1000 Houses Podcast

If you're thinking about starting a house church, PLEASE use our 25+ years of experience to avoid these 10 mistakes! 20 of those 25 years were more trial and error than success, so trust me when I say we've lived through many painful memories. But...for the past 5 years, I think we've finally cracked the code, and want to help you have the highest chance of success if you decide to do this in your own community. In this episode, we talk about: 0:00 Intro 2:14 Mistake 1: Community over Disciple-Making 3:38 Mistake 2: Trial and Error over Coaching and Collaboration 4:28 Mistake 3: Disconnecting from any City Church Expression 8:46 Mistake 4: "Honey, I Shrunk The Church" 11:00 Mistake 5: Keep The Kids Away or Kid Chaos 11:54 Mistake 6: Prioritizing Jaded Adopted Kids vs. Bio Kids (Analogy) 13:58 Mistake 7: Misunderstanding the Hosting Household 16:20 Mistake 8: Making It Easy To Join and Hard To Leave 17:31 Mistake 9: Resisting Clear Leadership Roles 18:16 Mistake 10: Sharing The Hospitality Burden ---

Jeremy talks to Sarah Wood of Dwellings, to get her insights after 4+ years of helping people start home communities and house churches. Their model expects growth and multiplication, and this was a great episode that has a relatable back story and super practical, boots on the ground tips for how to start your own community and/or church. In this episode, we talk about: 0:00 Intro 2:46 The Dwellings Story 6:07 Navigating The Shift To Home Church, And Finding Resources 13:38 The Presence of Christ 16:05 Helping Other Small Groups Launch 21:14 Insights After 4+ Years 29:52 Multiplying And Growing 34:25 Kids in House Church 36:19 Branding Resources Mentioned: Dwellings: https://dwellings.info/ Dwellings IG: https://www.instagram.com/dwllngs Kansas City Underground: https://kcunderground.org/ The Grace Outpouring by Roy Godwin: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0781408466/ ---

Join us for a heart-to-heart with Matt Hanson, the driving force behind the Aion Path, as we dive into innovative approaches to rites of passage in modern Christian families. Discover how this pioneering program is uniquely designed to engage fathers and their children in a profound journey toward spiritual, physical, and emotional adulthood, and learn about practical tools and steps that can help solidify faith and competency in today's complex world. In this episode, we talk about: 0:00 Intro 02:12 The National Rite of Passage Council 03:26 The Role of Fathers in Spiritual Formation 04:50 Matt's Personal Journey 07:24 The Birth of Aion Path 11:40 Challenges in Modern Faith Transmission 16:59 Understanding Rites of Passage 23:29 The Ion Path: A Three-Year Journey 30:40 Father's Role in Meeting Needs 38:22 Spiritual Formation Curriculum 42:24 Challenges and Adventures 45:06 Launching the Program Resources Mentioned: Aion Path: https://aionpath.com/ Convene: https://www.convenenow.com/ 30 Days App: https://store.randallhouse.com/30-days-app/ ---

What's missing in American discipleship movements that keeps us from being able to reach 4th generation and beyond disciples? Today's guest, Ryan Snow, has one, simple word: Prayer. Ryan Snow is the lead pastor at the Florence Northern Kentucky Vineyard Church, and has a heart for disciple-making. This is an awesome and super practical episode to take some notes on! In this episode, we talk about: 0:00 Intro 2:39 Ryan's Story Leading To Discipleship 6:35 The Tension Between Discipleship and The Modern Church World 15:50 The Prayer, Practice, and Power of Viral Disciple Making 21:36 Why Does God Want A Prayer Movement To Precede A Disciple-Making Movement 24:13 How To Bring A Stronger Prayer Culture To The West 33:32 How To Start Fruitful Zoom Prayer Meetings 39:49 The Only Disciple-Making Movement That's Worked 47:14 Secret Sauce Conference Mentioned: The Secret Sauce Conference: https://www.secretsauceconference.com/ ---

If we're going to have a disciple-making movement that absolutely explodes for Christ, it's got to organically make it past the third and fourth generations of disciple-makers. But that's just not happening in the West. Today we're joined by Pastor Matt Massey who took what he knew about marketing and sales and applied it to discipleship, and has spent the last couple of decades refining, tweaking, and building disciple-makers. Learn from Matt's mistakes and successes to find out how to build a disciple-making movement that ACTUALLY produces disciple-makers. In this episode, we talk about: 0:00 Intro 2:31 Early Challenges in Discipleship 12:02 Current Discipleship Practices 21:09 The Shift in Discipleship Language and Focus 26:25 Practical Strategies for Disciple Making 35:51 Overcoming Institutional Challenges 47:29 Reproduction in Discipleship 49:07 Final Thoughts on Discipleship Mentioned In This Episode: Master Plan of Evangelism by Robert Coleman: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B008FZ3YZU/ Dawson Trotman Biography: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0891097961/ ---

