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Professional wrestler, founder of Back to Basics Wrestling, Just Us League Pranks TV, and more. Lover of movies, comics, games, all types of pro wrestling, conspiracy talk to name a few things. Looking to expand the reach of my name and brand, now through podcasting. Each episode will be myself discussing things I love or whatever else is on my mind. From time to time, guests will stop by and join me to ramble on!
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District President Paul Linnemann And The Heart Of Ministry
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Paul Linnemann looks back on his almost-15 years of ministry as District President and shares stories of Jesus' love, and reflects on the powerful influence of loving people "one person at a time.”By NOW District LCMS
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NOW Start Network: Pastor Albino Kong - Joy In Ministry To Sudanese Immigrants
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Mike Von Behren (NOW Start Network Cultivator) interviews Pastor Albino Kong of Anchorage, Alaska, on his journey as a refugee from Sudan to becoming an LCMS Pastor and serving the Sudanese immigrant community. Refugee immigrants can be found in every state and, especially, every urban metro region of the Northwest. Their perseverance and dedicatio…
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Jeremiah Drelleshak - -"From DCE To Barber, Open Wide The Doors!"
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Jeremy Lucke and Ty Schommer (NOW Start Network Cultivators) interview Jeremiah Drelleshak, DCE, about his journey serving families in a congregation to serving families as a barber in his community of Boring, Oregon. How do you know it’s time to move from traditional church ministry to something different? How do you connect a vision for serving p…
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Mission Training Center (MTC): Building The Bench For Leadership On The West Coast
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This is a recording of a presentation on MTC by Rev. Jonathan Priest, Director of Mission Training Center, at Best Practices for Ministry 2023, hosted by Christ Church, Phoenix. Mission Training Center https://missiontrainingcenter.com/ is a lay-training platform under the oversight of the three West Coast Districts of the LCMS (PSD, CNH, and NOW) …
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Equipping Leaders... Anywhere and Everywhere -- A New Era Dawns for Mission Training Center
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Jonathan and Dust share fun stories, a brief history of MTC, and look at the influence of MTC going forward. (An interview with the new director for MTC https://missiontrainingcenter.com/, Rev. Jonathan Priest, on "growing a leadership culture," and how MTC supports leaders and ministries across the West Coast and beyond in "just in time training" …
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"Sent to Love, Love to Send!" Zabdi and Elizabeth Lopez on Marriage and Ministry
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Pastor Zabdi Lopez grew up in Mexico. His wife Elizabeth grew up in the Mid-West. Their story is a mind-blowing account of God's faithfulness to them and God's "Missio Dei" -- God's sending heart. This episode captures the story of how they got together plus the sorrows, challenges, and joys of being a multi-ethnic couple committed to Jesus and His…
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NOW Start Network: Amy Schweim, Resiliency, Community Resource Centers, Coffee Shops, and Christ
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Mike Von Behren (NOW Start Network Cultivator) interviews Amy Schweim, DCE, MSc., Director of Outreach and Connections of Immanuel Lutheran Church, Puyallup, Washington (and also a NOW Start Network Cultivator!). What happens when a DCE has a passion for "family resiliency" and decides to help families in her community? All kinds of stuff! Amy talk…
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NOW Start Network: Gerod Bass shares "Connecting with Your Community Through the Arts and Theater"
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Mike Von Behren (NOW Start Network Cultivator) interviews Gerod Bass, DCE, Worship Arts Director of Our Savior Lutheran Church (OSLC) in Tacoma, Washington. How do the arts and having and "open door policy" for a church building serve as a bridge into the community? Gerod tells the story of how OSLC launched a theater ministry after their sanctuary…
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NOW Start Network: Mayan-Latino Pastor Ruberto Ek Yah "God Raises Up Workers for His Harvest"
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Mike Von Behren (NOW Start Network Cultivator) interviews Rev. Ruberto Ek Yah, of Trinity Lutheran Church in Portland, Oregon. What happens when an Anglo congregation "gets out of their box" and practices hospitality with their Latino neighbors? How does a network of support (Lutheran Latino Ministries) influence young leaders? Rev. Ruberto Ek Yah …
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CONVENTION 2022--NOW District President Invites Memories of Concordia University
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Note: critical update! President Linnemann shares a story of how Concordia University, Portland, was a blessing to him as a young man and invites memories (saved in audio format) from others to be sent into the District Office in preparation for an evening remembering the blessings of Concordia University, Portland.…
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CONVENTION 2022--NOW District President Highlights the NOW District Leadership Initiative (L.I.)
