In this episode, we sit down with Sean Bland, the pastor of First Presbyterian Church in Newport. While repping his favorite Church Father hat, he shares his thoughts on the importance of early church thinkers, the emotional cost of preaching, and the unique challenges of a downtown church.

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Denetra Platts is the pastor of House of Praise and Prayer Worship Center, which she recently planted in Middletown. In this conversation, she describes her life as a "Bapticostal”, argues against the weaponization of theology, and helps clarify commonly-misunderstood charismatic terms.

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Tony Phelps is the pastor-again of Christ Our Hope Presbyterian Church. In this episode, he explained what brought him to this church in the first place, the journey away and back again, and why he believes placing Christ at the center of everything is the most important thing.

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In this week's episode, we talk with Adam Fagan-Kela, who is one of the elders at Graceway Church, in Middletown. Adam explains the unique modal of mobile churches which make up Graceway, shares his thoughts on what it means to be a church leader, and pushes back on what he sees as the wekanesses of the traditional modal of doing church.

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For this interview, I talk with Keith Cabral about the church he is planting in downtown Pawtucket. Pastor Keith describes his journey to becoming a church planter, his thoughts on how to balance the internal and external foci of the church, and his heart for the people of Pawtucket.

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In this episode, I sit down with one of my current pastors, Jim Sole. Pastor Jim has been at QBC for almost three decades, and, as he nears retirement, he has many thoughts to share on how to pastor gently, lovingly, and with meaningful care for the congregation. We are also joined by a mutual friend and mentor, Glenn Moore, who adds his own thoughts to the conversation.

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In this episode, we take a detour from our usual pastor interviews to talk to Greg Johnson, who leads Revive New England, a parachurch ministry focused on preparing churches for revival. If you'd like to learn more about Greg's work, you can visit his website at revivenewengland.org.

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Nicholas Fleming is the pastor at SS. John and James Catholic Church in West Warwick. In this episode, he explains the basic of Roman Catholic church hierarchy, shares his thoughts on the most important questions in the Catholic tradition, and argues for a deeper understanding of the work of Christ on the cross.

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In today's episode, we sit down with Andrew Mook, the pastor of Sanctuary Church in Providence. Andrew describes his heart for the city, his desire to prepare his church for whatever God has coming, and his hope for the future.

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In this episode, we talk with Father Michael Najim, who currently pastors the parish at St. Philip's Church, in Smithfield. During the course of our conversation, we discuss evangelism, the role of theology in church life, and the weight of the permanence of the priesthood. If you'd like to hear more from Fr. Najim, you can find his podcast online, entitled "Father Michael Najim's Homilies".

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