"What would you do in your church if they told you they wouldn’t pay you? I think it would make you think differently about your call, your programs, your strategy, and your tactics." In today's episode of The City Network Podcast, Dave Ferguson talks with Robert on escaping the paradigms of large scale church planting, in order to live into Jesus' "radical genius." They talk about what it looks like to revamp evangelism, Dave's work with Exponential and New Thing Network, and the 4 R's of church planting: relationship, reproducing, residency and resources. The conversation covers church planting in the context of reaching the next generation, church health, and warning signs to pay attention to when planting a church. Dave Ferguson is the lead pastor of Community Christian Church, a multi-expression missional community that is passionate about “helping people find their way back to God.” Community has grown from a few college friends to reaching thousands of people in Chicagoland and around the world. Dave also provides visionary leadership for the international church-planting movement NewThing and is the CEO of the Exponential conference. He is an award-winning author of books that include The Big Idea, Exponential, On The Verge, Finding Your Way Back To God, Starting Over, Hero Maker and most recently B.L.E.S.S. 5 Everyday Ways to Love Your Neighbor and Change the World. Dave and his best friend Sue have three terrific adult kids - Amy, Josh and Caleb. Feel free to email him with questions, ideas, feedback or introductions at daveferguson@exponential.org Find more from Dave on his website: daveferguson.org, or on twitter: @daveferguson and instagram: @fergusondave. Find more from The City Network at thecitynetwork.org, or follow us on Instagram @thecitynetwork, and Facebook at City Network. Here are some resources and references mentioned in the episode: On the Verge, Alan Hirsch and Dave Ferguson New Thing Network The Movement System A Non-Anxious Presence, Mark Sayers

"I am so excited about the kind of church Gen Z will lead us into if we let them," says Hannah in her conversation with Josh and Robert. They chat about Hannah's journey to starting the nonprofit Generation Distinct, pouring into the next generation through multiplication in the way of Jesus, discipleship, and the future of the Church. Hannah emphasizes the importance of asking Gen Z questions, leaving them room to doubt, inviting them into rooms where their leadership is necessary and welcomed, and cultivating a spirit of curiosity by engaging with them in the conversations they are already having. Hannah Gronowski Barnett, Founder and CEO of Generation Distinct, has always been wired to abolish cultural complacency, unleash lasting justice, and equip others to discover the wrong they were born to make right. A sought after speaker at Leadership Conferences, Churches, College Campuses and Youth Events around the globe, Hannah is also a content and communication coach through The Women’s Speaker Collective, Host of The Generation Distinct Podcast and Next Generation Director for Leadership Network. Since founding Generation Distinct in 2017, Hannah has scaled the organization to reach leaders around the globe through her vision to use conversations around passion, purpose & justice to bring the next generation into conversations around Jesus, the Gospel & the Great Commission. Under Hannah’s leadership, Generation Distinct has scaled to reach Young adults in 7 different countries. This 6-month Virtual Program helps leaders take their vision for a better world and turn it into a step-by-step reality, empowering them to create lasting change in their communities. Hannah’s latest book is Generation Distinct: Discover the Wrong You Were Born to Make Right. You can find more from Hannah at hannah@generationdistinct.com, @hannahgbarnett on instagram, or at hannahgronowski.com.

BONUS EPISODE: Future Church, a gathering for young people in the church, with Hannah Gronowksi Barnett As Founder and CEO of Generation Distinct, Speaker and Author, Hannah has always been wired to abolish cultural complacency, unleash lasting justice, and join the wild adventure Jesus invites us all to live.

BONUS EPISODE: The Next Generation Is Looking For Hope with Robert Frazier A speaker, church planter, and entrepenuer, Robert serves as lead pastor of Redemption Hill in Boise, Idaho and co-founder of The City Network. Find more from Robert on instagram @bobbycfrazier.

"A Gen Z in the wild," Christian and Josh talk about the heart behind the question: why did he stick around Jesus when so many of his Gen Z friends did not, and why does he continue to do so? Christian talks about the pivotal role intentional discipleship played in his life, as well as his experience with mission (to this day!), the life changing opportunities to practice and learn what it means to live out his faith. Christian is a mobilization coach in the Treasure Valley with a vision to send Workers to the plentiful Harvest. He has a heart for the 3.35 billion unreached people in the world who will never have a chance to hear the Good News. It is from this conviction that Christian invites the Church to ask the question: What must be done to bring the Gospel to the Lost? To connect to with Christian, please reach out to admin@thecitynetwork.org.

