Watch our Live Sermons every Sunday morning at 10:30am by searching "Flipside Christian Church" on Youtube or go to "flipside.church" See more of Flipside Christian Church by going to our website at "http://www.flipside.church/media/" or download our app by searching "Flipside Christian Church" in the Google Play and Apple App Store. Flipside Christian Church Madera Ranchos, CA
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Join Pastor Karl in his Wednesday night Bible Study through the books of the Bible. You can join in person on Wednesday nights at Flipside Christian Church 37193 Ave 12, Madera, CA 93636. Room 4
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We value: Irresistible Grace | giving grace that draws people to Jesus. Irrefutable Love | proving our faith by our love. Illogical Faith | doing things in faith that may not seem logical. Irrational Generosity | We’ve NEVER seen someone “outgive” God. It always comes back! Invisible Kingdom | A greater Kingdom we were meant for that we cannot see. Infallible Scriptures | God didn’t make mistakes in His Word.
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We value: Irresistible Grace | giving grace that draws people to Jesus. Irrefutable Love | proving our faith by our love. Illogical Faith | doing things in faith that may not seem logical. Irrational Generosity | We’ve NEVER seen someone “outgive” God. It always comes back! Invisible Kingdom | A greater Kingdom we were meant for that we cannot see. Infallible Scriptures | God didn’t make mistakes in His Word.
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Karl Vaters interviews church leaders about the important issues of faith and ministry. It's called The Church Lobby because: The church lobby is where the church meets and does ministry. The church lobby moves conversations from the stage to the floor. The church lobby is a good place to take the temperature of a church’s health. Karl Vaters is the author of several books, including Small Church Essentials and The Grasshopper Myth. Formerly known as Can This Work In a Small Church?, this po ...
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Discovering Your Healthstyle is all about keeping it real and pushing yourself to discover who you were meant to become by stepping out of your shell and taking action to claim the life you’re destined for! I keep it light, get a little vulnerable from time to time, and share practical tips from my personal journey that may be helpful to you no matter where your at on yours.
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Ep 084: How To Do A Great Trunk-or-Treat At Your Church, with Darrell Stetler
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In September and October over 1.2 million people will search online for “Trunk-or-Treat near me.” Here’s how to be one of the churches they find. Karl Vaters talks with Darrell Stetler about practical steps to help churches of any size put on a high-quality, gospel-centered Trunk-or-Treat event. Darrell is a small-church pastor in Oklahoma City and…
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Chapter 3 |The Book of Judges: From Destruction to Deliverance
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Ep 083: Flyover Church: Jesus' Ministry in Rural Places, with Brad Roth
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Karl Vaters talks with Brad Roth about the content from his new book, Flyover Church: How Jesus’ Ministry in Rural Places Is Good News Everywhere, for which Karl wrote the foreword. Topics include: How the rural church is different from the city and suburban church, not just in scale, but in type How metrics are very different in the rural church T…
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Chapter 2 |The Book of Judges: From Destruction to Deliverance
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Chapter 1 |The Book of Judges: From Destruction to Deliverance
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Ep 082: Pastoring Difficult People, with Craig T. Owens
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Sometimes pastors are our own worst enemy, so we need to recognize that God chose us for this work. There’s probably not a single pastor (at least not a long-term pastor) who can’t relate to the title of Craig T Owens’ latest book, When Sheep Bite: Help for Shepherd Leaders Who May Have Felt the Painful Bites. In this conversation, Karl Vaters talk…
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James 5:13-20 | Faith Works: The Book of James
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James 5:13 | Faith Works: The Book of James (with David White)
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Ep 081: Should Your Church Consider the Microchurch Model?, with Frank Wooden
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Karl Vaters talks with Frank Wooden about Microchurches. Frank has been a church planter for decades, but is now concentrating on the Microchurch model as a valid, healthy alternative in a changing cultural landscape. Karl and Frank talk about: What Microchurch is Why it’s so appealing right now Some cautions to be aware of Three reasons the Microc…
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James 5:1-11 | Faith Works: The Book of James
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James 4:13-17 | Faith Works: The Book of James
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Ep 080: Practical Ideas that Work In Small Churches, with Laurie Acker
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Karl Vaters talks with Laurie Acker about the changing face of small church ministry, especially as it relates to recruiting, training, and relying on the volunteers who are so essential in helping small churches survive and thrive in a changing world. Laurie runs SmallChurchMinistry.com, an online ministry that provides resources and support for v…
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James 4:1-10 | Faith Works: The Book of James (with Jeff Stemple)
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Ep 079: Church Collaboration and Killing Consumerism in a Post-Christian Context, with Dan Nichols
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Pastoring in a post-Christian context is different. The more counter-cultural our faith becomes, the more important it is to understand that Christian consumerism is deadly and church cooperation is essential. Karl Vaters talks with Dan Nichols about these subjects, including: Negotiating a cultural shift in a longstanding church Partnering with ot…
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James 3:1-12 | Faith Works: The Book of James
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James 2:14-26 | Faith Works: The Book of James
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Ep 078: De-sizing the Church (pt 10): First Reactions from Church Leaders
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As we come to the end of our ten-part series based on De-sizing the Church, we’re highlighting portions of conversations Karl Vaters had with five church leaders from various backgrounds about their first reactions to reading the book. Drew Dyck (author and editor) talks about the dangers of Christian celebrity. Peyton Jones (author and church plan…
