Pushpay's Moving Mountains Podcast

Real talk from church leaders about overcoming challenges and growing their ministries.

Moving Mountains Podcast Ep. 23 09/01/2023

Moving Mountains Podcast Ep. 23 Hybrid church can sound impersonal and unconnected. But for Sandals Church, strategy and intentionality have helped them reach and impact people online in a powerful way. Their Online Campus Manager, Morgan Teruel, shares how Sandals Church firmly believes that digital discipleship is not only possible, but already in motion. That’s why they’re using research, reports, and experimenting with technology to make the hybrid experience even better. Pushpay helps churches connect and engage with their community, through church management software, digital giving, and custom apps. To learn more about how Pushpay can help your church's ministry, click here: bit.ly/3l8K9QT /episode/index/show/movingmountains/id/27823893

Moving Mountains Podcast Ep. 22 06/01/2023

Moving Mountains Podcast Ep. 22 As a church leader, we know you want to better serve your congregation, but how can effective tracking help you achieve this goal? In this episode, John Broadhead, Senior Executive Pastor at the Village Church, discusses the critical role tracking plays in effective pastoring and discipleship. With his diverse background—from problem-solving in the engineering world to serving in ministry—John offers valuable insights on how to implement a system, effectively lead your church, and pastor your community. Pushpay helps churches connect and engage with their community, through church management software, digital giving, and custom apps. To learn more about how Pushpay can help your church's ministry, click here: bit.ly/3l8K9QT /episode/index/show/movingmountains/id/26973393

Moving Mountains Podcast Ep. 21 04/01/2023

Moving Mountains Podcast Ep. 21 Generosity is at the heart of the Church. But how can you create a culture of generosity within your own ministry? In this episode of Moving Mountains, Pastor Randy Deal reveals how Rock Point Church has created a culture of generosity and some of the amazing things God has done through their members' generosity. Our 2023 State of Church Technology Report shows the “trend” of hybrid church didn't end with COVID, but is here to stay. Download the report to see where it’s going: bit.ly/41zCJJq Pushpay helps churches connect and engage with their community, through church management software, digital giving, and custom apps. To learn more about how Pushpay can help your church's ministry, click here: bit.ly/3l8K9QT /episode/index/show/movingmountains/id/26345904

Moving Mountains Podcast Ep. 20 02/01/2023

Moving Mountains Podcast Ep. 20 From celebrating growth to catching people before they slip through the cracks, Joe Bedenbaugh, the Ministry Intelligence Director at Valley Creek Church, shares ways for churches to effectively minister and form powerful connections. Hear how Valley Creek uses data metrics and technology to visually represent the journey from lost to leader. Visit to learn more about how technology can help strengthen your church’s ministry. /episode/index/show/movingmountains/id/25773621

Moving Mountains Podcast Ep. 19 12/01/2022

Moving Mountains Podcast Ep. 19 If you’re not sure where to start when it comes to technology in the church, this episode with Jordan Page can offer clarity, as he shares ways to bridge the gap. Leading a church that fully embraces technology, Jordan shares that it’s nothing to be afraid of, but something to be embraced. And by embracing tech, we also reach and embrace the next generation. Visit to learn more about how technology can help strengthen your church’s ministry. /episode/index/show/movingmountains/id/25127151

Moving Mountains Podcast Ep. 18: Avoiding Ministry Burnout: How to Navigate Difficult Seasons 10/01/2022

Moving Mountains Podcast Ep. 18: Avoiding Ministry Burnout: How to Navigate Difficult Seasons Recent studies have uncovered a sharp rise in the number of church leaders who have seriously considered leaving full-time ministry. In this episode of Moving Mountains, Pete Briscoe shares the challenges behind pastoral burnout and loneliness. Based on his 20+ years of pastoring, Pete offers advice on how pastors can protect their energy to get through isolation and navigate difficult seasons. Pushpay helps churches connect and engage with their community and the next generation, through church management software, digital giving, and custom apps. To learn more about how Pushpay can help your church’s ministry, click here: /episode/index/show/movingmountains/id/24507624

Moving Mountains Podcast Ep. 17: Discipling the Next Generation with Every Generation - Matt Harder 08/01/2022

Moving Mountains Podcast Ep. 17: Discipling the Next Generation with Every Generation - Matt Harder Wondering how you can make a lasting impact on this generation and the next? With 13 years of experience as a youth pastor, Matt Harder of New Life Church has learned many strategies to engage students and encourage them to become fully devoted followers of Christ, and talks through his experience in applying those at New Life. Pushpay helps churches connect and engage with their community and the next generation, through church management software, digital giving, and custom apps. To learn more about how Pushpay can help your church’s ministry, click here: /episode/index/show/movingmountains/id/23882088

Moving Mountains Podcast Ep. 16: Creating an Engaging and Successful Vacation Bible School for Children and Youth - Carolyn Kersten 06/01/2022

