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Ep. 451: Willow Creek’s Dave Dummit, Steven Furtick’s Elevation Church & the State of the Church

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2025 27:40

On today's program, Willow Creek Pastor Dave Dummit announced this week he is stepping down as leader of the influential Chicagoland megachurch. Leaders have also named his successor. And, revenue is down for Steven Furtick's Elevation Church, while in-person membership is flat. We'll take a closer look at the church's 2024 annual report. Plus, the state of the church—Barna Group released its new report showing men have outpaced women in church attendance, reversing a longstanding trend. We'll have details. But first, more churches are leaving what's known as ‘the Network,' led by Steve Morgan. Nearly half of the congregations that have been associated with a “Network” of churches overseen by Pastor Steve Morgan have either publicly announced their departure or removed any reference to the network from their websites. The producer for today's program is Jeff McIntosh. We get database and other technical support from Stephen DuBarry, Rod Pitzer, and Casey Sudduth. Writers who contributed to today's program include Kim Roberts, Bob Smietana, Shannon Cuthrell, Diana Chandler, Brittany Smith, and Christina Darnell. A special thanks to Baptist Press for contributing material for this week's podcast. Until next time, may God bless you. MANUSCRIPT: FIRST SEGMENT Warren: Hello everybody. I'm Warren Smith, coming to you this week from Charlotte, North Carolina. Natasha: And I'm Natasha Cowden, coming to you from Denver, Colorado, and we'd like to welcome you to the MinistryWatch podcast. Warren: On today's program, Willow Creek Pastor Dave Dummit announced this week he is stepping down as leader of the influential Chicagoland megachurch. Leaders have also named his successor. And, revenue is down for Steven Furtick's Elevation Church, while in-person membership is flat. We'll take a closer look at the church's 2024 annual report. Plus, the state of the church—Barna Group released its new report showing men have outpaced women in church attendance, reversing a longstanding trend. We'll have details. Natasha: But first, more churches are leaving what's known as ‘the Network,' led by Steve Morgan. Warren: Nearly half of the congregations that have been associated with a “Network” of churches overseen by Pastor Steve Morgan have either publicly announced their departure or removed any reference to the network from their websites. MinistryWatch began reporting about Morgan in 2022 when a watchdog group called “Leaving the Network” issued an eight-point “call to action,” including an independent investigation of the group. Morgan, who was originally part of the Vineyard Association of Churches, left that group in 2006 and formed his own network. At one point, the network included 26 churches in the U.S., U.K., and Taiwan. Morgan is still the lead pastor of Joshua Church in Austin, Texas. Natasha: Why were churches leaving? Warren: One of the concerns that “Leaving the Network” has raised is that Morgan was arrested in 1987 for aggravated criminal sodomy of a minor, but his case was diverted. The group believes Morgan's past has been concealed from members and leaders in the network of churches. Natasha: Eleven churches no longer appear to be affiliated with the Network. MinistryWatch reported about four — Isaiah Church, Vine Church, North Pines Church, and Hosea Church — last fall. Now seven more have indicated in some way that they are no longer part of the Network. Warren: Brookfield Church in Athens, Ohio: Cedar Heights Church in State College, Penn.: Mountain Heights Church in Morgantown, W.V.: Oaks Church in Muncie, Ind.: South Grove Church in Athens, Ga.: Vida Springs Church in Gainesville, Fla.: Christland Church in College Station, Texas: Natasha: Next, Willow Creek's Pastor steps down. Warren: David Dummitt, who became pastor of Willow Creek Church at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic,

Ep.94: WE DIDN'T PLAN FOR THIS! - Seb & Carla Ferla of Vine Church - Interviewed by Charlie Burke

Exponential Australia Church Leaders Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2025 34:36

WE DIDN'T PLAN FOR THIS! This fortnight we are joined by another pair of incredible church planters, husband and wife Carla and Seb Ferla. They share some of the journey of coming out of an existing church in the middle of the pandemic, and the growing call to plant a new church all the while being bi-vocational in their ministry endevours. Sometimes the Lord just lays things on our hearts, that grow and grow and grow. And we love celebrating the rich and diverse journeys of planters across the Aussie church. Instagram - www.instagram.com/exponential_australia Facebook - www.facebook.com/exponentialaus Available now on YOUTUBE | SPOTIFY | APPLE PODCASTS

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#thevinetv 2024 #yearinreview

The Vine Church

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2025 21:41

The Vine Church 2024 Year in Review Connect with us, Send Prayer Requests and Stay Up To Date on our FREE ChurchApp: thevine.tv/app [ Sermon Notes: https://churchlinkfeeds.blob.core.windows.net/notes/40960/note-223320.html ] [ Video: https://youtu.be/Vcm2ch_hHZg ] DMCA Used With Permission through our Multitracks Streaming License © 2100 info: thevine.tv/license Website: https://thevine.tv Facebook: https://facebook.com/thevinetvsc Instagram: https://instagram.com/thevine.tv Twitter: https://x.com/thevinetv LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/thevinetv #jesus #jesuschrist #bible #bibleteaching #godlovesyou #godsfamily #allhaveaplace #church #thebestisstillyettocome #christiancommunity #thevinetv #joinspartanburg #vinefam