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James 2:1-13 | Faith Works: The Book of James
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Ep 077: De-Sizing The Church (pt 9): The Danger of Idolizing Outcomes, with Mike Rubino
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Karl Vaters talks with Mike Rubino about his First Reaction to the first chapter of De-sizing the Church, The Danger of Idolizing Outcomes. Karl and Mike look at: The difference between a church that is trending or transforming The biggest mistakes churches make regarding metrics Why “idolatry” is not too strong a term for how many churches and pas…
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James 1:13-27 | Faith Works: The Book of James (with David White)
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Ep 076: De-Sizing the Church (pt 8): Are We Too Quick to Replatform Fallen Pastors? with Matt Steen
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A conversation with Matt Steen about the potential dangers of replatforming fallen pastors too quickly. This is the first of three First Reaction episodes in which I talk to people who read advance copies of De-sizing the Church to get their response to some of the issues I raise in it. As the co-founder of Chemistry Staffing, which helps churches …
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James 1:12 | Faith Works: The Book of James
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Ep 075: De-Sizing the Church (pt 7) How To Use Your God-given Platform Well, with Daniel Darling
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Fame and celebrity have many downsides. But Daniel Darling brings a balanced approach to this subject by reminding us that fame is also what allows a good message to get through the clutter. In this episode, Karl talks with Dan about a Twitter thread Dan wrote expressing appreciation for the fame of Tim Keller. It was Tim Keller's platform and the …
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James 1:9-11 | Faith Works: The Book of James
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Ep 074: De-Sizing the Church (pt 6): Reframing Ministry Success to Reach the Misfits and the Marginalized, with Dave Gibbons
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What happens when a pastor sets out, not to minister to people who look like him, but to purposely reach people who look as different from his current congregation as possible? That’s what Dave Gibbons, the founding pastor of Newsong Church in Orange County, CA did. In this episode, Karl Vaters talks with him about the planting of Newsong, the chal…
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James 1:5-8 | Faith Works: The Book of James
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Ep 073: De-Sizing the Church (pt 5): Forming a Goodness Culture In the Local Church, with Scot McKnight
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Meritocracy has become embedded in the American church. In this conversation, Karl Vaters talks with Scot McKnight about why this is dangerous, how to notice the warning signs of a toxic church culture, the problems with being or following a narcissistic leader, and more. Scot McKnight is the co-author (with Laura Barringer) of A Church Called Tov:…
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James 1:1-4 | Faith Works: The Book of James
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Ep 072: De-Sizing the Church (pt 4): Unintended Consequences of the Church Growth Movement, with Bob Smietana
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Karl Vaters interviews Bob Smietana, a columnist for Religion News Service, and the author of Reorganized Religion: The Reshaping of the American Church and Why it Matters. Bob and Karl discuss some of unintended consequences of the Church Growth Movement from Bob's unique vantage point. They also delve into the dangers of bigness and what we can d…
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Unstoppable: A Study of the Book of Acts (Acts 29)
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Unstoppable: A Study of the Book of Acts (Acts 28)
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Ep 071: De-Sizing the Church (pt 3): What Eugene Peterson Is Still Teaching Us About Pastoral Ministry, with Winn Collier
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If small church pastors have a modern patron saint, Eugene Peterson might be it. In this episode, Karl Vaters talks with Peterson’s biographer, Winn Collier about the places where Winn’s book, A Burning in My Bones: The Authorized Biography of Eugene H. Peterson, Translator of The Message, overlaps with Karl's book, De-sizing the Church. They talk …
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Unstoppable: A Study of the Book of Acts (Acts 27)
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Ep 070: De-Sizing the Church (pt 2): Why Christian Celebrity Culture Guarantees Moral Failure, with Katelyn Beaty
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One of the biggest dangers of our obsession with church size is the rise of the Christian celebrity culture. Katelyn Beaty is the author of Celebrities for Jesus: How Personas, Platforms, and Profits Are Hurting the Church. Katelyn defines celebrity as “social power without proximity.” In this conversation, Karl Vaters talks with Katelyn about what…
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Watch all our sermons on our youtube channel "Flipside Christian Church" Join us in person 9:00am & 10:30am every Sunday morning. 37193 Ave 12 #3h, Madera, CA 93636 For more visit us at flipside.church For more podcasts visit flipsidepodcasts.transistor.fmBy Pastor Karl Roth
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Ep 069: De-Sizing the Church (pt 1): How Church Growth Became a Science, Then an Obsession, and What's Next, with Karl Vaters
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We have an unhealthy relationship with bigness in the church. Especially in the American church. And it’s killing us. The rate of church closures, departing members, and pastoral burnout is growing exponentially. This is the first episode of a series of podcasts based on Karl Vaters’ new book, De-Sizing the Church: How Church Growth Became a Scienc…
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Ep 068: The Small Church Worship Advantage, with Teresa Stewart
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Have you ever felt like your church is “less than” because you don’t have a worship experience with the talented musicians you’ve seen in larger churches? According to Teresa Stewart, not only is that not needed for an excellent worship experience, but the small church actually has advantages that are not always available to our big-church friends.…
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Unstoppable: Even When You've Been Stopped (with David White)
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