Church Essentials Podcast

We just published our latest podcast! Its a practical discussion about what healthy relationships look like in a church body.

#010: Community - What does it look like? by The Church Essentials • A podcast on Anchor In this episode, the pastoral staff of Colonial describe what healthy community looks like in a local assembly. They explore how it might occur both in the gathering and at other times throughout the week.

It's been a while, but we just released our newest podcast--"Community: The What & They Why"

Available here (https://anchor.fm/brent-belford) or on most podcast platforms!

The Church Essentials • A podcast on Anchor The staff at Colonial Baptist Church in Virginia Beach produces this podcast to encourage believers to think deeply about the church.

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The Church Essentials • A podcast on Anchor The staff at Colonial Baptist Church in Virginia Beach produces this podcast to encourage believers to think deeply about the church.

The pastoral team at Colonial has been recording podcasts on church philosophy. Here's the latest podcast on worship! We've got 4 more podcasts planned for season 1. Would love to hear subjects or topics you would be interested in for the next season.

#008: Worship - In the Gathering by The Church Essentials • A podcast on Anchor In this episode, Brent Belford, James Varner, Thomas Swope, Ben Kilcup, and Ben Armstrong talk about how church members should engage in worship at corporate gatherings. They specifically explore their vision for the Lord's Table, baptisms, corporate prayers, singing, scripture readings, preaching,....

In our next podcast, we finish our preliminary thoughts on worship. The subject is "worship in the gathering." The podcast should be available Tuesday. We will discuss ordinances, scripture readings, corporate prayers, listening to preaching, giving, etc. Pastor Brent will articulate some of these thoughts about the Lord's Table tomorrow at the Sunday gathering! You won't want to miss it.

Just posted our latest episode on worshiping in all of life! Check it out here: https://anchor.fm/dashboard/episode/efscmm

New podcast just dropped. In this discussion, Brent Belford, James Varner, Thomas Swope, and Ben Kilcup talk about what worship is. Our definition of human worship comes slightly modified from D. A. Carson. "Worship is the proper response of human beings to God, ascribing all honor and worth to God because he is worthy."

#006: What is Worship? by The Church Essentials • A podcast on Anchor In this discussion, Brent Belford, James Varner, Thomas Swope, and Ben Kilcup talk about what worship is. Our definition of human worship comes slightly modified from D. A. Carson. "Worship is the proper response of human beings to God, ascribing all honor and worth to God because he is worthy."

Announcing the recording of 3 podcasts on worship! Our understanding of and commitment to worship is an essential part of our lives at new covenant believers. Look for the first one this coming Wednesday!

Our next podcast was just released. In this episode, we dig deeper into how we use the Text to train and teach children, teenagers, and adults at Colonial.

#005: The Text (Part 3) by The Church Essentials • A podcast on Anchor Brent Belford, James Varner, Thomas Swope, and Ben Armstrong discuss how we use the text at Colonial to teach or train children, teenagers, and adults.

The latest podcast just released! We discuss our philosophy of preaching, including how we do it and what we avoid.

#004: The Text (Part 2) by The Church Essentials • A podcast on Anchor In this episode, Brent Belford, James Varner, Thomas Swope, and Ben Armstrong discuss how we use the text at Colonial, focusing on how it's preached. They answer two questions about preaching: 1) How do we preach the text at Colonial and 2) What types of preaching do we avoid?

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