IBC Podcast

This is a short one, but not because it's less important. When we assemble as the church to do the church's business, we're doing big things! We hope to persuade you to love membership meetings because you're a member and you are invested in the church.

What does it mean to serve the church? Join Theo and Nathan as they think through this part of Our Church Covenant.

We've included being part of a weekly Small Group in Our Church Covenant? Where are Small Groups in the Bible? What are we trying to accomplish through them? Listen in as Pastors Nathan and Theo cast the vision for being a church where people are in each others' lives.

Wait, so this is just a ploy to get people's money!?

Let's talk about why we give and where the money goes.

Our Church Covenant also covers things we're agreeing to do when we're by ourselves and not with the church. We say we're going to be growing in 'personal spiritual disciplines'. What are those? How do we do them? What's the point? In this episode, Nathan and Theo give an overview and some practical tips to spiritual disciplines.

One of the specific things we've agreed to is regularly gathering together on Sundays. In this episode we talk briefly about that. If you want more, check out Episode 27. See you Sunday!

What does it mean to submit to your elders? Do what old people tell you to do? What are elders? Oh, that means pastors? Wait, aren't pastors all power/money/sex hungry charlatans? Sadly, many are. But could there be good (under)shepherds? What kind of authority do they have in a church? Should I follow them blindly? Should I always treat them with suspicion? These are the kinds of questions we explore in this episode of the IBC Podcast.

How does the image of a body impact how I think about church? Can I be a member, but still do my own thing? How could my actions really make that much of a difference to other people? On this episode we talk about being intimately interrelated and the need to consider others when you're making your decisions.

Okay. A genuine community where people are real sounds great... until their sin starts affecting me. What do I do when it's no longer new and fun and there's disappointment and pain involved in the community. Does that mean there's something wrong with the community? On this episode Nathan and Theo talk about the part of Our Covenant where we said we'd stick it out with each other.

What does it take to have real community? Listen to this episode as Nathan and Theo kick that around and encourage all of us to more openness, authenticity, and transparency because of the safety of the gospel.