Navigating Church Leadership in a Changing World | S7 Ep. 5

Real Life Theology Podcast

Navigating Church Leadership and Discipleship in a Changing World

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Piggybacking off the past 4 episodes this track goes into detail on some very relevant questions about discipleship, and culture. This session engaged with individuals who asked some critical questions so that we could draw some important lessons from them.

This episode features a discussion on church leadership, discipleship, and the innovative approaches to ensure the sustainability and growth of church missions within changing cultural contexts. Leaders share experiences and strategies on financial modeling, making disciples who make disciples, and the concept of failing forward as a method to discover effective practices in ministry. The dialogue also tackles the critique of traditional church models and the necessity of church planting, alongside enhancing existing churches to fulfill the mission of spreading the gospel more effectively in today's world. Critical points include rethinking financial models to support outreach and discipleship, embracing failure as a learning tool for improvement, and the challenge of balancing the need for new church plants with the call for unity and efficiency within the existing church landscape.

Key Takeaways

00:00 Opening Remarks and Q&A Session Kickoff
00:54 Deep Dive into Financial Models and Church Budgeting
03:44 Embracing Failure and Innovation in Church Leadership
07:53 Rethinking Church Models: A Case Study on Cutting Sermons
08:49 The Debate on Church Planting in Saturated Areas
17:50 Revolutionary vs. Evolutionary Change in Churches

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