Let’s say you had a bunch of churches that all had solid foundational beliefs but you could only evaluate a couple things at each church before choosing to plant down at one. What would you evaluate? In Part 5 Jeff and Collin talk about a church’s orientation towards community and mission. Next week the guys will conclude this series talking about when and how to leave a church.This series is about how to pick a church. How do you pick a church, thrive at a local church, and when is it appropriate to leave a church? These are questions that press and weigh on many Christians, so let's talk about it.Find all episodes wherever you listen to podcasts and at www.goodnewsnotgoodadvice.com

Let’s say you had a bunch of churches that all had solid foundational beliefs but you could only evaluate a couple things at each church before choosing to plant down at one. What would you evaluate? In Part 4 Jeff and Collin begin to talk about a church’s worship, community, and mission. This series is about how to pick a church. How do you pick a church, thrive at a local church, and when is it appropriate to leave a church? These are questions that press and weigh on many Christians, so let's talk about it.Find all episodes wherever you listen to podcasts and at www.goodnewsnotgoodadvice.com

Let’s say you had a bunch of churches that all had solid foundational beliefs but you could only evaluate one thing at each church before choosing to plant down at one. What would you evaluate? In Part 3 Jeff and Collin answer that question. This series is about how to pick a church. How do you pick a church, thrive at a local church, and when is it appropriate to leave a church? These are questions that press and weigh on many Christians, so let's talk about it.Find all episodes wherever you listen to podcasts and at www.goodnewsnotgoodadvice.com

How do you pick a church? How do you thrive at a local church? And when is it appropriate to leave a church? These are questions that press and weigh on many Christians, so let's talk about it. In Part 2 Collin discusses in more detail what it means for the Gospel to be the “thing” at a church.Find all episodes wherever you listen to podcasts and at www.goodnewsnotgoodadvice.com

How do you pick a church? How do you thrive at a local church? And when is it appropriate to leave a church? These are questions that press and weigh on many Christians, so let's talk about it. In Part 1 Jeff and Collin discuss the big thing a church should be about.Find all episodes wherever you listen to podcasts and at www.goodnewsnotgoodadvice.com

If the Bible is all about Jesus, covenant theology tells us the story about Jesus. It shows how the whole Bible is one story, all about Jesus’ salvation for you. In this episode Jeff talks about the message of Gen. 1-2 and the covenant of works. The guys also review a local cookie from a sandwich shop that makes epic sandwiches.Find all episodes of The Good News Cast at www.goodnewsnotgoodadvice.com and wherever you listen to podcasts!

Covenant theology explains…reality. It shows how the whole Bible is one story, all about Jesus’ salvation for you. Covenant theology helps you understand the difference between the Law and the Gospel and why people like Noah, Abraham, Moses, and David are such a big deal. In Part 3 Jeff and Collin review an 800 calorie cookie and talk about the covenant of redemption and the love of the Father in sending the Son.Find all episodes of The Good News Cast at www.goodnewsnotgoodadvice.com and wherever you listen to podcasts!

While it may sound abstract, covenant theology helps explain how the whole Bible is one story, all about Jesus. Covenant theology helps you understand the difference between the Law and the Gospel and why people like Noah, Abraham, Moses, and David are such a big deal. In Part 2 Jeff and Collin get a bit more specific in discussing covenants made in the Bible and how it all drives to Christ.Find all episodes of The Good News Cast at www.goodnewsnotgoodadvice.com and wherever you listen to podcasts!

What in the world is "covenant theology"? Far from being some out of touch, abstract theology, covenant theology answers questions like:

• How does the Bible all fit together? Is it unified?
• How does the Old Testament and New Testament fit together?
• What's up with the one (seemingly random) command given to Adam in the garden in Genesis?
• How is the Bible all about Jesus, exactly?

Questions like these are answered in this 2-part series on covenantal theology.Listen to all episodes wherever you listen to podcasts and at www.goodnewsnotgoodadvice.com

What a year. What a time to be alive. 2020 has been one for the books. COVID and the (still ongoing) election have shaken individuals and churches, revealing the strength of our hope in Christ and our great needs for loving relationships in the church (community) and outside the church (mission).Find all episodes wherever you listen to podcasts!