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thinking.church podcast

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Strategy for churches in the U.K.

Episodes

Lee Baker talks Worship, Vision, and creating space in your services

Season #2

My guest today is Lee Baker, Worship Director at 12Stone Church. 12Stone is a large multisite church near Atlanta, Georgia with 8 campuses. 1. As you know, thinking church is all about church strategy, but I’ve also...
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Dr John Andrews talks about the strategy in Acts

Season #2

My guest today is Dr John Andrews. John has been in full-time Church leadership since 1987. Though called to the UK, John has ministered in over 30 nations of the world with a passion to equip and inspire leaders as...
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Jessica Bealer talks volunteer recruitment, on-boarding, and longevity

Season #2

My guest this week is Jessica Bealer. Jessica has been leading children’s ministry for 17 years, including 5 years overseeing standards, systems, staffing, and atmosphere for the children’s programmes of Elevation...
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BONUS POD: Chas & Ann Paul talk about chasing the presence of God

Season #2

My guests today are Chas & Ann Paul. Chas & Ann serve on the leadership team in One Church Gloucester and look after the prayer team. Chas previously worked with Suzette Hattingh, the head of intercession with...
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Tony Morgan talks Team Health, Performance & Church Culture

Season #2

My guest today is Tony Morgan. Tony is the Founder and Lead Strategist of The Unstuck Group. Started in 2009, The Unstuck Group has served 500 churches throughout the United States and several countries around the...
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Tom Geatches talks Kids Ministry

Season #2

Tom Geatches is the Kids Network Lead for One Church, based in Gloucester, that has 4 locations in the southwest of Gloucester and three in Zimbabwe. It’s also my church! Tom is passionate about pastoring kids into...
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Vision for Small & Medium Sized Churches (with Dale Sellers)

Season #2

My interview guest today is Dale Sellers. Dale is the executive director of the 95 Network and has a calling to help weary and worn pastors and church leaders. Dale has been in ministry for almost 40 years. He...
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Signs of Decline

Season #1

It's difficult to know if your church has started to decline. It's often not just as simple as looking at attendance numbers. In this Podcast, Chris & Lee discuss 6 signs of decline. Listen to the first 3 points...
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Things to Consider ahead of COVID Freedom Sunday

Season #1

On 19th July 2021, all restrictions were lifted, and that means that Sunday 25th July becomes the church's Freedom Sunday. However, before you drop all restrictions, there's some things to consider. KEY POINTS Be...
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Church Planting (with Lisa Daniels)

Season #1 Episode #52

Church planting isn't easy, and in the post-COVID world, many pastors will feel like they are back into a planting season. So what can we learn to do it more effectively? This week, we're joined by Lisa Daniels, who...
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What stops you from doing the most important things?

Season #1 Episode #51

In the life of our church, we know there are some things that are most important. However, they tend to get overtaken by the urgent tasks, or we get bogged down in the detail. in this episode, Chris & Lee talk...
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Common Strategy Mistakes

Season #1 Episode #50

Strategy isn't easy. We often don't know what we don't know, and that means we can fall prey to common mistakes that don't help us get to where we want to go. In this episode, Chris & Lee talk about 6 common...
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