New Canaan Society Franklin Podcast
Religion & Spirituality
About
This is the New Canaan Society Podcast for the Franklin, Tennessee chapter. We are a group of men who gather together to encourage each other in friendship and in faith, and to support each other to be better husbands, fathers — and better men — in the marketplace and in our communities. Friendship at NCS happens through our regular meetings in local chapters all across the country. The Franklin, Tennessee Chapter meets the first and third Thursday each month at Pucketts Grocery and Restaurant in downtown Franklin from 7-8 am.
Episodes
- Scott Sauls - Thriving on the outside, dying on the inside
For more information on the Franklin, TN chapter of the New Canaan Society, go here: https://newcanaansociety.org/franklin/ Scott has served in influential churches in both New York City and Nashville and is the author of several widely re…
- #120: Greg Jones - Lean Into What God is Doing
For more information on the Franklin, TN chapter of the New Canaan Society, go here: https://newcanaansociety.org/franklin/ L. Gregory Jones (he goes by Greg) is currently the President of Belmont University, with the vision to be "the lea…
- #119: Bryan Josey - Courage to Step Into God's Surprises
For more information on the Franklin, TN chapter of the New Canaan Society, go here: https://newcanaansociety.org/franklin/ Have you ever felt like you knew what life with God was all about? Have you ever been surprised by His voice disrup…
- #118: Jon Petersen - A Life Journey With God
For more information on the Franklin TN chapter of the New Canaan Society, go here: https://newcanaansociety.org/franklin/ How often have you prayed, "God, I'll go where you send me"? How often have you meant it? Jon Petersen's story start…
- #117: Steve Cummings - Becoming a son of the King
For more information on the Franklin TN chapter of the New Canaan Society, go here: https://newcanaansociety.org/franklin/ Steve Cummings, founder of Bringing Kingdom, has a passion for helping men fully realize their true identity as belo…
- #116: Hal Hadden
Most of us have struggled with a sense of purpose at one point or another. If you're like me, you have had seasons where you feel directionless, needing clarity about how to connect your daily activities to some important goal. For some of…
- #115: George Tolbert
How do you reconcile the ugly parts of yourself with the work of the Holy Spirit? This week we're joined by George Tolbert, who will share about the need for God to heal the three parts of our soul: the sanctimonious, the straying, and the…
- #113: Charles McGowan
We are living longer than our grandparents. Are you ready for the gift of being older? “Late adulthood” said a recent article in Atlantic Monthly, “is a time when the potential for grandparenting, mentoring, and volunteering peaks. It can…
- #112: Jamie Winship
If Jesus were to introduce you to a group of His friends, what would Jesus say about you? Jamie Winship will be with us this Thursday to encourage each of us to listen to God telling us about our identity, about being the person God create…
- #111: Hope4America
“In the one year I have been talking with people through Hope4America,” said Jay Frank, “I have personally responded to 395 prayer requests. Of those, 274 people have prayed to receive Christ. It is such a humbling experience.” Hope4Americ…
- #110: Jonathan Stone
May our hearts be broken with the things that break the heart of God. This week some guy -- perhaps even in Middle Tennessee -- booked a flight to Cambodia to have sex with children. And the scam call you received yesterday may have come f…
- #109: Mason Rutledge
What is the Middle Tennessee New Canaan Society and why does it need newleadership? Mason Rutledge, president of the national organization, will be with us on Thursday. NCS started as an east-coast group of guys who got together in the fam…
- #108: Ray Mullican
Ray Mullican is a 62 year-old Franklin boy. You may know him from Brentwood Academy, from Christ Community Church, or from sitting next to him at Puckett’s. His story is not unique, but it is his to share this Thursday. Loss, grief, anger,…
- #107: Dan and Paige Pitts
Dan Pitts, owner of True Artist Management, and Paige Pitts, founder of New Hope Academy, will be with us this Thursday. Dan was a typical white kid who, Wes says, “knew next to nothing about racial injustice until he started working with…
- #106: Mark Montgomery
This Thursday Mark Montgomery, Williamson County Director for Fellowship of Christian Athletes, will share his story, including the opportunities he has had to be a coach of coaches. Mark, a father of four, is from South Mississippi and at…
