The Propel Podcast

John Freedman explores the challenges of evangelism and the faith needed to overcome them. Drawing from Jesus calming the storm, he connects ministry fears with God’s power. He highlights the Holy Spirit’s role in outreach and introduces the Pentecost 2025 initiative to renew evangelistic passion.

Episode Sponsor: AdventSource

The Propel Church Growth Conference is coming to Tacoma, WA, April 27-30, 2025.

Creators and Guests

Host
Larry Witzel
Respected innovator at intersection of technology and ministry. Marketing nerd. Computer geek. Founder of SermonView. Servant of God and friend to humankind.
Guest
John Freedman
President of the North Pacific Union, John is passionate about uplifting Jesus Christ and the eternal gospel before the world.

What is The Propel Podcast?

Welcome to the Propel Podcast, inspiration and innovation to grow your church, hosted by Larry Witzel. This podcast offers every presentation from the annual Propel Conference on church growth.

Our goal is to offer practical training for effective evangelism in the Seventh-day Adventist ministry context, but we know the principles we talk about here are applicable in many other churches, as well. So, wherever you’re doing ministry, welcome to the Propel Podcast!

The 2026 Propel Conference will be in Silver Spring, MD, April 12–15, 2026!