Missional Mayhem

Living Out Your Activated Yes! with Kim Hardy

Your Activated Yes!  What does it really mean to live in your activated yes with God—especially when you feel broken, stuck, or overwhelmed? In this episode Kim Hardy—author, speaker, coach, and host of the Live Bold podcast - shares how her “activated yes” was birthed not on a mountaintop, but in a challenging season and how God transformed a wilderness experience into deep identity and calling. * Moving from a passive, under-lived “yes” to a daily, activated faith * Discerning a Kingdom "yes" from just another good opportunity * Abiding instead of striving when you lead in multiple lanes * Boundaries, capacity, and why saying no can be as holy as saying yes * Rest, Sabbath, and what it really means to believe that God is enough * Encouragement for the leader who feels afraid, stuck, or forgotten If you’ve ever wondered how to live boldly, steward your assignment, and still breathe in a chaotic world, this conversation will breathe hope and courage into your soul. Resources * Kim Hardy on Instagram: @kimhardyspeaks * Website:  kimhardy.org * Podcast: Live Bold – available on major podcast platforms, including YouTube * Journal: Activate Your Yes: A 30-Day Faith Challenge for Women Who Want to Live Beyond Worry, Anxiety, and Fear * Book: Relaunch!  5 Keys to Getting Past Stuck and Stress at Work and Life Reflection - KNOWING • BEING • MULTIPLYING After listening, take a moment to reorient and recalibrate with the Lord in your knowing, being, and multiplying.   * 🌿 Knowing -  Where have I been believing that my worth or validation comes from what I do for God or others, rather than from who I am in Christ? * 💠 Being -  In this current season, what would it look like for me to abide instead of strive—especially in my rhythms of rest, boundaries, and emotional/soul care? * 🌱 Multiplying -  Who in my world might need encouragement to move from a passive “yes” to an activated “yes”? What simple step can I take this week to call out, affirm, or walk with them in that? Let those questions linger with you throughout your day.

Called to Love the City with Will Plitt

Called to Love the City What if our scorecard is wrong? Executive Director of Christ Together, Will Plitt, challenges us to rethink the North American church’s “scorecard.” What if success is less about collecting people and programs—and more about mobilizing disciples and reaching the city?  Will shares the great burden that birthed Christ Together, the shift from a collecting OS (Operating System) to a mobilizing OS, and why gospel saturation requires collaboration across churches so every man, woman, and child has repeated opportunities to see, hear, and respond to Jesus. Resources Mentioned * Christ Together Website: christtogether.org * Exponential 5 Levels of Churches:  exponential.org/moving-to-multiplication Reflection - KNOWING • BEING • MULTIPLYING After listening, take a moment to reorient and recalibrate with the Lord in your knowing, being, and multiplying.   * 🌿 Knowing - What does God want for my city?  What would it look like if God actually did that?  And, what would it require of me? * 💠 Being - What posture (humility, surrender, unity) is the Spirit inviting me into? What do I need to lament or repent of? * 🌱 Multiplying - Who can I join hands with in my city to further the saturation of the gospel? Let those questions linger with you throughout your day.

