Today Bobby and Nick sit down with two church planters in the Pacific Northwest. Derrick Fekkes is a church planter at Roots Church in Stanwood, WA. Brian MacSwan is pastor of Legacy Church in Bellingham, WA.
These men are faithful stewards of the gospel of Jesus Christ. They share some of their struggles, their heart for ministry and God’s provision in the church planting process.
Tom Kohl, retired judge in WA county, join Bobby and Nick today for an interview. After the murder of his daughter in 2006, Tom wrote a book and the doors were opened for him to begin speaking in prisons in Oregon and around the country This eventually led to the idea of placing a fully accredited college program in prison.
Speaking this week about the community of the church, Bobby and Nick discuss different ways we are called to live life together, serving and ministering to one another. God calls a people to be His bride, His body - to be united in Christ with God and each other. This is seen all throughout scripture leading us to the understanding that as members of God’s family, we are called into community.
As a church, we must lean into and work towards community together. But that’s not always easy.
After completing the series on Calvinism, the guys have a short conversation concerning missions. One of the common misconceptions about Calvinist is that there is no need for missions. Talking through that today, they share their convictions about mission and what each of their local churches are actively doing in light of the gospel.
In our culture today we often see evangelism carried out in two primary ways: sharing the gospel with our words, while our actions demonstrate a different belief system or letting our actions ‘speak for themselves’ and thus insufficiently share the complete work of Christ with our mouths. However, the bible holds the tension that both our actions and our words are each an essential and important part of our witness as we seek to share Christ with the world.
We often complicate what it means to live the Christian life. What if we understood that God is calling us to be a people who understand that everywhere we go the presence of God is with us and He is working through us in many different ways?
Do you realize that you are part of an unstoppable force? (Matthew 16) We the church are moving forward. We the church are taking ground. We the church are moving out into the community. And there should be great joy in that.
How do we pray for ourselves and for the church?
Pray that we are willing to engage with others about the gospel. Pray that we would be filled with joy concerning the church. Pray that we would be filled with humility and grace.
Bobby Gaither and Nick Jackson interview and engage with Chris Gorman, a pastor to the pastors, about the church and what he sees God doing in the church today.
It seems like such a simple question, but many people (even pastors!) have trouble articulating the gospel.
What is the gospel? Is it relevant to our everyday lives?
Why is it so important that we articulate the gospel on a daily basis? Why is it important to preach the gospel to ourselves? To others? Why do we need to be immersed in the gospel?
These questions (and more!) are addressed over the course of this episode.
Join Bobby and Nick as they discuss the nuances of the gospel and be reminded of the worth and glory of God.
