• Are your doors locked?
    Feb 22 2022

    In this episode, we take some time to speak with a few resident experts at ACST in the IT Security world.

    Higher Ground Technologies
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    MinistrySmart
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    35 mins
  • IT Heroes for Hire - Higher Ground Technologies
    Feb 10 2022

    The world of Information Technology can be difficult to navigate. There are heroes for hire that can help. In this week's episode, we sit down and talk with Pastor Steece Hayes, who has been a part of the ACST family for 17 years and a pastor for 6 years, about the advantages of your ministry partnering with a Managed Services Provider, Higher Ground Technologies to be more specific.

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    40 mins
  • Part II of Interview with Karl Vaters
    Jan 14 2022

    Pastoring a small church is not a penalty for doing something wrong, it is a specialty and needs to be leaned into well”.  Join Andrew for Part II, as he interviewed pastor and author, Karl Vaters as they discuss the small church and how Karl realized that small may be right where you need to be in a season. This two-part interview is full of stories and encouragement to help the small church understand being a healthy church isn’t about the numbers.

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    50 mins
  • Part II of Brandon O'Brien Interview - The Strategically Small Church
    Jan 3 2022

    Join Jennifer as she concludes the interview with Brandon. He has some great reminders for small church leadership about how to claim their victory. Remember it isn't all about the numbers! The words resonated, "intimate, nimble, authentic, effective", join Jennifer as she interviews author, Brandon O'Brien as they discuss the small church. This two-part interview is packed with perspective and observations on how the small church impacts and is impacted today.

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    35 mins
  • Good, Bad and Ugly of being small
    Dec 17 2021

    Join us for this episode on the good, bad, and ugly of small. Small isn't good or bad but it can be ugly and it can be a real struggle however we don't think it needs to be. Andrew and Jennifer peel apart what they see in the church that can be celebrated or calibrated depending on the church and leadership.

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    21 mins
  • Karl Vaters Interview - Part 1
    Dec 9 2021

    Pastoring a small church is not a penalty for doing something wrong, it is a specialty and needs to be leaned into well”. Join Andrew as he interviewed pastor and author, Karl Vaters as they discuss the small church and how Karl realized that small may be right where you need to be in a season. This two-part interview is full of stories and encouragement to help the small church understand being a healthy church isn’t about the numbers.

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    22 mins
  • Brandon O'Brien Interview: The Strategically Small Church
    Nov 29 2021

    The words resonated, "intimate, nimble, authentic, effective", join Jennifer as she interviews author, Brandon O'Brien as they discuss the small church. This two-part interview is packed with perspective and observations on how the small church impacts and is impacted today.

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    29 mins
  • Season 3 - The small church
    Nov 12 2021

    Join us as we celebrate the small church this season. Not everything about small is good and not everything is bad, so we brought in a few experts to share their thoughts and ideas, and hopefully, we can all experience this journey together!

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    18 mins