This Is Harbor Network
Christian Contemporary
Everyone has a family. And every family has a story. This Is Harbor Network chronicles the journey of a family of pastors and church leaders through the years and across the country. These conversations are grounded in real relationships and demonstrate how the friendship we share with each other in the gospel can transcend culture, distance, and even death. This is our family. We invite you in. It’s real, and broken, and beautiful. This is Harbor Network.
Location:
United States
Description:
Everyone has a family. And every family has a story. This Is Harbor Network chronicles the journey of a family of pastors and church leaders through the years and across the country. These conversations are grounded in real relationships and demonstrate how the friendship we share with each other in the gospel can transcend culture, distance, and even death. This is our family. We invite you in. It’s real, and broken, and beautiful. This is Harbor Network.
Twitter:
@sojournnetwork
Language:
English
Episodes
Mike Cosper
2/17/2022
The Rise and Fall of Mars Hill proved to be the hottest podcast of the year for many. It was discussed around the world in churches, barber shops, coffee bars, and front porches. In this episode, Mike makes it personal, talks about the toll the pod had on his life, what he believes the church has to learn from stories like these, and how evangelicals can find their way back. This one is so good you're going to want to listen to it twice. Saddle up and dig in, folks.
CREDITS
This episode...
Duration:00:49:39
Matt and Lauren Gray
1/27/2022
Matt and Lauren Gray have been serving together in some ministry capacity for almost 20 years, from leading worship, serving in kids ministry, to now the lead pastor and pastor’s wife role. Even though both are Tennessee natives, their path to ministry was not what they had planned. From launching a church plant core group in the middle of a pandemic to merging with a 210-year-old existing church, they are experiencing the Lord's faithfulness all along the way. And this episode is that...
Duration:00:24:11
Jarvis Williams
12/2/2021
Jamaal is the lead pastor of Sojourn Church Midtown in Louisville, KY and the President of Harbor Network. Before receiving the call to Sojourn, he pastored Forest Baptist Church in Louisville, Kentucky from 2008–2015. Jamaal received his bachelor’s degree from Michigan State University, his master’s from The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, and his doctorate, also from Southern, in Black Church Leadership. Jamaal is happily married to Amber, and they are the parents of five beautiful...
Duration:00:33:20
Kurt Hannah
10/28/2021
Kurt is the founding pastor of Missio Dei Church. He has been married to his wife Shannon since 2000 and they live in Central Cincinnati with their four kids (3 teens and a grade-schooler). He loves Reds baseball, outdoor sports, and all forms of competition. His perfect day would involve all those activities with good friends and end with a stiff drink and a smooth cigar.
CREDITS
This episode of This is Harbor Network is a production of Owens Productions
It is produced by me and Mark...
Duration:00:27:15
Winn Collier
9/30/2021
Winn Collier, a pastor for 26 years, was the founding pastor of All Souls in Charlottesville, Virginia. He now serves as Associate Professor of Pastoral Theology & Christian Imagination and director of the Eugene Peterson Center for Christian Imagination at Western Theological Seminary in Holland, Michigan. Winn has a PhD in religion and fiction from the University of Virginia and is the author of multiple books, including Love Big, Be Well: Letters to a Smalltown Church and A Burning in My...
Duration:00:30:59
Scotty Smith
9/16/2021
Scotty is the founding pastor and pastor emeritus of Christ Community Church, in Franklin, TN, which he pastored for 26 years. He presently serves as Teacher in Residence of West End Community Church, a daughter church of Christ Community Church.
CREDITS
This episode of This is Harbor Network is a production of Owens Productions
It is produced by me and Mark Owens.
It is hosted by me and Ronnie Martin.
It is edited and mixed by Mark Owens.
Music by Marc Wallach, Ayden Blackbird, and...
Duration:00:37:12
John Onwuchekwa
9/2/2021
We want to be a network of humble leaders who know how to listen well, which is why we are so excited to share a conversation Ronnie Martin had with John Onwuchekwa, lead pastor of Cornerstone Church in Atlanta’s West End and one of the keynote speakers for this year's Leaders’ Summit. To find out more about John, you can follow him on Twitter. To find out more about Portrait Coffee and Crete Collective visit them online at portrait.coffee and thecretecollective.org.
CREDITS
This episode...
Duration:00:38:47
Paul Gilbert
8/19/2021
Ronnie Martin chats with Paul Gilbert, lead pastor of Four Oaks Community Church - Killearn in Tallahassee, Florida. Paul has served at Four Oaks for the past 25 years, nine of which have been as the lead pastor. He is married to his best friend and the love of his life, Susan, for 29 years, and they have four children together, ages 15 to 22. Paul and Susan met at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, and then married and were off to Reformed Theological Seminary where Paul completed...
Duration:00:25:07
Jeff & Kari Patterson
8/5/2021
Casey Smith chats with Jeff and Kari Patterson, church planters of Renew Church, in Oregon City, Oregon. Jeff serves the church with vision, theology, preaching, and leadership; and Kari serves in a variety of capacities as a writer/speaker and homeschool mama. The conversation begins with a funny story about how their friendship began, travel through some of Marva Dawn's work on Christian ministry and community, and find their way through the trials and joys of church planting as a ministry...
