New Covenant Ministries International

We chatted to Ethan Venerable (Upward Call, Chino, California, U.S.A) at the Global Equip 2025 to talk about following the call on your life, being an elder at a young age, and the importance of local church.

We sit down at the Global Equip 2025 to talk church planting with Fred Dalais, who leads La Cité church in Paris, along with his wife, Vanessa.

We took the podcast on the road at the Global Equip '25 and spoke to Christine Nicotra (GGC Life, Australia) about prayer and the prophetic.

We took the podcast on the road at the Global Equip '25 and asked Paul Szczesiak (Cornerstone Church, Abu Dhabi) questions around leadership in his context. 0:00 - Intro to Paul 1:02 - Leading in a new culture 3:03 - Advice to someone stepping into leadership in a multicultural context 4:20 - Fostering unity while honoring a diverse range of cultures5:36 - A story on how cultural differences influenced certain decisions 6:25 - Key leadership challenges for Paul 7:35 - Most important governance principles for local church 8:53 - Balancing crucial conversations 10:40 - Being a "support elder" and growing teams 12:33 - Playing a key role in operational background and project management 14:12 - Paul and Nadia working as a team 15:30 - Connecting marketplace skills with local church and ministry 17:40 - Marketplace (and visa) pressures 19:33 - Recognizing seasons 22:07 - The "power of the pause" for burnout and coming out of it 24:38 - The impact of the gift of administration 26:53 - The power of reliability

Craig & Taryn Herbert lead Citadel, NYC - a city with a different culture to the one they grew up in. Craig & Taryn's journey includes leading a site of Cornerstone Church in South Africa, then joining a church's leadership team in Wichita (Kansas, USA) before moving to NYC to plant a church - which ended up becoming a transition instead. In this interview we unpack their journey and Craig's thoughts on leading in these vastly different contexts.

When it comes to leading the church today - and leading a global, translocal team - what are the important aspects that truly matter in the Kingdom of God? What will Jesus weigh? And what is actually not important, although we think it is?Tyrone Daniel, who leads the NCMI translocal team, gives us insight into these questions.

Generation Z is full of hope, spiritual openness, and are seeking authenticity. Joel Daniel (Redemption City Church, Colorado) gives us insight into what the Lord may be doing with this generation. We also speak about the Global Equip, Joel's personal journey and experience with the Holy Spirit, and his optimistic vision for the future - as well as the call to the nations and the impact of intentional, personal discipleship.

Interviewing Dale and Angela Marthick (Living Hope Church; Sydney, Australia). Topics covered: - What healthy church leadership looks like- How to be your authentic self as a leader- How to break through conventional thinking around how leadership teams look and function- How Trinitarian theology impacts how you leadPlus much more!

Interviewing Jonno and Erin Warmington (Cornerstone Church, Johannesburg South Africa) about creativity in the local church, thinking differently about the role of deacons, supporting church plants in a different way, and using your job as a way to do that.

Werner Badenhorst speaks about planting and leading a church while also working a full-time job in the marketplace.

Greg Mattarelli speaks about the importance of children's ministry in a local church.

Mark Wimble shares his story of learning to lead through very difficult times.

Marcus and Adele Herbert speak about how to work and lead together as a married couple.

Mark and Justine Wimble speak about how to work and lead together as a married couple.

Glenn van Rooyen speaks about the role that effective administration plays in a local church.

Richard Preston speaks about longevity and how to finish strong in ministry.

Grant Crawford looks at different kinds of churches and the leadership they require.

Tony Sivewright shares their church planting story and what he wishes he learned in Bible School.

Matt Jones speaks about planting into another culture, and knowing and answering the call of God.

Greig Garratt shares his church planting story.

Colette Meyer speaks about the role of media in communicating the message of Jesus through the local church.

Matt Jones teaches about the role of a leading an eldership team.

Craig Meyer speaks about how local churches partner with the NCMI team.

Keir Tayler teaches on the role and gift of evangelism in the church.

Marcus Herbert points us to the instructions of Jesus in the Great Commission

Richard Preston speaks about longevity and how to finish strong in ministry.

Leo brings us to the very foundation of the church that Jesus is building, one not built upon good ideas or our cleverness, but upon the Word of God.

Leon just taps into the prophetic decree God is speaking over this region, as He brings in and raises up not just a single generation, but families for the purposes of His Kingdom.

Caleb Booth, who leads a church in Southern California in the US, shares on the powerful reality of what God does when we sow generously. Sowing time, people, resources into the Kingdom of God opens up the 'floodgates' of God's provision and power that can forever change you, your church and your region.

Leo helps us deepen our understanding of just how God sees each of us, to help us to be able to share our faith more effectively, as we grasp His love for us with confidence.

Grant Crawford opens up the Equip with a Questions and Answers session with Leo & Leon Nicotra from Sydney, Australia and Caleb Booth from Southern California in the US, talking along the lines of the generational nature of the Gospel.

Tyrone lands the Canada Equipping time reminding us of the type of leaders we must strive to be, following and exampling Christ in every way.

Tyrone lands the Equip time with a key message for all church leadership, that we follow Christ and lead as He would

Marcus reminds us of the mission and the calling of God upon every generation, as the hour is urgent.

Paul shares a significant word drawing us back to the 'Source' of all that God has, His Spirit.

Brenden reminds us of our greatest focus, our greatest delight our greatest love...Jesus Christ.

Grant speaks to the very real truth that none of us are perfect and we most often learn from our mistakes and failures, rather than our successes. As Paul says of God, "My power is made perfect in weakness".

Mark points us back to the 'plumb line' we're to not only build by, but to stay focused upon as we move forward, avoiding the 'drift' of the modern church.

Dan talks about going deeper into God's Word and the essential nature of it for every believer.

Marcus challenges us to be a people of conviction, willing to live and die for the Gospel, referring to Jonathan, David's son.

Paul speaks into how we step out into the calling of God, in the fulfillment of the Great Commission.

Tyrone reminds us of the mission we're called to and the One we're called to do it for and with.

Minda opens the book of Isaiah and reminds us of God's promises and goodness, as He calls us into the unknown.

Tyrone helps us to see what God is doing in the midst of our times, the signs of His Kingdom and power advancing His plan, in spite of circumstances.

Tyrone spends some time with the elders and leaders from churches in the region, encouraging, challenging and spurring them on in this great calling.

Eddie Baker from Germany speaks from the context of so many 'post Christian' societies in our world and how we can reach those who think they have no need of faith, God or Christianity.

Frank Kurebwa takes us into Matthew 24, as the scriptures challenge us with the realities of our day and how we're to respond as God's people.

Rob Forbes from Germany, stirs our hearts, passion and reminds us of the urgency of our calling to reach the unreached people of the world.

Steve Wimble from Durban, South Africa, reminds us of our stewardship of God's church, people and will and the value He places on each.

Leo Nicotra from Sydney Australia, lays out the Biblical plans of God for who and what His church is to be.