Firestarters Podcast: Recent Episodes
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This podcast celebrates the releasing of the Firestarters book by Pastor Gary Snowzell chronicling the incredible journey of faith and perseverance as he and his wife Heather Snowzell pioneer a church planting movement. Featuring a series of interviews with people involved in the Freedom Church story giving their unique perspectives and reflections.
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We have already reached the final episode for this season!! Pastor G & Josh discuss serving in the church and how you can make such a massive difference to someones life just by turning up every week!
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Angels are all through the bible, both old and new testaments. This week Pastor G and Josh discuss how Angels are still used by God today and how they can affect your life!
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This week pastor G and Josh discuss marriage! How can we make our marriage the best it can be?
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Pastor G and Josh are back again together, this time discussing how making the local church feel like a home changes the game for our first time guests!
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Pastor G and josh are together again to talk about commitment. Why is commitment so rare today and why is it a strength we should grow in our lives?
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This week Pastor G and Josh discuss growth and why having a mindset for growth is so important.
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We're back!! In this first episode of 2025 Pastor Josh and Pastor G discuss how we build culture around the world and in both large and small gatherings.
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Pastor G and Josh discuss the wisdom in when and how you confront someone of their sin, especially when it comes to new believers.
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Join Pastor G and Josh as they discuss the Holy Spirit in the church and the gifts He brings!
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This week Pastors G and Josh talk about capacity and how we can manage it in our life.
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This week Pastors Gary and Josh discuss how to handle a calling God has given you. Sometimes it's not what you expect and could be a challenge to follow through with it!
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As we approach "The Charge" this weekend, G and Josh discuss leadership and what are the qualities that make a good leader.
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In this episode we get to celebrate the launch of our Cheltenham campus!! Also, Josh and Pastor G discuss resilience.
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Welcome back to the Freedom Podcast! We've enjoyed a summer break and now ready for a new season of the Pod. This week Pastor G and Josh discuss how we can let cynicism take over our expectations when it comes to new vision.
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This week Josh is on the road with his wife Rose. They discuss how they lead as a couple and some tips on how to lead together well.
We are taking a short break from the podcast for the next month. Enjoy your summer and we'll be back in September!
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Join us for a conversation about faith and politics. Where are the lines, how do we navigate the right line? Josh is joined by pastor Dave Thomas from Courageous Church.
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This week Dave joins Josh on the Pod. They discuss how to be Jesus on the street you live on.
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This week Josh and Pastor G share stories where God has moved in their lives and made an impossible situation possible.
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This week Josh & G look into 1 Samuel 14:6-14 and discuss how living a life of faith means you have to take risks!
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Proverbs 3:5-6 says "Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight."
This week Josh and Pastor G discuss this scripture and what it means for our lives.
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Josh and Pastor G talk about having the keys to the kingdom and the power that comes with it!
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This week we revisit our most listened to episode from 2023! There is such great wisdom in this episode so even if you have listened to this the first time round, listen again and you'll get something new from it!
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This week Pastor G and Josh have a post-Cave catch up. We hear some stories from the Cave's round the world and G shares a little extra wisdom on holiness.
This week we meet Stephen, who's starting a Firestarter location in Porth, Wales. We hear about his journey meeting Jesus through to moving to Porth!
It's that time of year again where we are getting ready to gather as a global church for The Cave!! Pastor G and Josh share some wisdom on how to prepare in this final few days leading up to this weekend.
The devotional mentioned can be found on the freedom instagram page. If you don't already follow it here is the link: https://www.instagram.com/freedomchurchcc?igsh=MXA5M215eGczbjdwMg==
ALSO get yourselves ready with this spotify playlist made specially for this years Cave! https://open.spotify.com/playlist/26ljMm6kPKLJA5XupjccuP?si=Mk3MHz4fQGG7jxm58ffRXgπ=u-V1PPY0OOS-SL
LET'S GO CAVE '24!!
This week Josh meets with Becky, one of our pastors in Rotterdam, Netherlands. Becky takes us through key moments in her life and the journey God has taken her on.
In this week's episode of Freedom People, Josh talks with Arpit, our Campus Pastor in Kigali, Rwanda. Arpit shares some of his journey of coming to Freedom Church and how his life has changed since!
Today Josh and Pastor G discuss 2 Corinthians 3:17, which says: "Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom." And how if there is freedom, how come after being saved and having the spirit enter our lives we can find ourselves struggling with the same old habits and addictions from before our salvation?
