Today, we interview student of Living Faith Bible Institute student Syera Schaffer who was a critical member of the Living Faith Tampa church plant (now autonomous local church). She shares her testimony of salvation, how biblical discipleship played a major role in her spiritual development, and what ministries she utilizes her Bible school knowledge in at LFT (now autonomous local church in Tampa, Florida). Lastly, as all of our Shorts guests do, Syera tells us her favorite Living Faith Bible Institute Courses and which Postscript episodes she likes most.

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We speak with pastor Mark Schaffer to hear his testimony and the story of how God led him to plant a church in Tampa, Florida. He speaks about the development of his team and the challenges they have faced over the past 9 years as they have discovered their particular place in the city and ministries to match the culture. Lastly, Mark shares how the church's identity has shifted during the church-planting process. Living Faith Tampa is now a fully established church on a mission to reach the nations, with the goal of planting many churches near and abroad.

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This week we speak with Pastor Troy Stogsdill of First Baptist Church of New Philadelphia, Ohio to get a glimpse into the sermon topics of the Living Faith Fellowship's Certainty Conference this year which will take place October 1-4, 2023.

The Certainty Conference is the Living Faith Fellowship’s annual doctrine conference where we address prevalent and important theological questions. The 2023 conference will be on the topic of “The Next Generation”.

Some of the questions the conference will be considering are, what does it mean to pass on our doctrinal DNA? How do we propagate a biblical theology and philosophy of ministry into future pastors and leaders?

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Justin Trotter of Callie Harbin Baptist Church comes back on the show to recap his content on transitioning well in ministry which he preached at The Discipleship Conference of Living Faith Fellowship ‘23. Justin tells a recent testimony of change in ministry and shows us from the story of Moses and Joshua what we can learn from their discipleship relationships. We cover what a successful change in leadership looks like, overcoming problems and paving the way for future generations.

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We interview student of Living Faith Bible Institute, Hunter Sbisa. He shares his testimony of coming to faith in Christ. He explains how his Catholic upbringing both helped and hindered him in coming to faith and how God used his college experiences and relationships to gently direct him to rest in the finished work of Christ. Hunter is a coleader of a fellowship along with Van Sneed at Living Faith Lee's Summit.

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We continue our church history series with Pastor Greg Axe of Crest Bible Church, who is also the professor of Church History at Living Faith Bible Institute. Greg is the author of Church History: A Biblical Perspective, which can be found on Amazon.

Today we discuss the Anabaptists of the 16th century, their origins, doctrines, culture, and their legacy of biblical discipleship.

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We interview student of Living Faith Bible Institute Alex Allen. He shares about his upbringing, testimony of salvation, the spiritual transformation he experienced since salvation and also about his roles in ministry at Midtown Baptist Temple in Kansas City, MO where he is the director of Bible studies for the College & Young Adult Class.

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We interview student and soon-to-be graduate of Living Faith Bible Institute Connor Muolo, the wife of David Muolo who we interviewed last time on The Postscript Shorts (Short #9) Connor shares her testimony of growth in the contexts of discipleship, ministry and how her and David are serving in their local church today.

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Living Faith Bible Institute student David Muolo shares his testimony of coming to faith in Christ, growing spiritually through biblical discipleship and learning to lead others. David is a worship leader in the College and Young Adult Class of Midtown Baptist Temple. He is also a Bible study leader, discipler and husband to Connor Muolo.

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Pastor Jay Schug of Community Fellowship Baptist Church in Huntsville, Alabama walks us through a biblical template for teaching the seven stages of spiritual growth in the disciple of Christ within the context of a local church. We begin with Jay's testimony of salvation and first steps of faith. He then shares how God called him to the pastorate and gave him a vision for biblical discipleship.

The seven stages of spiritual growth for the disciple of Christ covered in this episode are:

1. Repentance,

2. Enlightenment/Illumination,

3. Ministry Training,

4. Leadership Development,

5. Reevaluation and Separation,

6. Leadership Participation,

7. Consecration and World Vision

We hear Living Faith Bible Institute student Chris Nunan's testimony. He shares how he came to faith at the age of seven. Going to a new city for college he found himself at a new church with a familiar friend, Mark Trotter. Chris tells us how God prepared him to play a critical role on the discipleship team of a new work led by Pastor Matt Braucher in Columbus, Ohio at Northside Baptist Church.

We sit down with the Chair of Foundations at LFBI, Kenny Morgan, to discuss what it takes to establish a philosophy of biblical discipleship in the local church. Kenny defines four goals from the New Testament that are present in an authentic disciple of Jesus Christ: Establishment in true worship, the Word of God, the local church, and the ministry. We close with what it looks like for a pastor to envision, implement and grow a culture of discipleship within their church.

We sit down with lead pastor James DeKoker of Oakland Heights Baptist Church in Cartersville, GA. We discuss the purpose and impact of biblical discipleship. James shares his testimony of salvation and how God grew him into the pastorate.

In this episode we sit down with Cheryl Miles of Midtown Baptist Temple and hear her story of meeting, marrying & now supporting head pastor of MBT, Sam Miles.

In this episode we sit down with Tony Godfrey to hear how God called him to pastor Harvest Baptist Church in Iola, Kansas. We talk about the challenges of ministering in the town of Iola. We see how reaching families has become key to Harvest Baptist's outreach. Lastly, Tony shares his vision to impact the nations through biblical discipleship.

In Episode 24 of the Postscript we continue a conversation with Kenny Morgan, Discipleship Pastor at Midtown Baptist Temple. In this episode we discuss the expectations a believer might have as they become a disciple of Jesus: the difficulties, the doctrines, the objectives and the blessings that come with Biblical Discipleship.

In this episode of the Postscript we continue a conversation with Kenny Morgan, Discipleship Pastor at Midtown Baptist Temple. We discuss what is required when a church chooses to be discipleship-centered. How do we measure success in discipleship? What is the long term impact?

In this episode of the Postscript we interview Kenny Morgan, Pastor of Discipleship at Midtown Baptist Temple. This conversation dissects what biblical discipleship looks like philosophically and in practice. What makes someone a disciple? What should the goals of discipleship be? What makes a good mentor?

In this episode of the Postscript, Brandon continues his conversation with Pastor Dan Reneau of Living Faith Lee's Summit and instructor in the Living Faith Bible Institute. This conversation is focused primarily on the character of the disciple-maker, a biblical philosophy of discipleship and the value of Living Faith Bible Institute for growing leaders.

In this episode we begin a conversation with Pastor Alan Shelby of Harvest Baptist Church in Blue Springs, MO and President of Living Faith Bible Institute. In this podcast we discuss how he came to know Christ, how he refused to let being an introvert get in the way of his ministry, the Biblical philosophy of discipleship, and the origin of the phrase he coined - "ministry runs on the rails of relationships".