Playback

Pastor and Director of Operations, Ron Tivis joins host Grant Glas to talk about leading a church like a CEO. Ron points to several books that have helped him and his team on their joureny at multi-site Cross Timbers Church in Argyle, Texas.

Special Guest: Ron Tivis.

Dr. Kevin Berkopes is an educator, inventor, disruptor. He believe that we can change the world for the better through entrepreneurship and creating new systems that render antiquated human systems obsolete. Dr.Berkopes has constructed a model for education that looks through the lens of disruption by thinking about education as a logistics and workforce system. Could this same system apply to churches?

Special Guest: Dr. Kevin Berkopes.

Brian Holland started Phoenix Roasters Coffee, a non-profit coffee roastery based in the heart of Atlanta. Phoenix uses proceeds to support the Atlanta community as well as the communities of the farmers who grow the coffee beans.

Phoenix Coffee evolved after years of building and leading a church. Brian and his family started a church in 2007 and then saw some financial struggles when the housing market collapsed. Determined to continue serving the community, Brian sought out new business opportunities and eventually stumbled upon the perfect series of events that lead to the founding of Phoenix Roasters.

In episode 8 of Playback, you’ll hear Brian share the good, the hard, and the outright incredible story of Phoenix rising to where it exists today.

Books mentioned in this episode:

Beautiful Outlaw: Experiencing the Playful, Disruptive, Extravagant Personality of Jesus by John Eldredge

Special Guest: Brian Holland.

Cross Point Church was founded in 2002 with a small group of people that met at an Elementary school in Bellevue. By 2013, the church was named one of America's fastest growing churches by Outreach Magazine.

Today, it serves almost 7,500 people every Sunday and has six locations throughout the Nashville area, including in Bellevue, Dickson, Franklin and Mt. Juliet.

Aaron Westerman has been on staff since 2009 as Director of IT, specializing in Networks, Database, Google Apps, MacOS, iOS and all things Apple, Sys Admin, and General Direction on Technology Decisions.

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Special Guest: Aaron Westerman.

Saddleback Church was founded in 1979 with two young church planters, a dream, and a map. Pastor Rick and Kay Warren dreamt of building a church for people who didn’t like church in Southern California. Today, Saddleback Valley Community Church has more than 200 ministries serving the church and community.

Shawn Hyde has been the Children's Pastor at Saddleback Church's Lake Forest Campus since 2014.

Books mentioned in this episode:

"When: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing"

Special Guest: Shawn Hyde.

Real Life Christian Church has seven local campuses in Florida seeing ten-thousand people in person and thousand of people online. In this podcast, hear how Real Life Christian Church leverages technology to engage every person that walks thru the door.

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Special Guest: Jerod Togger.

Sandals Church started in a Riverside, California living room in 1997. Sandals Church is all about being real with ourselves, God and others. Years later Sandals now has nine locations thruout the greater Los Angeles area.

Jeremy O'Neill, Network Kids Lead at Sandals Church based in Riverside, California joins Playlister CEO, Grant Glas.

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Special Guest: Jeremy ONeill.

Northview Church has seven local campuses in Central Indiana and four prison campuses. In this podcast, hear how Northview leverages technology and relationship to fulfill their mission to reach families in all walks of life.

Carmel Children's Coordinator, Kelli Taylor from Northview Church based in Indianapolis, Indiana joins Playlister CEO, Grant Glas.

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Special Guest: Kelli Taylor.

Christ’s Church of the Valley (CCV) started in 1982. Fast forward 37 years, CCV is one of the largest churches in the nation with a weekly attendance of over 28,000 across ten campuses.

Executive Pastor, Ben Gowell from Christ's Church of the Valley based in Phoenix, Arizona joins Playlister CEO, Grant Glas.

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Special Guest: Ben Gowell.

In 1985, Mark Malin was gripped by a vision for a different kind of church in Kokomo, Indiana. He wanted to create an environment where people who did not know Jesus could come and begin to explore what it means to follow Him. Fueled by a passion for people who typically wouldn’t attend church, Oakbrook Church was born.

From Oakbrook’s early days of meeting in a movie theater to their present days as a multisite church meeting in 3 locations across central Indiana, their mission and vision has not changed.

Executive Pastor, Jason Lee from Oakbrook Church in Kokomo, Indiana joins Playlister CEO, Grant Glas.

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Special Guest: Jason Lee.