The KC Underground Podcast

Extraordinary Prayer and Fasting (Episode #6) Cory and Brian talk about how movement catalysts need to make certain paradigm shifts and the first extraordinary prayer and fasting. It’s the beginning of every movement. It’s the beginning of our “missionary pathway” in KC Underground. How do we begin to live into this deeply? Cory’s Article [1:30] We’re all invited to be disciple-making leaders [2:00] Add one extra thing [3:10] Our Prayers have to match our vision [5:15] Breathe in and Breathe out prayer [6:15] Move away from transactional [7:15] The Prayer Tool [8:20] This is God’s story, we’re just connecting to His story [12:35] Characteristics of Movemental Prayer [13:25] Significant Personal Prayer [13:50] Significant Team Prayer [14:02] Regular and Lengthy Fasts [14:25] Mobilization of Extraordinary Prayer [17:14] Offer of Early Prayer [19:00] Prayer directly correlated to disciple-making fruit [21:39] Prayer is the strategy [24:50] Resources mentioned in this episode: Cory’s Article [1:30] Prayer Circles – [8:20] Next step with the Underground: Subscribe to our newsletter Connect with us for Coaching Support the Underground

Cory and Brian interview Becca Patton. Becca is a campus minister at the University of Evansville in Indiana. In this role she engages and disciples students to become confident carriers of the Gospel through outreaches, discipleship training, leadership development and ownership of Christ’s Kingdom vision. Becca’s calling is to make disciples of Jesus that impact their campus, community and the nations. This isn’t your normal campus ministry. Becca and her team have a desire to implement disciple-making movement principles with university students who will then take the Gospel to the last, the least and the lost. - Becca’s Introduction [2:10] - A Shift in Mindset [5:03] - Joining God’s Work: Combatting Performance and Perfection [8:35] - Recognizing the Voice of the Enemy [10:03] - Listening to God in Missional Living [11:30] - Waking up to Disciple Making [13:35] - Abide and Remain vs. Flaming Out [15:03] - Investing in a Few to Reach Many [17:58] - Person of Peace; an RA’s story [25:10] - Generational discipleship story [27:43] - Measuring Growth of DMMs [30:58] - “We take care of the depth, God takes care of the breadth” [34:18] - Tools for Growth in the Supernatural [35:26] - Encouragement for The Underground [40:01] Resources mentioned in this episode: - Accelerate Network [1:30] - Experiencing God [7:30] Next step with the Underground: - Subscribe to our newsletter - Connect with us for Coaching - Support the Underground

Find the One to Reach the Many Cory and Brian interview Phil Alessi about the idea of having a mindset for movement. Phil unexpectedly launched a movement within a prison in Indiana through his meetings with just one inmate, Donnie, and now can chronicle about 3,200 new disciples who have come to Christ through this movement in three years. The story of what’s happened in Indiana has inspired many others to launch similar ministries and refined strategies for leaders who already had ministries going in prisons. This is one of the key ways the gospel movement in Indiana has gained momentum—not just through the prisoners themselves, but through the multiplication of new ministries all over the world. The gospel movement in Indiana has become a “learning laboratory” for movement, and leaders working to launch movements in all kinds of contexts (not only prisons) have been able to glean valuable strategies and encouragement from it. Phil explains. “That’s really the point of it. That’s how a gospel movement works. You can’t control it, you can’t keep your hands on it. You have to give it away, letting someone else be greater than you. That’s what’s happening in this movement. Phil found one. The rest is history—and a very different future for thousands of people. Phil Alessi and his wife Ruthann have been with CRM since 2002 and currently serve on the Advance Team (previously Accelerate) in Northwest Indiana. They have discipled people of peace who have ignited gospel movements in area jails and prisons. Their vision is to mentor and multiply the leaders of Disciple Making Movements. *The language from this introduction was borrowed from the novo.org action blog. See the videos about this movement among prisoners here. -   Phil Alessi’s story  [2:00] -   Person of Peace- Integration without labels  [5:50] -   Cory- Mindset, Momentum, and Movement [7:02] -   More of the story- How can we reach the most people? [8:05] -   Holy Spirit is preparing PoP [10:28] -   How to live the PoP life amidst Covid-19 [13:00] -   5 Postures- HORSE describes PoP[14:34] -   Hungry spiritually, Open relationally, Share w/friends and family, Emerge as leaders [15:58] -   Tools to equip new leaders [18:15] -   Spiritual Hunger- Cory’s Fav Phil acronym [20:00] -   10 Stories of Hope Scripture list. [21:55] -   Brian’s 2 questions- 1st is Soul Care [27:13] -   2nd question- How to keep a mindset of movement [30:07] -   Wrap Up [33:32] Resources mentioned in this episode: -   Website with Resources [19:20] -   http://dbsgroups.com/ [23:30]  Next step with the Underground: -   Subscribe to our newsletter -   Connect with us for Coaching -   Support the Underground

Cory and Brian interview Chris Galanos and learn about a network aiming at movement in Lubbock, TX.

An interview with Joe Reed, the founder of Exponent Group. Joe has had experience in “macro” and “micro” church planting. After several years exploring missional communities in the context of Pretoria, South Africa, Joe and his family moved back to the states to begin a new work in Boston. Joe also leads Accelerate, a network that serves as a platform for those who are sharing resources and learnings from across different regions and affinities.

Brian and Cory explore the idea of disciple-making movements. What does that phrase even mean? How do you know you have one? What leads to a movement?  We’ve overused another word in the Christian world. We’ve become obsessed with the idea of movement, and we might be using the word to describe something we want to be a part of rather than something that is actually happening. Instead of over-selling our work, we’ll explore other language that can help us make incremental steps in order to see movement as the fruit of a long-term work.    Why do we talk about movement? [2:30] Church Planting Movement Definition [6:05] A Mindset of Movement [9:38] The Opposite of Movement Mindset [14:35] Momentum [22:36] What’s important in the Momentum Phase [27:10] Movement [32:30] Disciplemaking must happen in community [39:35] Don’t focus on form over function [40:55] “Fruit drives multiplication, not division” [41:55] “A mindset of movement leads to desperate prayer” [44:50] In Sum… [47:05]   Resources mentioned in this episode:  Church Planting Movements – David Garrison [5:38] Steve Addison – Movements.net [8:10] Kingdom Unleashed – Jerry Trousdale [32:30] Practicing the Way – Bridgetown Church [38:30]   Next step with the Underground:  Subscribe to our newsletter Connect with us for Coaching Support the Underground