Michael Huerter (PhD, Baylor University), a pastor at Holmeswood Church in Kansas City, Missouri, shares on addressing the online and in-person church in a hybrid church model.

Book: The Hybrid Congregation: A Practical Theology of Worship for an Online Era

Pastor Michael Huerter’s Church

• Exploring the church's relationship with the internet
• Engaging the in-person and online communities in the worship service
• Benefitting from social platforms

Michael Huerter (PhD, Baylor University) is a pastor at Holmeswood Church in Kansas City, Missouri, where he leads worship and works to build community and connection. As a lifelong church musician and digital native, he is interested in engaging with and contributing to scholarship that bridges the gap between research and practical ministry.

• Pastor Michael Huerter’s Church
• The Hybrid Congregation: A Practical Theology of Worship for an Online Era

00:38 - Introducing Pastor Michael Huerter

02:30 - Exploring the church's relationship with the internet

06:07 - Important considerations for live-streaming

07:59 - ..the church of the future may look different than what we are accustomed to

08:16 - ...the vast majority of churches do not have the resources to create a live broadcast every week

09:50 - ...the community is made of people in-person and online

13:58 - Engaging the in-person and online communities in the worship service

15:07 - ...involving people who join online in worship leadership

17:20 - ...creating interactive moments in the worship service to invite conversation or reflection

21:10 - Benefitting from Social Platforms

21:25 - ...Focus on people, remember the hybrid nature of our world

22:16 - ...How can we best minister to the people already connected with our community?

24:18 - How can we connect with and serve our surrounding community?

25:02 - Are there people who cannot or will not engage in your church building?

26:30 - Paying Attention as a spiritual discipline

30:41 - ...finding ways to deeper attention and connection

31:30 - ...be discerning in using technology; there's good and bad

32:36 - The internet: our greatest affliction and greatest hope

34:04 - Turning affliction to hope

36:19 - Placing our cultural moment in historical context

38:38 - Book on InterVarsity Press Academic and Amazon / Email Michael Huerter: michael.huerter@holmeswood.org

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Tracie Braylock, a holistic nurse educator and wellness consultant, shares about coping with stress and her new book, Radical Relaxation: Releasing the Stress You Were Never Meant to Carry. Stress is not just a fleeting feeling; it's a silent disruptor, quietly eroding your peace, your health, and your capacity to enjoy life as you know it. Radical Relaxation is your guide to reversing this toxic cycle.

Radical Relaxation on IVPress

Tracie Braylock's Website

• What is stress and what does it do to the human body?
• Biblical Truths to understand in facing stress
• How Churches Can Help Promote Wellness and Reduce Stress

Tracie Braylock is a holistic nurse educator, wellness consultant, and the author of Radical Relaxation. As a former operating room nurse, she advocates for mind, body, spirit well-being, holistic wellness experiences, and liberating relaxation. Her work has been featured in the American Holistic Nurses Association New Beginnings magazine and Proverbs 31 Ministries.

• Radical Relaxation on IVPress
• Tracie Braylock's Website

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05:14 - What is stress and what does it do to the human body?

05:24 - ...stress is subjective

06:14 - ...stress needs to be addressed

07:11 - Common signs and symptoms of stress

07:21 - ..physical

07:38 - ...emotional

07:46 - ...spiritual

07:55 - ...behavioral

08:27 - Biblical Truths to understand in facing stress

08:55 - ...biblical instructions are designed to protect us

09:02 - ...reactions in the physical body

09:26 - ...we are not alone

09:56 - Holistic Healing: Mind, Body, Spirit

10:07 - ...understanding that we have mind, body, and spirit

10:49 - ...God care about every aspect

11:47 - Preventing burnout and maintaining work-life priorities

12:05 - ...no one is above sickness and stress

13:41 - ...do the basics

14:04 - ...be open to getting additional support

18:36 - How Churches Can Help Promote Wellness and Reduce Stress

19:04 - ...look for ways to come together outside of Sunday services

20:17 - ...remind people

21:00 - ...care for one another and ourselves

21:14 - Favorite Ways to Release Stress

23:12 - Relaxation is Like a Muscle...

24:51 - Contacting Tracie Braylock - traciebraylock.com

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Pastor Naeem Fazal shares about how fear sneaks into our lives as worry, uncertainty, or discouragement, clouding our vision for a brighter future. By following Jesus' example, Fazal paints a vivid picture of a life enriched by hope and perseverance amidst adversity.

Ex-Muslim on Amazon

Tomorrow Needs You on IVPress

Pastor Naeem's Church - Mosaic Church Website

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• Beauty in Healing and Transformation
• Recognizing and Navigating Fear
• The Need to Be Needed

Naeem Fazal is the founding and lead pastor of Mosaic Church in Charlotte, North Carolina. He is a Pakistani, born and raised as a Muslim in Kuwait. He came to the United States shortly after the Gulf War and had a supernatural experience with Christ that changed the course of his life. He was ordained at Seacoast Church in Charleston and is the author of Ex-Muslim and Tomorrow Needs You. Naeem and his wife, Ashley, have two children.

00:38 - Welcome Back, Pastor Naeem Fazal

02:11 - God Takes Naeem from a Fearful Past to a Beautiful Future

03:07 - ...traumatic experiences

03:59 - ..."No one needs me..."

05:07 - ...a lie from the enemy

05:48 - Beauty in Healing and Transformation

06:16 - ...connection to what we feel is beautiful

06:48 - ...the essence of beauty is love

08:07 - ...we are created with love and are beautiful

08:28 - ...religion vs perfect love

11:07 - ...put a joy before you to endure your cross

11:49 - Recognizing Fear

12:07 - ... the symptoms of fear

14:18 - ...needing to feel that you are in control

15:24 - ...high or volatile emotions

15:32 - Navigating Fear

15:44 - Choosing Beauty Over Fear

16:05 - ...put a leash on fear

19:16 - Difficulty in Cultivating Joy When Gripped by Fear

19:44 - ...kindess and gratitude

23:15 - Surrounding Ourselves with Positive Influences

23:57 - ...set good boundaries

26:14 - Reframing Failure and Rejection as Steppingstones

28:53 - The Need to Be Needed

29:24 - ..people want to be significant

31:23 - Encouraging Someone Who Feel He Has "Missed" Tomorrow

33:38 - Contacting Pastor Naeem Fazal and Finding His Books

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