Many believers are questioning why modern church structures often mirror corporate business models instead of the spiritual qualifications found in the early church. In this episode, Pastors Scott and Dallas may have an answer as they explain why the goal of the church is to raise up "men and women of God" whose leadership is simply an overflow of their life as a disciple.

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Timestamps: 00:00 - Intro 01:26 - Shifting Focus to Acts 7: The Story of Stephen 02:14 - Biblical Leadership: Defining Elders and Deacons 03:00 - Church Leadership vs. Business Principles 04:22 - Roles in the Modern Church: Trustees and "Firewalls" 05:24 - Building a Healthy, Collaborative Elder Board 07:14 - Qualifications: Spiritual Integrity vs. Worldly Gifting 08:45 - The Responsibility of Leadership to Appoint Wisely 12:28 - Leading Through Disagreement and Shared Mission 13:43 - Filtering Worldly Advice Through the Holy Spirit 16:38 - Why Stephen Gave a History Lesson in His Defense 19:41 - Conviction vs. Anger: Being "Cut to the Heart" 21:40 - Identifying a Prideful or Argumentative Spirit 22:37 - The Enemy’s Hatred for Every Follower of Jesus 23:36 - Raising Up Disciples Instead of Just "Leaders" 25:31 - Remembering Jesus as the Head of the Body 25:59 - Closing & Local Invitation

What are the responsibilities of BIBLICAL leadership? Join us as pastors Scott and Dallas walk through Acts 6 to see what the scriptures lay out!

Have you ever wondered how to spot when you are doing spiritual things like giving or praying just for the applause of others? In this episode of the Midweek Move, Pastor Scott Etheridge helps us examine the tragic Acts 5 story of Ananias and Sapphira to uncover how to drop our fake spiritual masks and build a culture of genuine honesty with God.

Timestamps: 00:00 – Introduction and recap of Acts 4 01:03 – The context of generosity in the early church 01:59 – Reading Acts 5:1-11: The story of Ananias and Sapphira 03:08 – Understanding the "Perfect Christian Mask" 04:18 – Why God prioritizes the heart over actions 05:43 – How to spot when we are seeking human applause 06:45 – Building a culture of honesty and vulnerability 08:56 – Rejoicing in suffering: The Apostles' counterintuitive response 09:40 – Shifting perspective during hardship and opposition 11:51 – Favor and blessing vs. going through hard things 13:51 – The prize of Jesus vs. the fruit of our actions 15:50 – The importance of mentors and community 17:38 – Closing and invitation to The Healing Place