Talking Church
Talking Church is a podcast hosted by River Valley Network that discusses trends in the church and culture. In each episode, you will learn from ministry leaders on a variety of subjects, develop your leadership skills and break new growth barriers!
Latest episodes
Mar 15, 2022 • 35min
Brandon Murphy | Cryptocurrency & the Church
Episode 18: This week we are talking with Brandon Murphy, COO at Engiven, Inc., about cryptocurrency and its relationship to the church. Brandon breaks down the process of someone giving cryptocurrency to the church, as well as the many benefits that result in accepting crypto as a method of generosity.
Mar 1, 2022 • 40min
Terry Parkman | Culture & the Next Generation
Episode 18: Pastor Terry Parkman, River Valley's Next Gen pastor, joins us for a second time to further the conversation of the next generation, culture today, and the church. Pastor Terry explains the dynamics of culture today, and how we as a Church can steward what God has given us to reach future generations for Jesus.
Feb 22, 2022 • 49min
Clynt Reddy & Clinton Allen | A Journey of Diversity & Belonging
Episode 16: We are joined by Clynt Reddy & Clinton Allen to talk about River Valley's journey of diversity and belonging.
Feb 15, 2022 • 36min
Connor Ketterling | Discipling Your People
Episode 15: River Valley's Discipleship Director, Connor Ketterling, joins us on Talking Church. He shares about how River Valley has adjusted our approach to discipleship ministry and best practices to connect your people to their next step in their faith.
Feb 8, 2022 • 32min
Lindsay Willis | Send Your Best
Episode 14: Pastor Lindsay Willis, River Valley's Global Project Associate Pastor, joins us on Talking Church. We discuss sending our best onto the mission field, how we prepare missionaries through the MAP Program, and our heart to send out 500 missionaries. To view the River Valley DiscipleU courses, please click this link: rivervalley://app-link/content/ContentSeriesContentItem:b5bc7f10-d9d5-4088-a7d2-6f30d0f33e2e
Feb 1, 2022 • 32min
Rob Ketterling | $10,416,135
Episode 13: Pastor Rob Ketterling kicks off season two sharing about the supernatural miracle God did through River Valley's 2021 Miracle Offering and Kingdom Builders giving! Above and beyond the tithe, River Valley gave $10,416,135.00 with over $8 million going to world missions! We wanted to share the miracle of what God did and what we saw this year that took us to another level of generosity!Join us at our Generosity Accelerators! https://www.rivervalleynetwork.org/generosity/
Dec 28, 2021 • 25min
Rob Ketterling | Setting a Vision for Your Church
Episode 12: As we close out the year, Pastor Rob Ketterling shares reflections on 2021 and wisdom on how to set a vision and goals for 2022.
Dec 14, 2021 • 28min
Mark Batterson | Win The Day
Episode 11: Today we are joined by New York Times bestselling author of Win the Day, Pastor Mark Batterson. It is hard to stop bad habits, let alone create new good habits. Mark shares about practical ways to Win the Day. One step at at time in the same direction can lead you to achieving the goals and dreams set before you.
Dec 7, 2021 • 1h 1min
Dr. Preston Sprinkle | Sexuality, Gender, and the Church
Episode 10: Today on Talking Church we are joined by New York Times-bestselling author Dr. Preston Sprinkle to discuss sexuality, gender, and the Church.
Nov 30, 2021 • 32min
Terry Parkman | Pastoring Gen Z
Episode 9: River Valley's Next Gen Pastor, Pastor Terry Parkman, joins us on Talking Church. He shares about the changing landscape of ministry with our next generation, Gen Z. Pastor Terry shares how we as pastors need to adapt our ministry style to ensure we connect to the hearts and needs of Gen Z.
