Who starts a Dinner Church? In this episode, Verlon reconnects with Jeremy Veninga, who leads two Dinner Churches in St. Louis. Jeremy describes his sense of calling, and how he overcame his lack of formal education. Listen and learn how God is

Episode 1: Introducing the Dinner Church School of Leadership

21 days ago 42m 27s

Dinner Church is a simple, Biblical, and transformative approach to starting new expressions of Church.In Season 2, Dinner Church Collective founder and director Verlon Fosner is checking in with some of our exciting and committed leaders, each

Bonus Episode: Summit Preview

Oct 18th, 2023 28m 57s

Join Verlon Fosner, Jon Davis, and Heather Evans for a special bonus episode discussing our first-ever Dinner Church Summit! You will learn why they are excited about the event and the future of the Dinner Church Collective.Listen today—and the

How Dinner Church Transformed Our Church Plant with JD and ChristianAnn Larson

Oct 11th, 2023 44m 33s

Host JD Larson returns with his wife ChristianAnn to tell their own story. You'll hear how a COVID-era shift to Dinner Church allowed them to reimagine their Church Plant and how it has transformed their ministry and family.You can get to know

Verlon Fosner: From Declining to Thriving

Oct 4th, 2023 58m 47s

How does a 100-year-old, traditional, declining church reinvent itself? In this special episode from the Fresh Expressions archive, you'll hear from Dr. Verlon Fosner about the journey and process that led his congregation to transition into a

20 Dinner Churches in One Year with Al Yanno and Carl Bauchspiess

Sep 27th, 2023 35m 50s

Any congregation can start a Dinner Church, but what can a whole network of Churches do? Al and Carl are on staff with the Ohio Ministry Network, a group of churches with a passion for multiplication and church planting. In this episode, they'l

Kids at Dinner Church with Amy McGlynn

Sep 20th, 2023 36m 10s

Dinner Church is a simple, relaxed approach to starting new faith communities. But like many new faith communities, it may draw young families and an overwhelming number of kids. What does it mean to embrace the children in our midst? And how c

Jesus and Our Marginalized Neighbors with Isaac Olivarez

Sep 13th, 2023 41m 28s

What does it mean for our marginalized neighbors to encounter Jesus? What about kids? In this episode, you’ll hear from Isaac Olivarez, founding pastor of Urban Outreach, a Dinner Church in Denver, Colorado. You’ll learn what it’s like to be a

Dinner Church for Suburban Foodies with Megan Monterrosa

Sep 5th, 2023 41m 37s

You can start a Dinner Church in almost any context. In this episode, you'll hear from Megan Monterrosa who has started two Dinner Churches in suburban neighborhoods in Washington State. Megan brings not only a passion for life transformation,

David Fitch: Setting the Table for the Holy Spirit

Aug 30th, 2023 32m 51s

When does a meal become a Dinner Church? Join theologian, professor, and pastor David Fitch as he describes the actions and postures Jesus-followers can take to create table settings where people can experience the Holy Spirit at work. He also

Starting Dinner Churches in Hurricane Country: Heather Evans

Aug 23rd, 2023 42m 35s

How do you explain Dinner Church? More importantly, how do you explain it to key volunteers who have invested time and energy into the kinds of services and programs a Dinner Church may not ever develop?Heather Evans, co-host of the Dinner Chur

Was the Early Church a Dinner Church? with Dr. Mike Graves

Aug 16th, 2023 45m 20s

Why did the early church focus more on food than sermons? And how should that affect how we do church today?Join us for a fascinating conversation with scholar and author Dr. Mike Graves. Delve into the early church's expression of the agape fe

Verlon & Melodee Fosner: Lessons From 10 Years of Dinner Church Leadership

Aug 9th, 2023 51m 57s

How did a struggling 100-year old church grow into a network of over a dozen Dinner Churches, and go on to inspire the 300 new dinner church plants? In this first episode of the Dinner Church Podcast, you will hear about that journey firsthand

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Introducing: Dinner Church Podcast

Aug 1st, 2023 2m 17s

Dinner Churches are starting all over North America. Why? It's not just that they are an effective, affordable, and contextual approach to church planting. They also follow in the footsteps of Jesus and the early church, who made disciples and

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