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A community building podcast aimed at highlighting the perspectives, talents, and passions of brethren from across the various Church of God organizations.
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Send us a text We teased it… and now the first episode of Clean Meets: A CGN Podcast has officially dropped! This isn’t your typical COG podcast. The whole point? Not everything has to be serious all the time! Clean Meets is all about brethren hanging out, laughing together, and diving into lighthearted topics (still loosely tied to the Church of God). Our first episode, we talk about each of our Top 3 Feast of Tabernacles Traditions (Think “Fantasy Draft” style — if you love football...
Send us a text CGN Board Members, Isaac Garcia and Daniel Russo, discuss entrepreneurship, risk taking, and faith in the context of the Christian life and the Church of God.
Send us a text CGN board members Daniel Russo and Chantelle West sit down with Carisa Rehbein to discuss the inspiring story of Carisa's personal calling as well as the time she spent in the Restored Church of God.
Send us a text CGN board members Daniel Russo and Chantelle West discuss "self-forgetfulness", a concept outlined by the Apostle Paul in I Corinthians 4:3 and expounded on in the book "The Freedom of Self-Forgetfulness" by Timothy Keller. Daniel and Chantelle go on to discuss related topics ranging from comparing ourselves to others, surrendering to God, and the importance of seeking God's Kingdom first.
Send us a text CGN board members Daniel Russo and Tim Reynolds sit down with Blake Silverstein (COO of Christian Educational Ministries) to discuss issues surrounding the experiences of young people in the Church of God. More importantly, they ask to what extent should we even be concerned with "youth retention". The conversation starts with each sharing their own experiences growing up in the Church and how these experiences formed them as Christians.
Send us a text Daniel Russo sits down with Bob Ucci, a retired addiction counselor, to discuss compulsivity, addiction, and dealing with the God sized hole inside of all of us.
Send us a text Daniel Russo sits down with Tim Stahle and Richard Fowler to discuss a new organization they founded - the International Centre for World Peace (ICFWP). They also discuss a central part of the ICFWP's efforts - a virtual reality model of the millennial temple in Ezekiel's vision!
Send us a text Daniel Russo sits down with fellow CGN Board Member Tim Reynolds to discuss the importance of being able to disagree in love. They tackle other related issues including: emotional intelligence, the importance of critical feedback, and navigating different personality styles.
Send us a text Church of God President (Daniel Russo) and Editor (Stephen Russo) discuss the basics of what Church of God Network is as well as the goals for this podcast!
Send us a text Mr. Francis Bergin has seen decades of church life, leadership challenges, personal struggles—and through it all, God’s faithfulness. In today’s episode, we talk with Mr. Bergin, a long-time Church of God elder from the UK, about: ✨ What makes leadership healthy (professionally & spiritually) ✨ Why tradition and history matter ✨ How he found his way into the COG ✨ Facing depression with the reminder: this too shall pass 🎧 Available now on all platforms!
Send us a text We’re sitting down with Jared Lorimer, a young adult from Australia who grew up in WCG…AFTER the splits, to talk about: ✔️ What it was like growing up in WCG post-split ✔️ The awkward silence around sin ✔️ And the healing that comes when we finally bring it into the light This is a conversation about holding onto the truth + Christ in the midst of false teachings and the courage to deal with what’s been left unsaid for too long.
Send us a text What happens when an org wants to grow—but doesn’t have the time, tech, or bandwidth to make it happen? That’s where MissionAssist comes in—CGN’s newest program built to help lighten the load for Church of God ministries by connecting them with COG professionals who already know how to build websites, manage livestreams, handle budgets, and more. This episode dives into: ✅ Why we created MissionAssist ✅ The “boring but necessary” tasks that keep an org's mission moving ✅ How ...
Send us a text This episode we’re sitting down with 𝐀𝐚𝐫𝐨𝐧 𝐅𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐨𝐧, member of the COG, nonprofit director, and passionate advocate for one simple but powerful idea: 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐚 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝 — 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐟𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐢𝐭. From church service to community outreach, Aaron shares how stepping up in small (or big!) ways 𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙨𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙢𝙨 𝙮𝙤𝙪. Why should we throw ourselves fully into whatever we do — even the “small stuff”? How do you spot needs without stepping on toes? Why is 𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 key, especially in today’s Church ...
Send us a text Ever wonder why you react a certain way in relationships? Your subconscious core beliefs might be running the show without you even realizing it! We sat down with Debbie Caudle, licensed therapist in the COG, to talk about how these hidden beliefs shape our interactions - and how to rewrite the ones that aren't serving us.
Send us a text This week, we had 𝙍𝙞𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙙 𝙁𝙤𝙬𝙡𝙚𝙧, co-founder of 𝙄𝘾𝙁𝙒𝙋, on to tackle some BIG questions: ➡️ How do we build bridges across COG groups? ➡️ Why is trust such a slow (but necessary) process? ➡️ What will the Church look like in the next 10 years? Richard also shares how a 𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐬-𝐟𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐊 🇬🇧 brought together nearly 𝟐𝟎𝟎 𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐧 from multiple COG groups—proving that the desire to connect is stronger than ever. And with CGN’s 𝙀𝙥𝙝𝙚𝙨𝙞𝙖𝙣𝙨 𝟰 𝙋𝙧𝙤𝙟𝙚𝙘𝙩, cost doesn’t have t...
Send us a text Robert Onsando, a minister in CGI, shares his inspiring journey—from growing up 7th Day Adventist in Kenya to finding the Church of God and dedicating his life to faith and service. But that’s not all—we also discuss: ✨ Tackling poverty in developing countries and empowering others through skills, not dependency. ✨ The incredible work being done through The Tabitha Outreach Foundation to break the cycle of poverty by empowering kids through education and life ski...
Send us a text What happens when our social media habits shape how we engage with each other in the Church? Algorithms thrive on echo chambers and, as it turns out, they're not just a digital phenomenon! In this episode, we're unpacking how internet culture impacts the Church of God.
Send us a text This week, we dive into an incredibly insightful testimony from our guest, who shares his journey in the Philadelphia Church of God. We discuss the challenges of living in a high-control environment, what ultimately led him/his family to leave, and the impact that decision had on them and their relationships. It’s a raw and thought-provoking conversation that highlights the strength and resilience of those who step away from fringe groups.
Send us a text Join us as we sit down with licensed therapist Debbie Caudle to unpack what we went through as a community through the WCG split, subsequent church splits, and the trauma that followed.
Send us a text Data is like a treasure map - it shows gaps, patterns, and always leaves you curious for more! And who better to help us decode it than Mark-Phillip Pebworth, our resident Bioengineering PhD and CGN's Research Director?! Mark-Phillip joins this podcast episode to help us ask the right questions and find new ways to serve the Church of God community!
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