Redeemer Network Podcast

Jordan Elder, David Ritchie, Chris Cummings, and Dusty Thompson discuss the ninth of ten health metrics for a healthy church: Leader-Developing. In this first season, pastors and leaders from the Redeemer Network will discuss all ten health metrics.

One great theme of the Bible is multiplication. From the call to Adam and Eve to the promise to Abraham, to Jesus’ command to make disciples, to the word of God multiplying as the message of Jesus broke into the hearts of Jews and Gentiles, God has always been about multiplication. In light of this, it’s clear that healthy churches multiply disciples, and multiplying disciples leads to multiplying churches.

Resource: https://storage2.snappages.site/P87582/assets/files/Multiplication-Graphic-Updated-April-202-70.pdf

Brandon Barker, Jason Hatch, and Dave Bruskas discuss the eighth of ten health metrics for a healthy church: Leader-Developing. In this first season, pastors and leaders from the Redeemer Network will discuss all ten health metrics.

Much of the Old Testament is the story of Israel rising and falling with her leaders. Jesus proved to be the Leader God’s people had been waiting for, and the New Testament is full of examples of the importance of faithful leadership. The priority and necessity of leadership are inescapable in the Bible. Healthy churches understand that sharing the leadership load is necessary and commit time and ample resources to train and develop new leaders.  

Brandon Barker is the executive director of the Redeemer Network.
Jason Hatch is the lead pastor at Redeemer in Midland, Texas.
Dave Bruskas serves the Redeemer Network with pastoral and leadership coaching.

Jordan Elder, Joe Guenther, and Ricky Garzon discuss a healthy church's seventh of ten health metrics: Disciple-Making. In this first season, pastors and leaders from the Redeemer Network will discuss all ten health metrics.

Being a disciple of Jesus means two things; the gospel has changed your life, and you are in a dynamic relationship with Jesus, progressing in your walk with him. Disciple-making churches are committed to both; leading people to Jesus and helping them learn to follow him. In a healthy church, the making and maturing of disciples are prioritized over gathering crowds, shaping how they organize their life together.

Joe Guenther is a pastor and elder at Redeemer Hutto. 
Ricky Garzon is the lead pastor at Redeemer Borger.
Jordan Elder is the lead pastor at Redeemer in Round Rock.

Jordan Elder, Paden Behrens, JR Cochran, and Sarah McLean discuss a healthy church's sixth of ten health metrics: City-Reaching. In this first season, pastors and leaders from the Redeemer Network will discuss all ten health metrics.

The polis (translated city and town) is missionally strategic and packed with theological meaning in the New Testament. Used 70 times in Acts and Revelation, cities and towns are at the heart of gospel expansion and God’s language for the world to come. Thus, a city-reaching church is holistically engaged, meeting its neighbors' physical, mental, emotional, and, most importantly, spiritual needs.

Sarah McLean is the We Love Abilene Director at the Well in Abilene, Texas.
J.R. Cochran is the lead pastor at the Well in Abilene, Texas.
Paden Behrens is the lead pastor at Redeemer Brady.
Jordan Elder is the lead pastor at Redeemer in Round Rock.

Show Note Resources:

Redeemer Network’s 10 Health Metrics 

Jordan Elder, Robert Livingston, and J. R. Favela discuss a healthy church's fifth of ten health metrics: Holy Spirit-Empowered. In this first season, pastors and leaders from the Redeemer Network will discuss all ten health metrics.

The church is redeemed by Jesus’ blood and sealed by the Spirit, assuring Christians of their salvation. A healthy church rests in this assurance while recognizing the necessity of the empowering work of the Spirit for all of life. As a result, a church that is intentionally dependent on the Holy Spirit has a spiritual vibrancy in worship, richness of prayer, love, joy, humility, unity, selflessness, holiness, and reverence for the scriptures.

Robert Livingston serves as the lead pastor at Redeemer Georgetown.
J.R. Favela serves as the lead pastor at Citylight Amarillo. 
Jordan Elder serves as the lead pastor at Redeemer in Round Rock.

