Episodes

  • The Food Truck of the Church | Guest: Rev. Robert Knuth

    The Food Truck of the Church | Guest: Rev. Robert Knuth
    Jun 22 2026
    When Robert Knuth arrived in Ann Arbor in the fall of 2019 to plant Reformed University Fellowship (RUF) at the University of Michigan — the first RUF chapter in the state — he had no idea a global pandemic was six months away. Seven years later, what’s grown out of that uncertain start is one of the larger RUF ministries outside the Southeast, and a model for how campus ministry and the local church can work together for the long haul. In this episode of The Great Commission Today, host Daniel Vos sits down with Knuth to talk about his own […]
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    39 mins
  • Against the Ropes: What to Do When Your Church Is Dying | Guest: Rev. Brian Cosby

    Against the Ropes: What to Do When Your Church Is Dying | Guest: Rev. Brian Cosby
    Jun 8 2026
    What does it actually take to bring a dying church back to life? Not gimmicks. Not celebrity guest speakers. Not a bigger building. In this episode of The Great Commission Today, host Daniel Vos sits down with Pastor Brian Cosby — pastor of Wayside Presbyterian Church in Tennessee, professor at Reformed Theological Seminary, and creator of the popular YouTube channel “Provide and Protect” — to talk about one of the most overlooked and urgent needs in American Christianity: church revitalization. When Brian arrived at Wayside in 2011, the church had about 40 people (mostly older), one child in attendance, seven burned-out […]
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    54 mins
  • Church Health, Gospel Faithfulness, and Planting Breakwater Church | Rev. Nathan Strom

    Church Health, Gospel Faithfulness, and Planting Breakwater Church | Rev. Nathan Strom
    May 25 2026
    What does it actually look like to build a healthy church in a working-class neighborhood — one that prioritizes the ordinary means of grace over growth metrics, takes church discipline seriously, and invites people into real membership rather than comfortable anonymity? In this episode of The Great Commission Today host Daniel Vos sits down with Nathan Strom, pastor of Breakwater Church in Sheboygan, Wisconsin. Breakwater Church launched its first worship service on June 12, 2022, on the south side of Sheboygan — a blue-collar neighborhood the team believed was underserved by gospel-centered ministry. Four years in, Nathan shares honestly about what […]
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    1 hr and 1 min
  • Church Planting, Frontier Mission, & the Art of Gospel Conversation | Rev. Brad Peppo

    Church Planting, Frontier Mission, & the Art of Gospel Conversation | Rev. Brad Peppo
    May 11 2026
    Most church growth conversations focus on established congregations looking to grow. This episode is different. Rev. Brad Peppo is a regional home missionary with the Orthodox Presbyterian Church who arrived in Cottonwood, Arizona last January without a single contact — not a name, not a face, not a connection. What he had was a calling, a camera, and a blog. In this episode of The Great Commission Today, host Daniel Vos talks with Brad about what it actually looks like to plant a church from the ground up in an unchurched and culturally diverse community. Brad’s story is compelling not […]
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    1 hr and 4 mins
  • Start Simple: Practical Outreach Wisdom from a Growing Reformed Church (Guest: Rev. Carl Miller)

    Start Simple: Practical Outreach Wisdom from a Growing Reformed Church (Guest: Rev. Carl Miller)
    Apr 20 2026
    What does it look like when God grows a church through faithful preaching, a praying congregation, and members who actually tell their neighbors about Jesus? Rev. Carl Miller of Heritage OPC, New Braunfels, Texas joins Daniel Vos to trace the Lord’s hand across nearly a decade of church planting, growth, and intentional outreach. This is a story worth hearing — and a conversation full of wisdom you can apply this week. Episode Summary New Braunfels, Texas has been one of the fastest-growing cities in America for years. It’s a city full of young families, rich German heritage, and a steady […]
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    1 hr and 4 mins
  • Church Planting in Dearborn, MI — Pastor Jerry Riendeau | Great Commission Today Season 2, Ep. 1

    Church Planting in Dearborn, MI — Pastor Jerry Riendeau | Great Commission Today Season 2, Ep. 1
    Apr 6 2026
    Planting a Church in America’s Most Arab City What does it look like to plant a church in America’s most Arab city — with no building, no elders, and no guarantees? Pastor Jerry Riendeau of Grace Presbyterian Church in Dearborn, Michigan has been finding out for the last four years. His story is honest, surprising, and full of grace. About This Episode Church planting is hard anywhere. In Dearborn, Michigan — a city of 110,000 where roughly half the population traces its roots to the Arab world — it might seem harder still. But Pastor Jerry Riendeau of Grace Presbyterian […]
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    47 mins
  • A Tedious Chore During COVID Led His Old Friends to Christ | Rev. David Stewart

    A Tedious Chore During COVID Led His Old Friends to Christ | Rev. David Stewart
    Mar 9 2026
    What does faithfulness to the Great Commission look like when it doesn’t make headlines? In this episode of The Great Commission Today, our guest Rev. David Stewart, pastor of Grace PCA in Lake Suzy, Florida, reflects on discipleship, the ordinary means of grace, and what it means to trust God with the results of faithful ministry. The Great Commission Belongs to the Whole Church Rev. Stewart walks through Matthew 28:16–20 with careful attention, noting that the primary command is not to go but to make disciples — and that this commission belongs not just to ordained officers but to the […]
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    1 hr and 21 mins
  • Dr. Steve Hake on Discipleship, Outreach & the Great Commission

    Dr. Steve Hake on Discipleship, Outreach & the Great Commission
    Mar 2 2026
    What does it look like to live a life completely sold out to Christ—and still experience joy, peace, and fulfillment? In this episode of The Great Commission Today, we sit down with Dr. Steve Hake, a man who has pursued that question for over fifty years as a missionary, professor, and church elder. Dr. Hake’s journey began in the countercultural upheaval of the 1960s. As a self-described “wannabe hippie existentialist,” he entered college full of himself and spiritually lost. Then, in his words, “God smashed my life.” That divine disruption set him on a path that would include nearly twenty […]
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    1 hr and 16 mins