The Sower's Almanac: Recent Episodes
Seth Williams
In this podcast Seth Williams, Pastor of Ransom City Church in Evanston Illinois, chats about the joys, struggles and realities of church planting with friends and members of the Ransom City planting team.
In this episode the guys talk about one of the core ideological errors of the political left.
The guys talk about one of the core problems with cancel culture--the lack of a true path to redemption.
The guys talk about the prevailing worldview in our culture today and how it's anything but irreligious.
Apostasy:
-Defined
-People making public announcements
-Caving to the cultural pressure
Advice You Didn’t Ask For:
-New Japan Pro Wrestling
The Almanac:
-Brief update on the church
-Find our sermon audio/other info at ransomcitychurch.org
-Follow us on Twitter @SowersAlmanac
-Your prayers are appreciated
#75: A Reintroduction
-The guys talk about the history of the podcast
-The ups, the downs, the what-have-you
-A short season where Seth tried to go it alone
-The plan for the podcast moving forward
In this episode Seth and Chris take some time to continue their discussion about Libertarianism.
In this episode Seth talks about his bum knee--didn't you read the episode title? C'mon!
In this episode Seth talks John 10:27-28 and why it's good news for Pastors & Church Planters.
In this episode Seth and Aaron take some time to talk about what they’re learning and how things are going at Ransom City Church right now.
In this episode Dave Johnson, pastor of Church Of The Beloved in the Albany Park neighborhood of Chicago stops by the podcast.
In this episode Seth takes some time to talk about what they’re learning and how things are going at Ransom City Church right now.
In this episode Dave Andreson, pastor of Resurrection City Church in the Avondale neighborhood of Chicago stops by the podcast.
In this episode Seth talks about the need for a paradigm shift in how we think about financially supporting church plants in a declining nominally Christian culture, as proposed by Ed Stetzer. Link to the original article: http://www.christianitytoday.com/edstetzer/2017/march/church-planting-shifts-part-four-support.html
In this episode Seth takes some time to talk about what they’re learning and how things are going at Ransom City Church right now.
In this episode Pastor Seth pleads with Christians (especially pastors and church planters) to stop bashing the millenial generation, shares some of his insight as a millenial, and offers a more Christ-like alternative.
In this episode Seth takes some time to talk about what they’re learning and how things are going at Ransom City Church right now.
In this episode Seth & Chris take time to talk about the potential dangers of having a lead pastor, and discuss an alternative leadership structure.
In this episode Seth, Chris, & Gregg take time to talk about Ransom City Church’s new space!
In this episode Seth, Chris, & Gregg take time to talk about the search for a meeting space.
In this episode Seth, Chris, & Gregg take time to talk about the importance of friendship in church planting and discuss planning for a year of ministry (Part 2 of 2).
In this episode Seth, Chris, & Gregg take time to talk about the importance of friendship in church planting and about planning for a year of ministry (Part 1 of 2).
In this episode Tom Schmidt, church planter of Cross of Christ Fellowship in Naperville, IL stops by the podcast.
In this episode Seth and Gregg take time to talk about what they’re learning and how things are going at Ransom City Church right now.
In this episode Seth and Chris take time to talk about the unsexy side of church planting. Part 2 of 2.
In this episode Seth and Chris take time to talk about the unsexy side of church planting. Part 1 of 2.
In this episode, Aaron Glover, editor of The Sower’s Almanac stops by the podcast. Part 2 of 2.
In this episode, Aaron Glover, editor of The Sower’s Almanac stops by the podcast. Part 1 of 2.
In this episode Seth, Chris, and Gregg take time to discuss what they are learning right now and how things are going at Ransom City Church.
In this episode Seth, Chris, and Gregg take time to talk about raising support. Part 2 of 2.
In this episode Seth, Chris, and Gregg take time to interview their wives (Jacqui, Liz, and Kathryn) about church planting. Part 2 of 2.
In this episode Seth, Chris, and Gregg take time to interview their wives (Jacqui, Liz, and Kathryn) about church planting. Part 1 of 2.
