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Ralph Rebandt – Part 2 : 30 Years of Outreach

April 13, 2021 By Home Missions

This is part 2 of our interview with Ralph Rebandt, pastor of Oakland Hills Community Church (OPC), outside of Detroit. Ralph has spent over 30 years at the church, from its early days to now a long time OPC church and at each step of the way seeking to be intentional about reaching the lost […]

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30 years of Evangelism & Outreach in Michigan With Ralph Rebandt

March 30, 2021 By Home Missions

We interviewed Ralph Rebandt, pastor of Oakland Hills Community Church (OPC), outside of Detroit. Ralph has spent over 30 years there from its early days to now a long time OPC church and at each step of the way seeking to be intentional about reaching the lost in the community. This is Part 1 of […]

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Truth & Love: Communicating About Gender, Women, & The Church

March 9, 2021 By Home Missions

John Shaw is back on the podcast. John started this series with a podcast about the importance of communication. Then two weeks ago, he discussed the issue of race and the church. This week he returns with another timely issue – gender, women, and the church. This is certainly a topic of conversation both outside […]

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Truth & Love: Communicating About Race & The Church

February 23, 2021 By Home Missions

John Shaw is back on the podcast. John started this series with a podcast about the importance of communication. Today he’s here to talk about a sometimes difficult or “hot button” topic about how communication relates to the issue of race and the church. It seems like a topic that everyone is talking about–in both […]

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SoCal Pastors Part 3 – On Preaching

February 2, 2021 By Home Missions

Our first two episodes of this podcast were quite popular. We have one final installment with SoCal OPC Pastors Chris Hartshorn, Jesse Pirschel, and Jonathan Moersch. These 3 have a lot in common and all have backgrounds that are uncommon for OPC pastors that shed light on their approach to reaching the lost and unchurched. […]

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SoCal Pastors Part 2 – Outward Focus

December 8, 2020 By Home Missions

Part 2 of our podcast with SoCal OPC Pastors Chris Hartshorn, Jesse Pirschel, and Jonathan Moersch. These 3 have a lot in common and all have backgrounds that are uncommon for OPC pastors that shed light on their approach to reaching the lost and unchurched. This is a continuation of a great conversation that started […]

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SoCal Pastors Part 1 – Evangelistic Culture

December 1, 2020 By Home Missions

We have an interesting podcast for you this week and next. We were able to talk to 3 OPC pastors who have a lot in common. The fact that they are OPC pastors in Southern California (SoCal) is only the start. You will find this podcast quite illuminating. We welcome Chris Hartshorn, Jesse Pirschel, and […]

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Dig Deeper: Motivation & Imagery of Our Communication

October 13, 2020 By Home Missions

We opened this series on “Communication in Truth & Love” with a podcast with John Shaw. This week, we provide a short excerpt from that interview that wasn’t in the previous podcast episode. We had a follow up, or kind of dig deeper moment, where John talked about the biblical imagery that shapes our communication. […]

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Truth & Love: Communicating Gospel Truth in Speech & Action (John Shaw)

September 1, 2020 By Home Missions

Our first installment in this new series is a podcast with John Shaw. As many will know, John is the General Secretary of the Committee on Home Missions and Church Extension in the OPC. Note: If you already listen to podcasts, just search for “Outward OPC” in your podcast app for this and other episodes. […]

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Back To Worship: 6 Minutes of Encouragement – John Shaw

August 4, 2020 By Home Missions

John Shaw gives us a “mini” podcast episode of just 6 minutes with various surprising updates about how life went for church plants during the quarantine. And he gives one very important encouragement for every church and every individual as churches get back to worship in person. Listen here or search for “Outward OPC” in […]

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Racial Unrest & The Church Part 2 (Watkins & Dickerson)

July 7, 2020 By Home Missions

Last week, we shared part of this podcast with Eric Watkins & Tarence Dickerson–pastor and ruling elder at Covenant Presbyterian Church (OPC) in St. Augustine, FL. Here is Part 2. Important Note: This is part 2 of 1 conversation. Please do not take one comment or thought about a cultural hot topic out of context of […]

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Racial Unrest & The Church (Watkins & Dickerson)

June 30, 2020 By Home Missions

Given the events in our nation over the past few weeks, Eric Watkins and Tarence Dickerson were willing to join us for a podcast episode to talk about ways they’ve been able to minister during this time, and how they deal with this issue as individuals, with their families, and in the church. We are […]

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Podcast Ep. #10: Nick Lammé

August 28, 2019 By Home Missions

How does a missionary in Costa Rica end up on the mission field of Houston to minister to post-Hurricane Harvey residents? What do people think of the OPC after 1 year of service to Houston residents? How does the service and deacon led ministry of Disaster Response lead to an evangelist on the ground in […]

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Podcast Ep. #9: Jeremy Baker

July 9, 2019 By Home Missions

What do you know about Yuma, AZ? How about the OPC church there? And what about how they are doing outreach? This episode we talk to Jeremy Baker to discuss just these kinds of things. You’ll learn more about the church, and there is an extended conversation about a book Jeremy used to help the […]

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Podcast Ep. #8: Chris Cashen

May 28, 2019 By Home Missions

There is an OPC work in Clarkston, GA that looks like a foreign mission field. In a small town outside Atlanta that has become a refuge for refugees, OPC Evangelist Chris Cashen is called to minister to these strangers in a new land. Hear directly from Chris in this week’s podcast as he talks about […]

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Podcast Ep. #7: Bradney Lopez (Puerto Rico)

April 23, 2019 By Home Missions

Bradney Lopez is the OPC church planter in Puerto Rico. On the podcast he discusses life in Puerto Rico, the spiritual culture of the people, and what it is like church planting in his own home town. Enjoy! ———————————————————————————————- Tools & Help with Podcasts Podcasts are basically just audio files. You will always be able […]

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Podcast Episode #6 (John Shaw Part 3 of 3)

November 7, 2018 By Home Missions

John Shaw is the OPC General Secretary of Home Missions. He is a former church planter in St. Paul, MN that now (along with the Committee) oversees OPC church planting. In this episode, John discusses some very practical matters for churches to grow in their ability to reach and welcome people. Everyone will profit from […]

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Podcast Episode #5 (John Shaw Part 2)

September 6, 2018 By Home Missions

John Shaw is the OPC General Secretary of Home Missions. He is a former church planter in St. Paul, MN that now (along with the Committee) oversees OPC church planting. In this episode, John discusses some very practical matters for churches to grow in their ability to reach and welcome people. Everyone will profit from […]

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Podcast Episode #4 (John Shaw Part 1)

July 25, 2018 By Home Missions

John Shaw is the OPC General Secretary of Home Missions. He is a former church planter in St. Paul, MN that now (along with the Committee) oversees OPC church planting. In this role over 4 years, he brings a breadth of understanding and awareness of what is happening in OPC church planting that is both […]

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Podcast Episode #3 (Dave Crum)

June 7, 2018 By Home Missions

Dave Crum is the OPC Regional Home Missionary for the Presbytery of Southern California. He joins Outward OPC to talk about how foreign missions service affects home missions service, doing evangelism and building up core groups in an ever-changing world, urban church planting, and gives updates on a couple Southern Cal church plants. Dave has […]

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