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Alice shares the overwhelming evidence suggesting the West is returning to faith in God, and calls us to be ready. The post What is the Good News? – The Prodigal West is Returning Home first appeared on Hope Chapel.
Michael and Terri Sullivant are respected leaders from Kansas City. They have prophetic giftings - both in the gift of prophecy over others, and in the area of teaching about Biblical handling of prophetic gifts. In 2011 they gave a workshop at Hope Chapel in Austin, Texas. They spoke together on the topic of God's ability to rewrite the narrative of our lives. This seems an appropriate teaching to revisit, since Amy just finished the Runaway Bay manuscript that “rewrites the narrative of her life” (and her Dad's). Teaching given on Austin 28, 2011.
Andy Robinson, speaking as a business leader, gives insights from the Good Samaritan on the impact we can have on the lives of people we work with and are close to. The post What is the Good News? – Influencing for Good in the Workplace first appeared on Hope Chapel.
The Crucified Christ may be an image of hopelessness but on the contrary, His death gave the hope the world has been waiting for. Today, Fr. Reginald Malicdem, the Mission Station Priest of Mary Mother of Hope Chapel, invites us to meditate on Christ's suffering and death on The Cross this Good Friday—the ultimate act of love and hope, His life for our redemption.
Charlie continues our series, and asks 'What is the Good News' for those trapped by porn? The post What Pornography Taught Me About Longing, Loneliness and the Love of God first appeared on Hope Chapel.
Right at the start of Romans, Paul gives us a clue to help us find the meaning and significance of his gospel. What is it? The post What is the Good News? – Rediscovering the Gospel – part 2 first appeared on Hope Chapel.
Paul shares some of his testimony and ministry experience while looking at where the western church has been confused about the gospel and the goodness of God. The post Revisiting the Gospel first appeared on Hope Chapel.
Paul starts his main argument in the letter to the church in Rome with a description of how humanity has gone wrong. But where does he get this theology from, and how does that help us interpret the whole letter? The post Bible with Bill – Reading Romans – What's the problem? first appeared on Hope Chapel.
Alice challenges us to think about what it means practically to declare, 'Jesus is Lord'. The post What is the Good News? – Geopolitics 3 – Jesus is Lord first appeared on Hope Chapel.
Alice continues to engage with our new political landscape by speaking and hearing reflections from Hope. The post What is the Good News? – Jesus is the Way, the Truth, and Life first appeared on Hope Chapel.
Bill gives us seven principles which will help us read the book of Romans well. This will really help us as Bill takes us through Romans once a month in our Sunday services. The post Bible with Bill – Romans – An Introduction first appeared on Hope Chapel.
Alice takes a deep dive into how we have left political 'Liberalism' and entered into a new era 'Libertarianism'. The post What is the Good News? – We Preach Christ Crucified. 1 Cor 1 first appeared on Hope Chapel.
The Apostle Paul was passionate about, and motivated by something that he called the 'Gospel'. But did he mean by 'Gospel' what we mean when we use that word? Bill introduces this new series. The post Rediscovering the Gospel – part 1 first appeared on Hope Chapel.
As we begin our week of prayer and fasting, Chris speaks on praying and fasting from a place of friendship with God. The post Friendship with God: A Posture for Prayer and Fasting first appeared on Hope Chapel.
Caroline's teaching on the Throne of God, given at the SHORE retreat on March 16, 2024 at Hope Chapel.
Alice explores how holiness is built on the altar of our failure. The post What is the Good News? – Psalm 51 first appeared on Hope Chapel.
Jesus says the Kingdom of God is like finding buried treasure, but what exactly is that treasure, and how can we find it for ourselves? The post Parables of the Kingdom in Matthew 13 – The Treasure Hunt first appeared on Hope Chapel.
Abraham and Pastor Fatima, from GHIC, teach us how to pray and fast effectively, as we prepare for our prayer and fasting week in January. The post Prayer Sunday – Effective Prayer and Fasting first appeared on Hope Chapel.
