Reinventing Church all Episodes with AI Transcript

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Derek Sanford

Follow one church's journey as they depart from modern church growth trends and reinvent themselves by equipping everyday Christians to live out their faith in real life. Find episodes and show notes at www.dereksanford.com/reinventingchurch

Total 12 episodes

11. How can the church help marketplace leaders? | HOW to leave a church | A trick to aligning teams around core values

In this episode we react to the birth of Derek's first grandchild Ruby Jude! Derek offers 3 principles for HOW to leave a church. Then guest Mark Becker, an administrator at a large public high school, talks about his experience with the recent leadership intensive with a disciple-making bent. Finally, Danielle and Derek have a meltdown as they try to discuss aligning teams around Core Values. For full show notes visit: https://dereksanford.com/reinventingchurch

48:1325/11/2024

10. EQ in Discipleship and Leadership | Why to leave a church | And Derek’s PTSD over Annual Meetings

In this episode Danielle quizzes Derek on real Bible verses vs. AI pretenders. They explore good and bad reasons to leave a church. Then guest Pastor Justin Bleuer discusses the importance of EQ in ministry. And finally they reflect on the good and bad of annual meetings and Derek's lingering PTSD.For full show notes visit: https://dereksanford.com/reinventingchurch

01:04:1418/11/2024

9. Discipleship in Different Sized Churches | Why don’t we do verse-by-verse preaching only?| What true ownership looks like on a team.

In this episode Derek and Danielle discuss favorite vacation spots. They wrestle with the inbox question about why doesn’t our church always preach verse by verse through the bible? Then we're joined by special guest Dr. Dan Nichols to talk about Pursuing discipleship in different-sized churches, and finally helping teams to own organizational change. For full show notes visit: https://dereksanford.com/reinventingchurch

01:08:2811/11/2024

8. Pursuing your calling in different seasons of life | Why does hell exist? | Reflections on our first discipleship orientation class

In this episode Derek and Danielle have another local theater experience to discuss. They also tackle a deep question from the pastor's inbox about the existence of hell. Then longtime pastor Mike Watson discusses his calling from the Jesus Movement days, through the megachurch era, and how he's helping struggling fathers in his retirement. Finally, they have some initial experiences with the new discipleship orientation exeprience at Grace. For full show notes visit: https://dereksanford.com/reinventingchurch

53:1004/11/2024

7. Understanding Your Church’s Local Predicament | Why do we do video preaching? | The launch of a new find-your-calling experience

In this episode Danielle and Derek talk about the difference between sportsy families and artsy families. They discuss the merits and struggles with video preaching. Then guest Aaron Lundberg talks about how churches and individuals can define and address the local predicaments in their community. Finally, they talk about Derek's nervous launch of a new "find your calling" experience. For full show notes visit: https://dereksanford.com/reinventingchurch

01:04:3028/10/2024

6. Redefining what it means to be “Called to Ministry” | Should the church tell people how to vote? | The rise and fall of vision Sunday

In this episode, after talking about their top 10 movies, Derek and Danielle get into the great American debate about how people should vote. Then, guest Andrea Bierer talks about an upside-down way of thinking about pursuing your calling in the workplace. Finally, we reflect on the good and the bad aspects of our recent vision on Sunday. For full show notes visit: https://dereksanford.com/reinventingchurch

01:04:0121/10/2024

5: How can churches measure the right things? | Is it a sin to buy and sell things in the church lobby? | Reminding people of the "why"

In this episode we discuss buying and selling things inside the church and wouldn’t Jesus be flipping over some tables? Then we welcome Pastor Scott Michel to the podcast to discuss sports medicine, outcome measures, and how these experiences can help to measure discipleship in the church. Finally, Derek and Danielle discuss the importance of finding the “why” when meetings go off the rails! For full show notes visit: https://dereksanford.com/reinventingchurch

52:0414/10/2024

4: The Church as a Training Center | Why won’t the church announce my favorite cause? | Levels of Learning

In this episode Derek and Danielle talk about their personal coffee journeys, and answer some tough email questions about why the church doesn’t include every cause or ministry in their weekend announcements. The main conversation with Pastor Sarah Burtt focuses on the adjustments needed to make the church a training center and not just a teaching center. At the end Danielle and Derek reflect on a recent misstep and the proper order in which to innovate. For full show notes visit: https://dereksanford.com/reinventingchurch

55:3307/10/2024

3: Is loud worship music unspiritual? | How to know if God has released you to move on to something new | and Piloting new things.

In this episode we'll talk about why kids these days like their worship music so loud. The main conversation with Pastor Stephen Hay centers on how to know when it’s time to move on from a ministry and when it's time to stay and double down. We also reflect on the importance of piloting new things before rolling them out. Bonus: we get breaking news on Derek's preferred grandpa name. For full show notes visit: https://dereksanford.com/reinventingchurch

51:1230/09/2024

2: Should we sing worship songs from churches we don’t agree with | How to know if it’s time to make big changes at your church | Setting short-term goals

In this episode, Derek and Danielle dive into some NFL and Swifties controversy, we cover why we sing songs that come out of churches that we might not totally agree with theologically, how to know when it’s time to reinvent YOUR church, and a look at how we’re setting short-term goals to accomplish big things at Grace. For full show notes, visit: https://dereksanford.com/reinventingchurch

53:4016/09/2024

1: CS Lewis or Taylor Swift | Do Christians have to side with Israel? | 5 mind-shifts about Re-Inventing Church | How to design LOVE in

In this episode Danielle tests Derek to see if he can tell the difference between Taylor Swift song lyrics and quotes from his favorite author, CS Lewis. They also tackle the hot topic of how to respond to people in the church who believe that the church should be more focused on the events happening in Israel that they currently are. Are Christians obligated by their faith to support Israel no matter what the cost? Then Derek reflects on 5 Mind-Shifting insights about Reinventing church that he’s learned over the past year of strategizing about a whole-church overhaul. Finally, they talk about a recent church baptism experience and consider what it might look like for churches to design love into all they do.For full show notes visit: https://dereksanford.com/reinventingchurch

34:4609/09/2024

INTRODUCTION | Reinventing Church

Join Derek Sanford and Danielle Hartland as they kick off the Reinventing Church podcast, exploring their church’s shift from an attractional model to a disciple-making ministry.

11:3506/09/2024