035 A talk with Milt Rodriguez

Richard and Gunnar talk with long-time church planter Milt Rodriguez about what makes some organic church communities more fruitful than others.

If you’re interested in the conference mentioned in this episode, you can find out more here: http://www.tothesaints.com/event-inforegistration/

Also, if you’d like to get Milt’s free ebook about planting organic churches, click here: http://miltrodriguez.com/1185

And be sure to check out Milt’s blog!

Richard and Gunnar interview Mark and Elsa Eikema, founders of the rapidly growing De Kerklozen Facebook community: https://www.facebook.com/dekerklozen/

Richard and Gunnar tackle a tough question from one of our listeners.

Author Skeeter Wilson talks about being an American who lived outside America until he was 19, and how that affected his perspective on American Christianity and the way we do church.

You can find Skeeter’s website here: http://lensandpenspublications.com/

His book, Crossing Rivers, is on Amazon here: https://www.amazon.com/Crossing-Rivers-Agikuyu-Skeeter-Wilson/dp/0692738819/

And his book, Worthless People, is on Amazon here: https://www.amazon.com/worthless-people-Skeeter-Wilson/dp/0615904955/

Richard and Gunnar interview Temidayo “Dayo” Adeyemo, a church planter in Nigeria. Dayo not only discusses the work he’s doing with various house churches, but also shares his perspective on what it means to “disciple the nations” as Jesus commanded in Matthew 28.

Richard asks Gunnar about a very encouraging post he shared recently with the Unchurching Facebook group. If you’ve felt discouraged lately, you should definitely listen to this episode!

Richard and Gunnar interview two families who have embarked on a co-housing journey together, in order to experience continuous Christian community.

Richard and Gunnar interview Renee Roederer, a minister who organizes a meetup for Nones and Dones in Ann Arbor, Michigan: https://www.meetup.com/Nones-Dones-Building-Community-and-Friendship/

Richard and Gunnar interview former vocational pastor, Kenny Burchard, about his unchurching journey. Kenny is one of the primary contributors at ThinkTheology.org. You can find his feature page on the site here: http://thinktheology.org/author/kburchard/

Richard and Gunnar conclude their interview with Keith Giles, author of Jesus Untangled: Crucifying Our Politics to Pledge Allegiance to the Lamb. You can find out more about Keith’s book here: http://www.jesusuntangled.com

Richard and Gunnar interview Keith Giles, author of Jesus Untangled: Crucifying Our Politics to Pledge Allegiance to the Lamb. You can find out more about Keith’s book here: http://www.jesusuntangled.com

Also, check out Keith interview on Not Your Pastor’s Podcast: https://notyourpastorspodcast.com/2017/01/19/e018/

And his interview on the Halfway There podcast: http://ericnevins.com/podcast/halfwaythere/035/

Richard and Gunnar interview blogger Mark Lake about the difference between church communities that rely on a pastor to express Christ to the group, versus church communities where the group expresses Christ together.

To read the post that inspired this interview, check out Mark’s blog here: http://www.marklake.org/expressing-christ-in-organic-church/

Richard and Gunnar offer words of encouragement, joy, and hope for all believers, but especially for those who are unchurching.

In this episode, Richard and Gunnar tackle a few different questions from members of the Unchurching Facebook group. Also, we reference a roundtable discussion between Neil Cole, Jon Zens, Keith Giles, Dan Herford, and Richard Jacobson, regarding decision-making in non-institutional churches, which you can find here: https://youtu.be/bIovV6uwwpM

In this episode, Richard shares excerpts from the following podcasts:

Life Uncut: “Unchurching” with Richard Jacobson
http://lifeuncut.libsyn.com/-episode-54-richard-jacobson

Snarky Faith: UNCHURCHING PART 1
http://snarkyfaith.com/2016/11/08/unchurching-part-1/

Snarky Faith: A POST-ELECTION MESS AND UNCHURCHING PART 2
http://snarkyfaith.com/2016/11/18/post-election-mess-unchurching-part-2/

Pancake’s House: Richard Jacobson
http://www.pancakeshouse.net/pancakes-house-podcast/2016/7/19/episode-two-richard-jacobson-1

Richard and Gunnar interview Carrie Walters, regarding her amazing article for 3rdRace.org, about how to deal with offenses. You should definitely check out Carrie’s original article here: http://3rdrace.org/body-life-101-offenses/

Richard and Gunnar examine gender inequality in the church, in this second part of their interview with Jon Zens, author of What’s with Paul and Women? You can order his book here: https://www.amazon.com/Whats-Paul-Women-Jon-Zens/dp/0976522292/

In this episode, Richard and Gunnar interview Jon Zens, author of A Church Building Every 1/2 Mile: What Makes American Christianity Tick? https://www.amazon.com/Church-Building-Every-Mile-Christianity/dp/097652225X/

Jon shares some mind-blowing insights about Christ’s relationship to his church. To explore these ideas further, check out Jon’s YouTube videos here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLImBHw_HSjqjG701IbM-fA/videos?flow=grid&sort=da&view=0

Did the early church have senior pastors? Do we need senior pastors to teach us the Bible, or to help us discern sound doctrine? The answers might surprise you.

Is it rebellious to question the way we do church? And is it rebellious to leave the organized church?

We asked the 1,500+ members of the Unchurching Facebook group what question they wanted us to tackle next, and the number one answer was, “How can we spread unchurching groups around the world?”

Richard and Gunnar discuss the benefits and limitations of online community, online churches, and using technology to supplement real-world church community.

What if a husband or wife wants to unchurch, but their spouse doesn’t? Also, how do you maintain friendships with believers in the institutional church, once you start unchurching? In this episode, Richard and Gunnar interview their wives, Beth and Danielle, about these questions and more.

In this episode, Richard shares excerpts from the following podcasts:

Halfway There: Unchurching with Richard Jacobson
http://ericnevins.com/podcast/halfwaythere/015/

Not Your Pastor’s Podcast: Unchurching Part 1
https://notyourpastorspodcast.com/2016/10/14/unchurching-part-1-episode-8/

Not Your Pastor’s Podcast: Unchurching Part 2
https://notyourpastorspodcast.com/2016/10/21/unchurching-part-2-episode-9/

Outside the Walls: The Movement featuring Richard Jacobson, Author of Unchurching
https://soundcloud.com/user-784384318/episode-010-the-movement-featuring-richard-jacobson-author-of-unchurching

Inglorious Pasterds: Unchurching w/ Richard Jacobson
http://ingloriouspasterds.podbean.com/e/035-unchurching-w-richard-jacobson/

Readers of Unchurching often send emails, asking how to write, self-publish, and market their own book. This episode attempts to answer their most common questions. The resources mentioned can be found at: http://www.unchurching.com/publishing