In this episode, Mark Scandrette talks about what it look like to practically live out the teachings of Jesus in our own personal context, within community, and with an outward orientation toward our neighborhood and culture. Mark Scandrette is an internationally recognized specialist in practical Christian spirituality. He is the founding director of ReIMAGINE: A Center for Integral Christian Practice, where he leads an annual series of retreats, workshops and projects designed to help particip...
Aug 02, 2022•47 min•Season 1Ep. 66
In this episode, Brian Heasley shares about prayer and mission and gives practical ideas and stories on how to engage in both a daily time with God and working out your faith in community. Brian Heasley serves as 24-7 Prayer’s International Prayer Director, traveling extensively around the globe inspiring and teaching on prayer and mission. He is a global ambassador for Thy Kingdom Come, an initiative of the Archbishop of Canterbury. Brian is the author of 'Be Still. A simple guide to quiet time...
Jul 26, 2022•51 min•Season 1Ep. 65
In this episode, Gannon Sims talks about the church at and around home, marriage as a church plant, and he helps us take account of what we are doing and gives practical ways to invite Jesus into it. Gannon Sims is a founding director on the US Fresh Expressions Team. His book Bringing Church Home shares the story of his journey of planting a network of fresh expressions of church rooted in homes and households. Gannon's Book: Bringing Church Home Gannon's Recommendation: Men, Women, and the Mys...
Jul 19, 2022•49 min•Season 1Ep. 64
In this episode Brian Zahnd talks about the radical love of Jesus and touches on deconstruction, love casting out fear, unity of the body, Dostoevsky, the Lord of the Rings, and more. Brian Zahnd is the founder and lead pastor of Word of Life Church , a non-denominational Christian congregation in Saint Joseph, Missouri. Brian and his wife, Peri, founded the church in 1981. Brian is also the author of several books, including, When Everything's on Fire, Sinners in the Hands of a Loving God , Wat...
Jul 12, 2022•56 min•Season 1Ep. 63
In this episode Anne Grizzle shares about the importance of listening to God and to one another. With an intentional practice of spending time with God, Anne shares how that time is crucial to the sustaining of her soul and ministry. Anne Grizzle is chaplain at Boys Home of Virginia, mentors with Leighton Ford Ministries and leads retreats on spiritual direction and Strength for the Journey. She and her husband co-chair World Visions Every Last One campaign ending extreme poverty. Anne's Recomme...
Jul 05, 2022•54 min•Season 1Ep. 62
In this episode Don Waybright talks about how abiding with Jesus propels and sustains movements, Jesus movements breaking out in prisons, and applying principles of movement that is working all over the world to the West. Don Waybright is a seasoned Church Planting Movement practitioner and Great Commission leader. While serving 20 years as Mission Pastor of large mega-churches Don pioneered the Strategy Coordinator Church role ( https://www.frontierventures.org/blog/7-characteristics-of-the-ide...
Jun 28, 2022•46 min•Season 1Ep. 61
In this episode, Talasi Guerra talks about what it looks like to pursue joy, cultivating joy in the lives of children, and how we can become like Jesus. Talasi Guerra is a Christian communicator who is passionate about infusing Jesus into her everyday life and empowering others to do the same. Author of Joy Like a Mountain and The 7-Day Joy Challenge, she lives to communicate biblical principles in relevant ways that inspire, challenge, and awaken others to live out their God-given purpose. In 2...
Jun 21, 2022•53 min•Season 1Ep. 60
In this episode, Dennae Pierre talks about solidarity in the church, engaging cross-culturally, and radical obedience to Jesus. Dennae Pierre is one of the co-Directors for the Crete Collective and leads the Surge Network in Arizona. She also serves as one of the Co-Directors for City to City North America. She has her MA from Covenant Theological Seminary and DMin from Western Theological Seminary (Holland, Michigan). Dennae self-published her first book in 2020– Healing Prayers to Resist a Vio...
Jun 14, 2022•49 min•Season 1Ep. 59
In this episode, David Broodryk shares his story and what it takes to catalyze movement and to have faith that is obedient to God despite the consequences. David has been pioneering God Movements and mentoring leaders on every continent for over 30 years. The result has been thousands of new churches and disciples that bring life-giving transformation to their communities. He currently serves as the Strategic Director for Accelerate Global, Director of Southern Africa and Global Urban Ministry f...
Jun 07, 2022•55 min•Season 1Ep. 58
In this episode, Tod Bolsinger helps us navigate through an unknown future with leadership that brings adaptive change and transforms the world around us. With humility and the posture of a learner, Tod inspires us to think differently around what it's going to take to navigate the world ahead of us. Tod Bolsinger is Co-Founder and Principal of AE Sloan Leadership and the Exec Director of the Church Leadership Institute at Fuller Seminary. Tod's Books: Amazon Author Page Tod's Recommendation: Th...
