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Creating an Irresistible Staff Culture, with Tracy Bowen | S6E5
For this final episode of 2024, Erin and Doug sit down with First Orlando’s Tracy Bowen to talk staff culture and how to create an irresistible cultural environment ba...
Pursuing Greater Alignment on Staff Teams, with Larry Kelley | S6E4
Larry Kelley has been with New Hope Church in Houston Texas for 16 years now, and in that time he’s seen the church go from a small group gathered in a YMCA auditorium...
Relational Evangelism in the Digital Church, with Mark Lutz | S6E3
The COVID-19 pandemic significantly altered the way we view online church, but where most churches have gone back to physical services, some decided to go all-in on th...
Making Mission the Main Thing, with Travis Kaiser | S6E2
Most, if not all, churches have a mission that drives what they do, but how often are we making radical alignment to that mission the main thing? Today on The Intentio...
Inviting the Ones, with Mark Weigt | S06.E01
Welcome to season 6 of The Intentional Churches podcast! For this season of the podcast, we’re talking all about inviting and preparing for that next big event on your...
Intentional versus Unintentional Churches, with Bart Rendel | S05.E10
On the final episode of season 5, Erin and Doug invite Intentional Churches’ president and co-founder, Bart Rendel, to the show to outline the differences between inte...
Ministering to the One and the Ninety-nine, with Brian Hunt and Heather Mahoney | S05.E09
This week on The Intentional Churches podcast, Doug and Erin sit down with Mission Church’s Sarah Cole. Sarah serves as the Ventura, CA church’s welcome team lead—focu...
Welcoming in the Ones, with Sarah Cole | S05.E08
This week on The Intentional Churches podcast, Doug and Erin sit down with Mission Church’s Sarah Cole. Sarah serves as the Ventura, CA church’s welcome team lead—focu...
Discipling Gen-Z, with Grant Skeldon | S05.E07
Reaching the next generation is a concern for any institution, especially the church. With Gen-Z leaving traditional religion in droves, how do we disciple this next g...
The Power of Going First, with Haley Malone | S05.E06
First Orlando’s Haley Malone never envisioned herself in ministry, but little did this former math teacher and volleyball coach know, she was already doing ministry ju...
Mobilizing Personal Discipleship, with Duane Roberts | S05.E05
Radical alignment with The Great Commission is a great goal to shoot for, but how do we actually take discipleship and make it personal? On this week’s episode of The ...
Combatting Christian Consumerism, with Chris Palmer | S05.E04
For this week’s episode of The Intentional Churches podcast, Doug sits down with Chris Palmer, dean of ministry and theology at Southeastern University in Lakeland, Fl...
Dismantling the Institutional Mindset, with Chad Booher | S05.E03
A church can be considered an “institution” but that doesn’t mean our churches should have institutional mindsets focused on programs over people. For today’s conversa...
Radical Alignment with The Great Commission w/ Rodney Elliot | S05.E02
Erin and Doug are back for this week’s episode of The Intentional Churches podcast, sitting down with executive pastor Rodney Elliot to talk radical alignment with The...
Battling through Misalignment | S05.E01
Welcome to season 5 of The Intentional Churches podcast! This season we’re talking all about how to radically align our churches and leaders around the promises of Scr...
God’s Faithfulness in the Midst of Battles, featuring Pastor Clint Nolder | IC Conference Bonus Episode
To close up season 4 of The Intentional Churches podcast, we’re releasing another bonus episode from our Intentional Churches Conference 2024, this time featuring our ...
What do Non-Christians Think about Jesus? | IC Conference Bonus Episode
We’re wrapping up season 4 of the Intentional Churches podcast with a few bonus episodes from the 2024 Intentional Churches Conference! This first bonus episode comes ...
Recruiting and Caring for the Next Volunteers | S04.E08
On this week’s episode of Intentional Churches Doug and Erin are joined by Jill Gillie, executive director of campus ops and projects at Eastside Christian Church in O...
Navigating Politics in our Neighborhoods | S04.E07
Welcome back to this week’s episode of The Intentional Churches podcast! We’re continuing our discussion on preparing for the push come November that is the 2024 elect...
Navigating Politics from the Pulpit | S04.E06
With election season ramping up and all the political turmoil we’ve experienced as a country in the last few weeks, it’s no wonder church leaders are talking about how...
Planning for Physical Expansion without Sacrificing the Vision | S04.E05
What do we as ministry leaders do when our facilities begin to run out of space? Should we immediately begin a building campaign, or are there other creative ways to s...
Practicing What You Preach: Prioritizing Mental Health | S04.E04
On this week’s episode of The Intentional Churches podcast, we’re continuing to talk about how we prepare well for that next big “push” in ministry—specifically how to...
Overcoming the Fear of Neglecting the 99 To Reach The One | S04.E03
In this episode, Erin and Doug welcome Holly Gillespie to discuss the importance of designing church systems and processes with the one in mind. They spotlight the nee...
We'll Be Back Next Week!
Just a quick break for July 4th. We hope you have a wonderful week and we can't wait to jump back into Season 4 with you next Tuesday. See you soon!
Generational Differences And The Evolution Of Church Leadership | S04.E02
In this episode, Erin and Doug discuss the evolution of church leadership and the shift in mindset between different generations. They specifically focus on the pros a...
Understanding Your Church's Relational Reach Zone | S04.E01
Welcome to season 4! This season is all about helping you prepare for your church's next big push! In this fist episode Erin & Doug talk with Bart Rendel on the conce...
How Do I Manage Stress And Avoid Burnout? | S03.E10
In this last episode of Season 3 Erin and Doug are joined by Mitch Harrison to discuss church leadership challenges, focusing on the critical issue of burnout. Mitch s...
How Can We Achieve Strategic Alignment? | S03.E09
In this episode Erin and Doug discuss strategic alignment in church leadership with guest Allie Bryant. Allie, a Strategic Alignment Executive at Trader's Point Christ...
How Can Our Church Integrate With Our Community? | S03.E08
Bishop Derrick McRae, Senior Pastor at The Experience Christian Center in Orlando, Florida sits down with Erin and Doug to share insights on how churches can better in...
How Can The Church Grow And Not Lose It's Vision? | S03.E07
Erin and Doug talk through the topic of church growth and how to navigate it without losing sight of the church's vision and mission. They discuss the importance of no...