Mobilized Church Podcast

As we’re recording this podcast, the world is still discussing the bombshell news that Elon Musk has now purchased Twitter and one of the big questions that is swirling around is, “Who is controlling the narrative?” Sometimes on this episode we discuss the nuts and bolts of creating a discipleship culture and being a disciple-maker but today we want to take a different angle by discussing who is c...

The role of the church from a biblical perspective is for the perfecting of the saints and equipping for the work of the ministry. However, far too often, church events and activities have become the epicenter of missional activity. In this episode we discuss what it would look like if the church would create an environment like Jesus did with his disciples for the purpose of training and releasin...

It has become very popular within church culture to promote an atmosphere of friendliness. From parking lot attendants to door greeters to the First Impressions team, we do everything we can to let people know we are “the friendliest church in town.” But are we missing something? Is it possible that we have mastered the art of being friendly without actually being friends? In today’s episode, we d...

In the latest episode of The Mobilized Church Podcast, we interview Pastor Mark Condon from New Albany, OH. Mark has been a leader in the worship music industry for many years and in 2014 he and his wife Carol planted Infinite Church in the Columbus area. We are looking forward to an awesome discussion about their experiences in church planting and launching a missional movement.

Many times new believers (or new converts) have an advantage over veteran believers when it comes to living on mission.  Today we want to explore some of the reasons why new believers have the advantage and how veteran believers can learn from their “childlike faith.” 

We have talked a lot about the importance of changing the “operating system” of the church in building a true discipleship culture versus an institutional model which is built on incremental change. In today’s episode we discuss how this operating system change affects every aspect of church operation and specifically what it looks like in creating teams. The things that matter most in team-buildi...

If we are going to reach our world with the gospel, it demands that we become embedded in the key spaces of life: where we live, work, and play. We call this Mobilization…getting US into OUR world for the purpose of building meaningful relationships. But one of the biggest challenges we have encountered is how to take Jesus into those relationships in a way that is natural and genuine. In today’s...

One of the natural tendencies of human nature is to reflex away from what is popular or trendy in the moment, and we typically swing to the other end of the spectrum. We see it in politics, religion, education, and just about every other facet of life including trends within the church. This has never been more apparent than in the last 50 years of the American church with the advent of the “megac...

In episode 83, we discussed how that one of the most critical steps in moving to multiplication is changing the way we think, particularly as it relates to the fulfillment of the mission. In this episode, we take that one step further and address what this looks like practically in our pursuit of discipleship multiplication. The main question for today’s episode is this: what kind of thinking cata...

There is no denying that most want to see a multiplication revival but the reality is that in order to get to that, it will definitely require a change in the way we think. So here’s the deal: why is this so difficult? Why do we often resist challenges to conventional thinking? And what are some of those ways of thinking that need to change? Today we talk about one of the most difficult but most i...

I want to be like Jesus. And the disciples that he taught to be bold and caring and loving.  And yet the very fact that we teach that there is an objective truth, and that we teach that there is only one way to salvation, these things are by nature confrontational.  Yet in the 21st century, so many churches and even highly missional movements have tried to downplay these more “unpopular aspects” o...

In the Western world, it is often believed that new behaviors are produced when new information is given. Unfortunately, in a biblical context it’s more insidious because we’re dealign with truth and the gap between our belief and behavior can be seen as hypocrisy from the outside and viewed as the expected norm from the inside. Let’s talk about bridging the gap between what we say we believe and...

As we have discussed on multiple occasions, there is a trend where people are increasingly more open to a conversation about faith and the things of God, but resistant to a discussion where they feel like someone is trying to convince them.  In today’s episode we talk about how to shift towards talking with versus at people.

While nearly 75% of people think they will be successful with their New Year’s resolution, in reality 64% will have given up their resolution within a month. What’s funny is that over 50% of people say that at least one of their New Year’s resolutions were ones they had made the previous year.  As we age, we either get less hopeful … or wiser. Still … This is the time of year when people are perha...

Whether it was miracles, signs and wonders or the power of God giving them grace to be like Jesus in a very hostile and oppositional world, you can see clearly that the Book of Acts Church was saturated in the supernatural.  In our world today we have an emphasis on intellectualism and science, and yet our world is strangely preoccupied with the spiritual. Movies include many dark themes. The Marv...

Whether it was miracles, signs and wonders or the power of God giving them grace to be like Jesus in a very hostile and oppositional world, you can see clearly that the Book of Acts Church was saturated in the supernatural.  In our world today we have an emphasis on intellectualism and science, and yet our world is strangely preoccupied with the spiritual. Movies include many dark themes. The Marv...

This is our last podcast for 2021 so we thought it would be good to look back over this past year. Not necessarily as a highlight or recap - really more of grabbing a theme that seemed to be prevalent over the last year. And we want to look at it from the perspective of, “Will this be a theme that will remain relevant for the new year and beyond?” And if so, “How will the church, as a missional mo...

The angel declared that His name would be called “Immanuel, God with us” which gives us clear insight on the Jesus model of reaching our world…to reach us, He had to live among us. If we are going to be effective in fulfilling the mission of reaching our world with the gospel, we must do what He did and live incarnationally in our world. Today we discuss this idea and concept of what incarnational...

Last week we talked about GenZ’s desire (and other statistics point to this trend among all ages) for spiritual conversations that arise out of personal relationship.  It would appear that “evangelism” is only highly effective when done by individuals living on mission where they live, work and play. We admit that the true multiplication engine is organic and personal. In God’s world only those th...

According to recent studies, it is clear that the next generation is open to conversations about faith and God, but not in ways that were effective in the past. These reports tell us that relationship, listening, and actions are more important than having strong arguments. In this episode, we discuss these trends and why discipleship culture is more important than ever. 

We often spend much of our time discussing spiritual things/discipleship/multiplication from a theoretical or philosophical perspective within the echo chamber of the church culture. While discussion is certainly necessary, most of these principles can only become clarified when we put them into action. The mission can only be understood in movement. In today’s episode, we discuss the importance o...

In today’s episode, we have a conversation with two men who are leading their cultures in moving into multiplication to hear what their experiences have been like in the process. Pastor Michael Hanks is pastor of The Pentecostals of Ceres and also serves as NAM Director for the Western District of the UPCI. John serves in First Church of Portsmouth and has gotten significant traction in multiplica...

For some, the path to revival is to work on having better services, tweak systems and processes, and hope you have the lucky number in the revival lottery. But is that the biblical approach? Certainly God is the only one who can give the increase and is the Lord of the harvest, but we have a responsibility of “planting and watering.” In this episode we debunk the myth that revival is like a magica...

Most desire and believe for a multiplication revival that will impact our communities and turn our world upside down. But there are some key reasons why this is so challenging and why many are struggling to make this shift. Today we examine FIVE challenges that we are facing that makes this operating system change so difficult. 

Most desire and believe for a multiplication revival that will impact our communities and turn our world upside down. But there are some key reasons why this is so challenging and why many are struggling to make this shift. Today we examine FIVE challenges that we are facing that makes this operating system change so difficult.