Guerrilla Pastors

The Guerrilla Pastors sit down for a roundtable discussion about previous guest Pastor Emily JoAnn Haynes. They discussion discipleship methods growing up, mutually, and where they think ministry practices are headed in the future.

Ryan Fasani sits down to start our first of three conversations with folks who are challenging all of our assumptions about discipleship. Todays guest: Pastor Emily JoAnn Haynes. She is the Lead Pastor of Kaleo Nashville, and she shares some profound insights into what a more holistic approach to discipleship looks like.

The Guerrilla Pastors have a round table discussion about Kevin Nye's interview while also pointing out that ministry changes, and how churches embody things like the Gospel will as well.

Kevin Nye helps us have a conversation about what the Gospel has to say about justice and human flourishing He shares his life journey, how the evangelical understanding of the gospel wasn't quite enough for him and how it changed his relationship with Church. He also shares about how his ministry role today is a better reflection of a gospel that is good news for all of life even if it meant stepping away for licensed Pastoral ministry!

Pastor Eric Paul helps us have a conversation about what the Gospel has to say about restoring relationships. He shares her life journey, how the evangelical understanding of the gospel broke for him and how it changed his understanding of the life of the Church. He also shares about how his ministry role today is a better reflection of a gospel that is good news for all of life!

Pastor Emily Taylor helps us have a conversation about what the Gospel has to say about suffering. She shares her life journey, how the prosperity gospel broke for her and how it changed her engagement with the church. She also tells us about her ministry of found space and shares why she thinks it's such a significant ministry for our day and age. 

This year we will be your tour guides as we explore the shift taking place in the world of ministry. The first shift we plane to look at involves the gospel, how it is taught and embodied. The second will focus on discipleship, the third will be accountability and the fourth will focus on the church building itself. Join us as we journey through another year of exploring what ministry looks like when we step out of our comfort zone and live out our callings. 

Join us on this journey as we share why we minister the way that we do, and the discernment process that brought us here. This episode focuses on celebrating a Diverse Praxis.

Join us on this journey as we share why we minister the way that we do, and the discernment process that brought us here. This episode focuses on being known by a Benevolent Orthodoxy.

In this episode, we share with you one example of how guerrilla ministry is not a threat to a traditional church, but is instead a possible asset. Join us as we share the story of how Pastor Amanda collaborates with a traditional Sunday morning congregation and their pastor, Justin Barksdale. 

 In this episode we sit down with our third of three Sunday morning focused traditional church pastors. Our guests name is Pastor Mike Ford and our conversation in part one revolves around what doesn't work about this "one size fits all" ministry approach so many denominations emphasize. 

Part two! In this episode we sit down with our second of three Sunday morning focused traditional church pastors. Our guests name is Pastor David Rodes and our conversation revolved around what church is and how he has pastored over the past five decades. 

In this episode we sit down with our second of three Sunday morning focused traditional church pastors. Our guests name is Pastor David Rodes and our conversation revolved around what church is and how he has pastored over the past five decades. 

Featuring Pastor Craig Laughlin!

In part two, we discuss the inevitable changes church are currently facing and how they will adapt if they hope to continue existing in the future. Additionally, we spend time imagining how Guerrilla pastors may partner with traditional churches, and how to prepare the next generation of pastors for a church that will look wildly different tomorrow than it does today. This is our first of three separate conversations with successful traditional pastors here in the Pacific Northwest as we endeavor to make good on our claim that we would rather collaborate than "burn it all down."

Featuring Pastor Craig Laughlin!

In this part one episode, we sit down with a traditional Sunday morning pastor to discuss all things Guerrilla Pastor. Namely we discuss the inevitable changes church are currently facing and how they will adapt if they hope to continue existing in the future. This is our first of three separate conversations with successful traditional pastors here in the Pacific Northwest as we endeavor to make good on our claim that we would rather collaborate than "burn it all down."

We continue on this episode with sharing examples of pastors doing subversive ministry. This time we interview Amanda Montgomery who is in the midst of writing a book to help churches become advocates for those who have experienced human trafficking and sexual assault. Her work gives insight into how Guerrilla Pastors and traditional churches may mutually benefit from the relationships they have with one another. 

Want to know more about Amandas work? Here is her email:

PastorAmandaMontgomery@gmail.com

We catch up with the rest of Shawn Mattson's story in this episode. From growing up in a church to pastoring it through all kids of cultural changes, we hear his heart as his priorities shifts from building the next megachurch to something a little more subversive. 

Our schedule is changing. We will be releasing episodes every other Sunday starting this week! 

What do you think of when you imagine a Pastor? What is their primary job? If there is a stereotype for pastoring, we don't seem to fit into it. Join us as we discuss the benefits of having more diversity in the ministries offered within the church!

On this episode we take a hard look at the things the we are known for. The labels "Christian" and "Evangelical" come fully loaded with definitions we explore. Our hope is that we would be known for having a Benevolent Orthodoxy founded on the person of Jesus instead of all the things evangelicals are said to be known for in studies like this:

https://www.prri.org/research/partisan-polarization-dominates-trump-era-findings-from-the-2018-american-values-survey/

This episode is also available as a blog post: http://guerrillapastors.com/2022/03/15/being-known-for-a-benevolent-orthodoxy/

Ryan, Josiah and Brian all hail from the great Pacific Northwest. As Pastors, they have had to learn how to adapt to a culture that is post-christian. As a result, their ministry approaches are considered quite unconventional. Listen as they share some of what that looks like as well as why they might give themselves the title of Guerrilla Pastors.

This episode is also available as a blog post: http://guerrillapastors.com/2022/02/16/what-is-a-guerrilla-pastor/