This episode continues our series sharing recordings from the main sessions during the first ever LC Equip Conference hosted and led by Living Church in April 2025. The theme of the conference was around Four Practices of Discipleship: Sharing Scripture, Sharing Life, Sharing Mission, & Sending.

In this episode, we're sharing a full recording from the main session focused on the discipleship practice of Sending. This session was taught Jeremy Ellis. Jeremy is an Elder with Living Church and the House Church Pastor of the Taylor Mill (KY) House Church.

Whether you're a pastor, ministry leader, or follower of Jesus seeking to make disciples and grow as a disciple, this session will encourage you to consider how and why Sharing Life is foundational to being a disciple of Jesus.

In this episode, Mark welcomes Chris & Betsy Costanza into the Living Room. The Costanzas have been pastoring and leading a house church in Cincinnati, OH for several years. Listen in as they share their journey into house church and personal stories of how they and their house church live the discipleship practice of Sharing Mission.

Whether you're a pastor, ministry leader, or follower of Jesus seeking to make disciples and grow as a disciple, this episode will encourage you with a variety of ways for Sharing Mission with a community of God's people.

RESOURCES shared in this episode:

Episode #42: Sharing Mission as a Discipleship Practice

Honeywood House Church (Cincinnati, OH)

CodeCoral (Chris' web design company)

CarePortal (networking resource for meeting local needs)

MGPanama (mission ministry serving in Panama)

The Living Room Network

This episode continues sharing recordings from the main sessions during the first ever LC Equip Conference hosted and led by Living Church in April 2025. The theme of the conference was around Four Practices of Discipleship: Sharing Scripture, Sharing Life, Sharing Mission, & Sending.

In this episode, we're sharing a full recording from the main session focused on the discipleship practice Sharing Mission. This session was taught Mark Jones, Lead Pastor with Living Church.

Whether you're a pastor, ministry leader, or follower of Jesus seeking to make disciples and grow as a disciple, this session will encourage you to consider how and why Sharing Life is foundational to being a disciple of Jesus.

In today's episode, Mark shares practical ways to live the discipleship practice of Sharing Life. If you or your church community is struggling to find ways to live this vital discipleship practice personally, as a family, or as a church community give this episode a listen.

Whether you're a pastor, ministry leader, or follower of Jesus seeking to make disciples and grow as a disciple, this episode will encourage you with a variety of ways for Sharing Life with a community of God's people.

This episode continues our start to 2026 sharing recordings of the main sessions from the first ever LC Equip Conference hosted and led by Living Church last April. The theme of the conference was around Four Practices of Discipleship: Sharing Scripture, Sharing Life, Sharing Mission, & Sending.

In this episode, we're sharing a full recording from the main session focused on the discipleship practice Sharing Life. This session was taught Kyle Ackerson, an Elder and House Church Pastor with Living Church.

Whether you're a pastor, ministry leader, or follower of Jesus seeking to make disciples and grow as a disciple, this session will encourage you to consider how and why Sharing Life is foundational to being a disciple of Jesus.

A Life That Leads is a new leadership book that hits different than most!

Today in the Living Room Mark welcomes back Josh Benadum to the podcast. Josh is a dear friend of the podcast and just released a brand new book A Life That Leads. He joins Mark to discuss his book, but also in their conversation shares some helpful and much needed principles often missing in today's leadership.

Check out this episode then go check out A Life That Leads!

RESOURCES:

A Life That Leads (website)

A Life That Leads (Amazon)

Brave Future

Microchurch Conference

Episode #26: Relationship Billionaires

Acacia House Churches (Orlando, FL)

The Living Room Network

In today's episode, Mark welcomes his friend Chris Conlin into the Living Room. Chris is the new Executive Director of Equipping Ministries International, and also a long time member of Living Church sharing life with their family or network of house churches.

Chris and Mark get practical sharing ways to live the discipleship practice of Sharing Scripture. If you or your church community is struggling to find ways to live this practice personally, as a family, or as a church community give this episode a listen.

RESOURCES:

• ⁠Equipping Ministries International⁠ (EMI)
• Chris Conlin, Executive Director of EMI
• One at a Time by Kyle Idleman
• Atomic Habits by James Clear

Welcome to 2026! We're excited to start this new year sharing recordings of the main sessions from the first ever LC Equip Conference last April. The theme of the conference was around Four Practices of Discipleship which are: Sharing Scripture, Sharing Life, Sharing Mission, & Sending.

In this episode, we're sharing a full recording from the main session focused on the one of the most foundational discipleship practices: Sharing Scripture.

Whether you're a pastor, ministry leader, or follower of Jesus seeking to make disciples and grow as a disciple, this session will encourage you to consider how sharing Scripture shapes your life as a disciple, strengthens the church, and fuels gospel multiplication.

In this episode, Mark shares an update about a Bible study he and his wife have been leading for several months at a local coffee shop. The Bible study is with a 93 year old realtor and others he calls the "Golden Girls".

He also invites you to take up a challenge for 2026 . Will you accept his invitation?

RESOURCES:

LIVE: Experience Christ's Life Devotional Book by Joel Comiskey

Is your church a church, or is it possibly just a crowd?

Mark sits alone again in the Living Room. In this episode he shares a recent and raw experience from when his mom passed away last month. This experience led him to wonder about church, church size, and be reminded of an important truth and principle for living church together. You won't want to miss this episode.