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Leonard Sweet on the Shift We Must Make to Point People to Jesus

“God is calling us to the future, to join us where he already is working.”

“It’s easy to take a stand. It’s hard to take a hike. It’s easy to stand against people. It’s hard to walk alongside them.”

“We have churches now more segregated by party than we do by race.”

“In the kingdom of heaven, we’re going to have generals and pacifists worshiping God in the same pew. We’re going to have Republicans and Democrats worshiping God in the same pew.” 

“This is how early Christianity began, is around the table…We’ve got to bring back the table.”

“The key about a meal is the “sobremesa” time, and it’s interesting that it says after the supper was over [Jesus] took the bread, so in some ways, the Last Supper is kind of sobremesa time, and that’s where we’ve got to bring [diverse] people together around the table.”

“Many Christian homes don’t even have a table.”

“This culture is addicted to stories…so our job is to get [the Bible’s] stories in the bloodstream of the public arena, to get the metaphors of who Jesus is and just to provide that kind of framework for the culture.”

“Every church ought to see itself as a global church and to fall in love with its zip code.”

“It’s deeply schizophrenic, this culture.” 

“My theology is getting more complex, but my faith is getting more simple.”

Mentioned in the Show by Leonard Sweet

John 3:16
Matthew 18:3

Faithquakes
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John Wesley
Martin Luther
The Protestant Reformation
Preach the Story [preaching resources]
Rings of Fire: Walking in Faith Through a Volcanic Future
Sobremesa
Soultsunami: Sink or Swim in New Millennium Culture

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Jason serves as the Chief Strategy Officer at PastorServe, a ministry committed to strengthening the Church by serving pastors through personal coaching and church consulting. He also hosts FrontStage BackStage, a podcast and YouTube show, that helps pastors embrace healthy, well-balanced leadership as they develop a sustainable rhythm for life and ministry. Prior to joining the PastorServe team, Jason served as Vice President of Ministry Mobilization at Outreach, Inc., and as the Executive Director of the National Back to Church Sunday movement. Additionally, Jason served for nearly two decades in pastoral leadership, primarily as a lead pastor, in several contexts, including church plant re-launch, multisite church, multiethnic urban church, and an established suburban church. His experience as a lead pastor has provided numerous opportunities to coach and mentor pastors across the country. Jason and his beautiful wife, Monica, are the proud parents of six children and live on Anastasia Island, Florida. @jasondaye