How To Party In Light Of The Gospel

Christians should be the most celebratory people in the world. In every neighborhood, in every city. Do you agree with that? Well, our heavenly Father is sure into parties!

In this episode, Caesar and Heath talk about how to celebrate according to the gospel. And we dig deep into historical and biblical proof that our God loves to party, and he loves when we do.

In This Episode You’ll Learn:

  • How God built celebration into the rhythms of everyday life for us.
  • Why a weekly church service was never Jesus’ idea of “partying”.
  • How our views on alcohol are shaped by our understanding of the Gospel.
  • Why we can live redeemed lives that are used by God to redeem others.

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Moving From Small Group to Missional Community

What happens when you feel God leading you, beyond a weekly meeting with a handful of other Christians, out to make disciples in the most underserved neighborhood in your city?

In this episode, Caesar is joined by author and community builder Terence Schilstra. You’ll hear the exciting story of how his traditional church small group slowly morphed into a missional community. Along with several other Christian families, they’ve become connected to over 30 families in their new neighborhood as they make disciples.

In This Episode You’ll Learn:

  • How a “small voice” became a much louder calling from God.
  • What personal challenges they faced to follow God deeper.
  • The problems their small group experienced. (Not everyone loved the change!)
  • The amazing adventure that this community now lives!

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Our Crazy Bivocational Lifestyle

There are more and more people interested in bi-vocational ministry these days. And more reasons that people want and even need to be involved in jobs that go hand in hand with their vocational ministry.

In this episode, Caesar and his wife Tina share their incredible 30+ years of doing full-time ministry while starting and running dozens of businesses and other non-profit ministries. Their story will encourage anyone who is considering alternative ways to do ministry and pay the bills at the same time!

In This Episode You’ll Learn:

  • How to find flexibility and freedom to do what God is calling you to.
  • How Caesar and Tina combined ministry and business with family life.
  • The benefits and challenges of working bi-vocationally.
  • Why our identity is NOT attached to our title or specific job.

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Halloween: Your Neighborhood Mission

Halloween has some “dark history”, and many of us were taught that this was a holiday you were supposed to avoid if you’re a Christian. But the truth behind this annual event may surprise you. There’s no reason to miss out on this HUGE chance to bring redemption to your neighborhood.

In this episode, Caesar shares a classic and informative conversation he had a while back with Heath Hollensbe, as they discuss the amazing opportunity that our current cultural experience of Halloween provides as we live on mission and make disciples.

In This Episode You’ll Learn:

  • The history of Halloween and how the Church may have actually invented it.
  • How the Gospel redeems culture instead of avoiding it.
  • Why Christians can and should participate with radical generosity.
  • 7 ideas on ways to be more intentional and missional this year.

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Grief According to the Gospel

Throughout scripture, we see that God, magnified in the life of Jesus, grieves. He grieves sin and the effects of sin on humanity and our relationships. Created in God’s image, experiencing grief is part of what makes us human. But not all of us understand how to grieve and help others in their grief.

In this episode, Caesar shows how the Gospel speaks to our grief and why God has given us a wide range of emotions to draw us closer to him. If we’ll let him.

In This Episode You’ll Learn:

  • The reasons for God’s grief and our own.
  • Why grief is not only connected to death.
  • Why our goal is not to make grief smaller or get past it quicker.
  • The 5 Stages of Grief and how the Gospel speaks to each.

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Holistic Discipleship: The Gospel In Everything

Discipleship involves caring for the whole life of a person. How we steward our time, jobs, money, relationships, entertainment, health, and body etc. can all be transformed by the Gospel for God’s glory. Not just the “spiritual” things.  

In this episode, Caesar shows how the Gospel speaks to and transforms ALL of life, and why our disciple-making must and can be holistic. He also uncovers the reasons why our discipleship is not as holistic as it could be.

In This Episode You’ll Learn:

  • The commitment Jesus had to developing his disciples holistically.
  • 7 areas of life we can apply the Gospel to in our disciple making.
  • What keeps us from being more holistic disciple-makers.
  • Ways to begin having a much broader view in all of this.

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