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Episode 204: The Hospitality of Building a Joyful Church Community — Bob Pollema (Part 1)
"Church should be a place where everybody knows your name and they're always glad you came…Relationships and listening are key to building a healthy…
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Jason Ruis
Episode 203: Confessional Renewal—Passing Down Confessional Heritage—Willem de Vries (Part 2)
“I'm seeing resurgence among the younger generations that have a burgeoning desire for the truth…I believe too many of our young people leave the church…
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Jason Ruis

November 2024

Episode 202: Authentic Church Community—Love, Truth, and Genuine Fellowship—Willem de Vries (Part 1)
"If God has a plan for you and you're trying to resist, it's going to be a losing battle." — Willem de Vries
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Jason Ruis
Episode 201: Relying on God's Power in Weakness During Church Renewal and Reformation
“I’m impatient…Even when I think I’m being patient…eventually I throw up my hands and [think,] it’s not happening quick enough…The temptation is to find…
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Jason Ruis
Episode 200: Recovering the CRC's Doctrine of Covenant
“‘Keep a close watch on yourself and on the teaching/doctrine’...First, it’s on an individual level, keep a close watch on yourself.
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Jason Ruis
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Episode 199: Know, Believe, Stay Faithful - Leadership for Unprecedented Times - Steve Zwart (Part 2)
“Know what you believe and stay faithful!…We have got to have this identity thing figured out personally, the local church, denominations, whatever…
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Jason Ruis

October 2024

2025 Messy Reformation Conference
"The Spiritual Heart of a Reformed Church" | April 28-30, 2025
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Jason Ruis
Reformation Day Announcement: 2025 Messy Reformation Conference
"The Spiritual Heart of a Reformed Church" | April 28-30, 2025
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Jason Ruis
Episode 198: The Power of Patient Church Leadership Through Hard Seasons - Steve Zwart (Part 1)
“Don’t bail just because it’s getting hard…Don’t bail just because there’s the smell of roast preacher in the air.” -Steve Zwart
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Jason Ruis
Episode 197: The Beautiful Life - Contrasting Secular Visions with God's Glory - Rob Toornstra(Part 2)
“We all have some vision of what [the beautiful life] looks like [including] my secular humanist friend.
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Jason Ruis
Episode 196: Engaging Culture Without Compromise - The Power of Reformed Theology in a Progressive Era - Rob Toornstra (Part 1)
“In my preaching and teaching, I try to not assume that everybody in my church is converted…I try to preach and teach in a way that if you’re a…
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Jason Ruis
Episode 195: Adopt Your Mission Field - Evangelism Through Long-Term Relationships - Pete Armstrong (Part 2)
“[I want listeners to have]...a deep sense of hope…Whatever your church is going through…we don’t build the church.
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Jason Ruis
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