Cyclical Podcast

In today's episode, Nick Warnes has a dialogue with Terrell McTyer, who serves as the Minister of New Church Strategies for the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in the United States and Canada. He is the founding pastor of Manifestation Christian Center (Kansas City, MO) which was an innovative, cause-driven gathering of young people steeped in unique tactics for discipleship, social enterprise and leadership development. Today, Terrell works to teach, equip, assist and multiply leaders through the New Church Ministry with an aim to increase missional efficacy and efficiency towards starting sustainable, world-changing churches. 

Terrell also wrote a chapter in Cyclical's new book, Faithful Innovation, about inclusion, which he discusses on today's podcast. To find out more about Terrell McTyer you can visit www.NewChurchMinistry.org or www.NewChurchHacks.com. 

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In today's episode, Nick Warnes has a dialogue with Rev. Dr. Bethany McKinney Fox, the Director of Spiritual Formation for Cyclical LA. She is the organizing pastor of Beloved Everybody Church in Los Angeles, an ability-inclusive community where people with and without intellectual and other disabilities lead and participate together. Her recent book Disability and the Way of Jesus (2019, IVP Academic) explores how to follow the healing way of Jesus to create communities of mutual thriving. 

She also wrote a chapter in Cyclical INC's recent book, Faithful Innovation, which we discuss in our dialogue. You can get the book at cyclicalchurches.com/faithful-innovation-book

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In today's episode, Nick Warnes has a dialogue with Shelton Oakley Hersey. Shelton has worked cross-culturally as community development specialist, social entrepreneur, and pastor. Shelton is a certified spiritual director, leading and designing retreats for contemplative reflection. She currently works as a consultant with Nuos Formation and as the Program Director for the Dignity Project. She lives with her husband and daughter in Boston where they share a passion for building community where everyone is included and valued as one made in the image of God. 

Shelton also wrote the introductory chapter to Faithful Innovation (Cyclical Publishing, 2020), which she discusses in today's podcast. 

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In the final episode of season 1, producers Brianna Kinsman and Brendan McClenahan talk with Nick Warnes about Cyclial Podcast Season 1. What did we learn from these practitioners? What highlights emerged? What was surprising? 

Season 2 is coming soon. Please subscribe to this podcast to make sure you get Season 2 as soon as it is released. 

In the meantime, join us for our first Cyclical INC conference, Faithful Innovation: Beginning a Conversation for a Post-Covid Church. As a registrant, you'll get a paperback copy of our newly released book of the same title. You can register at cyclicalchurches.com/events.

In today's episode, Nick Warnes has a dialogue with Rev. Jeya So, one of the founding co-pastors of Anchor City Church - a Third-Culture community - in San Diego, California and is also a coach and cohort leader of new church planters for PCUSA's 1001 NWC and an online cohort director for Cyclical PCC. She loves learning about and being in spaces of new church dreamers and innovators and seeing new ways in which the ancient message is being expressed in current contexts. Her newest dream is starting a food pantry for Asian-American seniors. To find out more about Jeya So you can visit anchorcity.org. Her IG and FB is anchorcitysd. 

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There's a lot more going on at Cyclical, including our upcoming conference. Virtually every church around the world has been impacted by COVID-19 and we are all now in various stages of it. It can be hard to trace the threads of how to understand the church and your role in it and what kind of priorities we should be paying attention to right now. We are gathering a group of ecclesial innovators from across our international network for a conference called Faithful Innovation: Beginning a Conversation for a Post-Covid Church. When you register, you'll get the book too: 11 chapters to help you reflect on this unique moment, and make sense of what it means to be church after COVID-19. Register today at cyclicalchurches.com/events.

"In today's episode, Nick Warnes has a dialogue with Nick Pickrell. Nick Pickrell is an activist, pastor and performer in Kansas City. He is the founder and organizer of The Open Table in Kansas City, MO that seeks to be a place of peace and reconciliation in a city divided. He is an administrator and trainer for The Open Table Antiracism Trainings, and board member of Cherith Brook Catholic Worker. He has over 10 years experience doing anti-poverty, anti-racism, and nonviolent communication work, and is active in a number of local peace and justice groups. 

To find out more about Nick Pickrell you can visit theopentablekc.com, FB: @nickpick00,  and on IG: @nickpickdoesnthaveasmartphone. Here are some quotes from today's interview: 

Please review this episode, subscribe to this podcast and share it with a friend! Make sure to visit our website, cyclicalchurches.com. There's a lot more going on at Cyclical, including our upcoming conference! Virtually every church around the world has been impacted by COVID-19 and we are all now in various stages of it. It can be hard to trace the threads of how to understand the church and your role in it and what kind of priorities we should be paying attention to right now. We are gathering a group of ecclesial innovators from across our international network for a conference called Faithful Innovation: Beginning a Conversation for a Post-Covid Church. When you register, you'll get the book too: 12 chapters to help you reflect on this unique moment, and make sense of what it means to be church after COVID-19. Register today at cyclicalchurches.com/events. "

In today's episode, Nick Warnes has a dialogue with Michael Binder, a professor, pastor, and church leadership consultant. He is currently on the faculty of Luther Seminary teaching ministry leadership; Michael also serves on the Innovation Team at Luther. He helped start Mill City Church in Northeast Minneapolis in 2008 and continues to serve there. He also consults with congregations and denominations in the U.S. and Canada. He lives in Saint Paul with his wife and three children. To find out more about Michael Binder you can visit @michaelbinder on Twitter. Here are some quotes from today's interview: 

""The first time you try something it might fail, and that's ok."" 

