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May 11, 2020CFTROU 0103: Leading Through COVID-19: Fellowship Church Reopening
Episode 0103: Leading Through COVID-19: Fellowship Church Reopening
In this episode, we are joined by our friends from Fellowship Church in Dallas, Texas. Pastor Ed Young and Dr. John Cross just reopened their church service after months of closure from the coronavirus. Many churches are starting to think about reopening but are unsure of the right approach and what to expect when they open their doors again. Our guests share why they reopened their church; the strategies they implemented to create a safe, spacious, and sanitized environment; and what they’ve learned. Church of all sizes, if you are thinking about reopening, this episode help tremendously and offer helpful resources for planning your reopening.
Key Points From This Episode:
Learn about the C3 Global network.
The importance of being the church while not underestimating the value of gathering.
Details about reopening strategies.
The need for clear direction and communication.
A pastor’s perspective on preaching to an audience in the middle of the COVID-19 crisis.
The feedback they received following their reopening service.
What the Fellowship Church team is hoping to roll out in the coming weeks.
It was truly like a homecoming.The emotion—there were people in tears because they could worship again in person and they needed that connectivity.
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Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:
John on Twitter
Ed on Twitter
Fellowship Church
C3 Global
Jimmy on Twitter
Leslee on Twitter
Carly on LinkedIn
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May 07, 2020CFTROU 0102: Leading Through COVID-19: Loving Our Neighbors
Episode 0102: Leading Through COVID-19: Loving Our Neighbors
Pastor Aaron Filippone and Pastor Larry Mayer join us on the podcast. Both are highly engaged in the Family Church Network and our local community. Aaron leads the network’s Love Our Neighbors team. They have first-hand experience on how we continue loving our people in this time of social distancing. As we settle in to how we do church in this season, we have restructured our organization around our core values: teach the Bible, love our neighbors, and build families. In this episode, we talk about the organic and organized strategies we are implementing to stay connected with our church family and reach those who need help. Right now, there is a unique opportunity to build relationships with people that may have been hard to reach before since the coronavirus affects all of us. It has given us common ground and presents us with opportunities to do small acts of kindness that have a big impact.
Key Points From This Episode:
What Pastor Aaron and our Love Our Neighbors team are focused on with regards to caring for our church family.
The importance of a personal phone call from your pastor.
The importance of being flexible, adaptable, and agile.
Using this opportunity to build bridges between yourself and those you would not have access to otherwise.
Learn more about the organic versus the organized approach to loving our neighbors.
Making the most of the moment by using unique initiatives to make a positive impact on the community.
Communication is key in all of this. We can’t underestimate the power of the pastor’s voice over the phone.
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Right now, serving small is the new serving big.
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Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:
Jimmy on Twitter
Aaron on Twitter
Leslee on Twitter
Larry on Twitter
Carly on LinkedIn
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May 05, 2020CFTROU 0101: Leading Through COVID-19: Opportunity to Reinvent
Episode 0101: Leading Through COVID-19 – Leading Through COVID-19: Opportunity to Reinvent
We discuss how the coronavirus crisis has presented churches, leaders, and organizations with the opportunity to reinvent themselves. We’ve previously used the analogy of having to move out of our house into an apartment and the necessary adjustments we have had to make. While this season is not going to last forever, it will last long enough for us to have to unpack our metaphorical clothes and get settled in – for anything between six to twenty-four months. In some areas and states, churches are preparing to open in the next few weeks. Out of necessity, we’ve all had to abandon some things that don’t fit in our current context – and perhaps it’s time to abandon some of them permanently. Conversely, there are some practices that are worth holding onto and taking with us into the future. This is the time to shift gears and reinvent your church so that you can step into who God has called you to be as the body.
Key Points From This Episode:
The three boxes for innovation: performance engine, selectively abandoning the past, and innovation.
How this time is forcing us to rethink our systems and processes and find new ways to communicate the message of the gospel.
A few things that Family Church has selectively abandoned.
