#130. Don't Export Your God-Given Mission to Others

Pastor Joshua Hayden has recently authored Remissioning Church, A Field Guide to Bringing a Congregation Back to Life, where he talks about transforming a church from the inside out to bring a new missional presence that brings life and flourishing to the neighborhood.Book: Remissioning ChurchWHAT YOU'LL LEARN:Why the tried and true strategies for church growth not working so well anymoreCreative Destruction, Exegeting the Culture or Neighborhood, and Traditioned InnovationPatterns and Stages that a Church Might Experience in RemissioningABOUT THE GUEST: Josh Hayden is the co-founder and co-president of `Iwa Collaborative, which helps leaders fly high and live low as they lead through change processes in their community. He runs remissioning trainings through `Iwa Collaborative across various denominational, non-denominational, and global networks.Josh Hayden is the senior pastor at First Baptist Church in Ashland, Virginia. For over 20 years he has worked and led in nonprofit organizations, church plants, and established churches. He has a doctorate in leadership and organizational change from Duke Divinity School and is the author of Remissioning Church and Sacred Hope. He serves on the boards of numerous nonprofits. He and his family live near Richmond, Virginia.RELATED LINKS:Iwa CollaborativeFirst Baptist Ashland VATIMESTAMPED SHOWNOTES:01:51 - Book: Remissioning Church02:11 - Don't export your God-given mission to others02:48 - Why the tried and true strategies for church growth not working so well anymore02:54 - ...what most churches are doing have not produced healthy disciples that produce the fruit of the Spirit03:28 - ...churches don't look much different from any other group04:30 - ...we have lost the missional impulse to know our neighbors06:40 - Major sections of the book: Creative Destruction, Exegeting the Culture or Neighborhood, and Traditioned Innovation06:59 - ...Creative Destruction08:36 - ...connected to Jesus (Matthew 16 : 24-25 - take up our cross and foloow Jesus)10:49 - Exegeting the Church and Neighborhood11:55 - ...creating a plan for how to live on mission creatively with God14:20 - Traditioned Innovation15:18 - ...we have to translate the past into what's next18:55 - Patterns and Stages that a Church Might Experience in Remissioning19:04 - Free download: www.ivpress.com/Media/Default/Downloads/Excerpts-and-Samples/A1055-Graphic-Image-Download.pdf19:14 - ...remissioning change cycle19:34 - ...do we have a mission worth dying for?19:48 - ...working through pain, disillusionment and being unnerved20:40 - ...then comes a moment of repent or resist22:24 - ...do we have a mission worth living for?27:24 - ...take the necessary time in the wilderness31:11 - Common Concerns in Remissioning a Church32:04 - Leading Through Remissioning36:21 - Favorite Tools36:25 - ...exegeting the neighborhood37:13 - ...the work of remembering39:07 - Remissioning is worth it39:54 - Getting in Touch with Pastor Joshua Hayden - iwacollaborative.comDID YOU APPRECIATE THIS PODCAST? Checkout previous episodes, leave a review, drop us a note or support the mission here: oururbanvoices.com