The journey of church planting can sometimes be like traveling a long, winding road, with lots of twists and turns. In this episode, we talk to Wes and Amanda Gunn about church planting, their journey in planting Redland Hills Church, and how their family has been involved in their church plant. To contact the Gunns, please go to http://redlandhills.org (Redland Hills Church's website). You can reach Jeremy through either his http://jeremyhoovercoaching.com (coaching) or http://jeremyhoovermedia...
Jun 09, 2021•35 min
Welcome to Season 3! In this season we are partnering with Mission Alive to help spread awareness of church planting, and to do that we are featuring interviews with Mission Alive church planters. In this episode (part 2 of a 2-part series), we talk with Tod Vogt, Executive Director of Mission Alive, about Mission Alive's purpose and how that purpose extends to offering discipleship and coaching training and resources to churches and church leaders. We focus on how a strong underpinning of disci...
May 26, 2021•39 min
Welcome to Season 3! In this season we are partnering with Mission Alive to help spread awareness of church planting, and to do that we are featuring interviews with Mission Alive church planters. In this episode (part 1 of a 2-part series), we talk with Tod Vogt, Executive Director of Mission Alive, about Mission Alive's purpose, and about church planting in general. Tod shares about Mission Alive's unique focus in church planting: marginalized communities in North America. In the course of thi...
May 12, 2021•38 min
Get ready for our new season, releasing soon! Catch up on past seasons and episodes at http://discipleshipconversations.com (Discipleship Conversations), and please subscribe to the podcast at your favorite podcast app. You can reach Jeremy Hoover at http://jeremyhoover.com (JeremyHoover.com), or reach Steven at http://stevencarrizal.wordpress.com (StevenCarrizal.wordpress.com).
Apr 30, 2021•3 min
What does theological reflection look like? How can a church engage in missional theological reflection to help it discover where God is working and how that church is being sent? In this episode, we talk for a second time with Greg McKinzie, one of the authors of Discipleship in Community, and we explore the questions above, along with other themes related to the book, discipleship, the church, and God's mission. You can find out more about Greg's work at his http://scriptureandmission.com (web...
Mar 31, 2021•59 min
Discipleship in community inevitably leads to diversity. There is a simplicity to discipleship, yet the implications on what is prioritized and what a life following Jesus looks like will be varied. How we see things is rooted in our lived experience, and not everyone in a community will see things the same way. In this episode we bring our discussion about Discipleship in Community to a close as we talk about what discipleship in community means and could look like.
Mar 17, 2021•38 min
For me (Jeremy), my background in mission in my formative years was an emphasis on personal evangelism and overseas missions. "Mission" has only lately been broadened for me to understand God's purposes and my participation in those purposes. What is your understanding of what the mission of God is? Join Steven Carrizal and me in this episode as we continue our discussion of https://www.amazon.com/Discipleship-Community-Theological-Vision-Future/dp/1684264103/ (Discipleship in Community) in chap...
Mar 03, 2021•49 min
Does the way you take communion (the Lord's Supper) in your church seem stale, or does your church's approach to baptism seem washed out? What do these two very important acts mean? What does it mean to view them sacramentally? Join Steven and I in this episode as we talk further about https://www.amazon.com/Discipleship-Community-Theological-Vision-Future/dp/1684264103/ (Discipleship in Community) Chapter 6, specifically about how we can build on our strengths and regain theological depth behin...
Feb 17, 2021•50 min
This chapter was so interesting to us that we are presenting it in two parts! In part 1, we discuss our own growing understanding and immersion in the sacramental nature of our tradition. Join us as we talk about the strengths of our heritage in baptism and the Lord's Supper. Find the book - https://www.amazon.com/Discipleship-Community-Theological-Vision-Future/dp/1684264103/ (Discipleship in Community). Contact Jeremy Hoover at jeremy@jeremyhoover.com or at his website, http://jeremyhoover.com...
Feb 03, 2021•44 min
What does it mean for a church family to be committed to intentional discipleship? How do the different activities of the church, including the worship service, function intentionally towards that end? Join Steven Carrizal and Jeremy Hoover in this episode, as they discuss Chapter 5 of https://www.amazon.com/Discipleship-Community-Theological-Vision-Future/dp/1684264103/ (Discipleship in Community), and talk about how the historical "Believers Church" framework provides the frame for the church ...
Jan 20, 2021•40 min
Join us in this episode as we talk with Greg McKinzie, one of the authors of the book we've been discussing, https://www.amazon.com/Discipleship-Community-Theological-Vision-Future/dp/1684264103/ (Discipleship in Community). We ask Greg about his life and ministry, how the book came to be, and what the response to the book has been.
Jan 06, 2021•46 min
Join us as we continue talking about the book, https://www.amazon.com/Discipleship-Community-Theological-Vision-Future/dp/1684264103/ (Discipleship in Community). In this episode, we talk about how the Bible functions as a story that we live into in discipleship, being shaped by God according to his character, mission, and community. Reference the article Steven mentioned at "https://stevencarrizal.wordpress.com/2019/05/03/how-to-have-healthy-conversations-about-hard-topics-in-your-church/ (How ...
Dec 23, 2020•50 min
Join us as we talk about the eschatological narrative of the Bible and how that narrative invites us to participate with God in his work of renewing all things. Contact Jeremy at http://jeremyhoover.com/ (JeremyHoover.com) or at jeremy@jeremyhoover.com to inquire about coaching, prayer leadership, or discipleship cohorts. Steven has developed a website that helps people process what it means to do theological reflection. You can find him, and details on this process, at https://readingthebibleis...
Dec 09, 2020•52 min
Join us as we continue our discussion of an outstanding book, Discipleship in Community. In this episode, we discuss chapter 2 on the Trinity, and how trinitarian doctrine is nothing to be confused by, but is at the heart of what it means to practice discipleship in community. Contact Jeremy at http://jeremyhoover.com/ (JeremyHoover.com) or at jeremy@jeremyhoover.com to inquire about coaching, prayer leadership, or discipleship cohorts. Steven has developed a website that helps people process th...
Nov 25, 2020•47 min
Join us as we begin a discussion of the book, https://www.amazon.ca/Discipleship-Community-Theological-Vision-Future/dp/1684264103/ (Discipleship in Community), by Mark Powell, John Mark Hicks, and Greg McKinzie. In Part 1, we discuss highlights from chapter 1, how community functions within the Godhead, our church communities, and the communities in which we live and work, and the role of doctrine as it relates to discipleship. Contact Jeremy at http://jeremyhoover.com (JeremyHoover.com) to inq...
Nov 11, 2020•47 min
Discipleship Conversations is back for a second season! We're dedicating this season to an important discussion of a new book, https://www.amazon.ca/Discipleship-Community-Theological-Vision-Future/dp/1684264103/ (Discipleship in Community), by Mark Powell, John Mark Hicks, and Greg McKinzie. The first episode of season 2 drops on November 11. Join us, and we'll talk then!
Oct 31, 2020•3 min