- #105: Andy Reese
Are you doing what God created you to do? Can you identify your spiritual gifting and do you understand God’s purpose for your life? This Thursday Andy Reese will ask two simple questions that will help you find your spiritual gift. This i…
- #103: Marvin Young
Pastor Marvin Young, one of our own, has offered to share part of his fascinating story. He’s a big, passionate man with big, creative ideas who serves the one true God who, in so many ways, is bigger than we can comprehend. What is Marvin…
- #105: Emmanuel Ntibonera
This Thursday bring some new or good used shoes to NCS breakfast – as many children’s shoes, men’s shoes, women’s shoes as you can donate so we can send them to the Congo. And meet Emmanuel Ntibonera who will tell us his story and why he i…
- #104: Gary Witherall
Why does God allow me to suffer? We know that God is all powerful and that he loves us. And yet we suffer. Gary Witherall can talk about suffering. In 2000 he and his wife, Bonnie, moved to Lebanon, began serving the church there, and lear…
- #102: Adam Buzard
People in Nashville are feeling loneliness, burn-out, depression, and fear at a higher rate than most U.S. cities. We’re a traumatized city. Eleven years ago Nashville was declared (by The NY Times ) to be the “It City.” Since then we’ve a…
- #101: Michael and Celeste
Chances are you know a musician who would like to meet Michael and Celeste Guido. Michael and Celeste were married in 1986 and have been walking alongside artists and entertainers ever since – encouraging and challenging them in their jour…
- #100: The three with Parkinson’s
“Parkinson’s Disease is a gift,” said Michael J. Fox. “It’s a gift that keeps taking because it’s really opened me up to more compassion.” Another person with Parkinson’s explained, “Stories can connect with people in a way that facts and…
- #99: Andy Andrews
Andy Andrews is a gifted storyteller and author. His The Traveler’s Gift , The Noticer , and How Do You Kill 11 Million People were all NY Times bestsellers. His The Bottom of the Pool was named by Forbes as “One of the Seven Books Every E…
- #98: Derek Young
“Derek Young, a former executive at Dollar General and Cracker Barrel, was hands down the most popular keynoter and executive coach we used when I was working with Tennessee State government,” said Bucky Rosenbaum, one of the brothers on o…
- #97: Matt Davis
Palm Sunday -- the beginning of Passion Week when we celebrate Jesus’s triumphal entry into Jerusalem – is this coming Sunday. Most of us don’t think about the fact that the roots of Passion Week go all the way back to Genesis. This Thursd…
- #96: Scott Lehman
If you enjoy golf, you will want to join us this Thursday to meet Scott Lehman. And if you are not a golfer, you will still be glad you came this Thursday to Puckett’s to meet Scott Lehman. Scott is founder and president of In His Grip Gol…
- #95: Don Miller
You probably know Don best for his book Blue Like Jazz: Non-Religious Thoughts on Christian Spirituality , which was made into a movie and named one of the 20 best books of the decade. But that was twenty years ago. Since then Don has help…
- #94 Mika Edmondson
No snow this Thursday and high in the low 50s. It sounds like a perfect morning for NCS breakfast at Puckett’s. Mika Edmondson, lead pastor at Koinonia Church in Nashville -- who was scheduled to be with us on January 18 -- will join us th…
- #93: Steve Gilreath
We’re all busy. Life is chaotic. Many of us navigate through tough times thinking we’re stressed from work and family, but some of us actually have something else gnawing away at a little corner of our brain that keeps us off balance. Some…
- #92: Josh Graves
What does it mean to follow Jesus with the explicit purpose of becoming the best version of yourself possible? Josh Graves -- who, by the way, is the preaching and teaching minister at Otter Creek Church – has given this quite a bit of tho…
- #91: Henry Cloud
You’ve probably read at least one of Henry Cloud’s books. Boundaries (which he wrote with John Townsend) has helped more than 4 million people learn when to say yes and when to know how to say no. He’s written books on leadership, integrit…
- #90: Tom Moucka
Have you ever felt as if the dreams you had for yourself would never be fulfilled? Perhaps you felt your life was spiraling out of control. Most of us have felt that way at one time or another. Our God is a God of new beginnings. He said,…
- #89: Lance Villio