Love without Borders with Marie Burrus

In this episode, we sit down with Marie Burrus, church consultant at the Union Baptist Association in Houston, TX. God's love has no borders and crosses every culture and nation.  Marie shares how to love diaspora neighbors and cultivate cultural intelligence as we live with curiosity and humility.  We even touch on navigating the landscape of AI with one particular caution.  Join us for a rich, practical conversation for anyone longing to live missionally in a complex, multicultural world. Resources Mentioned * You Were Never Meant to Do it All [https://www.amazon.com/You-Were-Never-Meant-Authentically/dp/1540968987] by Kelly Kapic * Cultural Intelligence [https://www.amazon.com/Cultural-Intelligence-Improving-Multicultural-Culture/dp/0801035899/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3KWS3QZLI6NA4&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.ZrQtdF9aIrGsOzGnku5XK4shlSpsV8cHx46TIdH7fZRP5D2owoIKJhYNj2MLrv3TDe5b5bVkzoYD4oAz8nJSGGnXpsnLVT6EPi3y94y7qrWrX87XiXxZFBJ1-9JMLDc7o-ObG4yMYaVnrGsCIQGtQDGAmaZCssBj93vIjF0fyPQthxGVch3FdrLIj-RkZYLV.Y57HImj90R3trBa-jQcq7EPnzRNxDDJDXBps_sCr1HA&dib_tag=se&keywords=cultural+cq+livermore&qid=1762310851&s=books&sprefix=cultural+cq+livermore%2Cstripbooks%2C179&sr=1-1] by David Livermore * Leading with Cultural Intelligence [https://www.amazon.com/dp/1400247446/ref=sspa_dk_detail_2?psc=1&pd_rd_i=1400247446&pd_rd_w=xLpOj&content-id=amzn1.sym.8c2f9165-8e93-42a1-8313-73d3809141a2&pf_rd_p=8c2f9165-8e93-42a1-8313-73d3809141a2&pf_rd_r=0GZANG22DTBX3D1Y80FZ&pd_rd_wg=1aDsg&pd_rd_r=754f0a47-fc00-4973-b4bf-9cd51864fee1&s=books&sp_csd=d2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9kZXRhaWw] by David Livermore * Ministering Cross-Culturally [https://www.amazon.com/Ministering-Cross-Culturally-Incarnational-Personal-Relationships/dp/0801026474] by Sherwood G. Lingenfelter * Union Baptist Association:  www.ubahouston.org [http://www.ubahouston.org] Reflection - KNOWING • BEING • MULTIPLYING After listening, take a moment to reorient and recalibrate with the Lord in your knowing, being, and multiplying.   * 🌿 Knowing - How does understanding the idea of diaspora expand your view of God’s heart for the nations —even those living right next door? * 💠 Being - What does humility look like in your relationships across culture, ethnicity, or worldview? * 🌱 Multiplying - Who in your city or neighborhood could you begin to notice and engage with open eyes and an open heart this week? Let those questions linger with you throughout your day.

