This is the third and final episode in our mini-series on Sabbath. Austin Catalano has been with Gina the last two episodes - and she's here once again! Austin has become convinced that all disciples of Jesus should consider the instruction of the Lord for His people to take a weekly (and literal 24 hour) Sabbath. This is something she has been doing now for some time, and she has been very honest with us about how reluctant she was to do this - and how hard it was at first. Like all of us, she's busy - busy being a wife and mom, a school leader, and a house church leader. On this episode, she gives us some helpful insight into how to not only press-in to sabbath ourselves, but how to as disciple-makers encourage and lead others in this practice as well.www.3dmovements.com"Embracing Rhythms of Work and Rest" by Ruth Haley Barton"Invitation to Retreat" by Ruth Haley Barton

This is the second episode in our three-part series on Sabbath featuring discussions between our host, Gina Mueller, and Austin Catalano. Austin is a wife, mother, school leader and house church leader who has embraced taking a weekly 24-hour Sabbath. She's back on this episode to continue talking about how important it is to rest by pressing-in to the God-given gift of Sabbath so that disciples can move toward living a more balanced Jesus-Shaped Life.www.3dmovements.com"Embracing Rhythms of Work and Rest" by Ruth Haley Barton"Invitation to Retreat" by Ruth Haley Barton

This episode begins a 3-part series on the Sabbath where Gina and Austin Catalano talk about how important it is to rest and press-in to the God-given gift of Sabbath so that we can live a balanced Jesus-Shaped Life. Austin is a familiar voice on this podcast, and she's back to talk about the importance of Sabbath - mainly because she's studied it at length and because she fought against the concept of Sabbath keeping for a long time like most of us probably do! She is a wife, mother, school leader, house church leader, and Sabbath keeper, and she has so much to offer us as we think about our own work/rest rhythm and the importance of taking advantage of the gift of Sabbath that God offers us.www.3dmovements.com"Embracing Rhythms of Work and Rest" by Ruth Haley Barton"Invitation to Retreat" by Ruth Haley Barton

On this episode, Gina is joined by a familiar voice in the 3DM Movement - Bob Rognlien. Bob is the chairman of the board of 3DM North America. He's also an author, teacher, and archaeological guide with over 30 years of experience leading groups on archaeological and spiritual journeys in the Middle East. Bob joins Gina today for a discussion about what it takes to be an imitator of Jesus - to live a Jesus-Shaped Life - and they share stories and experiences from their lives as they and their families are working toward living consistent Jesus Shaped Lives.3DM Web Site: www.3dmovements.comEveryday Mission Podcast Web Site: www.3dmovements.com/podcast"SWOT Your Life" Resource: www.3dmovements.com/resources-3/swot-reflection-tool

Recently, the leaders of 3DM North America gathered to worship, pray, learn, and talk about the vision of the movement. Some of our leaders presented short "TED Talks," and on this episode, we are featuring one of them. Austin Catalano who is a wife, mother, school leader and house church leader spoke about how parents can think and parent missionally as they raise their kids. Specifically, her challenge is for parents to consider ways that they can prepare their children to grow into missional adults. Austin's talk was so powerful and helpful that we are sharing it with you - and then our host and director of 3DM North America, Gina Mueller, chimes in to share her thoughts about missional parenting.3DM Website: www.3dmovements.com

When it comes to being a disciple and making disciples, what are you? Are you more a theologian or more a practitioner? Most of us are one or the other, but Gina's guest on this episode helps us see the importance of being both. David Broberg is the Assistant Director of Discipleship at Gordon–Conwell Theological Seminary in Massachusetts, so - for sure - he's a theologian. But, he's also been in a 3DM Huddle where he was sharpened in his disciple-making practices and called it 'life changing!" So, he's a theologian and a practitioner as well! David shares how important it is to be both in discipleship and disciple-making, and he shares some stories from his neighborhood where he and his wife have seen God at work.www.3dmovements.com www.3dmovements.com/podcast Recovering the Way by Bob Rognlien

What happens when a family who is new to a town - a town where it's "weird" for neighbors to get together - park their grill in their front yard and fire it up? Actually, pretty cool things happen - like laughter, sharing, new friendships, and even "church!" This is the story of Gina's guests on this episode. Rob and Kelly Abrams hold family-on-mission as a high value, so when they moved their family from New Jersey to Maine a few years back, they came with a plan! And this plan shaped not only their home's design, but it also shaped their family calendar, their people interactions, and even when they fired up their grill and what they put on it!3DM Web Site: www.3dmovements.comEveryday Mission Podcast Web Site: www.3dmovements.com/podcast"SWOT Your Life" Resource: www.3dmovements.com/resources-3/swot-reflection-tool

