Shifting Culture

In this episode Jamie Winship shares from his years of experience working with people around the world. He shares how we can exchange the lies brought on by fear, guilt, and shame for your true identity - bringing you to a place where you can hear from God directly about who you truly are. Jamie Winship has decades of experience bringing peaceful solutions to some of the world’s highest conflict a...

In this episode Bree Mills talks about microchurches, psychological safety, faithfulness in the small things, meeting the needs of the community, and asking great questions. Bree is an ordained Anglican minister, a director of Micro Churches Australia, and a doctoral student in the area of Missional Leadership, focusing on innovative leadership in the Australian context. Until the end of 2020, she...

In this episode Keri Ladouceur talks about the church pacing culture, truly embodying Jesus, giving voice to the marginalized, and the hope that comes in facing reality in the current moment we are in. Keri Ladouceur serves a pastor in Naperville, Illinois and is founder and lead coach at New Ground Network. As a coach, Keri partners with pastors and denominational leaders, co-conspiring with them...

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 Pra...

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 initia...

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...

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 autho...

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 a...

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 S...

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 i...

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 Seminar...

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 t...

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...

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...

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 i...

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...

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 pasto...

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 mov...

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...

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...

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 suppo...

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...

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 Cente...

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 o...

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...