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The Rabbit Hole Recordings
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The Rabbit Hole Recordings is a show that explores the upside down nature of the Kingdom of God and the unexpected places and pathways where we meet Jesus and experience His grace. It also includes devotional material and discussions related to service opportunities with short-term missions. Your host is Curt Moore, the MNA ShortTerm Missions Specialist for the Presbyterian Church in America.
Episodes
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Episode 18- Serving with Choices Women’s Clinic: A Partnership Guide for Community Groups
In this episode Curt speaks with Leigh Ann Crawford from Choices Women’s Clinic about how the clinic connects with people facing unplanned pregnancy through medical care, gospel-centered support, prayer texts, and wraparound services. Leigh Ann explains practical ways community groups can serve —...
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What Is a Deacon? Defining Christ’s Deed Ministry
Host Benjamin Schultz defines the office of deacon as an ordained servant leader tasked with Christ’s deed ministry: practical mercy and support that strengthens the church’s life and mission. Drawing on Acts 6, the episode explains why deacons exist, how word and deed ministries complement one...
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Episode 17- Apprenticeship: The Heartbeat of Multiplication (Part 3)
In this final episode of our three-part series on multiplication, we explore apprenticeship as the core way groups reproduce leaders. The conversation unpacks the biblical model, three convictions for why apprenticeship matters, and a practical four-stage process—observe, help, lead with support,...
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Episode 16- From Maintenance to Multiplication: Raise Leaders, Not Just Members (Part 2)
In this episode of Equipped to Lead, we explore how community group leaders can move from doing everything themselves to equipping others so the group can multiply. The discussion addresses the danger of the do-it-all trap and highlights small, practical steps—inviting someone to pray, lead a...
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Episode 15- From Addition to Multiplication: Raising Leaders Who Multiply (Part 1)
In this episode of Equipped to Lead, we explore the difference between addition and multiplication in group leadership. Drawing from Paul’s instruction in 2 Timothy 2:2 and Jesus’ model of intentional discipleship, leaders are urged to shift from doing everything themselves to raising apprentices...
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Episode 14- Simple Ways to Be Missional: Everyday Gospel Living (Part 2)
This episode explores practical, everyday ways community groups can live missionally—showing up in local coffee shops, parks, and city events; creating hospitable spaces; and using personal gifts to bless the community. These simple rhythms help groups see their neighborhoods with gospel eyes and...
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Episode 13- Simple Ways to Be Missional: Everyday Gospel Living (Part 1)
This episode explores how regular rhythms—like coffee shops, workplaces, and neighborhoods—can become spaces of gospel hospitality and belonging. Practical tips include being a regular in local spots, serving neighbors through small acts, inviting people to group gatherings, and practicing “168...
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Episode 12- Life on Mission: Shaping a Group that Serves
In this episode, community group leaders are guided through how mission begins with care inside the group and then moves outward—loving neighbors nearby, serving city partners like Choice’s Women’s Clinic and Hungerford Elementary, and supporting global partners. It offers practical steps: pray…
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Episode 11- Handling Challenging Moments with Grace
In this episode of Equipped to Lead, community group leaders are guided through common difficult moments—silence, tangents, over-shares, emotional outbursts, and conflicts—and are offered practical shepherding techniques grounded in Scripture and Orangewood’s values. Learn how to redirect...
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Episode 10- "Say a Prayer for the Pretender": Leading Groups Out of Resignation
Using Jackson Browne’s “The Pretender” as a starting point, this episode challenges community group leaders to recognize when people are living on autopilot and offers gospel-centered ways to resist resignation and hopelessness. Practical tips include modeling honesty, keeping Christ central,...
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Episode 9- Anticipate the Shift: Leading Community Groups Through Every Season (Part 2)
This episode from Equipped to Lead explains three leadership rules for community groups: anticipate the group's lifecycle, be intentional about size and setting, and cultivate shared life outside meetings. Leaders are encouraged to expect changes, arrange environments that welcome participation,...
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Episode 8- Anticipate the Shift: Leading Community Groups Through Every Season (Part 1)
In this episode we walk leaders through two core principles for healthy community groups: every group juggles four agendas—learning, doing, caring, and being—and groups move through a life cycle from beginning to maturity. Leaders are encouraged to seek balance, match their leadership to the...
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Episode 7- The Community Group Host: Opening Doors to the Kingdom
This episode explores the role of the community group host at Orangewood Church, blending practical duties with spiritual purpose. Learn how hosts create welcoming spaces, coordinate logistics with leaders, and cultivate gospel-shaped hospitality that invites others into community. Host...
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Episode 6- Designing a Gospel-Centered Group Covenant
In episode 6 of Equipped to Lead, you will learn why community group covenants matter and how they reflect God’s covenantal nature. This episode outlines essential components—purpose, mutual commitments, mission, and spiritual growth—and gives five practical steps to create one: cast vision,...
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Episode 5- Shepherd, Not Superstar: The Heart of Community Group Leadership
This episode explores what it means to be a small group leader, reframing leadership as shepherding rather than performance. It examines biblical examples, clears common misconceptions, and outlines practical expectations for leading with compassion, authenticity, and sacrifice. Listeners receive...
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Episode 4- The Agenda for a Community Group
In this episode of Equipped to Lead, we explore a practical agenda for community groups, covering fellowship, opening/worship, Bible study, sharing, and prayer. Leader take-aways include, tips for balancing these elements across meetings, managing group dynamics, and creating space for the gospel...
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Episode 3- The Structure of a Community Group
In this episode of Equipped to Lead, we talk about how the structure of a community group is a foundation that enables life to flourish—not a rigid set of rules. Drawing from Orangewood Church’s Community Group Leaders Guide, we will see how structure grows out of gospel convictions and church...
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Episode 2- The Values of a Community Group
This episode explores the core values guiding Orangewood community groups—Always Truth. Always Love, Welcome and Wanted, Better Together, Neighbors Near and Far, 168 Living, and Extra-Mile Generosity. Learn how these values make the gospel both heard and seen as groups welcome others, serve…
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Episode 1-The Purpose of Community Groups
This episode explains the purpose of community groups at Orangewood Church in Maitland, Florida : they are gospel-centered, formation-focused, and movement-seeking. It explores how groups anchor people in the good news of Jesus, shape spiritual growth in community, and send members out to love…
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
The Rabbit Hole Recordings is a show that explores the upside down nature of the Kingdom of God and the unexpected places and pathways where we meet Jesus and experience His grace. It also includes devotional material and discussions related to service opportunities with short-term missions. Your host is Curt Moore, the MNA ShortTerm Missions Specialist for the Presbyterian Church in America.
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