""What God has taught us over twelve years is how to adapt. So if this is what adaptation looks like post-COVID, we're ready. We've shifted before, we can shift again."" 

Three Pro Tips for Church Starters: 

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There's a lot more going on at Cyclical, including our upcoming international online conference on August 12. Virtually every church around the world has been impacted by COVID-19 and we are all now in various stages of it. It can be hard to trace the threads of how to understand the church and your role in it and what kind of priorities we should be paying attention to right now. We are gathering a group of ecclesial innovators from across our international network for a conference called Faithful Innovation: Beginning a Conversation for a Post-Covid Church. When you register, you'll get the book too: 12 chapters to help you reflect on this unique moment, and make sense of what it means to be church after COVID-19. Register today at cyclicalchurches.com/events.

In today's episode, Nick Warnes has a dialogue with Jennifer de Combe. Jen de Combe serves as the Associate Secretary of Canadian Ministries for The Presbyterian Church in Canada. During her time in this role the department has launched two congregational renewal programs and a church planting support initiative in partnership with Cyclical Inc.  She is passionate about discipleship, evangelism and starting new churches.  Jen holds a Master of Sacred Theology from McGill University in Montreal.

 To find out more about Jennifer de Combe you can visit  https://presbyterian.ca/canadian-ministries. 

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Please review this episode, subscribe to this podcast and share it with a friend! Make sure to visit our website, cyclicalchurches.com. 

There's a lot more going on at Cyclical, including our upcoming conference. Virtually every church around the world has been impacted by COVID-19 and we are all now in various stages of it. It can be hard to trace the threads of how to understand the church and your role in it and what kind of priorities we should be paying attention to right now. We are gathering a group of ecclesial innovators from across our international network for a conference called Faithful Innovation: Beginning a Conversation for a Post-Covid Church. When you register, you'll get the book too: 12 chapters to help you reflect on this unique moment, and make sense of what it means to be church after COVID-19. Register today at cyclicalchurches.com/events.

In today's episode, Nick Warnes has a dialogue with Josh James. Josh James (PhD, Fuller Theological Seminary) is a commissioned church starter in the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship and pastor of The Restoration Project in Salisbury, Maryland. He and his wife, Kate, have been married for 12 years. They have two sons, Abram (6) and Jude (4). Josh also has a highly curated Netflix queue and has recently become an enthusiast of buying sports cards on eBay. (Yes, that is real.) . To find out more about Josh James you can visit www.restoresby.org, Facebook (www.facebook.com/restoresby). Here are some quotes from today's interview: 

Please review this episode, subscribe to this podcast and share it with a friend! Make sure to visit our website, cyclicalchurches.com. There's a lot more going on at Cyclical, including our new book! Virtually every church around the world has been impacted by COVID-19 and we are all now in various stages of it. It can be hard to trace the threads of how to understand the church and your role in it and what kind of theological priorities we should be paying attention to right now. We gathered a group of ecclesial innovators from across our international network to write a book for you called Faithful Innovation (or something like that). It's 12 chapters to help you reflect on this unique moment, make sense of what it means to be church after COVID-19. Available on July 28.

In today's episode, Nick Warnes has a dialogue with Nikki Collins. The Rev. Nikki Collins is the coordinator for the 1001 New Worshiping Communities (NWC) initiative in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). She previously served as stated clerk and mission coordinator in the Cherokee Presbytery, and prior to that, founded Bare Bulb Coffee, a 1001 NWC in Georgia.

Nikki’s experience as a leader at the presbytery and NWC level has prepared her to be a bridge and interpreter for new worshiping community projects being developed around the country. She hopes to give additional shape, color and character to the 1001 movement in ways that will help the PC(USA) more fully embrace and learn from new worshiping communities being created.

Nikki Collins began serving as the Coordinator for 1001 New Worshiping Communities in June 2018.  Previously she served Cherokee Presbytery as Stated Clerk and Mission Coordinator and, before that, as the founder of Bare Bulb Coffee, a rich brew of full-service coffee shop, music and arts venue, and home to a diverse group of disciples committed to shedding light in the world.

She graduated with a degree in psychology and religion from Wesleyan College in Macon, Georgia and earned her M.Div at Union Presbyterian Seminary in Richmond, Virginia.

Nikki makes her home in Chattanooga, TN and is the mother of two young adult sons and the shepherd of a herd of spirited dogs and a lazy cat.  She loves to plan a great college football tailgate, paddle a kayak, swing a tennis racket, and dig in the dirt.

You can learn more about Nikki at newchurchnewway.org  and onethousandone.org

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