Today on the Interview, we have the honor to sit down with with author Catherine McNiel

Catherine is an author, writer, editor, and speaker searching for the creative, redemptive work of God in our ordinary lives. She writes to kindle conversations that mingle theology with real life, and open eyes to God’s ongoing presence in our world.

Catherine lives in the Chicagoland area with her husband, where they care for three kids, two jobs, and one enormous garden. Catherine has studied and taught Intercultural Studies and Theology, has an MA in Human Service Counseling, and is working on a Master of Divinity at North Park Theological Seminary. Her books include Fearing Bravely: Risking Love for our Neighbors, Strangers, and Enemies; All Shall Be Well: Awakening to God’s Presence in His Messy, Abundant World; and Long Days of Small Things: Motherhood as a Spiritual Discipline which was an ECPA finalist for New Author. Catherine is a sought after writer and speaker; her work has been featured by numerous magazines, websites, churches, and ministries. 

She’s on the lookout for wisdom, beauty, and iced coffee.

You can learn more about her at http://catherinemcniel.com

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Today on the Interview, we have the opportunity to talk with Rich Robinson, a founder and team leader of Movement Leader Collective and co-founder of Creo ventures.

You can learn more about them at movementleadercollective.com or at creoventures.co

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Today on the Interview, we have the opportunity to talk with Mike Jarrell, the Director of Creo Collective. Creo is a collaborative community of Gospel pioneers exploring new expressions of church together.

You can check them out at creocollective.org

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Today on the Interview, we have the opportunity to talk with Anna Robinson and Rowland Smith, the curators of the book “Red Skies”. Make sure to check out this project at redskiesfuture.com and subscribe to the podcast when it comes out early February 2022.

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#5 Mobilizing Missional Disciples

Reimagine: Planting New Expressions of the Church Led by Everyday People Costing Zero Dollars

 

New, fresh and dynamic expressions of church that live out new paradigms, seek justice, and mobilize missionaries in everyday life are popping up like weeds growing through the cracks of concrete sidewalks. However, because they are small they are often overlooked. Join us as we hear from two planters and pioneers, Laura Hairston and Drew Thurman, about their unique expressions of the church lead by everyday people.

Featured Guests:
LAURA HAIRSTON — Upper East Side Pastor, HopeChurch, NYC
DREW THURMAN — Church planter & aspiring social entrepreneur in Boston.

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# 4 Mobilizing Missional Disciples

Remission — Moving a congregation of members to a community of missionaries

 

There’s never been a more important time to mobilize the people of God in the everyday spaces of life. So how then do we take a congregation of members and see them transformed into a community of missionaries? How do we lead people from being consumers of church-y goods and services, to living out the imago dei in the places they live work and play? Join us as we discuss these questions with pastor and author Jon Ritner.

Featured Guests:
JON RITNER — Lead pastor of Ecclesia Hollywood in Los Angeles, California
BETH WOLFF — Beth Wolff is the Lead Pastor at Clarksburg Church in Clarksburg, MD

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# 3 "Recenter — Justice: central to the mission of Jesus, central to the mission of the church"

In many ways, God has used the crises of the last year to point us back to Jesus and His heart for justice. Justice has always been central to Jesus and should be central to the mission of church. How do we recenter ourselves on the heart of Jesus and his mission and how do we equip those we lead to engage in everyday justice in the places they have been sent? Join us as we discuss these questions with Pastor, Drew Jackson.

Drew Jackson is the founding pastor of Hope East Village in New York City. He also writes poetry at the intersection of justice, peace, and contemplation, with a passion to contribute toward a more just and whole world. He and his wife have twin daughters and live in Lower Manhattan.

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# 2 Mobilizing Missional Disciples
Recalibrate: Forgotten paradigms at the heart of the future church

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Featured Guest:
BRIAN SANDERS — Founder of the Underground Network

Hosts:
RYAN HAIRSTON — National Director of Forge America
BETH WOLFF — Pastor at Clarksburg Church in Clarksburg, MD

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How do we navigate the many challenges we face in order to be the missional church God has called us to be. Unfortunately, the answers presented are often quick fixes: 5-steps, a new program, new material, or new practices. Alone, these solutions are not bad; however, when solving our “church” challenges they are short term, acute in nature, and leave the underlying issues untouched. What we really need is a recalibration in our paradigms and not just shift in our practices.

This webinar will revisit forgotten paradigms so we can better be the church now and in the future.

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# 1 Mobilizing Missional Disciples
Repentance: The catalyst for individual formation (discipleship) and community transformation (mission)

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Featured Guests:
CANDACE LEWIS — President-Dean of Gammon Theological Seminary
JAIME JIMENEZ — Pastor of Mission and Mercy at Christ the King Presbyterian Church

Hosts:
RYAN HAIRSTON — National Director of Forge America
BETH WOLFF — Pastor at Clarksburg Church in Clarksburg, MD

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Joining God in the renewal of our cities will require, more than ever, that followers of Jesus live as missional disciples in the spaces they live, work, and play. This past year has added complexity to mobilizing disciples, as well as uncovered many of our deficiencies.

So how do pastors and planters help those they lead become missional disciples who make disciples? What are the paradigms to rethink? What are the practical steps leaders need to take in order to adapt their current discipleship pathways to meet our new reality?

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Today on the Roundtable, we continue the discussion about New Power and its implications for the church. This time around we unpack the differences between ideas that are sticky and ideas that can spread and what this means for churches and church leadership.

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