EVERYDAY MISSION PODCAST

Have you ever considered that business could be a powerful tool for mission and ministry? Gina's guest today does because he’s ALWAYS thinking about this. As a seminary-trained pastor and church planter, Pat Dierkse, is using his catering company in Compton, CA as an intentional tool for not only making money for his family but also for providing jobs for those in his neighborhood and for making disciples. Pat and his wife, Julie, planted City Church in Compton over a decade ago, but Pat soon recognized that most of the pastors in Compton were bi-vocational, so he decided to do the same.

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In this episode, Gina is joined by Cath Livesey who is a part of the 3DM UK team and the leader of an organization called Accessible Prophecy that helps local churches grow a prophetic culture. If you've been involved in the 3DM movement for any amount of time, you're probably familiar with Cath because she's the author of a book that we use called "My Sheep Have Ears" which has helped many people learn to listen to the Lord in their own lives and in the life of their missional community and church.

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Gina is joined by Brandon Kelly who is the Lead Pastor of College First Church of God in northwest Ohio and the co-director of an organization called 5Q. 5Q provides a rich and biblical way for leaders who are committed to equipping and releasing the church to be on mission for the Kingdom of God. Some of you may be familiar with the term APEST, which is one way to remember the five-fold gifting that the Apostle Paul spoke of in Ephesians 4. APEST stands for Apostle, Prophet, Evangelist, Shepherd, and Teacher. Brandon is with Gina today to specifically discuss how we can engage in mission through our 5-fold gifting - and how to help those we lead to do the same.

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Gina is joined by an everyday person who is leading a discipleship and house church movement in India. Josh Howard is the Director of Leadership Training and Multiplication for the Central India Christian Mission, and his story of how literally thousands of everyday people have been and are being trained to make disciples who make disciples is incredible!

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