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This Is Harbor Network

37 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 30 ratings

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.

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Mike Cosper

February 17, 2022 12:33 - 49 minutes - 45.6 MB

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...

Matt and Lauren Gray

January 27, 2022 10:00 - 24 minutes - 22.2 MB

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 stor...

Jarvis Williams

December 02, 2021 10:00 - 33 minutes - 30.7 MB

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 ...

Kurt Hannah

October 28, 2021 09:00 - 27 minutes - 25 MB

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 Owen...

Winn Collier

September 30, 2021 13:33 - 31 minutes - 28.4 MB

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 ...

Scotty Smith

September 16, 2021 08:00 - 37 minutes - 34.1 MB

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 Joe...

John Onwuchekwa

September 02, 2021 09:00 - 38 minutes - 35.5 MB

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 ...

Paul Gilbert

August 19, 2021 09:00 - 25 minutes - 23 MB

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 hi...

Jeff & Kari Patterson

August 05, 2021 12:52 - 28 minutes - 25.8 MB

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 ministr...

Josh Jean

July 22, 2021 11:56 - 28 minutes - 25.9 MB

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 pl...

Juan Maclean

June 24, 2021 10:59 - 23 minutes - 21.8 MB

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 p...

Matt and Devon Guertin

June 03, 2021 14:01 - 26 minutes - 24 MB

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 Har...

Nick Bogardus

May 20, 2021 09:00 - 28 minutes - 25.9 MB

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 devel...

Scott Sauls

April 29, 2021 07:00 - 36 minutes - 33.3 MB

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, husba...

Sean Nolan

April 15, 2021 10:30 - 23 minutes - 21.3 MB

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 childhoo...

Ed Marcelle

April 01, 2021 07:15 - 25 minutes - 23.8 MB

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...

Introducing: This is Harbor Network

March 16, 2021 21:35 - 1 minute - 1.29 MB

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 more o...

Ryan and Kate Welsh

November 07, 2019 09:00 - 41 minutes - 37.7 MB

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 K...

Joe and Renee Byler

October 17, 2019 09:30 - 43 minutes - 40.2 MB

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 o...

Leaders Summit Preview: Bonus Episode!

October 15, 2019 09:30 - 12 minutes - 11.3 MB

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

Josh Matteson

October 10, 2019 09:30 - 43 minutes - 39.7 MB

On this episode of the show you’ll hear from Josh Matteson, who sat down with Nick Bogardus to share his story. It’s an incredible journey of grace that led Josh away from the church, away from a pastor’s home, and back again… a true prodigal journey.  Josh is the pastor of Grace Life Church in Phoenix Arizona, a church he planted after 20 years of ministry in Scottsdale. It was a circuitous route into church. Planting, but one that has evidence of God’s hands all over it.  It’s a great st...

Danny and Charity Wright

August 29, 2019 11:41 - 42 minutes - 38.7 MB

On this episode of This is Harbor Network, Ronnie and Melissa Martin sit down with OG's in the network family, Danny and Charity Wright of Greenville Grace, to chat about how being rooted in a place impacts renewal, some of the joys and pains that coincide with longevity in ministry, how becoming a multiplying church can impact a pastor and his wife on a personal level, and how Greenville Grace has bucked the trend when it comes to church planting. This is a beautifully frank conversation be...

Miles and Pam Rohde

August 15, 2019 12:52 - 54 minutes - 49.4 MB

On this episode of This is Harbor Network, Nick Bogardus talks with Miles and Pam Rohde of Redemption Spokane. Miles led a full career in the Air Force before he transitioned to ministry. You’ll hear about his journey into ministry and the way the Lord unified he and his wife Pam along the way. The first church Miles pastored on his own left he and Pam isolated in the small rural community of Marshall, MN. Miles speaks about the three years he and Pam spent there and how they learned the val...

Jeremy and Jessie Linneman

August 01, 2019 09:30 - 53 minutes - 49.1 MB

On this episode Nick Bogardus talks to Jeremy and Jessie Linneman of Trinity Church in Columbia, MO. Jeremy discusses navigating the call to vocational ministry, the affirmation and clarification in it for he and Jessie and the momentum and energy of being a part of a church exploding at the seams. Jeremy began as an intern for Sojourn Community Church in Louisville, KY and helped to launch its J-town campus and shortly thereafter became an Executive Pastor for the East Campus location. Jere...

Ronnie and Melissa Martin

July 18, 2019 09:30 - 49 minutes - 45.1 MB

Ronnie and Melissa Martin talk with Nick Bogardus about their journey into church planting. It wasn’t something they initially considered but where God led them, by surrounding them with a community of church planting pastors and wives who nurtured their faith and calling. They planted Substance Church in Ashland, Ohio seven years ago and have built strong solid relationships along the way. Melissa talks about the blessing of being available for ministry and the work she’s been able to carry...

Nick and Kim Bogardus

June 20, 2019 09:30 - 43 minutes - 40.2 MB

Ronnie and Melissa Martin talk to Nick and Kim Bogardus from Cross of Christ church in Orange County, CA about their ministry journey and their personal experience with Harbor Network. Nick left Southern California where he had a home and a business to follow the Lord’s calling to Mongolia where Kim was working in the Peace Corps. It was in Mongolia that Nick experienced intensive ministry for the first time while teaching through the Bible and preaching with the help of a translator. Nick a...

