The Propel Podcast

Dr. Jose Cortes Jr. explains the state of the church in North America, emphasizing the importance of community, discipleship, and church growth. Jose highlights the significance of baptism as the birth of disciples and the need for church planting to reach more people. He encourages a culture of grace within the church and the involvement of volunteer lay pastors in ministry.

Episode sponsor: AdventSource

The Propel Church Growth Conference is coming to Silver Spring, MD - April 12-15, 2026.

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
Jose Cortes Jr.
Associate Ministerial Director, lead Evangelism/Church Planting for Adventist Denomination in North-America. Love God, Joanne, Jose III, Joel, & our ministry.

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!