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Since we last recorded in May, we stepped into God's will and planted The Reach Church. We reflect on what the process has been like so far and what our hopes are for the future. The Reach Church Website

In this week's episode, join us as we discuss what it means to be pillars in a platform society. In his book, Platforms to Pillars, Mark Sayers explores how platform mentality is misshaping our contemporary world and contrasts this to the biblical call of Christians to live as pillars. Link to the book

This week, we shot from the hip to reflect on God's hand in our lives, discuss our rough reactions to what is going on in the world, and consider why there aren't councils anymore to discuss the tenants of worldwide Christianity.

We sit down with Jessica Stoop, the leader of the Night to Shine chapter at Wellspring Church and the mother of two boys with special needs. We discuss the process of implementing Night to Shine, but also the necessity for the church to prioritize the "least of these" in the upside down Kingdom. How should the heart of Christ drive our desire to reach and serve the marginalized?

We finish out our 3 part series on The Other Half of Church. With our guest Liz Shendock, we address how a healthy church develop healthy soil that is resistant to narcism.

In this episode, we have the privilege to have Liz Shendock as a guest to discuss the book, The Other Half of Church by Jim Wilder and Michel Hendricks. First introduced to us by Liz, this books highlights what might missing in the Western Church today. Through the lens of brain science, we look at Jesus' ministry, the formation of the church, and how we might engage better as a Christian community today. Because of the sheer amount of the incredible content in this book, we are breaking this up into a multi-part series. Please pray with us and for us that we are made more like Christ every single day.

In this episode, we have the privilege to have Liz Shendock as a guest to discuss the book, The Other Half of Church by Jim Wilder and Michel Hendricks. First introduced to us by Liz, this books highlights what might missing in the Western Church today. Through the lens of brain science, we look at Jesus' ministry, the formation of the church, and how we might engage better as a Christian community today. Because of the sheer amount of the incredible content in this book, we are breaking this up into a multi-part series. Please pray with us and for us that we are made more like Christ every single day.

We start the discussion on the distinct ministries that Jesus and Paul had, the seeming discrepancies in their messages, and the challenges interpreting Paul's letters.

Joe, Cole, and Adam kick off the New Year discussing the new man written about by Paul in Ephesians 4. What are some of the hurdles we run into as we try our best to lean into our new identity in Christ? What do we do with the tension between the new and old man? Thank you for listening!

After reading the book The Honest Guide to Church Planting by Tom Bennardo, we reflect on some of the points that stood out to us. Towards the end, we look at 1 Corinthians 5 and out Paul address sin in and out of the church. Thank you for listening!

After Joe spent time behind bars with a team ministering to prisoners in Florida and Adam taught on the meaning of Christian community, Joe, Cole, and Adam discuss God's hand in both.

In this episode, we delve into the powerful testimony of Brock and Sarah Burns. God is moving in their lives and hearts individually and as a family unit and His glory is being made known through them. Thank you for listening and we pray this episode is as much of a blessing to you as it was to us.

We dig just a bit deeper this week in our quest for a better understanding of what Scripture has to say about the doctrine of Hell.

This short series on Hell will be a bit different than studies we have put together before. This is a topic and all three of us are not well-versed in... yet. Today, we review the top paradigms for Hell and react to them authentically. We look at the verses that are used for each view and discuss the traditions of Hell that we were raised in. Then, the next episode will dive deeper as we hope to come to a deeper understanding of the doctrine of Hell, according the Scriptures.

We discuss concepts that Kathy Escobar brings to the table in a book called Faith Shift. Through this lens, we can view faith in God, as presented in the Scriptures, as something that shifts, grows, and shrinks. Considering that Christianity is based on our faith in Jesus Christ, it is worth every effort to understand the ins and outs of the role that faith plays in our lives. https://www.amazon.com/Faith-Shift-Finding-Forward-Everything-ebook/dp/B00JYWVYV4/ref=sr_1_1?crid=GT7ICDSUCA4K&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.l5N_bimg-ORd7e3OFK-4jAqtENAItAY7GdbsKSxh_czGjHj071QN20LucGBJIEps.rucSbe_mVfEXOFgJnIqcGmUcrP539potAVmkaIgTD5s&dib_tag=se&keywords=faith+shift+kathy+escobar&qid=1759195348&sprefix=faith+shift%2Caps%2C679&sr=8-1 https://www.amazon.com/dp/1590525027/?bestFormat=true&k=ragamuffin%20gospel&ref_=nb_sb_ss_w_scx-ent-pd-bk-d_k0_1_6_de&crid=2BA5VFLZS6BG7&sprefix=ragamu https://www.amazon.com/Down-We-Go-Living-Jesus/dp/0615467903/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1VKOH25TDUNG0&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.1jovurGNjF9RI_U4IOE1iCQtjNeRSdlF6J_lfq8JuJY.Sb4V6mIIPmjZQYsR0-TKp-LtGkQwznmioQysBDecCn4&dib_tag=se&keywords=down+we+go+kathy+escobar&qid=1759195438&sprefix=down+we+go+kathy+escobar%2Caps%2C275&sr=8-1