This week, we talk about the nature of leadership with Paul Buckley. What is leadership? How do we think about it locally in our church, and in our denomination? Join us for this critical and strange conversation about leadership.

This week Pastor Jacob looks at a chapter in Tony Reinke's book about John Newton, highlighting the all-sufficiency of Jesus. What does it mean for Christ to be "all-sufficient". We walk through this chapter to fill out six ways Jesus is all sufficient as our: Prophet, Priest, King, Husband, Shepherd and Friend. Join us to have your heart encouraged in how sufficient Jesus is for people who struggle with life.

This week we interview Phil Sasser. Phil has been a pastor at Sovereign Grace Church of Apex, NC for several decades, and currently serves on our Polity Committee for all of Sovereign Grace. More importantly, as we hear his story of conversion and into pastoral ministry, we hear about the grace of God in Phil's life, and get to know some fun details of the history of our family of churches. Enjoy the show!

Today we interview Pete Privitera, a fine gentlemen pastor from Lancaster, Pennsylvania. He explains why he's not in the mafia, and why he loves being a pastor.

Our full, uncut interview with Mark Prater, Executive Director of Sovereign Grace Churches.

This week, Mark Prater and I talk about what it means for us as a family of churches to grow and thrive together in the days to come. It's a joy to be a part of Sovereign Grace Churches, and I'm excited to hear a few of Mark's thoughts about how the days ahead!

What does it mean to be a faithful Christian in today's professional world? In this episode with Mark Prater, we learn about a business person's group that Mark leads at his home church. He talks about lessons they're learning together, and a few book suggestions. If you're in the work place, Mark may have some helpful thoughts for you!

In this last part of our interview with Mark Prater, we hear about Mark's prayer life. Anybody who knows Mark, knows how he has a rich prayer life, and Jacob does his best to pull it out of Mark. Finally, Mark shares his thoughts about what he'd say to King's Cross in these early days of our church plant.

In this very first episode of Striving Together, we get to meet Mark Prater, Executive Director of Sovereign Grace Churches. Mark is a dear friend, and a gifted pastor. In this episode we hear his story of how he came to Christ and how he ended up in this role serving our churches. Next week, we'll hear more from this same interview. Enjoy getting to know Mark!