"Everybody ends up somewhere in life, few people end up somewhere on purpose"

In this episode, we talk about developing and living your personal vision. Jono and Caleb share practical insight around this 5 step process that has transformed their lives to living on purpose.

“Vision is the art of seeing what is invisible to others” - Jonathon Swift

In this episode, Jono and Caleb have a great discussion around the topic of 'Life-Giving Vision.' They share insight into what they've learnt over many years of leading and give practical keys on how we as leaders can grow to see what God sees, receive it, define it and communicate it!

"If people do as I do, where will they end up?"

In this episode, Jono and Caleb discuss the second characteristic of Life-Giving Leadership, around the topic of 'Life-Giving Example.' They share insight into the Benefits of leading with life giving example from their many years of leading and give practical keys on how we as leaders can give people a life giving pattern to imitate, or copy.

"Some discipleship is done in a crowd, a lot is done in a small group, but profound discipleship is done one on one."

In this episode, Jono and Caleb discuss the third characteristic of Life-giving Leadership, around the topic of 'Life-Giving Coaching.' How great coaches walk with people on their leadership or discipleship God journey.

"We don’t change the message but the method!"

For our last episode in our 5 part Life-Giving Leadership series, Jono and Caleb unpack the importance of "Life-Giving Innovation" and how as leaders it is imperative for us to create an environment where we challenge methods, techniques, and ideas to add value to the timeless life changing message of Jesus.

"Culture is a garden to cultivate not a battle to win".

In this episode we begin a new series of discussions called “Life-Giving Kingdom Cultures”. What we want to do in these discussions is define the Kingdom cultures that we are called to cultivate at Gardn Church. These cultures will grow you and your ministry, glorify God and build a dynamic flourishing Church.

“We are responsive, passionate, and alive to God, people, and the lost.”

Culture carries the vision that God entrusted to us in our ministries. In this second podcast episode in the Kingdom Culture series, we want to begin drilling down on 4 kingdom cultures that we desire to cultivate at Gardn Church.

The first kingdom culture we want to highlight is PASSION.

"We love what we do and who we get to do it with".

In the previous episodes we have laid a foundation of the kingdom cultures that we want to carry as a church - influence and passion. Today we are discussing the very important culture of joy.

There is nothing more attractive or contagious than JOY!

"We are unafraid to believe for and attempt great things with God".

There are many cultures in Gods kingdom, but we believe if we concentrate on these 5, we will be a whole lot closer to becoming who we believe God wants us to be as a church.

The culture that we want to discuss today is Faith.

Faith activates miracles, salvation, the ministry gifts, the baptism in the Holy Spirit, a move of God's spirit.

"We choose best over good".

We have discussed four Kingdom cultures that are important to us a church: Influence, Passion, Joy, Faith, and today we are speaking about the Kingdom culture of excellence.

Excellence is not just a cool business idea, or a modern Church concept but a Kingdom culture. It is a virtue of the Kingdom of God.

“Discipleship is Jesus’ last command and our first priority”.

The Great Commission is great in size, great in challenge, and great in outcome. This is the very core of God’s heart and central to our mandate as believers.

"Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit"

Discipleship at its core is about firstly engaging with people that don't yet know Jesus.

“It is not enough to engage the lost. If we want to make disciples, we must ESTABLISH people in biblical foundations.“

If we want to make strong disciples, we must establish them into what Jesus has done (Jesus’ work) into how to follow Jesus (Jesus’ way) and into Godly relationships (Jesus’ community).

“So Christ Himself gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the pastors and teachers, to equip His people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up…”

The Biblical job description for professional ministers— apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors, and teachers—is to EQUIP believers to minister, then get out of their way.

"When Jesus had called the Twelve together, He gave them power and authority to drive out all demons and to cure diseases, and he sent them out to preach the kingdom of God and to heal the sick."

So far in this series we have covered:
-Engaging with people and culture
-Establishing people in Biblical foundations
-Equipping believers for minister

Today we conclude this series as we discuss - "Empowering Disciples to Make Disciples".