Wellspring Church Podcast

Pastor Steve was recently asked, "What are some things you wish you had known earlier about evangelism?" That led him to think of 10+ lessons learned about ministry that could be helpful to you.

Here's the summary. Listen to the pod for the whole thing! 1) Pray more. 2) People don't care what you know until they know that you care. 3) It's not a presentation, it's a conversation. 4) It's ok to say "I don't know...let me get back to you." 5) Sow widely 6) It's possible to win people to you and not win them to Christ. 7) Be just as intentional about discipling a new believer as pursuing an interested unbeliever. 8) This is hardest area of ministry to lead others in. 9) Secret to evangelism is overcoming fear. 10) Just do it!

Bonus: People are WAY more willing to talk about spiritual things than Christians often assume. So start that conversation!

View Details

The Council at Jerusalem - Joel Vint by Wellspring Church

View Details

Necessary Hardships - Steve Lutz by Wellspring Church

View Details

The Commissioning of Barnabas and Paul - Joel Vint by Wellspring Church

View Details

Fervent & Flourishing - Steve Lutz by Wellspring Church

View Details

In the Way or On the Way? - Steve Lutz by Wellspring Church

View Details

Joel, Rebecca, and Aaron join Steve to tell stories about how God was working in year 1 of Salt Company at Penn State, and to look ahead to next year!

View Details

The Good News about the Good News - Matt Toms by Wellspring Church

View Details

Pastor Steve talks about the Discipleship Storyline at Wellspring and gives 5 reasons why you--yes you!--should join us for StoryLab this weekend! http://wellspringchurch.co/grow/storyline

View Details

Pastor Steve exhorts us to keep wrestling in prayer even--especially--when it's hard, because the Kingdom of God advances most when it's hard.

View Details

Giving Thanks - Joel Vint by Wellspring Church

View Details

Pastor Steve talks about the screening of the award-winning documentary Unrest and why he's excited for Wellspring to host this outreach to the community.

View Details

In Sunday's sermon, we heard that confession is the key that unlocks all other prayer. But what else can it unlock? Pastor Steve paints a picture of what it looks like to be a church that values confession, and how we can help each other practice it.

View Details

Communion Through Confession - Curry Kennedy by Wellspring Church

View Details

Aaron Kelly joins Pastor Steve to talk about worship at Wellspring and Salt Company: lessons learned over the past year, what he's excited to see happening on our teams, the influence of the Tabernacle on modern worship, and his philosophy of worship, including whether "excellence" is a dirty word in the church. They also discuss the upcoming Night of Worship at Wellspring on Friday, 4/20 at 7:30!

View Details

The Glory Due His Name - Steve Lutz by Wellspring Church

View Details

Good theology leads to doxology. In this Thread, Pastor Steve follows up on his sermon on adoration to talk about how the study of theology can fuel our worship and praise of God.

View Details

Freedom from Fear // Steve Lutz by Wellspring Church

View Details

Who is This? // Ron Lutz by Wellspring Church

View Details

Unfortunately, a technical mishap left us with only the audio from our camera, not the typical audio recorded from the soundboard. Forgive the bad recording quality!

View Details

Following up on the 'Secret' to Joy sermon on the parable of the talents, Pastor Steve discusses two common misunderstandings of Jesus' teaching and why it matters.

View Details

The "Secret" to Joy - Steve Lutz by Wellspring Church

View Details

Do you ever feel like you're forgetting something? More and more people are reporting that they are forgetting how to do things that used to come easily, like reading. In this age of information overload, what else might we be forgetting, and what does that mean for our discipleship?

Here's the link Pastor Steve mentions in the episode: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/i-have-forgotten-how-toread/article37921379/

View Details

How do you feed on the Word of God? Is it life-giving? Is it part of your daily rhythms? Pastor Steve offers 3 ways to get into the Word of God, and let it get in to you.

View Details

The Question of Authority - Stephen Woods by Wellspring Church

View Details

Showy Fruitlessness - Steve Lutz by Wellspring Church

View Details

Worship Restored - Joel Vint by Wellspring Church

View Details

Wednesday 2/14 is a big day! It's not only Valentine's Day, but it's the first day of Lent--called Ash Wednesday in some traditions.

This Thread discusses what is Lent, what it's for, and how you can join Wellspring in observing it.

Here's the link to the Bible Reading Plan Pastor Steve mentions: https://www.bible.com/reading-plans/1418-preparing-our-hearts-for-easter-lent

View Details

Righteous Risk - Steve Lutz by Wellspring Church

View Details

A Violent Grace - Steve Lutz by Wellspring Church

View Details

Yes, Pastor Steve is a huge Eagles fan. Yes, his voice is hoarse from cheering during the game. Yes, he could probably talk for hours breaking down the game and what gave the Eagles the advantage. But that's not what he'll do here!

