On this episode of the Wisconsin District Better Together podcast, District Superintendent Andy Albright sits down with Pastor Sebastian DeVore, lead pastor of Madison CrossPoint Church. Sebastian shares his winding path to ministry — from a janitor's closet conversion at 16 to youth pastoring in southern Indiana — and opens up about the outreach efforts taking root in Madison, from a fatherhood mentorship program to a future Bible study at Madison College. The conversation turns personal as Sebastian reflects on learning to make prayer, not busyness, the foundation of his pastoral leadership.

Host Andy sits down with Pastor Matt Angell of Viroqua for the Wisconsin District Better Together podcast. Matt shares his winding path into bi-vocational ministry — from Papa John's to a local food co-op to Christian radio — and how everyday jobs opened doors for real gospel connections. He also talks family, a career setback that reshaped his calling, and his prayer requests for outreach and growth on the mic.

Unless the Lord builds the house, the builders labor in vain." — Psalm 127:1. That verse is at the core of how Pastor AJ Strutz leads the Baraboo Church of the Nazarene. In this conversation with Superintendent Andy, AJ opens up about his calling to Baraboo, the church's commitment to prayer before action, and the fruit they're seeing as young families and children fill their Wednesday nights and Sunday mornings.

In this episode of the Wisconsin District Better Together Podcast, District Superintendent Andy Albright sits down with Pastor Cecilia Pardun, a woman whose faith journey began not in a church, but in a small diner in Sparta, Wisconsin. Cecilia shares how a faithful workplace mentor sparked her conversion, how God wouldn't let her ignore a call to ministry even while pregnant with twins, and how she and her husband Seth sold their farm and moved to Eau Claire to plant a new Nazarene church. From leading the district's NDI efforts to launching "Play and Pray" park meetups, Cecilia's story is a testament to what happens when ordinary people say yes to an extraordinary God.

In this episode of the Wisconsin District Better Together Podcast, host Andy Albright sits down with Pastor Kevin Hagen of New Life Church in Wheeler and Menomonie, Wisconsin. Kevin shares his remarkable journey from 30 years in the sheet metal trade to answering God's call to pastoral ministry in his mid-30s. He opens up about the joys of preaching, worship, and one-on-one discipleship, as well as the honest challenges of balancing time, fighting discouragement, and leading a two-campus church. The conversation also touches on what it means to stay rooted in personal prayer and devotion, the importance of mentoring the next generation of pastors, and how God can redeem even the most difficult seasons. A candid, encouraging conversation for pastors, church leaders, and anyone on a journey of faith.

On this episode of the Better Together Podcast we sit down with Pastor Melissa Duggan, Pastor of the Kenosha Family Church to learn more about her Ministry Journey. 

On the first episode of our Wisconsin District Better Together podcast, we have a chance to get to know Pastor Jason Lictao, the pastor of our Mattoon and Antigo churches.