EP 040 with Pastor Kent Redfearn

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Society & Culture

4.9 • 152 Ratings

🗓️ 3 July 2019

⏱️ 61 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, Cody has a conversation with Pastor Kent Redfearn. Kent has been the pastor of Muldoon Community Assembly in Anchorage for over thirty years. In that time, he's watched the perception of organized religion change—for the better in some situations, and for much worse in others. And while the fundamental job of a pastor has not changed, their methods have. Meaning, because of the influx and often bombardment of information nowadays it has become necessary for leaders of churches to find ways for their message to be heard above the fray. If you're a pastor, or part of a church, then you know there are proven ways to grow a church. The most time-tested method is to target a specific demographic. Rather than following that method, Pastor Kent has spent decades creating an all-inclusive culture at his church. And he'll be the first to tell you, he doesn't have all the answers. And that, ultimately, he believes the best thing to have is faith. Because a pastor's responsibility to their community is, according to Pastor Kent, "to help people navigate a broken world, headed to an unbroken eternity." Thanks to Sharon Liska for her help with interview questions.

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0:00.0	Welcome to the show. In this one I have a conversation with Pastor Kent Redford.
0:05.1	Kent has been the pastor of Mulden Christian community in Anchorage for over 30
0:09.6	years. In that time he's watched the perception of organized religion change for the better in some situations and for much worse in others
0:19.2	And while the fundamental job of a pastor has not changed, their methods have. Meaning because of the
0:24.9	influx and often bombardment of information nowadays, it has become necessary for
0:29.8	leaders of churches to find ways for their message to be heard above the fray.
0:35.0	Okay, this is the part of the intro where I give a shout out to the crude company men.
0:39.0	These are the people who have subscribed to the crude Patreon for $50 or more.
0:44.5	Trina Dober.
0:46.0	Seward Brewing Company.
0:47.9	David North.
0:49.3	Crystal Liska.
0:50.7	Derek Adolf.
0:52.1	Blue and Gold Board Shop, Shane Robinson, Sharon Liska, and Scott Liska.
0:58.0	Thank you to everyone for your support. This podcast would not be possible without you.
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1:19.2	And if you have a chance, a review on iTunes also helps a lot.
1:24.0	Okay, back to Pastor Kent.
1:27.0	If you're a pastor or part of a church,
1:30.0	then you know there are proven ways to grow a church.
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