The Bar Pastor: How Matt Bowen Stopped Hiding Behind the Pulpit | Matt Bowen Pt. 2

Send us Fan MailWhat does it look like to actually live the mission you preach — not just talk about it from a stage?In part two of our conversation with Matt Bowen, lead pastor of Emmaus Church in Beaverton, we get into the real work of building something healthy from the ground up — the elder formation process, the search for a building, and the moment Matt realized he didn't have a single consistent friendship with someone outside the faith on his calendar. Not aspirationally. Actually.What he did about it became one of the most honest and compelling parts of his story.In This Episode You'll DiscoverHow Matt built an intentional elder formation cohort — and why only 1 of 9 made it through the first roundWhat books and practices shaped Emmaus's elder culture from the beginningWhy Matt worked hard to de-center himself as the go-to voice for everything at the churchHow Emmaus ended up in their current building — and the prayer God answered on day two of paintingWhat it actually looks like to be incarnationally present in a neighborhood as a pastorWhy Matt started pouring beer at Wildwood Taphouse two days a week — and what it's done for his preachingHow the Emmaus Road story continues to shape everything the church doesWhat healthy church building really looks like when no one's watchingIf this conversation encouraged you, subscribe for more honest conversations about church planting, leadership, and following Jesus in the Pacific Northwest.Resources🏠 Emmaus Church — https://www.emmauspdx.org/🤝 Multiply PDX — https://www.togetherpdx.org/multiplypdx#ChurchPlanting #PacificNorthwest #Portland #EmmausChurch #Beaverton #GospelMultiplication #ChurchLeadership #JesusInTheUpperLeft #UpperLeftPodcast #BarPastor