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Note: critical update! President Linnemann highlights the NOW L.I. and invites every ministry to bring at least one name of a brand new leader or a leader "who is doing a new thing" to the district convention. The dream is to have over 230 names of new leaders across the NOW District.By NOW District LCMS
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CONVENTION 2022--NOW District President Provides Update on Task Force to Study Racism
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Note: critical update! President Linnemann digs into the purpose of gathering in convention, and an appropriate mindset for followers of Jesus to have in tough conversations. Then, he provides an update on the "Speaking the Truth in Love about Racism" Task Force, and asks leaders and groups across the district to use the resources provided to prepa…
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CONVENTION 2022--Important Updates For NOW District Convention
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Note: critical update! President Linnemann introduces the theme for District Convention from Hebrews 13:8 and highlights key topics for convention including the Speaking Truth in Love about Racism Task Force, The NOW District Leadership Initiative (L.I.), and an evening dedicated to celebrating the influence of Concordia University, Portland.…
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NOW Start Network: Get Inspired! "Withness" in Witness -- New Starts for Diverse Communities
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Get Inspired! The Rev. Dr. John Arthur Nunes (former CEO of Lutheran World Relief, former president of CU-New York, and author of Meant for More, and other books) joins Cultivators Todd Roeske and Mike Von Behren to give insights and encouragement for those eager to start holistic ministries. Holistic ministries care for the needs of people in “pro…
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NOW Start Network: The Manna Project (Helping People Facing Food Scarcity through A New Start)
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Jeremy Lucke (NOW Start Network Cultivator) interviews Eric and Dennis of The Manna Project of Corvallis, Oregon. What happens when a pastor supports and encourages creative businessmen to launch a new way to care for the body and the soul through nutritious soup for people facing food scarcity? The story of The Manna Project is an example of trust…
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NOW Start Network: Starting New to Engage a New Community
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An interview with Rev. Kyle Blake of Longbeach, CA. Do we exist to serve the people who worship with us -- or those who live in the community? Engaging in ministry from a new mindset often necessitates starting new: a new ministry, a new outreach, a new worshipping community. This episode is full of ideas and encouragement on how to connect with ou…
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Get Looking! "I See In You" -- Implementing The NOW Leadership Initiative (3rd in a Series)
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Get Looking! President Linnemann shares his own story of someone looking at him as a leader before he ever saw leadership in himself. A conversation about who to look for -- and how to look for -- new leaders.By NOW District LCMS
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Get Rolling! Launching The NOW Leadership Initiative (2nd in a Series)
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Get Rolling! "Lift Your Eyes: Raising Up Leaders for God's Mission" is a new focus for the NOW District. God's focus is always outward giving His love away. President Linnemann sets the stage for implementing the toolkit with an important attitude focus towards leadership built around God as "The Sending God."…
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Get Started! Introducing The NOW Leadership Initiative (1st in a Series)
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Get Started! President Paul Linnemann introduces a brand-new initiative for the NOW District: "Lift Your Eyes: Raising Up Leaders for God's Mission," a focus on identifying new leaders. Paul unpacks eye-opening results from a leadership survey conducted across the district and how those results connect with the NOW Leadership Initiative.…
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NOW Start Network: Merging Two Congregations into One--A Story of Collaborative Leadership 7-17-21
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New starts aren't always formed out of nothing -- Sometimes they are the result of two existing ministries coming together to become something different. This is the subject of the latest NOWLeading Podcast, which features audio from the NOW Start Network's July Zoom call with Pastor Jon Mau in Bellevue, Washington.…
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NOW Start Network Two Coffee Roasting Entrepreneur Pastors 5 - 24 - 2021
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What happens when your church helps launch an actual coffee-roasting business? This is something that Nick Larsen, pastor of Living Water Church in Clark Fork, Idaho, knows all about. A few years ago, Scotchman’s Coffee was launched as a partnership between the congregation, a couple of members, and the church community. Listen to the latest episod…
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"Adaptive Leaders Start With Relationships:" Matt Cario of Our Savior L.C. on “Pivoting To People