Tevin Blume from Freedom Church in Raleigh shares with Josh his story and his passion for making music for this generation. His album 'DIRT' is available on Spotify now.
https://open.spotify.com/album/1h8XZzrinQqjPhvdPma4W6?si=FuSvSZnCTr6onBANU39kdw
Josh and Pastor G discuss what prophecy is and how we can even grow the gift of prophecy in our lives.
We have another Freedom People episode for you! This week Josh is talking to Meg Cooke, one of the pastors in Cape Town! We get to hear some of Meg's story and also how she balances a career in anti-human trafficking and building the church.
This week Pastor G & Josh talk about how choosing gratitude when things aren't going to plan will change the game!
This past Sunday two Freedom Church locations launched! Today we hear from our pastors in Cape Town, South Africa & Charleston, USA as they share some stories from their launch Sundays!
Pastor G and Josh talk about what it means to raise the next in a way that finds space for new leaders and then go on to talk about the best way for those leaders to seize hold of those opportunities given.
In our second edition of Freedom People we get to meet Katie, who is in our church in Raleigh! We get to hear how Katie first came into our church, the journey she's been on and about the amazing ministry she is involved in.
This week G & Josh carry on their conversation about Joseph. Yes, Joseph was the dreamer but that doesn't mean it was an easy life! How did Joseph use his time in prison for good and how can we apply his actions to our lives?
This week we have a new voice on the podcast! Paul is one of our pastors in Cardiff, UK. We get to hear some of his story and what God has done in his life!
Pastor G and Josh talk about the need to keep dreaming and the power of the God-dreams within us.
Pastor G talks about the story a time when he almost lost his ability to dream - you can here the stroy in full here https://youtu.be/avU9C3Y-CQs?si=vI-kRAqI6PKq9Eqt
This week Josh and Pastor G talk about barbarians. What makes it different from other men's ministries you may have been a part of, and what is it about the culture that causes men to change and grow?
Welcome to the first Freedom Podcast of 2024! After a lot of our church's have come back after a few weeks off for Christmas, Pastor G & Josh discuss the importance of attending church and why it should be a priority in our lives.
It's Christmas!!! For the last episode of 2023 G & Josh reflect on the past year and the twists and turns in the journey God has taken them on. God has a plan for your life, but that means He could turn your life upside down in a moment, but how do you prepare for that?
Have a merry christmas and a happy new year! See you in 2024!
This week Pastor G is back! We get to hear a quick update about our church in Cape Town, South Africa, which leads to G & Josh discussing how to take courageous steps in life especially when risk is involved.
This week Dave & Josh dig into 2 Corinthians 5:7 "For we live by faith, not by sight."
What does it mean to live by faith & how can we practically apply this scripture to our lives?
This week Josh & Dave jump back to 2018 and discuss the topic of The Cave that year: ETERNITY.
Youtube videos Josh mentioned:
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdM8Rg7snhP58rcxCCXYEgCCXD8sjBLY9&si=xT0qgj6GmsVSMN7_
What's the difference between joy & happiness? Join Josh and Dave this week as they discuss the topic of joy and how we can grow it in our lives.
This week Dave joins Josh to discuss the qualities of a servant hearted leader. From cleaning toilets to leading worship, every role in our church is to serve others, so how can we fulfill these roles with the same servant heart Jesus had?
This week Pastor G shares some of his journey of becoming a preacher. Whether you are also stepping into preaching, leading a team or small group, or if you wrestle with insecurity, there is some great stuff in this episode to build your confidence and your skills in communication.
After sharing some exciting news from Hereford campus, Pastor G and Josh talk about the importance of vision, how to run well with larger church vision, and where we should have vision in our own personal lives.
After a couple of weeks break, WE'RE BACK!! And we're back with new vision! This week G, Josh & Dave discuss the direction Freedom Church is heading towards and some changes you may have already seen starting to take place. We are so excited for this vision and hope that this podcast sparks the excitment in you too!
Josh and Ps G talk about the Freedom Raleigh launch weekend, and ahead of the freedom leaders global gathering 'The charge' they talk about some of the qualities that make up a leader.
Whether you're looking for a change in job, church or country, you should be asking yourself "what is motivating this want for change?"
Today Pastor G & Josh discuss the reasons why people choose to move on, and what we should do to make sure these decisions combine with Gods plan for our lives.
This week Pastor G & Josh discuss a question from a listener! After being out of church for any length of time, it can feel intimidating or difficult to step back through the doors again. G & Josh discuss steps you can make to be more confident coming back to the church enviroment, and how regular church-goers can invite and welcome poeple back well.
This week Josh & Pastor G discuss waiting for God. When is it time to wait for God to move, and when is it time to act!
