Church Street Podcast EP 051 - Holy Week 2026 -2

Pastor Zach Stiefel sits down with contemporary worship leader Gary Edwards to continue our Holy Week journey through the Gospel of Matthew. In this episode, they reflect on Chapter 21 and the unfolding tension of Tuesday—a day marked by overturned tables, a cursed fig tree, and mounting conflict that points toward the cross.This conversation explores what it means to be “mid-bloom”—that in-between space where growth is happening, but fullness hasn’t yet arrived. It’s a place of tension, testing, and transformation.Gary shares practical and thought-provoking insights for ministry and everyday faith:Repetition brings assimilation — spiritual growth requires consistency.There’s a difference between working your gift and working your gift with God — calling without connection leads to emptiness.Mastery doesn’t mean relationship — skill alone isn’t intimacy with God.This ain’t Disney—this is real life, and real life requires real relationships — faith is not polished perfection, but authentic.