Michael Mattes leads Kingdom Dads, a ministry focused on discipleship for fathers.

Jeremy and Michael discuss the unique approach of using small group cohorts to multiply effective disciple-making practices.

Learn the multi-stage, small-group approach Michael and his organization are effectively using to grow their efforts locally, and now across the region.

In this episode, we talk about:

0:00 Intro

1:51 Michael's Background and Ministry Journey

5:57 Discipleship Format and Content

9:00 Why (and How) Cohorts Work

18:42 Progression That Works

22:44 Habits and Liturgy in Family Life

24:40 How Kingdom Dads is Successfully Multiplying and Growing

Resources:

Kingdom Dads: https://kingdomdads.org/

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It's pretty hard to follow Jesus' command to make disciples if we don't actually know what He meant by that.

In this episode, we break down a very specific definition of discipleship, and then give a variety of practical ways to implement this, EVEN if you think you have nothing to offer, or don't know where to start.

This is the foundation of what we all need to understand if we're going to go out and confidently make disciples for Jesus!

In this episode, we talk about:

0:00 Introduction and Welcome

1:50 Defining Discipleship

7:07 Jesus' 5 Elements to Discipleship

12:05 Apprenticeship

18:21 Practical Ways (and Obstacles) To Discipleship

22:52 5 Questions To Ask Yourself Before You Disciple Others

29:05 Ensuring Multiplication in Discipleship

35:34 Invitation to Join the Movement

Resources:

COACHING: Life on Life: https://www.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 first hurdle to making disciples who make disciples is actually convincing them of the importance of the job.

Jesus literally GAVE US the job of expanding His rule...through discipleship!

Jeremy Pryor, Brent Kruithof, and Joe Freudenberg talk about the top 5 reasons why you MUST take discipleship seriously.

In this episode, we talk about:

0:00 Intro

2:16 The Case For Discipleship

7:34 Multiplication vs. Addition Strategies for Discipleship

13:53 The Problem With Our Understanding of the Word "Saved"

16:04 Obeying Jesus

24:23 Expanding The Kingdom

25:43 Jesus is WORTHY

Resources:

COACHING: Made For Mission: https://www.1kh.org/madeformission

COACHING: A House For Community: https://www.1kh.org/communitycoaching

COACHING: Life on Life: https://www.1kh.org/discipleship

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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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Are sermons actually causing damage to the Christians who rely on them as the main part of their spiritual life?

This episode will challenge your assumptions about modern worship services, and particularly sermons.

Jeremy and April explores the impact of sermon-centric worship on discipleship, discussing the passive nature of weekly sermons and offering insights into more interactive and effective methods of teaching and disciple-making.

They also discuss the economic implications and the problems with the cultural elevation of sermons in modern Christianity.

In this episode, we talk about:

0:00 Intro

2:09 Critiquing Traditional Church Practices

4:09 The Problem with Weekly Sermons

15:46 Sermonizing is a Performance Art (with an Economic Exchange)

21:54 Encouragement for Busy Christians

23:50 Sermons as a Tool, Not THE Tool

28:44 Where to Find Alternatives (1KH!)

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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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Brent and Katie Kruithof, along with Mark and Michelle Tiderman, give their top 10 tips for how to actually build a family team.

These are highly actionable tips that pair really well with the first part of this Housecraft talk (listen to the previous episode of this podcast to hear the 30,000 foot overview of what a family team is and why you should build one!).

This is one of the best ways to disciple your kids and create a family on mission, so you make the most of your relationships with those closest to you, while simultaneously impacting the world for the Kindom.

In this episode, we talk about:

0:00 Intro

1:59 Tip 1: Know Your Purpose

4:51 Tip 2: On Purpose, With Purpose

9:07 Tip 3: Create A Culture

14:29 Tip 4: Create Rhythms That Anchor

17:31 Tip 5: Do It Together

21:31 Tip 6: Integrate

23:44 Tip 7: Remember Family Stories

28:01 Tip 8: Be The Loudest Voice

31:08 Tip 9: Be A Doer

34:47 Tip 10: Mechanics, Consistency, Intensity

39:00 Remember What You Are Building

41:27 How do you determine what your family's multi-generational vision actually is?

42:40 How do you work with your spouse to choose the next thing once you've taken the first steps?

44:07 How do you stop the chaos of all the (kid) activities?

46:45 What are some tips/next steps for couples about to have kids and want to take on this framework?

48:34 As your kids get older, how do you continue and increase buy-in with the family vision/mission?

50:59 Fear of your mission pushing your kids away

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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 type of family are you building?

Did you even know there were different family models?

In the Western world, we've been duped into believing that the model we all know and grew up in is normal...but it's actually a new experiment over the past couple hundred years.

And if we look around, how well is it working?

This talk by Mark and Michelle Tiderman, part of our Housecraft series of events, dives into the ancient family model outlined in the Bible and pretty much every other historical society up until recently.

You'll learn how to see family as a multigenerational team on mission.

In this episode, we talk about:

0:00 Intro

2:21 What Type of Family Are You Building?

5:08 The 2 Types of Families

14:38 The First Family Mission (Genesis 1)

19:46 Jesus’ Family Team

20:33 A Multigenerational Family Team on Mission

24:20 Moving from Reactive to Proactive

26:16 Moving from Separate to Integrated

28:40 Correct Expectations!