Alice explores how Jesus emphasises the Father's character. He is strong, good, kind and abundant enough to build our lives upon. The post Jesus is King – Sermon on the Mount Finale – The Kingdom of Heaven is the Father's Kingdom first appeared on Hope Chapel.
Jon Tyrrell beautifully invites us to let God's light in to the mess of our churches and our lives (in the light of abuses being exposed within the Western church), confident that He who is light will be full of grace as we trust in Him with the truth. The post Let There Be Light first appeared on Hope Chapel.
Alice explores how Jesus' last four pictures are warnings to take Jesus' teachings seriously. The post Jesus is the King – Sermon on the Mount 10 – Two Ways to be Human first appeared on Hope Chapel.
A short teaching on prophecy, followed by Alice interviewing Ruth Beaney about listening to God for people. The post Prayer Sunday – Prayer Tuesday Spotlight: Hearing God's Voice first appeared on Hope Chapel.
Bill reflects on the thought; 'Why doesn't the Kingdom of God make more of a difference in the world? If it is real, why is the world like it is?' The post Parables of the Kingdom in Matthew 13 – The Wheat and Weeds first appeared on Hope Chapel.
Alice explores how we are to persevere in prayer through engaging with both regular patterns, and also seasons of labour pains. The post Jesus is King – Sermon on the Mount 9 – Perseverance in Prayer first appeared on Hope Chapel.
Most church services include a talk, but... what for? Chapter 4 reveals Paul's idea of church teaching & preaching - why we do it and how to do it well. The post Bible with Bill – Episode 9 – 1 Timothy 4: Why Have Talks in Church Services? first appeared on Hope Chapel.
Rob Scott-Cook encourages us to persevere in prayer, shares some moving stories, and a prophetic word for 2025. The post Persevering in Prayer first appeared on Hope Chapel.
A new MP3 sermon from Hope Chapel is now available on SermonAudio with the following details: Title: How Can This Be? - Easter 2021 - Dr. Will Lohnes Speaker: Dr. Will Lohnes Broadcaster: Hope Chapel Event: Sunday Service Date: 4/4/2021 Length: 56 min.
A new MP3 sermon from Hope Chapel is now available on SermonAudio with the following details: Title: The Spirit of Truth Guides pt.3 - John 16:12-13 - Dr. Will Lohnes Subtitle: John Speaker: Dr. Will Lohnes Broadcaster: Hope Chapel Event: Sunday Service Date: 5/9/2021 Bible: John 16:14-15 Length: 50 min.
A new MP3 sermon from Hope Chapel is now available on SermonAudio with the following details: Title: The Spirit of Truth Guides pt.3 - John 16:12-13 - Dr. Will Lohnes Subtitle: John Speaker: Dr. Will Lohnes Broadcaster: Hope Chapel Event: Sunday Service Date: 5/2/2021 Bible: John 16:12-13 Length: 58 min.
A new MP3 sermon from Hope Chapel is now available on SermonAudio with the following details: Title: Worship and Witness ( Romans 12:1,2 part 3 ) : Dr Will Lohnes Subtitle: Romans Speaker: Dr. Will Lohnes Broadcaster: Hope Chapel Event: Sunday Service Date: 7/21/2024 Bible: Romans 12:1-2 Length: 36 min.
A new MP3 sermon from Hope Chapel is now available on SermonAudio with the following details: Title: Our Calling in Christ: The Power and Wisdom of God Subtitle: Living as Saints Speaker: Jason Churchill Broadcaster: Hope Chapel Event: Sunday Service Date: 6/23/2024 Bible: 1 Corinthians 1:18-25 Length: 60 min.
A new MP3 sermon from Hope Chapel is now available on SermonAudio with the following details: Title: The Essentials of Ministry Leadership as God Desires… Speaker: Dave Deets Broadcaster: Hope Chapel Event: Sunday Service Date: 11/28/2021 Length: 48 min.
