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The Church of the Heart Podcast
by The Summit Fellowships
A podcast for "free-range Christians" to explore life together and moving beyond simply going to church to being the church. Can we simply be people following Jesus together? Can we find a church our hearts have longed for?
Episodes
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Apostolic Social Media
Avoiding Isolation It has often been said that among house churches the greatest strength is also the greatest weakness. The strength of the small group church is relationship, flexibility and intimacy. The weakness, of course, is the tendency to become isolated. In this episode I’m going to be...
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Church of the Heart Hybrid
Can Summit Fellowships live in a legacy church? Can partnerships develop between “one-another communities” and traditional churches? What does that kind of partnership look like? This is another chapter draft of an upcoming book about churches of the heart.
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The Impossible Who
Defend the Unity in the Bond of Peace Another segment of the upcoming book, In Search of a Church of the Heart —The Journey from Where to Who. This episode discusses the potential of a church of the heart to rediscover the power of oneness. From the tower of Babel to the birth of the Church…
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What is a Summit Fellowship?
A podcast taken from two chapters of an upcoming book entitled, “In Search of a Church of the Heart.”
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Kid’s Stuff
Whadaya do with the Kids? Dan continues to explore the all-important topic of how we in summit-style fellowships care for and encourage our children. Today’s episode is an excerpt from a future book called, “In Search of a Church of the Heart – The journey from where to who.”
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Parables
A creative guide for all ages to learn God’s word together. Micheal Harris returns to discuss the Parables curriculum and it’s use in small-group church communities. At last there is an answer for the question asked by so many who meet in small, relational expressions of the church: So, what do…
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Kids in Your House Church
Micheal Harris talks about intergenerational fellowship Dan interviews Micheal Harris who has been engaged in children’s ministry for 50 years. His experience includes large traditional churches and simple churches of just a few families. In this interview, Micheal talks about his philosophy of...
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Leave a Bigger Footprint
Evangelism by Overlapping Circles. Evangelism in small-group churches is by relationship. As new people come into a fellowship, it grows requiring the group to multiply. A few members start fresh, stepping out with a small footprint. The prayer is that eventually this new group leaves a bigger...
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Done-delions
Can You Ever Graduate from Church? Dan talks about a new demographic in the church: The “Dones. ” These are brethren who have decided there has to be something more than just going to church. Could this be the next church planting wave? People finding other people who love Jesus and building...
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Do You Have God’s Number?
The church is meant to show the world the whole picture… The Enneagram assumes nine personality types. Are we more like Jesus when we are together?
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What COVID Taught Us About Church
The quarantine experience may very well have left a surprising legacy of church life. Maybe this lockdown was an incubator for new churches—vine churches—that are small, agile, and significantly, everywhere. Maybe online meetings can be seeds for new communities.
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House Churches and Money
We’re called to be generous, so how does giving work in churches of the heart? As a humanitarian crisis emerges in Europe, house churches tackle the call to generosity and caring.
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A Glimpse of a Church of the Heart
1st Thursday Today’s episode is a recording of a regular online gathering of house churches called “1st Thursday.” It is a glimpse of how a church of the heart looks in real time. The presenters are Benjamin and Heid Sadler of the Restoration Summit Fellowship. The Sadlers are also the lead...
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It’s About Time!
Dan waxes eloquent about time. How did it get so late so soon? It’s night before it’s afternoon! December’s here before it’s June. My, how time has flown! How did it get so late so soon? ~ Dr. Seuss In a solo contribution, Dan breaks a long podcast silence with some thoughts about relationships…
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A Meal at the Table
The key to house church intimacy begins with a meal. Dan and Jody talk about the importance of sharing a meal in a house church. In addition, they offer some tips about how to pull it off. A Word About This Episode Please forgive some of the sound quality. We’re still getting dialed in as we…
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Furnishing a Church of the Heart
Part 2 of 2 episodes about home as ministry outpost When the church meets in a home, it isn’t about decor and “feng shui.” it’s about the touching of hearts and the presence of the Spirit. Dan and Jody talk about the special “furnishings” of a church of the heart. Mentioned in this Episode When…
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Bringing the Church Home
Part 1 of 2 episodes about home as ministry outpost. Is your home your castle? Refuge? Hiding place? Or can your home be a ministry outpost and a place for a church of the heart? Dan and Jody talk about the implications of bringing the church home. Mentioned in this Episode The Great Good Place…
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Sword of Submission
Part 2 of the discussion of authority and submission. The second episode of a discussion of submission and authority based on Dan & Jody’s book, Sword of Submission. This interview/discussion was originally posted at the Two Worlds Media website in February of 2017 as an episode f the Read…
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Let the Gifts Emerge!
