Author: Josiah
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Discipleship as Mutuality
In April, our fourth Guerrilla Pastor Emily JoAnn Haynes shares with us her local pastoral ministry which takes a refreshing approach to discipleship and equally considers both the health of the congregation as well as the health of the pastor.
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A Just Gospel
In March, our third Guerrilla Pastor Kevin shared with us his life story, how his understanding of gospel unfolded over the years and his journey away from credentialed ministry.
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A Gospel of Reconciliation
Our second Guerrilla Pastor shares a little bit of how his understanding of the Gospel changed while he watched events unfold on the word stage. Listen to our recent episode and take a look at what our guest had to say when asked “What did you wish you said in our interview but didn’t?” Eric…
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Gospel of Found Space
Listen to our recent episode and take a look at what our guest had to say when asked “What did you wish you said in our interview but didn’t?” Emily expands on the question of what kind of church she hopes she is leaving her children.
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A Look Back
Join us on this journey as we share why we minister the way that we do, and the discernment process that brought us here. This episode focuses on cultivating a broad kingdom imagination.
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A Collaborative Spirit
In this episode, we share with you one example of how guerrilla ministry is not a threat to a traditional church, but is instead a possible asset. Join us as we share the story of how Pastor Amanda collaborates with a traditional Sunday morning congregation and their pastor, Justin Barksdale.
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Not Your Grandma’s Bible Study
In this episode, we revisit a previous guest, Amanda Montgomery. Amanda chose to step away from the traditional Sunday Morning ministry she was used to in pursuit of something we might call subversive. Join us as we discuss the work she is doing in raising awareness of human trafficking and sexual abuse through a bible…
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Foyer Score Keeping
In this episode we sit down with our third of three Sunday morning focused traditional church pastors. Our guests name is Pastor Mike Ford and our conversation in part one revolves around what doesn’t work about this “one size fits all” ministry approach so many denominations emphasize
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Power, Prestige & Influence
Ryan, Josiah and Brian have another round table discussion in response to our last interview of Pastor David Rodes. We discuss his decision to not pursue a promotion, as well as the tendencies evangelical have when it comes to the pursuit of power and influence.
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Prevenient Subversion
In this episode we sit down with our second of three Sunday morning focused traditional church pastors. Our guests name is Pastor David Rodes and our conversation revolved around what church is and how he has pastored over the past five decades
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On Pastoral Education
Ryan, Josiah and Brian have a round table discussion about how we currently prepare pastors for ministry. They also wrestle with what they would do if their children wanted to pursue a pastoral calling.
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Coping With Change
In this two part episode, we sit down with a traditional Sunday morning pastor to discuss all things Guerrilla Pastor. Namely we discuss the inevitable changes church are currently facing and how they will adapt if they hope to continue existing in the future.
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Seven Days of Presence
Brian Wardlaw give us a much closer look how how the finances work at the Ballard homestead. He also shares some of his philosophy of ministry as it pertains to stewardship of the facilities he helps care for in the Seattle Metro area.
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Current Financial Paradigm
The Guerrilla Pastors discuss the current limitations of tradition church ministries which operate within institutional norms. They also dream of what could be if we side-stepped tithing as the only way to fund our mission.
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Compositional Ministry
Part two of our interview of Amanda rounds up a discussion of the work she is doing. We also share our take on why it is a celebration of a diverse praxis. The subject matter of naming sexual assault and human trafficking in the bible is subversive in its own right…
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Part of the Problem
We continue on this episode with sharing examples of pastors doing subversive ministry. This time we interview Amanda Montgomery who is in the midst of writing a book to help churches become advocates for those who have experienced human trafficking and sexual assault.
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Paying Attention
We catch up with the rest of Shawn Mattson’s story in this episode. From growing up in a church to pastoring it through all kids of cultural changes, we hear his heart as his priorities shifts from building the next megachurch to something a little more subversive.
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Just a Building
Regina is back to share her story of wrestling with antiquated ministry models that are limited to what can be done inside of a building. Brian and Ryan respond to her story and share little tidbits of what they think it takes to shift to a Guerrilla Ministry model founded on subversive presence.
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Subversive Presence
“No, I’m not even attempting to create a new model. I’m simply attempting to be faithful to who I truly am. And that looks very subversive because it steps outside of what you, America has given the church as its only model for leadership.”
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Called to Reject
What is it we are rejecting? We have used the word reject in past episodes, so we thought it pertinent to outline what it was we are specifically rejecting. Join us as we continue on this journey of being Guerrilla Pastors seeking to minister through subversive presence. Josiah (Narration): Welcome to the Guerrilla Pastors Podcast,…
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To Come Alive
On this episode, Ryan, Josiah and Brian discuss the term vocation and what it means for pastoral ministry at large. We also hear from a new pastor named Regina who breaks the “one-size-fits-all” in every possible way. Additionally, stats on age of clergy and ethnic make-up are discussed as well.
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Celebrating a Diverse Praxis
On this episode we take a hard look at the things the we are known for. The labels “Christian” and “Evangelical” come fully loaded with definitions we explore. Our hope is that we would be known for having a Benevolent Orthodoxy founded on the person of Jesus.
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Being Known for a Benevolent Orthodoxy
On this episode we take a hard look at the things the we are known for. The labels “Christian” and “Evangelical” come fully loaded with definitions we explore. Our hope is that we would be known for having a Benevolent Orthodoxy founded on the person of Jesus.
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Broad Kingdom Imagination
Ryan, Josiah, and Brian discussion cultivating a broad kingdom imagination. Church must be seen as more than two hours on a Sunday morning in a particular kind of building. Join us as we dream of what the church could do today to prepare for what we can be doing tomorrow.
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