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COVID-19 has challenged ministries and leaders to make adaptive changes across the board. Pastor Matt of Our Savior Lutheran in Tacoma, WA, shares thoughts on how the staff of OSLC pivoted to support people over programs, kept the target on relationships, built healthy spiritual habits into their leadership calendars, and as a team is working toget…
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In Memoriam of Art Linnemann -- A Conversation on Mentors and Their Lasting Influence
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Paul and Dust talk about the role of mentors, Paul remembers his father's lasting influence, and they discuss how to be mentored and find a mentor. This one's good to share with anyone you know looking to grow in a particular area and not sure how to find a mentor!By NOW District LCMS
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NOW District Updates on District Convention June 2022 Plus A Staff Change
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President Linnemann provides an update on key changes in the calendar for the District Convention for June of 2022, and we celebrate NOW District Communication Director Vicki Knutsen's many decades of ministry leadership.By NOW District LCMS
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NOW Start Network: Tom and Matt of Friendship Celebration LC on Starting a New Church, Kuna, Idaho
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Tom and Matt share the values, leader behaviors, and steps to launching a new church plant. Take-aways include the need for trust between leaders, collaboration, knowing your community and its values and culture, and most of all, having a sense of joy and humor! This podcast is a hosted conversation (edited for time constraints) by the NOW Start Ne…
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Face Adaptive Challenges Head-On! A Conversation with Amy Schweim DCE, Immanuel Puyallup WA
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Adaptive challenges are ambiguous, systemic challenges that do not have single, technical solutions. We cannot "arrange the deck chairs" and expect to solve adaptive challenges. This conversation with Amy Schweim unpacks a critical issue in her community that was amplified by COVID-19, and how she creatively faced this adaptive challenge. Amy share…
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NOW Start Network--A Conversation with Matt Peeples of The Kairos Network
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The NOWLeading Podcast launches 2021 with a double focus for helping leaders do their best work: "sustaining healthy ministry" and "starting new." This episode captures a far-ranging conversation hosted by the NOW Start Network (nowstart.net) with Pastor Matt Peeples of the Kairos Network (thekairosnetwork.com) on the "why" behind church planting a…
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NOW Start Network—A Heart Change and Loving our Communities During COVID-19
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How do we start new, even in the midst of our current challenges? Dust has a conversation with Pastor Mike Von Behren, a founding member of The NOW Start Network, on how Jesus re-oriented his heart as a shepherd, and his change from “housekeeping” to community care in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. Along the way, they re-cap the recent online …
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Part II—Concordia University, Portland, is Closed. Conversations On Its History and Influence
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How do we measure the influence of a century-old university when it closes? In the second part of this two-part episode, Dust returns to a personal conversation with Dr. Linda Borecki, adjunct faculty at Concordia, University—Portland, about its influence in her life as a student in the 1980’s and as an instructor of “Millennial" and “Gen Z” studen…
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Part I—Concordia University, Portland, is Closed. Conversations On Its History and Influence
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How do we measure the influence of a century-old university when it closes? In this two-part episode, Dust has a personal conversation with Dr. Linda Borecki, adjunct faculty at Concordia, University—Portland, about its influence in her life as a student in the 1980’s and as an instructor of “Millennial" and “Gen Z” students in the last decade. If …
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COVID19: Responding Missionally (Audio from NAME VideoConference)
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What is a mission-focused response for the challenges of the COVID19 Pandemic? Dust facilitates a national video-conference conversation (this podcast is the audio portion) hosted by the North American Mission Endeavor. NAME is the formal organization of LCMS district mission executives and other LCMS partner executive leaders. The bulk of the conv…
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It Starts with ‘C’ and Ends in ‘Us!’” The ONE WORD That Transforms Relationships For Good
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Can ONE WORD really change how we connect with our community and neighbors? Listen to this episode to find out what the word actually is! Hint: it starts with “C” and ends in “us.” Dust explores one of the “golden threads” that runs through a number of interviews on the NOWLeading Podcast and unpacks the ramifications of living out this ONE WORD. R…
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The Very First Comfort Dog Ministry Launches in the Northwest!
