The Ground Zero Podcast

Cooper and Andre look back at Season 2, share some favorite clips from the episodes, and laugh and reflect the past year.Support the Show.Click to find the podcast on these platforms:SpotifyApple PodcastAmazon MusicYouTubeTo support the show click the link below:Support the Podcast!

Join Andre as he talks about the science behind gratitude and what the Word says about thanksgiving.Clips from: Jordan Peterson, Tonny Robbins, and Phil RobertsonSong Clip :  Gratitude by Brandon LakeSupport the Show.Click to find the podcast on these platforms:SpotifyApple PodcastAmazon MusicYouTubeTo support the show click the link below:Support the Podcast!

Join Andre and Cooper as they talk about navigating  the holiday season while walking the journey of recovery and/or grief.  They also get off on favorite holiday foods and other things.. as you can imagine.Support the Show.Click to find the podcast on these platforms:SpotifyApple PodcastAmazon MusicYouTubeTo support the show click the link below:Support the Podcast!

Join Cooper and Andre was the talk through step 6 in the journey to recovery.Step 6: We  were entirely ready to have God remove our defects.Support the Show.Click to find the podcast on these platforms:SpotifyApple PodcastAmazon MusicYouTubeTo support the show click the link below:Support the Podcast!

Join Andre as he sits down for a conversation with his dad, Bob Persun.  They talk about what life was like growing up in the Persun home, some of the journey that they've both walked together with the Lord and what it means to have a personal relationship with God.Support the Show.Click to find the podcast on these platforms:SpotifyApple PodcastAmazon MusicYouTubeTo support the show click the link below:Support the Podcast!

Let's take a listen to a message that Andre brought to a dear spiritual family in the mountains of North Carolina.Support the Show.Click to find the podcast on these platforms:SpotifyApple PodcastAmazon MusicYouTubeTo support the show click the link below:Support the Podcast!

Join Andre and Cooper as they talk about working step 5 in the 12 steps of recovery.Step 5    We admitted to God, ourselves, and to another person the exact nature of our wrongs.Support the Show.Click to find the podcast on these platforms:SpotifyApple PodcastAmazon MusicYouTubeTo support the show click the link below:Support the Podcast!

Cooper and Andre spend an evening honoring Cooper's dad, Bobby Ray Smith Jr.Support the Show.Click to find the podcast on these platforms:SpotifyApple PodcastAmazon MusicYouTubeTo support the show click the link below:Support the Podcast!

Join Andre as we get into the 5th principle of Ground Zero which is being a people that are sought out instead of seeker sensitive.Support the Show.Click to find the podcast on these platforms:SpotifyApple PodcastAmazon MusicYouTubeTo support the show click the link below:Support the Podcast!

Can we turn the ship?  Let's talk about the simple nature of the early church and dream a bit to see if we can get back to that.Support the Show.Click to find the podcast on these platforms:SpotifyApple PodcastAmazon MusicYouTubeTo support the show click the link below:Support the Podcast!

Join Andre and special guest Stephen Smith, host of A Hope and A Future podcast, for a discussion about the sustainability of the church.   They'll get in to some of the mindsets and ideological structures that are hindering the church from being all that it can be here in the West.Support the Show.Click to find the podcast on these platforms:SpotifyApple PodcastAmazon MusicYouTubeTo support the show click the link below:Support the Podcast!

In the second installment of Step 4 Cooper and Andre get into dealing with shame and guilt, victimization, fear, and our assets.  Step 4:  We made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves.Support the Show.Click to find the podcast on these platforms:SpotifyApple PodcastAmazon MusicYouTubeTo support the show click the link below:Support the Podcast!

Join Cooper and Andre as they get into the work that Step 4 requires of someone who is working the steps of recovery.Step 4- We made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves.Support the Show.Click to find the podcast on these platforms:SpotifyApple PodcastAmazon MusicYouTubeTo support the show click the link below:Support the Podcast!

In this episode Andre gets into the third principle of Ground Zero which is: Sustainability.  He'll talk about the issue of so many people leaving the church yearly, the causes as pointed out by others, and what he thinks is one of the root causes of the issue.Support the Show.Click to find the podcast on these platforms:SpotifyApple PodcastAmazon MusicYouTubeTo support the show click the link below:Support the Podcast!

Join Andre Persun as he digs into the principles that the Lord gave him and the Ground Zero family as guideposts for the ministry.  He'll share the first 2 principles which are:The Spirit of the Lord is drawn to formlessnessOnly build what the Father wants, or else labor in vainSupport the Show.Click to find the podcast on these platforms:SpotifyApple PodcastAmazon MusicYouTubeTo support the show click the link below:Support the Podcast!

In this episode we will hear a message that Andre Persun spoke to a local assembly about 'Coming Full Circle.' He shares his testimony of experiencing rejection while in the church, how that affected his life, and how God has brought things full circle. Andre also shares some information about Ground Zero as the house church side of the ministry is relaunched.Support the Show.Click to find the podcast on these platforms:SpotifyApple PodcastAmazon MusicYouTubeTo support the show cl...

In the third episode in the series 'Taking Steps' Cooper and Andre discuss the 3rd step of the 12 steps of recovery.Step 3-  We made a decision to turn our will and lives over to the care of God as we understood Him.Support the Show.Click to find the podcast on these platforms:SpotifyApple PodcastAmazon MusicYouTubeTo support the show click the link below:Support the Podcast!

In the second episode of the series "Taking Steps" Andre and Cooper discuss Step 2: "We came to believe that a power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity."Support the Show.Click to find the podcast on these platforms:SpotifyApple PodcastAmazon MusicYouTubeTo support the show click the link below:Support the Podcast!

In this episode Andre and Cooper begin a series of discussions called Taking Steps. They will take a look at the 12 Steps that are associated with recovery of all types, talk about practical application of the steps, and look at how they are based from scripture and line up with the Word of God. Step 1: We admitted we were powerless over our addictions and compulsive behaviors. That our lives had become unmanageable.Support the Show.Click to find the podcast on these p...

This episode comes from a gathering the Ground Zero family had on May 27th, on the eve of Pentecost.  Andre Persun delivers a teaching on the Holy Spirit and how much more significant this part of the Trinity is than we realize.Support the Show.Click to find the podcast on these platforms:SpotifyApple PodcastAmazon MusicYouTubeTo support the show click the link below:Support the Podcast!