Paul Hemminger joins Jeremy on the show today to discuss local city networks to connect believers and make the body of Christ denser and more impactful. The Kingdom of God has a spatial, geographic reality to it, and it's so important that we interact with our city and the body of believers in our city to bring the Kingdom to our hometowns. Paul explains the vision and mission of the networks they're building, in hopes that others join in and help to create a strong, sturdy network of Christians who all help and work with one another. In this episode, we talk about: 0:00 Intro 1:38 In (Your City) As It Is In Heaven 2:57 Paul's Story That Led To Geographic-Based Ministry 5:03 Kingdom Building vs. Empire Building 6:55 Identifying with Your City 14:33 The Structure of a Kingdom Movement in a City 19:59 Theology of Leadership 23:52 Building Relationships 27:19 Geographical Expansion of the Kingdom 32:40 Engaging with Secular Movements for Kingdom Work 37:30 Initial Steps to Building a Network 40:46 Integrating Networks for Citywide Impact 43:38 Final Thoughts and Prayer RESOURCES: City Leaders Collective: https://cityleaderscollective.org/ Kingdom Connect: https://www.kingdomconnect.love/ Kingdom Connect Networks: https://www.kingdomconnect.love/networks Networks: Greater Dayton and National: https://docs.google.com/document/d/131ZFrwrU2ONHJYAQh7N5yccgDwlII42ti1h66cHrMHw/edit?usp=sharing Rooting For Rivals by Peter Greer: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B079BYP6GW/ To Transform A City by Eric Swanson: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0310523303/ Network Power by Dr. John Seel: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1737331810/ The Kingdom Initiative: https://www.thekingdominitiative.org/ Palau City Gospel Movements: https://www.palau.org/what-we-do/city-gospel-movements https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexjtcampbell/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-gough-b91b342/ ---

Alex Rossie joins Jeremy today to talk about his experience as a missionary in Central America and how to get over the many roadblocks in our modern American culture that stop people from being disciple-makers. Alex talks about his experience with Ordinary Movement, helping existing churches turn their members into disciple-makers, and with Mosaic Movement, a disciple-making community he's founded. In this episode, we talk about: 0:00 Intro 1:56 Alex's Backstory 4:28 Discipleship Learnings From Central America 11:18 Trying to Apply Central American Ideas To The US 21:58 Alex's Disciple Making Vision 34:20 Can We Tweak The American Church System To Launch Real Disciple-Making Movements? 37:26 Is Bi-Vocational The Way To Go? 41:39 How Ordinary Movement Is Making Disciple-Makers 53:04 Mosaic Vision Mentioned: Ordinary Movement: https://ordinarymovement.com/ Mosaic Movement: https://joinmosaicmovement.com/ Alex's Marketing Agency: https://www.leverageoms.com/ Letters To The Church by Francis Chan: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0830776583/ Contagious Disciple Making by David and Paul Watson: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0529112205 ---

Transformation after transformation. People coming up to me years later to tell me how it changed their life. And all I was trying to do was write down what I'd learned about the STORY of the Bible. Thanks to God, Story-Formed Life has become much more than a Bible Study. It's become a foundational tool that continues to strengthen the deepest part of people's faith. Learn more about the project in this episode, and consider getting involved today. In this episode, we talk about: 0:00 Intro 1:57 What Is Story-Formed Life? 18:50 Ways To Get Involved Mentioned: Story-Formed Life: https://storyformedlife.org/ ---

Michael Mattes leads Kingdom Dads, a ministry focused on discipleship for fathers. Jeremy and Michael discuss the unique approach of using small group cohorts to multiply effective disciple-making practices. Learn the multi-stage, small-group approach Michael and his organization are effectively using to grow their efforts locally, and now across the region. In this episode, we talk about: 0:00 Intro 1:51 Michael's Background and Ministry Journey 5:57 Discipleship Format and Content 9:00 Why (and How) Cohorts Work 18:42 Progression That Works 22:44 Habits and Liturgy in Family Life 24:40 How Kingdom Dads is Successfully Multiplying and Growing Resources: Kingdom Dads: https://kingdomdads.org/ ---

It's pretty hard to follow Jesus' command to make disciples if we don't actually know what He meant by that. In this episode, we break down a very specific definition of discipleship, and then give a variety of practical ways to implement this, EVEN if you think you have nothing to offer, or don't know where to start. This is the foundation of what we all need to understand if we're going to go out and confidently make disciples for Jesus! In this episode, we talk about: 0:00 Introduction and Welcome 1:50 Defining Discipleship 7:07 Jesus' 5 Elements to Discipleship 12:05 Apprenticeship 18:21 Practical Ways (and Obstacles) To Discipleship 22:52 5 Questions To Ask Yourself Before You Disciple Others 29:05 Ensuring Multiplication in Discipleship 35:34 Invitation to Join the Movement Resources: COACHING: Life on Life: https://www.1kh.org/discipleship ---

