Life work encompasses all we do, and contending for the paradigm reaches across all of our life work if aligned. Contending in the U.S. and Latin America to build a Philippian Church Network brings pressures, battles, joy, and especially committed hard work. For leaders, both apostolic and local, the work goes on, and the most recent efforts continue to unfold and to be told. This level of commitment has required focus, battles, and partners across the network and should continue as long as we draw breath, so we can finish strong.

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Looking forward to the harvest, the farm becomes a metaphor for apostolic stewardship and the work of an apostolic leader —cultivating the work locally, across North America and Latin America, and globally. From developing resources through Mastering the Scriptures in Psalms to considering our personal legacy set, this conversation explores how faithful stewardship today shapes the future of the network.

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The completion of the planting season brings a reflection time. The conversation starts in the local farm field and then moves across the local church, including Young Contenders Church and the Equipping Philippians Leaders, the Western Slice’s Philippian Church Network, and the Global Dialogues. Exciting milestones mark this season as well, including the completion of the Mastering the Scriptures (MTS) New Testament series and the start of the Old Testament Writings. Together, these developments round out the engaging conversation.

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Michael sits down with George Cherian, an apostolic leader in India who oversees churches in India and in New York. They discuss his transition away from a focus on theological arguments, preaching on doctrines, and getting church plants and attendance numbers up, to helping establish a team of leaders to shepherd the churches in his field and solve real problems in those churches. He made this shift by simply following Paul's model in his letters and connecting to a global network, following the patterns of Acts.

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A conversation about a place of belonging; in our life, in our grand strategy among networks and leaders, and among those who have been with us from the beginning. We also say goodbye to a dear partner and friend.

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The conversation this month focuses on celebrating the progress of The Way of Christ and the Apostles in Ames and India. Partner progress and looking to the future made for an encouraging discussion.

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This month, the discussion starts with a personal perspective of origins and development of Michael’s stewardship as an apostolic leader. This theme runs through the conversation as leadership development workshops, celebrations, and progress are highlighted. Local and global examples are explored and used to challenge and encourage those leaders who listen

Producer's Note: We had some audio issues on this podcast. You may notice a shift at around the 15-minute mark. As well as some blank spots in the audio that were unavoidable. We will work to get this fixed before our next podcast!

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This discussion focuses on the past month's work supporting Indian and other Asian leaders in their efforts to establish leaders across their networks. They also talk about the work at home with City Church generations and the harvest beginning for Michael.

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