Hosted by John Chandler and Todd Hiestand, The Ecclesia Leadership Podcast is a monthly conversation with pastors and church leaders of the Ecclesia Network. Each month they talk with leaders about the reality and challenges of mission in their local context.
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#5 Chris Backert
This month we talk with Chris Backert, the Organizational Architect of the Ecclesia Network and one of the main people behind Ecclesia being what it is today. Your hosts John Chandler and Todd Hiestand talk with Chris about the following topics:- Ecclesia’s Story and how it all began
- Why people are connecting to Ecclesia
- Where Ecclesia is headed
- Chris’ involvement with Fresh Expressions and the difference and similarities between church renewal and church planting. Read an article he wrote about Fresh Expressions here.
- The development and description of the Missio Alliance
- What Chris means by being a “quazi charismatic”
- Books he’s reading and places to find him online
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#4 – Eric Phillips
This month’s podcast was with Eric Phillips from East End Ecclesia in the east end of Pittsburgh. In this episode we talk about church planting in the city, gentrification, East End’s story, church re-starts and Eric and his family’s story.Read Eric’s blog here.
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#3 – AJ Swoboda
This month we interviewed the good Dr. AJ Swoboda. A.J. is one of the speakers at the 2012 Ecclesia National Gathering and we had a great conversation about the development of their church, the shape of their leadership, the challenge of bi-vocational leadership models and a bunch more.AJ is one of the pastors of Theophilus Church in Portland, OR. He also serves as a professor of theology, biblical studies, and church history at a number of schools on the west coast. He recently completed his doctoral work on the never-ending relationship with the Spirit and Ecology and this Fall his first book is due out, entitled Spirit Over Chaos: Finding God in the Mess of Christianity.
Follow AJ on twitter: @mrajswoboda
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Clay Carver and Leslie Webster
In our second podcast, we discuss team leadership, pastoral hierarchy, how a church of small groups looks and functions and the story of Horizon Church in Owings Mills, MD with Clay Carver and Leslie Webster.Clay and Leslie are the two staff members of Horizon and have been connected to Ecclesia since its inception.
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#1 – Winn Collier
In our first episode we talk with Winn Collier, pastor of All Souls Charlottesville, about the origins of his church as well as the issue of church planter personality types, “bravado” and pastoral identity. In our conversation, Winn references this excellent article by Eugene Peterson, “Why Spirituality Needs Jesus“. You can follow Winn on Twitter or connect with him on Facebook.Podcast: Play in new window | Download