🎧 New Life Community Podcast: Episode 1 — Carrying God’s Heart to the Addicted and Broken

In this powerful launch episode, Nolan Crooks (host) sits down with Pastor Ron Brown, Executive Director of Teen Challenge of Southern California, to unpack the heartbeat of New Life Community — a brand-new ministry calling local churches to the frontlines of addiction recovery.

🔥 What is New Life Community?

It’s more than a curriculum — it’s a Holy Spirit–fueled movement designed to empower leaders, ignite healing, and awaken people to the transforming power of Jesus Christ.

In this episode, you’ll hear:

✅ How no one comes out of addiction alone — it takes the whole Body of Christ, walking together in grace.

✅ Why leaders must walk closely with the Good Shepherd to effectively minister to the addicted and broken.

✅ How New Life Community creates an atmosphere not just for teaching, but for encounter — where the Holy Spirit moves and transforms.

✅ Why every leader must believe: no one is too far gone, and nothing is impossible with God.

✅ How God’s design is not just to set you free but to lift you up so you can bring freedom to others.

💬 Key Quotes from the Episode:

“We’re not here to run programs — we’re here to create a space where the Holy Spirit shows up and people encounter God.”

“If your heart doesn’t break for the addicted, this isn’t your role. We must carry the Father’s heart.”

“Jesus can do more in one encounter than we could ever do in years of counseling.”

“The church is God’s answer to the fentanyl crisis, the opioid epidemic, and the hopelessness gripping our generation.”

“Our transformed lives become Exhibit A — proof that Jesus is still setting captives free.”

🌍 Get Involved Today

→ Visit newlifetc.org to:

✅ Download the New Life Community curriculum FREE

✅ Watch powerful transformation stories

✅ Get leader resources and tools to launch a group

📲 Stay Connected with Us

Follow Teen Challenge of Southern California on social:

👉 Facebook | Instagram | YouTube → @socalteenchallenge

Tag us and share your testimony, your group moments, and what God is doing in your community!

🙏 Stay on the Journey

This is just the beginning. Subscribe and join us each episode as we walk together on the New Life Community journey — trusting God for the impossible, believing that no one is beyond the reach of Christ’s redemption.