In this episode, Nathan discusses upcoming events related to homeschooling advocacy. He shares details about events in Southern California, including Freedom Homeschool Expo in Oceanside on June 21st, meetups in Temecula and Irvine on June 22nd, and an informational event at Hope Chapel in Hermosa Beach on June 23rd. Additionally, he mentions the upcoming Homeschool Freedom Day in San Diego on August 24th, focusing on advocacy for homeschooling rights in California.Nathan provides a legislative update on AB 1955, a bill that passed the state senate and is now in the assembly for concurrence. The bill is concerning as it impacts parental rights and homeschooling freedoms. He outlines the process the bill has gone through and urges individuals to take action by contacting their assembly members. The bill's implications on gender identity, local control, and family dynamics are highlighted, emphasizing the need to protect homeschooling and parental rights.Detailed information about AB 1955www.fpmca.org/ab1955How to find and contact your Assemblymemberwww.fpmca.org/myrepLife Cycle of Legislation Videohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8eZ4t22l8K4Life Cycle of Legislation Charthttps://fpmca.org/life-cycle-of-legislation/
Jeff McCullough took a trip to Utah in 2020, and it changed his life. No, the evangelical pastor didn't convert to the state's predominant religion, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and he didn't launch a virulent campaign to explore what some have seen as Mormonism's heresies. Instead, he felt a divine call to launch a YouTube channel, titled Hello Saints, to, as he put it, “fight criticism with curiosity.” “Most of my Christian friends didn't say very nice things about the people from the LDS Church,” McCullough says in his introduction, “and I don't really like that.” So the 43-year-old Hope Chapel minister from the Bible Belt, who calls himself a “recovering Mormon basher,” set about exploring the beliefs and practices of the Utah-based faith, eager to build bridges between that church and evangelical Christians. McCullough now lives in the Beehive State and has produced more than 90 short videos comparing and contrasting “the lifestyle, culture and beliefs of Mormons and mainstream Christianity,” including questions like these: Are Mormons Christians? What do Christians and Latter-day Saints agree and disagree about? On his journey to familiarize himself and his audience with this unfamiliar faith, he has viewed General Conference, attended Sunday services, read the Book of Mormon and toured a Latter-day Saint temple. His Hello Saints channel, which operates as a nonprofit, has 60,000 subscribers and nearly 7 million views. He is currently hosting a virtual summit with interviews and presentations by Latter-day Saints and evangelicals on topics ranging from Jesus and marriage to politics and heaven. On this week's show, McCullough discusses his online efforts, his approach and what he hopes to accomplish.
A new MP3 sermon from Hope Chapel is now available on SermonAudio with the following details: Title: Job 15:7-13 Content with the Consolations of GOD Subtitle: Bread of the Word Speaker: Tyler Noe Broadcaster: Hope Chapel Event: Sunday Service Date: 3/3/2024 Bible: Job 15:7-13 Length: 27 min.
A new MP3 sermon from Hope Chapel is now available on SermonAudio with the following details: Title: Job 14:16-22 - GOD is a Greater Hope! Subtitle: Bread of the Word Speaker: Tyler Noe Broadcaster: Hope Chapel Event: Sunday Service Date: 2/18/2024 Bible: Job 14:16-22 Length: 37 min.
A new MP3 sermon from Hope Chapel is now available on SermonAudio with the following details: Title: Job 12:17-25 - A Complete Sovereignty Subtitle: Bread of the Word Speaker: Tyler Noe Broadcaster: Hope Chapel Event: Sunday Service Date: 1/14/2024 Bible: Job 12:17-25 Length: 37 min.
In this interview, Larry talks with Bob O'Dell, tech entrepreneur, author, screenwriter, and movie producer, about the little-known history of the impact that the Tonkawa Tribe had on the city of Austin, Texas. Bob and others are working on bringing friendship and recognition to the Tonkawa Tribe, and Bob is in the process of producing a documentary on the Tribe's history.They also discuss how the guidance of the Holy Spirit in making life decisions and how listening to the Holy Spirit's leading shaped Bob's career. With the recent passing of Dan Davis, founding pastor of Hope Chapel, where Larry and Bob first met, they knew they needed to start their interview by giving recognition to Dan and the impact he had on both of their lives.
