Being the Church Out There w/ John MacTaggart

Send us Fan MailEpisode 08: Being the Church ‘Out There’ with John MacTaggartWe cannot just live out our faith within the church walls; we have to embody it outside the church, too! In this episode of Hot Takes and Holy Things, Jarvis Koyate, Cole Bearden, and Jake Kimbrell are joined by Family Church student Pastor, John MacTaggart, to discuss today’s hot take about the importance of being the church ‘out there’. As always, we start with our Word of the Day Segment before shouting out our student leader at Family Church in the Farms. Pastor John goes on to share a personal story of a student who massively impacted his faith, and he talks about how we can define being the church ‘out there’ and the power of embodying God’s love for us in the way we interact with the world. He even touches on the tension students may face between identity and performance and discusses how faith and ‘works’ can complement each other, instead of competing with each other. Finally, we discuss how students can practically share the Gospel and live out everyday, ordinary, radical faithfulness. If you want to be inspired to be a ‘doer’ of the Word, not just a ‘hearer’, then this is for you, so be sure to tune in now!Key Points From This Episode:Introducing today’s guest, John MacTaggart.Today’s word of the day: Larping.A shoutout to a high school student leading at Family Church in the Farms.Why you cannot only live out your faith within the walls of the church.The disconnect students feel between their beliefs and the way they live their lives.Pastor John tells us about the impact a student had on his faith during his youth.What it means to be the church ‘out there’ and the power of embodying God’s love.Identity versus performance and how faith and ‘works’ can complement each other.How to live this out practically and how students can share the Gospel.Today’s challenge for students: plan a Church event ‘out there’ with your student pastor.Quotes:“The simplest definition that we have for [being the church ‘out there’] is simply loving other people. – To me, that’s the key to Christian growth.” — John MacTaggart [00:18:14]“True spirituality is when we start to understand God’s love for us, and as our knowledge of that expands, it begins to shift the way that we think about other people.” — John MacTaggart [00:18:35]“We’re so used to working for things that we think we have to work for grace.” — John MacTaggart [00:22:40]“It’s His kindness that leads us to repentance. It’s what He’s done. – We’re not trying to earn God’s grace; we’re living from it.” — John MacTaggart [00:23:25]Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:John MacTaggart on LinkedInMatthew 5:16Romans 1:16Larping DefinitionFamily Church | South Florida Church CampusesFamily Church Students on InstagramFamily Church Students LinktreeFamily ChurchFamily Church NetworkFamily Church on Instagram