Episodes
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143 - "There's No Such Thing as New Testament Church Planting" — What NAMS Actually Aims to Reproduce - September 24th, 2026
There's No Such Thing as New Testament Church Planting" — What NAMS Actually Aims to Reproduce Description: Over breakfast, a friend who grew a church from 125 people to over 5,000 kept using a phrase Jon Shuler couldn't let stand: "New Testament church planting." So Shuler challenged him —…
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142 - You Seem So Focused on the Spread of the Gospel — And That's Not Normal - September 1, 2026
"You Seem So Focused on the Spread of the Gospel — And That's Not Normal" A Presbyterian pastor once told Jon Shuler he didn't seem like an ordinary Anglican: "You seem so focused on the spread of the gospel, and that's not normal." In episode 142 — the third and final part on branding — Shuler...
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141 - "It Was Easier to Understand the Koran Than to Understand Anglican" - August 25th, 2026
"It Was Easier to Understand the Koran Than to Understand Anglican" In episode 141, Jon Shuler keeps pressing on branding — and lets a string of painful, honest moments do the work. A mission student, required to study the Koran for his degree, told Shuler he found it easier to grasp than the…
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140 - What's in a Name? — Jon Shuler on Branding, the Anglican Label, and What NAMS Really Means - August 11, 2026
What's in a Name? — Jon Shuler on Branding, the Anglican Label, and What NAMS Really Means In episode 140, Jon Shuler dips his toes into AI for the first time and asks ChatGPT a simple question: what does "NAMS" mean? The answers — a Korean surname, an Indian nickname meaning "to honor," and,...
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139 - Are We Placing Something Ahead of Christ? - July 7th, 2026
"Are We Placing Something Ahead of Christ?" — Jon Shuler on Anglican Identity and the Danger of Idolatry Where your treasure is, there your heart is also. In episode 139, Jon Shuler follows the money — and what he sees troubles him. So much of what the church spends is devoted not to mission, but...
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138 - "Would Any of Them Die for Me?" — The Question That Took a Successful Rector to His Knees - June 25th, 2026
"Would Any of Them Die for Me?" — The Question That Took a Successful Rector to His Knees By every external measure, the parish was a triumph: the largest in the diocese, 700 people every Sunday, 1,500 at Easter, a 17-person staff, decades of unbroken growth. Its rector was proud — and he had…
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137 - A Christian Not Making Another Christian May Not Yet Be a Christian" — Jon Shuler on the One Thing Worth Measuring - June 18th, 2026
"A Christian Not Making Another Christian May Not Yet Be aChristian" — Jon Shuler on the One Thing Worth Measuring Description Before Jon Shuler had a PhD in church history or a degree in theology, he was a civil engineer — and in episode 137 he reaches back to a diagram from that first training…
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136 - We relate to the Anglican Family — we serve beyond it. - June 9th, 2026
Part 10 of the NAMS Rule & Customary Order Series. "We relate to the Anglican Family — we serve beyond it." — Jon Shuler on the Final Two Articles of the NAMS Rule In episode 136, Jon Shuler brings the Rule series toward its close by covering Articles IV and V — doctrine and ecclesiastical...
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135 - "We Are Not a Disembodied Community" — The Call to the 2027 NAMS Global Novena - June 2nd, 2026
Part 9 of the NAMS Rule & Customary Order Series. "We Are Not a Disembodied Community" — The Call to the 2027 NAMS Global Novena A rule without purpose is just bureaucracy. In episode 135, Jon Shuler steps back before finishing Article III to ask the question that underlies everything: are we...
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134 - "You May Not Leave Her in a Separate Room" — Marriage, Mission, and the NAMS Companion - May 26th, 2026
Part 8 of the NAMS Rule & Customary Order Series. "You May Not Leave Her in a Separate Room" — Marriage, Mission, and the NAMS Companion An Anglican order of married church planters is, Jon Shuler admits in episode 134, quite unique in Christian history. And that uniqueness creates a real…
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133 - "If We Cannot Say New Churches Have Been Started, We Must Weep" - The Defining Reality of a NAMS Companion - May 19th, 2026
Part 7 of the NAMS Rule & Customary Order Series. "If We Cannot Say New Churches Have Been Started, We Must Weep" - The Defining Reality of a NAMS Companion In episode 133, Jon Shuler returns to the acorn image from the previous week and pushes it further: an acorn planted but not germinating, a...
