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The Rooted Experience with John Thomas from Mariners Church - Episode 358

Jul 24, 2024

Pastor John Thomas from Mariners Church discusses The Rooted Experience, a program integrating serving into spiritual formation. He shares how Rooted connects people to faith and the church, encourages serving opportunities for spiritual development, and highlights the impact of intentional discipleship strategies within churches.

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The Rooted Experience at Mariners Church integrates serving into spiritual formation, promoting active engagement in the church's mission.

Rooted Discipleship Strategy not only fosters spiritual growth but also nurtures a culture of serving within churches.

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Rooted Discipleship Strategy at Mariner's Church

Mariner's Church in Irvine, California, has implemented the Rooted Discipleship Strategy, led by John Thomas, to facilitate spiritual growth among their members. Rooted serves as the foundation for life groups at Mariner's, providing a 10-week discipleship experience for individuals to connect, build community, and activate their gifts. By participating in Rooted, members not only grow in their faith within their life groups but also extend their impact to serve the larger mission of the church.

Intro

2min

Rooted Program: Impact on Discipleship and Serving

13min

Encouraging Service and Volunteerism at Mariners Church

6min

Using Rooted for Spiritual Formation and Growth

2min

Fostering Church Growth through Discipleship and Serving with Rooted

3min

It is possible to integrate serving into your spiritual formation strategy in a practical and effective way. We’re seeing churches all across the country do it.

In recent years, churches we serve have been telling us they love The Rooted Experience.

So, in part four of this series on Serving as Spiritual Formation, Tony interviews Pastor John Thomas from Mariners Church in California about The Rooted Experience. John shares how Rooted is helping people connect to faith and the church, why it is so effective and how Mariners Church encourages people to engage in serving opportunities as part of their spiritual formation.

For the full episode transcript, links mentioned during the show, and to download the Leader Conversation Guide, visit this episode's Show Notes at theunstuckgroup.com/episode358.

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The Unstuck Church Podcast with Amy Anderson

The Rooted Experience with John Thomas from Mariners Church - Episode 358

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Podcast summary created with Snipd AI

Quick takeaways

Deep dives

Rooted Discipleship Strategy at Mariner's Church

Development and Impact of Rooted

Encouraging Serving Culture via Rooted

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