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As part of the Catalyst Grant Program, Dust catches up with Doug and Julie of Redeemer Lutheran Church in Spokane Valley, WA, on the story behind launching the very first comfort dog ministry in the Northwest with Marie, Comfort Dog (through Lutheran Church Charities). Included in this podcast are great stories of the impact of this ministry and de…
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NOW Start Network Convos: Matt Henry and “Catching the Wave” for a Church Plant in Kuna, Idaho
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PLANTING A NEW CHURCH WITH DISCIPLE GROUPS. Matt shares how a local congregation in the Boise, Idaho, metro area is mobilizing to meet the “wave of urban migration” by planting a new congregation through the use of small groups and an active disciple-making process. Matt describes the difference between membership and discipleship, and unpacks how …
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NOW Start Network Convos: Clint and Mike of Xrossway Ministries
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PLANTING A NEW CHURCH WITH A WHOLE-PERSON VISION (FITNESS CENTER INCLUDED). Clint and Mike share the impact of Xrossway on relationships with the community and the non-profit management model for a fitness center. Mike shares the incredible story of how he moved from Nebraska to Idaho to help manage Xrossway (thank God for mother-in-laws!)and the c…
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NOW Start Network Convos: Ty Schommer, Serial Entrepreneur
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PAY ATTENTION TO THE CRITICS! A conversation with Ty (30-years starting new businesses including an investment company, Arbor Capital Management, and Denali Brewing Company in Talkeetna Alaska) at the NOW Start Networking event about his presentation. Warning! This conversation includes rare and powerful insight into the influence of critics on the…
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The NOW Start Network: A Movement to Start New Ministries Across the Northwest
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BE A PART OF THE NOW START NETWORK! If you’re considering starting something new in the NOW District, this one’s for you! Dust interviews Brian and Mike about the influence of the NOW Start Network and its unique expression of the Pacific Northwest pioneering spirit. The conversation includes the vision for NOW Start Network and a focus on getting …
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Changing Our Focus: Partnering Together Regionally
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Paul and Dust discuss challenges to ministry locally, and offer suggestions and resources for leaders and congregations to partner together to impact a region.By NOW District LCMS
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The Call Process: How To Find the Right Match
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President Linnemann provides a helpful introduction to the call process, and offers important steps every calling group should consider in the call process.By NOW District LCMS
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“Workers For His Harvest” (Part Two of a Two-Part Episode)
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Paul and Dust focus in this episode on the actual document “Workers For His Harvest.” They remind the listener that Lutheran DNA includes creating space to listen to one another respectfully, and discuss theological issues in a meaningful way together. Paul shares why he thinks this document is meaningful for him and meaningful for the LCMS in our …
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"Workers For His Harvest” (Part One of a Two-Part Episode)
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Paul and Dust discuss the history of the service of Licensed Lay Deacons in the Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod, particularly in the Northwest District. They introduce a document that began as a dissent by the Board of Directors of the Northwest District (in order to follow LCMS protocol), but is now a “public document” provided for discussion in th…
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November of 2008 marks the ten year milestone in my wrestling career. So I thought what better way to celebrate the occasion than to take a stroll down memory lane of the past decade with some of most fondest moments I've had thus far. Unlike the "It's A Shoot" three part series of episodes, which you should totally download and listen to for the c…
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Episode 20: CHAOS Or How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love Stan Lee
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In this momentous occasion of episode 20, I delve into the past and let you into the story line that was running through BtBW for close to two years and where it was going had it not been for Spectrum buying Time Warner and us losing our recording studio for Adrenaline. It's all very appropriate for November as this month is a typical big month for…
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Finally moved into my new house, with my own office/studio. So now I can get on schedule with consistent episodes. And best place to start? Cleaning house with a big ole info dump on what I've been up to the last few months.Twitter: @YesThatAlLytle @ClearAs_MudProd @BtBWrestlingFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/ClearAsMudProd/ https://www.facebook…
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Who’s Audacious Enough to Serve An Entire County?
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A conversation about community needs, equipping teens, and how the two can go together. For eleven years, Idaho Servant Adventures (ISA) has brought over 6,000 servant leaders (90,000 volunteer hours) to serve the people of Shoshone County in the panhandle of Idaho. Clint Kunze, the director of ISA, shares his vision for consistent service in Shosh…
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Get Your Spark Ignited! Introducing 2018 Catalyst Grant Recipients
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These creative new starts should get your spark going for building a blessing bridge in your community! Paul and Dust introduce the four recipients for the 2018 NOW District Catalyst Grants: 1. An activity center providing respite care for elderly people with memory issues, 2. a mission training process for congregations in a circuit, 3. disciplesh…
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Institution and Movement: Which supports the other? Convention 2018 Recap and Next Steps
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Paul and Dust offer a key metaphor for understanding the relationship between institution and movement. The conversation recaps the NOW District Convention “Being a Blessing to A Changing Culture,” with important take-aways for the next three years. The NOW District announces a new toolkit for leader discussions (especially congregation councils, b…
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It's one of the current hot topics in pop culture. Especially in the comic book and superhero movie realm. The DCEU has somewhat been struggling to get in the fight with Marvel. It's a subject near and dear to my heart. Everyone's got their opinion on what they'd do if they were in charge of the DC films...And here's mine! Below is some links to th…
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Kaleidoscope Grant to Help First-Call Pastors in the MAP-West Coast Program
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Dust and Paul share the news about a grant that the NOW District received from LCEF (The Kaleidoscope Grant) for the MAP-West Coast program. The grant provides funds to help “first-call pastors” to the Northwest District grow in ministry applied practice (hence the acronym MAP!). Dust and Paul discuss the MAP-West Coast components, designed to "hel…
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All Worker’s Conference Recap and What is Next at Convention in June 2018
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"Reforming for a Changing Culture,” was the theme for the NOW District All Worker’s Conference in 2017. We are in a different culture than the one in which we were raised, certainly from the culture 500 years ago when the Reformation occurred. Dust and Paul discuss key learnings from the plenary speakers at the Conference, and what this means durin…
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