Leading with Legacy in Mind with Eddie Hancock

Legacy. Identity. Multiplication. Pastor and coach Eddie Hancock shares how raising leaders from within and practicing the presence of God can change everything—from how we lead to how we see the Kingdom in everyday life. Join us for this Kingdom conversation on practical wisdom, global perspective, and a vision for multiplying disciples. Practical Tools Mentioned * Life Transformation Groups (LTGs) — simple, reproducible triads for hearing/obeying the Word, evangelism, prayer, and holiness. * Discovery Bible Study prompts — “What stands out? What is God saying? What will we obey/change?” * Ephesians 4:11–13 (APEST Framework) – How Apostolic, Prophetic, Evangelistic, Shepherding, and Teaching gifts function to equip the church.  Check out 5qcentral.com. * Neil Cole — Life Transformation Groups / Cultivating a Life for God [https://www.amazon.com/Cultivating-Life-God-Multiplying-Transformation/dp/1889638064] * Henry Blackaby — Experiencing God [https://www.amazon.com/Experiencing-God-30th-Anniversary-Bible/dp/1087741688/ref=sr_1_1?crid=SRNMQ7WSI9RT&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.LGPFfpkHEVJqc_Lw7EHl7B11ukW-nwlsUiBjZKL7hTbyUPE5XDJSKG7eEArJl0VLGYLr-AsY5yzppqdO7qCdC43iWiMUSG-fwD3l2M-JDNKHTxO9fRl1E5017qrowTvIBNQwEsR_KcLFaU63ovIbPJEblY1DR1cMOW6_6S3KIf_lsgg1ScfDys_ZRJGilTGeMGie_bTl2G-EQPACmXxspUsx-y8NWljhAt7pv2CjWHY.phGcjsQ5zXkcZrO8jL7M4tCb-BOG9KjnkEYCio__RO8&dib_tag=se&keywords=experiencing+god+by+henry+blackaby&qid=1762210894&s=books&sprefix=experi%2Cstripbooks%2C164&sr=1-1] * Brother Lawrence — The Practice of the Presence of God [https://www.amazon.com/Practice-Presence-God-Brother-Lawrence/dp/0883681056/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2B9Q5I49KKW2P&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.0JbbCnORlmIwm1oXa3yxIz0ycE0Wo6C2Yzpkzoj6oZBgxUFCQ4xljKSlyMewN3uyWJiCFVw014Ch0qWKjvwHpBkg2wiUjeohQkm0pikKBjINfusFkKayd7knsuyLKvCUfXoUhTUpP6vQXiWe8KE6qr5LTgEl1NXmL3vg7NV0SzWy3mxfe9D743b51G7kFuk7ohu8EntHlBM8rUPs0OklOWQqQHrxPFIlTlxFy2YWSs0.BkhaalWkPEqZoyk8NU6tb_8UZgurfe2g_r4HsUjx3mE&dib_tag=se&keywords=The+Practice+of+the+Presence+of+God&qid=1762210919&s=books&sprefix=the+practice+of+the+presence+of+god%2Cstripbooks%2C137&sr=1-1] * Frank Laubach — Letters by a Modern Mystic [https://www.amazon.com/Letters-Modern-Mystic-Excerpts-Written/dp/0281085838/ref=sr_1_2?crid=L5OCKC6MOXGI&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.yit56dj-RbtjLd124RvKlb4S5Q3kLGOTpdfCvrgoZGfK0vHHqYZ_FvQtCu3s3OE4_ihT5dcIAedOzIYw1M1HUHIiQXl33_uWLwD0YwLFfMJiTJuGbpoqtTzHdlQA0HotMYurV1ARy5qscJi8O7b7Z13YTqFt6305cL5M4fcGYe-GSe4_lgj7TcIJr_c4QUajzzDnuw_0ZTvb_J7OqemkDRWmFT6d6sHNWwEpFRGJ6aM.EOE4UkRVVqIJ3nOFN9eFCrMnQF05wzMC52L-V6In_o0&dib_tag=se&keywords=Letters+by+a+Modern+Mystic&qid=1762210967&s=books&sprefix=letters+by+a+modern+mystic%2Cstripbooks%2C139&sr=1-2] Reflection - KNOWING • BEING • MULTIPLYING After listening, take a moment to reorient and recalibrate with the Lord in your knowing, being, and multiplying.   Knowing What truth about God or His Kingdom is the Spirit highlighting through this conversation?  How does it reshape the way you see God at work in the ordinary moments of life and leadership? Being How is God inviting you to live more deeply from your identity as His masterpiece (Eph. 2:10)?  What shift in perspective would help you see yourself the way God already does? Multiplying Who are you intentionally raising up right now—one or two people you see potential in?  What’s your next simple step to invest in their growth and obedience to Jesus?

AI & the Church: From Disruption to Missional Opportunity with Dr. Sam Perli

Bay Area pastor-scientist Dr. Sam Perli (Hue Church) shares how co-vocational calling, AI, and discipleship intersect to reach young professionals hungry for meaning beyond work. From MIT to church planting with his brother Immanuel, Sam unpacks an ethic for using powerful tech without losing the ministry of presence—and casts a bold vision for revival in an AI age. Episode highlights * Calling without compartmentalizing * TruthSeekers → Hue Church * Why co-vocational matters  * AI, CRISPR, and Christians * Information vs. transformation: AI scales content; the church must scale presence, prayer, healing, and community. * A revival imagination: every tech wave has opened gospel opportunity (printing press, radio). What might God do in this AI era as we approach the church’s 2000-year mark? Reflection After listening, take a moment to sit with the Lord and see how God might be inviting you to reorient or recalibrate in your Knowing, Being, and Multiplying. * KNOWING: Where has God given you skill you’ve sidelined? What would faithfulness look like with that “talent” this quarter? * BEING: In these days of constant change, what rhythms help you live life with a ministry of presence (prayer, listening, availability) in a tech-accelerated world? * MULTIPLYING: Identify one workplace neighbor or young professional to invite into a discovery conversation this week. What’s your specific next step? LINKS: * Hue Church (Santa Clara, CA) — hue.church [http://www.hue.church/] * Website: Samperli.com [https://www.samperli.com/] * Sam’s LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/samperli [https://www.linkedin.com/in/samperli] * Thinkhat AI: thinkhat.ai