Jim Britts tells an exciting story.

God interrupted his plans to live as a conventional youth pastor

till age 80. He's still working with younger people but as a church planter and

multiplier. Then he discovered the power of discipling people into Christ which

required restructuring the church.

COVID presented new opportunities. The church now functions with

two operating systems. One to serve long-time members while the other unites

persons of peace met on the street then disciples them into Christ. As you

might expect from Matthew 10 and Luke 10 these people bring their friends and

family into a relationship with Jesus--mostly outside of any congregation or

building.

The church now mostly equips and strengthens disciplemakers who

reach into neighborhoods and communities of folks radically different from Jim

and his personal church history.

The kicker is the incredible community penetration and the

unusual form. Jim moved from a conventional role into operating a business that

removed financial pressure from the church. They meet in a park (Parkside

Church) on Sunday mornings but the core drivers all gather around a meal,

fellowship and disciplemaking (that is only a dream for many pastors) on Sunday

afternoons.

This one will shatter many of your categories and assumptions

about the church.

You can catch Jim at https://parksidechurch.cc and the interview is

so good that we posted it to YouTube at https://youtu.be/BI14RgykXno

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