Grassroots Healthy Church Podcast - Episode 3

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Issue for Discussion: The Shift From Church Growth to Kingdom Growth

Download: Podcast Episode 3 - The Shift From Church Growth to Kingdom Growth
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Quotes from Reggie McNeil's The Present Future:

"There were several things wrong with the church growth movement. A lot of 'growth' was merely the migration of Christians moving from one church to another. The most notable trend was the closing down of the mom-and-pop operations and moving to the mall and, even later, to the supercenter. … With rare exception the 'growth' here was the cannibalization of the smaller membership churches by these emerging superchurches." – p 22

“More energy expended on the church's survival or success is misplaced.”
“Churches that understand the realities of the present future are shifting the target of ministry efforts from church activity to community transformation.”
“The North American church culture is not spiritual enough to reach our culture.”
“The Pharisees' evangelism strategy sounds eerily familiar.”
“Religious people have always been a problem for God.”
“The consumer church sees resources plowed into community transformation as ‘diverted’ from the church.”
“We will see more and more people, in the church and out, who have the call, the ability, and the finances to resource their own ministry passions in the community.”

Guests:

Fran Leeman, pastor of the Lifespring Community Church in Plainfield, IL, a growing suburb of Chicago.

Lance Finley, Director of Youth and Family Ministries for the Churches of God General Conference, a denomination based in Findlay, OH

Bill Sloat, pastor of Faith Community Church, in Denver, PA, a small town in Lancaster country, PA, who also has a doctorate in church history, specifically revivalist history of the 1700’s and 1800's.

And I'm Brian Miller, pastor of The Crossover Church in Mattoon, IL, a town of about 20,000 in East Central Illinois.

Sermon Download - Luke 23 - The Worst Day of Your Life

Sermon Theme: Luke 23 - The Worst Day of Your Life - July 27, 2008 By Tom Toner

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Download: 080727 - Luke 23 - The Worst Day of Your Life

Grass Roots Healthy Reproducing Church Podcast - Episode 2

Guests:

Fran Leeman, pastor of the Lifespring Community Church in Plainfield, IL, a growing suburb of Chicago.

Lance Finley, Director of Youth and Family Ministries for the Churches of God General Conference, a denomination based in Findlay, OH

Bill Sloat, pastor of Faith Community Church, in Denver, PA, a small town in Lancaster country, PA, who also has a doctorate in church history, specifically revivalist history of the 1700’s and 1800's.

And I'm Brian Miller, pastor of The Crossover Church in Mattoon, IL, a town of about 20,000 in East Central Illinois. (I was around last week)

Lance, Bill and I are going to be in Findlay, OH on July 23rd to 26th at IMPACT, and Bill and I will be talking about the kinds of things we’re talking about here. So come and join us there.

Issue for Discussion: The Collapse of the Church Culture

Download: Podcast Episode 2 - The Collapse of the Church Culture
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Healthy Church Questions:
What's happening in people's lives around here that is significant and real?
Tell me what your passionate about? What makes your heart beat? What do you wake up in the middle of the night that is excited about your faith?
What breaks your heart in your community?

Revelation 2-3 - Seven letters (assessments) from God to John.
1. Ephesus - You've lost your first love. What do you love? How much do you love? Who do you love?

GrassRoots Podcast - Episode 1

Welcome to our first installment of the Grass Roots Healthy Church Podcast. It's our first one, so be forgiving on quality and content. There are a couple of reasons for doing this Podcast. One is that I just wanted to be able to have some good conversations with some sharp people who understand God's kingdom and how it grows. Another reason is that these kind of conversations help us focus on what is important in the Kingdom. It's easy to get distracted, easy to get discouraged, easy to become defensive and protectionist rather than expanding. And the final reason, and the way I hope to end each podcast, is to gain a few ideas about what a pastor should be doing to keep a church moving strongly into the Kingdom of God.

Guests:

Fran Leeman, pastor of the Lifespring Community Church in Plainfield, IL, a growing suburb of Chicago.

Lance Finley, Director of Youth and Family Ministries for the Churches of God General Conference, a denomination based in Findlay, OH

Bill Sloat, pastor of Faith Community Church, in Denver, PA, a small town in Lancaster country, PA, who also has a doctorate in church history, specifically revivalist history of the 1700’s and 1800's.

And I'm Brian Miller, pastor of The Crossover Church in Mattoon, IL, a town of about 20,000 in East Central Illinois. (I was around last week)

Lance, Bill and I are going to be in Findlay, OH on July 23rd to 26th at IMPACT, and Bill and I will be talking about the kinds of things we’re talking about here. So come and join us there.

Issue for Discussion: What is the model of the church?

Download: Podcast Episode 1 - What is the Model of the Church?
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Links:
Glenn Smith
Adrian DeVisser
Bob Roberts
Reggie McNeal - The Present Future - Video of McNeal