Instead, in this Super Bowl edition of the Wellspring Sermon Thread, we'll look at the very public faith of several of the Eagles players, from QB1 to the bottom of the roster and to the coaches. In the book of Acts, we've seen people who are willing to publicly align themselves with Jesus, no matter what. These Eagles players have done that, and many have done an amazing job at communicating their faith in sincere and thoughtful ways. Pastor Steve highlights a few examples to show how they model authentic faith to the rest of us--even if we're not up on that Super Bowl podium.

To watch a few of these guys in action, check out these clips: https://youtu.be/h-_14cxbavc https://youtu.be/yTUUovzyJms https://youtu.be/2INzxGqF_QQ https://youtu.be/c_Q_2YcGUsI

View Details

Why is evangelism one of the places where Christians often feel most inauthentic? The Gospel helps us to be authentic and real in all the right ways when it comes to sharing Jesus.

View Details

Divine Appointment - Joel Vint by Wellspring Church

View Details

Controlling Interest - Steve Lutz by Wellspring Church

View Details

What does Joy in the City look like? Hear a story about how churches are working together to bring joy to Portland, OR.

View Details

Joy in the City - Steve Lutz by Wellspring Church

View Details

What are Cornerstone Habits? Habits that connect us to Christ and act as catalysts to allow other good habits to take hold. What are they, and how can you implement them? Listen to this Thread to find out.

To hear more content like this, come to the Storyline Collaborative this weekend at Wellspring. Friday Jan 12 6:30-9:30pm, and Saturday Jan 13 9am-noon. Register here: wellspringchurch.breezechms.com/form/e8587c

View Details

Many things compete for our attention. Pastor Steve looks at Proverbs 4:20-27 and exhorts us to keep our eyes focused ahead on Jesus.

View Details

Hope - Matt Toms by Wellspring Church

View Details

In His Steps - Steve Lutz by Wellspring Church

View Details

Waiting for a King - Joel Vint by Wellspring Church

View Details

Advent can be a time of massive distractions and busyness. But it can also be a time of growing closer to Jesus. This thread gives 5 ways to get near to Jesus during Advent.

View Details

The arrival of Jesus at Christmas was surprising, unexpected, upside-down. Maybe the way we anticipate the celebration of his birth should be as well.

View Details

Waiting for the Promised Land - Steve Lutz by Wellspring Church

View Details

If God wants us to wait, there must be a good reason. But why? What good comes from waiting?

View Details

How does Advent remind us of a uniquely Christian hope that flies in the face of much cultural celebration of Christmas?

View Details

Waiting for Deliverance - Steve Lutz by Wellspring Church

View Details

Stephen was not only the first martyr and a servant of the church, but a man who knew how to live--and die--well. In this Thread, Pastor Steve highlights 3 attributes that transformed this ordinary man serving an extraordinary Savior.

View Details

Grace goes to the undeserving. Jonah had a hard time with that...and so do we. You'll likely have an opportunity to show grace to some undeserving people this week, even at your Thanksgiving table. How will you respond?

View Details

Acts 6:8-15, 7

View Details

Servants of the Church - Steve Lutz by Wellspring Church

View Details

Fighting God's Fight - Raphael Mnkandhla by Wellspring Church

View Details

Threads // Would the Early Church Celebrate Halloween? by Wellspring Church

View Details

Threads // See How They Love One Another! by Wellspring Church

View Details

Acts 4:32-5:11

View Details

Threads // 3 Keys to Earth-Shaking Prayer by Wellspring Church

View Details

Acts 4:23-31

View Details

Threads // They Had Been With Jesus by Wellspring Church

View Details

Threads // Son of God, Son of Man by Wellspring Church

View Details

Acts 4:1-20

View Details

Threads // How to Overcome Fear of Talking About Jesus by Wellspring Church

View Details

Threads // The Persuasive Power of an Attractive Community by Wellspring Church

View Details

Threads // The Blessings of Real Repentance by Wellspring Church

View Details

Pastor Steve tackles the tough question: Should Christians judge?

View Details

Acts 3:13-26

View Details

Pastor Steve tackles a challenging question: "Why doesn't God always heal?"

View Details

Threads // Faith Alone by Wellspring Church

View Details

Pastor Steve continues the discussion on Prosperity Gospel teaching and the falsehood it conveys.

View Details

Acts 3:1-16

View Details

Threads // Rest and Distraction by Wellspring Church

View Details

Pastor Steve contrasts the community of the early church with the isolation that is rampant in our current age.

View Details

Pastor Steve walks us through the distinctive nature of Christianity, and how it differed from other religions in the day.

View Details

Pastor Steve ties the community of the early Church to the powerful witness of the early church.

View Details

Here Pastor Steve talks about a thread from last week's message that He couldn't fully unpack then - Should Wealth Distribution also happen today as it did in the early church?

Acts 2:42-47

Acts 2:32-41

Acts 2:1-13

John 7:37-38

Wellspring Church Podcast: Recent Episodes

Wellspring Church