Episode 21: Engaging in Spiritual Conversations

This episode begins a 3-part series on the Sabbath where Gina and Austin Catalano talk about how important it is to rest and press-in to the God-given gift of Sabbath so that we can live a balanced Jesus-Shaped Life. Austin is a familiar voice on this podcast, and she's back to talk about the importance of Sabbath - mainly because she's studied it at length and because she fought against the concept of Sabbath keeping for a long time like most of us probably do! She is a wife, mother, school leader, house church leader, and Sabbath keeper, and she has so much to offer us as we think about our own work/rest rhythm and the importance of taking advantage of the gift of Sabbath that God offers us.

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"Embracing Rhythms of Work and Rest" by Ruth Haley Barton

"Invitation to Retreat" by Ruth Haley Barton

On this episode, Gina is joined by a familiar voice in the 3DM Movement - Bob Rognlien. Bob is the chairman of the board of 3DM North America. He's also an author, teacher, and archaeological guide with over 30 years of experience leading groups on archaeological and spiritual journeys in the Middle East. Bob joins Gina today for a discussion about what it takes to be an imitator of Jesus - to live a Jesus-Shaped Life - and they share stories and experiences from their lives as they and their families are working toward living consistent Jesus Shaped Lives.

3DM Web Site: www.3dmovements.com

Everyday Mission Podcast Web Site: www.3dmovements.com/podcast

"SWOT Your Life" Resource: www.3dmovements.com/resources-3/swot-reflection-tool

Recently, the leaders of 3DM North America gathered to worship, pray, learn, and talk about the vision of the movement. Some of our leaders presented short "TED Talks," and on this episode, we are featuring one of them. Austin Catalano who is a wife, mother, school leader and house church leader spoke about how parents can think and parent missionally as they raise their kids. Specifically, her challenge is for parents to consider ways that they can prepare their children to grow into missional adults. Austin's talk was so powerful and helpful that we are sharing it with you - and then our host and director of 3DM North America, Gina Mueller, chimes in to share her thoughts about missional parenting.

3DM Website: www.3dmovements.com

When it comes to being a disciple and making disciples, what are you? Are you more a theologian or more a practitioner? Most of us are one or the other, but Gina's guest on this episode helps us see the importance of being both. David Broberg is the Assistant Director of Discipleship at Gordon–Conwell Theological Seminary in Massachusetts, so - for sure - he's a theologian. But, he's also been in a 3DM Huddle where he was sharpened in his disciple-making practices and called it 'life changing!" So, he's a theologian and a practitioner as well! David shares how important it is to be both in discipleship and disciple-making, and he shares some stories from his neighborhood where he and his wife have seen God at work.

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Recovering the Way by Bob Rognlien

What happens when a family who is new to a town - a town where it's "weird" for neighbors to get together - park their grill in their front yard and fire it up? Actually, pretty cool things happen - like laughter, sharing, new friendships, and even "church!" This is the story of Gina's guests on this episode. Rob and Kelly Abrams hold family-on-mission as a high value, so when they moved their family from New Jersey to Maine a few years back, they came with a plan! And this plan shaped not only their home's design, but it also shaped their family calendar, their people interactions, and even when they fired up their grill and what they put on it!

3DM Web Site: www.3dmovements.com

Everyday Mission Podcast Web Site: www.3dmovements.com/podcast

"SWOT Your Life" Resource: www.3dmovements.com/resources-3/swot-reflection-tool

On this episode, Gina is joined by co-host, Grace Maconochie. Both sit down to talk about the intersection of worship and discipleship with Sol and Kali Grimes. Sol and Kali oversee The Gospel House in Ft. Wayne, IN which is a prayer and worship ministry that primarily works with the emerging generation of young adults in the Midwest dedicated to ministering to the Lord. They are here to talk about how they see worship and discipleship being interconnected and to share stories of how they've seen God at work through their incarnational worship and discipleship ministry over the last 10 years together.

3DM Web Site
www.3dmovements.com

2024-25 3DM Discipleship School Information
www.3dmovements.com/discipleship-school

The Gospel House Web Site
www.gospelhousefamily.com

Gina's guest is Steve Bruns who leads a 3DM-like network of missional church movements from his home base in Norway called Agenda1. Agenda1 is a relational network of churches on a journey together to build missional churches that transform cultures by making disciples who make disciples in the power of the Holy Spirit. Sounds familiar, huh?!

Under Steve's leadership, Agenda1 currently has fourteen Learning Communities in Norway with around 130 groups representing 80 churches from many denominations. And, they've also spread their disciple-making influence to churches in Myanmar, the Philippines, Nepal, Malaysia, India, Indonesia, Taiwan, Japan, Finland, several countries in Africa, Cuba and even the United States!

Steve is here to share some amazing stories of how God is at work raising up everyday people in Asia to be disciples who make disciples, and he has a few important words for us here in North America about the things he's learned from the explosive missional movements he's a part of worldwide.

Resources:

3DM Web Site: www.3dmovements.com

3DM Fall Workshops: www.3dmovements.com/workshops

3DM Fall Learning Communities: www.3dmovements.com/l-c

Agenda1 Web Site: www.agenda1.no 

Gina's guest is Brian Gerig who has been on mission for a long time! Brian co-founded a city-wide youth ministry in Ft. Wayne, Indiana called "The Powerhouse" in 1995 that is still going strong today. He joins Gina to tell stories of how he and his team have been equipping teens to go on mission to their friends and family members for nearly 30 years. He also shares some encouraging news about what God is doing today among a new generation of teens who are hungry for community, for purpose, and for God!

MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:

3DM Web Site

BOOK: Target: Leading Missional Communities for Students and Youth

BOOK: Tools for Life: Lifeshapes for Youth

Gina's guests are JD and ChristianAnn Larson who are pastors of an innovative church plant in Minneapolis called North City Church. They're here to talk with Gina specifically about what they call "Dinner Church" which they see as a way to follow Jesus' example of taking temple things into table spaces. Their story is sure to give you some creative imagination for mission in your own neck of the woods!

MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:

• People of Peace Prayer Exercise (FREE DOWNLOAD)
• North City Church, Minneapolis
• 3DM Web Site

Jo Saxton is back for part two of her conversation with Gina that began on the last episode. Jo is the founder of Ezer Collective, which is a 2-day leadership intensive made up of about 75 women from all industries, life stages, and leadership roles. She's also a speaker, podcast host, author, and leadership coach. On this episode, she and Gina talk about why it's so important for women to step into their missional calling, and they also talk about how Jesus invested in women and empowered them for ministry and mission.

MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:

• 3DM Web Site www.3dmovements.com
• Ezer Collective www.josaxton.com/ezer-collective
  The Ezer Collective is a 2-day leadership intensive made up of about 75 women from all industries, life stages, and leadership roles. November 2023 in Minneapolis and February 2024 in Portland, Maine.

FEATURED BOOKS BY JO SAXTON:

• Ready to Rise www.josaxton.com/ready-to-rise
• The Dream of You www.josaxton.com/the-dream-of-you