Cliff Temple Baptist Church

This week we head into the field of "Game Day" at Cliff Temple Baptist Church. There, we interview Kenny Cheshier and hear from senior adults about why this ministry means so much to them. What is it like to be a senior adult? What do senior adults have to offer to their communities? These are the sort of questions we are looking to answer on this episode of the Cliff Temple Podcast.

This week of In the Field, we join our music ministry for rehearsal and worship to find out what makes this ministry unique. We speak with Tom Tillman, minister for music and worship, John Cates, and Adrienne Hunnicutt about why music matters and their hopes for this ministry at Cliff Temple.

This week we are in the field with Mission Oak Cliff. Mission Oak Cliff began in 1948 in the heart of Cliff Temple Baptist Church staff member, Virginia Goslin. She established a food pantry in a church closet and as the years passed, the small pantry evolved to become a full-service community ministry. Many new ministries were added to the food pantry and clothing closet, including an adult English as a Second language (ESL) program and Homeless Welcome Center. If you want to give to the work of Mission Oak Cliff, you can go to their website to donate online or find out other ways you can serve their mission.

In the Field is our next series where are recording testimonies and recordings from Cliff Temple ministries. We are exploring the heartbeat of some of the most creative ministries at Cliff Temple to understand what makes them work and how God is moving among us. This week we join the Cliff Temple youth group on an outing to Adamson High School. Kenny Cheshier shares his goals and purpose behind Cliff Temple's unique strategy to youth ministry and we hear from some of the youth on why this group means so much to them.

Pastors Emilie Flaherty, Gannon Sims, and Trevor Jamieson discuss everyone's favorite topic... Conflict! We take a look at how conflict should be handled and the model that Christ sets for us in this area of relationships.

Pastors Trevor Jamieson and Gannon Sims discuss integrity and its importance for self-discovery and good relationships. Integrity means taking a hard look at what's going on under the surface and a key to unlocking undercurrents in our relationships. Take a look at the ladder of integrity here.

Pastors Trevor Jamieson and Gannon Sims discuss the importance of listening in relationships and our calling. Listening is not only a good habit to develop for relationships but essential to the kind of love that Christ shows the world.

Emilie Flaherty - associate minister for children and families - joins us on our podcast to talk about expectations we have of others and even God. One of the most difficult part of relationships is digging up the subtle and sometimes unspoken expectations that we hold. Taking time to work through these can help us move to a healthy space with others that allows us to hold proper space for one another.

Pastors Gannon Sims and Trevor Jamieson discuss appreciation and healthy forms of communication that enable us to bring the gospel into our relationships and our communities.

Carey Sims is our featured guest for the week. Carey is founder of CreatedSpace. Created Space curates an interactive, collaborative space for business and ministry leaders to process decisions, gain insight and discern next steps.  Please take time and look at the website which profiles workshops on discerning God’s voice, discovering next steps and clarifying calling.    Carey is a spiritual director and International Coaching Federation (ICF) certified coach with 25 years in business and ministry. She holds the Master of Business Administration degree from Regent University and the M.Div. from Duke University. As an entrepreneur, Carey is particularly interested in the intersection between theology and economics and how the church can make social impact while proclaiming the gospel.  As a spiritual director, she delights in helping people develop practices that deepen and enliven their friendship with God. 

This week we interview Jonathan Hunnicutt. Jonathan is an ordained Anglican deacon and is currently working on his doctorate in Education. He gives some brilliant insights into how the spiritual gifts function toward liberation/the new exodus.

Pastor Trevor Jamieson interviews Sherrie Gunter on the spiritual gift of discernment and how the Spirit has used this gift in her life. 

We host a conversation with Pastor Kenny Cheshier about how the gift of evangelism plays out in his life. We also look at the different understanding about what an evangelist does and in what ways we are all evangelists in God's kingdom.

Pastors Trevor Jamieson and Gannon Sims discuss the concept of Oikonomics and the controversial topic of money. How does money function in the Kingdom of God? How can we use our money to bless others and form the kind of Kingdom Jesus seeks to bring? 

Pastors Gannon Sims and Trevor Jamieson talk about the ways in which God entrusts us with intellectual gifts and interests and the way in which God can use those for His kingdom. 

Pastor Gannon Sims and Pastor Trevor Jamieson look at God's economics of the household and the table. 

Pastor Gannon Sims and Pastor Trevor Jamieson discuss the concept of relational capital in the kingdom of heaven and how it drives the "economic" engine of the church.

Pastor Gannon Sims speaks with Pastor Trevor Jamieson about the concept of "Oikonomics" - a term coined by Mike Breen - and the gift of sharing our stories.

Pastors Gannon Sims and Trevor Jamieson discuss the final chapter of Emotionally Healthy Spirituality in our season finale. They take a look at the Rule of Life and how our whole lives can be of worship to God. We want to encourage our listeners to pick up a copy of Pete Scazzero's book at your local book store or on your digital device.  Music: "As Colorful as Ever" by Broke for Free | used under CC BY | Desaturated from original

Pastors Gannon Sims and Trevor Jamieson discuss emotional maturity and what Peter Scazzero says in his book it takes to become this sort of person.