Dave Owens and Mike Cosper

June 06, 2019 09:30 - 48 minutes - 44.1 MB

Mike Cosper and Dave Owens explore the history of the Harbor Network, the vision and values, and the exciting future of the network. The journey of Harbor Network began with Acts 29, where they were influenced to start something new and exciting. Inspired by the culture of creativity, health, and wholeness, the network started crafting a concrete vision based on sustainable growth. Looking onward, there are a lot of exciting changes and events to look forward to. Credits This episode of Thi...

Jamaal and Amber Williams

September 13, 2018 16:05 - 38 minutes - 35.3 MB

On this episode, our Executive Director Dave Harvey sits with Jamaal and Amber Williams. Jamaal is the pastor of Sojourn Midtown in Louisville, KY. They share their story, talk about their first pastorate, their transition to pastoring at Sojourn, and their passion for racial reconciliation and pastoring a multiethnic church. Credits This episode of This is Harbor Network (formerly Sojourn Network) is a production of The Narrativo Group Produced by Mike Cosper Music by Sojourn Music Edit...

Travis Scott

August 30, 2018 13:34 - 42 minutes - 38.6 MB

On today's show, Nick Bogardus sits down with Travis Scott. Nick is the pastor of Cross of Christ Church in Orange County, California. Travis Scott is the pastor of Shorebreak Church in Kailua Kona, Hawaii. They'll talk about their friendship, about planting in Hawaii, and about the unique cross-cultural challenges of that context. We hope you enjoy it. Thanks for listening. Credits This episode of This is Harbor Network (formerly Sojourn Network) is a production of The Narrativo Group Pro...

Collin Hansen

August 09, 2018 18:24 - 46 minutes - 42.8 MB

On today's show, Mike Cosper from Sojourn Community Church in Louisville, Kentucky is sitting down with Collin Hansen from Redeemer Community Church in Birmingham, Alabama and the editorial director for The Gospel Coalition. They talk about his work on the "young, restless, and reformed," the church's place in a shifting culture, and his own personal journey into ministry and his life's work. Credits This episode of This is Harbor Network (formerly Sojourn Network) is a production of The Na...

Brandon Shields

July 26, 2018 18:02 - 37 minutes - 34.1 MB

On today's show, Ronnie Martin from Substance Church in Ashland, Ohio is sitting down with Brandon Shields from Soma in Indianapolis, Indiana. They talk about how Brandon moved from South Florida to Indy, planted Soma as an outsider, about how he grew Soma into a multi-site church, and about how they became a church-planting church. Oh yeah, and they talk a bit about how you fight ego as a pastor and church planter. Credits This episode of This is Harbor Network (formerly Sojourn Network) i...

Aaron Gray

July 12, 2018 18:37 - 39 minutes - 36.4 MB

On today's show, Ronnie Martin from Substance Church in Ashland, Ohio is sitting down with Aaron Gray from Sound City Bible Church in Seattle, Washington. Aaron's church planting story is pretty unique. They planted in the aftermath of Mars Hill Church closing its doors, and Aaron shares that story and the evidences of grace that came out of that hardship. Credits This episode of This is Harbor Network (formerly Sojourn Network) is a production of The Narrativo Group Produced by Mike Cospe...

Rusty McKie

June 29, 2018 13:04 - 33 minutes - 31 MB

On this episode, Dave Owens chats with Rusty McKie. Rusty is the lead pastor of Sojourn Community Church in Chattanooga, TN, and Today we talk about the ups and downs of church planting, pastoring through dark seasons, and about God's faithfulness—his ability to show up—when things get confusing. Credits This episode of This is Harbor Network (formerly Sojourn Network) is a production of The Narrativo Group Produced by Mike Cosper Music by Sojourn Music Edited and Mixed by TJ Hester Mus...

Dan Hyun

June 15, 2018 12:47 - 35 minutes - 32.7 MB

On this episode, Mike Cosper chats with Dan Hyun. Dan is the lead pastor of The Village Church in Baltimore, MD. Today, we're talking to Dan Hyun, pastor of the Village Church in Baltimore, Maryland. Dan planted the Village Church in 2008 with a vision of growing a multicultural community, and he's done that. We talk about the challenges of that calling starting with growing up in Korean churches and growing into the vision that drives him today. Credits This episode of This is Harbor Netwo...

Nick Nye

May 31, 2018 00:32 - 38 minutes - 35 MB

On this episode, Ronnie Martin chats with Nick Nye. Ronnie is the lead pastor of Substance Church in Ashland, OH, and Nick is the founding pastor of Veritas Church in Columbus, OH, and is currently serving as the lead pastor of Apostles Church Union Square in New York City. Today we talk about Nick's church planting journey, the challenges in the early days of planting, and the challenges that came later as the church grew, and much more. Credits This episode of This is Harbor Network (form...

Matt Herron

May 16, 2018 12:13 - 30 minutes - 28.2 MB

A conversation between Dave Owens, Associate Director of Harbor Network, and Matt Herron, Lead Pastor of Sojourn Traverse in Traverse City, Michigan. Credits This episode of This is Harbor Network (formerly Sojourn Network) is a production of The Narrativo Group Produced by Mike Cosper Music by Sojourn Music Edited and Mixed by TJ Hester Music by Sojourn Music

John and Jena Starke

April 26, 2018 19:48 - 38 minutes - 35.2 MB

On this episode, we chat with John and Jena Stake. John and Jena live in New York City where John is a pastor at Apostles Uptown. Today we talk about how they met, their journey to New York City, how they navigated depression together, what Sojourn Network means to them, and even some advice for young pastors who desire to plant churches in the city. Credits This episode of This is Harbor Network (formerly Sojourn Network) is a production of The Narrativo Group Produced by Mike Cosper Mus...

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