LAUNCH Podcast with Anthony Delaney

#13 RE:PLANT Conversation - James Ray on Embracing Discomfort, Finding Community & Seeking Adventure

James Ray is the UK leader of XCC, the 'Xtreme Character Challenge' which takes men on mind, body, soul adventures. Anthony and around 30 men from Ivy Church went to Scotland on one of these 72 hour events in Scotland. Anthony says in this episode that the XCC was the most significant spiritual experience he has had personally in the last 20 years of ministry, a sentiment echoed by all of the Ivy men that went and thousands of others that have taken part over the years. 
Listen to this conversation to hear about an event that has been radically significant for Anthony and for incredible stories and lessons about what it means to be a man, new ways to think about mens ministry and the benefit of embracing discomfort and finding radical community with others. XCC was one way that some guys at Ivy Church in Manchester helped go deeper in community, as James says - its an option! Why not check it out!
There is also an event for women, Arise, that follows a similar outline (though I - Joel - have only been on an XCC so don't know details!) which you can check out here.

#12 RE:PLANT Conversation - Steve Uppal on Spiritually Reforming Church rather than Changing Models of Church

This conversation touches on much of what we'll be diving into at LAUNCH RE:PLANT in October. Steve Uppal (All Nations Movement) will be one of the speakers joining us there and we're excited to be able to share this conversation with Anthony with you today. 
This episode dives into the struggles leaders face when they're truly pioneering new things, the importance and opportunities present when we do so and ways of coping with those struggles in the right ways, devoting more time to prayer and friendships and relationships. 
There is a lot in this conversation and we're excited to hear more from him at LAUNCH later this year. You can get an extra 10% discount for that event when you use the code 'FUTURECHURCH' at checkout. Head to launchcatalyst.org to secure tickets for you and your team.

#11 RE:PLANT Conversation - Tim Nelson on Ending Modern Slavery, Starting Small in Your Communities and Why He Collects Old Ginger Beer Bottles

Tim Nelson is the CEO of Hope For Justice and joins Anthony to speak about their mission of Ending Slavery and Changing Lives. Tim delves into the depth and scale of the problem and will help open your eyes to it before discussing with Anthony how important it is to start small in communities, ways to build bridges into communities and how Churches can be 'relevant' by meeting needs.
Tim also lets Anthony know why he collects Ginger Beer bottles. 
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#10 RE:PLANT Conversation - Professor Andrew Sherry on What People Want from Work, Purpose, Nuclear Reactors and Cigar-Box Guitars

Professor Andrew Sherry is Chair of Materials and Structures at the Henry Royce Institute for Advanced Materials at the University of Manchester and was formerly the Chief Scientist at the National Nuclear Laboratory. He has also launched the 'Becoming Me' programme and runs the 'Are We Nearly There Yet' podcast (see @awnty), both of which aim to help people embrace who they are, flourish at what they do and thrive in making a difference. Andrew was also the Head Elder at Ivy Church when Anthony Delaney started at the Church and has been a good friend for many years. 
This conversation covers many topics and centres around Andrew's work helping people through the new Becoming Me programme, what he's learnt from the process and how those lessons can be applied to the church. Andrew has had much success in academia and has significant influence but has always remained committed to the church and seeing it flourish and we're glad to share this conversation with you.
This conversation also touches on nuclear reactors and cigar-box guitars. 

#09 RE:PLANT Conversation - Josh Howard on the High Bar of Discipleship and Planting Churches that are Worth Reproducing

How do we plant churches that are worth reproducing? Josh in this conversation describes the vehicles that we have used, which have too often been unsuited for the journeys we have wanted to go on. Instead, he encourages us to avoid rebuilding systems out of comfort if they weren't meeting the aims of a true kingdom cultured church and reproducing sold-out disciples?
Many people in churches are asking 'is there more to the Christian life than this?' and the answer is yes! Jesus sets a high standard for discipleship, higher than we often do - and he calls it a good deal!
Hear from Josh and Anthony in this episode a variety of challenging calls and encouraging stories. If you're listening it's because you're passionate about Jesus, the church and reaching new people in new ways, this conversation will remind you of the high call for discipleship and start a series of conversations that will begin to investigate what it looks like to make disciples that make disciples and plant churches with healthy kingdom cultures that are worth reproducing.

