In this episode we discuss buying and selling things inside the church and wouldn’t Jesus be flipping over some tables? Then we welcome Pastor Scott Michel to the podcast to discuss sports medicine, outcome measures, and how these experiences can help to measure discipleship in the church. Finally, Derek and Danielle discuss the importance of finding the “why” when meetings go off the rails!

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In this episode Derek and Danielle talk about their personal coffee journeys, and answer some tough email questions about why the church doesn’t include every cause or ministry in their weekend announcements. The main conversation with Pastor Sarah Burtt focuses on the adjustments needed to make the church a training center and not just a teaching center. At the end Danielle and Derek reflect on a recent misstep and the proper order in which to innovate.

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In this episode we'll talk about why kids these days like their worship music so loud. The main conversation with Pastor Stephen Hay centers on how to know when it’s time to move on from a ministry and when it's time to stay and double down. We also reflect on the importance of piloting new things before rolling them out. Bonus: we get breaking news on Derek's preferred grandpa name.

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In this episode, Derek and Danielle dive into some NFL and Swifties controversy, we cover why we sing songs that come out of churches that we might not totally agree with theologically, how to know when it’s time to reinvent YOUR church, and a look at how we’re setting short-term goals to accomplish big things at Grace.

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In this episode Danielle tests Derek to see if he can tell the difference between Taylor Swift song lyrics and quotes from his favorite author, CS Lewis. They also tackle the hot topic of how to respond to people in the church who believe that the church should be more focused on the events happening in Israel that they currently are. Are Christians obligated by their faith to support Israel no matter what the cost? Then Derek reflects on 5 Mind-Shifting insights about Reinventing church that he’s learned over the past year of strategizing about a whole-church overhaul. Finally, they talk about a recent church baptism experience and consider what it might look like for churches to design love into all they do.

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Join Derek Sanford and Danielle Hartland as they kick off the Reinventing Church podcast, exploring their church’s shift from an attractional model to a disciple-making ministry.