Sunday Sermons

Transformative churches develop cultures of leadership and processes of leadership development that equip ownership and participation by the entire faith community. They facilitate environments that empower laity, rather than environments that are clergy-centric or staff-driven, while developing the character, competence, and Christlikeness of multiple leaders across the church. As a result, the faith community becomes decentralized—flattening both the tiers of responsibility and authority–and fostering a culture of ownership, innovation, and collaboration.

Three Rivers Collaborative "The Seven Marks"

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Speaker: John Pryor

Series: Game Changers

Transformative churches incorporate personal and communal rhythms into a disciple-making culture. These rhythms include spiritual formation, intentional community, and missional activity on a personal and communal level. Such faith communities recognize that if they form mission-minded disciples, they build the church. If, however, they aim to build the church, they may not build disciples.

Three Rivers Collaborative "The Seven Marks"

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Speaker: John Pryor

Series: Game Changers

Transformative churches intentionally embody an agreed-upon set of core values and a shared purpose that enables them to grow in healthy, lightweight, and sustainable ways. Their organic systems, rhythms, and practices produce health and movement on an individual church level. These organizational frameworks are low in control but high in accountability; enhance mission, not hinder it; and are “movemental” rather than institutional in nature.

Three Rivers Collaborative "The Seven Marks"

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Speaker: John Pryor

Series: Game Changers

Transformative churches understand and clarify the nature of the adaptive challenges we all now face, especially in light of the Covid-19 crisis. This adaptation involves defining threats, seeing opportunities, embracing paradigm changes, and preparing for the ever-increasing seasons of transition.

Three Rivers Collaborative "The Seven Marks"

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Speaker: John Pryor

Series: Game Changers

Transformative churches understand their identities, have a strong missional anthropology, and are able to exegete their current cultures. They have authentic, active engagement with their communities, and the ability to adapt and innovate as the culture changes without altering or weakening their foundational beliefs and callings.

Three Rivers Collaborative "The Seven Marks"

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Speaker: John Pryor

Series: Game Changers

Amazing things always happen when a group of people fully commit, unite, diversify, and work together to accomplish common goals.

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Speaker: John Pryor

Series: Put The Hammer Down

Simply believing that God equips us to do His work—or even studying and identifying our gifts—is not enough. We must use them.

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Series: Put The Hammer Down

Speaker: John Pryor

While we must never compromise the truth or Christ's goals, we must be willing to change our strategies whenever necessary.

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Speaker: John Pryor

Series: Put The Hammer Down

Defensiveness rarely actually protects us; instead, it distances us from anything that might actually help.

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Speaker: John Pryor

Series: Put The Hammer Down

Speaker: David Pryor

Series: The Great Adventure