Show Notes:
The Practice of the Presence of God by Brother Lawrence
Showing the Presence by D. A. Carson

Brandon Barker, Cody McMurray, and Jordan Elder discuss the fourth of ten health metrics of a healthy church: Deacon-Supported. In this first season, pastors and leaders from the Redeemer Network will discuss all ten health metrics.

With Jesus as the True Servant, God has given his church deacons to support the elders and the church in caring for the church’s needs. Deacons are faithful and mature Christians who free up the elders to focus on the ministry of the word and prayer. In doing so, they are empowering the church for maturity and mission.

Brandon Barker serves as the executive director of the Redeemer Network.
Cody McMurray serves as the lead pastor at Redeemer Church in Wichita Falls. 
Jordan Elder is the pastor of preaching and vision and an elder at Redeemer Church in Round Rock, Texas, and serves as the Redeemer Network Director.

Show Note Resources:

1. Redeemer Network’s 10 Health Metrics 
2. The Deacon Development Redeemer Round Rock 
3. Redeemer Round Rock Website
4. Redeemer Wichita Falls Website
5. Finding Faithful Elders and Deacons, 9 Marks

Jordan Elder, Paden Behrens, Austin Lawrence, and JR Cochran discuss the third of ten health metrics of a healthy church: Elder-Led. In this first season, pastors and leaders from the Redeemer Network will discuss all ten health metrics.

With Jesus as the Chief Shepherd, God has given the church elders to shepherd and oversee the church, who humbly provide direction, protection, and care. These elders are men whose character and faithfulness have been tested and proven. In healthy churches, elders lead in a plurality as equals.

Jordan Elder is the pastor of preaching and vision and an elder at Redeemer Church in Round Rock, Texas, and serves as the Redeemer Network Director.
Paden Behrens serves Redeemer Brady as lead pastor and as an elder.
Austin Lawrence serves the Well Abilene as a lead pastor and as an elder. 
JR Cochran serves the Well Abilene as a lead pastor and as an elder.

Brandon Barker, Jordan Elder, and Jeremy Buck discuss the second of ten health metrics of a healthy church: Missional-Ecclesiology. In this first season, pastors and leaders from the Redeemer Network will discuss all ten health metrics.
Brandon Barker is the executive director of the Redeemer Network.
Jordan Elder is the pastor of preaching and vision and an elder at Redeemer Church in Round Rock, Texas, and serves as the Redeemer Network Director.
Jeremy Buck serves Redeemer Pampa both as lead pastor and as an elder and is the director of church health for the Redeemer Network

Show Note Resources:

1. Redeemer Network’s 10 Health Metrics 
2. The Gospel in a Pluralist Society by Lesslie Newbigin
3. The End for Which God Created the World by Jonathan Edwards

Jordan Elder, Dusty Thompson, and David Ritchie discuss the first of ten health metrics of a healthy church: Gospel Centrality. In this first season, pastors and leaders from the Redeemer Network will discuss all ten health metrics.
Jordan Elder is the pastor of preaching and vision and an elder at Redeemer Church in Round Rock, Texas, and serves as the Redeemer Network Director.
Dusty Thompson is the Lead Pastor and an elder at Redeemer Church in Lubbock, Texas, and serves as chairman of the board of the Redeemer Network.
David Ritchie is the Lead Pastor and an elder at Redeemer Christian Church in Amarillo, Texas, and serves on the board of the Redeemer Network.

Show Note Resources:

1. Redeemer Network’s 10 Health Metrics 
2. The Centrality of the Gospel by Tim Keller
3. You’re Not Crazy: Gospel Sanity for Weary Churches

Listen in on the panel discussion on conflict and conflict management at the 2023 Redeemer Network Conference featuring Dusty Thompson, David Miller, Brandon Barker, and Leanne Lagasse.
Leanne Lagasse is an HR and Business consultant specializing in organizational health and leadership. Learn more at www.leannelagasse.com
Dusty Thompson is the Lead Pastor and Elder at Redeemer Church in Lubbock and serves as chairman of the board of the Redeemer Network.
David Miller co-founded the Catalyst network and serves on the board of the Redeemer Network. 
Brandon Barker is the executive director of the Redeemer Network.