Andrew Arndt is a pastor, author, and spiritual formation teacher who serves as teaching pastor at New Life Church in Colorado Springs and lead pastor of New Life East. He is the author of All Flame: Entering into the Life of the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost and host of the Essential Church podcast, where he explores the life of the church with theological depth and pastoral clarity. Deeply shaped by the Christian contemplative tradition, including the wisdom of the Desert Fathers and Mothers, Andrew helps modern believers recover a richer, more Spirit-filled vision of life with God.In this episode of Created In The Image of God, Andrew joins Wade for a thoughtful conversation about pastoral work, spiritual maturity, and what Andrew calls the “second half” of life and leadership. As he reflects on turning 45, the discussion turns to elderhood, discernment, and the shifting vocation that comes with time: what we are no longer meant to carry, what we are finally ready to receive, and how God forms us through seasons of growth we could not have understood earlier.Together, they explore the life of the church, the contemplative path, Scripture, and the deepening work of becoming more rooted, prayerful, and alive to God’s presence over time.

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