Pick Up the Mike

Harvest Church
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Join Lead Pastor Mike Greiner and Executive Pastor Will Land for the Pick Up the Mike Podcast, straight from Harvest Church!

  1. 2d ago

    Swing Your Sword: A Missionary's Story Living among an Unreached People Group - Episode 121

    Jay Decker grew up as a missionary kid but dreamed of nothing more than a house with a white picket fence back in America. Then his best friend died in front of him at 16, and everything changed. Hear how Jay wanted nothing to do with missions ended up inventing a business cover to reach a people group with no written language, no Bible, and no church - and the photo that arrived years later that changed how he saw his own story. The Weight of Glory by C.S Lewis The Voyage of the Dawn Treader by C.S Lewis ---------------------------------------------------------- Want your question featured on a future episode? Leave a comment or submit it here Check out Harvest's other podcast, @tinatalkspodcast ---------------------------------------------------------- Video Chapters: 0:00 Intro 8:00 Growing up as a missionary kid in Bolivia 14:17 The friend's sudden death that changed his life 24:08 College, choosing a strategic degree, meeting his wife 29:04 What missionary training actually involves 43:03 Choosing a people group in Central Asia 58:03 The humbling reality of raising financial support 1:19:46 Moving to the unreached people group & early hardship 1:35:38 The breakthrough: chronological Bible storytelling and first converts

  2. Aug 12

    Romans 6, Kenya & the WNBA - Episode 120

    In this week's episode, Mike and Will dig into Romans 6, wrestling with the question every Christian eventually faces: if grace covers all sin, why not just keep sinning? They break down what it means to be dead to the law but alive in Christ, and preview the "two natures" debate coming in Romans 7. Mike also recaps his mission trip to Kenya, before closing out with a hot take on the Sophie Cunningham/WNBA controversy over trans athletes in women's sports. Episode with Mandy ---------------------------------------------------------- Want your question featured on a future episode? Leave a comment or submit it here Check out Harvest's other podcast, @tinatalkspodcast ----------------------------------------------------------

  3. Aug 5

    Who is Josh Oliver? - Episode 119

    With Mike still out of the country, Will invited Josh Oliver on the podcast to share his story. Josh grew up in Ford City, raised by a single dad after his parents' divorced early on. He shares how he made a childhood profession of faith at a VBS Harvest, spent his teen years chasing hockey and parties instead of God, drifted through a rough freshman year college, and found his way back to Christ through the faithfulness of God and other fellow believers in the church. Along the way he met and married his wife Taylor, welcomed their first child into the world, and now he's stepping into a new role leading the Crave youth ministry this fall. Nate's Testimony Episode Will's Testimony Episode Pina's Testimony Episode ---------------------------------------------------------- Want your question featured on a future episode? Leave a comment or submit it here Check out Harvest's other podcast, @tinatalkspodcast ---------------------------------------------------------- Video Chapters: 0:00 Intro 7:58 Josh's Early Years 28:33 Teen years drifting from faith 32:39 College struggles and academic probation 43:23 The turning point: renewing his mind 1:02:14 Meeting and pursuing his wife Taylor 1:14:35 Serving in kids ministry & stepping into Crave leadership

  4. Jul 29

    Meet Redemption's Pastor Fred Neal! - Episode 118

    Fred Neal grew up three feet from Kittanning High School, sleeping to bass-thumping cars and sitting in the back row where "God can't find me back here." Hear how a friend's drug-fueled seizure sent him crying out to God with a kids' Bible in hand — and how that one Sunday led to 16 years on staff at Harvest, alongside his own father. A candid, often funny conversation about trading an engineer's plan for the pulpit and finally stepping out to plant Redemption Church. Bert Jones Podcast - ---------------------------------------------------------- Want your question featured on a future episode? Leave a comment or submit it here Check out Harvest's other podcast, @tinatalkspodcast ---------------------------------------------------------- Video Chapters: 0:00 Intro 2:40 Family background & becoming "Fred III" 4:36 Growing up in Kittanning in the '90s 9:06 Church as a kid & drifting away as a teen 19:36 The turning point: getting saved at 16 28:03 Choosing Bible college over engineering 46:00 Coming to Harvest as youth pastor 1:14:01 Reagan's diagnosis & wrestling with suffering 1:25:09 Feeling the call to plant Redemption Church

  5. Jul 22

    Bad Theology, Great Country: A Tour of Church Chaos & American Pride - Episode 117

