The Propel Podcast

In this presentation, Tim Madding explores what it takes to revitalize a church that has plateaued or begun to decline. He walks through the life cycle of a church and explains how congregations can gradually shift from reaching their communities to simply maintaining their existing structures, programs, and traditions. Tim emphasizes that revitalization begins when church leaders recognize where they are, surrender themselves to God, and recover a genuine heart for the people in their communities.


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
Dr. Tim Madding
Dr. Tim Madding is an assistant professor of Church Planting and Evangelism at the Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary at Andrews University and Director of the North American Division Evangelism Institute. He equips pastors, students, and church leaders across North America in evangelism, discipleship. and church planting.

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!