Find show notes and a download at https://transformingmission.org/007&nbsp; Where have you experienced God's presence in the last week? Looking for a little more of a challenge? Where have you experienced God's presence in the past day? How about the last hour? Or maybe it's been a while since you've really stopped to think about where God is moving in your midst. As leaders, our awareness of God's presence and a deep understanding of our purpose are foundational to being followers of Jesus. These two elements set the foundation for leading vital, life-giving opportunities a movement of Jesus followers to emerge. In this episode, we introduce two questions. One about our purpose and one about presence. As you'll hear, we refer to both of the questions as first questions - oops! But,&nbsp;maybe it's not an oops. Both of the questions are foundational to leading people to follow Jesus. We'll practice counting above two in our next episode! ;) These questions aren't intended to be answered once and left on a file on your computer. These questions are intended to be lived. We'll explore why we begin with these two questions, along with how they come to life daily and as leaders of groups. This Week's Download 7 Missional Questions Worksheet&nbsp; - Purpose and Presence Mentioned in this Episode PREVIOUS EPISODES Episode 000 - missio&nbsp;Dei &amp; David Bosch David Bosch Quote: “Mission is thereby seen as a movement from God to the world; the church is viewed as an instrument for that mission. There is the church because there is a mission, not vice versa. To participate in mission is to participate in the movement of God’s love toward people; since God is a fountain of sending love.” BOOKS Transforming Mission by David Bosch Love Does by Bob Goff Everybody, Always by Bob Goff DOWNLOADS Missional Questions - Purpose and Presence How to listen  Subscribe to the Podcast on iTunes/iPhone Podcast app  Listen on Google Play Music Listen on Stitcher Listen on Soundcloud Explore other episodes at transformingmission.org/podcast

Episode 007 Setting the Foundation with Purpose and Presence

&nbsp; &nbsp; This Week's Download Mission Field, Assets and Needs Worksheet. What can we do that no one else is doing? What might happen if the above question became a prayer: "O God, what do we need to be doing that no one else is doing?" Listening for the response to that prayer may just lead you into your mission field. In this episode, we talk about identifying your mission field, the assets of your community and the needs of your community. No, we're not inviting you to another meeting to answer more questions. We're inviting you to get outside the walls of the church building and explore the community where God has placed you. We'll explore identifying your mission field from a personal and congregational perspective and share stories about how the mission field helps us build relationships to know the needs and assets of our community. No - this isn't one more thing to do. It's an opportunity for your life to be shaped as a follower of Jesus. Mentioned in this Episode PREVIOUS EPISODES  Episode&nbsp;007 DOWNLOADS Mission Field, Needs and Assets Worksheet How to listen  Subscribe to the Podcast on iTunes/iPhone Podcast app  Listen on Google Play Music Listen on Stitcher Listen on Soundcloud Explore other episodes at transformingmission.org/podcast &nbsp;

Episode 008 Bridging the Needs and Assets of Your Mission Field

&nbsp; Who is God inviting you to be in this time and place? We become who God created us to be in relationship with others. This episode covers questions six and seven of the seven missional questions. This episode will help you begin to take steps to follow where God is leading by connecting with the people and organizations around our community. In this episode, we introduce two questions. One about relationships and one about partnerships or collaboration. These questions may help you begin to see overlap with the previous five questions. (Listen to&nbsp;Episodes 007 and  008) You'll hear the story of relationships within two local congregations that led to lives being transformed and communities being changed - and it might not be the people you expect. This Week's Download Relationships and Collaboration Worksheet Mentioned in this Episode PREVIOUS EPISODES Explore Episodes 000 - 008 Previous Questions in this series:  Episode 007: Setting the Foundation with Purpose &amp; Presence  Episode 008: Bridging the Needs and Assets of Your Mission Field How to listen  Subscribe to the Podcast on iTunes/iPhone Podcast app  Listen on Google Play Music Listen on Stitcher Listen on Soundcloud Explore other episodes at transformingmission.org/podcast

Episode 009 Leveraging Relationships and Partnerships for Kingdom Impact

Find show notes at https://transformingmission.org/010 We’re keeping show notes to a minimum for this episode. We simply want to remind you as followers of Jesus to be people of hospitality, offering Christ as you practice the faith and engage with others. Here are several resources you may find helpful.  Pray for our elected and appointed officials as well&nbsp;as how you will lead others.  Here are instructions to contact your Senators.&nbsp;Currently, 48 Senators support the Keep Families Together Act, S. 3036.  Here are instructions to contact&nbsp;your Representatives You may also wish to explore Matter A-B- and express concern that Matter A-R-C-G- has been overruled. This is the portion that allowed “married women in Guatemala who are unable to leave their relationship” to be considered a legal social group. When Mr. Sessions overturned this, it barred virtually all domestic violence victims from seeking asylum in the United State. It also set a new precedent for implementation of policies that continue to separate children from families and place them in detention centers. The matter is much more complicated. So,&nbsp;please note: this is not legal advice or even an attempt to interpret the law&nbsp;and shouldn’t be construed as such. Please research Matter A-B- and Matter A-R-C-G.