In today’s episode of The Mobilized Church Podcast we discuss the three main ways churches and leaders attempt to fulfill the call of God to reach our world….MODELS, METHODS & MOVEMENTS. 

Where Does Our Need for Acceptance Come From? Why do we work so hard to minimize the possibility and pain of rejection? How Are We Taught to Deal With This Dilemma? Flourishing comes when we embrace the vulnerability with an understanding that we become free from the fear and domination of the lesser human acceptance. 

In this episode, we’re joined by special guest, Pastor Les Cotton, pastor of Apostolic Life in Urbana, IL, to talk about his testimony of overcoming addiction, their residential recovery program called LifeLine Connect, and how they built a multi-lingual ministry. I promise...this is going to be so good!

Pastor Jimmy Toney is a church planter, conference speaker, served as the North American Missions Director for the UPCI, and currently serves as Senior Pastor of The Pentecostals of Gainesville, a thriving church that has launched several church plants. Join us today for our conversation with Jimmy about his passion for church planting and the mission. 

In his book, “The Starfish & the Spirit,” Alan Hirsch talks about the importance for missional movements to operate in a chaordic way. Today, we discuss what chaordic movements are and why this is vital for true multiplication movements. 

While we enjoy the benefits of living in covenant relationship with Jesus and all of blessings that go along with that, we were made for more than just gathering together for good services and reaping material blessings. Today we tackle the topic of identifying the fundamental purpose of every believer/follower of Jesus: THE MISSION. 

In our discipleship we have to be aware of this … 

If our lives are rooted in the flesh then the soul will draw from there and produce fruit of the flesh. 

If our lives are rooted in the Spirit then the soul will draw from there and produce fruit of the Spirit.

Easter Sunday has been referred to as “The Super Bowl of the Church” because of the amount of people who typically don’t attend a church service on a regular basis will get up and go to church this Sunday. For the attractional model church, the focus is on doing whatever is necessary to get as many people in the building as possible. While we certainly celebrate church attendance, we all know this typically doesn’t result in sustainable, long-term change. So the question is this: how is the approach for Easter different for a missionally-minded church?

We've talked about a lot of concepts and principles, had conversations with pastors and leaders, and shared statistics and trends about multiplication. But at the end of the day, stories tell the story. Today we talk about our experiences on this journey and what apostolic multiplication truly looks like. 

Pastor Jason West and his wife Leah are building a tremendous work in the inner city of San Jose, CA, called The Hope Center. Join us for our conversation with Jason about his passion for making disciples and reaching our metro areas.