A new MP3 sermon from Hope Chapel is now available on SermonAudio with the following details: Title: Jonathan: A Mighty Soul - 1 Samuel 18 Subtitle: 1Samuel Speaker: Dr. Will Lohnes Broadcaster: Hope Chapel Event: Sunday Service Date: 1/14/2024 Bible: 1 Samuel 18:1-3 Length: 49 min.
Alex and I had a great time reviewing the Jesus Revolution and the part Hope Chapel played in it.It was what historians call a spiritual awakening. I only realized that as it ended. Until then my peer group mostly thought we were smarter than those who had preceded us.It couldn't be called just a revival as it wasn't about reviving a dying church but effected a transformation in the outside culture. One of the early earmarks of the movement was the presence of miracles. Mostly we saw people delivered from the grip of hard drugs without counseling or treatment. But there were healings, events involving protection from fires and extreme weather, and of course healings.The Jesus Revolution movie is worth watching as it catches much of what the Spirit was doing. However, it would need to be a prolonged series to fully depict those exciting times.After others view the film I get asked, "Did those things really happen?" The answer is that those things did happen but in a larger sense than could be depicted on film. The baptisms were bigger. The miracles were everyday events. Chuck Smith was a great Bible teacher going into it and Lonnie Frisbee was no rebel but had a supernatural anointing that caused some leaders discomfort.I hope the talk Alex initiated will strengthen you in your own hunger for more from God.For more from Alex check his website at dandelionresourcing.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Alex and I had a great time reviewing the Jesus Revolution and the part Hope Chapel played in it.It was what historians call a spiritual awakening. I only realized that as it ended. Until then my peer group mostly thought we were smarter than those who had preceded us.It couldn't be called just a revival as it wasn't about reviving a dying church but effected a transformation in the outside culture. One of the early earmarks of the movement was the presence of miracles. Mostly we saw people delivered from the grip of hard drugs without counseling or treatment. But there were healings, events involving protection from fires and extreme weather, and of course healings.The Jesus Revolution movie is worth watching as it catches much of what the Spirit was doing. However, it would need to be a prolonged series to fully depict those exciting times.After others view the film I get asked, "Did those things really happen?" The answer is that those things did happen but in a larger sense than could be depicted on film. The baptisms were bigger. The miracles were everyday events. Chuck Smith was a great Bible teacher going into it and Lonnie Frisbee was no rebel but had a supernatural anointing that caused some leaders discomfort.I hope the talk Alex initiated will strengthen you in your own hunger for more from God.For more from Alex check his website at Dandelion Resourcing. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Alex and I had a great time reviewing the Jesus Revolution and the part Hope Chapel played in it.It was what historians call a spiritual awakening. I only realized that as it ended. Until then my peer group mostly thought we were smarter than those who had preceded us.It couldn't be called just a revival as it wasn't about reviving a dying church but effected a transformation in the outside culture. One of the early earmarks of the movement was the presence of miracles. Mostly we saw people delivered from the grip of hard drugs without counseling or treatment. But there were healings, events involving protection from fires and extreme weather, and of course healings.The Jesus Revolution movie is worth watching as it catches much of what the Spirit was doing. However, it would need to be a prolonged series to fully depict those exciting times.After others view the film I get asked, "Did those things really happen?" The answer is that those things did happen but in a larger sense than could be depicted on film. The baptisms were bigger. The miracles were everyday events. Chuck Smith was a great Bible teacher going into it and Lonnie Frisbee was no rebel but had a supernatural anointing that caused some leaders discomfort.I hope the talk Alex initiated will strengthen you in your own hunger for more from God.For more from Alex check his website at Dandelion Resourcing. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In this episode of Belligerent Beavs Podcast, we revel in Football's commanding Homecoming win over the UCLA Bruins, dive into an outstanding week for Beavs Volleyball that saw two significant victories and player accolades, celebrate Women's Soccer's defensive weekend, and highlight the upcoming Women's Basketball exhibition that benefits Hope Chapel's programs supporting Maui families as the community recovers from their recent wildfire.
