Pray First, Then Go, with Rodney Elliott
What happens after the One More series ends? Doug sits down with Rodney Elliott of Pathway Church in Wichita, Kansas. Rodney launched Pathway's first campus in 2012, became executive pastor, and steps into the lead pastor role in January. Pathway was one of the first Partner Churches to beta test One More, and now in year two, Rodney shares what the first year taught them.
You'll hear about 28 days of communal prayer that brought the conviction and courage no curriculum had produced, the culture of "everyone walks with someone," the "I Was the One" panel, and a member who now leads a Bible study where 15 of the 52 women don't yet know Jesus.
Learn more about One More or schedule a conversation with Doug, Bart, or Rodney: https://www.intentionalchurches.com/one-more
TIMESTAMPS
00:00 Cold open: when keeping consumers happy short-circuits growth
00:26 Welcome and One More call to action
00:55 Rodney's journey from executive pastor to lead pastor
01:45 What a Partner Church is and why it matters
03:36 What One More is and why the work starts six months early
05:25 Personal ownership vs. the institutional mindset
06:42 Year one's deficiency: teaching isn't enough
08:49 The programmatic and behavioral church models
10:22 28 days of prayer and what God did through it
14:09 John 17, unity, and being one-aware and activated
15:17 Discipleship, evangelism, and "everyone walks with someone"
18:22 The One Aware panel and equipping groups
20:22 What happened with the three panelists
22:05 The "I Was the One" panel
24:34 How owning the mission changes the believer
28:09 Relational evangelism is above giving, serving, and groups
28:46 The Discipleship.org cohort and lessons from the global church
31:11 The upcoming experiment with Alpha USA
31:52 Rodney's encouragement: fall in love with the Great Commission
33:32 Wrap-up
#IntentionalChurches #OneMore #GreatCommission #ChurchLeadership #Prayer
You'll hear about 28 days of communal prayer that brought the conviction and courage no curriculum had produced, the culture of "everyone walks with someone," the "I Was the One" panel, and a member who now leads a Bible study where 15 of the 52 women don't yet know Jesus.
Learn more about One More or schedule a conversation with Doug, Bart, or Rodney: https://www.intentionalchurches.com/one-more
TIMESTAMPS
00:00 Cold open: when keeping consumers happy short-circuits growth
00:26 Welcome and One More call to action
00:55 Rodney's journey from executive pastor to lead pastor
01:45 What a Partner Church is and why it matters
03:36 What One More is and why the work starts six months early
05:25 Personal ownership vs. the institutional mindset
06:42 Year one's deficiency: teaching isn't enough
08:49 The programmatic and behavioral church models
10:22 28 days of prayer and what God did through it
14:09 John 17, unity, and being one-aware and activated
15:17 Discipleship, evangelism, and "everyone walks with someone"
18:22 The One Aware panel and equipping groups
20:22 What happened with the three panelists
22:05 The "I Was the One" panel
24:34 How owning the mission changes the believer
28:09 Relational evangelism is above giving, serving, and groups
28:46 The Discipleship.org cohort and lessons from the global church
31:11 The upcoming experiment with Alpha USA
31:52 Rodney's encouragement: fall in love with the Great Commission
33:32 Wrap-up
#IntentionalChurches #OneMore #GreatCommission #ChurchLeadership #Prayer
