This episode is an overview of the Life on Life Discipleship Program we offer at 1KH, including:

If you're thinking about getting serious about following the Great Commission (which we HIGHLY encourage), this is a great episode to set the groundwork.

In this episode, we talk about:

0:00 Intro

3:06 Discipleship changed my life

9:05 The 10 Top Disciple-Making Mistakes

22:36 The 10 Top Life on Life Discipleship Distinctives

39:21 What's involved in Life on Life?

41:09 Why groups?

42:41 Doing this with kids?

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JOIN LIFE ON LIFE: https://1kh.org/discipleship

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Hi, welcome to the 1000 Houses Podcast! Our goal here is to help you spread the Gospel, build a community, and multiply disciplines...in and through your home. Your host is Jeremy Pryor. Make sure to subscribe on Apple, Spotify, or Youtube so you don't miss out on future episodes!

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The 1KH "A House For Community" coaching cohort combines over 25 years of training, research, and live experience into what we aim to be the best, most comprehensive, impactful, and sustainable programs for launching and growing your house church.

In this episode, we dive into the 10 distinctives that separate A House For Community from the few other options out there when it comes to house church coaching and training.

These are things we've worked long and hard to perfect and include, to be the most theologically robust, but also to be the most practical - to combat the top 10 mistakes we've made and experienced in our own journey (see the last episode for those things to avoid!).

If you're thinking about starting a house church and are considering getting some help, here's why 1KH might be right for you.

At the very least, it'll give you some things to think about as you continue on your journey!

In this episode, we talk about:

0:00 Intro

2:18 Distinctive 1: Respects the Unique Role of the Hosting Household

3:15 Distinctive 2: Designed Around Maximizing Sustainability

3:59 Distinctive 3: Finds First Principles From 1 Cor 10-14

5:28 Distinctive 4: Releases The Largest Number of Gifts To Build Up The Body

6:46 Distinctive 5: Strives for Unity with all Expressions of the Church

7:58 Distinctive 6: Models Local Accountability to Elders (City Fathers)

11:02 Distinctive 7: Focuses the Community on the Mission to Multiply Disciple-Makers

11:37 Distinctive 8: Clear Model for Multiplication

11:56 Distinctive 9: Prioritizes the Depth of Relationship and Dynamic Interdependence

12:48 Distinctive 10: Provides an Ongoing Connection

13:54 What's Involved and How To Join

RESOURCES:

Apply for Coaching: https://www.1kh.org/communitycoaching

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Hi, welcome to the 1000 Houses Podcast! Our goal here is to help you spread the Gospel, build a community, and multiply disciplines...in and through your home. Your host is Jeremy Pryor. Make sure to subscribe on Apple, Spotify, or Youtube so you don't miss out on future episodes!

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If you're thinking about starting a house church, PLEASE use our 25+ years of experience to avoid these 10 mistakes!

20 of those 25 years were more trial and error than success, so trust me when I say we've lived through many painful memories.

But...for the past 5 years, I think we've finally cracked the code, and want to help you have the highest chance of success if you decide to do this in your own community.

In this episode, we talk about:

0:00 Intro

2:14 Mistake 1: Community over Disciple-Making

3:38 Mistake 2: Trial and Error over Coaching and Collaboration

4:28 Mistake 3: Disconnecting from any City Church Expression

8:46 Mistake 4: "Honey, I Shrunk The Church"

11:00 Mistake 5: Keep The Kids Away or Kid Chaos

11:54 Mistake 6: Prioritizing Jaded Adopted Kids vs. Bio Kids (Analogy)

13:58 Mistake 7: Misunderstanding the Hosting Household

16:20 Mistake 8: Making It Easy To Join and Hard To Leave

17:31 Mistake 9: Resisting Clear Leadership Roles

18:16 Mistake 10: Sharing The Hospitality Burden

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🏠 LEARN HOW TO MAKE DISCIPLES FOR JESUS, IN AND THROUGH YOUR HOME: 1kh.org

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Hi, welcome to the 1000 Houses Podcast! Our goal here is to help you spread the Gospel, build a community, and multiply disciplines...in and through your home. Your host is Jeremy Pryor. Make sure to subscribe on Apple, Spotify, or Youtube so you don't miss out on future episodes!

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Jeremy talks to Sarah Wood of Dwellings, to get her insights after 4+ years of helping people start home communities and house churches.

Their model expects growth and multiplication, and this was a great episode that has a relatable back story and super practical, boots on the ground tips for how to start your own community and/or church.

