The Pillar Network
This is the official podcast of the Pillar Church Planting Network. This podcast will typically be hosted by Nate Akin, with content provided by other Pillar staff, board members, and network pastors. In this podcast, we will discuss Pillar’s mission, history, DNA, doctrine, information pertinent to pastors, and more.
Episodes

Wednesday Jul 17, 2024
Wednesday Jul 17, 2024
In this episode, Brandon Langley talks with Landon Dowden and Josh Wredberg about the importance of live exposition. They discuss the joys, challenges, and more.

Wednesday Jul 10, 2024
Wednesday Jul 10, 2024
In this episode, Ken Mbugua gives a talk on suffering for the gospel from 2 Timothy 1:1-14. Ken is the Senior Pastor of Emmanuel Baptist Church in Nairobi, Kenya and the managing director for Ekklesia Afrika. Ken originally gave this talk at our 2024 Pillar International Conference in Scotland.

Wednesday Jul 03, 2024
Wednesday Jul 03, 2024
In this episode, Brandon Langley talks with Ken Rucker and Shawn Branscum about being Kingdom-minded when it comes to the challenges, sacrifices, and joys of sending out church plants.

Wednesday Jun 26, 2024
Wednesday Jun 26, 2024
In this episode, Dave Kiehn hosts a panel discussion with Nate Akin, Ben Lacey, Juan Sanchez, and Steven Wade, on some of the most pressing topics of today. This content was originally recorded at the 2024 Pillar Fellowship at the SBC in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Thursday Jun 20, 2024
Thursday Jun 20, 2024
In this episode, Dave Kiehn talks with Nate Akin, Ben Lacey, and Juan Sanchez about the SBC 2024, Office of Pastor, pragmatism, cooperation, and more.

Wednesday Jun 12, 2024
Wednesday Jun 12, 2024
In this episode, Liam Garvie talks with Phil Newton & Rich Shadden about pastoral leadership, raising up future elders, and their new book, “Mending The Nets”.

Wednesday Jun 05, 2024
Wednesday Jun 05, 2024
In this episode, Dave Kiehn talks with Nate Akin about his new book, confessions, Baptist convictions, Christian Nationalism, complementarianism, and more.
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Wednesday May 29, 2024
Wednesday May 29, 2024
In this episode, Doug Van Meter gives an encouraging talk on persevering in the ministry, investing in future generations, and more. Doug is a member of our network and serves at Brackenhurst Baptist Church near Johannesburg, South Africa. He originally gave this talk at our 2024 Pillar International Conference in Scotland.

Wednesday May 22, 2024
Wednesday May 22, 2024
In this episode, Nate Akin, Clint Darst, Eric Bancroft, Dave Kiehn, & Martin Smith field questions on church planting and revitalization. This audio is from a network-wide Zoom call from March 27, 2024.

Wednesday May 15, 2024
Wednesday May 15, 2024
In this episode, Dave Kiehn and Liam Garvie talk with two of our international pastors about church planting and how the gospel is advancing.