Moving Mountains Podcast Ep. 16: Creating an Engaging and Successful Vacation Bible School for Children and Youth - Carolyn Kersten Whether you want to effectively impact the next generation or build faithful volunteers, Carolyn Kersten has the insight to help! Carolyn was a Children and Family Ministry Director who led Vacation Bible School for 16 years before her role as Strategic Leader of Growth. Along with her sister Katie Kregel, they make a dynamic duo impacting children and families! Katie has created an incredible VBS resource with helpful processes that you can find here: Pushpay helps churches connect and engage with their community, through church management software, digital giving, and custom apps. To learn more about how Pushpay can help your church's ministry, click here: https://bit.ly/3l8K9QT /episode/index/show/movingmountains/id/23231039

Moving Mountains Podcast Ep. 15: Balancing Life and Work 05/01/2022

Moving Mountains Podcast Ep. 15: Balancing Life and Work How can I have a more balanced life? For Jenn Alexander, Pastor with Hosanna Church, that perfect place of “balance” does not exist. In this episode, she shares her experience balancing ministry, leadership, motherhood, and family time. In doing so, she explains the journey we all go on to grow and become all that God has made us as leaders. #jennalexanderhosanna #balancingact #motherhoodandministry #movingmountains Pushpay helps churches connect and engage with their community, through church management software, digital giving, and custom apps. To learn more about how Pushpay can help your church's ministry, click here: https://bit.ly/3l8K9QT /episode/index/show/movingmountains/id/22937789

Ep. 14: You can't shake this Lion Heart - Mike Yeager 04/01/2022

Ep. 14: You can't shake this Lion Heart - Mike Yeager "There is a great adventure that awaits when we step out and say 'yes' to God. Courage presupposes the existence of danger and we want to write music that resurrects Christian courage." In this episode, Pastor Mike shares how, in the midst of the most challenging times in their ministry, they created songs that inspired believers of their God-given authority in Christ to be overcomers. There are songs within the hearts of Believers that have yet to be written. We hope that you and your teams will be inspired to step out and see what awaits! Make sure you check out Awaken Music's album, Lionheart, available on multiple streaming platforms. And if you'd like to download a copy of their sheet music, including their new single Come What May, go to https://grow.pushpay.com/lp-pdc-moving-mountains.html /episode/index/show/movingmountains/id/22622969

Ep. 13: Friendship—It's Complicated - Andi Andrew 03/11/2022

Ep. 13: Friendship—It's Complicated - Andi Andrew Andi Andrew, co-founding pastor of Liberty Church and author of 'She is Free', 'Fake or Follower', and 'Friendship it's Complicated', isn’t afraid to analyze the common denominator in her failed friendships: herself. In this episode, pastor Andi candidly shares what she's learned through her own mistakes and offers tools for creating meaningful and lasting relationships, including humility, confrontation, and boundaries—all of which starts with self. If you would like to purchase Andi's books, or check out more of the fantastic resources that she offers, make sure you go to andiandrew.com. Pushpay helps churches connect and engage with their community, through church management software, digital giving, and custom apps. To learn more about how Pushpay can help your church's ministry, click here: https://bit.ly/3l8K9QT /episode/index/show/movingmountains/id/22398614

Ep. 12: Diversity in the Church - Jeremiah Betron 02/01/2022

Ep. 12: Diversity in the Church - Jeremiah Betron Pastor Jeremiah shares how Irving Bible Church has been very intentional about becoming a multi-ethnic church that reflects God’s vision for his kingdom. One of the ways they began this journey was by starting conversations around race and ethnicity, so they could learn and grow together—these discussions were not always easy, but so worth it! If you want to discover more about these questions, go to to access their video series. You won’t regret it. Pushpay helps churches connect and engage with their community, through church management software, digital giving, and custom apps. to learn more about how Pushpay can help your church's ministry. /episode/index/show/movingmountains/id/21851267

Ep. 11: Giving Processes Represents Lives - Jeremiah Betron 01/01/2022

Ep. 11: Giving Processes Represents Lives - Jeremiah Betron How can giving reports and financial data tell a compelling story? Because numbers represent people. Dr. Jeremiah Betron, operations pastor at Irving Bible Church, has a passion for church admin and operations. In this episode, he shares strategies that allow his donors to see the impact of their giving and explains how his church builds a meaningful relationship with each giver at IBC. /episode/index/show/movingmountains/id/21553805

Ep. 10: Snowball Generosity - Tani Keller 12/01/2021

Ep. 10: Snowball Generosity - Tani Keller Tani Keller, Executive Pastor at Stockbridge Community Church in GA, and her pastor set a goal to double their generosity during the Pandemic, which they exceeded. By living out their motto" When you give, people live", they began sending pastors checks with a note of encouragement that made a timely and powerful impact on the Kingdom. /episode/index/show/movingmountains/id/21274394

