Temporary Tenants

Joy Metzger currently serves with her husband Phil at CalvarySD in San Deigo California. She has been serving in ministry since she was a young adult and has served in various capacities. She has helped raise up the next generation of church planters and missionaries while serving at Calvary Chapel Bible College Europe. She and Phil have taken part in a radical movement of God in Eastern Europe, where they helped plant several churches and ultimately handed over a church in Budapest Hungary to local leadership which still serves the community with great success. She has a valid and vital voice in the space of church planting and missions, and I am so blessed to have her on the podcast.

Our guest this week is Jordan Silva. Jordan and his wife Jenny are serving as missionaries to Kosovo with their sons Nyle (5), and Cassian (1).

God first drew us into international missions in 2012, and we have served short and mid-term in Asia and the Balkans, moving to Kosovo in 2019. Our heart is to see the young people of Kosovo come to know the hope and transformation that is found in Jesus.

 In 2021, we opened a coffee shop/community center in the heart of Prishtinë, Kosovo. Every step was so clearly provided for by God’s lavish grace, and the partnership and prayers of the family of God. Through this welcoming space, the Kosovar staff and American volunteers of our team engage in meaningful relationships and conversations about the gospel. When we look around that space, seeing table after table of students engaging with our team in genuine friendship, community, and eternal conversations, we are filled with joy and thankfulness.

On this episode of Temporary Tenants we have Brittany Brown. Brittany and her husband Joshua are church planting in North Carolina. We discuss church planting, women's ministry, and the essential role women have in church and church leadership. We also discuss an article she wrote called, "3 Reasons Women’s Ministry is Essential to Church Planting". It was a joy to have her on the podcast, and I would encourage you to go and check out the article (Link below).

Our guest for this episode is Pierce Westfall. Pierce is the Executive Director of A Jesus Mission. For the last 5 years, Pierce and his wife Diana have been traveling throughout the USA, the Caribbean, Europe, and Central America doing music and service projects alongside local churches for the sake of advancing the Gospel. Since leaving his role within the band Cadence Please, Pierce now has a goal to help develop and equip new missionaries and to help reshape how churches can better care for their missionaries serving globally.

Kurt Kula has been serving overseas for over 28 years in Poland Cambodia and now the Republic of Georgia. The work involves training pastors, leaders, children's ministry workers, discipleship, premarital counseling, teaching Bible school classes and assisting in various evangelical outreaches. He and his wife Kendall have four children, all born on the mission field three of whom have returned to the States to pursue their education. Kurt is a dedicated missionary and church planter.

This week on the pod we have Pastor Eric Hoke of All Saints Church in the Bronx, NYC. Eric is the planting pastor of All Saints Church. Eric also is a Covocational Church Planter and Proven Marketplace Professional specializing in Staffing & Corporate Training. He has worked with thousands of eager career changers from around the world including Church Planters, Missional Church Leaders and Pastors transitioning from ministry to break into the Corporate World to sustain their ministries.With a 15+ years of ministry experience, a Masters of Arts in Biblical Literature and a 3 year fellowship with Redeemer City to City under Redeemer Presbyterian Church, Eric understands Pastors and what it takes to lead a church in the modern world.A sought after international speaker, he has trained over 100K+ professionals from brands like Uber, American Express, Moderna, and Salesforce and is widely regarded in the corporate world with his contributions towards Workforce Development, Agile Project Management, Adult Learning & Leadership. He has guest lectured on the future of work at prestigious Universities, including MIT Sloan School of Management.His insights have been featured on podcasts, online and in print on platforms like Relevant Magazine, NewBreed Training and his NYC Church Plant story is featured in the book Next Wave: Discovering the 21st Century Church.As a certified Master Coach, he can help any Pastor with the problem of how-to-rebrand confusion and break into the Corporate World to supplement their income and build a ministry of sustainability for their families.

Dr. Stephen Stallard is the Assistant Professor of Pastoral Ministry at Western Seminary. 

He and his family planted a Mosaic Church in Brooklyn, New York in 2013-2021. 

We have a conversation around diversity, NYC, and Butterflies. 

Hope you enjoy!

