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May Board Recap & Champions Celebration
CSBC is fresh off the May Executive Board Meeting and Champions Retreat, and there’s a lot to celebrate across California. In this episode Sarah and Pete unpack key up...
REPOST: Planter vs. Replanter
This week, the CSBC team has been gathered at the Champions Retreat celebrating the church planters, sending churches, and faithful ministry champions who are helping ...
The Pleasant Aroma of Cooperative Giving
Fresh off the Cooperative Program Summit in Dallas, Pete Ramirez unpacks what Southern Baptists are actually thinking about CP, and what it means for the road ahead. A...
WMU: The Power of the Rope Holders
What if some of the most impactful missions work in our churches has been happening quietly all along? In this episode, we sit down with Sandra Hughes to unpack the he...
A Faithful Gospel Presence in a Gender-Confused Culture
We all know someone living with gender identity and/or sexual orientation issues and it’s tough to know if or how to talk about it. This week on the GC Collective Podc...
Faith, Families, and a Surprising Court Ruling
Jonathan Keller is welcomed back to the podcast to talk about a surprising Supreme Court ruling that could have major implications for California families, parental ri...
Disturbing the Peace: Church Rights and Safety in California
The podcast welcomes guest Pete Aguirre (Detective Sergeant, San Fernando PD; U.S. Army veteran) to talk through church protection in California: real-world scenarios,...
7 Questions Is Back: Meet Our President and Vice President
In this special episode, we’re bringing back a familiar feature — 7 Questions.It’s been a while, but it felt like the right moment to sit down and let you hear directl...
Inside the first CSBC Board Meeting for 2026
The CSBC Executive Board just wrapped its first meeting of the year, and there’s a lot to be encouraged by. In this Board Recap episode, we share key highlights from b...
From California to the Nations: A Missionary’s Story of Faithfulness and Support
In this episode of The GC Collective, we sit down with one of our own California-born, California-sent IMB missionaries serving in Central Asia—sharing his story under...
Reflections from a Year of Conversation
In this special recap episode of the GC Collective Podcast, we reflect on a handful of conversations from 2025 that together represent the breadth of what we’ve explor...
2025 CSBC Year-End Review
In this end-of-the-year episode, Pete Ramirez, Sarah Graham, and Marc Tempesta sit down to look back on a landmark year for California Southern Baptists. From a powerf...
2025 The Ministry Behind the Gold Shirt
Disaster Relief had a year like no other, at home, across the nation, and around the world. In this episode, Kendrick Neal joins us at the table for a candid conversat...
Protecting Your Church Before a Crisis Means First Finding Your Bylaws
Most churches don’t think about their bylaws…until something goes wrong. In this episode, Pete and Sarah sit down with “ordained attorney” and longtime ministry leader...
2025 Annual Meeting Recap (On Location)
Get ready for a quick listen! Recorded live from the International Family Festival at New Vision Church in Milpitas, this episode shares the energy and encouragement o...
Go and Tell: How Globalization Is Shaping California’s Churches
In this episode of The GC Collective, Bay Area Send City Missionary James Westbrook joins Sarah Graham and Francis Chung for a thought-provoking conversation on how gl...
United in Prayer & On Mission: Your 2025 CSBC Annual Meeting Guide
Annual Meeting is here! We preview everything you need for Milpitas including registration tips, Pastors’ Conference details, major business items on the docket, must-...
New Studio, Big Moves, and a Strong CP
Pete Ramirez, Sarah Graham and Jason Robertson assemble to launch Season 3 from our new GC Collective studio. We recap listening sessions with church planters, share h...
Taking Care of Your Pastor—Retirement, Social Security, and Real-World Stewardship (w/ CFO Marc Tempesta)
Wondering if you should opt back in to social security? How should churches and pastors think about retirement, Medicare, and long-term planning, especially for younge...
Caring for Pastors’ Mental Health with Chuck Padilla
Burnout, anxiety and depression are real struggles church leaders face. On this episode, Pete and Sarah talk with Pastor Chuck Padilla, a discipleship pastor and licen...