Mike Gunn (Antioch Initiative) joins us to talk about why mission beats brand, how American churches can learn from the global church, and why Christian Nationalism is a distraction from the gospel. He shares a simple Acts 14 pattern for church planting and a call to recover an Acts 13 sending culture.
Chapters
00:00 - Intro & Mike’s background (Acts 29, Antioch Initiative)
00:54 - Should every pastor address “the Charlie Kirk assassination” from the pulpit?
02:09 - How the global church views America (prosperity export, worship & prayer)
06:44 - Christian Nationalism: why it’s attractive—and why it’s anti-gospel
10:50 - Tips for planters a year out (mission > brand, contextualization, Acts 14 pattern)
17:35 - “The church doesn’t have a missions program—the church is God’s mission”
20:24 - Evangelism bell curve & mission drift
22:24 - Acts 13 sending: be willing to send your best
27:17 - The Antioch DNA: train and release
27:40 - Mike’s plug: prayer, persecution, connecting with pastors overseas
30:59 - Palestinian Christians, Gaza, and praying wisely
33:20 - PP Facebook Group invite & close
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