On this episode, Gina is joined by co-host, Grace Maconochie. Both sit down to talk about the intersection of worship and discipleship with Sol and Kali Grimes. Sol and Kali oversee The Gospel House in Ft. Wayne, IN which is a prayer and worship ministry that primarily works with the emerging generation of young adults in the Midwest dedicated to ministering to the Lord. They are here to talk about how they see worship and discipleship being interconnected and to share stories of how they've seen God at work through their incarnational worship and discipleship ministry over the last 10 years together.3DM Web Sitewww.3dmovements.com2024-25 3DM Discipleship School Informationwww.3dmovements.com/discipleship-schoolThe Gospel House Web Sitewww.gospelhousefamily.com

Gina's guest is Steve Bruns who leads a 3DM-like network of missional church movements from his home base in Norway called Agenda1. Agenda1 is a relational network of churches on a journey together to build missional churches that transform cultures by making disciples who make disciples in the power of the Holy Spirit. Sounds familiar, huh?!Under Steve's leadership, Agenda1 currently has fourteen Learning Communities in Norway with around 130 groups representing 80 churches from many denominations. And, they've also spread their disciple-making influence to churches in Myanmar, the Philippines, Nepal, Malaysia, India, Indonesia, Taiwan, Japan, Finland, several countries in Africa, Cuba and even the United States!Steve is here to share some amazing stories of how God is at work raising up everyday people in Asia to be disciples who make disciples, and he has a few important words for us here in North America about the things he's learned from the explosive missional movements he's a part of worldwide.Resources:3DM Web Site: www.3dmovements.com3DM Fall Workshops: www.3dmovements.com/workshops3DM Fall Learning Communities: www.3dmovements.com/l-cAgenda1 Web Site: www.agenda1.no

Gina's guest is Brian Gerig who has been on mission for a long time! Brian co-founded a city-wide youth ministry in Ft. Wayne, Indiana called "The Powerhouse" in 1995 that is still going strong today. He joins Gina to tell stories of how he and his team have been equipping teens to go on mission to their friends and family members for nearly 30 years. He also shares some encouraging news about what God is doing today among a new generation of teens who are hungry for community, for purpose, and for God!MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:3DM Web SiteBOOK: Target: Leading Missional Communities for Students and YouthBOOK: Tools for Life: Lifeshapes for Youth

Gina's guests are JD and ChristianAnn Larson who are pastors of an innovative church plant in Minneapolis called North City Church. They're here to talk with Gina specifically about what they call "Dinner Church" which they see as a way to follow Jesus' example of taking temple things into table spaces. Their story is sure to give you some creative imagination for mission in your own neck of the woods!MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: People of Peace Prayer Exercise (FREE DOWNLOAD)North City Church, Minneapolis3DM Web Site

Jo Saxton is back for part two of her conversation with Gina that began on the last episode. Jo is the founder of Ezer Collective, which is a 2-day leadership intensive made up of about 75 women from all industries, life stages, and leadership roles. She's also a speaker, podcast host, author, and leadership coach. On this episode, she and Gina talk about why it's so important for women to step into their missional calling, and they also talk about how Jesus invested in women and empowered them for ministry and mission.MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: 3DM Web Site www.3dmovements.com Ezer Collective www.josaxton.com/ezer-collectiveThe Ezer Collective is a 2-day leadership intensive made up of about 75 women from all industries, life stages, and leadership roles. November 2023 in Minneapolis and February 2024 in Portland, Maine.FEATURED BOOKS BY JO SAXTON: Ready to Rise www.josaxton.com/ready-to-rise The Dream of You www.josaxton.com/the-dream-of-you

Gina's guest on this episode is Jo Saxton who has been a part of the 3DM movement for a long time. Her name might be familiar to you since many in the 3DM movement have interacted with her books and teachings. Jo has committed her life to raising up and equipping women to lead, and she's here to encourage women to step into their identity, gifting, and calling. She's also here to exhort men to facilitate that process in their churches and ministries.MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: 3DM Web Site www.3dmovements.com Ezer Collective www.josaxton.com/ezer-collectiveThe Ezer Collective is a 2-day leadership intensive made up of about 75 women from all industries, life stages, and leadership roles. November 2023 in Minneapolis and February 2024 in Portland, Maine.\FEATURED BOOKS BY JO SAXTON: Ready to Rise www.josaxton.com/ready-to-rise The Dream of You www.josaxton.com/the-dream-of-you

