The guest on this episode of the Peace Church Life Change Podcast is Amos Dillard. Peace Church has partnered with Amos to plant Grace City Church in Irvine, CA. In this episode we hear from Amos about his next venture in church planting. Amos and his family are preparing to plant a new church in Chula Vista, California which is in the San Diego area. Peace Church is coming alongside of Amos by providing with a 9-month church planter residency, financial support, and building a team from Peace Church to go with him. Follow this link to find out more about the San Diego church plant: https://www.gracecityirvine.com/church-plant/

He mentioned a couple of books that have greatly influenced his life. They are Jesus Continued by J.D. Greear, and Crazy Love by Francis Chan. You can find those books here: https://www.amazon.com/Jesus-Continued-Spirit-Inside-Better/dp/0310337763, https://www.amazon.com/s?k=crazy+love+by+francis+chan&i=stripbooks&crid=P09EMVF5ZUMR&sprefix=crazy+%2Cstripbooks%2C152&ref=nb_sb_ss_i_3_6

We sit down with Kaitlin Mangum, the children's director at Peace Church, to discuss how God has used the Kingdom Kids ministry to reach kids through COVID-19.  Kingdom Kids was able to impact many through their summer "Camp Peace" program even though it looked a little different.  Kaitlin explains our new partnership with The Spot, as Peace Church is a host site for online learning.

Kaitlin mentioned the book Redeeming Love by Francine Rivers, and you can find out more about it here: https://www.amazon.com/Redeeming-Love-Francine-Rivers/dp/1590525132

To find out more about Kingdom Kids, visit: www.peacechurchwilson.com

This episode features Drew Hill. Drew is the student ministries director at Peace Church. We talk about the spiritual struggles that our students are facing through COVID, as well as how they can get connected in biblical community through Peace Student Ministries.

Drew mentions three books that have greatly impacted him. Two were written by J.D. Greear, Stop Asking Jesus Into Your Heart, and Gaining By Losing. You can find those books here: https://jdgreear.com/resources/ He also mentions Instruments in the Redeemer’s Hand by Paul David Tripp. You can find that book here: https://www.paultripp.com/products/instruments-bk

For more information about Peace Student Ministries, go our website, www.peacechurchwilson.com, or follow them on social media. They are on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.

Stephen Kimbrell is the lead pastor at Grace City Church in Irvine, CA. Grace City is a church plant that Peace Church has partnered with since its beginning. The mission of Grace City is to "Make disciples who make disciples." Stephen talks about the importance of creating a disciple making culture in your church.

He mentions the book Good to Great, and you can find that book here: https://www.amazon.com/Good-Great-Some-Companies-Others/dp/0066620996

If you want to stay connected to Grace City Church, you can visit their website here: https://gracecityirvine.com/ or their Facebook page here: https://www.facebook.com/gracecityirvine

In this episode, we talk with Brian Tippett about his role as the Pastor of Member Care at Peace Church.  He views his ministry in three circles: the Sr. saints, hospital visitation, and counseling (coaching).  Brian's heart is that the members of Peace Church know that we want to be with them through all their walks of life.  It is normal for the Christian to struggle and go through suffering, so his desire to help our members walk through these difficult times.

If you need counseling, or just need assistance from the church, please contact Brian Tippett at [email protected], or by calling the church office at (252) 291-1080.  www.peacechurchwilson.com

We catch up with Josh Miller, the lead church planter at Center Church in Charlottesville, VA.  In this episode, we talk about how church plants can stay connected through COVID, and also what, if any, new church planting trends will come out of the pandemic.

Josh mentions a couple of books in this episode.  For the fiction readers he mentions The Lord Peter Wimsey Mysteries series by Dorothy Sayers.  You can find the series here: https://www.amazon.com/Lord-Peter-Wimsey-Mysteries-Book/dp/B014F6DDB2.  He also mentions the book United: Captured by God's Vision for Diversity  by Trullia Newbell.  You can find that book here: https://www.christianbook.com/united-captured-gods-vision-for-diversity/trillia-newbell/9780802410146/pd/410141?event=ESRCG

If you would like to stay connected to Josh Miller and Center Church, simply follow this link: https://www.centercville.com/

We sit down with Media and Communications Pastor Adam Carnes to discuss how his ministry has changed through the pandemic.  He talks about his call into ministry and what led him to pursue media ministry full-time.  He also gives parents some practical advice on ways to monitor and protect their children online.  I hope you enjoy this conversation with Adam Carnes!

This podcast is with Tim Hutchinson of The Keystone Project.  Tim serves in the Southern California area, and focuses on cross-cultural ministries.  People from all over the world are moving to So Cal, so Tim and his team seek to build Christ-centered relationships that lead to life change.

He mentions the book, Spirit Walk by Steve Smith.  You can purchase it here: https://www.amazon.com/Spirit-Walk-Extraordinary-Ordinary-People/dp/0692999531

To find out more about Tim's ministry and the The Keystone Project, you can visit there website at: https://keystoneproject.org/

This episode features our newest pastoral staff member, Mike Aldridge.  Mike is the Family Ministries Pastor of Students, and he talks through ways students can stay connected through COVID-19.  We talk about the best way to intentionally make disciples in student ministry, and how that has been a challenge through the pandemic.  This was such a fun an encouraging conversation...enjoy!

Today’s Life Change Podcast features Chris Davenport. Chris is the lead pastor of the Bridge Church in Fredericksburg, Virginia, which is a brand new church plant. Chris shares about the church’s startup, and the challenges they have faced due to COVID-19. Chris has always had an evangelistic heart, and he offers encouragement to those seeking to share their faith. Here are some of the things Chris mentioned:

Have a F.R.A.N. list:

     F – 2 friends who are unsaved

     R – 2 relatives who are unsaved

     A – 2 associates who are unsaved

     N – 2 neighbors who are unsaved

He mentioned the book T4T in the podcast. You can find it here: https://www.amazon.com/T4T-Discipleship-Re-Revolution-Planting-Community/dp/0974756210

You can keep up with Chris Davenport and the Bridge Church by checking out their website, https://thebridgefxbg.org/.