The first hurdle to making disciples who make disciples is actually convincing them of the importance of the job. Jesus literally GAVE US the job of expanding His rule...through discipleship! Jeremy Pryor, Brent Kruithof, and Joe Freudenberg talk about the top 5 reasons why you MUST take discipleship seriously. In this episode, we talk about: 0:00 Intro 2:16 The Case For Discipleship 7:34 Multiplication vs. Addition Strategies for Discipleship 13:53 The Problem With Our Understanding of the Word "Saved" 16:04 Obeying Jesus 24:23 Expanding The Kingdom 25:43 Jesus is WORTHY Resources: COACHING: Made For Mission: https://www.1kh.org/madeformission COACHING: A House For Community: https://www.1kh.org/communitycoaching COACHING: Life on Life: https://www.1kh.org/discipleship ---

Are sermons actually causing damage to the Christians who rely on them as the main part of their spiritual life? This episode will challenge your assumptions about modern worship services, and particularly sermons. Jeremy and April explores the impact of sermon-centric worship on discipleship, discussing the passive nature of weekly sermons and offering insights into more interactive and effective methods of teaching and disciple-making. They also discuss the economic implications and the problems with the cultural elevation of sermons in modern Christianity. In this episode, we talk about: 0:00 Intro 2:09 Critiquing Traditional Church Practices 4:09 The Problem with Weekly Sermons 15:46 Sermonizing is a Performance Art (with an Economic Exchange) 21:54 Encouragement for Busy Christians 23:50 Sermons as a Tool, Not THE Tool 28:44 Where to Find Alternatives (1KH!) ---

Brent and Katie Kruithof, along with Mark and Michelle Tiderman, give their top 10 tips for how to actually build a family team. These are highly actionable tips that pair really well with the first part of this Housecraft talk (listen to the previous episode of this podcast to hear the 30,000 foot overview of what a family team is and why you should build one!). This is one of the best ways to disciple your kids and create a family on mission, so you make the most of your relationships with those closest to you, while simultaneously impacting the world for the Kindom. In this episode, we talk about: 0:00 Intro 1:59 Tip 1: Know Your Purpose 4:51 Tip 2: On Purpose, With Purpose 9:07 Tip 3: Create A Culture 14:29 Tip 4: Create Rhythms That Anchor 17:31 Tip 5: Do It Together 21:31 Tip 6: Integrate 23:44 Tip 7: Remember Family Stories 28:01 Tip 8: Be The Loudest Voice 31:08 Tip 9: Be A Doer 34:47 Tip 10: Mechanics, Consistency, Intensity 39:00 Remember What You Are Building 41:27 How do you determine what your family's multi-generational vision actually is? 42:40 How do you work with your spouse to choose the next thing once you've taken the first steps? 44:07 How do you stop the chaos of all the (kid) activities? 46:45 What are some tips/next steps for couples about to have kids and want to take on this framework? 48:34 As your kids get older, how do you continue and increase buy-in with the family vision/mission? 50:59 Fear of your mission pushing your kids away ---

What type of family are you building? Did you even know there were different family models? In the Western world, we've been duped into believing that the model we all know and grew up in is normal...but it's actually a new experiment over the past couple hundred years. And if we look around, how well is it working? This talk by Mark and Michelle Tiderman, part of our Housecraft series of events, dives into the ancient family model outlined in the Bible and pretty much every other historical society up until recently. You'll learn how to see family as a multigenerational team on mission. In this episode, we talk about: 0:00 Intro 2:21 What Type of Family Are You Building? 5:08 The 2 Types of Families 14:38 The First Family Mission (Genesis 1) 19:46 Jesus' Family Team 20:33 A Multigenerational Family Team on Mission 24:20 Moving from Reactive to Proactive 26:16 Moving from Separate to Integrated 28:40 Correct Expectations! 30:49 Moving from “Me Centered” to “Shared Identity” 33:34 From Babysitter to Coach 35:31 Family On Mission ---

When we talk about church gatherings, we often fall into one of two extremes: 1. Super libertarian 2. Super controlled Both ends of the spectrum have value in the right context, but what happens when we go outside the box and stop turning one dial to 100% and the other to 0%? That's what Art Thomas us understand today, as he shares how his organization has built a local house church network...and why they took the unusual step of officially organizing it instead of leaving it cranked to 100% "freedom". Jeremy and Art discuss thinking outside the box, how to decide if you should officially organize, how to disciple people within a house church setting, and how to build engaged groups (since most people are used to passive worship services). In this episode, we talk about: 0:00 Intro 2:37 From unconventional church plants to thriving house church network 15:11 How freedom to think outside the box encourages disciple-making 25:32 Should your house church group officially organize? 32:28 House church network governing structure 38:14 Defining discipleship 47:23 How to activate people's gifts after (potentially) decades of passivity in worship services Mentioned: Art's Website: https://www.artthomas.org/ Roots Church Website: https://www.rootsag.org/ Gospel Houses: How Everyday Christians can Make Disciples At Home by Art Thomas: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1959547011/ The Heavenly Man: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0825446775/ Letters To The Church by Francis Chan: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0830776583/ Revolution by George Barna: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0096VZ85G/ Family on Mission by Mike Breen: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0999898108/ ---

