East Side Groups is a weekly discussion with Chad Mann Executive Pastor of Ministry and Emily Watson Director of Connections & Women's Ministry, on discipleship and small groups within the context of our church body and community.
Chad & Emily talk about what it means to close out a d-group for the goal of replication, and practical ways to move towards that goal.
Chad & Emily talk with PR about the challenges of tipping sacred cows and preview the upcoming sermon series.
Resources
Cow Tipping Series: https://myeastside.tv/resources/media
This week Chad and Emily sit down with Aaron Chastain from Connected Foster Care to talk about foster care and the local church!
Resources:
All In: Orphan Care by Jason Johnson
Connected Foster Care: www.connectedfoster.care
This week Pastor Chad Mann sits down with Matt and Rebekah Finney, and Clint and Kaley Johnson to talk about missional living through foster care!
Chad & Emily share a testimony from Joel Tiegreen, a missionary to Turkey and a close friend of Chad's.
Resources:
Don't Waste Your Life by John Piper
Suffering Well with Joel Tiegreen - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m1y05EvIVBQ
Joel Tiegreen on Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCG2xCcWusOukeXPT3MyIxkw
This week, Chad & Emily visit with Rick Gering, East Side's Lead Pastor, to talk about the future of the church!
Chad, Emily, and Aaron chat about common misconceptions in D-Groups, and what they have learned from them.
Emily chats with Pastor Matt Bonnett & Logan Been on how our view of God impacts our right view of worship.
Links & Resources
Watch the podcast: https://youtu.be/25PMYuYy8S4
BOOKS-
Whatever Happened to Worship - A.W.Tozer
Doxology and Theology, How the Gospel Forms the Worship Leader - Matt Boswell (collaborative)
Worship Matters: Leading Others to Encounter the Greatness of God - Bob Kauflin
How To Worship a King: Prepare Your Heart. Prepare Your World. Prepare The Way. - Zach Neese
[Giveaway Episode] Emily & Aaron chat with Student Pastor Mike Jones about United 2021 and how to continue the conversation with students at home.
Links & Resources
Watch the podcast: https://youtu.be/PKq4nyYWjH8
East Side Students on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/eastsidebcstudents
Family Discipleship: Leading Your Home Through Time, Moments, & Milestones by Adam Griffin & Matt Chandler
Family Worship by Donald Whitney
A Parent's Guide to Understanding Teenage Brains: Why They Act the Way They Do by Mark Oestreicher
In this episode Chad and Emily talk with Matt Bonnett about growing in Holiness and how regular Bible intake helps us to realize and repent.
In this episode Chad and Emily talk with Matt Bonnett about what repentance is, and how repentance looks in our own lives.
This week Chad and Emily talk about the differences between D-Groups and Bible studies!
In this episode Chad and Emily talk with an IMB Missionary to talk about discipleship in difficult places!
In this episode Chad and Emily talk with an IMB Missionary to talk about discipleship in difficult places!
In this episode Chad and Emily talk with Pastor Bob Fowler about caring for the church!
In this episode Chad and Emily talk about biblical community, and how the pandemic has affected it.
This week, Chad travels to Ogden Utah to sit down with Bobby Wood, Daniel Savage, and Nick Erickson from Redemption Church to talk about Discipleship in Church Planting.
This week, Chad sits down with Ray Peoples from New City Church in Kansas City to talk about Discipleship in Church Planting.
This week Chad sits down with Byron Paschal and Daniel Goh to discuss how discipleship shapes men in the church!
This week, Chad and Emily talk about the results of the National Study on Disciple Making.
This week, Emily talks with Kaley Johnson and Rebekah Dubina about discipleship for women!
This week, Chad and Emily talk about the importance of a Bible reading plan in a D-Group!
This week, Chad & Emily visit with Rick Gering, East Side's Lead Pastor, to discuss large-group ministry in a pandemic world.
This week, Chad and Emily talk about the past and future of both men's and women's ministries and how valuable they are to the disciple-making movement.
This week, we visit with Mike Jones, Student Pastor at East Side, talking about how student ministry has evolved over the years and what the future is for students in discipleship.
This week, Chad & Emily talk with Neal Martin about fostering community in Connect Groups and what that has looked like before and after pandemic for his group.
This week, Pastor Chad and Emily talk more about starting d-groups - who to invite and how to invite them.
This week, we talk about how discipleship fuels evangelism, including the necessity for personal evangelism and follow-up.
This week we begin to discuss what discipleship is, what it isn't, and the importance of discipleship groups!