In this final installment in the series, Brad Peppo talks about preaching and how being an outward-focused church plant affects preaching. (You can find this whole series with Brad here: Brad Peppo Series) Questions for Discussion or Thought: 1. Brad essentially says that after his first book focused on the core group (Ephesians), he then […]
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On The Frontlines: Brad Peppo – Part 8
Brad Peppo continues to talk about various circumstances that lead to more “outwardness” in the life of a church or in the life of an individual Christian. Here, Brad talks about people in crisis and how that may open doors for gospel witness. Questions for Discussion or Thought: 1. Who in your life is “in […]
On The Frontlines: Brad Peppo – Part 7
Being a “church that plants churches” sounds like a great desire to have, but can be challenging to implement. Being a “church plant that plants churches” may sound even more challenging. But what does this mentality look like in practice? The Presbytery of Ohio is doing some concerted work in this area. Brad Peppo has […]
On The Frontlines: Brad Peppo – Part 6
In Part 6, Brad talks about how to open doors for discussion with people, how to use “cheats” to start and further discussions, and how to be more proactive, even if you aren’t the world’s greatest extrovert. (These are all stand alone videos, but if you’ve missed the previous installments you can find them here: […]
On The Frontlines: Brad Peppo – Part 5
In Part 5, Brad talks about cultivating an outreach mindset among the congregation and how to implement it in church life. He also talks about having this mentality in the core group of a church plant. (These are all stand alone videos, but if you’ve missed the previous installments you can find them here: Peppo Series) […]
On The Frontlines: Brad Peppo – Part 4
It’s been a little while since we started this series with Brad Peppo, church planter in Dayton, Ohio. As we resume, each video is stand alone, but if you want to refresh or review, earlier installments are here: Peppo Series In Part 4, Brad talks about how a church and a session can more effectively make […]
On The Frontlines: Brad Peppo – Part 3
In Part 3, Brad talks about how building relationships requires patience and what to look for in fruit over time in your evangelism. (These are all stand alone videos, but if you’ve missed the first two installments you can find them here: Peppo Series) Questions for Thought or Discussion: 1) Brad talks about the patience needed […]
On The Frontlines: Brad Peppo – Part 2
Here is Part 2 of our interview with Brad Peppo. If you are new to Outward OPC or missed last week’s email, here is: Part 1. In this installment we discuss Brad’s particular evangelism to thoughtful, atheist activists. Questions for Thought or Discussion: 1) While Brad’s particular strengths and weaknesses lead to his particular […]
On The Frontlines: Church Planting DNA -Brad Peppo
We sat down with Brad Peppo, pastor of First Street Reformed Fellowship (OPC) in Dayton, OH, to talk about a wide range of topics related to outreach and evangelism. Topics in this series will include: evangelism of thoughtful atheists, outward focused churches, building relationships with unbelievers, serial church planting, and several others. We look forward […]