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In this podcast episode, Kurt Francom and Dan Duckworth discuss the importance of addressing community tragedies within Latter-day Saint congregations. They explore how leaders can create spaces for healing and connection during difficult times, emphasizing the role of vulnerability and unity in fostering a supportive church environment. Dan Duckworth speaks, teaches, and writes on leadership, power, and systemic change. His forthcoming book, The Leader in Chains (spring 2026), challenges conventional ideas and calls for a radical rethinking of leadership—and how it is developed. Links Transcript available with the video in the Zion Lab community Overview Perception of Community Needs: Leaders should be attuned to the emotional climate of their congregations, recognizing when community tragedies impact members. This awareness can guide appropriate responses. Risk of Vulnerability: Addressing difficult topics in church settings can feel risky, but it is essential for fostering genuine connections and healing. Leaders should embrace this risk to create a supportive environment. Purpose of Church: The church serves not only as a place for learning doctrine but also as a community for healing and support. Engaging in open discussions about current events can strengthen faith and unity. Creating Safe Spaces: Leaders can facilitate discussions that allow members to express their feelings and experiences, promoting emotional processing and community bonding. Driving the Hope Train: Leaders should focus on instilling hope and directing conversations toward Christ's teachings, using scriptural stories to provide comfort and guidance during challenging times. Leadership Applications Fostering Open Dialogue: Leaders can initiate conversations about current events or tragedies, encouraging members to share their feelings and experiences. This can be done through structured discussions or informal check-ins. Building Trust and Safety: By consistently creating a culture of vulnerability and support, leaders can ensure that members feel safe to express their emotions and seek help when needed. Integrating Healing into Meetings: Leaders can incorporate discussions of community challenges into regular meetings, ensuring that spiritual teachings are connected to real-life experiences, thus reinforcing the church's role as a healing community. Highlights 06:16 - Institutional vs. Leadership Responses 08:13 - Personal Experience of Grief 10:10 - The Purpose of Church in Times of Crisis 12:32 - The Role of Perception in Leadership 14:01 - A Personal Story of Compassion 16:17 - The Risk of Addressing Difficult Topics 17:41 - The Importance of Community Healing 19:12 - Audience Engagement and Reactions 20:00 - Navigating Political Sensitivities 22:08 - Creating a Safe Space for Discussion 23:37 - The Role of Vulnerability in Unity 25:32 - Addressing the Fear of Group Therapy 27:30 - Driving the Hope Train 30:06 - Preparing the Elders Quorum for Discussion 31:15 - The Impact of Leadership Culture 33:11 - Fulfilling the Purpose of Elders Quorum 38:14 - The Value of Risk in Leadership 40:00 - Living Life Together in Church 42:43 - The Dangers of Hypocrisy in Worship The award-winning Leading Saints Podcast is one of the top independent Latter-day Saints podcasts as part of nonprofit Leading Saints' mission to help Latter-day Saints be better prepared to lead. Find Leadership Tools, Courses, and Community for Latter-day Saint leaders in the Zion Lab community. Learn more and listen to any of the past episodes for free at LeadingSaints.org. Past guests include Emily Belle Freeman, David Butler, Hank Smith, John Bytheway, Reyna and Elena Aburto, Liz Wiseman, Stephen M. R. Covey, Benjamin Hardy, Elder Alvin F. Meredith III, Julie Beck, Brad Wilcox, Jody Moore, Tony Overbay, John H. Groberg, Elaine Dalton, Tad R. Callister, Lynn G. Robbins, J. Devn Cornish, Bonnie Oscarson, Dennis B.
Christian community is both proximity and process. In this message, discover how God transforms us through shared lives and mutual investment. Learn why belonging to a community isn't just about being together but about engaging in the process of growth and transformation with others.Questions for Reflection:• Which aspect do you most struggle with in Christian community: proximity or process?• What's the next step for you to take to see your Christian community become all God intended it for you?
Living Life Together - Colossians 3:12-15How we treat others is a decision we make for ourselves based on our relationship to God.Our example of forgiveness is Jesus.Do it all in love.If we do these things, we can live at peace within ourselves, knowing we have lived up to our Father's name.