In this episode of the 1000 Houses podcast, Jeremy Pryor engages with author and Family Foundations International founder, Craig Hill. They explore the vital role of families in discipleship, delving into the power of blessings, emotional connections between spouses, and the influence of multi-generational teams. The conversation covers practical habits for family discipleship, insights from Jewish family traditions, and the need to reshape modern Christian culture to more faithfully reflect biblical principles. Craig shares his personal journey and challenges along the way in marriage, leading to profound revelations that he now imparts through his books and ministries. In this episode, we talk about: 0:00 Intro 2:08 Craig's Backstory and a Culture of Blessing 8:19 Overcoming Emotional Disconnection in Families (Especially Between Fathers and Sons) 10:49 4 Practical Steps for Emotional Reconnection 17:06 The Importance of Emotional Availability 19:05 Strategic Kingdom Conversations: Discipling Nations 25:48 Generational Thinking and Vision Transmission 29:29 Jewish Influence on American Culture 34:25 Restoring Family Theology 38:50 The Role of Families in Discipling Nations 41:49 Practical Steps for Family Discipleship 47:14 Conclusion and Blessing Resources Mentioned: The Ancient Paths by Craig Hill craighill.org ---

The episode features a conversation with Dr. Tom Wadsworth on the historical understanding of early Christian gatherings and worship practices. The discussion explores how the Lord's Supper evolved from the representation of Jesus' sacrifice to being viewed as a sacrifice offered by Christians to God, reflecting broader cultural influences from Judaism and paganism. The podcast delves into the structure of early assemblies, the significance of household gatherings, and the development of church liturgy and leadership over the centuries. It also tackles contentious issues such as the descriptive versus prescriptive debate in interpreting New Testament practices and the challenges of transitioning from structured worship services to more informal, participatory gatherings in homes. In this episode, we talk about: 0:00 Intro 2:44 Why is Early Church Gathering Such a Controversial Topic? 04:39 Prescriptive vs. Descriptive Debate 07:14 Exploring Early Christian Assemblies 10:22 The Evolution of Christian Liturgy 21:22 1st Century House Churches and Informal Gatherings 29:15 Is Modern Worship Too Professional? 33:08 What Were They Actually Doing in 1st Century Church Gatherings? 36:26 Prophecy and Edification in Early Gatherings 39:02 Leadership and Order in Early Churches 42:27 Understanding 'Ecclesia' and Church Dynamics 44:38 Family and Household Impact on the Early Church 48:05 Head Coverings and Women's Roles in Church Resources: tomwadsworth.com Tom Wadsworth on Youtube ---

Jeremy is joined by Steve Jellicorse, who's spent decades discipling his family and community through a network of small home churches. He's also been involved in international ministry, using house church as a tool for believers in persecuted parts of the world to met. As a grandfather, pastor, former business executive, and disciple-maker, Steve has a ton of wisdom to share with us today on generational impact, the 5 forms of church, radically selling out to Jesus, and more. The conversation also touches on the importance of humility, the unique challenge of discipling Americans, and the role grandparents play in spiritual education. In this episode, we talk about: 0:00 Intro 02:34 Steve's Journey: From Jesus Movement to College Ministry 03:55 Disillusionment and Rediscovery 06:23 Transition from Business to Ministry 11:23 House Church Beginnings 14:40 The Evolution of House Church 21:46 The Five Forms of Church 30:48 The Role of Spiritual Mentors 31:49 The Importance of Humility in Discipleship 32:55 Confession and Accountability 34:13 The Journey Towards Christlikeness 37:34 Receiving Reproof and Humility 41:43 The Role of Grandparents in Discipleship 44:32 The Importance of Family Stories 50:11 Emotional Availability and Healing Resources: https://antioch.org/about ---

In this talk, Lucas Cole and Blake and Chandler Smith teach us the top 10 tips for how to implement SOPs in your home to maximize clarity and minimize chaos. In this episode, we talk about: 00:00 Introduction 2:00 Tip 1: Begin with the end in mind 4:25 Tip 2: Every process has a shelf life 6:03 Tip 3: Simplify 7:35 Tip 4: SOPs are for parents, too 11:31 Tip 5: They WANT this 14:30 Tip 6: You can use rewards + SOPs 16:35 Tip 7: Focus on ROI 19:34 Tip 8: Work with the age of the kid 21:20 Tip 9: Make it work FOR you 24:28 Tip 10: Keep it in the family 26:11 Q&A: The Blessing Hour: A Pre-Dinner Routine 27:32 Q&A: Morning Routine: Waking Up and Breakfast 28:34 Q&A: Logistics for Kids Making Breakfast 30:36 Q&A: Chores for Younger Kids 35:54 Q&A: When do you actually write these down and talk about them? 36:55 Q&A: When kids are "helping" (actually making more mess) 39:31 Q&A: Will we pass these down to our kids? 41:18 Q&A: Allowance and Financial Education 45:21 Q&A: What a Well-Managed, Well-Ordered, Hospitable Home Looks Like 47:33 Q&A: Training Kids Tips Resources Mentioned: Hunt, Gather, Parent Watch last week's episode where Blake explains the how and why to create family SOPs here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0C8uanCvG08 ---