BONUS EPISODE: The Next Generation Is Looking For Hope with Michelle Harvey Michelle is the Area Director for West Ada Young Life, a para church organization with a mission to introduce adolescents to Jesus Christ and help them grow in their faith. Find more from Michelle on instagram @mharvey2.

BONUS EPISODE: The Next Generation Is Won With Missionaries Not Programs Currently serving as the Family Pastor at Hill City Church, Andrew has over a decade of expereince in leading the next generation in successful discipleship. This content is from our first City Network Conference in 2022. Join us in just a few months for the second annual conference, which will be taking place on February 6-7, 2023 in Boise, Idaho. Find out more information here!

BONUS EPISODE: The Next Generation Is Won With Missionaries Not Programs with Ron Price A well known business man, Ron Price serves as President and CEO of Price Associates and President of TTI Success Insights. Find more from Ron at price-associates.com.

BONUS EPISODE: The Next Generation Needs Clarity Not Confusion with Josh Branham Serving as Lead Pastor at Hill City Church in downtown Boise, Josh has a passion for church revitlization and a decade of expereince working with the next generation.

Josh talks with Alice Matagora about the transformational effect of discipleship on her story, her work with the Navigators, and the difference between accidental and intentional discipleship in ministry and relational contexts. She also provides suggestions and encouragements for church leaders looking to cultivate a culture of discipleship in their communities. Alice lives in Southern California with her husband RJ, her children Regi and Clementine, and her Daisy dog. She has worked with The Navigators in various ministry contexts for nearly twenty years, including collegiate ministry, cultural competency training, and her current role within The Navigators in leader development. Combining her professional experience, both in ministry and as a licensed marriage and family therapist, and her passion for disciple making, Alice's first book, How to Save the World: Disciplemaking Made Simple seeks to equip and empower everyday people to make disciples of Jesus wherever they live, work, and play. You can find her book wherever you buy your books! Find more from Alice on instagram @alicematagora, or at alicematagora.com

BONUS EPISODE: The Next Generation Needs Clarity Not Confusion, with Tim Ghali Pastor of Discipleship at Grace Chapel in Lexington MA, he’s studying and consulting on transitions of leadership from Boomers to Gen X and Millenials. Dmin Candidate at Fuller, Seminary. MDiv from Missio Seminary.

BONUS EPISODE: The Next Generation Needs Challenge and Invitation Jamie Taylor is a woman who loves to help individuals find freedom to live as the people God created them to be. She is a writer, speaker and Mom of four, who serves with her husband Brian at E3 Church in Kuna, ID.

"There is a need for training and disciplemaking when it comes to raising the next generation of leaders." Josh Branham interviews Derek Murphy on cultivating church health, trends in the church planting world, the importance of discipleship to the next generation of leaders, and how church leaders can build a culture of prayer in their community and their cities. Based in Salt Lake City, Derek Murphy is the executive director of the Intermountain Church Planting Association. Derek is a graduate of Boise Bible College and Emmanuel Seminary. Previously he served with Real Life on the Palouse, and K2 Church, a church planting church in Salt Lake, with a focus on disciple-making. He is married to his wife Bri, and they have three kids, Myles, Hazel and Jameson. Learn more at intermountainchurchplanters.com, or reach out to Derek directly at dmurphy@intermountainchurchplanters.com. To join their movement of prayer, visit peoplearetheprize.org.

BONUS EPISODE: The Next Generation Needs Challenge and Invitation, with Hannah Gronowski Barnett As Founder and CEO of Generation Distinct, Speaker and Author, Hannah has always been wired to abolish cultural complacency, unleash lasting justice, and join the wild adventure Jesus invites us all to live.

BONUS EPISODE: The Future of The Church Looks A Lot Like The1st Century: Spirit Filled, Decentralized, Nimble Movement of Jesus Followers, a Spoken Word piece written and performed by Jessie Horney Writer, Artist, Activist started Wonder School to give low-income kids access to high quality play based preschool. She’s a pastor at Redemption Hill in Boise, Idaho, is studying theology at Fuller Seminary and is passionate about discipleship and the written word.

