1000 Houses Podcast

Jeremy talks to Sarah Wood of Dwellings, to get her insights after 4+ years of helping people start home communities and house churches. Their model expects growth and multiplication, and this was a great episode that has a relatable back story and super practical, boots on the ground tips for how to start your own community and/or church. In this episode, we talk about: 0:00 Intro 2:46 The Dwellings Story 6:07 Navigating The Shift To Home Church, And Finding Resources 13:38 The Presence of Christ 16:05 Helping Other Small Groups Launch 21:14 Insights After 4+ Years 29:52 Multiplying And Growing 34:25 Kids in House Church 36:19 Branding Resources Mentioned: Dwellings: https://dwellings.info/ Dwellings IG: https://www.instagram.com/dwllngs Kansas City Underground: https://kcunderground.org/ The Grace Outpouring by Roy Godwin: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0781408466/ --- 🏠 LEARN HOW TO MAKE DISCIPLES FOR JESUS, IN AND THROUGH YOUR HOME: 1kh.org --- Hi, welcome to the 1000 Houses Podcast! Our goal here is to help you spread the Gospel, build a community, and multiply disciplines...in and through your home. Your host is Jeremy Pryor. Make sure to subscribe on Apple, Spotify, or Youtube so you don't miss out on future episodes! Follow on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/1khouses/ Follow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/1000houses/

In this engaging discussion, Matt Hanson, a visionary behind the Aion Path and the National Rite of Passage Council, explores the essential role of fathers in their children's spiritual development. He shares insights into innovative rites of passage that foster deep connections and faith retention among youth. Matt reveals challenges modern families face in transmitting faith and offers practical tools for guiding children through their journey to adulthood. Tune in for inspiring ideas on nurturing spiritual growth through community and structured experiences.

What's missing in American discipleship movements that keeps us from being able to reach 4th generation and beyond disciples? Today's guest, Ryan Snow, has one, simple word: Prayer. Ryan Snow is the lead pastor at the Florence Northern Kentucky Vineyard Church, and has a heart for disciple-making. This is an awesome and super practical episode to take some notes on! In this episode, we talk about: 0:00 Intro 2:39 Ryan's Story Leading To Discipleship 6:35 The Tension Between Discipleship and The Modern Church World 15:50 The Prayer, Practice, and Power of Viral Disciple Making 21:36 Why Does God Want A Prayer Movement To Precede A Disciple-Making Movement 24:13 How To Bring A Stronger Prayer Culture To The West 33:32 How To Start Fruitful Zoom Prayer Meetings 39:49 The Only Disciple-Making Movement That's Worked 47:14 Secret Sauce Conference Mentioned: The Secret Sauce Conference: https://www.secretsauceconference.com/ --- 🏠 LEARN HOW TO MAKE DISCIPLES FOR JESUS, IN AND THROUGH YOUR HOME: 1kh.org --- Hi, welcome to the 1000 Houses Podcast! Our goal here is to help you spread the Gospel, build a community, and multiply disciplines...in and through your home. Your host is Jeremy Pryor. Make sure to subscribe on Apple, Spotify, or Youtube so you don't miss out on future episodes! Follow on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/1khouses/ Follow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/1000houses/

If we're going to have a disciple-making movement that absolutely explodes for Christ, it's got to organically make it past the third and fourth generations of disciple-makers. But that's just not happening in the West. Today we're joined by Pastor Matt Massey who took what he knew about marketing and sales and applied it to discipleship, and has spent the last couple of decades refining, tweaking, and building disciple-makers. Learn from Matt's mistakes and successes to find out how to build a disciple-making movement that ACTUALLY produces disciple-makers. In this episode, we talk about: 0:00 Intro 2:31 Early Challenges in Discipleship 12:02 Current Discipleship Practices 21:09 The Shift in Discipleship Language and Focus 26:25 Practical Strategies for Disciple Making 35:51 Overcoming Institutional Challenges 47:29 Reproduction in Discipleship 49:07 Final Thoughts on Discipleship Mentioned In This Episode: Master Plan of Evangelism by Robert Coleman: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B008FZ3YZU/ Dawson Trotman Biography: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0891097961/ --- 🏠 LEARN HOW TO MAKE DISCIPLES FOR JESUS, IN AND THROUGH YOUR HOME: 1kh.org --- Hi, welcome to the 1000 Houses Podcast! Our goal here is to help you spread the Gospel, build a community, and multiply disciplines...in and through your home. Your host is Jeremy Pryor. Make sure to subscribe on Apple, Spotify, or Youtube so you don't miss out on future episodes! Follow on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/1khouses/ Follow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/1000houses/

