The Kingdom & Its Stories Podcast

Asfaw Bekele, Pastor of El-Bethel Evangelical Missionary Church, shares how he prepares his people to practically express the love of God in the community, sacrificially and with personal connection.  "As I give a ride to people, I express my love and they see Christ in me."  Some Sunday's we close the church to express God's love and help the homeless. See omnystudio.com/listener for pr...

Michel Duarte, Pastor of a new church plant that reflects diversity from all tribes, nations and tongues, shares about being present relationally, meeting people where they're at - as Jesus did with the woman at the well - and loving neighbors whether or not they decide to follow Jesus.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Linda Morris trains Pastors and church leaders on how to personally develop and help others to develop in the ways that Jesus grew by asking questions about their community, "Lord, show me an area where I need to work in, or serve in", as well as, "What scripture tells me to do this?"  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Pastor Josh Prather from Redemption Church explains the great equalizer - benefiting from relationship around the table as Jesus did - how black and white, poor and rich, healthy and disabled, national and international can learn from one another and be formed in those moments. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Chuck Foreman, Senior Pastor of First Christian Church in Phoenix, AZ, shares stories of how we model the attitude of Christ, giving people an opportunity to serve the most vulnerable in our community, and how the community responds when we put up with inconveniences for the benefit of others.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Misael Cruz tells stories of how he and his church have linked to their community through showing the gospel - growing and distributing food, providing necessary services, teaching English to teenagers, and fitness to senior women. And people are seeing Jesus Christ.  Misael distinguishes between manipulation to get people to come to church, vs. serving the community. See omnystudio.com/liste...

Are senior years more than endless leisure and entertainment? In later life, what can I engage in doing with my time to be a companion and create camaraderie? Do I need to know exactly how to do something to be the hands and feet of Jesus? Phil Burgess celebrates the lives of people who are doing interesting, important and life-giving things in their later life. See omnystudio.com/listener for pri...

Caleb shares a story with Bob Moffitt of how 3 local churches started meeting the needs in the community by feeding 50 migrant workers on the road, which increased to feeding 280, with the appreciation of the Hindu police and politicians who were once opposed to the church. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

John coaches many leaders in China; John discusses how followers of Jesus are responding during this time of lockdown, serving neighbors through the delivery of food, masks, as well as providing comfort in person-to-person conversations to help neighbors with feelings of shame, fear, and anxiety related to the virus. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.