Together for the Bluegrass

In this episode, Pastor Joshua of Safe Harbor Baptist shares practical advice and theological anchors that help sustain those navigating the darkness that is the loss of a pre-born baby.

Find his article here:

https://www.cknb.org/post/a-pauline-driven-view-of-post-miscarriage-care?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=blog.post-promoter&utm_campaign=8fa58b77-a570-481d-837d-1e6c61f17376&fbclid=IwY2xjawJJuq9leHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHZrytJrcS-EfW8080P6L6mjcol_B9ypnvGnKhv8ibbWuUj2W1h6SJAURSA_aem_YqkNT2KMfPREG08BhFP4Kg

David and CJ record from the hotel lobby with Pastors Derek, Josh, and Johnathan to debrief the 2025 NAMB Replant Lab.

In the first episode of 2025, David and CJ chat with Pastor Kevin Hash of Versailles Baptist about all things youth ministry!

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Kevin's article:

https://www.kentuckytoday.com/baptist_life/first-person-thoughts-from-digital-babylon-part-1/article_abcc57ec-df27-11ef-956c-134e7422dc41.html

David Barron, David Stokes, Ryan Coffey (Pastor of FBC Somerset) and CJ Pearce discuss Church fostering. What is it? When is a church ready for it? What are the challenges of church fostering?

We had the pleasure of catching up with JimBo Stewart at a coffee shop in Louisville recently! JimBo is the Associate Director of Replanting at NAMB and host of the Replant Bootcamp Podcast. In this conversation we chat about current trends in replanting, what’s on the horizon, and what makes us most hopeful.

Replant Bootcamp podcast:

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/replant-bootcamp/id1478934597

Replant Bootcamp website:

https://replantbootcamp.com/

David and CJ have the pleasure of chatting with Sean Demars, Pastor of 6th Avenue Community Church and host of Room for Nuance and Defend and Confirm podcasts.

How can pastors utilize things like podcasts and social media in their ministry? What are the possible dangers of doing so? How do you know when to end a ministry? Does pineapple belong on pizza? Is Bigfoot real?

We ask the hard questions on this episode of Together for the Bluegrass!

Podcasts:

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/room-for-nuance/id1694579242

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/defend-and-confirm-podcast/id1428204129

CJ and David talk with Pastor Donovan Stewart from The Mission Church of Lexington about the importance and challenges of casting vision and cultivating mission strategies in a church.

Website:

https://www.missionchurchlex.org

David and CJ talk with Stu Cocanougher about his book, Reaching the World Across the Street, and the incredible opportunity the United States has for evangelism as God in His providence brings the nations to us.

Resources:

Book:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/1949625524?ref=cm_sw_r_cp_ud_dp_PS096406QAQTVFKS21HK&ref_=cm_sw_r_cp_ud_dp_PS096406QAQTVFKS21HK&social_share=cm_sw_r_cp_ud_dp_PS096406QAQTVFKS21HK&skipTwisterOG=1&fbclid=IwY2xjawFVQ51leHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHc5hIprWZCPG7WurFRemOt3iq4LkvD3L3htRxKZkSBrAf5HM0rN_klcmtQ_aem_MajuyELX_KS3al555Mur5Q

Joshua Project:

https://www.joshuaproject.net/countries/US?fbclid=IwY2xjawFVQ8pleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHR3lFDQvxEL3fzAufkoGVWsuPE0brVve9cRL6_hLG9R6ILQ3lk0lRxCF9A_aem_etNVbU9Gmy-ODr4enQDU8A

DM Collective:

https://dmcollective.org/?fbclid=IwY2xjawFVRAFleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHf1Vw75QXIvcBGA4vvXKadsbq0bdUvqu2IZCbK_V48eSmLbX6PzarDKUrQ_aem_jTqH_irpfQ34d4tCAW9QVg

Mosaix:

https://mosaix.info/?fbclid=IwY2xjawFVRC9leHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHTgfDbr3jgEFfzxMuyaF7vWbgRIQH_u-c67lyW_WMF4VmNmZ3kzeltz-MQ_aem_gg-CdqvIbWOr8ufu5EgTIA

David and CJ are back to talk about how pastors and ministry leaders can set realistic goals and expectations for themselves and their churches as well as some suggestions for helping your church celebrate all that God has done over the last year.

*We apologoze for audio issues with CJ's mic. This was our first Zoom interview and we did not catch the problems until after the recording*

Ben Stratton is Pastor of Farmington Baptist Church in Graves County Kentucky and a Baptist historian with the J.H. Spencer Historical Society. This week, he joins David and CJ to discuss how local churches can preserve and celebrate their history and harness it to fuel the missional future of their ministry.