Hosted by Doug Parks & Erin Johnston · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 90 episodes
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Church Leader, shift your focus from mere institutional insights to individual transformation. Be intentional. Join hosts Doug Parks (CEO and Co-Founder of Intentional Churches) and Erin Johnston (Co-Executive Pastor of Canyon Ridge Christian Church) as they share weekly thought-provoking discussions and actionable takeaways that will resource you to help your people encounter Jesus. Take the step toward authentic discipleship of your congregation so you can mobilize the ninety-nine to reach the one.
Doug Parks & Erin Johnston hosts Intentional Churches Podcast, a religion show with 90 episodes published.
What would happen if every ministry, every leader, and every church became radically aligned around the mission of reaching the one? In this closing main session from IC Conference 2026, Robbie O'Brien, Lead Pastor of Sa
This powerful opening session from IC Conference 2026 features Dr. Carlos L. Kelly, Senior Pastor of Beulahland Bible Church, sharing how God transformed his church through a renewed commitment to the Great Commission. D
What happens when churches disconnect discipleship from evangelism? In this episode, Doug, Bart, and Vince unpack why so many believers never share their faith, how churches drift away from personal ownership of the Grea
What actually happens when a church fully embraces radical alignment to the Great Commission? In this episode of the Intentional Churches Podcast, Doug Parks, Bart Rendel, and Erin Johnston unpack the disruption, tension
In this episode of the Intentional Churches Podcast, Doug, Bart, and Erin unpack one of the most critical chapters in Radical Alignment —what alignment really means and why so many churches struggle to achieve it. From c
In this episode of the Intentional Churches Podcast, we shift from challenges to encouragement—and what we’re seeing right now across the Church is incredibly hopeful. While many narratives suggest decline, the reality o
In this episode of the Intentional Churches Podcast, Erin Johnston sits down with Doug Parks and Bart Rendel to talk about their newest book, Radical Alignment . After more than a decade of working with over a thousand c
On this episode of the Intentional Churches Podcast , Doug and Bart kick off Season 10 with a candid and energizing conversation about what’s happening beneath the surface at Intentional Churches. Yes, there’s a little “
On this episode of the Intentional Churches Podcast , Doug and Erin sit down with Sean Kelly , Lead Pastor of Mount Pleasant Christian Church in Greenwood, Indiana, for a candid conversation about succession, silos, and
On this episode of the Intentional Churches Podcast , Doug sits down with longtime broadcaster, ministry leader, and AI researcher Drew Dickens for a timely and thought-provoking conversation on AI, spirituality, and the
On this episode of The Intentional Churches Podcast, Doug talks with Chris Steele about the incredible transformation happening at North Terrace Church in Zanesville, Ohio. Chris shares the honest story of how their team
On this episode of The Intentional Churches Podcast , Doug and Bart unpack the heart behind Radical Alignment: The Surprising Journey of Becoming an Intentional Church —the brand-new book that takes church leaders inside
On this episode of The Intentional Churches Podcast , Doug and Erin sit down with Pastor Riley Halliday , a former U.S. Air Force special operations leader who’s now leading Manna Church in Newport News, Virginia. Riley
Doug and co-host Daniel Goulding sit down with Andy Cook, Executive Director of the Wheaton College Billy Graham Center, to unpack why relational evangelism belongs at the center of discipleship. Together they explore so
David Ashcraft joins Doug and co-host Daniel Goulding on this episode of the Intentional Churches Podcast, sharing lessons from decades of leadership at LCBC in Pennsylvania. From painful early years where elders walked
Pastor Ben Ellefritz joins Doug for today’s episode of The Intentional Churches podcast, exploring what church growth, rural revitalization, and alignment around disciple making look like in real life. As Executive Pasto
Kicking off Season 9 of Intentional Churches, Doug is joined by IC co-founder, Bart Rendel, for a behind-the-scenes look at Intentional Churches, their leadership rhythms, and the realities many pastors face today. Bart
In this final episode of season 8, Doug sits down with Paige Peltier of Leadership Pathway to unpack what it really looks like to develop young leaders for long-term ministry impact. Paige draws on her journey through mu
Sherwood Oaks Christian Church has walked through significant change in recent years—from a leadership transition after 40 years and weathering the challenges of COVID to launching a new campus. Maggie Mobley, Executive
On this week’s episode of the Intentional Churches podcast, pastor Tom Kopp joins Erin and Doug to share the inspiring transformation of Kimball Christian Church in rural Minnesota. Despite being located in a town of jus
Sean Kelly
software engineer, NASA scientist, JPL consultant, Plone committer, Python hacker, Apache Software Foundation member · Ottawa Catholic School Board
1 appearance on this show
Dr. Drew Dickens
Dr.
1 appearance on this show
Chris Steele
Sailing analyst · EBP US
1 appearance on this show
Jesse DeYoung
pastor at Flatirons Community Church · Flat Irons Church
1 appearance on this show
Mark Ashton
Clinical Professor of Surgery and Honorary Professor of Anatomy · University of Melbourne
1 appearance on this show
Sarah Cole
PCN Representative · Cole Forums
1 appearance on this show
Grant Skeldon
1 appearance on this show
Chris Palmer
assistant professor of psychiatry · Harvard Medical School
1 appearance on this show
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