BONUS EPISODE: The Future of The Church Looks A Lot Like The 1st Century: Spirit Filled, Decentralized, Nimble Movement of Jesus Followers, with Keith Harrington Serving as the lead pastor at Rockharbor Church in Meridian, Idaho, Keith is also a co-founder of The City Network.

BONUS EPISODE: The Future of The Church Looks A Lot Like The 1st Century: Spirit Filled, Decentralized, Nimble Movement of Jesus Followers, with Dave Ferguson Dave joins us again for another session, this time on the future of the church. This content is from our first City Network Conference in 2022. Join us in just a few months for the second annual conference, which will be taking place on February 6-7, 2023 in Boise, Idaho. Find out more information here!

BONUS EPISODE: The Future of The Church Looks A Lot Like The 1st Century: Spirit Filled, Decentralized, Nimble Movement of Jesus Followers, with Alan Hirsch Alan is founder of 5Q Collective and resident coach and consultant with the team.

BONUS EPISODE: The Next Generation Needs Leaders That Are For Them, with Dave Ferguson An award-winning author, Dave is president of the Exponential Conference as well as the Visionary Apostolic Leader The for the NewThing church planting movement. Find more from Dave here.

The Next Generation Needs Leaders That Are For Them Serving as the Next Generation Pastor at Grace Bible Church in Nampa, Idaho, Matt works with young adults in our community every day.

Rebuilding The Church Starts with Changing Our Hearts as Leaders (Part 2/2) A well known scholar, speaker, podcaster, a New York Times bestselling author, Preston is the co-founder and president of The Center for Faith, Sexuality & Gender.

Rebuilding The Church Starts with Changing Our Hearts as Leaders (Part 1/2) David Holstein serves as CEO of one of the largest mission organizations in the world, Mission Aviation Fellowship. Learn more about David and the work that MAF is doing here.

“If you’re wanting to have an updated mission and vision, you need to be pioneering through your youth ministry right now.” In the first episode of Season 3 of The City Network Podcast, Robert interviews Andrew Branham on his experience in youth ministry as he's learned what works and what doesn't in terms of long term vision casting, empowering and equipping students to explore their calling pre-college, and cultivating a healthy and sustainable leadership culture among staff. Andrew and Robert mention our Young Leaders Cohort, which will begin in 2023. For more information on how to sign-up for that, as well as register for The City Network Conference, visit thecitynetwork.org.

In this episode, we ask "what does it looks like to see health and vitality renew a church?" The story of the merger between Boise churches Hill City and Capital City Christian Church. This is conversation between our co-host Robert Frazier, the pastor of Hill City Josh Branham, and former pastor of Capital City David Davolt. Thanks for listening!

a conversation with Pastor Steve Bragg, missionary in the Philippines

A conversation with Russel Club and Jake Naggy, Portlanders with deep connections to the Treasure Valley

Mac Mayer shares church growth principals that will be trained at Church Growth Collaboration conference at Life Church Boise August 16-18 https://www.lcboise.com/church-growth-collaboration

How do we as followers of Jesus deal with anxiety and develop healthy ways of interacting with the pressures, stressors, and risks in the world around us? Tim Rule of Innerlife Ministries and Dr. Barry Watts, PhD, talk about the causes of anxiety and some of the tools we can use to deal with it. Their free video series and accompanying workbook are available at ourmissingpeace.com.

Todd Morr and Kirk Crager walk through Missional Made Simple and ways that existing churches can start building culture of disciple-making. Find out more at the Cultivate Community Conference at Calvary Boise May 13-14th, 2022, find out more here: https://tinyurl.com/y22ud3t4

Preston Shares a little about what he has learned in his work with the Center for Faith, Sexuality and Gender and opportunities for reaching Gen Z.

a conversation with Scott Billings

Rob Wegner on Missional movements

Aphesis with Tim Rule

A conversation with Jim Putman

Brian Taylor shares his story of leaving an established church as Executive Pastor to plant E3 church in Kuna, ID