10 08 2023 - Living Life Together by Snowmass Chapel
Proverbs 29:18 (NAS) – [18] Where there is no vision, the people are unrestrained, but happy is he who keeps the law. Proverbs 29:18 (AMP) – [18] Where there is no vision [no redemptive revelation of God], the people perish; but he who keeps the law [of God, which includes that of man] — blessed (happy, fortunate, and enviable) is he. Acts 2:42-47 (NIV) – [42] They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer. [43] Everyone was filled with awe, and many wonders and miraculous signs were done by the apostles. [44] All the believers were TOGETHER and had everything in common. [45] Selling their possessions and goods, they gave to anyone as he had need. [46] Every day they continued to meet TOGETHER in the temple courts. They broke bread in their homes and ate TOGETHER with glad and sincere hearts, [47] praising God and enjoying the favor of all the people. And the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved. Our Vision: “Loving and Living Life Together in Jesus” Our Theme: BETTER TOGETHER Acts 4:27-31 (NIV) – [27] “Indeed Herod and Pontius Pilate met together with the Gentiles and the people of Israel in this city to conspire against your holy servant Jesus, whom you anointed. [28] They did what your power and will had decided beforehand should happen. [29] Now, Lord, consider their threats and enable your servants to speak your word with great BOLDNESS. [30] STRETCH OUT YOUR HAND TO HEAL and perform miraculous signs and wonders through the name of your holy servant Jesus.” [31] After they prayed, the place where they were meeting was shaken. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and spoke the word of God BOLDLY. 2023 Theme: Stretch Out Your Hand to Heal
-To dwell above, with saints in love,-That will indeed be glory.-To dwell below with the saints we know,-Well, that's a different story.---Big Idea- Required ingredients for believers to live together as a healthy church.--1. Authentic Love -v9--2. Familial Love -v10--3. Enthusiastic Committed Love -v11--4. Persevering Love -v12--5. Generous Love -v13--6. Gracious Love -v14--7. Considerate Love -v15--8. Impartial Love -v16-
Can the Church really be like it was in Acts? How do we live out our faith in our communities and our church community? Preston shares a challenging and practical message of living life together and on mission.
This week Pastor Matthew talks about the necessity of fellowship among believers. It is not a luxury, it is a necessity for spiritual growth. Romans 12:1-21
Thanks for joining us online at NewLife Church! Today we continue in our series "Made For This" with C.J. Clymer giving us a message on "Living Life Together." New to NewLife? - https://newlifemi.com/new-here Need Prayer? - https://newlifemi.com/prayer-request Tithes & Offerings - https://newlifemi.com/give NewLife Kids Online - https://youtu.be/6gWzdZBhteI NewLife Church Online - https://newlifemi..com/live
Thanks for joining us online for our first Sunday service in 2022 at NewLife Church! Today we continue in our series "Made For This" with C.J. Clymer giving us a message on "Living Life Together." New to NewLife? - https://newlifemi.com/new-here Need Prayer? - https://newlifemi.com/prayer-request Tithes & Offerings - https://newlifemi.com/give NewLife Kids Online - https://youtu.be/6gWzdZBhteI NewLife Church Online - https://newlifemi..com/live
Lead Pastor Jamey Miller continues our series on Ephesians by sharing how God is calling us to live out the relational truth of our calling as one new humanity - together.
1 Thessalonians Series Pastor Darren Lemmon Medina Federated Church
Get to know Wancheng and Ally Thao! We discuss the path God has taken them on to lead them to Mt. Zion and how He has prepared them to lead couples. We also talk living life together and the importance of small groups.
Paul encourages us to do live together and we can do life as we encourage one another on. Recorded in our first Podbean live. Looking in Romans 14
Acts 2: 42-47
Sometimes you have heavy burdens that you just can't seem to bear. The beauty of the body of Christ, Pastor Bill will remind you today, is that it provides others to help carry the heavy burdens. Yes, others can carry your burdens, but Jesus asks you to do this for your brother as well. You're not saved to sit and wait for Heaven but to be a part of his body, the church. You're vital to Jesus and the work he has for you. Do the work He's called you to, and when things get too heavy, allow others to help you.
Fighting sin alone is impossible. Your flesh is too weak. You need the Holy Spirit to fight in you. God has also given you the body, the family of Christ to help you fight as well. Today, Pastor Bill will explain the need for the accountability and encouragement from fellow brothers and sisters in Christ. God doesn't call you to ignore sin in others to avoid confrontation. Nor does he call you destroy those who sin. Instead, you are called to, with the help of the spirit, restore a sinner gently back to God.