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Leading up as a ministry team member - with Peter Blanch, Megan Stevens and Michael Davies

The Pastor's Heart with Dominic Steele

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2024 34:53 Transcription Available

How do you work in a team excellently with those above you in ministry? How do you as a team member take responsibility for the success of your church? What can ministry team members do well to help the whole team function better?What mistakes do team members make? And what about confidentiality on team?Michael Davies is associate pastor of Lighthouse Church in Gorokan, NSW.Megan Stevens serves at Vine Church in Surry Hills in Sydney. Peter Blanch is a ministry consultant with Reach AustraliaThe Church Cohttp://www.thechurchco.com is a website and app platform built specifically for churches. Support the show--Become a regular financial supporter of The Pastor's Heart via Patreon.

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Confronting the big attendance drop - with Toby Neal, Dave Jensen and Geoff Bates

The Pastor's Heart with Dominic Steele

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2024 38:11 Transcription Available

Send us a textWhat should the church pastor / staff team / church council or bishop do about the big drop in attendance? A new report (bit.ly/AttendancePatterns) shows Adult Attendance in churches in Sydney is down 7% or 14% against population (over a decade). Adult attendance declined at approximately two-thirds of Sydney Anglican comparable church centers, and only one-third of church centers recorded an increase in attendance.The big problem is newcomers. We just are not reaching them. Newcomers are down to 5.4%.And with fewer new people joining churches, the churches that are growing are primarily growing at the expense of churches that are declining.A noticeable decline in attendance was recorded in 2018-2019, especially in the most rapidly secularising areas of our region. The issues are not just external. We have internal issues. There are denominational and congregational factors at play. There are key church health characteristics that show internal health factors are lower in those regions - factors relating to congregational character and leadership. Geoff Bates pastors Life church in Sydney's North West and chairs the committee that produced the Attendance Patterns Review report. Toby Neal pastors Vine Church in inner Sydney, which has seen remarkable growth.Dave Jensen works at assisting churches to grow in their evangelistic temperature through Evangelism and New Churches. Host Dominic Steele also served on the committee that produced the report.The Church Cohttp://www.thechurchco.com is a website and app platform built specifically for churches. Support the show--Become a regular financial supporter of The Pastor's Heart via Patreon.

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Getting high quality preaching from trainee ministers - with Toby Neal

The Pastor's Heart with Dominic Steele

Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2024 28:05 Transcription Available

How can a senior minister best train junior preachers (student ministers and assistant ministers) in preaching?There's a tension we all feel: we want to be a training church raising up the next generation of leaders and yet we also want to make sure that the quality of what happens in our gatherings is high.We don't want a Sunday morning ‘plane crash in the pulpit', where people at church that day think‘I wish I had stayed home today' or ‘I wish I had gone to St Bloggs down the road.'Toby Neal is at Vine Church in Surry Hills in Sydney. Toby says there's been days when he sat at the back of the church, head in hands thinking, “Oh dear - I hope we don't have anyone new here today!”Support the Show.--Become a regular financial supporter of The Pastor's Heart via Patreon.

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The Movement of the Christian Life - Philippians 2:1-11

King’s Grant Baptist Church

Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2024 27:42

On May 26, our guest preacher was Michael Worrall, discipleship pastor from the Vine Church in Blacksburg, and associate director of the Bonhoeffer House. Michael grew up in King's Grant and is a product of many people investing into his life.

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Mel Thomson - The Most Excellent Way : Love is Graceful | 21.04.2024

Sunday Sermons

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2024 50:43

Christian Sunday service in Vine Church, Dunfermline Scotland.

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Episode 64 - Does the Bible talk about Justice? with Vince Oliveri

Racially Speaking

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2024 81:07

David sits down with returning guest, friend and pastor, Dr. Vince Oliveri, to discuss whether or not the Bible talks about justice at its core. Vince is a pastor at The Vine Church in Blacksburg, VA, and recently finished up his PhD at the University of Aberdeen in Scotland. https://www.patreon.com/raciallyspeaking

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Mel Thomson - The Most Excellent Way : E4 Love is Content (Does Not Envy) | 03.03.'24

Sunday Sermons

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2024 38:44

Mel's message at the Vine Church last Sunday emphasized the importance of viewing life through a lens of gratitude, praising God for his goodness despite any lack or difficulties. She drew parallels between the contentment found in God's love and the temptation of envy, urging listeners to trust in God's plans and remain steadfast in their faith, highlighting the transformative power of gratitude in shaping our perspectives.

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