Making Guests Feel Like Family

Guests never do any work or preparation; family members always pitch in. We try and impress guests with our hospitality; family members expect to be “part of the flow” and help themselves to whatever they need. Are you treating people like guests or like family?

In this episode of the Everyday Disciple Podcast, we ask the question: do the people coming to your church service each week, and the folks coming into your home, feel more like guests or like part of the family? Caesar is joined by his wife, Tina, to share how and why you can help everyone feel like true brothers and sisters.

In This Episode You’ll Learn:

  • Why treating everyone like family is a picture of the Gospel.
  • What people really need… and it’s NOT your perfectly clean house.
  • How our Sunday services can help people feel like family rather than visitors or guests.
  • How our language reveals our true heart and intentions in all of this.

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Making Guests Feel Like Family

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Beyond Judgment: Radically Accepting Sinners

Often we let others’ sins define them and divide us. But our ongoing involvement and relationships, especially with those we think of as “sinners”, begin with our own profound grasp of God’s grace.

In this episode of the Everyday Disciple Podcast, we’ll see why Jesus came to be called a friend of sinners. And I’ll share the journey we’ve been on to earn that same moniker for ourselves as we make disciples where we live.

In This Episode You’ll Learn:

  • The #1 thing we have in common with everyone else in life.
  • How to know if you’re a “clean” sinner or a “dirty” sinner.
  • Why Jesus hung out with the outsiders and why we want to as well.
  • How I came to be known as the Pub Pastor. 😄

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Beyond Judgment: Radically Accepting Sinners

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Cigars, Theology & Discipleship

To disciple someone in all aspects of life requires a deliberate level of intentionality. It is essential to engage in everyday activities together and integrate discipleship and training into these ordinary moments.

This week on the Everyday Disciple Podcast, we talk about a form of discipleship that includes cigars, fireplaces, and maybe an occasional glass of fine spirits. Some of you will LOVE this… some will be freaked out!

In This Episode You’ll Learn:

  • A little about the environment that Jesus discipled in. (Hint: it was never a classroom.)
  • Why it’s vital to disciple and model the gospel in normal rhythms of life.
  • Caesar and Heath’s personal experience and model for doing “Cigars & Theology” as a part of their community life and discipleship.
  • Alternatives that may work better in your church and context.

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Cigars, Theology & Discipleship

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Cultivating Discipleship in Family Rhythms

Everyone I know feels maxed out on their schedules with the commitments they already have. Yet we are all living with a rhythm that provides one of the most valuable and recurring opportunities for discipleship in our families: Dinner.

This week on the Everyday Disciple Podcast, we show you how to re-tool and repurpose your Family Dinner Nights in a way that will make them fun, more focused, and a perfect way to engage in discipleship and missional rhythms as a family—naturally.

In This Episode You’ll Learn:

  • How few families are eating meals (with intention) together these days.
  • What you’re missing out on if you are not having special family dinner nights.
  • Why your mealtimes are the best opportunity for discipleship as a family.
  • Step-by-step help to make Family Dinner Nights an amazing part of your discipleship and an ongoing legacy.

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Cultivating Discipleship in Family Rhythms

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Rabbit Colonies and Trojan Elephants w/ Dan Grider

Imagine having two pairs of animals—a pair of rabbits and a pair of elephants. Both male and female. After 36 months, you’ll have three elephants due to their lengthy gestation period. However, during the same period, the rabbit population would multiply into the millions. The contrast lies in the reproductive nature of rabbits, which is rapid, while elephants take a significantly longer time to reproduce.

In this episode of the Everyday Disciple Podcast, Caesar and Dan Grider delve into the implications of the Church adopting a rabbit colony mentality versus a Trojan elephant approach. This insightful discussion carries significant implications for all of us.

In This Episode You’ll Learn:

  • Whether your church is a “rabbit colony” or a “Trojan elephant”.
  • Which model Jesus initiated for disciple-making.
  • Why many ‘micro-churches’ still function with elephant DNA.
  • How relationships of trust are built that lead to new disciples.

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Rabbit Colonies and Trojan Elephants w/ Dan Grider

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Advent Week 4: We Can Experience Love Because God is Gracious

A recent survey asked, “If you could say in one word what you want more of in life, what would that be?” Very surprisingly, LOVE didn’t even make the top 10! Could it be that money and fleeting happiness have replaced the need for love in our lives?

In this episode of the Everyday Disciple Podcast, Caesar concludes the Advent Series as he talks about the truth that because God is gracious, we can experience love in the deepest ways. 

In This Episode You’ll Learn:

  • The final look at 4 eternal truths about God that transform us. (The 4 G’s)
  • Why we don’t know or understand true love in our lives and relationships.
  • How we no longer have to perform for God, and why we don’t get to.
  • Why it’s important to understand what we actually deserve from God.

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Advent Week 4: We Can Experience Love Because God is Gracious

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