Hi, this is John, and today on Theocast, we are going to be reviewing the rise and fall of Mars Hill.

And this is not necessarily a podcast about criticizing Mark or his ministry, but it's more about looking at history and theology and examining the motives of the church and the mission of the church.

We try to give you some helpful ways to understand

how it is we get here, not only with this particular church, but with a lot of churches that have

seemed to be fallen and ministers who have been falling recently in history. We hope you enjoy the

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Thanks for listening. Welcome to Theocast, encouraging worthy pilgrims to Rust in Christ,

conversations about the Christian life from a reformed and pastoral perspective.

Your host today are three pastors. We have Justin Perdue, pastor of Covenant Baptist

Church in Asheville, North Carolina. I'm John Moffitt, pastor of Grace Reform Church in Spring Hill, Tennessee.

And just below me, so below Nashville is where I'm at, and below me in Spring Hill, is our guest

today, first time on the podcast, not new to Theocast,

but new on this podcast, is Patrick Crandall. He is the pastor of Covenant Grace Church,

or Covenant Grace Columbia, as it's correctly known in Columbia, Tennessee. Patrick, we were

able to send him down there with about 60 people back in the first

week of June, and you are three months officially in to church planting. And so Patrick, it's good

to have you here, brother. Tell us a little bit about you, the church. And well, but let me

continue. Actually, there's a little bit more about Patrick, and then we'll ask him some questions. But first

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