Pam Arlund discusses missions to the least reached people of the earth, utilizing a prophetic voice, and we even do some listening prayer in the middle of the conversation! Dr. Pam Arlund is on the International Leadership Team at All Nations. Pam spent ten years in Central Asia as a church planter and Bible translator working among a previously unengaged people group. Along with others, she was able to help lead people to Jesus and train them to lead their own churches. Pam trains local churche...
Jan 04, 2022•53 min•Season 1Ep. 36
Peter J. Farmer talks about multiplication movements, discovery Bible study, gathering others to discover Jesus together, the necessity of five-fold ministry thinking, and following the lead of the Holy Spirit. For 10 years Peter J. Farmer has been involved with hosting 'Newforms Gatherings' in the UK - connecting, resourcing and mobilizing those involved with new forms of church including simple, organic, missional and micro-expressions. Through 'Mission Britain' he sought out 'John-Knoxers' wh...
Dec 28, 2021•53 min•Season 1Ep. 35
Shaila Visser redefines evangelism for us, talks about Jesus being good, following Him being rich, and finding hope in Him. Shaila Visser is the National Director of Alpha Canada and the Global Senior Vice-President for Alpha International. She is the Executive Producer of both The Alpha Youth Film Series (2013) and The Alpha Film Series (2016), and currently holds positions on the Board of the Damascus Road Foundation and on the Board of Regent College-an International Graduate School in Vancou...
Dec 21, 2021•48 min•Season 1Ep. 34
In this episode, Alan Briggs talks about the importance of slowing down, gaining clarity in the midst of any circumstance, and finding healthy rhythms to sustain you for the long haul. Alan Briggs is the founder of Stay Forth Designs , an organization that helps leaders get healthy and reach more impact. Alan is a mountain guide for the leadership journey. He loves outdoor adventures, but the greatest adventure of his being a father and husband. Alan is crazy about helping hungry leaders conquer...
Dec 14, 2021•50 min•Season 1Ep. 33
In this episode, Kevin King talks about his journey to working with internationals in the U.S., the importance of worldview, and living your faith out loud. Kevin King is the President of International Project, an organization focused on initiating church planting movements through diaspora unreached people groups in ethnic communities and on university campuses. International Project’s focus is to mobilize and train teams of church planters who will start simple multiplying churches. Kevin’s vi...
Dec 07, 2021•56 min•Season 1Ep. 32
We have a great conversation with Peyton Jones around missional engagement, church planting, and the power of focusing on Jesus and the Gospel and letting the rest happen. Peyton Jones is the author of Church Plantology: The Art and Science of Planting Churches , Reaching The Unreached: Becoming Raiders Of The Lost Art , and Church Zero: Raising 1st Century Churches From The Ashes Of The 21st Century . He began ministry serving at a megachurch in Huntington Beach, CA before embarking to Wales, U...
Nov 30, 2021•51 min•Season 1Ep. 31
In this episode, Brian Sanders talks about missional living in the urban core, the humility it takes to come as a learner, and the incredible things that happen when you empower people to live out their purpose. A social entrepreneur, Brian has helped to start hundreds of missional enterprises, including churches, nonprofits, and businesses all over the world. Most notably, Brian is the founder and former Executive Director of the Underground Network; an international fellowship of microchurch i...
Nov 23, 2021•55 min•Season 1Ep. 30
In this episode, we have a conversation with Erik Fish around creating empathetic spaces of listening and understanding that lead to encounters with Jesus. Erik shares some stories of Jesus encountering others and helps make following Jesus something everybody would want to do. Erik’s journeys among the First Nations people of North America inspired his passion for creating Jesus-centered movements outside the boundaries of conventional Christendom. In 2012, he was adopted and named as a member ...
Nov 16, 2021•52 min•Season 1Ep. 29
In this episode Neil Cole discusses his new book Viral, the importance of hearing God's voice, what lateral leadership looks like in the church, and much more. Neil was born in Los Angeles CA, found Jesus in University and has followed Him for 40+ years. He has catalyzed the launch and multiplication of organic churches world wide and authored 17 books. Neil's books: Author Page on Amazon Viral Find more at starlinginitiatives.com Neil's Recommendation: Woke Racism by John McWhorter Go to www.sh...
Nov 09, 2021•56 min•Season 1Ep. 28
We have a great conversation with Adrian Reeves around African American missions, churches from different backgrounds working together, and people coming to the table together to solve issues we are currently facing. Adrian Reeves is a missions mobilizer and Executive Director for the National African American Missions Council, a conglomerate of missionaries, churches, and missions agencies working to increase African American involvement in the Great Commission. Additionally, he serves as the E...