May 31, 2022•49 min•Season 1Ep. 57
Oneya Okuwabi talks about race, gender, and power dynamics in the church and leads us to a path that will reveal equity to the body of Christ. Oneya Fennell Okuwobi is a sociologist at Rice University’s Reigion and Public Life Program. Her research interrogates how diverse organizations impact racial inequality. She serves as teaching pastor at 21st Century Church, a church plant in Cincinnati, OH. She is also co-author of Multiethnic Conversations: An Eight-Week Journey toward Unity in Your Chu...
May 24, 2022•53 min•Season 1Ep. 56
In this episode, Michael Frost shares about how the church can look more like Jesus, shuttling the sheep out of the pen, and the importance of knowing and applying contextual clues. Michael Frost is an internationally recognised Australian missiologist and one of the leading voices in the missional church movement. His books are required reading in colleges and seminaries around the world and he is much sought after as an international conference speaker. Since 1999, Dr Frost has been the foundi...
May 17, 2022•59 min•Season 1Ep. 55
In this episode JR Woodward discusses the fruit of coaching, the importance of the spaces of belonging, and how the powers and principalities affect our imitation of Christ and effectiveness of discipleship. JR Woodward has been passionately planting churches on the East and West Coast that value tight-knit community, life-forming discipleship, locally-rooted presence and boundary-crossing mission for over 30 years. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Manchester (UK), and a Masters of A...
May 10, 2022•53 min•Season 1Ep. 54
In this episode, Denny Heiberg shares about his journey from running an institution to becoming a disciple maker that empowers others to become disciple makers. We talk about what it looks like to make Jesus Lord of everything in our life. We also discuss what it's like to disciple grandchildren. Denny Heiberg is an elder in the Florida Conference of the United Methodist Church where he pastored Grace at Fort Clarke UMC in Gainesville, FL from 1994-2012. He currently serves with TMS Global as a ...
May 03, 2022•50 min•Season 1Ep. 53
In this episode Steve Addison speaks about movements, disciple making, identity & calling, and the empowerment of the Holy Spirit. As you listen, you will be inspired to be rooted in your identity and empowered to simply make disciples that multiply. Steve Addison is a catalyst for movements that multiply disciple and churches, everywhere. He is an author, speaker, podcaster, and mentor to movement pioneers. Steve began his research into Christian movements in the late 1980s while planting a...
Apr 26, 2022•52 min•Season 1Ep. 52
In this episode, David Garrison discusses the importance of identity and calling and leaving our hands open to following God's leading in our lives. He also dives into church planting movements, movements amongst Muslims, and reaching unreached people groups through global gateway cities. David Garrison, PhD University of Chicago, is a pioneer in the understanding of Church Planting Movements among unreached people groups. He is the author of several books including "Church Planting Movements" a...
Apr 19, 2022•53 min•Season 1Ep. 51
Mark DeYmaz talks about diversifying income streams for greater community impact, creating multi-ethnic teams and church, and incarnational missions. A thought-leading writer and recognized champion of the Multiethnic Church Movement, Mark planted the Mosaic Church of Central Arkansas ( mosaicchurch.net ) in 2001 where he continues to serve as Directional Leader. In 2004, he co-founded the Mosaix Global Network ( mosaix.info ), with Dr. George Yancey, today serving as its president and convener ...
Apr 12, 2022•58 min•Season 1Ep. 50
In this episode, Rowland Smith talks about missional living, contextualizing the gospel, micro church, and the future of the church. It's a great conversation that presents really good ideas to bring about Kingdom flourishing in neighborhoods and cities. Rowland is National Director for Forge America Missional Training Network , where he gives vision and direction for Forge training and support of their hubs and partners in the United States. He also has a staff position at Pulpit Rock Church in...
Apr 05, 2022•56 min•Season 1Ep. 49
In this episode we have a conversation with J.D. Payne around apostolic imagination, missions, and church planting. J. D. Payne serves as professor of Christian Ministry at Samford University. Prior to this, he was the pastor for church multiplication with The Church at Brook Hills in Birmingham, Alabama. Before moving to Birmingham, he served for ten years with the North American Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention and as an Associate Professor of Church Planting and Evangelism in ...
Mar 29, 2022•47 min•Season 1Ep. 48
In this episode, Jessica Schrock-Reingenberg talks about the importance of patience in the Kingdom of God. Patience was a distinctive of the early church that helped it thrive during the Roman Empire. She takes that seed and makes it practical for our daily lives. Jessica is a pastor, professor, speaker, and business owner, but mostly an "APE." Currently she is the director for the Center for Anabaptist Leadership and Learning at Hesston College. She lives in Excelsior Springs, Missouri with her...
