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The Church Explained podcast is a conversation that will help to develop your leadership and grow your church. Our goal on this podcast is to share inspirational insights and ideas to resource leaders, churches and teams. Through our conversations with key team players at IKON church and other guests.
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Friday Jul 15, 2022
Friday Jul 15, 2022
Welcome to Season 2 Episode: 14 of the Church Explained Podcast.
A conversation to help grow your leadership, develop your team and build your church. Your hosts will be Dave Mckeown and Nathan Benger. We talk about all things leadership with key team players from IKON Church and other guests during each show.
We are joined by Wade Joye, who most recently served as the Worship Pastor at Elevation Church under the leadership of Pastor Steven Furtick for 14 years. He oversaw the development of the worship culture and staffing for 20 locations, spearheaded the growth of Elevation Worship, and was instrumental in creating the systems that allowed Elevation Worship songs to go around the world as he led the record label and touring teams.
Wade also led the teams that executed the weekend worship experiences, oversaw service programming, and coached campus pastors on their on-stage hosting and preaching. In addition, Wade was a regular speaker on the main stage at Elevation Church.
We know you will love part one of the podcast.
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Friday Jul 08, 2022
Friday Jul 08, 2022
Welcome to Bite-size episode: 12 of the Church Explained Podcast. A conversation to help grow your leadership, develop your team and build your church. Your hosts will be Dave Mckeown and Nathan Benger. We will talk about all things leadership with key team players from IKON Church and other guests during each show.
We are joined in this Bite-size episode by Paul Benger, who is no stranger to our show. He is the Lead Pastor at IKON Church, where we create and produce the podcast. In this show, Paul shares his insights on how to take up a vision offering in your church. These ten minutes are filled with many practical ideas you can use in your setting.
The full-length episode can be found here and includes the show notes and a transcript.
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Friday Jul 01, 2022
Friday Jul 01, 2022
Welcome to Season 2 Episode: 13 of the Church Explained Podcast.
A conversation to help grow your leadership, develop your team and build your church. Your hosts will be Dave Mckeown and Nathan Benger. We talk about all things leadership with key team players from IKON Church and other guests during each show.
We are back for part two with Makoto Fujimura, an artist, author, and creator. Makoto is the founder of the International Arts Movement and the Fujimura Institute and co-founder of the Kintsugi Academy.
We explore with Makoto how God creates for enjoyment, not just for utility, and why we should live extravagant lives as leaders.
We hope you enjoy it!
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Friday Jun 24, 2022
Friday Jun 24, 2022
Welcome to Bite-size episode: 11 of the Church Explained Podcast. A conversation to help grow your leadership, develop your team and build your church. Your hosts will be Dave Mckeown and Nathan Benger. We will talk about all things leadership with key team players from IKON Church and other guests during each show.
We are joined in this episode with Master Certified Coach and author Claire Pedrick. We discuss how we can use coaching as a discipleship model in the church.
The full-length episode can be found here and includes the show notes and a transcript.
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Friday Jun 17, 2022
Friday Jun 17, 2022
Welcome to Season 2 Episode: 12 of the Church Explained Podcast.
A conversation to help grow your leadership, develop your team and build your church. Your hosts will be Dave Mckeown and Nathan Benger. We talk about all things leadership with key team players from IKON Church and other guests during each show.
In this episode, we are joined by Makoto Fujimura, an artist, author, and creator. Makoto is the founder of the International Arts Movement and the Fujimura Institute and co-founder of the Kintsugi Academy.
We discuss some big ideas around Slow Art, The Kintsugi Principle and Plumbing Theology.
This is part one of our conversation.
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Friday Jun 03, 2022
Friday Jun 03, 2022
Welcome to Bite-size episode: 10 of the Church Explained Podcast. A conversation to help grow your leadership, develop your team and build your church. Your hosts will be Dave Mckeown and Nathan Benger. We will talk about all things leadership with key team players from IKON Church and other guests during each show.
We are revisiting our random show, which we did at the start of 2022. In this episode, we talked about handling leadership transitions, and we also spent a few minutes talking about our free leadership resources.
The full-length episode can be found here and includes the show notes and a transcript.
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Friday May 27, 2022
Friday May 27, 2022
Welcome to Season 2 Episode: 11 of the Church Explained Podcast.
A conversation to help grow your leadership, develop your team and build your church. Your hosts will be Dave Mckeown and Nathan Benger. We will talk about all things leadership with key team players from IKON Church and other guests during each show.
In today's show, we are joined by Sam Benger, whose roles include online campus pastor with his wife Rachael and head of communications at IKON Church. Sam shares how we can always find a way to be creative even on a limited budget and the keys to building a great production team.
This is a great nuts and bolts episode that will inspire you.
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Friday May 20, 2022
Friday May 20, 2022
Welcome to Bite-size episode: 09 of the Church Explained Podcast. A conversation to help grow your leadership, develop your team and build your church. Your hosts will be Dave Mckeown and Nathan Benger. We will talk about all things leadership with key team players from IKON Church and other guests during each show.
In this episode, Stephen Webb, who worked with Elevation Church for over a decade, shares five key ideas on keeping energy high within your team as you work towards your mission and vision.
The full-length episode can be found here and includes the show notes and a transcript.
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Friday May 13, 2022
Friday May 13, 2022
Welcome to Season 2 Episode: 10 of the Church Explained Podcast.
A conversation to help grow your leadership, develop your team and build your church. Your hosts will be Dave Mckeown and Nathan Benger. We will talk about all things leadership with key team players from IKON Church and other guests during each show.
On today’s show, we are joined by Matthew Bates who is an Associate Professor of Theology at Quincy University in Quincy, Illinois.
His books include Gospel Allegiance, Salvation by Allegiance Alone, The Birth of the Trinity, The Hermeneutics of the Apostolic Proclamation and The Gospel Precisely. He co-founded and also co-hosts the popular OnScript podcast.
We chatted with Matthew about the big ideas from his book The Gospel Precisely. He explains that many Christians have a limited view of the gospel and often limit this to a 'decision moment'. Here you will find out what the gospel truly is and where we have gone wrong.
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Friday May 06, 2022
Friday May 06, 2022
Welcome to Bite-size episode: 08 of the Church Explained Podcast. A conversation to help grow your leadership, develop your team and build your church. Your hosts will be Dave Mckeown and Nathan Benger. We will talk about all things leadership with key team players from IKON Church and other guests during each show.
In this episode, Nathan Benger, who is usually my co-host, is on the other side as I interview him on how to build a youth ministry. From his 12 years of experience as a youth pastor, Nathan shares what has worked and made all the difference.
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