Each Member’s Unique Gifts are Discovered in a Church of the Heart As members of a Church of the Heart grow together it is an adventure to watch as the Holy Spirit draws spiritual gifts from out of the group. Dan and Jody talk about this journey of discovery. Mentioned in this Episode The Open...
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Rule Book or Playbook?
A Look at Ephesians 4 The New Testament isn’t to be seen as a set of rules to obey, but as an instruction manual or a “playbook” for the church to use as she grows and matures as the Body of Christ. Today’s discussion draws from Ephesians 4 where the Apostle Paul describes the work of what are...
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You are a Treasure
Discovering the Jewels in a Church of the Heart At the table is where everyone in a church, adults and children, discover they belong and deserve to be heard. In the midst of it all is the person and presence of Jesus.
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Church in the Present Tense
Ongoing Discussion from Acts Dan and Jody continue the discussion about the importance of cooperation and contribution within a church of the heart.
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More on Elders
Part 2 of a discussion about leadership in churches of the heart. In modern churches, elders often look like a board of directors. Is that what leadership is in a church of the heart? Dan and Jody discuss leadership and how it relates to servanthood. Mentioned in this Episode Living from the…
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Elders (Pt. 1)
A Look Back to the Young Church As the young church began to reach out into other cities, leaders emerged. The term, “elder” was used to describe some of them. How were these early leaders different from what we commonly think of. Dan and Jody begin a multi part discussion of this and other…
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Spontaneous Response to the Spirit
Episode 3 in a series about how to meet as a Church of the Heart What does it mean to be lead by the Holy Spirit? In Acts 2 we see the church meeting and responding to the Spirit. Can we expect Him to lead in the church today?
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How to Meet
The first in an ongoing discussion about meeting together as a simple church. Below is a video clip that appears elsewhere on the Summit Fellowships site. It makes a fitting beginning to a series of discussions about meeting together in a church of the heart. Hope you enjoy the clip!...
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Habitation of God
Part 3 of 3 Artwork by Alex Levin. Dan and Jody talk about the difference between structure and presence illustrated in the Old Testament accounts of David’s priestly kingship. How can we apply what we learn in the Old Testament about the habitation of God to our church experience?
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Habitation of God
Part 2 of 3 Dan and Jody continue the conversation about the habitation of God. From the Garden of Eden, to the tabernacle, temple, and to the Church, God has provided a spatial reference to His heavenly dwelling and invited us to be His household and habitation.
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The Habitation of God
First of Two Episodes When God created the earth He made a place for the first inhabitants. It was an intersection between heaven and earth and a garden where God, himself, could inhabit with His creation. What are the qualities of a habitation of God?
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Offenses
Second of Two Parts In this second of two parts on overcoming offenses, Dan and Jody talk about patterns and kinds of offenses. There is a difference between “stuffing” and “cleansing” our offenses. Mentioned in the Podcast A Liturgy for Ordinary Radicals
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Overcoming Offenses
Part 1 of 2 parts Are you offended with someone? What would it be like not to be offended? Today, Dan and Jody talk about the removal of offenses. The first of a two-part discussion.
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Stages of Community
Part 2: When the new wears off… This episode is a continuing episode about the challenges on the road to oneness and what happens when you find some rough spots on the road to relationship.
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Obstacles on the Road to Oneness
Things start so well… Churches, groups, new jobs, even marriages, often start off with thrills and excitement. Unfortunately, that kind of fun doesn’t last. In this episode Dan and Jody discuss the importance of being prepared for the challenges of life in a Church of the Heart. Mentioned in this...
