Scott Boren - Mission-Shaped Small Groups (N30)
Nomad Podcast
Tim Nash
4.7 • 658 Ratings
🗓️ 10 November 2010
⏱️ 35 minutes
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Summary
Scott Boren, among other things, has spent the last 20 years working as a small group consultant. Scott works with churches to help them develop effective community through small groups that are on a mission.
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Nomad, Christian community, mission and the future of the church. |
| 0:16.1 | Hello and welcome back to Nomad podcast, the podcast where we dip our metaphorical toe in the waters of mission |
| 0:22.1 | and new forms of church. On this month's show, we're chatting with Scott Boren about mission |
| 0:27.1 | and small groups. On the podcast, the critics are calling Nomad. On this month's podcast, I'm chatting to Scott Boren. |
| 0:42.7 | For the last couple of decades, Scott has been working with churches to help transition traditionally structured small groups into places that are genuine expressions of community and mission. |
| 0:52.2 | He's based at Woodland Hills Church in St. Paul's, Minnesota, |
| 0:55.2 | but he's also an author and small group consultant. So, Scott, welcome to Nomad Podcast. |
| 1:01.2 | Oh, great to be here. Yeah, great. What time is it out there? Four 30 in the morning. |
| 1:06.3 | So what made you get out of bed so early? Well, I've got four kids, and they're full of energy, and school has just started this week, |
| 1:15.8 | so interesting mornings around here. |
| 1:18.4 | I thought it best just to get it out while they're asleep. |
| 1:20.8 | Mate, I really appreciate your commitment. |
| 1:22.5 | Oh, no worries. |
| 1:23.6 | So I was wondering whether you could begin by telling us a little bit about your journey |
| 1:27.2 | and why you started to have concerns about the way church traditionally went about doing small groups. |
| 1:34.3 | During the university time, I realized that my relationship with Jesus was not really a relationship. |
| 1:39.8 | I was just doing the religious thing and knew how to do what I grew up with. |
| 1:43.9 | And when I actually started developing a relationship with Jesus, I realized how in the world |
| 1:51.0 | did I, I was just asking questions about how in the world did I slip through the cracks here? |
| 1:55.6 | I was being considered for positions in churches. |
| 1:58.7 | I was actually a summer missionary in Germany. |
| 2:02.6 | I knew how to do all the right church stuff, but I didn't know how to be real. |
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