SHOW NOTES

Pastor John interviews his long-time friends and mentors, Tom Johnston and Mike Chong Perkinson, about the impact of the pandemic on the Church here in the US and how it was actually a blessing and not a curse. Tom and Mike are both pastors, but they also lead the Praxis Center for Church Development and it's Trivium Institute for Leader Development.

In this episode of the conversation, we gain some introductions to our guests.

RESOURCES

BOOKS

• The New Testament Trilogy: Our God, Ourselves, Our Community (Bedford NH: Praxis Center for Church Development, 2005)
• The Organic Reformation: A New Hope for the Church in the West (Bedford NH: Praxis Center for Church Development, 2009)
• InBetween: Living in the Tension Between Promise and Fulfillment (Bedford NH: Praxis Center for Church Development, 2008)
• The Way of the Master: The Leader Development Methodology of Jesus, Kindle, (Bedford NH: Dr. Thomas B. Johnston, 2021)

WEBSITES

• The Praxis Center for Church Development (www.praxiscenter.org)
• The Trivium Institute for Leader Development (www.triviuminstitute.net)
• The Way of the Master (www.thewayofthemaster.net)

Pastor John interviews Dan Boal, Director of Alliance Youth for the Christian & Missionary Alliance. Dan is preparing to transition back to local church ministry and the conversation covers many great topics on both youth ministry and Pastor John's passion: Disciple Making.

In this final episode, John and Dan discuss the prayer and disciple making in one's own family.

During this series, Pastor John and Dan talk about three books that may be helpful. Follow the links below for more information.

• Growing Young: Six Essential Strategies to Help Young People Discover and Love Your Church, by Kara Powell, Jake Mulder, and Brad Griffin (Baker Books, 2016)
• Growing With: Every Parent's Guide to Helping Teenagers and Young Adults Thrive in Their Faith, Family and Future, by Kara Powell and Steven Argue (Baker Books, 2019)
• DiscipleMAKING: Helping Local Churches Know What Disciples Are and How To Make Them, by John Kimball with Gayle Buford (NextStep Resources, 2019)

Pastor John interviews Dan Boal, Director of Alliance Youth for the Christian & Missionary Alliance. Dan is preparing to transition back to local church ministry and the conversation covers many great topics on both youth ministry and Pastor John's passion: Disciple Making.

In this week's episode, John and Dan discuss the life-on-life aspect of disciple making, and also how critical prayer is to the process.

During this series, Pastor John and Dan talk about three books that may be helpful. Follow the links below for more information.

• Growing Young: Six Essential Strategies to Help Young People Discover and Love Your Church, by Kara Powell, Jake Mulder, and Brad Griffin (Baker Books, 2016)
• Growing With: Every Parent's Guide to Helping Teenagers and Young Adults Thrive in Their Faith, Family and Future, by Kara Powell and Steven Argue (Baker Books, 2019)
• DiscipleMAKING: Helping Local Churches Know What Disciples Are and How To Make Them, by John Kimball with Gayle Buford (NextStep Resources, 2019)