Lance Villio, Executive Director of the Governor’s Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives, will be with us at Puckett’s for breakfast. Previously Lance was executive director of I am Second, video taping the stories of people who…
- #88: Byron Williamson
It sounds like a county music song or a story of a politician's early years. Byron Williamson grew up with his mom in a shack with no electricity or indoor plumbing in a small north Texas farming village. A few years later Byron became a b…
- #87: Brad Ketch
At 5:30 one morning the doorbell rang at Brad Ketch’s home on his 5-acre estate just outside Portland, Oregon. “I need help,” said a Latino teenager. “My friends stopped the car, hit me on the head, took all my stuff, and threw me in your…
- #82:Matt Blount
“There were days I thought about how to end my alcoholic step dad’s life,” said Matt Blount. “He had physically beat me and one time even ripped my hair out. “When I look back now I can see where God had plans for my life, even though I di…
- #86: Joe Battaglie
Joe Battaglia is one of the more recent Yankees from the New York City area to move to Franklin and join us at NCS. He has been part of the Bergen County, NJ, New Canaan Society for many years, and he’s been thoroughly vetted and released…
- #85: Pastor Kevin Burns & Pastor Kevins Riggs
“Today is the Best Day of My Life” has been the life theme of Kevin Burns ever since he landed on Death Row more than 30 years ago. Kevin Burns is one of the pastors at Franklin Community Church and the “in-residence” pastor of Riverbend M…
- #84: Claude King
More than thirty years ago a publisher asked a little-known preacher in western Canada to write a book on how to experience God. The preacher had been challenging his listeners to ask, “What does God want to do through me?” because, he sai…
- #81: Lee Camp
What does it mean to live a good life? What is true happiness? What are the habits, practices, and dispositions that facilitate human flourishing? You can find the answers – or at least listen to people who have wrestled with the questions…
- #80: Paul van Woudenberg
Today, we’re going to talk about making a difference in the lives of vulnerable children. There are 8,500 children in the foster care program in Tennessee. The children who are not with one of Tennessee’s 4,000 foster families have to be h…
- #79: Tom Cole
Did you know that our group is one of 45 chapters of the New Canaan Society? It’s named after the town in Connecticut where 28 years ago three men started meeting in the family room of Jim Lane’s house. After twenty years with Goldman Sach…
- #78: Michael Card
You probably know Michael Card as a musician who has written “El Shaddai,” “Love Crucified Arose,” and Emmanuel.” But his goal in life was not to be a musician, but to follow Christ and teach the Bible. He believes we can know and be known…
- #83: Nate Larkin
As the son of a Pentecostal preacher, Nate Larkin spent his childhood in storefront missions, camp meetings, and youth rallies. But after just five years in the pastorate, Nate quit because of an addiction to pornography and commercial sex…
- #77: Hank Erwin - Hope Hines - Darrell Waltrip
In February, 2020, Hank Erwin told us at NCS that his sons – Andrew and Jon, who had created Woodlawn, I Can Only Imagine , and other movies – were going to open a movie studio in Franklin. They did and a few months ago Kingdom Story Compa…
- #76: Anita Pringle
Our community is struggling with unfamiliar emotions. Three weeks ago we experienced the devastating shooting at Covenant School, and that experience will be with us for weeks, months, and for some a lifetime. We are collectively left with…
- #75: Ulises Reyes & Alvaro Rivas
In this podcast, you will hear a remarkable story of redemption, of how God brought together two men whose faith carried each of them through both personal and family persecution. Ulises (Uli) Reyes, was born in Venezuela, immigrated to U.…
- #74: Larry Warren & Jeremy Johnson
If you are concerned about what seems to be a shrinking influence of Christ on our culture, this podcast will be an encouragement. It’s true that Pew research reports that only 63% of Americans say they are Christians – down from 75% ten y…
- #73: Morgan J. Wills
Morgan comes from a family who has served Nashville well. His great grandfather founded the National Life and Accident Insurance Company, his mother helped establish Vanderbilt’s Children’s Hospital, his father has written 28 books on Nash…
- #72: Buddy Greene
Buddy got his start playing with country superstar Jerry Reed’s band. He has played at a Billy Graham crusade before 250,000 people in Central Park, NY, and ten years later played the “William Tell Overture” on harmonica at Carnegie Hall (…