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[Bonus Episode] Asheville: Serving Through Disaster
Jeanette Staats | 4 Nov 2024
In this special bonus episode, we explore stories from North Carolina following hurricanes and flooding. Fresh Expressions leader Luke Edwards shares how churches—especially new and organic expressions—have been uniquely positioned to serve their neighbors in crisis.
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Coop’s Soup with Cristin Cooper
Jeanette Staats | 28 Oct 2024
In this episode, Heather Jallad and Cristin Cooper discuss the journey of leaving her church job and explore building community through sharing a bowl of soup.
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Dinner Church as a Planting Strategy with Don Ross
Jeanette Staats | 21 Oct 2024
In this interview, you’ll hear Don Ross share about how Dinner Churches have provided a new church planting path for the Northwest Ministry Network.
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The Church is a Gift with Mike Moynagh
Jeanette Staats | 14 Oct 2024
In this episode, we hear from Mike Moynagh (one of the founding voices of the original Fresh Expressions movement) on how loneliness is experienced in the UK and how a church is transformed when it is treated like a gift given to bless the world.
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Changing the Face of a Denomination with David Brakke
Jeanette Staats | 7 Oct 2024
In this interview, you’ll hear David Brakke reflect not only on the success of this journey but also on the unique difficulties they continue to face.
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Full Community for the Formerly Homeless with Gabrielle Clowdus
Jeanette Staats | 30 Sep 2024
In this episode, you’ll hear from Gabrielle Clowdus of Settled, a movement to help churches develop permanent supportive tiny home villages designed to address long-term homelessness.
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Ditching “Church Plant” for Dinner Church Brad Andres
Jeanette Staats | 23 Sep 2024
In this episode, you will see why some leaders, like Brad Andres, are looking for a “mission-first” approach to starting communities of faith.
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Building Community by Breaking Bread with Kendall Vanderslice
Jeanette Staats | 16 Sep 2024
In this interview, Kendall Vanderslice shares how her passion for baking and sharing meals has helped her overcome loneliness and dive into Christian community.
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Small Churches in Tough Towns with Beckie Adams
Jeanette Staats | 9 Sep 2024
In this episode, you'll hear from Beckie Adams, a Dinner Church leader in rural New Mexico.
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Transformational Community with the Incarcerated with Victor Glover
Jeanette Staats | 2 Sep 2024
In this episode you’ll hear how Victor Glover worked with God to love, serve, and build community in an unexpected place.
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From Four Visitors to Two Churches with Megan Monterrosa
Jeanette Staats | 26 Aug 2024
Megan Monterrosa is on staff at the Grove Church in Marysville, Washington where she leads a Dinner Church called The Neighborhood.
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Finding Belonging with David Kim
Jeanette Staats | 19 Aug 2024
In this episode, David Kim of Made to Belong helps us explore what it takes to build a community of belonging.