Forge America Podcast

Today on the Interview, we have the opportunity to talk with Jessie Cruickshank and her new endeavor found at www.whoology.co.

Whoology seeks to ignite discipleship in the Church and help people learn to be disciple-makers.

Jessie is the Director of Certification with The Future Church Co. (futurechurch.co), as well as a Co-Founder of 5Q (5qcentral.com).

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Additional music “Worship” by Yung Kartz

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Today on the Interview, we have the opportunity to talk with Lance Ford and Rob Wegner and their new book, “The Starfish and the Spirit”. The conversation takes us to power dynamics in the church, leadership structures and adult Snuggies.

Lance is an author, church planter, coach and consultant and he has a passion to resource and equip churches and leaders as they develop lifestyles of living on mission.

Rob is an author, pastor and is one of the founders of the Kansas City Underground.

Check out their book at thestarfishandthespirit.com

Also check out their podcast called The Starfish and The Church

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Additional music “Worship” by Yung Kartz

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On this episode of the Interview, we have the honor to interview Scott Erickson. Scott is an artist, author, performance speaker. We have the opportunity to talk about Advent, birth, art, vulnerability and The Price is Right. Make sure to check him out at:

Scottericksonart.com

Scottericksonartshop.com

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Additional music “Worship” by Yung Kartz

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On this episode of the Interview, we have the privilege to interview Jo Saxton. Jo is an author, speaker, podcaster, and entrepreneurial coach. Born to Nigerian parents and raised in London, Jo brings a multicultural and international perspective to her leadership training for women. A sought-after speaker, Jo has a diverse calendar addressing universities, churches, national conferences, nonprofits, and corporations.

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Additional music “Worship” by Yung Kartz

Make sure to check out Jo’s website at www.josaxton.com

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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 New Power Values and Old Power Values.

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Additional music “Worship” by Yung Kartz

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Today on the Interview, we have the honor to host Luke Edwards from Charolette, North Carolina. Luke is the Pastor of King Street Church, a network of fresh expressions in Boone North Carolina, He is the Associate Director of Church Development for the Western North Carolina Conference of the United Methodist Church and a trainer for Fresh Expressions US. Over the past five years he has helped launch over 250 micro faith communities across western North Carolina and many others across North America.. He is passionate about balancing tradition and innovation to create new forms of church for folks previously excluded from church. He is also the author of “Becoming Church: A Trail Guide for Starting Fresh Expressions”

Check him out at https://www.faithfulcommunity.com/ And check out his podcast called Faithful Community.

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Additional music “Worship” by Yung Kartz

Make sure to check out Luke at www.faithfulcommunity.com

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On this episode of the Roundtable, Brenna, Terry, and Alan have a discussion about Kingdom Values, Ted Lasso, and Quarantine with Michael Frost. Dr Frost has been the founding director of the Tinsley Institute, a mission study centre located at Morling College in Sydney, Australia. He has also been an adjunct lecturer at various seminaries in the United States.

He is the author or editor of nineteen theological books, the best known of which are the popular and award-winning, The Shaping of Things to Come (2003), Exiles (2006), The Road to Missional (2011) and Surprise the World! (2016). Frost’s work has been translated into German, Korean, Swedish, Portuguese and Spanish.

For twelve years, he was the weekly religion columnist for the Manly Daily, and has had articles published in the Washington Post, The Tennessean, the Charlotte Observer, Le Monde, and other publications.

He was one of the founders of the Forge Mission Training Network and the founder of the missional Christian community, smallboatbigsea, based in Manly in Sydney’s north. He is also well known for his protests against Australia’s treatment of refugees, some of which have resulted in his arrest by the NSW police, as well as his advocacy for racial reconciliation, foreign aid, and gender equality.

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Additional music “Worship” by Yung Kartz

Make sure to check out Mike at mike frost.net

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On this episode of the Roundtable, Brenna, Terry, and Alan have a discussion of the book, “When the Universe Cracks: Living as God’s People in Times of Crisis” by Angie Ward. Angie Ward is a leadership author and teacher with nearly 30 years of experience in church, parachurch, and Christian higher education ministry. Angie is an award-winning regular contributor to Christianity Today leadership publications.

She is also a highly regarded teacher and collaborative leader. Angie holds a Ph.D. in Ministry Leadership from The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. She currently serves as Assistant Director of the Doctor of Ministry program at Denver Seminary.

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Additional music “Worship” by Yung Kartz

Order the book at angieward.net or wherever you by books.

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On this episode of the Roundtable, Brenna, Terry, and Alan begin the discussion of the book, “New Power” by Jeremy Heimans and Henry Timms and its implications for the church.

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Additional music “Worship” by Yung Kartz

Henry Timms Audio from “The Next Big Idea Book Club” at hnextbigideaclub.com

Check out more of the book "New Power" at thisisnewpower.com

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Terry and Alan are joined by Brenna Varner from Albany, OR to finish off Season 3 with a look back at some of the highlights of "Questions the Church Should Be Asking." We also start the conversation for Season 4 and the direction it will take.