Episode 15 - Social Media, HELP!!! Breaking Thru The Noise podcast

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Have you ever wondered about an athlete’s motivation to kneel in the end zone after scoring a touchdown? Or giving “glory to God” in the post game interview? In today’s episode we talk with someone who has a definite influence on these behaviors. Teg Tegelar is the Athletes in Action Sports Chaplain for the University of Tennessee. Teg and his team has discipled student athletes from all sports at UT for the past 28 years. Teg talks with us about the challenges he faces with student athletes, their approach to discipling them, and some of the fruits they have seen in their efforts. ChurchCMO Website: https://churchcmo.com/ Email Mark: Mark@churchcmo.com If you would like to support Teg’s Ministry at UT, reach out to him: Teg’s Email: teg@athletesinaction.org If you would like to learn more about Athletes in Action at a campus near you: Athletes in Action: https://athletesinaction.org/…

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Episode 67 - A View from the Pew 35:29

5 weeks ago35:29

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In today's episode we have the first of hopefully many future conversations with church folks that are proactive in their own discipleship and disciple making. Mark and Charla talk with David Childress, Lay Leader of Middlebrook Pike UMC in Knoxville, TN. David shares the source of his passion and drive for following Jesus and walking alongside others on their journey. The point that David makes clearly and demonstrates often is that the key to discipleship is being in community with other followers. And along with that idea, he shares that the key to disciple making is building relationships. In both instances, we must be transparent and somewhat vulnerable to the people that we hold and hold us accountable in love. ChurchCMO Website: https://churchcmo.com/ Email Mark: Mark@churchcmo.com Middlebrook Pike UMC: https://www.middlebrookpike.com/…

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Episode 66 - Other Hosts Discussing Proactive Disciple Making 26:27

7 weeks ago26:27

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Today's conversation highlights some new voices discussing Proactive Disciple Making. They reference Mark's book and some other sources for their conversation. Stay tuned until the end for Mark's reveals the identity of these guest hosts. We think you will be surprised! RESOURCES ChurchCMO Website: https://churchcmo.com/ Notebook LM: notebooklm.google.com Email Mark: Mark@churchcmo.com…

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Episode 65 - Disciple the Family 30:58

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In today's episode, Mark and Charla have a conversation around a Christianity Today article on discipling the family today. What is the church's role in the spiritual formation and what does it look like are just a couple of the questions that our dynamic duo tackle. It's an important part of our mission as the church, to equip our parents and others to disciple their families and each other outside the church walls. Take a listen and feel free to share your thoughts and ideas in the comments. ChurchCMO Website: https://churchcmo.com/ Email Mark: Mark@churchcmo.com CT Article https://www.christianitytoday.com/2025/01/disciple-kids-help-parents-church-programs-family/?utm_source=Newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=Immigrant%20Churches%20and%20Ministries%20Spin%20into%20Uncertainty%20%7C%20Trump%20Pushes%20Ukraine%20Deal%3A%20CT%20Daily&utm_campaign=CT%20Daily%20Briefing%20-%2001-28-2025&vgo_ee=TBPjZJCRJyjVipYbQo6puSNvd33ipQ5yYjf7kSCInTOjIQ%3D%3D%3ABqx0NgH4jAU6vg2xzH%2BTEmU09LWyuI%2F9 Designer Jesus: https://www.amazon.com/Designer-Jesus-Lifestory-Leonard-Sweet-ebook/dp/B0CW1FTHMH/ref=sr_1_1?crid=12KGR0KEOM1J8&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.ytCx2QN8JoNqQdbxkTon3ZeFJGVAR97zAXVnBxcFtrhS3eozvy72WetqNu8cm0vCvUBHUfjF6qsOHNKSEYqQ0PVbBEROPcFSUr8YCmhFz6B42NSVSk4e-GSo5Dj57jRqGuOH_rB4Ljf-GkS4yEscX25hZK0tANcUtlEWxuzvsw8NXm0RbiJvOeQg9hlvrbkv.hCRIzPdG185QKO-VJtSmyGPg50Gjs2Ja7ieA1sOt3v8&dib_tag=se&keywords=designer+jesus+leonard+sweet&qid=1738691189&sprefix=designer+Jesus%2Caps%2C105&sr=8-1…