On this episode of Catholic Forum, after a news update from The Dialog, we speak with David Shellenberger, President and CEO of the Saint John Vianney Center which has served the mind, body and spirit of Catholic clergy and men and women religious since 1946. We learn about the “Day of Prayer for the Health and Wellness of Clergy and Men and Women Religious,” hosted by Saint John Vianney Center (SJVC). It will be held on Friday, October 20, 2023. The event will be live streamed from Our Lady of Hope Chapel on the campus of SJVC. We will also preview David's upcoming presentation on October 19th at the Saint Thomas More Oratory near the campus of the University of Delaware in Newark. Catholic Forum, a production of the Diocese of Wilmington's Office of Communications, airs on Saturday afternoons at 1:30 on Relevant Radio 640 and is available on Apple, Spotify, Amazon Music and iHeartRadio podcasts. Select interviews are available on the Diocese of Wilmington's YouTube channel - @dioceseofwilm. Please like, share and subscribe.
This is part four of a four-part podcast with deep interest to me. My friend John Honold and I interviewed Kenneth Makuakane, a third-generation Hope Chapel Kaneohe Bay pastor. He's an award-winning Waikiki entertainer concurrently leading the largest Hawaiian congregation in the state. The original missionaries planted the church. As the story unfolds, I discipled John Honold, who multiplied several churches and leads a string of micro churches today. John now coaches Ken, whom he discipled decades ago. And Ken is plowing ground that lay fallow until his arrival. The church is growing, and elderly people often engage with street kids. Most ethnic Hawaiians, whether they go to church or not, call Kawaiaha'o Church their home. This is significant as it links the first spiritual awakening in the Kingdom of Hawaii to the most recent in the State of Hawaii. The congregation is steeped in tradition as it became the church home to the kings and queens of ancient Hawaii. Beginning with the original New England-born missionaries in the early 1700s, Hawaii experienced four church-planting movements. In terms of per capita penetration, it remains the most successful awakening in human history. The second planted churches among Japanese Americans. Thousands of Japanese immigrated to Hawaii to work in sugar plantations, and many came to Christ. Takie Okamura, the innovator God used to drive that awakening planted what we would call microchurches in the sugar cane camps. He ran a Japanese-language newspaper and invented language schools for evangelism. He also planted Makiki Christian Church which prevails today. From the 1940s to the early 1980s or late 1970s, church multiplication centered on Olivet Baptist Church, which launched more than 40 congregations. My friends and I showed up in 1983, thirty of us including children. We planted and multiplied 69 churches in the Hope Chapel arena in about 27 years. Shortly after our arrival Wayne Cordeiro launched the New Hope movement, which is responsible for another 69 congregations during those same years. Theirs are often larger than ours, but we were privileged to send a little more than 100 people to help launch New Hope Oahu, including their long-serving first worship band. The greater excitement of the fourth awakening comes via hundreds of small churches planted after the example of the larger networks. These are mostly independent congregations. At one point, every public school in the state (650+) hosted at least one or more congregations. None started from the more noticeable movements. This podcast is significant because Ken's role links the original spiritual awakening with the most recent. I hope it blesses you as it has me. And I hope you'll join us for all four installments of this podcast. If you need more information, you can learn about the church at https://kawaiahaochurch.com or connect with Ken via email. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
This is part three of a four-part podcast with deep interest to me. My friend John Honold and I interviewed Kenneth Makuakane, a third-generation Hope Chapel Kaneohe Bay pastor. He's an award-winning Waikiki entertainer concurrently leading the largest Hawaiian congregation in the state. The original missionaries planted the church. As the story unfolds, I discipled John Honold, who multiplied several churches and leads a string of micro churches today. John now coaches Ken, whom he discipled decades ago. And Ken is plowing ground that lay fallow until his arrival. The church is growing, and elderly people often engage with street kids. Most ethnic Hawaiians, whether they go to church or not, call Kawaiaha'o Church their home. This is significant as it links the first spiritual awakening in the Kingdom of Hawaii to the most recent in the State of Hawaii. The congregation is steeped in tradition as it became the church home to the kings and queens of ancient Hawaii. Beginning with the original New England-born missionaries