How going digital has taught us to run effective meetings virtually.
Consider how your website has shifted to be the new front door to your house.
What we will be taking with us into the future – and why it will remain a constant for us.
The importance of smaller groups and shepherding people.
Keeping in mind that recreating and reimagining community is critical.
Advice and encouragement for churches that might need to reinvent themselves.
This is a perfect time for churches and organizations to selectively abandon the past.
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Don’t be alone. Don’t feel like you have to strategize at all by yourself. If your church needs to be replanted, you should get some people to walk with you.
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Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:
North American Mission Board
Southern Baptist Convention
Jimmy on Twitter
Derek on Twitter
Leslee on Twitter
Carly on LinkedIn
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April 30, 2020CFTROU 0100: Leading Through COVID-19: Connection Behind Content
Episode 0100: Leading Through COVID-19: Connection Behind Content
Visiting us today is Kadi Cole. Kadi is a leadership and organizational consultant, author, and speaker. She is the author of Developing Female Leaders: Navigate the Minefields and Release the Potential of Women in Your Church. We discuss how important leadership is in times of crisis. Rather than getting into a mere crisis management mode, she recommends leaders focus on the why and not just the how. While it is important to identify and execute on significant tasks and maintaining operations, Kadi appeals to leaders to lean into God and communicate to their teams from a place of connectedness to Him. In addition to prioritizing strong leadership over management, effective pastors and church lead themselves well before prescribing to others how they should act, modeling behavior. Kadi also discusses how to keep members of a church congregation connected making an effort to build on the sense of community established in your church.
Key Points From This Episode:
How Kadi helped Family Church set up a task force for their weekend experience.
Acknowledging the different ways God has prepared churches for this crisis.
Common characteristics of leadership teams doing well during COVID-19.
Distinguishing between crisis leadership and crisis management and the long-term impacts.
Focusing on the things that will stay the same, like vision and mission, while leading change in other aspects of the organization.
Viewing technology as one of the vehicles God has given us to keep connections alive.
Thoughts on the value and power of social media content in this season.
Keeping in mind that recreating and reimagining community is critical.
The importance of practicing self-leadership before attempting to lead your congregation.
Crisis leadership is about vision and inspiration and that has to be the way we lead at the forefront, especially as believers because the vision and inspiration we’re giving them are the promises of God.
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We get to be a part of history. The history books will look back on us and see that we fought to build our church, lead our people, and keep them connected during this unprecedented time.
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I think more than anything, it’s really important that we are practicing self-leadership well so that we can lead others.
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Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:
Kadi Cole
Developing Female Leaders: Navigate the Minefields and Release the Potential of Women in Your Church
Zoom
Jimmy on Twitter
Leslee on Twitter
Carly on LinkedIn
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April 28, 2020CFTROU 0099: Leading Through COVID-19: Reopening Church TBD
Episode 0099: Leading Through COVID-19: Reopening Church TBD
The coronavirus pandemic continues, and in this episode, we discuss what reopening church will look like. When the government lifts some of the social distancing restrictions, how will it affect us when we gather in the future? How is it going to impact the way we do church? While new cases have slowed and even seem to be declining in some areas, the long-term recovery from the pandemic will take months, possibly years. Church leaders should be thinking about how they will approach reopening, specifically in light of social distancing. We discuss some of the models we are looking at as we consider reopening Family Church for in-person gatherings.
Key Points From This Episode:
The new regulations around wearing masks and how that impacts social engagement.
The widespread implications of the protocols implemented to manage the outbreak.
Feedback from the research Family Church has done in terms of reopening.
The strategy of improving a church’s digital presence.
Finding ways to meet the needs of our church family during this time of social distancing.
The reopening models under consideration and the one thing they all have in common.
The social pressure to make decisions in accordance with what people believe is safe.
How the initial concerns about medical provision and capacity have shifted.
How every church leader should be thinking about and discussing the possibility of reopening.
Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:
CDC Response to COVID-19
Disney’s Response to COVID-19
Jimmy on Twitter
Derek on Twitter
Leslee on Twitter
Carly on LinkedIn
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April 23, 2020CFTROU 0098: Leading Through COVID-19: Multisite Before and After the Crisis
Episode 0098: Leading Through COVID-19: Multisite Before and After the Crisis
Dr. Gregg Allison from the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary joins us to talk about the multisite church model before and after the COVID-19 crisis. Dr. Allison started his research as a skeptic, but after hosting a course and finding strong Biblical support for it, he has become an advocate. He tells us about his book, MultiChurch, which includes how to balance the responsibilities of individual churches with those of the larger network they belong to. Dr. Allison stresses the importance of considering the unique context of each congregation, while still being accountable to and interconnected with the other churches in the collective, explaining how the roles and functions are divided so that the leadership of each congregation enjoys both autonomy and support. Towards the end of the conversation, Dr. Allison also shares his perspective on churches who choose a different path and how the Sojourn Collective approaches things like church governance, voting, and ordinances during the coronavirus pandemic.
Key Points From This Episode:
Dr. Allison’s transition from skepticism to tolerance and eventually advocating for the multisite model.
An explanation of the multi-church model, including the leadership roles and the connection to the larger body.
Finding the balance of prioritizing the individual church against the collective network.
Thoughts on property ownership, finances, and HR responsibilities in the multisite structure.
Why multisite churches are finding themselves in an advantageous position at the moment.
The posture to maintain toward churches who choose a different approach.
The challenge of congregational governance and decision making in the current context.
Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:
Dr. Gregg Allison
The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
MultiChurch Book by Dr. Gregg Allison
Sojourn Collective
Jimmy on Twitter
Leslee Bennett on Twitter
Carly Seelman
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April 21, 2020CFTROU 0097: Leading Through COVID-19: Staying Connected to our Kids
Episode 0097: Leading Through COVID-19: Staying Connected to Our Kids
One of our core values at Family Church is building families. In this episode Pastor George Estornell joins us. Pastor George is the Pastor to Kids and Families of our Downtown campus, as well as leads our network-wide kids ministry team. He shares simple and creative solutions that any church leader can use with the resources they currently have. From Family Fun Fridays to Church at Home Toolkits, George explains that this is all about reaching out to parents and kids to stay connected to their church family.
Key Points From This Episode:
Changes and pivots the church has made concerning kids ministry.
Maintaining the connection between parents, kids, and our church family.
Measures that have been taken in order to go to digital programming.
What Heartland is and how this helps parents and encourages kids.
The ease and affordability of using social media during this time.
Activities and materials to keep kids engaged.
Do’s and Don’ts — find ways to carry on, keep it fun, and stay connected.
The investment of time on discipling our kids is vital.
Just make sure you are doing something. Don't sit back and stand still and not do anything.
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Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:
The Treehouse Takeover YouTube Playlist
Church at Home Toolkit for Preschool Kids
Church at Home Toolkit for Elementary Kids
George Estornell on Twitter
Jimmy on Twitter
Leslee Bennett on Twitter
Carly Seelman on LinkedIn
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April 15, 2020CFTROU 0096: Leading Through COVID-19: Engaging Students
Episode 0096: Leading Through COVID-19: Engaging Students
Tyler Core, Pastor to Students and Families of our Downtown campus and leads our student ministry. Tyler and his wife, Ashley have a heart for students and walking a road of discipleship with the young leaders in our network. With the rise of social media, the nature of student ministry has experienced a total evolution and is proving to be most beneficial amid social distancing regulations. On this episode, we talk about the tools they are using to foster connection, build trust, and how they’re meeting people where they are to connect them to a greater connection with Jesus and their church family.
Key Points From This Episode:
How the nature of student ministry has changed with the rise of social media.
The three ways in which they have shifted their approach to students.
Utilizing Zoom to connect with young people and facilitate small groups.
Creating relevant content and other ways to gain the trust of Generation Z.
