Episodes
Send us a textJoin John and me as we continue our series on the heart of a Kingdom Movement. This is our fourth installment, and it's where we get really practical. Today, we will sit down with Lonnie Arnold, founder of the Racial Reconciliation Network, which is based in Pierce County, Washington.
Published 09/11/24
Send us a textJoin us today as John and I continue in our series on the heart of a Kingdom Movement. When God does a move in the word, he mixes three primary ingredients - prayer, discipleship, and reconciliation. Today is part three, where we use the Book of Acts to discuss reconciliation in depth.
Published 09/11/24
Send us a textJoin us today as John and I continue in our series on the heart of a Kingdom Movement. When God does a move in the word, he mixes three primary ingredients - prayer, discipleship, and reconciliation. Today is part two, where we use the Book of Acts to discuss discipleship in depth.
Published 09/11/24
Send us a textJoin us today as John and I begin a new series on the heart of a Kingdom Movement. When God does a move in the word, he mixes three primary ingredients - prayer, discipleship, and reconciliation. Today is part one, where we use the Book of Acts to help us lay out these ingredients, and we discuss prayer in depth.
Published 09/11/24
Send us a textJoin me as I talk with Bill Bowers from Pursuing More and Dave Rhodes, former Senior Pastor of the Nazarene Church of Puyallup, about his reflection on the church's witness to the world. www.thekingdomstory.orgwww.pursuingmore-nw.com
Published 09/04/24
Send us a textToday, Branden talks with Bill Bowers from Pursuing More and Dave Rhodes, former Head Pastor at Church of the Nazarene in Puyallup. Bill and I ask Dave to reflect on his life as a pastor regarding discipleship. This conversation is challenging and encouraging for those leading churches with today's traditional model.www.thekingdomstory.orgwww.pursuingmore-nw.com
Published 08/31/24
COVID revealed cracks in the church and how we follow Jesus. Come join us as Bill and I discuss what COVID revealed about how we do church, how it affected the congregation and leadership, and what our witness to the world was during that time. www.thekingdomstory.orghttps://pursuingmore-nw.com/For more information, email [email protected]
Published 05/06/24
COVID revealed cracks in the church and how we follow Jesus. Come join us as Bill and I discuss what COVID revealed about how we do church, how it affected the congregation and leadership, and what our witness to the world was during that time. www.thekingdomstory.orghttps://pursuingmore-nw.com/For more information, email [email protected]
Published 05/06/24
COVID revealed cracks in the church and how we follow Jesus. Come join us as Bill and I discuss what COVID revealed about how we do church, how it affected the congregation and leadership, and what our witness to the world was during that time. https://www.thekingdomstory.org/https://pursuingmore-nw.com/For more information, email [email protected]
Published 05/06/24
Join Bill and me (Branden) as we have a discussion that has come out of working with multiple pastors both locally and around the world about why it is hard for the Church to make disciples.
Published 05/06/24
Join me today as I talk with Rachael Lenoir, a senior leader in the church, former missionary and pastor in Thailand, and someone who has experienced significant trauma in her life and has walked with God to overcome and begin to heal from the trauma. Rachael has discovered her calling as she has uncovered the relationship between trauma and discipleship, and she seeks to help empower church leaders and congregants to create spaces in the church where people can find hope and healing from...
Published 09/12/23
Join us today as Branden speaks with the Senior Pastor of New Life Foursquare church about the relationship between leadership and discipleship. We explore how leadership helps to develop strong cultures and empowers leaders to advance the Kingdom of God. If you wish to speak with John Erickson directly, you can email him at [email protected]. You can also visit the church's website by clicking here. If you like this podcast and want to hear more like it, send us an email at...
Published 09/12/23
Join us today as John and I discuss the topic of shame. It appeared first in the Garden when Adam and Eve hid from God after eating the fruit. How does it affect us today and our walk with God? Visit us at www.thekingdomstory.org Contact us at [email protected]
Published 04/18/23
Join John Lewis as he helps you prepare for the 4th week of Advent.
Published 12/12/22
Join John Lewis as he helps you walk through the third week of Advent.
Published 12/12/22
Here is a primer on the 2nd week of Advent if you are using Kingdom Story's book - Finding the Treasure in Christmas by John Lewis. 
Published 12/04/22
Join John and Branden as they share from their heart about the Bible as Story. Come and listen about how John and Branden have been transformed by the power of story and how they apply it to their lives.  For more information visit www.thekingdomstory.org or contact us at [email protected]
Published 11/14/22
Join John and I today as we talk about Creativity in Leadership. How being made in the image of God means that we have the ability to be vessels that God can use to create through. We also explore how chaos helps to foster creativity. For more information about Kingdom Story visit. www.thekingdomstory.org
Published 04/01/22
Join John and Branden today as they talk about the importance of cultivating and developing character in leadership. 
Published 03/15/22
Join John and I (Branden) as we talk about the importance of leadership being centered and rooted in Christ. If leadership isn't deeply rooted in Christ, there is far more chance that power can corrupt.
Published 03/10/22
Join us today as John and Branden talk about Personal Leadership and the role it should play in our lives. Many practical examples of how to take a step forward and some stories where Personal Leadership is desperately needed in our world today. For more information email us at [email protected] or visit our website at www.thekingdomstory.org 
Published 01/28/22
Published 11/11/21
This is an imaginative retelling of Genesis 12:1-4 and Abram's call from God to leave his home to go to the place God would show him. 
Published 09/16/21
Join John, myself, and our special guest, Senior Pastor at University Place Presbyterian Church, Aaron Stewart as we discuss creating a culture at your church that will help facilitate the framework for discipleship. 
Published 05/27/21