An Update on Authentic Gospel Communities - January 2025
On this podcast episode, Lee Cadden, Caleb Farrow, and Jeff Hollis discuss the current state of authentic gospel community at Grace Auburn and where we are going from here.
Jan 08, 2025•30 min
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Christ Above All - 1 Corinthians 14 - On Complementarianism
In this week's episode, Lee is joined by Jeff Hollis, Caroline Sasnett, and Joel Sasnett to discuss complementarianism, egalitarianism, and trends seen in our culture that impact leadership in the local church and in our homes. While not a primary matter of church belief - like salvation is found in Christ alone - we believe complementary (counterpart) roles of men and women in the local church is Biblical and critical for the overall health of the Church.
Nov 13, 2024•38 min
Christ Above All Presidents
In this week's podcast, Lee has a round table discussion with Patrick Kuhlers, David Green, and Kevin Briggins. All of these men serve our church in a variety of ways, and all are deeply passionate about Christian responsibility to love and serve our community - including through our politics - and how we are to love our neighbors in divisive times. Christ truly is above all, and all presidents have been ordained by God (Romans 13:1); therefore, as his people, the church has a responsibility to ...
Oct 30, 2024•41 min
Joyful Generosity - What Holds You Back?
In this week's episode, Lee is joined by David Green to discuss our posture toward the Lord when it comes to trusting him with the fullness of our stories and how the things that hold us back are often the places that He intends to grow us.
Oct 16, 2024•39 min
Joyful Generosity - Freedom in Christ
In this week's episode, Lee is joined by Robert Ellis, a member of Grace Auburn Church. He and his wife, Elizabeth have served as community group leaders, Grace Kids Teacher and are actively involved in other areas of our church. Robert shares his journey toward trusting Jesus with everything in his life and how they commitment revolutionized his relationship with giving of his treasure to the Kingdom of God.
Oct 02, 2024•25 min
Joyful Generosity - We all have something we treasure ...
Jesus makes it plain and simple when it comes to our hearts and the things we treasure. We can store up treasure in this life - where rust and moth destroy and thieves break in and steal, or we can store up treasure in heaven - where nothing and no one can take what Jesus has secured. So we ask the question today: "What do you treasure?" Sermon Series (2022) - Now for Then - a Life of Joyful Generosity - Now for Then | Grace Auburn Church The Divine Conspiracy - Dallas Willard - https://graceaub...
Sep 25, 2024•17 min
Joyful Generosity in Corinth
In this episode, Lee introduces a new series of conversations on the topic of joyful generosity. For members of Grace Auburn, our willingness to serve the kingdom of God above the kingdom of self is evidenced by the way we invest our resources and steward the treasure that the Father has entrusted to us. This series will include interviews with members of the church that are growing in the grace of giving and trusting in the faithfulness of God to provide for his children. Quotes from Paul David...
Sep 18, 2024•15 min
Christ Above All - 1 Corinthians 3 - The Foundation is Laid
In this week's podcast, Pastors Lee and Jeff discuss all that God is doing in the life of Grace Auburn Church. We are celebrating growth, life change in and through authentic gospel communities, and believe with absolute certainty that the foundation of Jesus' life, death, and resurrection is our enduring hope and constant source of life. Paul's message to the Corinthians endures to this day: who you build upon matters and what you build with matters for this life and the one to come.
Aug 28, 2024•26 min
Christ Above All - 1 Corinthians 1 and 2
In this week's episode, Executive Pastor, Lee Cadden, introduces the "Christ Above All" series on the podcast. These conversations will include reflections on Sunday's sermon, current events in the life of our church, and reflections on how the gospel, specifically Christ above all things, impacts our current cultural moment.
Aug 21, 2024•13 min
Operations at Grace Auburn
In this episode of the Grace Auburn Church podcast, Lee is joined by Caroline Sasnett to discuss Operations within a church and how does that "behind the scenes" world evolve and grow as a church plant is established within a community. Caroline has recently expanded her role from Communications and is now serving as Operations Director at Grace Auburn.
