EVERY CHURCH FLOURISHING
BY THE GREAT COMMISSION ASSOCIATION
The Every Church Flourishing podcast is created to share stories and insights that encourage churches in gospel ministry.
We’re thrilled to introduce our host, Pastor Chase Thompson. A longtime podcaster with over 1,000 episodes since 2005, he sees podcasting as a powerful tool for disciple-making and sharing the good news.
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Recent Episodes
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Oct. 11, 2026
Uncensored Insider's View of Church Renewal - How to Confront and Help Heal Church Problems and Failures + Throwback Vietnamese Sarsaparilla Soda Review.
Every Church Flourishing Episodes 39-40 with Tammi Smorynski and Samuel Kommu and possibly Pastor Christopher. Title: Church Renewal from the Inside - Church Revitalization from the pews. Samuel Kommu from Calvary Baptist Church in Santa Clara Tammi Smorynski from Oak Grove Baptist Church in San Jose Some of the negative impacts of Church Drama. Young leaders. To be sustainable, churches need to constantly prioritize getting younger people involved in leadership. The church is a complex organi
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Oct. 4, 2026
Church Replanting, Church Revitalization, and Help For Struggling Churches with Bob Bickford. Culture Eats Strategy For Breakfast. + Dangers of Soda Racism.
Every Church Flourishing 38 With Bob Bickford. Title: Culture Eats Strategy For Breakfast. Church Replanting, Church Revitalization, and Help For Struggling Churches with Bob Bickford. FIND YOUR DOTTIES. The Dangers of Soda Racism. If you don’t deal with your church’s problems because you don’t want people to leave, the truth is that people will leave BECAUSE you aren’t dealing with your church’s problems. Put a gifted pastor in the wrong culture and that culture will eat him alive. Culture
Sept. 27, 2026
WHY leads to WHAT: Pastoring Change in Churches That Want Change But Resist It. HELP! My Church Isn’t Growing…What Should We Do?! With Bob Bickford
Episode 37: WHY leads to WHAT: Pastoring Change in Churches That Want Change But Resist It. HELP! My Church Isn’t Growing…What Should We Do?! With Bob Bickford of the Nashville Baptist Association. Notes: We think if we deal with our problems, people will leave, but the truth is that if we DON’T deal with our problems, people will leave. How attendance fluctuates in church replants and church revitalizations. Sometimes you will have a double dip when people leave because the church has change
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Sept. 20, 2026
If You Don’t Develop Young Leaders, Your Church Will Die. ALWAYS Be Thinking about Four Generations Worth of Leaders in Your Church. + Review of Romantic Peach Cola
Cody Bryan and Christian Challenge Santa Cruz: Brandon O’Sullivan at Gospel Community: How can young ministers and leaders in the church avoid controversy and offense so that they can be fruitful and flourish? How can churches have...
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Sept. 13, 2026
Churches: Make Room for Young Leaders! The Kingdom of God is Not Competitive, But Cooperative. Santa Cruz College Discipleship.
Today's episode features Pastor Brandon O'Sullivan from Gospel Community Church in Santa Cruz, California: https://www.gospelcommunitysc.org/leadership And Cody Bryan, from Christian Challenge at U.C. Santa Cruz. Episode 35: How Can Parachurch and Church Ministries Work Together?? The Kingdom of God is Not Competitive, But Cooperative. How Can Churches Make Room for Young Leaders and Not Stifle Them? Why is it CRUCIAL for churches to make room for young leaders?? How a Bible-Believing Church
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Sept. 6, 2026
It’s Healthy To Need Help! Counseling is Intensive Discipleship for Wounded Believers. What are signs that you should talk to a counselor?
How to get in touch with Jason Kovacs and Gospel Care Collective: https://www.gospelcarecollective.com/counseling/jason-kovacs/ How Jesus in the Garden models for us the need to share our burdens, pains, and needs with other believers rather than bottle them up. What are signs and symptoms that your anxiety or stress has gone beyond the point where you can handle it on your own? What are some signs in a leader’s life that they are close to a breakdown? What are signs that you should talk to