Micro Church, House Church, Simple Church. What’s the Difference?

It is becoming increasingly popular for churches to pioneer new models of “micro church”. You may know them by various names, but these intentionally simple, streamlined expressions of the church are often small, volunteer-led, and casual. Could this be the answer for post-congregational Christians?

In this episode of the Everyday Disciple Podcast, Caesar is joined by Gino Curcuruto, as they discuss these new micro church experiences. Are they all the same thing with different names, or are there real, important differences and goals behind each?

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Missional Community: Neighborhood or Network?

When making disciples in community, a common strategy question arises: Should we have a Missional Community that is only neighborhood-based, or should we start a Missional Community that’s relationally network-based?

In this episode, Caesar lays out the advantages and disadvantages of both neighborhood and networked-based approaches to community building. And the importance of creating organized and organic rhythms whichever way you go.

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Restarting Your Missional Community Rhythms

Our best intentions don’t always stay that intentional, and the stuff of life (plus this past year of social distancing) has derailed even our best efforts at living together in a missional community.

In this episode of the Everyday Disciple Podcast, Caesar will give you a few simple, intentional rhythms that you can dive into that will make all the difference, and get you and your community back on track.

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Disciple Making: 10 Things That May Be Stopping You

As the Church, it’s pretty common to assume the things we’ve seen as barriers to discipleship and life in community are unique to our own context, neighborhood, or circumstances. That’s just not true!

In this episode of the Everyday Disciple Podcast, Caesar talks about 10 things that may be keeping you and the folks in your church from making disciples and really living on mission with God in everyday life.

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Stop Waiting! Bloom Where You’re Planted

With all of the changes we’ve seen in life over the past several months, many people I know have sort of stalled in their disciple-making and living life on mission. Everything is different and many seem to have lost their way and are feeling a bit stuck. Waiting…

In this episode of the Everyday Disciple Podcast, Caesar gives you 7 things to help get you unstuck, be encouraged, and start to bloom where you’re planted.

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Looking Back To Move Our Church Forward

Church leaders are navigating great changes and conflict today. It may be the way forward requires a serious look back at the patterns and promises of Jesus.

In this episode of the Everyday Disciple Podcast, Caesar shares a good bit of his own story on how God moved him from traditional vocational church ministry to living a life on mission. This will encourage you not to despise the day of small beginnings!

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