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Episode 64 - Are you making changes in 2025? 29:59

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Since this is the first new podcast episode of 2025, Charla and I wanted to have a conversation for those of you who want to do some new things this year. We will ask and answer some of the questions you should consider if you are thinking about rebooting or reenergizing your discipleship mission. What are things we should consider to get started making changes or even just tweaks? Where do we find resources to support our efforts? And other pertinent queries to guide us and hopefully propel our churches into more engaged and engaging discipleship cultures. RESOURCES Find Practicing the Way, Designer Jesus, and Proactive Disciple Making on Amazon. The Rooted Network: https://www.experiencerooted.com/ ChurchCMO Website: https://churchcmo.com/ Barna Research Group: https://www.barna.com/ UMC Discipleship Ministries: https://www.umcdiscipleship.org/ Email Mark: Mark@churchcmo.com…

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Episode 63 - Digital Discipleship with Rachel Billups & Matt Rawle 52:10

17 weeks ago52:10

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Today, Mark and Charla have a fantastic interview with Rachel Billups and Matt Rawle. The conversation centers around digital discipleship and how they help pastors and churches through their new platform Hub4Innovation. Matt and Rachel discuss the Hub as a place for pastors to experiment and play with new ideas and to fail safely and hopefully forward toward innovation success. Rachel shares that a great use for digital space is for prayer, i.e. hosting a prayer group in the metaverse. Matt leans in and unpacks the idea that our digital and social tools are most effective when used for “formation” and not just “information.” And the four talk about other tips and tools for seeking margin in our lives by leveraging digital tools. Take a listen, you can thank us later… Hub4innovation: https://www.hub4innovation.org/ In the Sandbox Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/6lhTWo6uPPjWh6dHM6VYmZ?si=d80bfeb6b0c940e6&nd=1&dlsi=36a931eece3d47c8 Substack: https://substack.com/@innovationhub/notes ChurchCMO Website: https://churchcmo.com/ Email Mark: Mark@churchcmo.com…

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Episode 62 - Discipling College Students 47:53

20 weeks ago47:53

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The hardest group of young adults to reach and engage are our college students! Many are from other places and most are trying to live into their new found freedom. How are we as the church positioned to disciple this transient and short-term population? Today we are talking with Khari Butler, one of the pastors that leads a college ministry that sees a thousand students a week. Khari shares their mission to reach these students and how they overcome the challenges this group presents. Check out this episode to learn how we disciple these kids by building relationships and teaching them how to love each other. ChurchCMO.com mark@churchcmo.com Sevier Heights Church: sevierheights.org The Walk: insidethewalk.org…

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Episode 61 - Making Discples by Building Relationships 38:10

20 weeks ago38:10

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The key to successfully making more disciples is committing to building relationships. On today's episode we talk with Dr. Mark Hicks a relationship counselor who has experience making disciples as a pastor and missionary. Dr. Hicks shares that we must first process grief in building a new or strengthening an existing relationship. He also discusses other aspects of relationships as they relate to our own discipleship. His book, Learning Love, will be republished in the Spring of 2025. ChurchCMO.com mark@churchcmo.com MarkAHicks.com…

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Podcast Episode 60 - Mark Wilson 30:53

25 weeks ago30:53

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Why aren't people connecting with the Church's story? This is the critical question we need to be asking first in our local churches before we ask how do we get more visitors, volunteers, or whatever. Charla turns the table and interviews host Mark Wilson about his newly published book, Proactive Disciple Making, How to Craft a Strategic Discipleship Plan That Drives Engagement and Vitality. Charla and Mark discuss this question and others around Mark strategy for making disciples in any size church. How do we connect, engage, and then guide people on their discipleship pathway? Listen to Mark discuss these three parts of the strategy and how churches are living into proactive disciple making effectively and much more from the book. Amazon Book Link: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DDY23VW6 ChurchCMO.com Mark@churchcmo.com…