Mar 22, 2022•54 min•Season 1Ep. 47
In this episode Dr. Michael Carrion shares about how to engage our neighborhoods long term, empower the marginalized among us, and point to what is good news for the people in front of us. Rev. Dr. Michael Carrion serves as the Senior Pastor and General Overseer of the Promised Land Covenant Churches located in the North and South Bronx. He also serves as the founding Chairman and Superintendent of the Bronx Academy of Promise K-8 Charter School in the Mott Haven section of the South Bronx and t...
Mar 15, 2022•53 min•Season 1Ep. 46
In this episode Carey Sims shares her journey towards embodying faith and helping others create space to hear from and discern the voice of God. From art to business to ministry and family, she helps create places for faith to be caught and lived out. Carey Sims serves as director of The Center for Faith and Leadership (Fredericksburg, Virginia, USA) where she and her husband, Gannon, are training and equipping the next generation of leaders through faith formation and leadership development. As...
Mar 08, 2022•48 min•Season 1Ep. 45
In this episode Dr. Scott Rodin shares about having a one Kingdom mentality where all of life is God's and we are stewards of that life in His Kingdom. The conversation hits on this and topics of leadership, fundraising, organizational change, and culture impact. Over the past thirty-eight years Scott Rodin has helped hundreds of organizations improve their effectiveness in leadership, fund development, strategic planning and board development. His work has impacted individuals, ministries and c...
Mar 01, 2022•54 min•Season 1Ep. 44
In this episode, Brian Russell shares his story of brokenness and the wholeness that came through silence and solitude with Jesus. He shares about his new book on centering prayer and how that can prepare us for mission. Brian Russell (Ph.D.) is a professor of biblical studies and a transformational coach for pastors and spiritually-minded professionals. His personal mission is to seek out, study, and embody the deepest truths about God so that he can share them compellingly, lovingly, and trans...
Feb 22, 2022•47 min•Season 1Ep. 43
In this episode, Carl Medearis shares about Jesus and how He changes our response to ourselves and the world around us. He tries to keep Jesus the main thing. Carl Medearis is an international expert in the field of Arab-American and Muslim-Christian relations. He acts as a catalyst for a number of current movements in the Middle East to promote peace-making, as well as cultural, political and religious dialog leading toward reconciliation. He is the author of several acclaimed books including M...
Feb 15, 2022•55 min•Season 1Ep. 42
In this conversation, we have a conversation with Drew Hyun. Drew talks about the importance of emotionally healthy spirituality, working from rest, being present with others, and the inner life of discipleship. Drew Hyun is the Founder and Pastor of Hope Church Midtown, as well as the Founding Pastor of Hope Church NYC, a family of diverse churches in and around NYC. Drew is also the Co-Founder of the New City Network, a network of urban churches that value multi-ethnicity, Spirit-filled minist...
Feb 08, 2022•51 min•Season 1Ep. 41
Craig Westhoff shares about how Jesus illuminated the darkness in his own life and helps others transform shame through God's presence. Craig is a missionary with 24-7 Prayer USA, Spiritual Director and host of the Illuminated Soul with Craig West podcast helping people in their emotional, mental, and spiritual health and well being. Craig's Podcast: Illuinated Soul with Craig West Craig's Website: www.illuminatedsoul.org Craig's Recommendations: Franciscan Prayer by Ilia Delio Proverbs Go to ww...
Feb 01, 2022•56 min•Season 1Ep. 40
In this episode we have a conversation with Cath Livesey around building a healthy prophetic culture, hearing God's voice, and becoming friends with the Holy Spirit. Cath Livesey leads Accessible Prophecy ( accessibleprophecy.com ), working with churches across the world to develop a healthy and mature prophetic culture that both resources discipleship and empowers mission. She is the author of My Sheep Have Ears and The Prophecy Course and has many years’ experience of teaching and training peo...
Jan 25, 2022•54 min•Season 1Ep. 39
Michael Beck joins the podcast and talks about what church in the wild looks like, recovery from addiction, what AA can teach us about community, and Jesus' mission to seek and save the lost. Michael Adam Beck is Director of Re-Missioning for Fresh Expressions US, Cultivator of Fresh Expressions for the Florida Conference of the United Methodist Church, and Director of the Fresh Expressions House of Studies at United Theological Seminary. Michael serves as co-pastor of Wildwood and St Marks alon...
Jan 18, 2022•55 min•Season 1Ep. 38
In this episode Emma Cotterill talks about an anti-trafficking model that can multiply, empowering others into Kingdom work, collaboration and bridge building, giving others a voice, and APEST thinking. Emma is Swedish and a Human Rights Lawyer who has worked in the NGO community against human trafficking for 12 years in the UK and Sweden. She and her husband Mark have planted a missional community in Manchester, UK and are currently planting a missional community in Helsingborg, Sweden. Emma an...
Jan 11, 2022•50 min•Season 1Ep. 37
