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Matt Boswell on Redemption Church, One Year Later

Tags: Bible app, budgeting, church attendance, church buildings, church growth, church organization, ecumenism, funerals, Match Coffee and Wine Bar, mission sprawl, pacifism, pastoral outreach, popcorn buckets, Redemption Church, U.S. Revolutionary War, Vacation Bible School, vision, weddings

One year ago, we interviewed Pastor Matt Boswell who was part of a small team that created a church in one week’s time. We return to the scene of our initial interview to see what has changed over the course of the year. This is a fascinating interview that provides insights into how churches grow and change. We tackle a wide range of topics including how church’s maintain attendance and enthusiasm, why more people are getting married on water skis, what pastors learn from visiting other churches, why popcorn buckets may or may not be a good thing for collecting tithes, and Matt’s theory of pacifism. Plus, Tony reveals his biggest fear in church. Interested in how church’s operate? This podcast is for you!

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Matt Boswell on Building Redemption Church, Part II

Tags: by-laws, Christmas, church buildings, church membership, church organization, church without walls, denominationalism, Duvall (WA), elders, kit bashing, power outage, public school, Redemption Church, religious pluralism, small groups (re:groups), Tim Tebow, volunteerism

Back in the fall of 2011, we visited with Pastor Matt Boswell about his effort to create a church within a week’s span of time. We pay a return visit with Pastor Boswell to see what the next several months of church-building entails. We discuss the need to create a set of by-laws, define the requirements of membership, and find ways to establish some permanance even though the congregation meets in a high school auditorium. This is part of our ongoing examination of Redemption Church and its week-to-week and month-to-month operations. Note: This is the church that your host attends on an almost weekly basis.

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