In this talk, Blake Smith teaches us how to manage a household effectively using Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs). Through personal anecdotes and practical advice, he explains how SOPs have transformed his family's culture. The focus is on training children in household tasks, creating order, and fostering responsibility with an ultimate goal of reducing chaos and enhancing family dynamics. In this episode, we talk about: 00:00 Introduction and Opening Prayer 00:58 Introducing Household SOPs 02:23 Biblical Perspective on Ambition and Household Management 04:43 Applying Business Principles to Family Life 07:17 The Importance of Training and SOPs 08:31 When Your Kids Make Breakfast for the Family EVERY Morning... 11:31 The 5 Whys of Implementing SOPs in the Home 17:48 How to Define and Create SOPs 22:53 Transitioning SOPs from Business to Family 24:33 Per Child or Per Behaviour? 25:44 "Live" Example: Dinner Pickup 28:49 Training and Iterating Family SOPs 31:53 Q&A: Addressing Common Challenges ---

Should every father be a prepper? Or should we just trust in God and "not care"? Jeremy Pryor and his wife April discuss this topic, which he writes about in his new book, The Ruling Household. Jeremy reads a section from one of the book's chapters, then discusses how to actually balance this tension that we have to hold as Christians, between being wise and preparing (even for generosity's sake) and trusting in God. There are a few steps, that if you break them down over the next 3, 5, or even 10+ years, will set your family up not only to survive a cataclysmic event, but to thrive and be generous with your neighbours. In this episode, we talk about: 1:24 Every father, a prepper (from Jeremy's new book) 5:11 How to "build an ark" to prep for contingencies 14:15 The tension between preparing and trusting God 20:35 Assumption of stability has undermined the multigenerational family 23:36 The point is generosity 26:04 Turn it into an annual project with the kids Resources: The Ruling Household: Every Father A Prepper? ---

Jeremy Pryor and his wife April answer one of the most common questions they get while discipling through 1KH: "How do I make disciples while I'm in the season of life where I've got little kids?" In this episode, you'll learn 5 practical tips to ensure you're still able to obey Jesus' command to make disciples, without putting your family (or sanity!) at risk. In this episode, we talk about: 1:37 5 tips for disciple-making in a season with littles 3:29 Family ON mission vs. family AS mission 7:40 The risks of ONLY discipling your kids (and not bringing other people into your disciple-making process) 11:53 Tip 1: Integrate your spouse and kids into your getaways 15:09 Tip 2: Make disciple-making a 4-month season of your year 19:10 Tip 3: Only make disciples of those who are willing and who value a more integrated experience based around your schedule 22:54 Tip 4: Support your spouse's disciple-making efforts 26:02 Tip 5: Be comfortable only giving what you have ---

Jeremy Pryor is joined by Blake Smith to discuss a chapter from Blake's upcoming book, Unicorn Family. Using real-world, startup-based experiences from business, Blake argues that fathers should be the "CEO" of the family. In today's social climate, this is a conversation people want to stop us from having...but lack of clarity and understanding in family leadership is destroying families! With so much at risk, it's worth getting uncomfortable to talk about leadership roles in a family and why a father is uniquely situated to be the one assuming the responsibility for the blessing of everyone involved. In this episode, we talk about: 1:10 Building a "Unicorn Family" with Blake Smith 5:37 Who is the Leader? Discussing a chapter from Blake's upcoming book 13:07 Are you a misogynist if you believe fathers should be the "family CEO"? 21:27 Relational tension when there's no clear leader 32:18 Why defining "family" is so important to organizational and leadership structure in the home 36:27 Why one person must feel more responsible than the rest 40:26 Are males inherently designed to be the leader of the family? 47:11 Gender is a family construct, not a social construct Resources Mentioned: Blake Smith on LinkedIn Blake's Newsletter ---