Ep. 8: Creating an Impactful Special Needs Ministry - Will Marotti 11/24/2021

Ep. 8: Creating an Impactful Special Needs Ministry - Will Marotti Pastor Will Marotti with New Life Church, Connecticut shares their heart for the differently abled community, and how digital giving has allowed them to create a facility and environment serving differently abled children and their parents. Pastor Will also shares why communicating the various giving environments is important for sustainable ministry, even through a pandemic. /episode/index/show/movingmountains/id/20591759

Ep. 9: Love Well, Lead Faithfully - Glenn Packiam 11/01/2021

Ep. 9: Love Well, Lead Faithfully - Glenn Packiam Have you found yourself in a place where you’ve struggled to love well and lead faithfully? Pastor Glenn addresses the most pressing questions for today’s leaders, and shares personal experiences and practical strategies to avoid burnout in a rapidly changing world. /episode/index/show/movingmountains/id/20976809

Ep. 7: Church Anywhere - Jeff Whye 09/01/2021

Ep. 7: Church Anywhere - Jeff Whye Jeff Whye, Online Campus Pastor for Sandals Church, shares how they went from 2,000 people watching online to having tens of thousands of people connected through Church Anywhere. utilizing tools such as Roku’s Streaming platform, and Forms and Processes in Pushpay’s ChMS. /episode/index/show/movingmountains/id/20238578

Ep. 6: The 10/40 Window - Mark Shetler 08/01/2021

Ep. 6: The 10/40 Window - Mark Shetler In this episode Mark Shetler, Executive Pastor of River City Christian shares the creative idea God gave them that led to them touching the lives of people of all cultures and nations, all in their own backyard. /episode/index/show/movingmountains/id/19955012

Ep. 5: ChurchKids Stories - Damon Strom 07/01/2021

Ep. 5: ChurchKids Stories - Damon Strom Whether you want to make a lasting impact on a generation or be inspired with fresh ideas for your ministry, this podcast will undoubtedly do both. Damon Strom, Children’s Pastor with ChurchHome in WA, shares the vital importance of vision, risk taking, and fostering an entrepreneur spirit in ministry for creative innovation. Check out their newest technology by simply saying, “Alexa, enable ChurchKids Story”, you will be glad you did! /episode/index/show/movingmountains/id/19676477

Ep. 4: Vital Processes for Digital Discipleship - Mark Bofill 06/04/2021

Ep. 4: Vital Processes for Digital Discipleship - Mark Bofill How do you make sure you keep new guests from slipping out the door? Pastor Mark Bofill with Calvary Worship Center in Colorado Springs, CO shares how they overcame this problem by creating a DNA Process within their ChMS solution, where guests can Discover the heart of the church, Navigate and learn their spiritual gifts and servanthood, and Activate by plugging in and starting the discipleship journey so they can grow deeper in their relationship with Jesus Christ. /episode/index/show/movingmountains/id/19349798

Ep. 3: Stepping into Uncharted Waters - Hailey Roberts 05/01/2021

Ep. 3: Stepping into Uncharted Waters - Hailey Roberts In this episode, Hailey Roberts, Director of Veritas Foundation, shares how the Lord is faithfully providing for blind and visually impaired children at Paul School for the Blind in Sierra Leone. Through the generosity of donors, children who once were so malnourished they couldn’t stay awake are now learning, thriving, and celebrating a personal relationship with Christ. /episode/index/show/movingmountains/id/18883430

Ep. 2: Jesus Would Take Full Advantage of Technology - Pastor David Sauer 04/08/2021

Ep. 2: Jesus Would Take Full Advantage of Technology - Pastor David Sauer Dave Sauer, Executive Pastor of Adventure Church, shares how their church truly lives for the adventure! The Pandemic brought increased ministry challenges, yet in the midst of those challenges, creativity also increased. Dave really believes that Jesus would take full advantage of today’s technology to touch the lives of people, and Adventure church leaders and staff do too, reaching people in their church and community in creative ways to make a powerful impact on the Kingdom! /episode/index/show/movingmountains/id/18608861

Ep. 1: Reopening church safely after COVID with Pastor Josh Street 03/04/2021

Ep. 1: Reopening church safely after COVID with Pastor Josh Street Whether it be a natural disaster like Hurricane Michael, the number three most powerful storm in U.S. history, or a Pandemic that suddenly closes churches, how do we respond when these mountains seem immovable? When suddenly we can no longer meet in our churches, how do we BE the Church? In this Podcast, Josh Street of Northstar Church in Panama City, FL shares how we can serve others outside the four walls of the church, and when we come together again in the church, how we can do so in a much safer way. /episode/index/show/movingmountains/id/18191840

Pushpay's Moving Mountains Podcast

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