Covenant Life Talks

What is women's ministry? How does discipleship happen among women? How does diversity among our women testify to the grace of God? How do events for women help jump-start discipling relationships within the church?

What is the church, and what is incumbent upon the church when considering the ordinances given to it? Why do we observe the ordinances outdoors during COVID and not on Sunday mornings? If I only attend the outdoor gatherings, what am I missing on Sunday mornings each week?

What is CLI, and how does it help us accomplish our mission as a church? What classes are being offered, and what can I expect to learn from them?

Covenant Life Church exists to display God's glory by making disciples who delight in God, live together in gospel-centered community, and work for gospel renewal in Tampa Bay and the nations. How can we hope to continue that mission when we are isolated from one another? Justin and Charlie discuss on the fiftieth episode of Covenant Life Talks.

Covenant Life Church exists to display God's glory by making disciples who...work for gospel renewal in Tampa Bay and the nations. In an answer to our prayers, CLC will adopt two new residency programs designed to equip members as missionaries and church planters. Charlie Jackson and Justin Perry discuss these residencies and how the church can be invested in them through prayer and other involvement.

Christians will often desire for intimate, one-on-one relationships where spiritual growth can occur through more open and honest confession of sin, nuanced instruction, and focused study and prayer. While these are sweet and should be pursued, limiting the definition of discipling, or disciple-making, to those relationships would seem to miss the broader levels of ways CLC and other church faithfully make disciples through the regular means of church life. Jim and Charlie discuss how everything from the weekly gathering to opportunities for one-on-one connections are used to help make disciples of Jesus Christ.

The pastoral internship at CLC is part of our larger vision to see healthy churches continued and established in the Tampa Bay area and around the world. Listen to the discussion between Justin and Charlie to learn more about this program and how you can be involved.

Biblical counseling is a day-in, day-out ministry of the elders and many members of CLC. Over the course of the next 10 years, we hope to develop a team of biblical counselors who are led by Bob Walker that will serve the needs of the church at large. Bob sits down with Justin Perry to discuss this vision, and how we are taking active steps to see it come to fruition.

What is the purpose of Members' Meetings at CLC? How do they help us exercise our congregationalism? If I cannot make it to a Members' Meeting, how can I stay up to date about them? If I have a question about content in a Members' meeting, how and to whom should I communicate those questions?

CLC is a congregationally governed church, an autonomous body of baptized believers led by its congregationally appointed elders and governed by its own members. Sound confusing? No problem. Listen to this episode so we can break it down for you a bit.

With several public holidays approaching, opportunities abound for Christians to be in the company of unchurched family members, neighbors, coworkers, and friends. Justin and Charlie discuss how meaningful prayer and action can turn traditional events and family gatherings into fertile, evangelistic soil.

How do we make disciples at Covenant LIfe (Matt. 28)? Formally and informally. Among the formal, structured ways we seek to make disciples are Community Groups and Covenant Life Institute. You can learn more about these by listening to this episode of CLC Talks.

At a recent Members' Meeting, lead pastor Justin Perry took some time to offer comments on handling disappointment. We are reposting the recording of a portion of those comments, which many of our church members in attendance that night thought were particularly helpful and encouraging. We'll also offer further thoughts on this subject with the remainder of this episode's time.

How do we best use the CG break? What kind of rest should we be pursuing? How do we take this opportunity to continue building community at CLC even while we are not attending Community Group meeting?

Recapping the SBC AM. We recently sent 8 messengers and other guests to the SBC AM to represent Covenant Life. Hear from those who were present on the nature of the convention, the experience of attending one of it's Annual Meetings, and our assessment on it's current health.

We understand that there are many reasonable circumstances under which a person/family may be pulled away from their local church. Whether it be to care for a family member, to better provide for one's household, to relocate due to military service, to find a church closer to their residence, to become a missionary in another context, to seek further education, etc., people from all walks of life may find themselves needing to transition into a new locale for a myriad of good pursuits. We want to provide extended care and counsel to these members, not only in making the decision to leave, but in helping to find the right landing place for a new local church to belong to. In this episode of Covenant Life Talks, Jim Hollenbach joins Justin Perry and Charlie Jackson to discuss right reasons versus wrong reasons to leave a church, healthy steps in seeking good counsel, biblical support for seeking wisdom within your church community, what to look for in a new church, and maintaining unity among existing church members.

Justin Perry reveals the updates to the mission statement in this episode of CLC Talks. We talk about the importance of making disciples, delighting in God, living together in gospel-centered community, and working for gospel renewal in Tampa Bay and the nations.

