Scott Crawley, based in Singapore, sits down with Nooa Saari and Hanna Ojuva to continue their conversation on disciple-making in urban contexts.

The discussion explores key urban concepts such as the Urban Village and asks what kinds of people typically make up these relational and social clusters within cities. Together, they reflect on how understanding these micro-communities helps disciple-makers navigate urban complexity more wisely.

Toward the end of the episode, Nooa summarizes the conversation and then challenges Scott with a pointed question:
How do we form groups in urban spaces?

Scott pushes back and reframes the issue, emphasizing that the group is not the goal. Groups are important, but they serve a greater purpose—helping people know Jesus and learn to follow Him. Unsatisfied with the answer, Nooa presses further, challenging Scott with a core DMM strategy question, leading to a lively and clarifying exchange.

This episode explores:

• The concept of Urban Villages and who inhabits them
• Why cities require different disciple-making lenses
• Groups as a means, not an end, in disciple-making
• Strategic tensions at the heart of urban DMM thinking

A dynamic conversation that sharpens both vision and practice for disciple-makers in cities.

What happens when a Singaporean sits down with two Joensuu dwellers?

Scott Crawley, based in Singapore, joins Nooa Saari and Hanna Ojuva to explore thought-provoking questions and paradigms around disciple-making in urban environments.

Scott shares briefly about his journey to Jesus and what it has meant to follow Him across cultures and cities. Drawing from his work with leaders in several major Asian cities, he reflects on how urban complexity has challenged him to rethink traditional disciple-making strategies.

By studying sociological behavior and recurring patterns in cities, Scott highlights the stark contrast between urban ecosystems and more linear, rural contexts. The conversation invites listeners to consider how understanding city dynamics is essential for effective and sustainable disciple-making today.

This episode explores:

• How cities shape disciple-making differently than rural environments
• Why urban complexity requires new paradigms and lenses
• The value of sociological insight in Kingdom strategy
• Learning to discern patterns where God is already at work in cities

A thoughtful conversation for anyone seeking to make disciples faithfully within the realities of modern urban life.

Marko Pretorius from South Africa sits down with Matias Pehkonen and Joel Pietiläinen to explore how we can better understand and map the ecosystem in which we are making disciples.

Marko shares his personal story and reflects on the significant differences between disciple-making in rural versus urban environments. While disciple-making movements (DMM) principles often emerge from more linear, rural contexts, urban settings demand more complex, layered thinking. This is where ecosystem awareness becomes essential.

The conversation highlights that in urban environments it is not enough to simply find community—we must intentionally form community. Marko introduces The Crowded House, an apostolic expression on the ground where people grow as disciples and learn to make disciples together in everyday life.

Along the way, the discussion touches on:

• Understanding and mapping disciple-making ecosystems
• Spiritual growth in complex urban contexts
• The importance of honest conversations (“putting the cat on the table”)
• Why joy, fun, and relational depth are vital for sustainable disciple-making

This episode invites leaders and disciple-makers to rethink how movements grow when complexity, community, and joy are embraced together.

In this episode, David Broodryk and Pyry Winter discuss God’s Movement and the Kingdom of God, focusing on how we engage people in spiritual conversations.

We explore different approaches to evangelism—such as stranger-conversion evangelism and long-term relational disciple-making—and ask what truly leads to lasting fruit. The conversation unpacks how deep, meaningful relationships are formed and why trust, presence, and intentionality matter in Kingdom witness.

In this episode, we discuss:

• How to naturally engage in spiritual conversations
• The strengths and limitations of stranger-conversion evangelism
• Why deep relationships are often essential for disciple-making
• Practical ways to build trust-filled, meaningful relationships
• Encouragement and vision for Europe and the Finnish disciple-making network

David closes the episode with heartfelt encouragement, calling disciple-makers in Europe—and especially in Finland—to persevere with faith, patience, and hope as God continues to move.

In this episode, David Broodryk and Pyry Winter explore God’s Movement and the Kingdom of God through the lens of ecosystem mapping.

We unpack what ecosystem mapping is and why it matters in disciple-making movements. Rather than focusing on isolated individuals or programs, ecosystem mapping helps us see people, relationships, places, and spiritual pathways as a connected whole—revealing where God is already at work and how disciple-makers can cooperate with that work.