Here are the articles he has written on the topics of church planting and diversity:

Our guest on the podcast this week is Jeffery Portmann. Jeffery Portmann serves as the Director for the Church Multiplication Network – leading church planting and multiplication for The Assemblies of God. Prior to this, he founded Newhope, a multi- site church with campuses around the greater Seattle area. His passion is presenting hope and developing people. Jeffery has a Doctorate of Ministry with an emphasis in leadership. He travels nationally and internationally training leaders and equipping pastors. Married to his High School sweetheart Joanne, he is a father of two sons Justus and Josiah and two daughter-in- love’s. He lives in Springfield, MO. We have an excellent conversation in the midst of a busy airport around church planting and his new book coming out in January of 2023. 

This is our last episode in season one of Temporary Tenants. I am taking a break over the holidays to spend time with my family and record some episodes for season two. I hope that you have enjoyed this first season and are looking forward to the second season. If you haven't listened to the first few episodes of the podcast I suggest you go back and check them out. There are some great conversations that happened in the first few that are great to chew on over the holidays. 

I wish you all a Happy Christmas and a Merry New Years!

This week on the show we have Pastor Ted Leavenworth. Ted Leavenworth is the Senior Pastor of Reliance Church in Temecula, California and has been in Christian service for over 30 years. A graduate of the Calvary Chapel School of Ministry, Pastor Ted has a heart for church planting – leading two church plants in Southern California and facilitating the establishment of seven others both nationally and internationally.

Ted also serves on the executive committee of Calvary Global Network where he focuses on leadership coaching and pastoral mentoring. Additionally, Pastor Ted is the host of the Leadership Collective Podcast, focusing on the “nuts & bolts” of church leadership.

Pastor Ted and his wife Brenda were married in 1985 and together, they have three adult children and ten grandchildren.

If you would like to connect with me or would like to more about Cultivate please email temporarytenant@calvarychapel.com.

This week on Temporary Tenants is Pastor Tyler St. Clair. Tyler is the lead pastor of Cornerstone Church Detroit. He is a regular contributor to the Acts 29 blog. Tyler is also the US Network Lead for Church in Hard Places and Urban Strategist with Acts 29 Urban. He also acts as a liaison between Acts 29 and Grimké Seminary Urban. Tyler is married to his best friend and has 5 amazing kids.

The conversation I have with Tyler is one of my favourites so far this season. It's a very raw and honest look at what it means to plant and pastor in hard places. There are so many things that stand out about this conversation and I am excited for you all to give it a listen. 

If you would like to know more about church planting or about CGNs Cultivate please email me at temporarytenant@calvarychapel.com. 

This week on Temporary Tenants Podcast we have Pastor Bruce Zachary. Bruce Zachary was raised in a Jewish home, and came to faith in Christ as Messiah over 30 years ago. He has been teaching the Bible for 30+ years. He and Karen, his lovely bride have been married since 1991, and are blessed by their sons Joshua and Jonathan. Bruce taught at Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa’s School of the Bible, and is a graduate of CCCM’s School of Ministry. He has been an ordained pastor for near 30 years, and was an attorney for 25 years. In 1996 he planted Calvary Nexus in Camarillo, Ca. where he continues to serve as teaching pastor. Bruce is the author of 17 books, and has directed the Calvary Church Planting Network [CCPN] a global church planting initiative.

If you would like to get in touch with me or want to know more about CGNs Cultivate you can email me at temporarytenant@calvarychapel.com

My Guest today is Pastor Benjamin Morrison. He is currently serving with his family in Ukraine as a Lead Pastor, as well as being the Training Coordinator for Redeemer City to City Europe and the Coordinator for City to City Ukraine.

He has been serving in Ukraine since 2002, and is still currently serving his church as well as others in the midst of the war that is on going in Ukraine right now. Although there is a war raging on behind the scenes God is still at work within Ukraine and I am excited to talk with Ben about the past and the present work of God happening in Ukraine.

As always you can connect with me at Temporarytenantspodcast@gmail.com. 

I am excited to have on Pastor Nick Cady who is the Lead Pastor at White Fields Community Church in Longmont, Colorado. He also leads the cultivate Initiative of Calvary Global Network which is their church planting initiative. He and I discuss church planting, launch day mishaps, and why we need more churches. 

If you would like to email the show, please email us at temporarytenantspodcast@gmail.com