How the current circumstances are creating new opportunities for connection.
Find out about the online discipleship event that Tyler and his team hosted.
Using this time to impact the next generation and continue with evangelism and discipleship.
The power of a phone call to reach out to families and show that you care.
This has been a season for me and for our team of asking God to do what only he can do and to show up in unique and powerful ways.
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This is the type of stuff that defines generations; this time period in history is going to impact this generation forever. So, I want them to look back and remember we accelerated at full speed.
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Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:
Zoom
Tyler Core on Twitter
Jimmy on Twitter
Leslee Bennett on Twitter
Carly Seelman on LinkedIn
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April 13, 2020CFTROU 0095: Leading Through COVID-19: Financial Planning
Episode 0095: Leading Through COVID-19: Financial Planning
Scott Crawford, Business Administrator and CFO of the Family Church Network, joins the conversation. As churches are seeing a decline in offerings, it’s important to seriously reconsider budgets and financial strategies. In this episode, we look at our financial plan amidst the coronavirus crisis. We discuss looking at income versus expenditures and what a phased financial plan looks like and how it is communicated to our staff and volunteers. None of us knows how long this crisis will persist. It is advisable to plan for the worst while hoping for the best. In light of this, we outlined a plan preparing us for an extended period of economic uncertainty. We talk about how each phase is dependent on triggers, determined by factual information. We also talk about identifying and holding on to a minimum operating reserve (if possible) and the human resources that should be considered in this process.
Key Points From This Episode:
The need to plan for a different financial reality now and after the crisis is over.
Considering both the short and long-term components of financial sustainability.
The importance of being flexible, adaptable, and agile.
Consider cost cutting methods, including bringing services that were outsourced back in-house.
How to determine when to activate the next phase of your financial plan.
How we are rolling out the plan and communicating it with the people involved.
Leveraging resources offered at this time, including applying for stimulus packages.
The worst thing that churches can do right now is knee-jerk and react. But I do think you need to put your church in a position to be flexible, adaptable, and agile.
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Any church that is paying for an outside service always has the opportunity to take that service
back in-house and utilize the staff that you have or high-capacity volunteers.
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Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:
Lakes Church
Scott Crawford on Twitter
Jimmy on Twitter
Leslee Bennett on Twitter
Carly Seelman on LinkedIn
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April 08, 2020CFTROU 0094: Leading Through COVID-19: Celebrating the Ordinances
Episode 0094: Leading Through COVID-19 – Celebrating the Ordinances
Baptism and the Lord’s Supper are two faith practices Jesus told us to observe as a church. COVID-19 has called for us to change the way we celebrate our ordinances. We have pressed on to take the Lord’s Supper each week and have also performed baptisms, being mindful of physical distancing. We had to think about the theological and practical implications of doing these ordinances virtually; having to find the balance between living out our faith and staying true to God’s Word. Despite the physical limitations, we have witnessed how sharing baptisms online has allowed us to touch the lives of many people; and how taking the Lord’s Supper is an opportunity for parents to share a teachable moment with their children on the significance of this practice. It also allows parents, and other believers, to model how to celebrate the ordinances in a way that honors the Lord.
Key Points From This Episode:
Having to rethink how we celebrate ordinances as the body of Christ.
The challenge of baptizing people in the context of physical distancing.
How we approach online baptisms while remaining faithful to the God’s Word.
Theological concerns around practicing the Lord’s Supper.
Providing guidelines to the congregation to keep the ordinances respectful and holy.
Creating special memories by including children in services and ordinances at home.
How this keeps the people in your church connected and faithful during this crisis.
When you think about what a church is, one of the identifying qualifications is celebrating the ordinances together.
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We have a high view of baptism. We require someone to join our church in order to be baptized.
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We only have two ordinances in the Bible. We want to do them as accurately and as close to the scriptures as we can.
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Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:
Aaron Filippone on Twitter
Jimmy on Twitter
Leslee Bennett on Twitter
Carly Seelman on LinkedIn
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