EVERY CHURCH FLOURISHING
BY THE GREAT COMMISSION ASSOCIATION
The Every Church Flourishing podcast is created to share stories and insights that encourage churches in gospel ministry.
We’re thrilled to introduce our host, Pastor Chase Thompson. A longtime podcaster with over 1,000 episodes since 2005, he sees podcasting as a powerful tool for disciple-making and sharing the good news.
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Recent Episodes
May 24, 2026
Using AI For Evangelism and Ministry, The Power of Old Testament Lamentation, Dead Billionaire Soda and World Cup Evangelism with Pastor Anthony Ferguson
Today we have Pastor and Professor and Everton Blues superfan Anthony Ferguson with us again, and we are talking to him about World Cup evangelism with the Yellow Card Initiative, and a few other things also, including the Gr...
May 18, 2026
Anthony Ferguson and the Yellow Card Initiative - World Cup Soccer Evangelism. + Guardian Angels and Do Churches Have Their Own Angels? Maybe!
Fun show today. We are going to talk about human evangelism - human messengers and heavenly messengers/angels. Our guest is Dr. Anthony Ferguson of 11th Street Baptist Church in Upland, California, which is a city of about 80...
May 14, 2026
The Flourishing Hispanic Church in California - Help for Spanish Pastors in the West. Spanish Language ONLY Episode with Pastor Humberto Hernandez and Dr. Chris Smith of the Great Commission Association
Today's episode is SPANISH ONLY and features a discussion with California Hispanic Pastor Humberto Hernandez and Dr. Chris Smith of the Great Commission Association. Pastor Humberto and Dr. Smith talk about keys to church hea...
May 11, 2026
AI Can't Love: Women in Ministry and Artificial Intelligence in the Church With Dr. Kristen Ferguson of Gateway Seminary + Cheerwine Soda Review and Pleading the Blood of Jesus in Prayer.
Another action-packed episode of the ECF podcast today. Gateway Seminary VP Dr. Kristen Ferguson joins us, and our co-hosts are school superintendent Lanette Lozano and Women’s ministry expert Dr. Cathie Smith. Today, we talk...
May 4, 2026
Episode 15: "It Was Magnificent...an Extraordinary Picture of Unrestrained Praise." Women in Ministry, Special Needs Ministry, Online Education and Pastor Training with Dr. Kristen Ferguson, Vice President at Gateway Seminary.
Today we’ve got Gateway Seminary vice president Dr. Kristen Ferguson for a fascinating conversation that ranges from women's ministry, to being a pastor’s wife, and concludes with a moving discussion of special needs ministry...
April 27, 2026
Episode 14: Backstage is the Main Stage! What is the Apocrypha and Should Christians Read it? Abiding in Christ vs. Public Ministry + Irn Bru Scottish Soda Review. With Dr. Mike Stewart, Dr. Chris Smith and J.C. Thompson
Great pod today, with some fascinating topics and guest hosts and guest reviewers. We’ve got a review of a Scottish Soda - Irn Bru, made with steel girders, apparently, and a great guest reviewer there AND ALSO a listener que...