The Unstuck Church Podcast with Amy Anderson

Stupid Church Tricks: Making Anything Louder than the Gospel - Episode 332

Jan 24, 2024

This podcast discusses how churches can lose focus on their mission to reach new people for Jesus as they become more focused on the voices inside the church. It addresses the issue of prioritizing comfort over spreading the gospel and highlights the importance of prioritizing the gospel message and the great commission. The podcast explores the resistance to change in stuck churches and the mistakes made when prioritizing certain aspects over making disciples. It emphasizes the importance of evangelism in the church and provides recommendations for maintaining alignment on the mission.

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Quick takeaways

Churches should prioritize the gospel message as their primary mission and avoid becoming inward-focused.

Churches must focus on reaching new people and making disciples instead of opposing certain practices or ideas.

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Focusing on the Gospel Message

The podcast episode discusses how churches sometimes prioritize other things over the gospel message. Churches may shift from reaching new people for Jesus to appeasing those already within the congregation. However, this shift can hinder growth and lead to an unhealthy focus. The episode emphasizes the importance of keeping the gospel message as the primary mission of the church.

Introduction

4min

Stupid Church Tricks and Prioritizing the Gospel

9min

The Resistance to Change in Stuck Churches

5min

Prioritizing Bible Defense and Spiritual Formation Over Making Disciples

2min

Prioritizing Evangelism in the Church

10min

Most churches start out on fire for their mission: to reach new people for Jesus. But as “new people” turn into “church people,” the voices on the inside of the church often become louder.

In this episode, Tony and Amy discuss the ways churches get off mission and become insider-focused and offer advice and inspiration on how to reverse this trajectory.

This Episode is Sponsored by PlainJoe Studios

PlainJoe: A Storyland Studio partners with churches, nonprofits, faith-based organizations, and educational environments to create unforgettable strategic, digital, and spatial stories that lift the Spirit. To learn more about working with PlainJoe’s team of down-to-earth specialists, architects, strategists, artists, and problem solvers, visit plainjoestudios.com/getunstuck.

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/episode332.

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