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Episode 59 - Leading the Discipleship Culture 50:40

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Today, Mark and Charla tackle the topic of the role of the Sr. Pastor in leading a proactive discipleship culture. Rev. Wil Cantrell, Sr. Pastor of Concord United Methodist Church in Knoxville, TN shares his experience and leadership ideas to lead and grow a healthy discipleship culture. Wil shares thoughts on casting a vision to engage everyone on their own discipleship pathway. There are a lot of helpful nuggets and insights, so take a listen to this conversation with Rev. Cantrell. Concord UMC: https://www.concordunited.org ChurchCMO Website: https://churchcmo.com/ Email Mark: Mark@churchcmo.com…

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Episode 58 - The Rooted Experience 38:45

29 weeks ago38:45

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On today’s episode, Mark and Charla welcome a new friend to the podcast. Chad Cronin is a regional coach with the Rooted Network, a firm dedicated to helping the local church connect and engage with more disciples. Chad shares insight about the Rooted Experience, a 10 week group experience where participants not only learn about 7 spiritual rhythms, but start living them out in practice with others. The goal of the experience is to introduce people to living a discipleship life and foster the growth of their personal Christian community expressed in a small group. ChurchCMO and Rooted are in the beginning stages of a relationship to support each other in their work with churches, so I invited Chad to join us and get better acquainted with our audience. Check out our conversation with Chad about the Rooted Experience… ChurchCMO and the Rooted Network are co-hosting a webinar to dive deeper into the Rooted Experience for churches on Tuesday, October 8 at 1:30pm EDT. Register for Webinar: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_1o-P-bIfTaOCkb_zTlAJeA Rooted Network: https://www.experiencerooted.com/ ChurchCMO Website: https://churchcmo.com/ Email Mark: Mark@churchcmo.com…

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Episode 57 - Will Shelton on Making Disciples 44:18

30 weeks ago44:18

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On today’s episode, Mark and Charla welcome a husband and father, an avid Tennessee football fan, and a United Methodist pastor focused on proactively making more disciples. Rev. Will Shelton is the Lead Pastor of Powell Church in Knoxville, TN. In our conversation today, we explore the focus Will places on developing a discipleship culture in his churches, and the opportunities for congregants to connect and engage. Will shares some tools and tips he employs in his team’s efforts to make more disciples. Pay close attention to our conversation with Will… ChurchCMO Website: https://churchcmo.com/ Powell Church: https://powellchurch.com/ Gloo: https://www.gloo.us/ Email: mark@churchcmo.com…

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Episode 56 - "Discipleship is NOT Optional!" 22:44

31 weeks ago22:44

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On today’s episode, we take a look at a quote from prominent Christian philosopher and theologian, Dallas Willard, that he wrote in his book, “The Divine Conspiracy”. The quote was shared in a blog post from 2017 and basically Willard states, “Discipleship is not optional.” Charla and Mark take a few minutes to examine how that affirmation plays out in today’s church. How do we re-orient our focus on discipleship as the primary focus of church and what is the impact it can have are a couple of the questions that they tackle in this episode. Blog post using this quote: https://ptv.org/devotional/the-test-of-discipleship/ Mark’s Book: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DDY23VW6 Sample Chapters: https://46949761.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/46949761/Proactive%20Disciple%20Making_Sample-Chapters.pdf Connect: https://churchcmo.com/…

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Episode 55 - The Gospel of Disciple Making 23:22

33 weeks ago23:22

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On today's episode, Mark and Charla talk about the Gospel of Matthew as a disciple making manual for our use today. Jesus gives us much instruction in this Gospel for us as followers to guide other people along their path following Jesus. And we also discuss following the Holy Spirit's lead to introduce us to the people we need to guide. Churchcmo.com mark@churchcmo.com…

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Episode 54 - Rev. Paul Seay, Part 2 26:21

35 weeks ago26:21