in the early 1700s, Hawaii experienced four church-planting movements. In terms of per capita penetration, it remains the most successful awakening in human history. The second planted churches among Japanese Americans. Thousands of Japanese immigrated to Hawaii to work in sugar plantations, and many came to Christ. Takie Okamura, the innovator God used to drive that awakening planted what we would call microchurches in the sugar cane camps. He ran a Japanese-language newspaper and invented language schools for evangelism. He also planted Makiki Christian Church which prevails today. From the 1940s to the early 1980s or late 1970s, church multiplication centered on Olivet Baptist Church, which launched more than 40 congregations. My friends and I showed up in 1983, thirty of us including children. We planted and multiplied 69 churches in the Hope Chapel arena in about 27 years. Shortly after our arrival Wayne Cordeiro launched the New Hope movement, which is responsible for another 69 congregations during those same years. Theirs are often larger than ours, but we were privileged to send a little more than 100 people to help launch New Hope Oahu, including their long-serving first worship band. The greater excitement of the fourth awakening comes via hundreds of small churches planted after the example of the larger networks. These are mostly independent congregations. At one point, every public school in the state (650+) hosted at least one or more congregations. None started from the more noticeable movements. This podcast is significant because Ken's role links the original spiritual awakening with the most recent. I hope it blesses you as it has me. And I hope you'll join us for all four installments of this podcast. If you need more information, you can learn about the church at https://kawaiahaochurch.com or connect with Ken via email. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jesus is the anchor of our hope.
This is part two of a four-part podcast with deep interest to me. My friend John Honold and I interviewed Kenneth Makuakane, a third-generation Hope Chapel Kaneohe Bay pastor. He's an award-winning Waikiki entertainer concurrently leading the largest Hawaiian congregation in the state. The original missionaries planted the church. As the story unfolds, I discipled John Honold, who multiplied several churches and leads a string of micro churches today. John now coaches Ken, whom he discipled decades ago. And Ken is plowing ground that lay fallow until his arrival. The church is growing, and elderly people often engage with street kids. Most ethnic Hawaiians, whether they go to church or not, call Kawaiaha'o Church their home. This is significant as it links the first spiritual awakening in the Kingdom of Hawaii to the most recent in the State of Hawaii. The congregation is steeped in tradition as it became the church home to the kings and queens of ancient Hawaii. Beginning with the original New England-born missionaries in the early 1700s, Hawaii experienced four church-planting movements. In terms of per capita penetration, it remains the most successful awakening in human history. The second planted churches among Japanese Americans. Thousands of Japanese immigrated to Hawaii to work in sugar plantations, and many came to Christ. Takie Okamura, the innovator God used to drive that awakening planted what we would call microchurches in the sugar cane camps. He ran a Japanese-language newspaper and invented language schools for evangelism. He also planted Makiki Christian Church which prevails today. From the 1940s to the early 1980s or late 1970s, church multiplication centered on Olivet Baptist Church, which launched more than 40 congregations. My friends and I showed up in 1983, thirty of us including children. We planted and multiplied 69 churches in the Hope Chapel arena in about 27 years. Shortly after our arrival Wayne Cordeiro launched the New Hope movement, which is responsible for another 69 congregations during those same years. Theirs are often larger than ours, but we were privileged to send a little more than 100 people to help launch New Hope Oahu, including their long-serving first worship band. The greater excitement of the fourth awakening comes via hundreds of small churches planted after the example of the larger networks. These are mostly independent congregations. At one point, every public school in the state (650+) hosted at least one or more congregations. None started from the more noticeable movements. This podcast is significant because Ken's role links the original spiritual awakening with the most recent. I hope it blesses you as it has me. And I hope you'll join us for all four installments of this podcast. If you need more information, you can learn about the church at https://kawaiahaochurch.com or connect with Ken via email. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
