The Minister's Friend

The Pulse of the Community - Episode 36

Pastor John and Pastor Chip talk about how a church can keep its finger on the pulse of its community to keep ministry fresh and fruitful.

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An Introduction to Community Exegesis - Episode 35

John interviews Pastor Chip Herrera about Community Exegesis, the process of discerning the changing needs and culture of a church's community.

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Bringing Jesus Into Your Community - Episode 34

Pastor John and Steven Barr from Cast Member Church at Walt Disney World conclude their series of interviews on Innovative Disciple Making by discussing how to live on mission with Jesus.

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The Heartache and 'Stuff' of Disciple Making - Episode 33

In this episode, Pastor John and Steven Barr continue their interview and dialogue about getting to know a community so you can effectively minister there, and about handling the pain and messiness one finds in many communities today.

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The Quest Compass and Micro Churches - Episode 32

Today, John and Steven discuss the simple tool Steven developed to help folks of Cast Member Church to make disciples -- it's called the Quest Compass. They also discuss the structure of Cast Member Church that has been so helpful in making disciples.

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Growing as Disciples and Disciple Makers - Episode 31

This week Pastor John continues his discussion with Steven Barr from Cast Member Church in Orlando. We're talking about how we grow both as disciples and disciple makers.

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Disciple Making at Cast Member Church - Episode 30

This week Pastor John continues his interview with Steven L. Barr, Executive Director and Pastor of Cast Member Church. Today they talk about the unique approach Cast Member Church uses to make disciples.

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The Priority of Disciple Making - Episode 29

Pastor John launches a new series of episode responding to the many questions we get regarding making disciples. Today he begins interviewing Steven L. Barr, Executive Director/Pastor of Cast Member Church at Walt Disney World.

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Inductive Bible Study: Helps & Hindrances - Episode 28

Pastor John concludes his interview with Caleb Ives on Inductive Bible Study by talking about things we do that both help our folks to grow in their study of the scriptures, and that might actually be counterproductive.

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