In this conversation, we discuss:

• What ecosystem mapping means in a disciple-making context
• How it helps identify people of peace, relationships, and access points
• Why movements grow best when we understand the whole spiritual and social environment
• How ecosystem thinking shifts disciple-making from strategy to discernment and stewardship

In this episode, David Broodryk and Pyry Winter continue their conversation on God’s Movement and the Kingdom of God, focusing especially on leadership and community—both essential for birthing disciple-making movements.

We explore why leadership is necessary to give birth to new community, what Kingdom leadership truly looks like, and how it differs from common Western leadership models. The discussion connects disciple-making directly to lived, relational community shaped by forgiveness, humility, and shared mission.

In this episode, we discuss:

• What kind of fruit healthy teams produce
• How new Kingdom-centered community is birthed
• What practical forgiveness looks like in everyday life
• How disciple-making is inseparable from community
• Key blind spots in Western culture that hinder disciple-making movements

This episode invites leaders and disciple-makers to rethink leadership, community, and the cultural assumptions that often limit multiplication.

In this episode, David Broodryk and Pyry Winter explore God’s movement and the nature of the Kingdom of God.

David shares his personal journey, and together we unpack the heart of disciple-making movements—with a special focus on why teams are essential for catalyzing movement in urban environments.

The conversation dives into:

• Team dynamics and the multiplying power they generate
• First steps toward building a healthy, mission-focused team
• Leadership patterns that hinder growth and movement
• How leaders shape team culture in ways that develop future leaders

This episode is for anyone longing to see sustainable, Kingdom-centered movement take root through healthy teams and intentional leadership.

Neljäs kausi päätetään vahvasti!

Tänään murskataan perkeleellinen mielenlinnake, joka on pesiytynyt mieliimme. Otsikko itsessään provosoi päivän keskustelijoita pahemman kerran. Jaakko ja Matias kantavat tässäkin jaksossa kortensa kekoon syvyyttä tuovalla tavalla.

Tämä mielenlinnake ja häkkyrä estää meitä tuntemasta Isää ja täten elää hänelle seuraten Jeesusta. Totta puhuen tämä häkkyrä vääristää ja suorastaan herjaa meidän Isää! On aika murskata Jumalan Sanalla ja voimalla tämä linnake kertakaikkisesti kansamme hyväksi ja Jumalan kunniaksi!

Jatkamme siitä mihin jäimme viime jaksossa.

Tässä blogi, johon viitataan päivän podissa

https://opetuslapsi.network/2022/12/15/levosta-kasin-armossa-levaten/

Mitä tarkoittaa kasvaa kypsyyten Jeesuksen seuraamisessa? Onko sellaista, eikö kaikki ole samalla viivalla? Onko tässä tasoeroja vai mitä? On syytä huomioida ettei kyse ole pelastuksesta tai että toinen arvokkaampi vaan nyt puhutaan hengellisestä vanhemmuudesta. Seurakunnan ja Jeesuksen opetuslasten päämäärä on kasvaa kypsyyteen Kristuksessa. Mitä tämä siis tarkoittaa?

Matias ja Jaakko ovat tällä kertaa mukana keskustelemassa tärkeästä, mutta ajoittain vältellystä aiheesta. Kuitenkin tässä on pohjimmiltaan Jumalan tahdon tunteminen ja tekeminen - kokonaisvaltaisesti koko elämällään.

Johtajuus on jotain hyvin erilaista Jumalan valtakunnassa verrattuna maailman tapaan johtaa. Jeesuksen opetuslapset havittelevat asemaa tai positiota Jumalan valtakunnassa. Jeesus tylyttää tätä mielenlaatua rankasti sanomalla, että Hänen seuraajien keskuudessa sen jolla on ”asema” tulee olla kaikkien orja!

Matias ja Aki on mukana keskustelemassa tästä kimurantista aiheesta. Miltä näyttää johtajuus Jumalan valtakunnassa? Hyppää mukaan kuuntelemaan keskustelua, joka taatusti detoxaa sun ajatuksia vääristyneistä käsityksistä.