This week Pastor G and Josh talk about marriage. What are you investing into your marriage? What are you prioritizing? How to juggle your kids and date nights.
Dave joins Josh this week to discuss the wisdom in knowing which decisions are faith steps and which ones are foolish.
Josh is back with Pastor G this week to discuss wisdom. Who do we go to when making big decisions? How do we seek wisdom from leadership in our lives?
Performance, pride & pressure: all things that can cause us to solve problems ourselves instead of relying on God. Today Josh and Dave talk about the ways we react to problems in our lives and how God wants us to face them.
Pastor G & Josh are back this week to finish off the conversation on stagnation. Last week they disscussed "reading and listening" and this week they talk over the last 4 points "seeing, speaking, acting, and inspiring".
This week Josh & G start a conversation about stagnation, the causes and some of the things we can do to get out of it.
This week Dave & Josh discuss both the good and bad of using social media, introducing your children to social media, and what Godly social media use looks like.
If you have any questions for next weeks Q&A on social media then send them to:
josh.snowzell@freedomchurch.cc
Pastor G & Josh talk about what relevance means, the journey of relevance in Freedom Church, and how you can be relevant in reaching people for Jesus.
Pastor G & Josh talk through what what it is to raise godly kids in your houshold, taking responsibility for your family, and how to get a vision for your children.
Pastor G & Josh talk through what it is to raise godly kids in your household, how to take responsibility for your family, and how to get a vision for your children.
Sometimes we have vision that we know id coming but it's not here yet. What do we do in the meantime? Josh and Ps G talk through how you can pursue even if it feels like you're standing still
Pastors Gary and Heather just got back from the USA and share with us about Freedom Raleigh and what God is doing in the States.
In this episode pastor Dave Thomas tells us about life in Charleston so far, the challenges and celebrations of church planting and some of the anecdotes along the way such as his recent encounter with a shark...
Pastor G, Dave & Josh share from the truck, as they drive into the Rocky Mountains, all about vision and how to cultivate it in your life.
Also Dave talks about what he plans to do if the team run into a bear...
Relive the Everything Changes album as it just had it's release on Spotify. Josh and Dave relfect on the songwriting process, the recording and how the songs relate today.
Josh and Ps G look back at the life -changining, wave-making Cave weekend and talk about the 72 vision and how it came together.
Pastor G is back and sharing about how we can prepare ourselves for the epic global church gathering this coming weekend 'The Cave'
This week Pastor G is deep in cave preparations so Josh is joined by Chris Cooke as they talk through raising and releasing leaders and the next generation.
In this episode we reflect on a record breaking Easter, share some amazing stories of what is happening in Freedom church and talk about what it means to be a heart and soul leader
Pastor G having just visted our rotterda campus in the netherlands shares some news and stories of our Freedom Church there.
The new Freedom podcast kicks off with a conversation all around passion, where does it come from, why do we care about it, and how do we keep that fire burning?
Chris and Karin Cooke have been on the Senior Leadership team of Freedom Church, they have pastored, overseen pastors, and now lead our Firestarter Church planting network.
In this episode they share with us the joys of the adventure, adapting through the years, dealing with challenging seasons and talk about the potential of what this Firestarters book can mean for you.
In this episdoe we hear from the amazing Jan and Marleen Blondeel, the Belgian church planters living in Cambodia, building the kingdom in South East Asia.
How did they get involved in this wild adventure? Hear all about it in this episode,
In 2003 Rose came into the Church as a 16 year old and would struggle to pray aloud for two years. But once this fire got started she would be someone who would put training together (The Academy) that would lead people all over the world to have the confidence and fire themselves to pray.
Hear about her journey, her perspective and her anticiaption for the book in this episode.
Freedom Church is led by the DLT (Directional Leadership Team) Three of the team, Josh, Dave and Kris get together to talk about what fuels our team meetings (it's the Colonel), their journey into the church and their anticipation for the book.
In this next episode to celebrate the release of the Firestarters book, we hear from Heather on what it was like in the most difficult moments from her perspective, what her first impressions of Gary were and what kept her laughing all these years.
Dr Clem Ferris has walked with pastors Gary and Heather for over three decades. As you read the Firestarters book his name comes up again and again as he beings prophetic direction and encouragement into our church. In this episode we get to hear from his perspective as he reflects on his memories of ministering into Freedom Church.
Gary and Heather are the parents of 5 sons and they have their own unique vantage point and interaction with the Firestarters story. In this zoom call recording Josh, Luke, Jordan, Isaac and Sol share their experiences and enjoy a bit of banter.
Pastor Gary answers questions about his must-read chapter, how the book was written, the vulnerability of writing such a personal book and much more.