The Quiet Reformation

“Right after the events of 9/11, people were asking: ‘Why do people hate us?’ And I just thought, oh, that’s such an important moment. Can we just sit down, Americans, and ask this question? Can we really ponder this question? But, no, it didn’t happen. We asked it for a few weeks then of course we were told to go back to shopping and get America back to business.” [00:43] Introducing Craig Wong [...

10 Minute Devotional from Tim Doering (Vision and Networking) How does this moment fit into the grand story of God and how should I be acting in this moment in a way that allows me to play my part in the grand story of God? The idea of equipping is BOTH being adjusted, adapted, prepared, and supplied to fulfill a purpose for individuals , AND being united, aligned, knitted together to complete a p...

“...Christian community was really only likely to be truly effective to the surrounding environs when we were small groups of people and we were living in deep relational structure with one another. In doing so, that was the model that had the maximum likelihood of being a powerful witness to those around us.” [2:42] - Introducing Sarah Davies [6:13] - How much should business principles and Gospe...

“Young leaders often think, especially pastors, oh, it’s my preaching. If I just give these amazing messages, they’re going to come. Less and less is that the reality. Most people are never going to walk into your church building, there’s going to be no interest to go in. So all the more I think, that long obedience in the same direction, even in terms of mission, is you gotta be present, you gott...

"…we decided that we want to be a community that pursues justice, and that diversity will be an outflow of that. Instead of just pursuing diversity for diversity’s sake, and there’s really good things that as leaders we have to be attentive to that, but when we start talking about justice, and we’re aware, each one of us as individuals, about how were are stewarding our influence or privilege or o...

Season 2 Conversations Begin April 19th! Last season we spent our time laying theological foundations. We explored the New Testament picture of the Church: a unified church, collaborating together for the glory of Christ and for the furthering of his Kingdom.  This season we have conversations with leaders from Philadelphia to San Francisco, seeing how the ancient roots of the gospel are push...

Tim Doering prays and reflects through the Scriptures... Our hearts not only have the good seed of the Sower, but also thorns and thistles which can strangle the life God has for us. A podcast from Netzer.org with Tim Doering (vision+networking) and Justin Ryan Boyer (producer).

Salvation Without Church? - Season 1, Episode 7 | If we continue to practice our religion, but don't live in loving, reconciled relationships, we lose the power to understand who we are; we end up including untruth and excluding others different than us.| John 17:13-23, Matthew 16:13-19 | outro music - Psalm 8 by Poor Bishop Hooper ( www.everypsalm.com ) | Questions and Comments: podcast@netzer.or...

Spiritual, But Not Religious? - Season 1, Episode 6 | When things aren't working in our lives or the Church isn't what it's supposed to be, it's easier to become gods of our own little religions, rather than crying out to the One who can change everything. | Ephesians 2:17-22, 1 Corinthians 3:16-23 | Questions and Comments: podcast@netzer.org or 484-222-0125

Love the Father, Hate the Family? - Season 1, Episode 5 | Families, even good ones, are not perfect by any means. Part of the design of the Family of God is to grow and mature in the midst of our differences. | Ephesians 4:25-32, John 6:60-69 | Questions and Comments: podcast@netzer.org or 484-222-0125

The Good News According to the Church - Season 1, Episode 4 | Exhausted with self-improvement? When you are broken, when you are a mess, God can find you. We don't need to stay in the cycle of self-reliance, fighting for our significance; we can move forward with love. | 1 John 1:5-10, Colossians 1:24-29 | Questions and Comments: podcast@netzer.org or 484-222-0125

The Question of Significance - Season 1, Episode 3 | The central way we live strong is when our focus is on love. If my central thought is on improving my own spiritual life, in trying to be good, I’m going to be focused on me rather than Christ. | Ephesians 4:11-16, Romans 12:9-16 | Questions and Comments: podcast@netzer.org or 484-222-0125

Spiritual Arithmetic - Season 1, Episode 2 | God's arithmetic is very different from ours. In God's mind there is this kingdom of God math, this deeper spiritual reality about who He is. One plus One plus One equals One. | Ephesians 3:10-21, Ephesians 4:1-6 | Questions and Comments: podcast@netzer.org or 484-222-0125

Welcome to The Quiet Reformation - S1.E1 | We're listening to the Spirit of the living God calling out to the Church. It's not a call to uniformity or to deny our beautiful diversity. It's a call to confess together our brokenness, for us to lament the division that's been in the church, for us to repent from our sectarianism. And it's a call to proclaim together that we are one and that God would...

Season 1 starts January 4,2022 - released every other week | There's so much pressure in our world to draw lines, to pick sides, and see everything only from our own perspective. It's really easy to get caught in our cultural echo chambers.  However, that environment creates an incredible backdrop of opportunity for the Gospel of Jesus Christ to tell an amazing story of reconciliation that th...