{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Simple Faith with Rusty George","title":"From Evangelist to Pastor: Ed Newton’s Journey | Finding the Super Natural EP.2","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/fb264d3c\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2134,"description":"In episode two of \"Finding the Super Natural in the Natural,\" Rusty sits down with Ed Newton of Community Bible Church in San Antonio. Newton shares his background—from Orlando and a Bible college basketball player to 13 years as a traveling youth evangelist after a pivotal call to preach—then describes how he was invited to San Antonio and became CBC’s pastor in 2016 after years of speaking at their men’s conference. He discusses cultivating a presence-driven, altar-centered, word-and-spirit church with prayer, expectancy, and anointing oil, and explains his sermon rhythm and “scrub in/scrub out” discipline. Newton also recounts major leadership challenges, COVID-era ministry, rapid baptisms and growth, intense family hardship, mental health struggles, and how his church’s support and authenticity shaped CBC as a refuge for the distressed.","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/4jsvPXXohdxKsIvkXM-vy5MBW3to7I7Cy-pXgTjeuYI/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8zYzk0/M2M4YzU5NTNiMzU4/Y2Y4MThmYjkyMDEw/ZDViYi5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}