In The Room With Communitas North America

By Communitas North America

Communitas North America is a collective of missional and microchurch pioneers passionate about helping fellow pioneers start, shape, and lead faith communities that love like Jesus in their neighborh... more

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How many episodes does In The Room With Communitas North America have?

The podcast currently has 23 episodes available.

In The Room With Communitas North America episodes:

June 30, 2023 Transitioning from Prevailing to Missional Models of Church
Is it possible for prevailing model churches to initiate missional activity in their communities? How can this happen without undermining the base congregation? In this episode of "In The Room With Communitas NA," we talk with Communitas International board member Jon Ritner about his experiences leading in various settings. Jon has twenty years of pastoral leadership experience, from growing an American megachurch to planting microchurches in Brussels, Belgium.
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1h 6min
June 23, 2023 A Story of Extending
Can a house church in Bakersfield, CA, help launch a church in Ecuador? Join us as we talk with Brent Colaw about how their faith community did just that.
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57min
June 16, 2023 Expanding Our Horizons
As a faith community matures, has the Dynamic Adventure ended for them? Or is there more? We believe learning to hub and extend is essential for any faith community launched on a missional platform. Join the conversation with Mike Kuder as we discuss the dynamics of hub and extend.
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54min
June 09, 2023 Being Church Among Those Experiencing Homelessness
In this episode, we turned the tables on Leon. Instead of cohosting, he was the guest as James and Leon talked about the faith community Leon led in Indianapolis and what "Practice" and "Mature" looks like when you seek to be the Church among those experiencing and transitioning out of homelessness.
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1h 3min
June 02, 2023 Going Deep with the Dynamic Adventure
We often have different ideas of what it means for a church or faith community to mature. In episode 6, we spoke with Mike Kuder and Bethany LaBue about the first two dynamics of our Dynamic Adventure guide: embed and initiate. In this episode, we will discuss the following two dynamics: practice and mature. This is what we call going deep.
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57min
May 26, 2023 Criminal Justice Reform
The development of mass incarceration in this country has created a spirit of fear and complacency that keeps average citizens from helping those reentering mainstream society effectively. In this episode of "In The Room With Communitas North America," we talk with Jodi Hansen. Jodi is a Communitas colleague in Newburg, OR, working in criminal justice reform and assisting the reentry process for justice-involved neighbors.
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1h 1min
May 19, 2023 Engaging Friends Living On The Street
In our last podcast, we talked about the dynamics of embedding and initiating we teach people to practice in launching a missional faith community. This week we talk with Dianna McCarton about her work with friends experiencing homelessness in St. Paul, MN, and how she and her team sow a coordinated Gospel witness among friends living on the streets.
If you would like to know more about connecting with Communitas North America check out our website and fill out the contact form.
If you would like to know more about the work that Dianna does in St. Paul, check out her staff profile page on the Communitas International website.
Note: We had a few connection difficulties with this interview. So, there are a couple of gaps in the program but the conversation is worth the technical glitches.

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43min
May 12, 2023 Embedding and Initiating
At Communitas we believe that it is essential to understand our local community well. We want to know people by name and be familiar with their joys and struggles. We believe that this is the posture that will allow us to launch faith communities that bless and transform our communities. In this episode, we talk with Bethany LaBue, our Dynamic Adventure Champion, and Mike Kudar, the primary creator behind the Dynamic Adventure guide about the first two of our six missional dynamics: embedding and initiating.

You can purchase a copy of Dynamic Adventure on Amazon.
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57min
May 05, 2023 Coaching
When people hear about coaching they get different ideas of what others are talking about. When some people think of coaching, images of someone storming up and down the sideline, throwing headsets, and screaming at people on the sideline of a football game come to mind. Others think of a motivational speaker giving you their 5 secrets to success.

The type of coaching we do in Communitas is different than that. In this next episode of In The Room, we will talk with Bethany LaBue, the Dynamic Adventure Training & Coaching Champion for Communitas. We talked about what we mean by coaching and how it can be helpful for those pursuing to live more missionally.
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37min
April 28, 2023 Welcoming Refugees
The Bible is filled with stories of people showing hospitality to refugees and encouragement to welcome others. In this episode, we talk with Shannon Popa, a Communitas colleague in Tulsa, OK, about her work with refugees in her city.
If you would like to know more about connecting with Communitas North America check out our website and fill out the contact form.
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53min

FAQs about In The Room With Communitas North America:

How many episodes does In The Room With Communitas North America have?

The podcast currently has 23 episodes available.