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Gary Moritz and Friends
Welcome to The Church Vitality Podcast, a digital arm of The Church Vitality Network. This podcast is hosted by Dr. Gary Moritz and today's leaders in Church Revitalization. Each podcast is designed to help you think and grow in your leadership.
Total 48 episodes
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13/08/2024

Mark Dennison - Breaking Free from Addiction and Revitalizing Your Church

On this Podcast, Gary sits down with Dr. Mark Dennison in the studio to discuss a big elephant in the room that hinders vitality and revitalization. Whether you're a pastor fighting for your integrity, a church leader looking to revitalize your congregation, or an individual battling addiction, this episode is your lifeline to freedom! "The truth is, 62% of men in our churches are viewing pornography every week. It's time we addressed this elephant in the room!" Mark Dennison Bio, D.Min. • Founder of There's Still Hope, a national sexual addiction recovery ministry • Former senior pastor for 31 years • Church planter, NBA chaplain for the Houston Rockets, and university board chairman • Master's in Addiction Recovery • Certified PSAP (Pastoral Sex Addiction Professional) • Active member of the American Association of Christian Counselors • Author of nine books on recovery, including: o "Porn in the Pew" o "A 90-Day Recovery Guide" o "365 Days to Sexual Integrity" o "Porn-Free in 40 Days" Professional Experience • Works with C3 Global Network • Serves as Recovery Pastor for Fellowship Church in Grapevine, Texas • Frequent contributor to Covenant Eyes • Doctoral thesis on church assimilation • Planted a church in 1984. Topics discussed 1. Why do churches get "stuck"? 2. Keys to church growth and revitalization 3. Common factors among successful churches 4. Common mistakes pastors make 5. Maintaining personal integrity and sexual purity for pastors 6. The seriousness of pornography and sex addiction within the church 7. Addressing the issue of 62% of men in church actively viewing pornography Services Offered 1. 1:1 Mentoring o Personalized weekly one-hour sessions o Materials to support recovery 2. Advanced Training o Leveraging Mark's extensive education and certifications o Beth's certifications as Life Coach and AASAT-certified Partner Recovery Coach 3. Specialized Approach o Tailored recovery plans for individuals and couples 4. Couple-Based Support o Combined experiences and training to help couples 5. Church Assistance o Preventative help and guidance for churches o Support for dealing with church staff struggles 6. Pastor-Specific Help o Specialized mentoring and confidential support for clergy o Includes recovery plans for ministers' wives Additional Resource There's Still Hope Ministry • Founded by Mark and Beth Denison  Website: https://www.theresstillhope.org  One Minute Recovery Emails: https://www.theresstillhope.org/recovery-minute Sign up and connect with Mark through the There's Still Hope website for more information and support.
19m
30/04/2024

Starting a Vitality Movement with Eric Creekmore

In this Episode, Gary Interviews Eric Creekmore about his unique leadership system of training multipliers in the Austin, Texas, Area Where are you finding your leaders? That question seems to be getting asked with increasing frequency. And it's getting asked without many good answers in reply. What if there was a way to build a pipeline within your church that produced vitality leaders and church planters, consistently, over time? Hill Country Bible Church has planted 40 churches and has transitioned their methodology to building an internal pipeline. Eric Creekmore, the Church Planting Director for Hill Country Bible Church Austin, joins us to discuss how they are identifying, developing, and launching church planters from within their own congregation. Eric oversees planter identification, development, and church launch at Hill Country. He also leads the Saturate Austin Institute, which equips people biblically, theologically, and practically to live on mission in Austin. Eric serves on the board of the Association of Hill Country Churches, a network of multiplying churches committed to catalyzing a movement of reproducing churches in the city. Prior to his time at Hill Country, he planted and pastored a church in the Dallas area for seven years. Before entering vocational ministry, Eric served twelve years on active duty as an F/A-18 Hornet pilot in the US Marine Corps, deploying twice for combat. He's a graduate of Dallas Theological Seminary. Eric is married to Heather, and they have four children; Zach, Kaitlyn, Trevor, and Drew. Join us as Eric shares the unique leadership system they've developed at Hill Country Bible Church to raise up and multiply church planters from within their own congregation. You can contact Eric at HCBC
32m
12/12/2023

Measuring with a New Score Card in Church Revitalization

In this episode, Gary continues the discussion with Jim Randall from Auxano and continues the discussion with the five irreducible questions of leadership, particularly how it fits in with church revitalization. We discussed measuring the inputs, outcomes, and impacts and the scorecard that churches should be measuring. We discuss how many outcomes or output results should a church have, along with how a pastor/ministry leader crafts a set of outcomes that will help change what their church is currently measuring. Free Resources:  About Jim Randall As a Lead Navigator for Auxano, Jim Randall has guided churches and evangelical organizations nationwide as a “vision strategist.” He brings a breadth of leadership and church growth knowledge from his proficiency in coaching pastors and leaders in organizational clarity, ministry alignment, and team synergy. Jim has demonstrated achievement as a strategic thinker with a unique ability to bring a group of people to a deep sense of personal ownership and passion. His churches have ranged from 200 to 15,000, and leader of associations, state conventions, and global denominations. In addition to consulting, Jim serves as the Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Auxano. He is solely responsible for leading the rapidly growing team of Navigators and the firm's day-to-day operations. His education includes a Master of Arts in Religious Education from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and a B.S. in Religion from Liberty University. Jim lives in Merritt Island, Florida, with his wife. They have one adult son who lives in Alexandria, VA. Contact: [email protected] Website: https://auxano.com
27m
28/11/2023

Building Teams in Church Revitalization with Peyton Jones

In this Episode, Gary chats with Peyton Jones, Founder of New Breed ministries. Peyton shared his insights and advice on identifying potential team members, building interchangeable teams, and honoring existing leaders when taking on a church revitalization project. About Peyton Jones:Peyton Jones is the author of the best-selling church planting textbook Church Plantology: The Art and Science of Planting Churches (Zondervan 2021), Reaching The Unreached: Becoming Raiders Of The Lost Art (Zondervan 2017), and Church Zero: Raising 1st Century Churches From The Ashes Of The 21st Century (David C. Cook 2013). He has hosted multiple podcasts: Church Planter Podcast, The Ministry Ninja Podcast, The Team Leadership Podcast, and the Church Plantology Podcast. Peyton is the CEO of NewBreed Training, which serves various networks, organizations, and denominations to provide cutting edge training for kingdom expansion. He has served various denominations, including the North American Mission Board (NAMB), to establish church planting curriculum and establish training centers throughout North America. Peyton’s extensive ministry includes catalyzing and training thousands of leaders worldwide and on-the-ground planting in 3 continents. Peyton is passionate about changing the conversation on church planting and establishing a “teach-back” from the developing world to the West. Peyton received his MA in Theology: Pastoral Studies in 2010 from W.E.S.T. in the UK and has taught both Old Testament and Church Planting at the graduate level at two different Universities. He was the evangelist at Dr. D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones’s historic “Sandfields” church and assisted in planting their first daughter church in 2001. Peyton currently lives in Southern California with his family. Connect with Peyton at newbreedtraining.comAnd listen to him on his many podcasts.THE CHURCH PLANTOLOGY PODCASTTEAM LEADERSHIP PODCASTCHURCH PLANTER PODCAST Highlights from the show: Leadership and personal growth. (1:06)Team leadership in church revitalization context. (5:12)Building a team for pastors to avoid burnout and loneliness. (10:11)Leadership development and identifying potential team members. (15:03)Building a team in a church revitalization context. (19:13)Church revitalization and leadership. (25:19)
22m