New Canaan Society is a network of men joined by a common desire for a deep
and abiding friendship with Jesus, and lasting and transparent friendships with each other.
This audio is from the group of men in Franklin, TN who support each other toward being better men.
For more information on the Franklin, TN chapter of the New Canaan Society, go here: https://newcanaansociety.org/franklin/
There’s a tension in the Christian life that’s easy to miss: we tend to think of freedom as the ability to do what we want. Scripture often points us in the opposite direction.
This week we’re hearing from one of our own, Jeff Valdes. For more than three decades Jeff has built a career as a commercial real estate broker while simultaneously doing something seemingly unrelated on the side: traveling the world teaching pastors and church leaders how to read and understand the Bible.
Jeff is the founder of The Berean Way, an author, international speaker, and lifelong student of Scripture. His deep cultural background fuels a passion for God’s truth and for helping others better understand His Word.
But this week isn’t a Bible lesson. Jeff is going to share his own testimony and what he has learned about the relationship between obedience, freedom, and the love of God. His story challenges an assumption many of us carry: that obedience is primarily about restriction.
What if, instead, obedience is one of the ways God leads us into freedom?
2 Jul 2026
Curtis "CZ" Zackery - Rest for the Soul
For more information on the Franklin, TN chapter of the New Canaan Society, go here: https://newcanaansociety.org/franklin/
Have you ever wondered why, even after a vacation, you still feel tired? I know I’ve felt that.
This week we have the privilege of hearing from Curtis “CZ” Zackery.
Curtis is a city pastor, author, and founder of Find Rest, a ministry dedicated to helping people discover the kind of rest that can’t be found in a vacation, a slower schedule, or another achievement.
Let’s be honest: we know how to work hard. Many of us don’t know how to truly rest.
His message is rooted in a simple but often overlooked truth: our deepest rest isn’t found in doing less, but in abiding more deeply in Christ.
If you’ve ever felt worn down, distracted, or like you’re running on empty, maybe the thing you need most isn’t another day off. Maybe it’s a different kind of rest.
2 May 2026
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 read books on faith, leadership, and spiritual formation.
He’s known for bringing theological depth together with honesty about the pressures men face—ambition, success, failure, identity, and grace. He has helped many navigate what it means to follow Christ with conviction and humility in a complicated cultural moment, and today he's working with the Sycamore Community to continue that work.
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