Always Forward Podcast

S2E8 - "Planters at a Pub on a Podcast: Matters of Mission" by Dan Alger

Church planting is not just an urban adventure or for the overseas mission fields. Rural America is in need of the Gospel and church plants to bring it to them. Dan and Shawn chat with Fr. Victor Shreffler about his experience, insight, and prayers for rural church planting in this episode of the Always Forward Podcast.

Shawn and Dan are back! Shawn's family has grown by one child and Dan is finalizing his dissertation. It's been an exciting time for these two gents and they're excited to be back for the Spring session of the Always Forward Podcast. For this first episode, Jenny Noyes, Executive Director for New Wineskins, joins us to talk about the importance of mission...even in a new church plant.

Molly Ruch shares her perspective with us on the role of community in church planting as well as the role of the church planters wife.

Bishop Todd Hunter joins us to share his passion for engaging with the world around us and how the organization, The Telos Collective, seeks to reignite Anglican passions to reach our contemporary culture.

Tish Warren, author of the book Liturgy of the Ordinary, joins Dan and Shawn this week to talk about finding worship in our daily, average lives. And how does that impact church planters when the reality of the mundane tasks hit home?

Dr. William Cavanaugh joins Dan and Shawn, well really mostly Shawn as he totally nerds out, for a conversation about the Eucharist, it's practicality, and how it relates to the missional church.

Dan and Shawn kickoff Season 2 of the Always Forward Podcast with an open and honest discussion about the challenging dynamics of our current culture. As church planters, Christians, and leaders, how do we respond to and engage our communities?

In our final installment of the Summer Sessions, Dan and Shawn sit down to chat with the Very Rev. Chip Edgar about one of Shawn's favorite subjects: Mission and Liturgy. There's a lot to unpack here, so we have a feeling Chip may be back for another conversation in the future.

With a deep voice and a heart for the Lord, you're going to love listening to this conversation with Justin Reed-Smith as he shares his experiences in church planting.

When you're recording a podcast live at an event, sometimes you end up with unplayed, but very welcome guests. Get ready to have some fun as you listen in on our conversation with two members of our provincial leadership, Jack Lumanog and Alan Hawkins.

Dan got to sit down with one of his church planting "heroes", Aaron Burt, and talk about his call to plant and experience planting in the pacific northwest. If you haven't had the chance to get to know Aaron Burt yet, you're going to want to after listening to this enlightening, encouraging, and very entertaining conversation.

Recorded live at the ACNA's Assembly 2017, we sat down with our new friend "from across the pond," Lee McMunn and talked about some of the commonalities and differences that we experience in church planting in North American and England.

In anticipation of the upcoming Assembly, Dan and Shawn revisit the powerful sermon given by Fr. Aaron Damiani during our gathering together last year.

Father Lee Nelson shares his wisdom and insight with us as we seek to understand the purpose and value of Catechesis in our lives as Anglicans and church planters.

Dan sits down with his good friend and colleague, the Rev. Can. Greg Goebel, to learn more about Greg's writing and some resources available to church planters and "Rookie Anglicans" alike.

Eddie Kirkland joins us to share his journey from being a music worship leader in a large evangelical church to an Anglican church planter.

Dan and Shawn continue their discussion on Sacramental Church Planting.

Dan and Shawn discuss the importance of understanding and embracing the Sacraments; like Scripture, when you get out of the way and let it speak for itself, it works. God has power there.

Dan and Shawn sit down with fellow church planter, Aaron Damiani, to talk about his new book, The Good of Giving Up.

In this episode Shawn and Dan compare their lists of the top five mistakes church planters make.

Dan and Shawn sit down with Fr. Jonathan Warren to talk about Church Planting According to The Church Fathers.

Dan and Shawn chat with Dr. Joel Scandrett of Trinity School for Ministry about the Weber Center, Sacraments and the Liturgy.

Dan and Shawn interview Fr. Matthew Olver and discuss liturgical theology in church planting.

In this episode we discuss how Anglicans understand mission, and are joined by Bp. Todd Hunter.