Doing Ministry Outside of the Box | Joel Rogers

Joel Rogers is the director of youth services for the Salvation Army in Cleveland, Tennessee as well as the founder of Inman Coffee House. Today, we are on location at Inman Coffee to talk about taking your faith journey one step at a time, trusting God when it doesn’t seem to make sense, and doing ministry outside of the box.0:00 - Introduction0:56 - The beginning of Joel’s faith journey5:18 - How to handle pornography addiction9:51 - Joel receives his calling to ministry in college16:49 - From being a dorm resident director to founding Inman Coffee House30:47 - Coffee as a ministry, from seed to cup39:45 - Could you do the same kind of ministry with something other than coffee?41:49 - Trusting God with consequences as an answer to rationalizations56:02 - What Joel teaches his students and what his students have done 1:04:27 - The history of the Salvation Army1:06:25 - The story of “Mama” and her ministry in a strip club1:08:14 - How to reach the lost without getting sucked into a sinful lifestyle1:16:08 - Music at Inman Coffee1:22:00 - What the Salvation Army does1:29:20 - How to get involved with the Salvation Army1:31:20 - Joel talks about the LGBTQ controversy surrounding Salvation Army1:35:21 - Closing commentsWebsite: https://innerfire.comMerch: https://innerfire.com/shopFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/InnerFireMinistriesInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/innerfireministries/?hl=enThe Innerfire PodcastApple: https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/id1551491407Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2S9qDbKZKJJI9pGsTvpvJ6Amazon: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/f9082dcd-3a3b-43d3-9ffa-d41b40f5a47d/the-innerfire-podcastSalvation Army: https://www.salvationarmyusa.org/usn/