Conversations for pastors and leaders across the Metro District of the Christian and Missionary Alliance. Practical encouragement, honest dialogue, and Spirit-led wisdom for those doing the everyday work of ministry — leading churches, shepherding people, and pursuing kingdom impact in the multi-ethnic, multicultural communities we're called to serve.
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Every survey ever done on why people come back to a church after their first visit says the same thing: they felt loved. Not impressed. Not entertained. Loved. In this episode of Blueprint for Revival , Mike Plunket shows why that isn't a marketing strategy — it's part of God's blueprint, drawn up long before we got here. Walking through Acts 2:42-47, Mike unpacks what real koinonia (fellowship)…
What's the one thing you can't live without? In this episode of Blueprint for Revival , Mike Plunket looks at the life of Isaac — a man who lost everything but his need for water — to ask what's truly essential in our own lives. Drawing from Genesis 26 and Paul's declaration "for me to live is Christ," Mike unpacks why renewal doesn't usually come from finding something new, but from digging again…
What if the confusion, division, and anxiety we see around us today isn't a surprise to God — but part of a pattern He's always worked within? In this opening episode of Blueprint for Revival , Mike Plunket unpacks three words that define our calling in this cultural moment: Resistance, Renewal, and Resilience. Drawing from Ephesians 1 and the story of the desperate father in Mark 9, Mike explores…
In this episode of the Collective Leadership Podcast, Metro District Interim Superintendent Omar Niebles sits down with Reverend Brian McMillan — Lead Pastor of CenterPoint Church in Massapequa, NY, and Metro District Director of Church Planting — for a rich conversation about the future of church planting in the Metro District and beyond. Brian shares the story of planting CenterPoint in 2002…
What does it look like to pursue kingdom justice and mercy in a deeply divided cultural moment? In this episode of the Collective Leadership Podcast, Interim District Superintendent Omar Niebles and Kingdom Justice and Mercy Coordinator Jasmine Young sit down with Rev. Phil Gilmore, lead pastor of Saint John's Community Baptist Church in Newark, NJ. With over 25 years in pastoral ministry —…
Join Metro District Interim Superintendent Omar Niebles and special guests for an in-depth conversation about church production, technology, and ministry excellence. In this episode: Nick Simpson (Metro District Communications Coordinator) Michael Hoddy (Lead Pastor, Long Hill Chapel & Founder of Somerset Media Group) Luis Sanchez (Sunday Experience Coordinator, Risen King) What you'll learn: 🎥…
In this episode of the Collective Leadership Podcast, Interim District Superintendent Omar Niebles sits down with Joel Koenigsberg, Director of Leadership Development, to explore the transformative practice of spiritual listening. Joel opens up about his personal journey—from struggling with distraction and the constant urge to fix problems, to discovering the profound impact of truly listening to…
Join us for an inspiring conversation with Jessica Ng, Youth Pastor at Queens Herald Church in Queens, New York. In this episode, Jessica shares her transformative approach to youth ministry that's creating ripple effects throughout her multigenerational, multilingual Chinese-American church. Discover how Jessica has cultivated a culture of soul care among teenagers, teaching them to identify…
In this inspiring episode of the Collective Leadership Podcast, hosts Omar Niebles and Kelvin Walker sit down with Steve Hartmann, Lead Pastor of Lighthouse Alliance Community Church in Little Egg Harbor, NJ. Steve shares the remarkable 25-year journey of a church that has become deeply woven into the fabric of its community through unexpected ministries born from listening to God's leading. From…
In this powerful episode of the Collective Leadership Podcast (Season 4), hosts Omar Niebles and District Superintendent Kelvin Walker sit down with Pablo Garcia, Executive Pastor of Global and Local Partnerships at Princeton Alliance Church, to explore the incredible ripple effect of missions work across generations. Pablo shares his deeply personal journey from growing up as a pastor's kid in…