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In this podcast episode, Mark discusses the importance of tracking in order to assess progress towards the goal of reaching every place with the gospel. Tracking helps leaders assess how they are doing and develop a strategy for their context. We need to track the right things -- Mark mentions three key metrics he uses in his context: gospel shares, baptisms, and churches. These metrics help them...

Where does an entire complex city interact? Where they live, work, and play. Join Mark and Dave as they discuss strategic value of intentional Kingdom focus where we all live, work and play to see gospel movement in our cities!

In this H3X episode, hosts Mark and Dave stress the importance of connecting each generation of leaders back to the Bible as the primary source of authority. They discuss the challenges of contextualizing the Gospel and the crucial role of Indigenous leadership in filling gaps in understanding diverse cultures. The conversation delves into the Wesleyan quadrilateral, emphasizing Scripture, traditi...

Mark and Dave discusses the importance of finding a balance between micro and macro approaches to working towards local ownership. Identifying high-value activities and the right rhythm for living in both worlds is crucial in making progress towards the desired outcome. They also emphasize the importance of managing one's own work and modeling and calling people down to the dirt of what they need...

Life is a balance. We need work, we need play, we need friends and family. Should you get to focused on one thing at the expense of the others, you may find success, but the pile of increasing failures in other areas will become a weight hung around your neck too great to carry. The key is moderation in everything, or as Mark and I like to say here on the H3X Podcast, the radical middle. For acces...

Mark and Dave discusses the role and process of identifying elders in the growth and health of a church. They argues that the appointment of elders is a necessary step for a church's survival, while emphasizing the strategic function of ambiguity in Acts 13-14. Mark and Dave share their personal experience and highlight the importance of recognizing individuals' natural ability to lead and provide...

Kyle Pierson leads a discussion of the leadership principles found in the book "Turn the Ship Around!" a book all about how Captain Marquet transformed a struggling submarine crew by giving them more control and responsibility, instead of micromanaging. The book is a practical guide for leaders who want to empower their teams and foster a culture of ownership and innovation. *** Show Notes and Res...

It was like a family reunion for aound seventy of us to come together with practitioners engaging in reaching the unreached in the diaspora of North America. We gathered in Kansas City and the time together led to some key takeaways for Mark and Dave. Hear our hot takes and some key practical learnings you can take and use in your City.

Listen in on the Saturday morning session from the Unreached Peoples North American Summit in Kansas City. We practiced our problem solving skills and critical thinking muscles as we wrestled through high value actions to take responsibility and move towards opportunities in the work among Diaspora in our cities. Follow along or practice your own skills using the slides from this session: UPNA 202...

The Iron on Iron is a helpful problem solving format for developing leaders that can think strategically and problem solve. It has many other side benefits in the ways that it connects leaders to the larger Biblical vision as well as building up networks with ownership of specific DNA and values. In this episode, Dave and Mark unpack the format itself and its collateral benefits. Iron on Iron Form...

Jump in with us on the content from our September H3X Leadership Live in OKC! the 6 Demands of Success and Longsuffering. Hard Work | Patience | Sacrifice | Consistency | Discipline | Faith Read the articles on Sentergy.us 6 Demands of Success Active Patience: Embracing Obstacles as the Path Unreached Peoples North America Summit September 28-30, 2023 | Kansas City, MO More than another missions c...

How a leader handles success determines if they will repeat it. In this episode, Dave and Mark further unpack the Muddy Boots leader and how they think about success.

Every single leader will face it. Every single leader will develop a response, but how we respond determines if we go the distance. This episode is about mourning and our critical need to learn to mourn if we are going to develop God's design to respond to life's challenges. The alternative is that we get taken out because of addiction or bitterness and don't finish the race. Time to lean in and l...

Leadership by its very nature is about making decisions to lead others in the midst of uncertainty. How do leaders do this and what happens as they do? In this episode, Dave and Mark unpack decision making and the implications of the blood, sweat, and tears that will come simply because people are involved.

"Look at Jesus to learn how to make disciples. Look at Paul to learn how to plant churches." The Book of Acts was clearly written as a model and not just a historical account. How should we faithfully read and apply it, then, in light of of the fact that the leaders modeling the methods in it were flawed, eg. Peter was a racist and Paul wasn't perfect. (Clickbait title, yes we know...but you'll wa...

"Local owners of the core missionary task" is a phrase we use a lot. That local ownership and the equipping for it happens in the context of church. In this episode, Dave and Mark re-examine methods and process we use to train disciples with that role of church in mind---listen for a few surprising nuggets that will make you stop and re-think. *** Show Notes and Resources *** 👉5 T's Strategy Coor...

Jesus was a muddy boots leader that raised up an army from out of the harvest. His investment deeply into a few unfolded in a key stages: Identify, Equip, Invest, and Entrust. In the episode we look at the first chapter of the gospel of Mark to examine keys to unlock the strategy of Jesus and better understand how to follow His muddy boots leadership development. Study Questions: • Identify: What...

Jesus stewarded the breadth of a large Target in engaging Galilee while simultaneously the depth of cultivating movement leaders in the 12 disciples. How can we do the same? In this episode, we look at the tension between breadth and depth and what it means to practically steward both simultaneously. *** Show Notes and Resources *** 👉5 T's Strategy Coordinator Series: https://bit.ly/3xpZH7V 👉Unr...

Crystal works as a dentist, lives among unreached people, and takes advantage of the time and focus of her season of singleness in OKC. Join us for an inspiring and honest interview from a muddy boots leader in OKC.

The culture in our World is deconstructing everything. Movements are emerging in many sectors that reject institutions and all they stand for. However, the multiplying discipleship and church movements have a different message for institutional leaders. Let's talk about it. *** Show Notes and Resources *** 👉5 T's Strategy Coordinator Series: https://bit.ly/3xpZH7V 👉Unreached Peoples Conference (...

There is a tension between micro and macro for the stewardship role of the strategy coordinator. In this episode, Dave and Mark unpack the focus on the church planting multiplier and the role of our content and training pathway in developing them. *** Show Notes and Resources *** 👉5 T's Strategy Coordinator Series: https://bit.ly/3xpZH7V 👉Unreached Peoples Conference (Sept 28-30). Learn more at...

Randy Thorman, a CoVo NoPlaceLeft church planter in Pryor, OK, joins Dave to discuss the importance of relying on our identity in Christ amid suffering and difficulties for longevity and consistency in leadership. ** Show Notes and Resources ** 👉5 T's Strategy Coordinator Series: https://bit.ly/3xpZH7V 👉Unreached Peoples Conference (Sept 28-30). Learn more at https://www.unreachedpeoples2023.com...

What, to Whom, and Where something is communicated can make or break a team. In the movement world it's especially critical that we train and equip leaders in effective communication so we don't become the bottleneck to what God is doing. Listen as Dave and Mark unpack the role of communication systems and processes.

Is repentance a one time action or a pattern of the Christ follower? Dave joins Micah, a young leader in OKC, to talk about the core DNA of repentance and its necessity in the life of a multiplying kingdom leader. ** Show Notes and Resources ** 👉5 T's Strategy Coordinator Series: https://bit.ly/3xpZH7V 👉Unreached Peoples Conference (Sept 28-30). Learn more at https://www.unreachedpeoples2023.com...

What is the engine room of a movement? In this part 2 interview with Steve Addison, he declares that it is the people of God committed to the core missionary task through the power of the Word and the Spirit. More gold nuggets from Steve's latest book, available now. *** Show Notes and Resources *** Get Steve's new book, "Acts and the Movement of God from Jerusalem to the Ends of the Earth" here:...