Nov 02, 2021•49 min•Season 1Ep. 27
In this episode, we talk with Alex Absalom about engaging naturally in conversations, helping others encounter Jesus, and being empowered by the Spirit in our every day lives. Alex Absalom has served alongside his wife Hannah in church leadership in a wide range of settings, from plants to megachurches, for over 25 years. Together they lead Dandelion Resourcing, which focuses on empowering Jesus-followers to go and make disciple-makers in naturally supernatural ways. Alex is an unusually practic...
Oct 26, 2021•54 min•Season 1Ep. 26
We have a conversation with J.T. Thomas about issues of justice, reconciliation, all peoples coming to the table, and how the arts can affect change in a culture. Jonathan Tremaine Thomas was raised in the southern foothills of western North Carolina along with his brother, worship artist Jaye Thomas. As a fifth generation “preacher’s kid”, and the grandnephew of the late Civil Rights activist and music legend Dr. Nina Simone; Jonathan represents a unique blending of artistic history and divine ...
Oct 19, 2021•53 min•Season 1Ep. 25
David Blackwell shares about the power of story to shape and influence culture, realeasing others into work with Jesus, and the impact the fruit of the Spirit has. David is a pastor at Navah Church KC which is a part of 24-7 Prayer . He is also a self proclaimed pickle ball champion, karaoke king, and birdie beast. David's Recommendations Falling Upward by Richard Rohr The Sentinel: A Jack Reacher Novel by Lee Child Go to www.shiftingculturepodcast.com to interact and donate. Every donation help...
Oct 12, 2021•57 min•Season 1Ep. 24
In this episode we have a conversation with Lisa Rodriguez-Watson around issues of justice, the Kingdom of God, and embodying Jesus. Lisa Rodriguez-Watson , for nearly two decades, has served as an urban church planter, collegiate minister, seminary professor, international missionary and community development practitioner. Her heart to see people reconciled to God and to one another has led her to invest her life, family and ministry in places and people that have often been looked over by the ...
Oct 05, 2021•56 min•Season 1Ep. 23
In this episode we have a conversation with Liam Byrnes about fruitfulness versus productivity and the long slow process of being formed into the likeness of Jesus. Liam and Rachel Byrnes joined All Nations and did CPx in 2010 in Cape Town. They've lived there ever since working in the township of Masiphumelele encouraging and mentoring young people and local leaders. In the past few years, alongside a local team, help lead Isithembiso ( http://childrenofpromiseafrica.com ) which is a ministry o...
Sep 28, 2021•57 min•Season 1Ep. 22
In this episode we have a conversation with Bryan Sims around getting buy in from everyone around values and mission, adaptive leadership, and abiding with Christ. Bryan has worked since 2001 as a Leadership and Organizational Change Coach with SLI where he has trained and coached leaders, teams, churches, and organizations over extended periods of time to bring spiritual awakening and missional effectiveness. He has coached in Anglican, Methodist, Free Methodist, Wesleyan, Baptist, Presbyterian...
Sep 21, 2021•1 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 21
In this episode, Jon Ritner talks about his new book Positively Irritating, embodying the good news for the city, and he gives us a new paradigm for church. Jon has twenty years of pastoral leadership experience, from growing an American megachurch to planting microchurches in Brussels, Belgium. He currently serves in Los Angeles as lead pastor of Ecclesia Hollywood and is on the board of directors for Communitas International, a global church planting movement. Jon trains pastors and church pla...
Sep 14, 2021•57 min•Season 1Ep. 20
We have a great conversation with Nicole Smithee around women in leadership, making Gospel centered decisions, trust and vulnerability, worldview, and more. It's one you won't want to miss. Nicole lives in Manhattan with the love of her life, her husband Ben. Nicole is the CEO and Co-Founder of Iridescent Women, a digital media company committed to awakening and championing the brilliance of every woman through honest conversations and authentic connections. She also serves as the Executive Dire...
Sep 07, 2021•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 19
In this episode we have a conversation with Michael Cooper about the Ephesian movement and the structures it took for all of Asia to hear the word of the Lord. We dig into different leadership models, cultural identity, and the importance of everyone playing their part. Michael T. Cooper – Dr. Cooper earned a PhD in Intercultural Studies with a focus on religious movements and a minor in theology from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. He currently serves as a missiologist for East West where ...
Aug 31, 2021•54 min•Season 1Ep. 18
In this conversation with Curtis Sergeant, we talk about elements of movemental disicple making, hear about movements from around the world, and get into Curtis' story of his time working cross-culturally. Dr. Curtis Sergeant served with the International Mission Board (IMB) among an unreached people group (UPG) in China. After a movement started there, he began training for the house-church networks in China and others around the world in how to do the same. Later he served as a VP for Global S...