Paul Hemminger joins Jeremy on the show today to discuss local city networks to connect believers and make the body of Christ denser and more impactful. The Kingdom of God has a spatial, geographic reality to it, and it's so important that we interact with our city and the body of believers in our city to bring the Kingdom to our hometowns. Paul explains the vision and mission of the networks they're building, in hopes that others join in and help to create a strong, sturdy network of Christians who all help and work with one another. In this episode, we talk about: 0:00 Intro 1:38 In (Your City) As It Is In Heaven 2:57 Paul's Story That Led To Geographic-Based Ministry 5:03 Kingdom Building vs. Empire Building 6:55 Identifying with Your City 14:33 The Structure of a Kingdom Movement in a City 19:59 Theology of Leadership 23:52 Building Relationships 27:19 Geographical Expansion of the Kingdom 32:40 Engaging with Secular Movements for Kingdom Work 37:30 Initial Steps to Building a Network 40:46 Integrating Networks for Citywide Impact 43:38 Final Thoughts and Prayer RESOURCES: City Leaders Collective: https://cityleaderscollective.org/ Kingdom Connect: https://www.kingdomconnect.love/ Kingdom Connect Networks: https://www.kingdomconnect.love/networks Networks: Greater Dayton and National: https://docs.google.com/document/d/131ZFrwrU2ONHJYAQh7N5yccgDwlII42ti1h66cHrMHw/edit?usp=sharing Rooting For Rivals by Peter Greer: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B079BYP6GW/ To Transform A City by Eric Swanson: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0310523303/ Network Power by Dr. John Seel: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1737331810/ The Kingdom Initiative: https://www.thekingdominitiative.org/ Palau City Gospel Movements: https://www.palau.org/what-we-do/city-gospel-movements https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexjtcampbell/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-gough-b91b342/ --- 🏠 LEARN HOW TO MAKE DISCIPLES FOR JESUS, IN AND THROUGH YOUR HOME: 1kh.org --- Hi, welcome to the 1000 Houses Podcast! Our goal here is to help you spread the Gospel, build a community, and multiply disciplines...in and through your home. Your host is Jeremy Pryor. Make sure to subscribe on Apple, Spotify, or Youtube so you don't miss out on future episodes! Follow on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/1khouses/ Follow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/1000houses/

Alex Rossie joins Jeremy today to talk about his experience as a missionary in Central America and how to get over the many roadblocks in our modern American culture that stop people from being disciple-makers. Alex talks about his experience with Ordinary Movement, helping existing churches turn their members into disciple-makers, and with Mosaic Movement, a disciple-making community he's founded. In this episode, we talk about: 0:00 Intro 1:56 Alex's Backstory 4:28 Discipleship Learnings From Central America 11:18 Trying to Apply Central American Ideas To The US 21:58 Alex's Disciple Making Vision 34:20 Can We Tweak The American Church System To Launch Real Disciple-Making Movements? 37:26 Is Bi-Vocational The Way To Go? 41:39 How Ordinary Movement Is Making Disciple-Makers 53:04 Mosaic Vision Mentioned: Ordinary Movement: https://ordinarymovement.com/ Mosaic Movement: https://joinmosaicmovement.com/ Alex's Marketing Agency: https://www.leverageoms.com/ Letters To The Church by Francis Chan: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0830776583/ Contagious Disciple Making by David and Paul Watson: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0529112205 --- 🏠 LEARN HOW TO MAKE DISCIPLES FOR JESUS, IN AND THROUGH YOUR HOME: 1kh.org --- Hi, welcome to the 1000 Houses Podcast! Our goal here is to help you spread the Gospel, build a community, and multiply disciplines...in and through your home. Your host is Jeremy Pryor. Make sure to subscribe on Apple, Spotify, or Youtube so you don't miss out on future episodes! Follow on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/1khouses/ Follow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/1000houses/