Brent and Katie Kruithof are joined by the Tiderman team (Mark and Michelle) to give their top 10 tips on celebrating Biblical holidays as a family. If you're looking for actionable ways to implement last week's episode about the 7 Biblical festivals, this will help you start your own traditions of celebration. They spend the last 15 minutes answering live Q&A so it's likely that this will cover all the bases and questions you've got so you can get started right away! In this episode, we talk about: 1:14 Introducing Mark and Michelle Tiderman and their journey in celebrating Biblical holidays with their family 5:13 The 3 annual journeys 7:59 "Signpost" 13:30 Top 10 Tips for Celebrating Biblical Holidays 13:47 Tip 1: Start Small 15:16 Tip 2: Defend the Rhythm 16:39 Tip 3: Expect Distractions 17:58 Tip 4: Celebrate with Others 19:40 Tip 5: Make it Magical 24:21 Tip 6: Make it a Team Effort 25:19 Tip 7: Think of your Grandkids 27:54 Tip 8: Choose Unity over Division 31:42 Tip 9: Be a "Doer" 33:06 Tip 10: Make it a "Signpost" 36:41 Question: Where to start 37:46 Question: Are there any resources to prepare ahead of time and stay organized? 39:25 Question: How do you keep the festivals fun when they tend to all be close together date-wise? 42:15 Question: Did you tell the people you invited for Sukkot that it was Sukkot, or just a party? 46:18 Question: Have you had success inviting grandparents into the celebrations? 48:27 Question: What feast got the least traction with the kids? Resources Mentioned: Celebrating Jesus in the Biblical Feasts by Dr. Richard Booker ---

Brent and Katie Kruithof present at a local HouseCraft session, explaining why and how they celebrate the 7 Biblical holidays / festivals. Starting out with a call to intentionality around things we already do, like Christmas and birthdays, they then share how each Biblical festival actually correlates to Jesus, what it meant traditionally, and how they choose to celebrate it in their family to give their kids a richer understanding of God's story. This is a highly actionable episode that will also introduce you to celebrating many holidays most Christians don't know anything about, all for God's glory! In this episode, we talk about: 2:06 Annual rhythms to introduce your kids to God's story 4:38 The two main focuses of the Kruithof family Christmas season 6:37 Birthday celebrations 8:56 Why and how to celebrate Biblical holidays/festivals 17:47 High level overview of the 7 Biblical holidays 20:28 Passover, Unleavened Bread, & First Fruits 25:03 Shavuot 28:02 Feast of Trumpets 32:13 Day of Atonement 33:20 Feast of Tabernacles (Sukkot) 37:27 Tying it all together...why celebrate? ---

Today Jeremy and April discuss one big change they've made in their discipleship model that has turned each of their disciples into disciple-makers themselves, which has created a reproductive, "multi-generational" effect, creating tons of new disciples and disciple-makers. This episode is a segment from April and Jeremy's disciple-making course, called Life on Life Discipleship (which you can find at 1kh.org). Learn how immersion events focused on reproduction can help your disciple-making efforts bear more fruit! In this episode, we talk about: 3:16 Updating our send-off immersion event process 6:02 April explains her send-off process 16:54 Bringing disciples through a feeling of fear and insufficiency 20:17 How to actually organize this discipleship model and send off 30:04 Encouraging through hesitation ---

Jeremy recently led a Men's Empowerment Workshop at a local church, and this is the presentation he gave on practically building a family culture. With input from his father and son, Jeremy talks about creating a weekly rhythm for your family, the first few tools and tips to do so effectively, how to bring in upstream and downstream generations, and how to craft a weekly family meal that transcends generations. In this episode, we talk about: 0:58 Your family team needs a mission, values, and pillars...a Culture 2:12 God's technology to bring your family into order 10:17 Why fathers in the Western world have such a hard time building a family rhythm in a 7 day week 13:58 Fatherhood as a primary identity and stewarding The Week 15:44 Step 1 to leading your family 22:41 Tips on crafting a family week 28:30 Jeremy's son Jackson shares his personal favourite weekly rhythm: Sabbath 32:50 The 1 tool that will almost guarantee a multi-generational family team 41:01 How to craft and lead a restful and connective weekly family meal 51:24 Audience Q&A Resources Mentioned: The Family Plan Calendar ---

In this episode Jeremy Pryor is joined by local city partners James Maasen, Zach Shaner, Chris Cirullo, and Joe Freudenberg to talk about the 5 phases every city partner plans to go through in order to build a local, grassroots disciple-making movement in their city. Not many ministries give you the actual blueprint of what it looks like to fulfill the Great Commission over the course of multiple generations, and we are committed to NOT being a sterile, fruitless ministry...this episode will give you a picture of why we have City Partners, what we're encouraging them to do, what it would look like to do this yourself, and what the future can hold in 5, 10, or 20 years if you commit to this today. In this episode, we talk about: 2:37 The City Partner Pathway 6:49 Phase 1: Gather the Fathers 26:25 Phase 2: Build a City Team 42:01 Phase 3: Expand the Movement 44:43 Phase 4: Re-establish the City Church 47:06 Phase 5: Disciple the Nation Resources Mentioned: Rad Dads ---

