Equipped

Today, Jordan talks with Kate Rentz, a college student here at Georgia Southern who just recently came on staff at Connection Church Statesboro. Todays conversation is all about how God's Better Game Plan includes Biblical community.

Today, we discuss God's better game plan for our lives through weekly corporate singing! Chase Buchanan shares his unique perspective as a worship pastor. Chase is one of Jordan's best friends, and is an invaluable part of who Connection Church is as a church. Go check out Connection Music's new song "Heaven's Song," like it, follow them as an artist; also go check out Chase Buchanan Music and sho...

In this weeks episode Jordan talks about his passion behind the importance of Heart and Soul, Connection's membership process and the importance behind getting involved in church as a member. Jordan discusses what is expected of Heart and Soul in our church and the level of significance that comes with it.

We're back this week with Jordan and Marie! We said goodbye to James Balor on Wednesday. While we are sad to see him go, we cannot wait to watch what he does back in the Philippines. We learned a lot from him so today, Jordan and Marie sat down to discuss what they are taking away from this past month.

Today will be our third longer-form conversation with a true MULTIPLIER in SE Asia: James Balor! James is a pastor in the Philippines that is making disciples, preaching the gospel, and planting churches called His Touch Ministries. James is an incredible guy, and has a heart to see churches planted throughout SE Asia...and is ACTUALLY doing it. Listen in as we talk about the differences in minist...

We are a podcast dedicated to investing in leaders and helping them multiply. Today, that effort involves remembering the lives of two great men that have served our church family faithfully, but have been called home to be with the Lord. Jude O'Donnell was an incredible man. So was Bert Oakes. Today, Jordan, Marie, and Austin consider what about their lives meant so much to the work of Kingdom mu...

It's August. A new season has come. School, work, kids, church life, groups; how can we transition into a new season on purpose? Give yourself grace Have a plan (and stick to it) Prioritize your life with God Don't blame the mystical for practical problems "Cast your anxieties on the Lord because He cares for you," 1 Peter 5:7

Today, we make the case that if someone is planting a group scratch, start an ANYONE AND EVERYONE group! Why? There's a NEED for Movement! Multiplication requires FREEDOM; people need freedom from sin, groups need freedom to plant new ones. The more complex the group, the harder it is to multiply. Have less parameters (men only, women only, couples only) and you will have a more simple system to d...

How can my small group (we call them Connect Groups) send out a small group leader (Connect Group Leaders) well? Pray—pray with your group for God to raise up a future CGLs Cast Vision—share with your group why we need more CGs; share how many more people in our church need to experience community; share why it’s important to live by faith and not for comfort; share the possibilities of what God m...

Hebrews 4:12 says, "For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword..." but is there a way to deploy the "sword" most effectively in small groups? Our answer is yes, through the use of the 412 reading plan! We encourage our small groups to 1) read Scripture and spend time with God every day throughout the week 2) ask each other how their time in the Word has gone that we...

Today will be our second longer-form conversation with a tried and true MULTIPLIER: Buck Benton! Buck is married to Carly Benton, has 5 children, is the planter and lead pastor of Connection Church Dublin, and host of the Authentic Discipleship Podcast. Connection Dublin is the first grand-daughter church of Connection Statesboro as they were planted out of Connection Vidalia! Buck led small group...

Today, we ask a big question: why does SENDING people to other countries to tell others about Jesus make sense? Aren't there lost people here? Here's our conclusion: 1.7% 6, 161 UPGs 10/40 3.16 BILLION 4% 1,000 Listen to this episode for these numbers to make sense. You'll come to the same conclusion as us: SENDING people on God's mission isn't special. It's normal.

Today we talking about what it means to be a disciple.

Today, we revisit the question of HOW do we multiply? In Part One, we said we multiply over time in relationship...but we wanted to be more practical than that! Here's our conclusion: Over time...in relationship...don't ignore behavior, but primarily seek to shape beliefs. What do they believe (knowledge/confessionally) in their mind? What do they believe (affections) in their heart? What do they...

Today, we are introducing a different type of content we are calling EQUIPPED Conversations. These will be longer form episodes where a host carries on a conversation with someone has adopted the lifestyle of a multiplier! Nothing seemed more fitting than to kick EQUIPPED Conversations off with Billy Shiver! Billy is the Founding and Lead Pastor of Connection Church Vidalia (the first daughter chu...

Today we answer the question: how do we multiply? There is only one time proven, Biblically rooted, Jesus' modeled method: time and relationship. John 10:9 — "I am the door. If anyone enters by me, he will be saved (relationship) and will go in and out and find pasture (time)." Connection Church 412 Reading Plan

Today, Jordan follows up last week's conversation on WHY multiplication matters by laying out what multiplication even IS in the first place. A few notes: —The book of Acts uses the word plethuno (play-thoon-oh) to describe people and Believers growing or significantly increasing in number. That is the same root word for multiply. Plethuno defined is: to make full to max capacity. —The imagery of...

This is our first episode. Today, Jordan takes time to introduce the podcast and define a key term: what is Multiplication? We define multiplication as the birthing of a new leader, a new group, or even a new church. Today we answer the question: why does Multiplication matter? The answer: it's our pre-sin created intent! AND! It's our assigned purpose after the Resurrection of Jesus. We were crea...