Transformation after transformation. People coming up to me years later to tell me how it changed their life. And all I was trying to do was write down what I'd learned about the STORY of the Bible. Thanks to God, Story-Formed Life has become much more than a Bible Study. It's become a foundational tool that continues to strengthen the deepest part of people's faith. Learn more about the project in this episode, and consider getting involved today. In this episode, we talk about: 0:00 Intro 1:57 What Is Story-Formed Life? 18:50 Ways To Get Involved Mentioned: Story-Formed Life: https://storyformedlife.org/ --- 🏠 LEARN HOW TO MAKE DISCIPLES FOR JESUS, IN AND THROUGH YOUR HOME: 1kh.org --- Hi, welcome to the 1000 Houses Podcast! Our goal here is to help you spread the Gospel, build a community, and multiply disciplines...in and through your home. Your host is Jeremy Pryor. Make sure to subscribe on Apple, Spotify, or Youtube so you don't miss out on future episodes! Follow on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/1khouses/ Follow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/1000houses/

Michael Mattes leads Kingdom Dads, a ministry focused on discipleship for fathers. Jeremy and Michael discuss the unique approach of using small group cohorts to multiply effective disciple-making practices. Learn the multi-stage, small-group approach Michael and his organization are effectively using to grow their efforts locally, and now across the region. In this episode, we talk about: 0:00 Intro 1:51 Michael's Background and Ministry Journey 5:57 Discipleship Format and Content 9:00 Why (and How) Cohorts Work 18:42 Progression That Works 22:44 Habits and Liturgy in Family Life 24:40 How Kingdom Dads is Successfully Multiplying and Growing Resources: Kingdom Dads: https://kingdomdads.org/ --- 🏠 LEARN HOW TO MAKE DISCIPLES FOR JESUS, IN AND THROUGH YOUR HOME: 1kh.org --- Hi, welcome to the 1000 Houses Podcast! Our goal here is to help you spread the Gospel, build a community, and multiply disciplines...in and through your home. Your host is Jeremy Pryor. Make sure to subscribe on Apple, Spotify, or Youtube so you don't miss out on future episodes! Follow on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/1khouses/ Follow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/1000houses/

It's pretty hard to follow Jesus' command to make disciples if we don't actually know what He meant by that. In this episode, we break down a very specific definition of discipleship, and then give a variety of practical ways to implement this, EVEN if you think you have nothing to offer, or don't know where to start. This is the foundation of what we all need to understand if we're going to go out and confidently make disciples for Jesus! In this episode, we talk about: 0:00 Introduction and Welcome 1:50 Defining Discipleship 7:07 Jesus' 5 Elements to Discipleship 12:05 Apprenticeship 18:21 Practical Ways (and Obstacles) To Discipleship 22:52 5 Questions To Ask Yourself Before You Disciple Others 29:05 Ensuring Multiplication in Discipleship 35:34 Invitation to Join the Movement Resources: COACHING: Life on Life: https://www.1kh.org/discipleship --- 🏠 LEARN HOW TO MAKE DISCIPLES FOR JESUS, IN AND THROUGH YOUR HOME: 1kh.org --- Hi, welcome to the 1000 Houses Podcast! Our goal here is to help you spread the Gospel, build a community, and multiply disciplines...in and through your home. Your host is Jeremy Pryor. Make sure to subscribe on Apple, Spotify, or Youtube so you don't miss out on future episodes! Follow on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/1khouses/ Follow on Instagram: [https://www.instagram.com/1000houses/](https://www.instagram.com/1000houses/)

The first hurdle to making disciples who make disciples is actually convincing them of the importance of the job. Jesus literally GAVE US the job of expanding His rule...through discipleship! Jeremy Pryor, Brent Kruithof, and Joe Freudenberg talk about the top 5 reasons why you MUST take discipleship seriously. In this episode, we talk about: 0:00 Intro 2:16 The Case For Discipleship 7:34 Multiplication vs. Addition Strategies for Discipleship 13:53 The Problem With Our Understanding of the Word "Saved" 16:04 Obeying Jesus 24:23 Expanding The Kingdom 25:43 Jesus is WORTHY Resources: COACHING: Made For Mission: https://www.1kh.org/madeformission COACHING: A House For Community: https://www.1kh.org/communitycoaching COACHING: Life on Life: https://www.1kh.org/discipleship --- 🏠 LEARN HOW TO MAKE DISCIPLES FOR JESUS, IN AND THROUGH YOUR HOME: 1kh.org --- Hi, welcome to the 1000 Houses Podcast! Our goal here is to help you spread the Gospel, build a community, and multiply disciplines...in and through your home. Your host is Jeremy Pryor. Make sure to subscribe on Apple, Spotify, or Youtube so you don't miss out on future episodes! Follow on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/1khouses/ Follow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/1000houses/