Aug 24, 2021•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 17
In this episode, we have a conversation with John Arndt about the posture we take in our interaction with others, attending to the presence of Jesus, and asking questions before we jump in with our answers. John and Bethany Arndt worked in Cape Town, South Africa for almost a decade. They have a witty and vivacious son and live in Tulsa, Oklahoma. John trained leaders in spiritual formation and church-planting, and provided pastoral care for missionaries around the world for years. He is an Exec...
Aug 17, 2021•1 hr 3 min•Season 1Ep. 16
In this episode, we have a conversation with Amy L. Sherman around bringing the Kingdom of God to earth and seeing holistic transformation happen within the people and places in which we work. It touches on issues of justice, economic reform, power, and much more. Dr. Amy L. Sherman is a Senior Fellow at the Sagamore Institute for Policy Research , where she directs the Center on Faith in Communities. She likes to describe the work of the Center as that of being “a minister to ministries.” She p...
Aug 10, 2021•52 min•Season 1Ep. 15
In this episode, Ted Esler talks about the lack of innovation in ministries today and why the church should be at the forefront of innovation in this ever changing world we live in. Ted worked in the computer industry before joining Pioneers in 1990. He served in Bosnia and in various leadership roles with Pioneers until 2015 when he was appointed the president of Missio Nexus. The author of The Innovation Crisis , he holds a PhD in Intercultural Studies (Fuller Theological Seminary, 2012). Ted’...
Aug 03, 2021•54 min•Season 1Ep. 14
In this episode, Mary Ho talks about leading All Nations International and what it takes to lead ethnically and geographically diverse teams. Her experience growing up in different nations, prepared her for work in the nations. In the early 1990s, God began birthing a heart for the poor and for the nations in John and Mary Ho, while a young married couple working for World Vision in Taiwan. Later in Hong Kong, they were greatly impacted by being a part of the churches that grew out of Jackie Pul...
Jul 27, 2021•1 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 13
In this episode, we have a conversation with Sarah Breuel about her journey from Brazil to Italy starting a church and working in student ministry and then go into the global missions movement and discuss the elements of revival. Sarah is passionately praying for a revival in Europe that will touch other parts of the earth. Sarah Breuel serves as the Director of the Revive Europe and the Evangelism Training Coordinator for IFES Europe. Included in the Christianity Today’s “33 under 33” list of l...
Jul 20, 2021•50 min•Season 1Ep. 12
In this episode, Roy Moran shares how important it is to shift culture by shifting our minds. As a disciple making movement practictioner and mentor, Roy has a vast amount of wisdom share. He shares lessons learned from our African brothers and sisters. Roy Moran is the founder of Shoal Creek Community Church, the author of Spent Matches, and the Chairman of the Board of New Generations. Roy's Recommendations The True Believer by Eric Hoffer Turn that Ship Around by L. David Marquet Go to www.sh...
Jul 13, 2021•58 min•Season 1Ep. 11
In this episode we have a great conversation with Sally Steele around belonging, bringing dignity and hope into different situations, and being people that have eyes that see and ears that hear. Sally shares about the importance of seeing things from different perspectives and widening the circle of who belongs and who gets to decide that. Sally is a co-executive director of City Hope San Francisco, a nonprofit focused on providing a space of belonging for our most marginalized neighbors. Sally’...
Jul 06, 2021•59 min•Season 1Ep. 10
In this conversation with ***, we talk about the importance of coaching and mentoring in movements. As he shares his story of a radical encounter with the Father's love, he walks us through finding his purpose and living a life impacting the world for the Kingdom of God. He is a businessman. He coaches and mentors church planters and disciple makers in multiple countries to plant churches and businesses that multiply. He lives with his wife and three children in the Netherlands. His Recommendati...
Jun 29, 2021•51 min•Season 1Ep. 9
In this episode, Danielle talks about being rooted in community and in her identity in Christ and how that can carry you through situations you find yourself in. Through difficult circumstances, Danielle shares about holding on to the faithfulness and goodness of God. Danielle Ripley-Burgess is a two-time colon cancer survivor first diagnosed at age 17, an award-winning communications professional and the author of Blush: How I barely survived 17. She writes and speaks to encourage others that f...
Jun 22, 2021•46 min•Season 1Ep. 8
In this episode Rob Wegner talks about reproducing disciples and micro churches with the aim of gospel saturation across an entire city. As we enter into conversation, Rob shares his story of growing up in an environment of disciple making. We come to the realization that as we put Jesus at the center, we die to ourselves, and embrace authentic community incredible things can happen! Rob Wegner serves as one of the founders and directors of the Kansas City Underground , a mission agency and dece...
Jun 15, 2021•54 min•Season 1Ep. 7