30:49 Moving from “Me Centered” to “Shared Identity”

33:34 From Babysitter to Coach

35:31 Family On Mission

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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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When we talk about church gatherings, we often fall into one of two extremes:

1. Super libertarian

2. Super controlled

Both ends of the spectrum have value in the right context, but what happens when we go outside the box and stop turning one dial to 100% and the other to 0%?

That's what Art Thomas us understand today, as he shares how his organization has built a local house church network...and why they took the unusual step of officially organizing it instead of leaving it cranked to 100% "freedom".

Jeremy and Art discuss thinking outside the box, how to decide if you should officially organize, how to disciple people within a house church setting, and how to build engaged groups (since most people are used to passive worship services).

In this episode, we talk about:

0:00 Intro

2:37 From unconventional church plants to thriving house church network

15:11 How freedom to think outside the box encourages disciple-making

25:32 Should your house church group officially organize?

32:28 House church network governing structure

38:14 Defining discipleship

47:23 How to activate people's gifts after (potentially) decades of passivity in worship services

Mentioned:

Art's Website: https://www.artthomas.org/

Roots Church Website: https://www.rootsag.org/

Gospel Houses: How Everyday Christians can Make Disciples At Home by Art Thomas:  https://www.amazon.com/dp/1959547011/

The Heavenly Man: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0825446775/

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

Revolution by George Barna: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0096VZ85G/

Family on Mission by Mike Breen: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0999898108/

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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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In this episode of the 1000 Houses podcast, Jeremy Pryor engages with author and Family Foundations International founder, Craig Hill.

They explore the vital role of families in discipleship, delving into the power of blessings, emotional connections between spouses, and the influence of multi-generational teams.

The conversation covers practical habits for family discipleship, insights from Jewish family traditions, and the need to reshape modern Christian culture to more faithfully reflect biblical principles.

Craig shares his personal journey and challenges along the way in marriage, leading to profound revelations that he now imparts through his books and ministries.

In this episode, we talk about:

0:00 Intro

2:08 Craig's Backstory and a Culture of Blessing

8:19 Overcoming Emotional Disconnection in Families (Especially Between Fathers and Sons)

10:49 4 Practical Steps for Emotional Reconnection

17:06 The Importance of Emotional Availability

19:05 Strategic Kingdom Conversations: Discipling Nations

25:48 Generational Thinking and Vision Transmission

29:29 Jewish Influence on American Culture

34:25 Restoring Family Theology

38:50 The Role of Families in Discipling Nations

41:49 Practical Steps for Family Discipleship

47:14 Conclusion and Blessing

Resources Mentioned:

The Ancient Paths by Craig Hill

craighill.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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The episode features a conversation with Dr. Tom Wadsworth on the historical understanding of early Christian gatherings and worship practices. The discussion explores how the Lord's Supper evolved from the representation of Jesus' sacrifice to being viewed as a sacrifice offered by Christians to God, reflecting broader cultural influences from Judaism and paganism. The podcast delves into the structure of early assemblies, the significance of household gatherings, and the development of church liturgy and leadership over the centuries. It also tackles contentious issues such as the descriptive versus prescriptive debate in interpreting New Testament practices and the challenges of transitioning from structured worship services to more informal, participatory gatherings in homes.

In this episode, we talk about:

0:00 Intro

2:44 Why is Early Church Gathering Such a Controversial Topic?

04:39 Prescriptive vs. Descriptive Debate

07:14 Exploring Early Christian Assemblies

10:22 The Evolution of Christian Liturgy

21:22 1st Century House Churches and Informal Gatherings

29:15 Is Modern Worship Too Professional?

33:08 What Were They Actually Doing in 1st Century Church Gatherings?

36:26 Prophecy and Edification in Early Gatherings

39:02 Leadership and Order in Early Churches

42:27 Understanding 'Ecclesia' and Church Dynamics

44:38 Family and Household Impact on the Early Church

48:05 Head Coverings and Women's Roles in Church

Resources:

tomwadsworth.com

Tom Wadsworth on Youtube

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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 is joined by Steve Jellicorse, who's spent decades discipling his family and community through a network of small home churches. He's also been involved in international ministry, using house church as a tool for believers in persecuted parts of the world to met.

As a grandfather, pastor, former business executive, and disciple-maker, Steve has a ton of wisdom to share with us today on generational impact, the 5 forms of church, radically selling out to Jesus, and more.

The conversation also touches on the importance of humility, the unique challenge of discipling Americans, and the role grandparents play in spiritual education.

In this episode, we talk about:

0:00 Intro

02:34 Steve's Journey: From Jesus Movement to College Ministry

03:55 Disillusionment and Rediscovery

06:23 Transition from Business to Ministry

11:23 House Church Beginnings

14:40 The Evolution of House Church

21:46 The Five Forms of Church

30:48 The Role of Spiritual Mentors

31:49 The Importance of Humility in Discipleship

32:55 Confession and Accountability

34:13 The Journey Towards Christlikeness

37:34 Receiving Reproof and Humility

41:43 The Role of Grandparents in Discipleship

44:32 The Importance of Family Stories

50:11 Emotional Availability and Healing

Resources:

https://antioch.org/about

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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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