In this episode Seth & Chris take time to talk about visitor follow up. See the Ransom City Church connection card here: pic.twitter.com/xZS1Ocmje3
In this episode Seth & Chris take time to talk about the church planter watching himself and his teaching.
In this episode Ray Peoples, youth pastor of East Side Baptist Church (Fort Smith, AR) stops by the podcast with some of his students.
In this episode Justin Dean, pastor and planter of Sacred City Church (Davenport, IA) stops by the podcast.
In this episode, Daniel Chung, planter of The Church of the Beloved (Near West Side of Chicago) stops by the podcast.
In this episode we take the time to talk about what we're learning and how things are going at Ransom City Church right now.
In this episode Qusai Mahmud (Planter and Pastor of Pilsen Community Church in Chicago, IL) stops by the podcast.
In this episode Mark Bergin (Planter and Pastor of The Painted Door, an Acts 29 Church in Chicago, IL) stops by the podcast.
In this episode Dennis Conner (Northeast Regional Director for Church Planting with the IBSA) stops by the podcast to talk about his church planting experiences and what God has taught him along the way.
In this episode we conclude our series "Feats of Strength" by discussing what qualities and disciplines are helpful to have in our relationship with God in the midst of planting a church.
In this episode we continue our series "Feats of Strength" by discussing what skills are helpful to have while church planting in relating to and interacting with other people.
In this episode we start a new series titled "Feats of Strength" where we discuss qualities/skills that are helpful for church planters to have as they labor to plant a church to the glory of God. In this episode we discuss skills/qualities that are more to do with you internally, and may or may not be visible to others.
In this episode we share some lessons that we're learning at the moment that we think are worth sharing.
In this episode we continue our series "The Airing of Grievances" by discussing the title of Lead Pastor.
In this episode we continue our series "The Airing of Grievances" by discussing eloquence.
In this episode we continue our series "The Airing of Grievances" by discussing calling, and the importance of clarity and precision when we talk about calling.
In this episode we start a new series titled "The Airing of Grievances" and discuss the issue of telling half the story.
In this episode we take the time to do some Q&A and talk about what we're learning and how things are going at Ransom City Church right now.
In this episode we conclude our series "Preaching While Planting" with a discussion on putting together the content of your sermon--what makes the cut and what doesn't?
In this episode we continue our series "Preaching While Planting" and discuss preparing and organizing your sermon, and other practical steps and questions to ask when preaching in the midst of church planting.
This episode is part one of our Preaching While Planting series, where we discuss the challenge of finding the time to prepare to preach in the midst of juggling all of the other challenges and responsibilities involved in planting a church.
In this episode we discuss scheduling and making the best use of your time in church planting.
In this episode we take the time to answer some questions that have been submitted to us, and to talk about where things are at and what we're dealing with at Ransom City right now.
In this episode Joe Thorn (pastor/planter of Redeemer Fellowship in St. Charles, IL, author, and blogger) stops by the podcast.
In this episode we discuss the reality that it's going to take you a little while to know what you're talking about, and the temptation to speak before you actually do.
Episode 8 is our first Journal Entry, where we'll periodically take the time to talk about where we're at in our church planting journey and what we're learning right now.
Church Planting is probably not going to look how you think it's going to look. In this episode we discuss the opposite-day nature of church planting--that often the things you think will matter won't, the things you think will work might not, and vice versa.
This week Tom Schmidt (future pastor/planter of Cross of Christ Fellowship in Naperville, IL) stops by the podcast.
In this episode we discuss the temptation to chase anyone and everyone who leaves, and the concept of ministering to many but discipling a few.
You can't do this alone. In this episode we discuss the necessity of having a healthy team around you to help you bear the load of planting a church.
In this episode we discuss how to play to your strengths and leverage some of the advantages that you may have as a new church plant in your city.
So you've moved to your new city--great, now what? In this episode we discuss some of the challenges in the very beginning stages of planting a church.
In this episode we share a little bit of our story and how we got to where we are currently in our church planting journey.