Forge America Podcast

Today on the Interview, we have the opportunity to talk with Anna Robinson and Rowland Smith, the curators of the book “Red Skies”. Make sure to check out this project at redskiesfuture.com and subscribe to the podcast when it comes out early February 2022.
Theme song “Early Riser” By Night Owl
Additional music “Worship” by Yung Kartz
For more information about Forge America head to www.forgeamerica.com
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#5 Mobilizing Missional Disciples
Reimagine: Planting New Expressions of the Church Led by Everyday People Costing Zero Dollars
 
New, fresh and dynamic expressions of church that live out new paradigms, seek justice, and mobilize missionaries in everyday life are popping up like weeds growing through the cracks of concrete sidewalks. However, because they are small they are often overlooked. Join us as we hear from two planters and pioneers, Laura Hairston and Drew Thurman, about their unique expressions of the church lead by everyday people.
Featured Guests:
LAURA HAIRSTON — Upper East Side Pastor, HopeChurch, NYC
DREW THURMAN — Church planter & aspiring social entrepreneur in Boston.
Theme song “Funhouse” By Crowander
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# 4 Mobilizing Missional Disciples
Remission — Moving a congregation of members to a community of missionaries
 
There’s never been a more important time to mobilize the people of God in the everyday spaces of life. So how then do we take a congregation of members and see them transformed into a community of missionaries? How do we lead people from being consumers of church-y goods and services, to living out the imago dei in the places they live work and play? Join us as we discuss these questions with pastor and author Jon Ritner.
Featured Guests:
JON RITNER — Lead pastor of Ecclesia Hollywood in Los Angeles, California
BETH WOLFF — Beth Wolff is the Lead Pastor at Clarksburg Church in Clarksburg, MD
Theme song “Funhouse” By Crowander
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# 3 "Recenter — Justice: central to the mission of Jesus, central to the mission of the church"
In many ways, God has used the crises of the last year to point us back to Jesus and His heart for justice. Justice has always been central to Jesus and should be central to the mission of church. How do we recenter ourselves on the heart of Jesus and his mission and how do we equip those we lead to engage in everyday justice in the places they have been sent? Join us as we discuss these questions with Pastor, Drew Jackson.
Drew Jackson is the founding pastor of Hope East Village in New York City. He also writes poetry at the intersection of justice, peace, and contemplation, with a passion to contribute toward a more just and whole world. He and his wife have twin daughters and live in Lower Manhattan.
Theme song “Funhouse” By Crowander
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# 2 Mobilizing Missional Disciples
Recalibrate: Forgotten paradigms at the heart of the future church
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Featured Guest:
BRIAN SANDERS — Founder of the Underground Network
Hosts:
RYAN HAIRSTON — National Director of Forge America
BETH WOLFF — Pastor at Clarksburg Church in Clarksburg, MD
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How do we navigate the many challenges we face in order to be the missional church God has called us to be. Unfortunately, the answers presented are often quick fixes: 5-steps, a new program, new material, or new practices. Alone, these solutions are not bad; however, when solving our “church” challenges they are short term, acute in nature, and leave the underlying issues untouched. What we really need is a recalibration in our paradigms and not just shift in our practices.
This webinar will revisit forgotten paradigms so we can better be the church now and in the future.
Theme song “Funhouse” By Crowander
For more information about Forge America head to www.forgeamerica.com
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# 1 Mobilizing Missional Disciples
Repentance: The catalyst for individual formation (discipleship) and community transformation (mission)
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Featured Guests:
CANDACE LEWIS — President-Dean of Gammon Theological Seminary
JAIME JIMENEZ — Pastor of Mission and Mercy at Christ the King Presbyterian Church
Hosts:
RYAN HAIRSTON — National Director of Forge America
BETH WOLFF — Pastor at Clarksburg Church in Clarksburg, MD
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Joining God in the renewal of our cities will require, more than ever, that followers of Jesus live as missional disciples in the spaces they live, work, and play. This past year has added complexity to mobilizing disciples, as well as uncovered many of our deficiencies.
So how do pastors and planters help those they lead become missional disciples who make disciples? What are the paradigms to rethink? What are the practical steps leaders need to take in order to adapt their current discipleship pathways to meet our new reality?
Theme song “Funhouse” By Crowander
For more information about Forge America head to www.forgeamerica.com
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Today on the Roundtable, we continue the discussion about New Power and its implications for the church. This time around we unpack the differences between ideas that are sticky and ideas that can spread and what this means for churches and church leadership.
Theme song “Early Riser” By Night Owl
Additional music “Worship” by Yung Kartz
For more information about Forge America head to www.forgeamerica.com
Feel free to contact us at:
Brenna@forgeamerica.com
Terry@forgeamerica.com
Alan@forgeamerica.com

Today on the Roundtable, we continue the discussion about New Power and its implications for the church. This time around we unpack the differences between ideas that are sticky and ideas that can spread and what this means for churches and church leadership.
Theme song “Early Riser” By Night Owl
Additional music “Worship” by Yung Kartz
For more information about Forge America head to www.forgeamerica.com
Feel free to contact us at:
Brenna@forgeamerica.com
Terry@forgeamerica.com
Alan@forgeamerica.com

Today on the Interview, we have the opportunity to talk with Jessie Cruickshank and her new endeavor found at www.whoology.co.
Whoology seeks to ignite discipleship in the Church and help people learn to be disciple-makers.
Jessie is the Director of Certification with The Future Church Co. (futurechurch.co), as well as a Co-Founder of 5Q (5qcentral.com).
Theme song “Early Riser” By Night Owl
Additional music “Worship” by Yung Kartz
For more information about Forge America head to www.forgeamerica.com
Feel free to contact us at:
Brenna@forgeamerica.com
Terry@forgeamerica.com
Alan@forgeamerica.com

Today on the Interview, we have the opportunity to talk with Lance Ford and Rob Wegner and their new book, “The Starfish and the Spirit”. The conversation takes us to power dynamics in the church, leadership structures and adult Snuggies.
Lance is an author, church planter, coach and consultant and he has a passion to resource and equip churches and leaders as they develop lifestyles of living on mission.
Rob is an author, pastor and is one of the founders of the Kansas City Underground.
Check out their book at thestarfishandthespirit.com
Also check out their podcast called The Starfish and The Church
Theme song “Early Riser” By Night Owl
Additional music “Worship” by Yung Kartz
For more information about Forge America head to www.forgeamerica.com
Feel free to contact us at:
Brenna@forgeamerica.com
Terry@forgeamerica.com
Alan@forgeamerica.com