In this episode, we talk about:

0:00 Intro

2:46 The Dwellings Story

6:07 Navigating The Shift To Home Church, And Finding Resources

13:38 The Presence of Christ

16:05 Helping Other Small Groups Launch

21:14 Insights After 4+ Years

29:52 Multiplying And Growing

34:25 Kids in House Church

36:19 Branding

Resources Mentioned:

Dwellings: https://dwellings.info/

Dwellings IG: https://www.instagram.com/dwllngs

Kansas City Underground: https://kcunderground.org/

The Grace Outpouring by Roy Godwin: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0781408466/

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🏠 LEARN HOW TO MAKE DISCIPLES FOR JESUS, IN AND THROUGH YOUR HOME: 1kh.org

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Hi, welcome to the 1000 Houses Podcast! Our goal here is to help you spread the Gospel, build a community, and multiply disciplines...in and through your home. Your host is Jeremy Pryor. Make sure to subscribe on Apple, Spotify, or Youtube so you don't miss out on future episodes!

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Join us for a heart-to-heart with Matt Hanson, the driving force behind the Aion Path, as we dive into innovative approaches to rites of passage in modern Christian families. Discover how this pioneering program is uniquely designed to engage fathers and their children in a profound journey toward spiritual, physical, and emotional adulthood, and learn about practical tools and steps that can help solidify faith and competency in today's complex world.

In this episode, we talk about:

0:00 Intro

02:12 The National Rite of Passage Council

03:26 The Role of Fathers in Spiritual Formation

04:50 Matt's Personal Journey

07:24 The Birth of Aion Path

11:40 Challenges in Modern Faith Transmission

16:59 Understanding Rites of Passage

23:29 The Ion Path: A Three-Year Journey

30:40 Father's Role in Meeting Needs

38:22 Spiritual Formation Curriculum

42:24 Challenges and Adventures

45:06 Launching the Program

Resources Mentioned:

Aion Path: https://aionpath.com/

Convene: https://www.convenenow.com/

30 Days App: https://store.randallhouse.com/30-days-app/

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🏠 LEARN HOW TO MAKE DISCIPLES FOR JESUS, IN AND THROUGH YOUR HOME: 1kh.org

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Hi, welcome to the 1000 Houses Podcast! Our goal here is to help you spread the Gospel, build a community, and multiply disciplines...in and through your home. Your host is Jeremy Pryor. Make sure to subscribe on Apple, Spotify, or Youtube so you don't miss out on future episodes!

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What's missing in American discipleship movements that keeps us from being able to reach 4th generation and beyond disciples?

Today's guest, Ryan Snow, has one, simple word:

Prayer.

Ryan Snow is the lead pastor at the Florence Northern Kentucky Vineyard Church, and has a heart for disciple-making.

This is an awesome and super practical episode to take some notes on!

In this episode, we talk about:

0:00 Intro

2:39 Ryan's Story Leading To Discipleship

6:35 The Tension Between Discipleship and The Modern Church World

15:50 The Prayer, Practice, and Power of Viral Disciple Making

21:36 Why Does God Want A Prayer Movement To Precede A Disciple-Making Movement

24:13 How To Bring A Stronger Prayer Culture To The West

33:32 How To Start Fruitful Zoom Prayer Meetings

39:49 The Only Disciple-Making Movement That's Worked

47:14 Secret Sauce Conference

Mentioned:

The Secret Sauce Conference: https://www.secretsauceconference.com/

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🏠 LEARN HOW TO MAKE DISCIPLES FOR JESUS, IN AND THROUGH YOUR HOME: 1kh.org

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Hi, welcome to the 1000 Houses Podcast! Our goal here is to help you spread the Gospel, build a community, and multiply disciplines...in and through your home. Your host is Jeremy Pryor. Make sure to subscribe on Apple, Spotify, or Youtube so you don't miss out on future episodes!

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If we're going to have a disciple-making movement that absolutely explodes for Christ, it's got to organically make it past the third and fourth generations of disciple-makers. But that's just not happening in the West.

Today we're joined by Pastor Matt Massey who took what he knew about marketing and sales and applied it to discipleship, and has spent the last couple of decades refining, tweaking, and building disciple-makers.

Learn from Matt's mistakes and successes to find out how to build a disciple-making movement that ACTUALLY produces disciple-makers.

In this episode, we talk about:

0:00 Intro

2:31 Early Challenges in Discipleship

12:02 Current Discipleship Practices

21:09 The Shift in Discipleship Language and Focus

26:25 Practical Strategies for Disciple Making

35:51 Overcoming Institutional Challenges

47:29 Reproduction in Discipleship

49:07 Final Thoughts on Discipleship

Mentioned In This Episode:

Master Plan of Evangelism by Robert Coleman: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B008FZ3YZU/

Dawson Trotman Biography: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0891097961/

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🏠 LEARN HOW TO MAKE DISCIPLES FOR JESUS, IN AND THROUGH YOUR HOME: 1kh.org

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Hi, welcome to the 1000 Houses Podcast! Our goal here is to help you spread the Gospel, build a community, and multiply disciplines...in and through your home. Your host is Jeremy Pryor. Make sure to subscribe on Apple, Spotify, or Youtube so you don't miss out on future episodes!

