mission + likeness

Over the past few years, Christian Schools have seen an enrollment boom. Some schools have seen a 30+% increase in enrollment. Superintendent of Great Commission Schools in Altoona, PA, Jenn McConnell, joins Scott for a conversation around the growing cultural appeal for taking kids out of public schools and into Christian Schools.   You can help loveLocal create more video content by becoming a monthly subscriber. Join loveLocal: http://lovelocalpa.com/join

Over summer break Scott vacationed in Gilbert, Arizona so naturally he had to visit ApologiaChurch. What are their church services really like? Scott explains and then has a conversation with Cindy and Stephanie from Crossroads Pregnancy Center to talk about how the church will need to step up and face new challenges from the Roe v Wade decision.   Support loveLocal by through a localMembership! http://lovelocalpa.com/join

If you're a Christian and a parent, you know the feeling of wanting your kids to grow up and come to faith in Jesus. Sometimes we can think that is something to think about later in life. The reality is that our kids grow in their understanding of God through thousands of conversations all through their childhood. One thing we are called to do as parents is to share the truths about God and model His love through our relationships with our kids. Trista Dunsmoor joins Scott to share some of her thoughts and experiences in this episode of mission and likeness. You can listen to Trista's podcast, "Unwritten: Your Authentic Story" by clicking this link: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/unwritten-your-authentic-story/id1556952817 Do you enjoy this podcast? Consider supporting loveLocal through a localMembership. We would really appreciate you joining us as we work to develop additional gospel-centered content for the network. Support up here: http://lovelocalpa.com/join

With the price of just about everything going up, Christians are facing a new battle: what is our hope truly in? Do we find more comfort in low gas prices, cool homes in the summer, and our political party in power or do we find true joy and hope in Who God is and what Jesus has done. This is a daily battle that we shouldn't be trying to face on our own, but as a church body. Support loveLocal with a localMembership! http://lovelocalpa.com/join

How would you respond to the call to fly into a war zone and help Christians and others in need? Scott talks to Matt and Ben who were on the front lines after the Russia and Ukraine war broke out and share some of the amazing things God was doing even in the midst of war. Support Matt and Ben and their team: https://www.abwe.org/work/projects/live-global-grace-extended-team Help loveLocal create more Gospel centered content through a local membership! Join today! http://lovelocalpa.com/join

We all go through trials and hard times throughout our lives. God will often use these trails to grow our faith. In this episode Scott shares an article by Dane Ortlund titled, "Discouragement Can Take You Deeper" as well as a conversation with author of Pickles and Prayer and Pineapples and Praise, Bethany Marshall. Become a local and support new content: http://lovelocalpa.com/join Support Bethany: http://booksbybethany.com

Jeff McCullough joins Scott in this episode to talk about how we can learn and grow in our own faith by fighting criticism with curiosity. Jeff shares his YouTube Channel, Hello Saints, with Scott and tells the story why he is taking his journey to better understand the LDS (Mormon) faith as he compares and contrasts lifestyle, culture and beliefs through an on-going dialogue with Latter Day Saints.   Support Jeff and Hello Saints: http://patreon.com/hellosaints  Hello Saints YouTube: http://youtube.com/hellosaints Support loveLocal: http://lovelocalpa.com/join    Watch more content like this: http://lovelocalpa.com/ml

Is social media designed to divide churches? How so? Jim Kilmartin joins Scott in studio to talk about how Christians should transform the community around them. 9Marks article: Social Media is Designed to Divide Churches Center City Church in Downtown Altoona Support loveLocal by becoming a local today!

Thad Bergmeier, of EveryEthne, joins Scott to share his thoughts on various topics including living the gospel out in all of life and how the church can focus on making more evangelists. Learn more about EveryEthne. Become a local and support loveLocal in creating more content!

What does God want and what would it look like for God to get what He wants? Those are two questions Scott and guest Jim Murphy tackle as they talk about mobilizing everyday people for God's Mission on this episode of mission + likeness. Show sponsor: MyCircleTraining.com Watch more on loveLocalPA.com

Jerelyn Kurty joins Scott to discuss the importance of equipping women to know the gospel, study God's Word, and lead others to do the same. Watch full episodes of mission + likeness on http://lovelocalpa.com/ml

There are times in everyones life when the crap hits the fan. Sometimes it's without warning and other times its a slow building process and then one thing creates a landslide. In the moment, we're not thinking about being on mission for Jesus or how to act in His likeness. First of all, we can't expect to react to everything perfectly, but that doesn't mean we just fly off the rails either. In this episode, Scott shares some recent experiences and ways we can still seek Jesus even while trials are still happening.

Imagine for a minute that Jesus was still dead. He never rose from the grave. Redemption has not been accomplished for your soul. How would your life change? What would you cling to for hope? Scott explores what this would look like for the true follower of Jesus and then shifts to focus on the Good News. Watch this episode and other episodes of mission + likeness on lovelocalpa.com/ml

Scott's good friend Adam Michael joins him in studio to talk about what it looks like to be in a true community of believers who lovingly disciple each other and how they are constantly pointing one another to Jesus

People are consuming more information than ever. The written word is a powerful way to express, defend, and work out tough theological topics. Sherrie Clark from Store House Media Group joins Scott to talk about what makes a good story and how we can use stories to glorify God. FREE Resource for our audience: "How Great Leaders Write Their Story in a Book and Leave a Legacy." To get your free download, go to: http://writebook.sherrieclark.com Sponsor: Store House Media Group

Should Christians watch Turning Red? Turning Red is a coming of age animated film from Disney that looks at the life of a young girl and the struggles of family pressure, pleasing friends, boys, and a supernatural family "inconvenience". Christians are torn on whether or not to let their kids watch this movie, but should they be boycotting or is that an overreaction? Scott talks about that on this episode of mission + likeness.

Micah Marshall joins Scott to share how Refuge Youth Network connects with teens and how they work to disciple youth in our communities with the Gospel.  Watch this episode. Enjoy more content like this on loveLocal!

Scott and Kirth tackle multiple topics in this episode including what discipleship is, how we actively disciple each other daily and how we reach Gen Z with the gospel.   Watch this episode. Enjoy more content like this on loveLocal!

Dwight Knouse, Executive Director of Way True Life Radio, joins Scott to talk about how local churches can come together to impact their communities and share the gospel. Watch this episode. Enjoy more content like this on loveLocal!

Scott and guest Laura Wray share about their experiences with local evangelism and how they have seen the Spirit work to help to begin creating a culture of local evangelism within the church. Watch this episode. Enjoy more content like this on loveLocal!