    Mike and Mandy dig into some of the worst preaching trends online right now — from Willow Creek's legacy to a lesbian bishop, a "God is a black woman" panel, and a Lutheran sermon that accuses Jesus of losing his temper. Then a turn toward hope: Conor McGregor's faith, an AI-made short film reviving old-school femininity, and a British history lesson on who actually ended slavery. Finally, a French tourist explains why America's real secret weapon is air conditioning — and a song about the state of the country moves Mandy to tears. ---------------------------------------------------------- Want your question featured on a future episode? Leave a comment or submit it here Check out Harvest's other podcast, @tinatalkspodcast ---------------------------------------------------------- Video Chapters: 0:00 Intro 7:55 Reacting to "God is a Black Woman" Video 12:48 "A Church for All" Diversity Book 16:06 Pastor Albert Tate on Guns & Abortion 18:05 Lutheran Preachers on the Canaanite Woman 30:53 Anglican Church Drag Queen Protest 43:36 James Talarico & Religious Pluralism 53:57 Matt Walsh, Catholics & Culture War Discussion 1:10:18 Pushback: Conor McGregor & Mary Sue AI Videos 1:22:44 Al Mohler on America as a Christian Nation 1:26:48 Slavery History AI Video ("Proud of Us") 1:35:44 World Cup Reactions: Foreigners Praising America 1:46:24 "Sweet Land" AI Song 1:58:20 Spencer Pratt's July 4th Speech 2:06:23 Ending with the French

  6. Jul 15

    Romans 6: Grace, Sin & the Catholic Debate - Episode 116

    In this week's episode, Mike and Will dig into Romans 6, tackling the question every Christian eventually faces: if grace covers all sin, why not just keep sinning? Along the way, they break down what it means to be "baptized into His death," push back on antinomianism, and get into a real debate over Catholic and Eastern Orthodox views on purgatory, the papacy, and church tradition vs. Scripture. They close out with a listener question on how to witness to people in your own church who claim to believe in Christ but show no fruit. ---------------------------------------------------------- Want your question featured on a future episode? Leave a comment or submit it here Check out Harvest's other podcast, ⁨@tinatalkspodcast⁩ ---------------------------------------------------------- Video Chapters: 00:00 Intro 9:50 Romans 6:1 – Salvation & Eastern Orthodox Debate 12:34 Justification, Regeneration & Evangelicalism 16:03 Antinomianism & Baptism Debate 21:53 Catholic & Orthodox Tradition vs. Scripture 35:21 Buried and Raised With Christ 49:08 Presenting Yourselves to God 1:08:16 Listener Q&A: Witnessing to Unbelievers in Church

  7. Jul 8

    Joe Zambotti's Testimony - Episode #115

    Joe Zambotti grew up in a welding shop, riding motocross, and skipping church whenever his dad would let him — until his 13-year-old sister burned head to toe changed everything. Hear how a Pennsylvania body shop owner finally found what years of running from God never could — and how his dying sister led their own father to Christ from a hospital bed. ---------------------------------------------------------- Want your question featured on a future episode? Leave a comment or submit it here Check out Harvest's other podcast, ⁨@tinatalkspodcast⁩ ----------------------------------------------------------

  8. Jul 1

    Matt Cooper: Breaking the Cycle - Episode #114

    Matt Cooper grew up outside Fox Chapel in an angry, "name it and claim it" household. He shares how a he got saved at 14 in a cabin, spent his teen years chasing girls instead of God, found his way back through a stranger's testimony in college, met and married his wife Laura, and bounced through five churches in five years before landing — almost against his will — at Harvest. ---------------------------------------------------------- Want your question featured on a future episode? Leave a comment or submit it here Check out Harvest's other podcast, @tinatalkspodcast ---------------------------------------------------------- Video Chapters: 0:00 - Intro 2:24 - Matt's Early Life 21:50 - Music, Faith, and How His Parents Met 31:56 - Giving His Life to Christ at Age 14 34:50 - Falling Away in High School 41:00 - Geneva College, Recommitting to Faith & Meeting Laura 1:05:27 - Bouncing Between Churches 1:19:01 - Finding a Home at Harvest

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Join Lead Pastor Mike Greiner and Executive Pastor Will Land for the Pick Up the Mike Podcast, straight from Harvest Church!

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  • Creator
    Harvest Church
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2026
  • Episodes
    127
  • Rating
    Clean
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