Aug 14, 2024•27 min
Why Would You Want to Work for a Church - Trace Pridgen
In this week's episode, Lee and Trace Pridgen journey through the last 15 years of life and ministry by way of introducing Trace to our church family and asking him the same question we've asked each member on our staff team: why would you want to work for a church?
Jul 31, 2024•43 min
Why Would Want to Work for a Church - Raina Lanier's New Role
In this episode, Lee Cadden, Caleb Farrow, and Raina Lanier discuss the growth of our college ministry over the past four years and all that we are excited for in Raina's new role on our staff team. As Outreach Director, she will serve a dual role of care and leadership alongside Caleb with our college women and as a bridge for our members to serve with local organizations.
Jul 24, 2024•33 min
Shepherding the Church - Matt Dean
In this week's podcast, Matt Dean and Lee Cadden discuss the origins of leading our church through a team of Biblically qualified elders, the examples we had in the early days of forming the church, and why leading as both an elder and vocational pastor on our staff team is a unique responsibility.
May 17, 2024•29 min
Now To Him Who Is Able - Skyway Update - May 2024
If you are new to Grace Auburn, on January 25 of 2024, we closed on our Skyway Drive property that will be our future home. We secured the building for $9.5M with a combination of our giving and financing with a Christian private equity group that partners with our church planting network. The process - from fundraising, rezoning requests, purchase, and now design for a renovation - has been one that we have kept before the church when relevant. Per our request, our architect has provided a mast...
May 08, 2024•38 min
Skyway Update - April 2024
In this short podcast episode, Lee Cadden updates the Grace Auburn family on where we are in the construction design process, introduces our construction team (links below) and how we came about selecting the, and discusses why we are approaching this move with a phased construction approach. Chambless King Architects - https://shorturl.at/brAEF Johnson Kreise Construction - https://shorturl.at/awVY6...
Apr 12, 2024•12 min
Shepherding the Church - Jack Sommer
In this week's podcast, Lee Cadden and Jack Sommer continue the introductions of our elders. They discuss Jack and Kelly's story in moving back to Auburn in 2017, how their time in Marietta and the influence of elders in their church impacted them deeply as a young married couple starting their family, and why he desires the noble task of serving as an elder at Grace Auburn Church.
Apr 05, 2024•31 min
Shepherding the Church - Kevin Briggins
On this week's podcast, Lee Cadden and Kevin Briggins chat about their calling to move their family from Augusta, Georgia to Auburn for Kevin's work and how the Lord led them to Grace Auburn through prayer and discernment before they arrived. As a faithful servant who's family serves with our college students and hosts a community group, Kevin has been a true gift to our church and the elders since joining that team at the beginning of this year.
Mar 29, 2024•32 min
Shepherding the Church - Dan Mason
In this episode of the Grace Auburn Church Podcast, Lee Cadden and Dan Mason share the Mason's journey into Grace Auburn, the Lord's leading for their family and time in ministry, as well as their being led to Grace Auburn in the earliest days of our church. Elder Now (The Gospel Coalition) - www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/elder-now/
Mar 22, 2024•31 min
Shepherding the Church - Dave Meadows
In this week's podcast, Lee Cadden and Dave Meadows continue in our series, "Shepherding the Church." This podcast series serves to introduce each of our elders, share some of their stories, and allow each to answer the question, "Why do you desire the noble task of elder at Grace Auburn Church?"
Mar 15, 2024•27 min
Shepherding the Church - Kerry Bradley
In this week's episode, Lee Cadden and Kerry Bradley kick off our series "Shepherding the Church." Each week we are hearing an elder's story, how they got to Grace Auburn, and why they desire the "noble task" of shepherding the church (1 Timothy 3:1). (Link "Living Through Disappointment" referenced in our discussion of an earlier date where we really thought the Lord was leading us in one direction, and we were seriously disappointed at the time when that wasn't the case)....
Mar 08, 2024•28 min
Shepherding the Church trailer
In this season of the Grace Auburn Church podcast, we are going to be discussing the role and importance of elders in the local church and what makes our team of elders so special. Regardless of the translation of the Bible you prefer, Christ-exalting, honorable men have been chosen by local churches for thousands of years to shepherd communities of faith in adherence to the Word of God. We are thankful for the ones that God has given us since our inception in 2018. This podcast serves as an int...
