Tilling the Soil - Daniel Fusco

Daniel Fusco wants to reach people from all walks of life and has taken the parable of the soils as ablueprint for his preaching style. He doesn’t want to focus on the good soil and miss out on all ofthe others. Daniel is purposeful in his sermon calendar planning to provide opportunities for members in the church to invite newpeople and creating easy onramps for the community around him. He always creates space forthe bad, shallow, and rocky soil each and every Sunday. He believes the church always needs to servepeople above all else. Daniel does his very best to make the church experience easy andaccessible for people to find and benefit from.Daniel Fusco is a pastor, coach, and encourager with a unique ability to connectwith people from all walks of life and talk with them about Jesus and spirituality. He isthe lead pastor of Crossroads Community Church in Vancouver, Washington, aministry that reaches people across the globe with the message that Jesus is real. Heinspires people to live out their faith by simply responding to Jesus. Daniel is theauthor of Upward, Inward, Outward; Honestly; and Crazy Happy (releasing February2021). His radio program Jesus is Real Radio and the TV show Real with Daniel Fusco canbe found on stations across the U.S., including the Hillsong Channel. His popular 2 MinuteMessage videos and encouraging daily content can be found on Facebook, Instagram, Youtube,and Twitter. He lives in Southwest Washington with his wife Lynn and their three kids.Daniel’s early preaching experience threw him into a month of Sunday sermons. Early positivefeedback and a passion for the lost set the foundation for preaching. Daniel moved back to theBay Area and began an internship and a Thursday night bible study. He doesn’t remember a lotof the specifics of his early sermons but recalls the words of a mentor. Those early studies won’tbe great and be thankful for your test sheep. Without them, you’ll never find your own style andrhythm.Further resources:Website: https://danielfusco.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/danielfuscoFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/danielfusco/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thefusco/Crazy Happy: https://www.amazon.com/Crazy-Happy-Surprising-Truly-Beautiful/dp/B085VYN7DM/Upward, Inward, Outward: https://www.amazon.com/Upward-Inward-Outward-Yourself-Others/dp/B0774XTZ16/Honestly: https://www.amazon.com/Honestly-Getting-about-Jesus-Messy/dp/1631463861/Resources mentioned:Psalm 139:1-6 sermon - Radiant pt 1https://crossroadschurch.net/series/radiant/?part=1John Henry Corcoranhttps://calvarychapelcostamesa.com/visit/view/john-henry-corcoranThe Art and Craft of Biblical Preachinghttps://www.zondervan.com/9780310296409/the-art-and-craft-of-biblical-preaching/Related Episodes:Greg Jao - Collaboration and Invitationhttps://www.expositorscollective.com/podcast/2021/4/6/collaboration-and-invitation-greg-jaoTed Leavenworth - Mistakes New Preachers Often Makehttps://www.expositorscollective.com/podcast/2020/11/19/mistakes-new-preachers-often-make-ted-leavenworthMark Smith - Loving your city and killing your darlingsMark Smith on the need to develop truly contextualized preaching for each city that we ministerinhttps://www.expositorscollective.com/podcast/2020/9/7/killing-your-darlings-amp-loving-your-city