God calls us to love each other in the Church. He has given you grace, forgiveness and freedom from sin. He calls you to live in this freedom, not for yourself, but to love and serve the body of Christ. And today, Pastor Bill will remind you that the Church, the body of Christ, is bigger than your local congregation. The fruit of your salvation is the desire to know and be around God and fellow believers. Those who have the word of God and seek to obey it are all family. Your family in Christ spans the world and is united by Christ.
You were never intended to live out the Christian life on your own. We all need to connect with other believers who can help us live out our faith. Being in a Life Group is a great way to make those connections.
Living Life together by Pastor Joey Torres
Sunday sermons from Chewelah Evangelical Free Church
By: Michael Adzovic Date: 7/14/19 Passage: 2 Corinthians 8-9
By: Jeff Lewis Date: 7/7/19 Passage: 1 Corinthians 12:12-27
By: Jim McNicol Date: 6/23/19 Passage: Galatians 6:1-5
By: Jeff Lewis Date: 6/30/19 Passage: Hebrews 10:24-25
Living Life Together by River of Life Fellowship
In this episode, I'm with one of my best friends, Hannah Cosper. Hannah and I spent such a sweet season together as roommates. We pay homage to that time by highlighting the beauty of living life not in isolation, but in close proximity to one another. Hannah is the Women’s Pastor at Door of Hope Church in Portland, OR, one of the wisest people I know, and the maker of the best bowl of soup I’ve ever had.
Today's message is focused on one of our values that we are Living Life Together. We hope this message will be an encouragment to you, and we would love to hear from you! If you would like to send a testimony, prayer request, or for more information about Odessa First Assembly please go to odessafirstassembly.com. Join us for our series title This Is Us.
On 18 September 2016, Paul Vrolijk about the ethos of the evening service, regarding the strive towards community.
(Hebrews 10:19-25) It's nearly impossible to go through life alone. The same could be said for our spiritual life. Walking with Adonai takes friends and others to help you along, a shoulder to lean on in difficult times. You are not alone. Praise God we have others to lean on.
Living Life Together Part 1 (Acts 2:42-47 - 9/30/12 - Dan Harty) by WCC
Living Life Together by Windsor Community Church
Living Life Together (Part 2) (Acts 2:42-47 - 10/7/12 - Dan Harty) by WCC
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Being transformed into the image of Christ requires community.
In order for an organization to successfully live up to its purpose it must have the ability to focus on a fixed point –a purpose statement, a common goal, a leader, etc. The church is no different. In fact, it’s not just an organization, it’s an organism. The church is described as a body; and just as a body needs feeding, cleaning, and general maintenance, so the church similarly has spiritual needs. Ignoring these needs will cause the body to become unhealthy, leaving it unfit and unable to carry out its purpose. In Philippians 2:1-4 Paul prescribes what believers need in order to live spiritually healthy lives with one another. Paul will give us the perfect and only fixed point we need to accomplish the mission–the Lord Jesus Christ.
Philemon 17-25
Philemon 8-16
Philemon 1-7
Preached by Lead Pastor Mike Skinner on September 7, 2014 at Fc3 (www.fc3.org). Support the show (https://pushpay.com/g/sweetwatercc?src=hpp)
It is impossible to live an unstoppable Christian life alone.
It is impossible to live an unstoppable Christian life alone.
The believers were living life together, and were of one heart and soul. People were giving, and needs were being met. Despite the example that Joseph (Barnabas) set, Ananias and Sapphira lied about their giving and were struck dead.
The believers were living life together, and were of one heart and soul. People were giving, and needs were being met. Despite the example that Joseph (Barnabas) set, Ananias and Sapphira lied about their giving and were struck dead.
Living Life Together - Pastor Gilbert Silva
by Rev Bill McCutchen
Discover how community works and why Jesus created us to live life together through this 3-part series that led up to our Community Groups launch. Life is better...together.Support the show (http://www.momentumchurch.org/give)
9/4/11 Romans-Living Life Together Romans 9-16
Part 4 of Mark of A Missional Church.
Part 4 of Mark of A Missional Church.
Scripture: Hebrews 10:19-25
Graham continues the series from 1 Peter and looks at what you should do when relationships break down