Making Disciples with Rev Dr Cris Rogers

298. Keep Your Mouth Shut This week Cris explores the issue of keeping our mouths shut. We all know the power of words, they can encourage, build up and bring life, but they can also damage relationships, spread gossip, fuel anger and cause unnecessary hurt. Drawing on the wisdom of Proverbs and the wider Bible, Cris explores 20 moments when it might be better not to open our mouths. From speaking in anger and jumping to conclusions, to gossip, criticism and saying things we might later regret, this episode challenges us to think more carefully about what we say, when we say it and whether it needs saying at all. Perhaps one of the most important disciplines in following Jesus is learning when to speak and when to stay silent.   Support the podcast with a coffee....
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    Rev Dr Cris Rogers is Director of Mission for Church of England Birmingham, church planter, speaker and Director of Making Disciples. He is also chair of the Spring Harvest Planning Group. For more information, check out wearemakingdisciples.com #Heart #Hands #Heart        

297. Am I a Saint Who Sins or a Sinner Who Is Trying to Become a Saint? What does it mean to be a saint, and can we be saints while still struggling with sin? In this episode, Cris explores 1 John 3:1–3 and discovers how our identity as God’s children shapes who we are becoming, reminding us that we are saints because of who we are in Jesus, and we are still being transformed to become more like him.   Support the podcast with a coffee....
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    To get a copy of Positive Urban Theology here... - https://amzn.eu/d/0hmKe5wU   To get a copy of The Bible Book By Book here...
https://www.eden.co.uk/christian-books/bible-study/bible-study-reference-books/bible-background/the-bible-book-by-book/ 
    Rev Dr Cris Rogers is Director of Mission for Church of England Birmingham, church planter, speaker and Director of Making Disciples. He is also chair of the Spring Harvest Planning Group. For more information, check out wearemakingdisciples.com #Heart #Hands #Heart        

296. Why the Incarnation, Death, Resurrection and Ascension of Jesus Matter This week’s episode Cris explores why the incarnation, death, resurrection and ascension of Jesus matter so much to us as Christians. These are not just four moments in the story of Jesus, they are the foundations of what we believe and how we live as disciples. Support the podcast with a coffee....
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    To get a copy of Positive Urban Theology here... - https://amzn.eu/d/0hmKe5wU   To get a copy of The Bible Book By Book here...
https://www.eden.co.uk/christian-books/bible-study/bible-study-reference-books/bible-background/the-bible-book-by-book/ 
    Rev Dr Cris Rogers is Director of Mission for Church of England Birmingham, church planter, speaker and Director of Making Disciples. He is also chair of the Spring Harvest Planning Group. For more information, check out wearemakingdisciples.com #Heart #Hands #Heart        

295. Discipleship and Dyslexia This week’s episode Cris explores the relationship between discipleship and dyslexia, reflecting on his own experience and asking how churches can better support people who think, learn and process information differently. What happens when our approaches to teaching the Bible, running courses and helping people grow in faith rely heavily on reading and writing? Cris explores what we know about dyslexia, considers how it shapes the way people engage with Scripture and discipleship, and offers practical ways churches can create more accessible environments where everyone has the opportunity to grow as a follower of Jesus. Because making disciples means recognising that we do not all learn in the same way, and ensuring our churches make space for different ways of discovering, understanding and living out our faith.   Support the podcast with a coffee....
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    To get a copy of Positive Urban Theology here... - https://amzn.eu/d/0hmKe5wU   To get a copy of The Bible Book By Book here...
https://www.eden.co.uk/christian-books/bible-study/bible-study-reference-books/bible-background/the-bible-book-by-book/ 
    Rev Dr Cris Rogers is Director of Mission for Church of England Birmingham, church planter, speaker and Director of Making Disciples. He is also chair of the Spring Harvest Planning Group. For more information, check out wearemakingdisciples.com #Heart #Hands #Heart    

294. Be More Yeast In Matthew 13, Jesus describes the Kingdom of Heaven as yeast, something small that works its way through the whole batch of dough. But what does it mean for us to be yeast today? In this episode, I explore how mission is not about creating more projects for churches to consume, but about getting into the life of our communities, changing the culture from within and enabling something much bigger to grow. Perhaps our calling is not simply to build the Kingdom, but to become the yeast that helps it spread. Support the podcast with a coffee....
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    To get a copy of Positive Urban Theology here... - https://amzn.eu/d/0hmKe5wU   To get a copy of The Bible Book By Book here...
https://www.eden.co.uk/christian-books/bible-study/bible-study-reference-books/bible-background/the-bible-book-by-book/ 
    Rev Dr Cris Rogers is Director of Mission for Church of England Birmingham, church planter, speaker and Director of Making Disciples. He is also chair of the Spring Harvest Planning Group. For more information, check out wearemakingdisciples.com #Heart #Hands #Heart