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Small Town Summits(Article) Our Extraordinary Path by Joel SedamThis episode is a recording of Joel Sedam’s STS article “Our Extraordinary Path”. To register for the 2025 summit in your state, please visit www.smalltownsummits.com/summits. To read more STS Articles, please visit www.smalltownsummits.com/articles. 2024-11-1808 minSmall Town Summits(Article) The Job Assignment by Joel SedamThis episode is a recording of Joel Sedam's STS article "The Job Assignment". To register for the 2024 summit in your state, please visit www.smalltownsummits.com/summits. To read more STS Articles, please visit www.smalltownsummits.com/articles. 2024-11-0409 minSmall Town SummitsRoundtable: Sabbaticals (w/ Crichton, Counts, Whittinghill, Sedam)In this episode, Ben sits down to talk with Dan Crichton, Tim Counts and Joel Sedam about pastoral Sabbaticals in our small place churches. We hope this episode encourages you to consider taking intentional time to stop and recharge for ongoing faithfulness.
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2024-02-1252 minSmall Town SummitsTheological Vision Roundtable #2 - Church Planting in Small Places (w/ David Pinckney, Joel Sedam & Paul Gordon)This episode of the STS Podcast is the second in a series of roundtable discussions on cultivating a theological vision for contextualized ministry in small places. In this episode, Ben sits down with David Pinckney, Joel Sedam & Paul Gordon to talk about the unique opportunities and difficulties of planting churches in small, rural communities. For more on what a theological vision is, you can listen to Rick Lints' plenary session "What Theological Vision Is & Why It Matters for Small Place Ministry" from "Small Town Summit: New England" on March 18, 2019.
For more information on Small Town Summits, please visit our...2023-06-1954 minSmall Town SummitsSinging in Small Places (A Breakout Session w/ Joel Sedam)In this episode, we share the audio from a breakout session at STS Rhode Island.
Singing is a gift God gives to weak Christians. Hearing the voices of our brothers and sisters helps us know we're not alone. It also shifts our gaze to the beauty of our triune God and His unfading truth. Join us as we discuss the role of singing in the life of the church, and how your church can grow as a singing people for their unity, joy, and the glory of God.
Joel grew up in Westerly, RI. After...2023-05-3140 minSmall Town Summits(Article) Be Careful How You Build the Church by Joel SedamThis episode is a recording of Joel Sedam's excellent STS article "Be Careful How You Build the Church." We pray this article from the archives is a blessing and an encouragement to you. You can find more STS Articles at https://www.smalltownsummits.com/articles.
Small Town Summits are small, local, affordable gatherings of Christians who long for God’s glory to spread throughout the small places of New England. We welcome pastors and lay leaders, men and women. Partnering with The Gospel Coalition New England, our Summits provide support, training, encouragement, and connection for New England ch...2022-10-3106 min
The Disciple-Making Parent040 Joel Sedam: The Surprising Presence of Sloth In Our DayWhat comes to mind when you hear the word "sloth?"The strange animal from the rainforest of South America? Your teenage son? What if I told you that this word might be more applicable to your parenting than you think?Joel Sedam is a young pastor friend that I am privileged to know. We were talking recently and he mentioned a sermon he had done on the subject of sloth and how it had caused a paradigm shift in him. How he saw sloth all around. That led me to say, "Let's talk about this on a podcast."2019-12-2037 min