LIVE AT 8 Show Notes
Ep 100 | May 29 | Find A Way Friday | Dan Ruta | Memory Lane & Canoeing The Mountains
Jon & Dan take a stroll down memory lane over the past 99 episodes. They also discuss what it looks like to be the church on mission today. They continue sharing highlights from "Canoeing The Mountains" by Todd Bolsinger. "We are canoeists who have run out of water." The church is faced with mountains when they were expecting water. The church on mission adapts to what is ahead, even when it is hard and uncomfortable.
#FindAWayFriday
Ep 99 | May 28 | Therapy Thursday | Bryan Silver | Marriage
Jon & Bryan discuss marriage and the intentionality it takes to make our marriages thrive. Our expectations, efforts, achievements, and acknowledgements are all huge factors in whether our marriages (and relationships) succeed or fail.
#TherapyThursday
Ep 98 | May 27 | WeAreMission Wednesday | Tommy Bowman & Dan Ruta |The Church Has Left the Building
Jon, Tommy & Dan share wins about where God is at work and stories of celebration in and through Mission Church. Mission never closed - we are just Gathering Differently!
Stage 1 - Gather Differently Online
Stage 2 - Gather Differently In Community --Goes LIVE this weekend! #JustAddPeople
BONUS - Tommy shares a live version of "Reckless Love".
#WeAreMissionWednesday
Ep 97 | May 26 | Together Tuesday | Rev. Alvin C. Bibbs, Sr. & Pastor Ricky Brown | Racial Reconciliation - Part 2
Part 2 - Jon talks with Rev. Alvin C. Bibbs, Sr., President & CEO of Justice Journey Alliance and Pastor Ricky Brown, Pastor of New Creation Church in Hyde Park, Chicago, about what racial reconciliation looks like and steps we need to take to get there.
#TogetherTuesday
Ep 96 | May 25 | Meat Monday | Dr. Sanjay Merchant | James 2
Jon talks about James 2 with Dr. Sanjay Merchant, Professor of Theology at Moody Bible Institute. James challenges us all to grasp that salvation is initiated by faith, and authenticated by works. #MeatMonday
Ep 93 | May 20 | WeAreMission Wednesday | Tommy Bowman & Dan Ruta
Jon, Tommy & Dan share stories about what God is doing in and through Mission Church and some "Gathering Differently" wins! James 1:2-4
Ep 95 - May 22 | Find A Way Friday | Tommy Bowman & Dan Ruta | Canoeing the Mountain
Jon, Tommy & Dan discuss the book "Canoeing the Mountains: Christian Leadership in Uncharted Territory" by Tod Bolsinger, and how we can find a way forward when everything we thought we knew has shifted. Following the example of Louis & Clark, we can learn to take the unexpected as opportunity - when the world in front of us is not the same as the world behind us.
#FindAWayFriday
Ep 92 | May 19 | Together Tuesday | Rev. Alvin C. Bibbs, Sr. & Pastor Ricky Brown | Racial Reconciliation - Part 1
Jon talks with Rev. Alvin C. Bibbs, Sr., President & CEO of Justice Journey Alliance and Pastor Ricky Brown, Pastor of New Creation Church in Hyde Park, Chicago, about what racial reconciliation looks like and steps we need to take to get there.
#TogetherTuesday
Ep 94 | May 21 | Therapy Thursday | Bryan Silver | Codependency - Part 3
Jon and Bryan continue digging into the issue of codependency, and specifically our search for value through doing vs. being. When we don't have to prove our worth or value through our gifts we are free to use our gifts to be who we are.
#TherapyThursday
Ep 91 | May 18 | Meat Monday | Sanjay Merchant | James 1
Jon talks about the book of James with Sanjay Merchant, who is a professor at Moody Bible Institute. Sanjay shares interesting history around the story of James, his relationship with Jesus, and the context of his writings.