Local Mission, Scattered Church (with Matt Oliver)
In:Dependence
English - October 05, 2023 15:38 - 31 minutes - 28.4 MB - ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsChristianity Religion & Spirituality Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
How do we balance the tasks of reaching the community God has placed us in and discipling the flock God has entrusted to us?
In this episode of In:Dependence, Adrian Reynolds (FIEC Head of National Ministries) is joined by Matt Oliver, pastor at Hardwick Baptist Church in Stockton-on-Tees, to talk about ministry in Stockton, how the community is changing, and the challenge of reaching the local community when church members often live outside of the area.
00:00 - Introduction
02:42 - Stockton-on-Tees
05:16 - Hardwick Baptist Church
12:03 - Communities becoming cross-cultural
16:58 - Local mission for a scattered congregation
22:00 - Sending the flock out to live for Christ
23:48 - Appointing a women's worker: internal and external ministry
27:50 - Prayer and support for Hardwick Baptist Church
You can see a video of this episode and get more resources for church leaders on the FIEC website.
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