transformed’s Mike Powers caught up with Sheila Walsh this week and spoke about her walk with God, her new book The Shelter of God’s Promises and her ministry. Walsh began her career as a contemporary Christian singer after finishing college with studies in theology from London Bible College (now London School of Theology) in 1979 [...]

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