Taking Flight

Jessica and Tommy Bowman sat down to ask the question: How does a church aimed at a movement of Jesus affect all areas of the church, including our Kids ministry? Here at Mission, families are integral to how we live out the mission in neighborhoods to be the Church, just not at the church!

0:00 - Introduction

5:12 - What Is The Vision Of Mission Kids?

6:25 - How We Build Trust With Parents

13:28 - How Do We Long To See A Child Grow?

20:07 - Kids ARE The Church

24:32- How Do We Equip Families To Go Missionally?

31:31 - Prepare Your Home

Jessica Bowman, Kids Director: [email protected]

Missional Community Best Practices:

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Dan Ruta and Kylie Chrismond sat down to ask the question: How does our Planter Course equip our people to live missionally? Here at Mission, Planters are the people we commission to be sent out to be the Church, just not at the church!

0:00 - Introduction

1:58 - What Is The Planter Course?

7:14 - A Growth Track With The End In Mind

13:42 - Week By Week Of The Planter Course

25:30 - The Flow Of The Night

30:58 - How Do I Know People Are Ready?

38:17 - Ongoing Equipping Our MAP and Planter Course Book: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1cNsEjYWygNL86_E7KMVRT45Is6YJMQH0?usp=sharing

Missional Community Best Practices: https://youtu.be/VP26uB8SAS4?si=4zMDm1Icim_TnGMb

Missional Community Video: https://youtu.be/88Etx81ZsTo?si=AUP83yHSNL5FL7M4

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Tommy Bowman and Kylie Chrismond sat down to ask the question: What does having Partners verses having church Members change? Here at Mission, Partner is a key part of our movement model, and today we get to share all of the details with you of how we do that!

Episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYeT30AzNE0&list=PLTBAQo7b6h2KUqW-3hO_1Nnk2oQ-Dxygz&index=5&t=577s

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Church Movement Experience is on March 9th and 10th!

We would love for you to take part in this so we can help you see a movement of Jesus in your local context.

You can register here: https://www.wearemission.com/churchmovementexperience

Dan Ruta and Kylie Chrismond sat down to ask the question: Could the Alpha Course be more than an evangelism tool at your church? Here at Mission, Alpha is a key part of our movement model, and we want to share all of the details with you of how we do that!

0:00 - Introduction 3:20 - What is Alpha? 11:28 - Is Alpha just an evangelistic tool? 14:15 - Alpha Breakdown 19:55 - Our Alpha Team 31:23 - How We Promote Alpha 39:50 - Our Alpha Flow 42:33 - Offsite Alpha

Alex Bryjak and Tommy Bowman sat down to discuss how simplifying our communication strategy can help us communicate more effectively, furthering our Vision of a movement of Jesus. We pray this episode helps the communication in your church and sparks some ideas of what it could look like!

Tommy Bowman and Kylie Chrismond sat down to discuss how a simple exercise of Stop, Start, & Continue helped our church further our Vision of a movement of Jesus. We pray this episode helps you discover what God has in store for your church in 2026!

Learn more about the Church Movement Experience: https://www.wearemission.com/churchmovementexperience

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This month, we're welcoming Tobbias Ngala to the Taking Flight Podcast! Tobbias and his family moved from London to Illinois to be a part of the vision that God has given us: To see a movement of Jesus in The 10 in our lifetime. Hear more about his story, why they moved, and what he sees God doing in and through the people of Mission Church. Learn more about the Church Movement Experience: https://www.wearemission.com/churchmovementexperience Check back on the third Monday of every month for a new episode! Subscribe here so you don't miss it: https://www.youtube.com/@wearemission/?sub_confirmation=1 Learn more about our church here: https://www.wearemission.com/ Email us: [email protected] 00:00 - Introduction 6:39 - How Tobbias Got Into Ministry 11:04 - Why Do You Do What You Do? 14:25 - How Do We Define What A Missional Community Is? 17:40 - How Missional Communities Gather, Grow, & Go 23:00 - The Missional Action Plan 26:42 - Barriers To The Mission 30:52 - Trust Your People 34:06 - The Planter Table 39:44 - A Movement Of Jesus #missional #pastor #churchleadership

This month, we're welcoming Pat Cimo to the podcast! Pat led for over 30 years in ministry, but it wasn't until she saw a missional model in our church that she realized that God had more for her. Learn more about the Church Movement Experience: https://www.wearemission.com/churchmovementexperience Check back on the third Monday of every month for a new episode! Subscribe here so you don't miss it: https://www.youtube.com/@wearemission/?sub_confirmation=1 Learn more about our church here: https://www.wearemission.com/ Email us: [email protected] 00:00 - Introduction 5:25 - How Pat Started At Willow Creek 8:44 - Pat's Gospel Story 12:16 - Pat's Experience At Mission 17:13 - Pat's Foster Care Missional Community 26:02 - Gifts On Mission 28:20 - New Growth Through Obedience 31:00 - Community On Mission 35:45 - Pat's Encouragement Additional Resources: Learn More About Our Growth Track: https://wearemission.com/grow Our Movement Vision: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tVUfP_vQw_k&t=59s Partner Course Video Example: https://vimeo.com/manage/videos/1055662357/240247f872 Partner Course Host Guide Example: https://www.wearemission.com/s/Partner-Course-Host-Notes.pdf Growth Track Card: https://www.wearemission.com/s/220713-Growth-Track-Registration-Card-copy-copy.pdf Instagram Promo Example: https://www.instagram.com/p/DE59Ab2PS_G/

Dan Ruta and Kylie Chrismond are doing a deep dive into our Growth Track this month! Are your structures stewarding and moving your people toward your vision? If not, maybe a Growth Track could help! 

Learn more about the Church Movement Experience: https://www.wearemission.com/churchmovementexperience

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00:00 - Introduction
1:46 - What Is Our Growth Track? 
4:04 - Finding The Right Strategy
7:36 - How We Changed Our Strategy
16:02 - How We Run Our Growth Track
37:42 - Encouragement To Start

Additional Resources:
Learn More About Our Growth Track: https://wearemission.com/grow
Our Movement Vision: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tVUfP_vQw_k&t=59s
Partner Course Video Example: https://vimeo.com/manage/videos/1055662357/240247f872
Partner Course Host Guide Example: https://www.wearemission.com/s/Partner-Course-Host-Notes.pdf
Growth Track Card: https://www.wearemission.com/s/220713-Growth-Track-Registration-Card-copy-copy.pdf
Instagram Promo Example: https://www.instagram.com/p/DE59Ab2PS_G/