A practical conversation about discipling kids as family relationships change.
A candid conversation about discipling children through shifting family seasons, from school runs and busy mornings to the very different work of relating to adult kids.

Edgewood Baptist Church
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Pastoral conversations for everyday discipleship.
Edgewood 4G Podcast pairs church-life interviews with devotional teaching for listeners who want faith connected to ordinary decisions. Episodes move from family routines, marriage lessons, and member testimonies into Scripture-shaped encouragement and practical obedience.
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Edgewood 4G Podcast is a pastoral conversation series rooted in the life of Edgewood Baptist Church. It works at a measured pace. Episodes usually begin with a simple welcome, a named guest, and a concrete reason for the conversation, then move toward Scripture, testimony, and practical application. Pastor Brian often interviews members or ministry-connected guests about conversion, service, marriage, and the long shape of obedience. Pastor Chris brings a family-ministry lens to episodes on generational discipleship, parenting stages, student ministry, and faith lived outside formal church settings. The result is intimate but purposeful. A conversation about school mornings and therapy appointments becomes a reflection on discipling children. A memory of an adult child leaving home becomes a lesson about authentic faith and changing parental roles. A marriage discussion turns from early romance to the harder wisdom gained over decades. The show also makes space for testimony from people serving in the church, including Larry Wilson, Terry Hartley, Michael and Brenda Burns, and Geoff McClellan. Those interviews are not celebrity profiles. They are member stories, shaped around how people came to faith and how they now serve. Some episodes lean more devotional, especially Pastor Brian’s reflection on April Fool’s Day, Good Friday, Easter, the thief on the cross, and the urgency of salvation. Those stretches are more sermon-like, with repeated points and a clear appeal. Other episodes are more interview-driven, with quick affirmations and gentle follow-up questions keeping the guest’s story moving. Missions is another recurring thread, especially in Kyle Parks’s explanation of short-term trips to places including Mexico, India, Kenya, and Japan. The show’s strongest throughline is applied discipleship. It asks what Christian faith looks like in a home, a marriage, a student ministry, a radio career, a fire department, and a church volunteer role. The tone is warm without becoming sentimental. It suits listeners who appreciate church-rooted encouragement, personal testimony, and biblical reflection tied to recognizable daily life.
Made for: This show is for Christians who want church-rooted encouragement on family life, service, missions, marriage, and personal faith. It especially suits listeners who prefer warm pastoral conversation over polished studio commentary.
What sets it apart: Its strength is the way ordinary Edgewood stories become practical discipleship lessons. The show moves easily between testimony, Scripture, and lived examples from homes, workplaces, ministry teams, and mission trips.
The Edgewood 4G Podcast features content that is created to help Edgewood Baptist Church to Gather, Grow, Give and Go with the Gospel. Episodes feature content created by Edgewood's staff on various topics that pertain to the 4G mission of the church. (Please note: episodes are not sermons that are preached during weekend sermons)
Based on 4 episodes we listened to · September 2026
Pastoral conversations turn Christian discipleship into specific practices involving prayer, generosity, parenting, witness, and care for persecuted believers.
Edgewood 4G Podcast moves between pastoral interviews and solo teaching, with Pastor Brian and Pastor Chris pressing Christian belief into ordinary decisions.
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A practical conversation about discipling kids as family relationships change.
A candid conversation about discipling children through shifting family seasons, from school runs and busy mornings to the very different work of relating to adult kids.
A small calendar turn that opens into a direct Good Friday appeal to Christ.
Pastor Brian starts with a light April Fool's Day note, then moves into a Good Friday message that lands with more weight than the opening suggests.
A warm, reflective conversation about prayer, generosity, and a long friendship shaped by years of faith and service.
A long friendship gives this conversation its shape, with Brian and Jim Walker revisiting prayer, generosity, family life, church service, and the years that carried Jim from corporate work into college ministry and later school leadership.