Part 1 of Baptism discusses what baptism is and what it's role is within the church.

Believers are recognized by the local church through the ordinances of baptism and the Lord's Supper. Both were given to the church by Jesus both as a blessing and as a protection. How should believers then relate membership to the Lord's Supper in a local church? Justin, Bob, and Charlie discuss this question and more on this episode of CLC Talks.

Charlie asks Bob about the Christian-living-and-discipleship nature of Community Groups at Covenant Life Church. Also, listen to the second installment of this conversation for answers to some of the practical FAQs of CGs at CLC.

Send Tampa Bay is March 29-30, 2019. We're encouraging our entire church to block off those dates and engage in this outreach to our city. For more information, stay tuned to the spotlight and website/Facebook page.

Jenny Fugler is interviewed to discuss Covenant Life Kids, the children's ministry of Covenant Life Church. If you have questions about the kids ministry at CLC, this episode of CLC Talks will answer many of the inquiries you have regarding curriculum, kids in our gathering, involvement of the church, ages, and more.

Charlie and Justin discuss what we hope to see God do at CLC as we continue to commit ourselves to God's word, discipleship and evangelism.

Justin and Charlie discuss the year in review for 2018 and look forward to 2019.

Justin Perry interviews Sam Tierney – a CLC member who endured a terrible motorcycle accident on her way to Covenant Life's Good Friday service on March 30, 2018. Sam recounts the story of God's enduring faithfulness, how He cared for her through the church, and how He is still teaching her to praise Him through the difficulties of suffering associated with her accident.

Charlie and Kevin discuss the history, resources, and purpose of the CLC bookstall, which you can visit each Sunday morning before and after our gathering. Our bookstall is stocked with great modern and ancient resources to help you mature as a Christian. Stop by and find the book best suited toward areas you desire to learn and grow in!

Justin discusses the necessity of receiving and providing healthy Biblical Counseling. Covenant Life Church encourages its members and attendees to pursue this kind of counseling as a means of Christian discipleship and growth. Through this episode, we provide several encouragements and resources for you to grow in this area of life.

We'd like to encourage you to consider a few practical steps in your evangelism.

Evangelism is at the heart of the people of God. Why? Because God, in His great kindness, uses normal people in every day situations to build for himself a people through the sharing of the gospel.

Charlie sits down with Jay Gregory to discuss conversion – its definition as a biblical doctrine, its importance to the life and health of the church, and a resource on this subject offered in the CLC bookstall. Michael Lawrence's book, Conversion, is available on Sundays at CLC for $4.

Justin and Bob just returned from Dallas, TX as messengers of CLC to the Southern Baptist Convention Annual Meeting. What in the world is that? Well, we're here to help explain why they went, why it matters, what happened, and what was memorable and important for us to know as a church. Charlie Jackson hosts this episode of CLC Talks.

Justin and Charlie discuss how the regular rhythms of the faithful Christian life will impact our church for the years to come.

Justin Perry and Charlie Jackson discuss God's grace within CLC, and how that can inform the way we think about growing as a church body.

Why congregational singing? What's its benefit? What if there's a song I don't like? What should I do with that? As a church member, how can I prepare for Sunday morning singing?

Justin and Charlie discuss the role of singing in the life of the church. This is the first of a two-part series featuring this discussion.

CLC's elders convene to reflect on T4G18, its memorable moments, and what it means for their ministry to CLC. Also, Covenant Life Church celebrates its 8th birthday on April 18, 2018. The elders reflect on 8 years of God's faithfulness to CLC.

Our newest pastoral assistant, Charlie Jackson, answers questions from Justin Perry regarding the PA role, his testimony, goals and more in this latest installment of CLC Talks.

Who is Bob Walker? Hear Bob sit down with Justin Perry to share his story, discuss his interests, provide a killer book recommendation, and present the vision for him serving as Covenant Life's new Pastoral Assistant.

What should we consider as we listen to sermons? How should we respond? What preparation can we do during the week readying ourselves to worship? These common questions and more are answered a brief discussion between elders Justin Perry and Jay Popovich.

How do the elders of Covenant Life Church choose what books of the Bible to preach through, and how do they then implement that plan through their preaching? Elders Jay Popovich and Justin Perry sit down to discuss this.

Why is preaching so essential to the life of the church? Elders Jay Popovich and Justin Perry discuss the nature and relevance of preaching to the body of Christ.