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Church Is Messy: Acts of Leadership week 6
Rick and Svea spend much of the episode discussing Paul's warning to the church leaders in Ephesus as found in Acts 20:17-38: watch out for the wolves among you.A warn...
Church Is Messy: Acts of Leadership - Move Toward the Messes part 2
This week the Acts of Leadership series takes us to Acts 15. Rick and Svea look at circumcision and the old covenant, the new covenant, and James' declaration in Acts ...
Church Is Messy: Acts of Leadership - Move Toward the Messes part 1
This week Rick and Svea look at Acts 10 and the story of Cornelius.Topics discussed in this episode:00:00 Intro06:11 Three questions about leadership: whom am I lookin...
Church Is Messy: Acts of Leadership week 3
Pastor Caleb Smith joins Rick and Svea to dig into the story of Philip and the Ethiopian Eunuch. Topics discussed in this episode:00:00 Intro and Rick's Boundary Water...
Church Is Messy: Acts of Leadership - Deep Community
Today Rick and Svea talk about the challenges to developing authentic deep community and provide some ideas for developing this community.Topics discussed in this epis...
Church Is Messy: Acts of Leadership - Am I a Leader?
In today's episode Rick and Svea open discussion on our new series - a survey of the book of Acts: Acts of Leadership.Topics discussed in this episode:00:00 Intro02:22...
Church Is Messy: Loving Our Enemies
In today's episode Rick and Svea have a discussion about loving our enemies and hating our enemies.Topics discussed in this episode:00:00 Intro - A Sunday afternoon go...
Church Is Messy: A Response to the Assassination of Charlie Kirk
We begin a new season of Church Is Messy on a very serious note: A response to the assassination of Charlie Kirk.Topics discussed in this episode:00:00 Intro - welcome...
Church Is Messy: Take Your Next Step and Trust the Process
In the final episode on our series on the mission, vision, and values of Autumn Ridge Church, Rick and Svea discuss values seven and eight: 7) take your next step and ...
Church Is Messy: Move Toward the Messes and Make Generosity Normal
In this continuing series of looking at the mission, vision, and values of Autumn Ridge Church, Rick and Svea turn their attention to values five and six: 5) move towa...
Church Is Messy: Honor Guests Enthusiastically and Belong Before You Believe
In this continuing series of looking at the mission, vision, and values of Autumn Ridge Church, Rick and Svea turn their attention to values three and four: 3) Honor g...
Church Is Messy: Take Truth Seriously and Give Grace Relentlessly
In this continuing series of looking at the mission, vision, and values of Autumn Ridge Church, Rick and Svea turn their attention to values one and two: Take truth se...
Church Is Messy: Our Mission, Vision and Values
Rick and Svea kick-off a five-part series on the Mission, Vision, and Values of Autumn Ridge Church.Topics discussed in this Episode:0:00 Intro02:47 Why does Autumn Ri...
Church Is Messy: Holy Lit - the Bible as Holy Literature
Rick and Svea discuss the three major goals of the summer's Holy Lit series.Topics Discussed in this Episode:00:00 Intro02:46 Holy Lit - three goals03:05 Goal one: Unc...
Church Is Messy: Loaded Questions - How do I not feel like a failure?
Pastor Caleb Smith joins Rick and Svea to close the Loaded Questions series. They discuss success and failure and how society's framework for success is at odds with t...
Church Is Messy: Loaded Questions - Can I believe and still have doubts?
Rick and Svea have a robust conversation about doubt. They talk about the connection with doubt, faith, and belief. Are there unsafe questions to ask? They also discus...
Church Is Messy: Loaded Questions - Does faith fix mental health?
In this episode Svea is joined by pastors Otis Hall and Jodi Quinn as they look at faith and mental health.Resources:Jodi Quinn's email: care@autumnridge.church Topics...
Church Is Messy: Loaded Questions - Is our church a welcoming place for the LGBTQ Community?
This we we certainly live up to "church is messy." If time allows, we would encourage you to watch the sermon before listening to this podcast. We're also providing a ...
Church Is Messy: Loaded Questions - how do we know what's true?
Rick and Svea answer your questions about truth.Topics Discussed in this Episode:00:00 Intro01:58 Loaded Questions takes on a different format from other messages06:38...
Church Is Messy: Galatians - Something to Boast About
Rick and Svea finish off the series on Galatians mostly focusing on burdens, loads, and pride.Topics Discussed in this Episode:00:00 Intro03:26 A LOT of diverse topics...