Episodes

Wednesday Jan 26, 2022
Wednesday Jan 26, 2022
It’s important that we clean up our own ranks. Do you oppose critical theory? Good! Do you oppose it in a way that is unbecoming of the Lord’s servant? (2 Timothy 2:24)

Thursday Jan 20, 2022
Episode 66: A Little Help From Our Friends: Brooks Buser on Multiplying Movements
Thursday Jan 20, 2022
Thursday Jan 20, 2022
In this episode, we interview Brooks Buser of Radius International. We ask Brooks if our critics are right: Have we been too severe in our assessment of multiplying movements? Tune in for another perspective from a trusted voice on missions to the glory of God.

Wednesday Jan 05, 2022
Episode 65: Should The Gospel Offend Muslims?
Wednesday Jan 05, 2022
Wednesday Jan 05, 2022
In this episode, we interact with criticisms of Sean's quote in the film, American Gospel, "If a pastor can preach in such a way that a Muslim can sit in that audience and not be offended— then he is not preaching the gospel of Christ and Christ crucified." What do those on social media have to say about the offense of the gospel, and how do these views line up with scripture?

Friday Dec 17, 2021
Episode 64: Are Church Planting Movements Actually Planting Churches?
Friday Dec 17, 2021
Friday Dec 17, 2021
Missions: How the Local Church Goes Global by Andy Johnson https://www.9marks.org/books/missions/

Wednesday Nov 03, 2021
Episode 63: Obedience-Based Discipleship: Is it Biblical?
Wednesday Nov 03, 2021
Wednesday Nov 03, 2021
Church Planting Movement practitioners teach a form of inductive bible study that emphasizes obedience to Jesus above all else. This "Obedience-based Discipleship" is said to counter a "knowledge-based discipleship" that plagues the Western church, while producing genuine Christians. But is this claim true? More importantly, is OBD faithful to scripture? Continuing our series on multiplying movements, we offer a critique of this pervasive methodology.

Thursday Sep 23, 2021
Episode 62: What Caused the Sexual Revolution? Ft. Carl Trueman
Thursday Sep 23, 2021
Thursday Sep 23, 2021
The sexual revolution did not cause the sexual revolution. In this week's episode, Sean and Russell interview Carl Truman and beg him to help us make sense of his book The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self.

Wednesday Aug 11, 2021
Episode 61: Person of Peace: Is it Biblical?
Wednesday Aug 11, 2021
Wednesday Aug 11, 2021
Church Planting Movement practitioners teach missionaries to look for the "Person of Peace." These individuals, they claim, act as Spirit-prepared gatekeepers to non-Christian communities. But is this concept taught to us in scripture, as they claim? Continuing our series on multiplying movements, we offer a critique of this pervasive methodology.

Tuesday Jul 20, 2021
Episode 60: Did We Get Church Planting Movements Wrong?
Tuesday Jul 20, 2021
Tuesday Jul 20, 2021
Have we slandered those who use Church Planting Movement methodologies? In this episode, we discuss the feedback we've gotten on our current series. Why are some of our listeners telling us that our description of multiplying movements is accurate, while others are telling us we've attacked a straw man? Listen to find out.

Wednesday Jul 07, 2021
Episode 59: The History of Church Planting Movements (Part 2)
Wednesday Jul 07, 2021
Wednesday Jul 07, 2021

Thursday Jun 10, 2021
Episode 58: The History of Church Planting Movements (Part 1)
Thursday Jun 10, 2021
Thursday Jun 10, 2021
Where do Church Planting Movements and Disciple Movement paradigms originate? While these terms may be new, many of the ideas behind them aren't. In this episode, we trace the theological roots of Multiplying Movements back to the advocates of revivalism in the 19th century.
Books mentioned: Conversion, by Michael Lawrence: https://www.9marks.org/books/conversion/
Missions, by Andy Johnson: https://9marks.myshopify.com/collections/building-healthy-churches-series/products/missions