One Another: for Group Leaders

New: Flood COVID Audio Prayer Guide w/ Samson Jeyakumar With the holidays approaching on an already stressful and overwhelming year, we at Flood church want to provide you with a 5 minute intro to your prayer time. This audio guide includes scripture and words of encouragement as we pray for those struggling with substance abuse and suicidal thoughts during the pandemic.

26. Cultivating Abundant Life Part 3: Work as Worship w/ Joe & Allison Priola Everyone has a rhythm, or rule of life—patterns of living and being. The question is, do our rhythms support the life that Jesus invited us into, or are we being guided by a "thief" that destroys it (John 10). This episode is the third part of a mini-series on recalibrating our rhythm of life. We discuss the second prong of the trellis, Work. Joining Scott are friends Joe and Allison Priola. We discuss how our...

25. Cultivating Abundant Life Part 2: Relationships w/ God and Neighbor ft. Abby Dyer & Joe Priola Everyone has a rhythm, or rule of life—patterns of living and being. The question is, do our rhythms support the life that Jesus invited us into, or are we being guided by a "thief" that destroys it (John 10). This episode is the second part of a mini-series on recalibrating our rhythm of life. We discuss the first prong of the trellis, Relationships. Joining Scott are friends Abby Dyer and...

24. Impairment and Invitation: A Story of Resurrected Leadership On this episode, Scott reads and discusses Luke's account of two disciples walking home in crisis after their Messiah was crucified—also known as The Road to Emmaus (Luke 24:13-35). This ancient eyewitness account of the risen Jesus with two dejected leaders invites us into the story, and asks us: Where is our vision impaired? What invitations are their for us even, if not especially, in a crisis? Resources: Luke for...

23. Cultivating Abundant Life Part 1: The Trellis That Supports Growth Everyone has a rhythm, or rule of life—patterns of living and being. The question is, do our rhythms support the life that Jesus invited us into, or are we being guided by a "thief" that destroys it (John 10). This episode will be the first of a mini-series on recalibrating your rhythm of life. This first episode will be an overview, then we will double click on four essentials: Relationships, Prayer, Work, and Rest. On...

22. Does the Cross Matter? It's Meaning and Importance for Christian Leadership The season of Lent culminating in Holy Week is a time that we emphasize the death of Jesus, which came before the resurrection. And, we tend to interchange the words death and cross when talking about God's sacrifice. But, are they the same thing? In this episode, Scott takes a detailed look at Jesus' death on a Roman cross, and examen that it's not just that Jesus died, but that Jesus was executed via...

21. The Alchemy of Anxiety through Self-Care Part 2 w/ Wanda Brothers On this second part episode, Scott Wildey and Wanda Brothers continue the conversation about why self-care is crucial for care-givers (leaders) during such a time as this, diving into practical tools of how to alchemize anxiety. Wands Brothers is a body focused therapist. She helps people heal from trauma, reach their goals, and assists them to learn how to evict anxiety and live life with joy and vitality. Wanda has...

20. The Alchemy of Anxiety through Self-Care Part 1 w/ Wanda Brothers During these uneasy times, anxiety effects us all. On this episode, Scott Wildey and Wanda Brothers start the conversation about why self-care is crucial for care-givers (leaders) during such a time as this. And, during this uncertain time, being grounded with God and in one's own body can make all the difference. Wands Brothers is a body focused therapist. She helps people heal from trauma, reach their goals, and...

19. Recognizing and Responding to God During the Coronavirus Crisis w/ Rich Villodas On this episode Matt Hammett (lead pastor of Flood Church San Diego) and Rich Villodas (lead pastor of New Life Fellowship in Queens, NYC) have a conversation about the Church's response during the coronavirus crisis. Pastor Rich shares a letter to his church that include seven invitations to both recognize and respond to God during this unprecedented time. During a time of crisis, what does it mean...

Special Episode: Week of Prayer w/ Samson Jeyakumar We want to be a praying people! Prayer is spiritual breathing; it’s how we communicate with and seek to hear from the God of the universe. We see throughout Scripture how a healthy prayer life is essential for our relationship with God. Jesus modeled what this looks like with his regular rhythms of getting away to seek his Father in prayer (Mark 1:35, Luke 5:15-16, Matthew 14:23, etc.) We are called to “pray without ceasing” (1...

