Joe Coffey
Senior Pastor at CCC
Appears in 116 Episodes
Critical Race Theory
To put it simply, Critical Race Theory looks at society in terms of how it is structurally biased against other races, specifically the black community. You might hav...
Purity Culture
If you grew up in church in the '90s or 2000s, you might be familiar with the idea of purity culture––a specific way of teaching about sex, dating, and marriage. Thoug...
What is Lament?
How should Christians respond to difficult things? Loving and trusting God does not mean we are always happy. Rather than expressing an inauthentic faith, God allowed ...
Christian Nationalism
What is Christian nationalism? How can we balance a healthy love for our country while remembering we belong to the Kingdom of God first? It's easy to think there are ...
What Is Discipleship?
If you have spent time in a church, you have probably heard the word “discipleship” a time or two. Tune in as CCC staff discuss why discipleship means more than attend...
COVID-19 & Suffering
It's been about nine months since our lives changed due to the global COVID-19 pandemic, and many have faced immense suffering. Whether it's from losing a loved one or...
Why Is Evangelism Difficult?
If we're being honest, sharing our faith does not come easy to most of us. What is it that makes it so difficult? Tune in to this episode of Church Unplugged as our le...
The Reimagine Story
As we gear up to officially launch CCC's new vision, Reimagine, our Leadership Team talks about how the idea came to be. Tune in as they discuss what lead to this chan...
CCC Staffing
How does CCC approach staffing? With a large team, we know there might be some questions about how we operate. Tune in to this episode of Church Unplugged to learn how...
Election Reaction
Spoiler Alert: This podcast was recorded before Election Day. Why? Because we believe that regardless of who wins or loses, we are not hopeless. We know that whoeve...
Forgiveness
As followers of Jesus, we're called to forgive as Jesus forgave us. But in all reality, that is easier said than done. Forgiveness will always cost something–either we...
How To Confront Sinful Behavior
How do we respond to sin like Jesus? When we look at the life of Jesus, we see him responding to sinners with both love and truth. Tune into this episode of Church ...
Racism and Christianity, Part 2
Tune in as Pastor Joe continues his conversation with Pastor Calvin Brown and Louis Holmes on how Christians should respond to racism. In this episode, they discuss th...
Christian Disagreement
Our culture feels divisive lately. What if the problem isn't that everyone disagrees, but that not many people know how to disagree well? If you're tired of disagre...
Racism and Christianity, Part 1
In July, Pastor Joe Coffey of CCC and Pastor Calvin Brown of Destiny Church in Twinsburg, Ohio co-hosted a forum on racial issues in modern society and how Christians ...
Did God Create Sin?
In the book of Genesis, the Bible tells us that sin entered the world soon after humans did, corrupting God's perfect creation. If God is omnipotent, knowing everythin...
Is It Possible for a Christian to Lose His or Her Salvation?
When we are saved by believing in the divinity of Jesus and confessing that he is Lord, we understand that we will spend an eternity in heaven with him. But can we mes...
What does it mean to have a relationship with God?
Understanding what it means to have a relationship with God is best understood when we consider what it means to have a relationship with anyone. Spending time and con...
Christians, the Gospel, and Social Media
Jesus said, "Out of the overflow of the heart, the mouth speaks." If he lived on earth now, perhaps he might have said, "Out of the overflow of the heart, the person t...
What is Hell?
Our first inclination can be to think that if God were truly loving, he would not send people to hell, let alone have created it in the first place. But, in order to b...
Do Denominational Differences Matter?
Did you know it wasn’t until the Protestant Reformation when the public could freely access the Bible that various denominations and sects began within Christianity? T...
What will Heaven be like?
Have you thought about how you’ll be spending your time in eternity? Do images of sitting on clouds, playing harps, and wearing white robes cross your mind? In this ep...
Why is Sex Outside of Marriage Wrong?
God didn’t give you a whole bunch of rules in the Bible to keep you away from anything good. Rather, every command God declares stems from his infinite love and great ...
The 10 Commandments Deep Dive – Part 2
There’s only so much our pastors can cover during 30 minutes in a weekend message, so we’ve created this special 2-part episode to give Pastor Joe, Pastor Zach, and Pa...
The 10 Commandments Deep Dive – Part 1
There’s only so much our pastors can cover during 30 minutes in a weekend message, so we’ve created this special 2-part episode to give Pastor Joe, Pastor Zach, and Pa...
How Should Christians Handle the Coronavirus Crisis?
COVID-19. It’s overturning life as we know it. But even if the world seems to be spiraling out of control, as Christians, we must remember that God did not give us a s...
Why Do Christians Need Church?
In Christianity, it’s common to hear that our faith is all about a personal relationship with Jesus. But if that’s all we believe to be true, then why does the Bible m...
Bible-Based Masculinity
How does the Bible define what it means to be a man? In a world that has a million opposing opinions on how men should behave, it’s important to have a clear understan...
Christian Dating
Have you ever considered that God designed dating as a way to sanctify you? This notion is quite at odds with our cultural ideas of dating that are self-centered and f...
Women + Christianity
Women in ministry, gender roles, and purity culture. We know these hot topic issues are ones that cause tension and have not always been handled well by the church. Th...