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132 - "Are You in a Great Commission Cell?" - The Question Every NAMS Companion Must Answer - May 12th, 2026
Part 6 of the NAMS Rule & Customary Order Series. "Are You in a Great Commission Cell?" — The Question Every NAMS Companion Must Answer Every NAMS companion has agreed to lead or be part of a Great Commission cell. But in episode 132, Jon Shuler asks plainly: do you know what one is? Drawing on…
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131 - "The Odds Are Slim to None" — Why Many Church Settings Can't Produce What NAMS Requires - May 6th, 2026
Part 5 of the NAMS Rule & Customary Order Series. "The Odds Are Slim to None" — Why Many Church Settings Can't Produce What NAMS Requires Jon Shuler opens episode 131 with a striking admission: even the congregation he worships in — one he has preached and taught and discipled in for years — is…
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130 - "That's Not True" — Why Discipleship Alone Is Not the Purpose of NAMS - 28th April, 2026
Part 4 of the NAMS Rule & Customary Order Series "That's Not True" — Why Discipleship Alone Is Not the Purpose of NAMS | Anglican Church Planting Podcast Many NAMS companions have come to believe the purpose of the society is to make disciples. In episode 130, Jon Shuler says plainly: that's not...
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129 - Every Companion. Every Season. Every Location. — The Objectives That Never Stop. - April 17th, 2026
Part 3 of the NAMS Rule & Customary Order Series Every Companion. Every Season. Every Location. — The Objectives That Never Stop. | Anglican Church Planting Podcast Goals have deadlines. Objectives don't. In the third installment of this series on the 2017 NAMS Rule and Customary Order, Jon…
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128 - "I Would Rather Die Than Deny It" — The Charge That Defines NAMS - April 9th, 2026
Part 2 of the NAMS Rule & Customary Order Series "I Would Rather Die Than Deny It" — The Charge That Defines NAMS | Anglican Church Planting Podcast Continuing the series on the 2017 NAMS Rule and Customary Order, episode 128 turns to Article I — the NAMS Charge. On May 29, 1998, Archbishop Moses...
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127 -What Does NAMS Mean by "Church," "Mission," and "Pioneering"? | Anglican Church Planting Podcast- April 3rd, 2026
Part 1 of the NAMS Rule & Customary Order Series What Does NAMS Mean by "Church," "Mission," and "Pioneering"? | Anglican Church Planting Podcast In the opening episode of this series walking through the 2017 NAMS Rule and Customary Order, host Jon Shuler unpacks three foundational words embedded...
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126 - A prayer and preamble - March 24th, 2026
Jon begins to discuss the NAMS Rule of 2017
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125 - Next Steps - March 17th, 2026
Jon Discusses the next steps for the NAMS Board and the NAMS Order.
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124 - The NAMS Rule: History and Practice, Part 4 - March 10th, 2026
Continuing the discussion of the history of the NAMS Rule, Jon shares the good news that has come from the recent global leadership 4 day retreat.
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123 - The NAMS Rule: History and Practice, Part 3 - February 17th, 2026
Jon continues to the story of the NAMS rule and brings us up to 2022 The mission and ministry of NAMS as an order of church planters is guided and bounded by the Rule (2024), but it must be carefully interpreted in the light of it’s development in order that we do the work that God has called us…
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122 - The NAMS Rule: History and Practice, Part 2 - February 10th, 2026
Jon continues the discussion of the NAMS rule. The mission and ministry of NAMS as an order of church planters is guided and bounded by the Rule(2024), but it must be carefully interpreted in the light of it’s development in order that we do the work that God has called us to do from the…
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121 - The NAMS Rule: History and Practice. Part 1 - February 4th, 2026
Jon begins a series that will discuss The NAMS Rule: History and Practice. The mission and ministry of NAMS as an order of church planters is guided and bounded by the Rule(2024), but it must be carefully interpreted in the light of it’s development in order that we do the work that God has…
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120 - My Bounden Duty - January 7th, 2026
Jon talks about the basic duty of the follower of Christ.