Mar 01, 2024•16 min
The Good Way - Authentic Gospel Communities
On this Christmas week of 2023, we are concluding our podcast series, "The Good Way," by discussing as pastors how we are shaped through the Holy Spirit in community. As a church we believe authentic gospel communities are integral to the mission God has given us. While spiritual disciplines and His leading in our homes are foundational components of our sanctification, something is missing in our discipleship until our lives are bound to others in the local church.
Dec 26, 2023•31 min
The Good Way - Everyday Moments
Over the last few weeks, we've concluded the portion of the Good Way dealing with the ways in which the Spirit shapes us internally and how that impacts how we share the good news. These conversations focused on things that have been traditionally labeled disciplines. In today's podcast, Lee discusses with our pastors' wives April Dean, Chelsea Hollis, and Sarah Farrow ways in which the Holy Spirit shapes us in the everyday moments of life. From first waking, throughout the daily moments with ou...
Dec 19, 2023•51 min
The Good Way - Evangelism
In this week's podcast, our pastors discuss evangelism - what does it mean to share the gospel with people who do not yet know the Father? Jesus' questions to his disciples are the same for us today - "Who do people say that I am? Who do you say that I am?" Packer - Evangelism and the Sovereignty of God
Dec 13, 2023•36 min
The Good Way - Work and Rest
On this episode, our pastors round-table a discussion on the relationship between work and rest. How do we, as image bearers of God, fulfill our unique design to work heartily as for the Lord and recognize that we are a limited people who need rest - physical, emotional, and spiritual rest. Again, This conversation is not an exhaustive teaching on the subject but a snapshot into their regular habits that make up the rhythm of meaningful work and restorative rest. "Keeping the Sabbath is Still Re...
Dec 05, 2023•37 min
The Good Way - Prayer, Silence, and Solitude
Today, pastors Matt Dean, Jason Ingle, and Lee Cadden resume our series, "The Good Way," by discussing the vital roles that prayer, silence, and solitude play in our lives. As fellow travelers who have been walking the way for some time, the discussion was rich, deeply meaningful, and we hope it will be encouraging to you as we journey through this life together. Resources mentioned: O Come, O Come Emmanuel - Gibson Morning and Evening - Spurgeon Praying the Bible - Whitney Every Moment Holy - L...
Nov 29, 2023•31 min
We Continue to Trust
This week's podcast comes on the heels of a roller coaster week before the city zoning commission, their recommendation that will go before our city council in December, and our continued path of trusting in the Father's guidance, provision, and kindness to his bride. All of that comes on the heels of our chatting about the only right way to prepare a turkey for Thanksgiving dinner and mistakes we made while in our younger years.
Nov 14, 2023•35 min
How Do We Stay True to our DNA
In this week's podcast, pastors Lee Cadden, Jeff Hollis, Jason Ingle, and Caleb Farrow reflect on our first open house on a possible new home for Grace Auburn, what role, if any, does pumpkin flavoring play in Fall cuisine, and they answer a series of questions on how exactly we plan to stay true to who we are regardless of our growth and location.
Nov 08, 2023•32 min
Joyful Generosity, Our Mission, and Church Planting
On this week's podcast, our pastors discuss joyful generosity, the mission God has given THE Church and our church, and how Grace Auburn has, and always will be, invested heavily in church planting around the world. "The Lord's Work in the Lord's Way" and other Crossway Short Classics - https://shorturl.at/jvGV0 Our Future Home - https://graceauburn.church/future-home (ways to pray, and ways to give)...
Oct 25, 2023•34 min
Leading with Authenticity
On the podcast this week, Matt, Jeff, Caleb, and Lee discuss the decision to share with our church family where we are on the purchase of a property that could be our next, long-term home. There are many things that could take this opportunity off the table, but in an effort to live authentically as a body, having a Sunday to pray, process, and ask God for his leading and provision was an awesome way to worship together.
Oct 10, 2023•26 min
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