Duration:00:28:07
Josh Jean
7/22/2021
Casey Smith talks with Josh Jean, the lead pastor of Sojourn Beaumont. Josh begins by sharing what it was like growing up in a conservative homeschool setting in a "small" Texas town where his dad was a pastor. The desire to leave the small places where you're from is a common one, so Josh and Esther got out of Beaumont thinking they'd never return. But the Lord had other plans. Through a long and winding road they found themselves back in Beaumont planting a church. It's a typical church...
Duration:00:28:16
Juan Maclean
6/24/2021
Casey Smith sits down with Juan Maclean for a conversation about the time they met and Juan's zeal for Boston, the church planter's marriage and discerning "the call," and how God bids a man to come and die when he calls him to plant. Juan is the lead pastor of Redemption City Church in Boston, MA. He and his wife Debbie live with their three children and their German Shepherd dog. He loves music, grilling, and the Miami Dolphins.
CREDITS
This episode of This is Harbor Network is a...
Duration:00:23:49
Matt and Devon Guertin
6/3/2021
Ronnie Martin sits down with Matt and Devon Guertin for a conversation about ministry callings, true friendship, unexpected blessings, and the willingness to show up in ministry as both needed and needy. At the beginning of 2019, Matt and Devon Guertin had little details about where God was calling them to serve. They were in a season of transition and knew they weren’t to walk it alone. Out of that season, Local Church in Bay Village, OH was birthed.
CREDITS
This episode of This is Harbor...
Duration:00:26:10
Nick Bogardus
5/20/2021
Ronnie Martin sits down with Nick Bogardus for a conversation about wholeheartedness, resiliency, ministry transitions, discerning calling, and a whole host of other things related to church planting and pastoral ministry. Nick is the VP of Marketing for Subsplash and the Chief Strategist at Relational Advisory Group, a consulting and coaching firm that helps Christian marketplace and ministry leaders have a greater impact by integrating their emotional intelligence, communication, and...
Duration:00:28:20
Scott Sauls
4/29/2021
Casey Smith and Ronnie Martin sit down with Scott Sauls for a conversation about wholehearted leadership, ministry friendships, and why church planting is good for the ego. Scott is married to Patti, and dad to Abby and Ellie. He also serves as senior pastor of Christ Presbyterian Church in Nashville, Tennessee. He was previously a lead and preaching pastor at Redeemer Presbyterian in New York City after planting two churches in Kansas City and St. Louis. He’s a pastor, church planter,...
Duration:00:36:19
Sean Nolan
4/15/2021
Ronnie Martins talks with Sean Nolan, the lead pastor of Engage Albany. Sean begins by sharing how his parents' separation led him to become cynical and angry as a teenager, which led him to solidarity and a home within the punk rock community. Later on, he meets his now wife, Hannah, who introduces him to Jesus and together, they get connected to Terra Nova Church. Through these means, the Lord begins to peel back the layers of anger, frustration, and cynicism he experienced in his...
Duration:00:23:16
Ed Marcelle
4/1/2021
Ronnie Martin talks with Ed Marcelle, the Director of Church Planting and Multiplication at Harbor Network. Ed shares about his Catholic upbringing, his journey from atheism to Christianity, and how God used the faithfulness and perseverance of his wife and local pastor to lead him to Jesus. He goes on to describe how as his faith began to grow and mature, his desire to pastor among the people in Albany, NY began to grow as well. He concludes with why church planting is for the longevity and...
Duration:00:25:56
Introducing: This is Harbor Network
3/16/2021
On the podcast, hosts Ronnie Martin and Casey Smith will seek to encourage and inspire by gathering stories from all across our network. Season 3 will also feature outside voices speaking into key aspects of our network's culture, values, and mission. Go ahead and subscribe today, you won't want to miss a single episode.
CREDITS
This is Harbor Network is a production of Owens Productions
Produced by Casey Smith and Mark Owens
Edited and mixed by Mark Owens
Music by Marc Walloch
For...
Duration:00:01:24
Ryan and Kate Welsh
11/7/2019
Nick and Kim Bogardus sit down with Ryan and Kate Welsh from Redeemer Church in Seattle, Washington. Ryan shares that he initially had no desire to work in ministry until the word of God became alive and real to him while attending a Christian college in his twenties. After some prompting by an admissions counselor, Ryan sought out a few youth pastor positions and was hired on at a church in Newberg, Oregon where he grew to care deeply for the students and people of the church. Ryan’s wife...
Duration:00:41:13
Joe and Renee Byler
10/17/2019
On this episode of This is Harbor Network, Ronnie and Melissa Martin sit down with Joe and Renee Byler, from Veritas Church in Short North, Columbus. They talk about their journey into ministry, from growing up Mennonite to becoming a Baptist, from music ministry to serving as a lead pastor, and they talk about the value of Sojourn Network. They even talk about their shared affinity for hot tubs.
Credits
This episode of This is Harbor Network (formerly Sojourn Network) is a production of...
Duration:00:43:53
Leaders Summit Preview: Bonus Episode!
10/15/2019
Bonus Episode! Next week is our annual Leader’s Summit, so Mike Cosper and Dave Owens sat down to preview what’s to come. Hear about what’s new this year, like short talks and new partnerships, and hear about the opportunities that remain for attending our pre-conferences. They’ve also got some encouragements for how to pray and prepare for the Summit, so tune in and enjoy. Produced by Narrativo
Duration:00:12:22