#08 REFRAME Conversation - Emma Stark on 'Present Truth', Taking Risks and Building Rather Than Influencing

Here Anthony speaks with Emma Stark from Glasgow Prophetic Centre. Emma has a prophetic gift to the nations and strong insight that is incredibly valuable for anyone involved in Church.
 
Anthony starts by mentioning how friendship and connection with Emma and GPC has been such a help to his leadership in the last couple of years before going into conversation on what we mean by the prophetic ministry, some of Emma's background before moving into a wide-ranging conversation touching on the role of APEST in the Church, taking risks and an overall call to leaders to become amateurs in the new rather than experts in the old. 
 
Emma is a powerful communicator and will challenge you but we know that as you listen that you'll also come away inspired and encouraged to chase the mission and the call that God has for you.
 
Emma and Glasgow Prophetic Centre also have a brilliant online presence and you can follow them at these links - 
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/glasgowpropheticcentre
YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/user/propheticscots
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/emmafaithstark

#07 REFRAME Conversation - Dr. James Emery White on the Post-Christian Mission Field, the Digital Revolution and How to Avoid Wasting a Crisis.

Here Anthony speaks with Dr. James Emery White, Senior Pastor and Founder of Mecklenburgh Community Church in Charlotte, North Carolina; president of Serious Time, Inc., which is host to the ChurchandCulture.org website. He is also ranked adjunct professor of theology and culture at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary and is the author of more than twenty books that have been translated into ten languages. Some of his books include; 
 
This conversation has so much practical wisdom, diving into the history of the church and the christian faith and where we find ourselves at this point, as well as a lot of discussion and ideas around the importance of this moment in terms of leaning into the digital revolution as churches. Dr. White also reminds us that God has entrusted us with this time, with a call not to waste this crisis but to allow it to shake us, change us and transform our churches and ministries the way He wants. We know you'll be encouraged and inspired after listening to this conversation with Dr. James Emery White.
 
You can follow him at the following links
Overview - https://linktr.ee/jamesemerywhite
Church & Culture - https://www.churchandculture.org/
Twitter - https://twitter.com/JamesEmeryWhite
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/jamesemerywhite/

#06 REFRAME Conversation - Josh Howard on Multiplication Mindsets and what Separates Wise & Foolish Builders.

Josh - "Jesus wasn't saying build your life on me and not on other things. His only example that He used was that the wise man was him who heard the word and put it into practice. And the foolish man was the guy who heard and did nothing. So they both heard, but only one of them actually put it into practice. So a lot of times unintentionally in education or even in the church, we design it in such a way that we create foolish builders rather than wise builders. We let them hear the word and never expect them to do anything with it".
 
Here Anthony speaks with Josh Howard from CICM, Central India Christian Mission, which before Covid-19 was seeing +/- 600,000 people in 3,300 CICM churches across India. But the story is even greater than that.
 
Within this, Josh heads up Ignite, a ministry that trains and equips their church planters, to go to places no one has been with the gospel and reach individuals in one of the most unreached parts of the world.
 
Realising that addition would not accomplish the mission, they set out on a journey to multiplication of leaders and churches.
Since making the shift to a multiplication mindset 6 years ago, they've planted about 4,000 new house churches started. Even more incredibly, in 2020 in the midst of the pandemic, they've planted 675 churches.
 
This is not a conversation to miss and one to share with other leaders and your teams to be encouraged by and to help shift your thinking to multiplication and to help you develop passionate and active disciples in your community.