Something big is happening in Fort Wayne, Indiana, and Gina's guests are here to tell us all about it! Gina Jehl, Daisy Baily, and Deborah Hughes - who are known by the people in Fort Wayne as the "Fort Wayne Intercessors"  - have been gathering together to pray for their city for decades. They join Gina to tell us how it all began, what the Lord has taught them as they've prayed, what the Lord has done over the decades through their prayers, and what big thing is happening right now that they could only have dreamt about in the past. MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:EMPOWERED Prayer & Worship Retreat June 22-24 in Holland, Michiganwww.3dmovements.com/prayer-and-worship-retreat3DM Weekly Prayer GatheringTuesdays 9:30am ESTTuesdays 12pm ESTWednesdays 12pm ESTZoom link available in the show notes of this episode.www.3dmovements.com/podcastFort Wayne 24/7 Prayer Roomwww.prayerworksfw.com

Gina's guest is Steven Barr, the founder of Cast Member Church, a global network of micro-churches for Disney cast members - most of whom have never been part of a church or have ever even opened a Bible before! The Cast Member church movement is a Jesus-centered family specifically designed for Disney cast members that ​extends across six continents, with local expressions (called "CommuniDs") in Orlando, Anaheim, Paris, Tokyo, Hong Kong, and Shanghai. These CommuniDs include different nationalities, ethnicities, languages, and perspectives - including those who are critical of religion, conflicted about faith, confused by Christianity, or curious about Jesus. www.3dmovements.com

Jeremy and Nicole Snoberger join Gina to tell their story of how God is speaking to and leading them (as empty nesters) on a brand new mission. Actually, they're still in the middle of their story, and it's a story of how God is calling them to move from their home and community into a completely different home and community as He calls them into a new season of missional living. www.3dmovements.com

Paul Maconochie is back to talk to us about how we can engage in and see victory in the spiritual battles we face when we step out in obedience to Jesus' call to discipleship and mission. That's when spiritual warfare seems to always heat up - when we step out in obedience to Jesus. Paul is a pastor with the 5-fold gifting of prophet, and the insight he brings on this topic is important and very helpful.From 2004 to 2014 Paul led the church in Sheffield where much of Lifeshapes and the other 3DM tools and principles were developed, following Mike Breen as Senior Pastor. During this time the church grew significantly through Missional Communities based all over the city. Paul also helped to establish 3DM Europe and the UK 3DM Network during this time (now called Kairos Connexion). In 2014 he and his family moved to the USA, where he now works as a Pastor at Grace Gathering, New Haven Indiana and is a part of the 3DM North America Team. www.3dmovements.com

Mike's guest is Paul Maconochie who was "on the ground" when 3DM got its start in Sheffield, England some 30 years ago. Paul was a university student back then and found his way to St Thomas Church, Crookes (which is now known as "STC Sheffield."). It would be there that Paul would experience an incredible move of God, and it would be there that Paul would be connected with 3DM's founder, Mike Breen. Paul is here to not just share with us some of the "behind the scenes" stories of how 3DM came to be, but he will also tell about some of the significant and powerful moves of God that has led to 3DM as we know it today. www.3dmovements.com

Mike’s guest on this episode is someone who has been on mission to make disciples and grow the church all of his adult life. His name is Tony Plummer, and along with his wife Lisa, they live and minister in Venice, FL. Tony is here to encourage all of us to keep going in the ministry God has called us to. His story - which is still being written - is one of high highs and some pretty low lows. In the early 2000s, Tony had what he describes as a "complete breakdown" as a result of ministry burnout, depression, and anxiety that sidelined him for over a year. All of this led him to the realization that he didn't really know Jesus like he thought he did. He's here to share what he has learned - and is still learning - through all of this. So, if you're on mission - whether in your neighborhood, with friends or co-workers, or at your church, then this conversation about how to deal with and even avoid ministry burnout will be so important. www.3dmovements.com

Gina is on a well-deserved mini sabbatical, so Mike Potter fills in as the host with his guest, Jesse Harden. Jesse has quite a story to tell. He and his wife, Joanna, are people who listen to the Lord and seek to follow His leading in their lives. This listening and following has led to quite an adventure - an adventure full of fruit, and an adventure full of hurdles too.  Jesse served as a youth and associate pastor in Albuquerque, NM for 12 years, and during that time began to sense the Lord calling him and his family to move into the roughest section of an already rough city. Jesse is here to tell the story of what happened when he sensed God calling him to leave his traditional church ministry position, move to an area of town referred to by many as the "war zone," and live and minister there with his wife and kids. www.3dmovements.com