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Dealing with Debt: A Church of the Heart In Action
From the archives, a favorite episode . . . We’re on vacation this week, so here is one of the most popular episodes from the Church of the Heart archives. It dropped in December of 2016 (yes, the podcast goes back that far! You should check out some of the earlier episodes!) This interview deals...
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We’re on Vacation!
We Will Resume Our Regular Podcast Schedule on Thursday, July 22nd. We’re away with the whole clan on our annual family getaway. See you soon! We invite you to leave your feedback. Just click on the “Contact Us” link above and let us know what you think. For the redeemed! And for the King!
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Deception and Division
When lies and deception creep into the a fellowship, division isn’t far behind. The unfortunate story of Ananias and Saphira. Mentioned in this Episode Steve Meeks – Stages of Community
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Oneness of Mind and the Birth of the Church
Acts 1 and 2 speak of the infant church as being of one mind and even one soul. Dan and Jody talk about the importance of a conviction of corporateness in churches of the heart. Mentioned in this Episode Until Unity by Francis Chan
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More Oneness
Lessons from the early church… In Acts chapter one an two, the church begins to live and thrive in the power of oneness.
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The Way of Oneness
What is oneness? Why is unity in the church so important? Today, Dan and Jody talk about the way of oneness and power it releases. Mentioned in this Episode Sword of Submission by Dan and Jody Mayhew
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John 17: Hand Illustration
Five Steps to Impact Dan and Jody discuss an illustration they learned in Pastor’s Prayer Summits. The road to impact begins with an encounter with God.
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John 17: they may be One
Dan & Jody in their trailer “studio.” Are you detecting a pattern in the Gospel of John? More than once, Jesus calls us to love and to be one so the world will recognize His message through our lives. Today’s discussion is drawn from what has been called the “high priestly prayer.”
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Body Beautiful
This is episode 70 of the Church of the Heart Podcast and episode 17 of the change of format that we’ve called Church of the Heart 2.0. We invite you to check back in the archives of the podcast and enjoy interviews we’ve had with practitioners of what is called “simple church.” Paul wrote that...
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Finding CHurch
#16 in Series So many choices! Where does somebody find church? More than that, what are we looking for? Dan and Jody discuss the nature of church, contrasting the church as a place and the church as a people. Mentioned in this Episode When Church was a Family-Recapturing Jesus’ Vision for...
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Organization or organism
#15 in Series The New Testament refers to the church as a body, a family, a bride. There is very little that would lead us to assume it is an organization, and certainly not a corporation or an institution. Listen in as Dan and Jody discuss the implications of being part of an organism. Mentioned...
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Jesus Example of Oneness
#14 in Series The idea of submission is perplexing to many. Domination or passivity is not Jesus’ example. Real submission is something quite different and Jesus models the difference among his people. What does oneness look like when Jesus demonstrates it? What does is mean to the church?...
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Not good for man to be alone
#13 in Series So many good things in the Garden of Eden! Still, the Creator wasn’t satisfied with something. It was not good for Adam to be alone. From the beginning we discover God’s design includes community. Now, as the Kingdom unfolds we are convinced, more than ever, that a foundational...
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God is Community
#12 in series God said it wasn’t good for Adam to be alone. If that’s not a call to corporateness I don’t know what is. Moreover, God, Himself is a community. It seems this idea of oneness from many goes back a long time. And it was all our Creator’s idea! Mentioned in the Episode The Divine...
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Corporate Advance
#11 in Series When Paul tells the Ephesians to put on the whole armor of God, did he mean individuals or could he have been talking about the whole church? What are the implications of the body of Christ engaging in spiritual warfare as a corporate reality?
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The Power of fullness
# 10 in Series When God calls His people together, from unity comes the release of power. It is a restoration of the power forfeited in Genesis 11. It is the power of the fullness of Christ in His church. Dan and Jody continue a dialog about fullness, unity, warfare and the release of power....
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The Fullness of Fellowship
#9 in series When scripture tells us that we can experience fullness in Christ, what does it mean? Today, Dan and Jody talk about the fullness that comes as a community of believers come together.
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A podcast for "free-range Christians" to explore life together and moving beyond simply going to church to being the church. Can we simply be people following Jesus together? Can we find a church our hearts have longed for?
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The Summit Fellowships
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