{"href":"https://api.simplecast.com/oembed?url=https%3A%2F%2Fon-the-rock-podcast.simplecast.com%2Fepisodes%2F4-HGYmJSHP","width":444,"version":"1.0","type":"rich","title":" On the Rock Podcast w/Curt Demoff (Bridgewood Church): The Practical and Spiritual","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/d17e7222-3487-4992-a79d-ccb6b60be5cd/02091a1c-a5d2-4435-a3c1-ff88210132aa/on-20the-20rock-20poscast-cover.jpg","thumbnail_height":300,"provider_url":"https://simplecast.com","provider_name":"Simplecast","html":"<iframe src=\"https://player.simplecast.com/3be58560-e488-4792-b01a-079009ae411b\" height=\"200\" width=\"100%\" title=\" On the Rock Podcast w/Curt Demoff (Bridgewood Church): The Practical and Spiritual\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"></iframe>","height":200,"description":"In this episode of On the Rock, Pastor Angelo sits down with longtime friend Kurt Demoff, Lead Pastor of Bridgewood Church.\n\nTogether, they discuss how church leaders can faithfully navigate the tension between the practical realities of ministry and the spiritual work of God’s presence. From church planting and leadership longevity to crisis response, excellence, and community transformation, this conversation is packed with wisdom for pastors and church leaders in today’s cultural moment.\n\nYou’ll hear:\n✅Why today’s culture is hungry, not skeptical\n✅How presence must trump production\n✅The power of long-term faithfulness in ministry\n✅How the local church should respond in moments of tragedy\n✅Why transformation matters more than attraction\n\n📌 Whether you’re a pastor, leader, or committed church member, this episode will challenge and encourage you to lead with conviction, balance, and faith.\n\n⏱️ Chapters:\n00:00 – Welcome & longtime ministry friendship\n01:10 – Youth ministry roots and planting churches\n02:09 – Is there really a difference between practical and spiritual?\n03:45 – Why people today are hungry for God, not skeptical\n05:48 – Principles vs. God encounters in preaching\n07:50 – The Bridgewood Church planting story\n11:30 – God’s provision through growth, risk, and COVID\n16:50 – The strengths and leadership culture of Bridgewood\n20:51 – Excellence without making it an idol\n26:45 – When the church must show up in moments of tragedy"}