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Paul Hemminger joins Jeremy on the show today to discuss local city networks to connect believers and make the body of Christ denser and more impactful.

The Kingdom of God has a spatial, geographic reality to it, and it's so important that we interact with our city and the body of believers in our city to bring the Kingdom to our hometowns.

Paul explains the vision and mission of the networks they're building, in hopes that others join in and help to create a strong, sturdy network of Christians who all help and work with one another.

In this episode, we talk about:

0:00 Intro

1:38 In (Your City) As It Is In Heaven

2:57 Paul's Story That Led To Geographic-Based Ministry

5:03 Kingdom Building vs. Empire Building

6:55 Identifying with Your City

14:33 The Structure of a Kingdom Movement in a City

19:59 Theology of Leadership

23:52 Building Relationships

27:19 Geographical Expansion of the Kingdom

32:40 Engaging with Secular Movements for Kingdom Work

37:30 Initial Steps to Building a Network

40:46 Integrating Networks for Citywide Impact

43:38 Final Thoughts and Prayer

RESOURCES:

City Leaders Collective: https://cityleaderscollective.org/

Kingdom Connect: https://www.kingdomconnect.love/

Kingdom Connect Networks: https://www.kingdomconnect.love/networks

Networks: Greater Dayton and National: https://docs.google.com/document/d/131ZFrwrU2ONHJYAQh7N5yccgDwlII42ti1h66cHrMHw/edit?usp=sharing

Rooting For Rivals by Peter Greer: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B079BYP6GW/

To Transform A City by Eric Swanson: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0310523303/

Network Power by Dr. John Seel: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1737331810/

The Kingdom Initiative: https://www.thekingdominitiative.org/

Palau City Gospel Movements: https://www.palau.org/what-we-do/city-gospel-movements

https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexjtcampbell/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-gough-b91b342/

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Hi, welcome to the 1000 Houses Podcast! Our goal here is to help you spread the Gospel, build a community, and multiply disciplines...in and through your home. Your host is Jeremy Pryor. Make sure to subscribe on Apple, Spotify, or Youtube so you don't miss out on future episodes!

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Alex Rossie joins Jeremy today to talk about his experience as a missionary in Central America and how to get over the many roadblocks in our modern American culture that stop people from being disciple-makers.

Alex talks about his experience with Ordinary Movement, helping existing churches turn their members into disciple-makers, and with Mosaic Movement, a disciple-making community he's founded.

In this episode, we talk about:

0:00 Intro

1:56 Alex's Backstory

4:28 Discipleship Learnings From Central America

11:18 Trying to Apply Central American Ideas To The US

21:58 Alex's Disciple Making Vision

34:20 Can We Tweak The American Church System To Launch Real Disciple-Making Movements?

37:26 Is Bi-Vocational The Way To Go?

41:39 How Ordinary Movement Is Making Disciple-Makers

53:04 Mosaic Vision

Mentioned:

Ordinary Movement: https://ordinarymovement.com/

Mosaic Movement: https://joinmosaicmovement.com/

Alex's Marketing Agency: https://www.leverageoms.com/

Letters To The Church by Francis Chan: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0830776583/

Contagious Disciple Making by David and Paul Watson: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0529112205

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🏠 LEARN HOW TO MAKE DISCIPLES FOR JESUS, IN AND THROUGH YOUR HOME: 1kh.org

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Hi, welcome to the 1000 Houses Podcast! Our goal here is to help you spread the Gospel, build a community, and multiply disciplines...in and through your home. Your host is Jeremy Pryor. Make sure to subscribe on Apple, Spotify, or Youtube so you don't miss out on future episodes!

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Transformation after transformation.

People coming up to me years later to tell me how it changed their life.

And all I was trying to do was write down what I'd learned about the STORY of the Bible.

Thanks to God, Story-Formed Life has become much more than a Bible Study. It's become a foundational tool that continues to strengthen the deepest part of people's faith.

Learn more about the project in this episode, and consider getting involved today.

In this episode, we talk about:

0:00 Intro

1:57 What Is Story-Formed Life?

18:50 Ways To Get Involved

Mentioned:

Story-Formed Life: https://storyformedlife.org/

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🏠 LEARN HOW TO MAKE DISCIPLES FOR JESUS, IN AND THROUGH YOUR HOME: 1kh.org

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Hi, welcome to the 1000 Houses Podcast! Our goal here is to help you spread the Gospel, build a community, and multiply disciplines...in and through your home. Your host is Jeremy Pryor. Make sure to subscribe on Apple, Spotify, or Youtube so you don't miss out on future episodes!

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