Welcome to part 2 of the 1000 Houses HouseCraft event on Creating a Family Team, presented by Justin and Shelly Wolfenberg and Nate and Katelyn Sallee. The first part of our series covered the overarching why and what when it comes to building a family team. Today's episode is extremely practical, and gives 10 specific tips on how to turn your family into a team, instead of just a bunch of individuals competing against each other. This is a vastly different way of thinking about family than our modern culture, but it's time tested and faithful wisdom that many families are seeing fruit from. Take notes, and start applying these today! In this episode, we talk about: 1:02 Tip 1: Have realistic expectations 2:59 Tip 2: Language matters 5:02 Tip 3: Have high expectations 6:50 Tip 4: Win and lose as a team 10:19 Tip 5: Two paths (rewards vs consequences) 11:53 Tip 6: Give kids a voice 14:12 Tip 7: One kid at a time 15:45 Tip 8: Invite others in 18:49 Tip 9: Book recommendation - "Created for Work" 21:02 Tip 10: Play the long game 25:51 Q&A: How to encourage your parents to join your family team 27:06: Q&A: What is expected and what jobs have rewards? 30:52 Q&A: More details about Kate's family letter on how to lead your family to God ---

Welcome to part 1 of the 1000 Houses Housecraft event on Creating a Family Team, presented by Justin and Shelly Wolfenberg. The first part of this 2 part series covers the ancient, Biblical foundation for thinking of your family as a team, and then shows how to utilize work to bless your children. You'll want to listen to this extremely counter-cultural episode, because these are basic, timeless, Biblical truths that have been lost and distorted by our modern culture. If you fall for the distorted lies, you'll miss out on opportunities to create a tight-knit family team. In this episode, we talk about: 0:44 Intro to the Wolfenberg family and the idea of running your family like a team 3:44 The ancient (and Biblical) foundation for family as a team 8:36 Work is not bad 14:47 Do you want your kids to be a liability or a blessing? 18:55 Is the goal to make disciples or get the job done? 21:57 Meaningful experiences for your kids don't have to be fun 23:37 You'd figure it out if your life depended on it...so do it now ---

Want a fatherhood masterclass in an easy to digest and format, with all of the questions and tools already laid out for you? Today Jeremy and his guest Chris Knopping, founder of Rad Dad, outline the power of discipling fathers, why it's so important, how to lead a small group of dads into deeper fatherhood skills and rhythms for a more connected and God-centered family life, and the 7 pillars of this process so you can put it into action and start bearing fruit as the leader of a kingdom-building family today. On this episode, we talk about: 1:08 The impact of discipleship on Chris and his family, and why he started Rad Dad 7:47 Why start with dads? 13:05 What a dad's discipling group can look like 17:30 How to put discipleship into action 21:12 How dads can step up and start leading a community group 27:27 Logistical tips for running a successful dad's group 30:55 The 7 Pillars of Rad Dad for successfully leading your family 37:20 Look for the fruitfulness, and pour into those areas Resources mentioned: Family Revision by Jeremy Pryor Rad Dad Website ===

This episode is a recording of one of our HouseCraft Date Night events in Cincinnati! Get an inside look at how we disciple local families to help them start weekly multi-generational meals. You'll learn our top 9 tips that will help you actually pull of a weekly, multigenerational family meal SUSTAINABLY without pulling your hair out and quitting after two weeks. Make sure to listen to last week's episode, Part 1 of this series, on your podcast app! On this episode, we talk about: 0:47 Introduction to Tim and Dana Schmoyer (7 kids in 8 years, 10+ years of family meals!) 3:12 3 important things to remember 6:18 Top tips for sustainable, awesome family meals 6:38 Tip 1: Prepare for rest 9:33 Tip 2: Prep snacks for hangry kids 10:23 Tip 3: Budget for tough weeks 11:37 Tip 4: Usher in the meal together 14:15 Tip 5: Create a pre-meal routine 19:45 Tip 6: Experiment with the details 21:07 Tip 7: Give roles to all generations 23:35 Tip 8: Let the house get messy 24:59 Tip 9: Keep it simple 30:38 Question: How to do this without making the entire weekend feel like it's being taken over with Saturday rest and Sunday church and other activities? 35:06 Question: More ideas on how to involve the older generations 39:47: Question: Can you expand on declaring over the children? ---

This episode is a recording of one of our HouseCraft Date Night events in Cincinnati! Get an inside look at how we disciple local families to help them start weekly multi-generational meals. You'll learn the why (including Rhett's vision for when he's 83) and two of the most important tips when it comes to the what and the how. Look out for Part 2 of this conversation coming to the podcast soon! On this episode, we talk about: 0:47 Introduction to Rhett and Ang, who will lead this conversation 3:53 The vision...why we put in the work now 11:59 We're at war against hurry and separation 17:54 The WHAT of the family table/meal 18:37 Tip 1: Different and Enjoyable 26:08 Tip 2: Rhythmic and Sustainable ---

In this episode, Jeremy and April + Blake and Chandler Smith share the two biggest tools they use to cultivate a thriving Romantic Partnership. To learn more about 1000 Houses visit 1kh.org.

