Guerrilla Pastors

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.

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.

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…

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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…

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.

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.

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. 

“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.”

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,…

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.

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.

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.

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.

Ryan, Josiah and Brian all hail from the great Pacific Northwest. As Pastors, they have had to learn how to adapt to a culture that is post-christian. As a result, their ministry approaches are considered quite unconventional. Listen as they share some of what that looks like as well as why they might give themselves…