18. Leadership Hot Tips Part 2 w/ Kate Jackson On this part 2 of 2 episodes on Leadership Hot Tips, Scott and Kate continue to talk about the importance of self-awareness that fuels authentic leadership. Tips 3, 2, and 1 include talk of fruit baskets, how nothing leads to being loved, and how we can't be everything to everyone and still be our true selves (thanks Netflix and The Crown!). If you haven't listened to part 1 yet, please push pause, and checkout episode 17 first. Kate Jackson...

17. Leadership Hot Tips Part 1 w/ Kate Jackson On this episode, Scott has a conversation with Kate Jackson about the most important aspects of leadership. These "Leadership Hot Tips" are both practical and essential for any leader regardless of vocation. On this part one, we talk about the responsibility of leadership and the necessity of leading one's self. I.e., your true self is your best self and the self that others need. Kate Jackson has worked at one of the largest churches in the...

15. How to Read the Bible and Lead Better Part 1 w/ Dr. Mark Strauss On this episode, I have the honor of talking with renowned New Testament Scholar, Dr. Mark Strauss. Mark earned his Ph.D. from the University of Aberdeen in 1992 and has been teaching New Testament ever since. He has authored approx. 20 books and many more articles. I’ve listed a link to his author page and books in the show notes below. Part One of this conversation with Dr. Strauss begins with the a priori leadership...

16. How to Read the Bible and Lead Better Part 2 w/ Dr. Mark Strauss Welcome back to this second part of my conversation with renowned New Testament scholar Dr. Mark Strauss. If you missed the first part of our conversation: How to Read the Bible and Lead Better, please listen to part 1 first, as this episode is a continuation. Part Two of this conversation with Dr. Strauss focuses on how to read the Bible better, touching on the nature of translation, knowledge, and practical principles...

14. Emotionally Healthy Leadership Part 2 w/ Matt Hammett On this episode Scott Wildey and Matt Hammett continue the conversation about emotionally Healthy Discipleship. As Peter Scazzero writes in his book Emotionally Healthy Spirituality, "There is no spiritual maturity without emotional maturity." Matt shares more about two core groups we now offer based on Scazzero's work, intended to develop our lives of loving God and loving others. Experiencing this training in community is integral...

13. Emotionally Healthy Leadership Part 1 w/ Matt Hammett On this episode Scott Wildey and Matt Hammett continue the conversation about discernment through the lens of emotional health and its impact on leadership. The word “emotional” may have baggage for some. But make no mistake, as Peter Scazzero writes in his book Emotionally Healthy Spirituality, "There is no spiritual maturity without emotional maturity." Recognizing the activity of God happens at the deepest level of our being,...

12. Recognizing and Responding to God Part 2 w/ Grace Wilkinson On this episode, Scott and Grace continue the conversation about Discernment. If you haven’t listened to Part 1, please pause and listen first as this discussion builds off of the last one. If you have listened, here’s a quick recap: Discernment is a word that is used a lot, but equally misunderstood. In fact, we typically use the term deciding or decision-making as a synonym for discernment. It’s the class square-rectangle...

11. In this new season of One Another, Scott and Grace discuss the all important, yet often confused topic of discernment. Most of us think of discernment as solely decision making. However, the biblical discernment is both recognizing and responding to God in ordinary, everyday life—not just in big decisions. Or, as St. Ignatius writes, "Finding God in all things in order that we might love and serve God in all." This means that the heart of discernment is relationship. That is, regardless...

10. Delving Difficult People Part 3: The King's Speech Befriends the (False) Self Via Welcoming Prayer On this part 3 of 3 of Delving Difficult People, Scott wraps up Emotional Programs for Happiness by moving towards practice, specifically Welcoming Prayer, what Fr. Thomas Keating calls "divine therapy". Though our instincts may tell us to self-protect (false self), avoid, or attempt to get rid of afflictive emotions, such as anger, fear, sadness, etc., our truer self invites us in with...

9. Delving Difficult People Part 2: Shakespeare and Negative Sentiment Override On this second part of delving difficult people we continue to unpack the implications of what Thomas Keating describes as our emotional programs for happiness. Specifically, what happens inside our heart and mind when we are triggered, including the internal dialogue that ensues. Using Shakespeare's Othello as an example of "Negative Sentiment Override," Scott unpacks the dangers of giving into the "stories we...