This is part one of a four-part podcast with deep interest to me. My friend John Honold and I interviewed Kenneth Makuakane, a third-generation Hope Chapel Kaneohe Bay pastor. He's an award-winning Waikiki entertainer concurrently leading the largest Hawaiian congregation in the state. The original missionaries planted the church. As the story unfolds, I discipled John Honold, who multiplied several churches and leads a string of micro churches today. John now coaches Ken, whom he discipled decades ago. And Ken is plowing ground that lay fallow until his arrival. The church is growing, and elderly people often engage with street kids. Most ethnic Hawaiians, whether they go to church or not, call Kawaiaha'o Church their home. This is significant as it links the first spiritual awakening in the Kingdom of Hawaii to the most recent in the State of Hawaii. The congregation is steeped in tradition as it became the church home to the kings and queens of ancient Hawaii. Beginning with the original New England-born missionaries in the early 1700s, Hawaii experienced four church-planting movements. In terms of per capita penetration, it remains the most successful awakening in human history. The second planted churches among Japanese Americans. Thousands of Japanese immigrated to Hawaii to work in sugar plantations, and many came to Christ. Takie Okamura, the innovator God used to drive that awakening planted what we would call microchurches in the sugar cane camps. He ran a Japanese-language newspaper and invented language schools for evangelism. He also planted Makiki Christian Church which prevails today. From the 1940s to the early 1980s or late 1970s, church multiplication centered on Olivet Baptist Church, which launched more than 40 congregations. My friends and I showed up in 1983, thirty of us including children. We planted and multiplied 69 churches in the Hope Chapel arena in about 27 years. Shortly after our arrival Wayne Cordeiro launched the New Hope movement, which is responsible for another 69 congregations during those same years. Theirs are often larger than ours, but we were privileged to send a little more than 100 people to help launch New Hope Oahu, including their long-serving first worship band. The greater excitement of the fourth awakening comes via hundreds of small churches planted after the example of the larger networks. These are mostly independent congregations. At one point, every public school in the state (650+) hosted at least one or more congregations. None started from the more noticeable movements. This podcast is significant because Ken's role links the original spiritual awakening with the most recent. I hope it blesses you as it has me. And I hope you'll join us for all four installments of this podcast. If you need more information, you can learn about the church at https://kawaiahaochurch.com or connect with Ken via email. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
This podcast is personal in a very real way. John Honold has been a close friend for just under four decades.I met him as a cocky, even arrogant, 20-year-old who informed me, “I hope you don't mind, but I knock off your sermons each Thursday under a tree at Windward Community College.”He was reteaching my Sunday messages in a microchurch he'd started on campus. I responded, “Keep it up, and you'll become our college pastor.” He did. And he married Brenda Ching, one of the original 30 people to move from California to plant the church.After serving as College Pastor, Youth Pastor and our Exec for over a decade, we launched him to plant a Hope Chapel in Oahu's “Second City,” Kapolei. It was a tossup as to which of us should plant the new church—me with a built-in audience from our daily radio broadcasts or John, who might reach a younger audience. He won the coin toss, and soon 700+ people met in various borrowed spaces. They multiplied new congregations from that base in Hawaii, Okinawa, Thailand and The Philippines.This episode is about church multiplication, an enduring friendship and how to follow the Holy Spirit in a way that parallels building sidewalks where people trample the grass on a college campus.Today John leads a prevailing model church (which both shrunk and grew after COVID) that operates as a hub for twelve microchurches—and he's paid a full-time salary to boot. Journey Church Network Hawaii has cracked the code for mixing what worked in the past with the future many envision.Did I mention that they support ministries in Okinawa, Mainland Japan and across the African Continent? John is also consulting with the oldest, and perhaps most famous, church that started in the “Kingdom of Hawaii.” They're bringing back the fire of the original vision to cover the islands with the gospel.If you're trying to understand the implications of microchurch on the congregation you lead, this will aid your quest. Besides, it gives good insight into the values that drive this podcast and have driven me for a long time. You can connect with John at pastorjohn@journeychurchhawaii.org or https://journeychurchhawaii.org. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.