In this episode, Jeremy and April share how romance PLUS partnership equal a biblical, flourishing marriage that can influence the generations. To learn more about 1000 Houses visit 1kh.org.

In this episode, Jeremy shares an ancient technology designed to help you and your family thrive and overcome chaos in the home. To learn more about 1000 Houses visit 1kh.org.

In this episode, Jeremy shares what honoring and encouraging the diversity of the church in the City can look like as we engage in Luke 10 style mission. This episode is a teaching from our coaching intensive, "Made For Mission". To learn more about this coaching intensive, visit 1kh.org/madeformission For more resources, tools, and event info, visit 1kh.org To give to 1KH, click here

In this episode, Jeremy paints a picture of what being an effective exhorter can look like in a discipling relationship. This episode is a teaching from our coaching intensive, "Life on Life Discipleship". To learn more about this coaching intensive, visit 1kh.org/discipleship For more resources, tools, and event info, visit 1kh.org

In this episode, Jeremy shares a picture of what it would look like if all Christians viewed themselves as part of a City Church. This episode is a teaching from our coaching intensive, "1KH City Partners". To learn more about this coaching intensive, visit 1kh.org/cities For more resources, tools, and event info, visit 1kh.org To give to 1KH, click here

In this episode, Jeremy provides some insights on what it looks like to announce the Kingdom in a western context today This episode is a teaching from our coaching intensive, "Made For Mission". To learn more about this coaching intensive, visit 1kh.org/madeformission For more resources, tools, and event info, visit 1kh.org To give to 1KH, click here

In this episode, Jeremy shares a list of unique expressions that can be encouraged in a gathering of believers. This episode is a teaching from our coaching intensive, "A House For Community". To learn more about this coaching intensive, visit 1kh.org/communitycoaching For more resources, tools, and event info, visit 1kh.org To give to 1KH, click here

In this episode, Jeremy interviews Blake Smith to discuss some mindset shifts and tools to level up hospitality as a household. This episode is a teaching from our coaching intensive, "Made For Mission". To learn more about this coaching intensive, visit 1kh.org/madeformission For more resources, tools, and event info, visit 1kh.org To give to 1KH, click here

In this episode, Jeremy shares some tools to help ensure that there is a seed inside the fruit of your disciple-making efforts. This episode is a teaching from our coaching intensive, "Life on Life Discipleship". To learn more about this coaching intensive, visit 1kh.org/discipleship For more resources, tools, and event info, visit 1kh.org

In this episode, Jeremy shares the true goal of a gathering together as believers. This episode is a teaching from our coaching intensive, "A House For Community". To learn more about this coaching intensive, visit 1kh.org/communitycoaching For more resources, tools, and event info, visit 1kh.org To give to 1KH, click here

What kind of traits does a person of peace have? In this episode, Jeremy uses scripture to help us identify the characteristics of a person of peace. This episode is a teaching from our coaching intensive, "Made For Mission". To learn more about this coaching intensive, visit 1kh.org/madeformission For more resources, tools, and event info, visit 1kh.org To give to 1KH, click here

In this episode, Jeremy shares how each of us are formed by the stories we find ourselves in, and what implications that truth has on our faith journey. This episode is a teaching from our coaching intensive, "Life on Life Discipleship". To learn more about this coaching intensive, visit 1kh.org/discipleship For more resources, tools, and event info, visit 1kh.org

In this episode, Jeremy shares some examples from scripture for how to seek out biblical oversight for a house church community. This episode is a teaching from our coaching intensive, "A House For Community". To learn more about this coaching intensive, visit 1kh.org/communitycoaching For more resources, tools, and event info, visit 1kh.org To give to 1KH, click here

Are we all called to invest countless hours outside the home on mission to reach non believers while also trying to raise a family? In this episode, Jeremy explains the type of person who is best suited to engage in exploration when it comes to mission, and what that life style might look like. This episode is a teaching from our coaching intensive, "Made For Mission". To learn more about this coaching intensive, visit 1kh.org/madeformission For more resources, tools, and event info, visit 1kh.org To give to 1KH, click here

What should evangelism look like for believers living in western cultures? In this episode, Jeremy explains the three problems that western christians face when it comes to sharing their faith, and suggests a path toward combating those challenges. This episode is a teaching from our coaching intensive, "Made For Mission". To learn more about this coaching intensive, visit 1kh.org/madeformission For more resources, tools, and event info, visit 1kh.org To give to 1KH, click here

There is a subtle skill that a mature disciple-maker develops over time... The skill of helping an apprentice have a "discovery moment" with the Story, rather than simply pointing out a truth to them. In this episode, Jeremy shares a three part method for helping those you disciple make deep connections with scripture. This episode is a teaching from our coaching intensive, "Life on Life Discipleship". To learn more about this coaching intensive, visit 1kh.org/discipleship For more resources, tools, and event info, visit 1kh.org