A steady, prayer centered conversation about persecuted Christians and the reminder that they are not forgotten.
Pastor Brian and Todd Nettleton keep the conversation grounded in prayer, persecution, and plain faithfulness. Nettleton returns to what persecuted believers ask for most: faithfulness to Christ, chances to witness, prayer for those who persecute them, and the simple comfort of…

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Pastor Daniel interviews Ari Kershak and Nick Macklin during Edgewood’s mission trip to Japan about missionary support, construction work, and cross-cultural ministry.
Karen Stroop recalls a laminated name tag that was still waiting months later, and how it made her feel she belonged.
Chris, a pastor at Edgewood, talks with Sarah and Nick about discipling children in three very different seasons: ages 8, 6, and 4; high school and college; and adult children.
Pastor Brian opens by reflecting on the weight of a single day.
Pastor Brian and his wife Beth discuss five common misconceptions about marriage based on their 41 years of experience, aiming to help strengthen marriages and provide guidance for both married and unmarried listeners.
Pastor Brian interviews Michael and Brenda Burns about their Christian faith journey, starting with Brenda's story of being saved at age seven through family and church influences like Awana.
Kyle Parks discusses the purpose and importance of short-term missions at Edgewood Baptist Church, highlighting upcoming trips and the biblical basis for missions.
Pastor Brian interviews church members Larry and Terry about their personal journeys to faith in Jesus.
A pastor interviews a church member who is a firefighter about integrating faith with his vocation and sharing stories of God's work in the fire department.
Pastor Brian interviews former Christian radio hosts Ken and Deb about their journey in ministry and God's calling.
Brian and Jim Walker trace Jim’s conversion at UW–Madison, where Mark Lipsky’s weekly “do you want to come to the Sunday night Bible study in the den?” invitation eventually led to a late-night gospel conversation on Friday, November 7, 1980.
Pastors discuss their churches' mission frameworks (4Gs and 4Ds) for evangelism, discipleship, and spiritual growth.
This episode promotes an upcoming missions conference called GoCon, featuring interviews with missionaries and partners.
Pastor Brian interviews missionaries Paul and Roxanne Wilson about their salvation testimonies and work in Mexico.
Pastor Brian interviews former interns Bobby and Lisa Bechtel about their salvation testimonies and ministry experiences.
An interview with Dr.
Pastor Brian and Aaron Langworthy discuss the upcoming GoCon missions conference and encourage listeners to attend.
Pastor Brian interviews ministry leaders about grief and divorce support from a Christian perspective.
Pastor Brian and Maddie Hart discuss the 'Go' element of their church's 4G mission, focusing on taking the gospel to the nations.
Pastor Brian interviews Todd Nettleton, vice president of message for Voice of the Martyrs and host of VOM Radio, about persecuted Christians and the ministry’s work in more than 70 hostile and restricted nations.
A church podcast discussing the 4G mission (Gather, Grow, Give, Go) and featuring an interview with a pastor about his salvation story.
Pastor Brian interviews Tanner Smith about his testimony and church planting, framed by the church's 4G mission.
Pastor Brian introduces the 4G values of Edgewood Baptist Church and interviews church members about their faith and ministry.
The host interviews a church member about her 10-month missionary training experience in West Asia, discussing her preparation and future mission work.
A church staff member interviews two leaders about updates and changes in the kids' ministry.
Pastor Brian interviews Deb Gustafson, a former morning show host at WDLM radio with over 40 years of experience, discussing her career and faith journey.
Pastor Brian interviews Lynell Smith about her role on the Go team, focusing on discipleship and sharing the gospel through the 4G framework of gather, grow, give, and go.
Pastor Brian interviews Go Team partners Tom and Regina Franklin about their personal salvation stories and connection to Edgewood church.
Pastor Brian interviews Pastor Chris about how God is working in their student ministry, focusing on leadership transitions as seniors graduate and underclassmen step up.