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119 - What Kind of Leader? - December 18th, 2025
Jon ponders the outcome of a multimillion dollar Lilly grant.
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118 - When the foundations are shaken - December 11, 2025
Jon Shuler asks what do we do when the foundations are shaken?
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117 - A Church Planters Flow Chart - October 28, 2025
A Church Planters Flow Chart. Jon shares a practical framework for thinking about, helping, and tracking new work.
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116 - Understanding the Times - October 24, 2025
Jon discusses the importance of what we need to do when challenged by events in the wider world
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115 - The Death of a Communion? - October 9, 2025
Are we seeing the Death of a Communion?
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114 - The Fruit of Our Ministry? - September 23, 2025
What is the Fruit of Our Ministry?
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113 - Further thoughts on reforming the episcopate - September 10, 25
Jon continues to make a point about the need to reform the episcopate.
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112 - Thoughts on reforming the episcopate - August 26, 2025
Jon shares his thoughts on reforming the episcopate.
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111 - The evolution of the meaning of bishop - August 19, 2025
Jon continues the conversation on the meaning and evolution of the word "bishop"
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110 - bishop-Bishop-BISHOP - August 12, 2025
In the continuing series on definitions Jon discuses "bishop, Bishop, BISHOP"
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109 - Presbyter or Priest? - August 5, 2025
Jon continues looking at definitions focusing this week on Presbyter or Priest?
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108 - Solemn Promises & Sacred Vows - July 29, 2025
Jon discusses the difference between a Solemn Promise & a Sacred Vow within the context of the Anglican tradition.
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107 - Parish or Perish? - July 9, 2025
Without Vision... Jon discusses the reality of not understanding the need for God's Vision
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106 - Reformed or Reforming? - June 14, 2025
This week Jon gives some background on the meaning of Reformed within the Anglican context
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105 - Defining Church Planter and Church Planting - June 17, 2025
Jon seeks to help Define the terms Church Planter and Church Planting
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104 - Fear of Retreat - June 10, 2025
Why is the act of retreat so hard for some. Jon discusses the Fear of Retreat in this weeks podcast.
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103 Thoughts on Retreat - May 27, 2025
Jon has a few thoughts to share about retreats while on a retreat.
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102 Evangelism Is Not Discipleship - May 20, 2025
Jon discusses the difference between Evangelism and Discipleship and shares the SOAP method (Scripture, Observation, Application, Prayer)
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101 - Are you a Disciple Maker? - May 14, 2025
Are you a Disciple maker? Jon Challenges us to make this a reality in our lives.
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100 - The life that Jesus has called us to - May 6, 2025
In the 100th episode of That NAMS Podcast Jon focuses on the life that Jesus has called us to.
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099 - 1, 3, 12, 72 and 120 - April 29, 2025
What do the numbers 1, 3, 12, 72 and 120 have to do with Discipleship? Find out as Jon talks through a few practical steps for the discipleship journey.
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098 - The Cycle of Discipleship - April 22, 2025
Jon discusses what he feels is critical missing piece of the contemporary church! This revisits a subject he discussed in episodes 11-31.
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097 - Lent for Leaders (Pt 5) - April 8, 2025
In this weeks episode Jon looks at the Ephesians 4 and the roles for ministry.
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096 - Lent for Leaders (Pt 4) - April 1, 2025
This week in the series Lent for Leaders Jon discusses how you should evaluate your role.
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095 - Lent for Leaders (Pt 3) - March 25, 2025
Jon asks "How are Leaders doing?" this lent as he continues the series
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094 - Lent for Leaders (Pt 2) - March 18, 2025
Time Talent and Treasure, Jon continues discussing Lent for Leaders
About this show
Lessons from NAMS Servant General Jon Shuler as he dives into 50 years of stories of church planting, leadership and disciple-making while exploring what it means to be a reforming Anglican in the 21st century.
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