Andrew Arndt

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Author | Podcast Host | Lead Pastor — New Life East

Andrew Arndt is the lead pastor of New Life East, one of seven congregations of New Life Church in Colorado Springs. Prior to joining New Life’s team, he served as the lead pastor of Bloom Church, a network of house churches in Denver. He is the host of the Essential Church podcast, a weekly conversation designed to strengthen the thinking of church and ministry leaders. Andrew received his MDiv from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School and is currently working on his DMin with Western Theological Seminary. He has written for Missio Alliance, Patheos, The Other Journal, and Mere Orthodoxy. He is the author of Streams in the Wasteland and All Flame. Andrew lives in Colorado Springs with his wife, Mandi, and their four kids.

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Streams in the Wasteland: Finding Spiritual Renewal with the Desert Fathers and Mothers

The stories and examples of these desert fathers and mothers are recorded for us. And their lives still speak by as they teach us: * To embrace the d...

Featured on: Wednesday, November 9, 2022

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