Host: Steve Macchia, Guests: Greg & Doug Scalise
“You don’t need a big budget, a lot of people, or a nice building to have the presence of God and loving, caring relationships.” – Greg Scalise
Pastors Doug and Greg Scalise are third and fourth-generation pastors. Their family has over one hundred years of Christian ministry. Doug and Greg join Steve Macchia for a conversation on healthy churches. They each share personal stories of growing up in Christian homes and churches. Loving and caring relationships have shaped both father and son, reminding us that the church can fill the need for meaningful relationships, connection, support, and encouragement. Doug and Greg encourage the listener to recognize the power of God’s Empowering Spirit within healthy churches.
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Steve Macchia (Podcast Host)
Founder and President of Leadership Transformations
Steve is the author of The Discerning Life, Becoming a Healthy Church, Broken and Whole, Crafting a Rule of Life and several other titles. Steve has over 40 years in ministry and two postgraduate degrees from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary.
Doug Scalise (Season 29 Guest)
Rev. Dr. Doug Scalise is the Lead Pastor of Brewster Baptist Church on Cape Cod, MA. Doug has studied, taught, and practiced the classic Christian spiritual disciplines since his studies at Boston University School of Theology. Doug and his wife Jill will celebrate their 35th wedding anniversary this summer. They have two married sons Nathan and Greg, who is also on this podcast, and two grandsons. Doug is the son and grandson of pastors, and their family has well over 100 years of service in pastoral ministry.
Greg Scalise (Season 29 Guest)
Greg Scalise serves as the pastor of the First Baptist Church of Mansfield, Massachusetts and recently accepted a call to the First Baptist Church of Manchester, New Hampshire. Greg studied philosophy at Harvard College, poetry at Johns Hopkins University, and divinity at Gordon Conwell Theological Seminary. Before becoming a pastor, Greg worked as an English teacher, land conservationist, oysterman, and camp counselor. Greg and his wife Marci, also a Gordon Conwell graduate, have one son, Victor.
