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From Visitor to Vested: Build a clear plan for the people who visit your church
From Visitor to Vested: Build a clear plan for the people who visit your church
Does Your Church Have a Revolving Door?
Do guests know where and how to get connected, or do they come and go without being seen or noticed?
Once they are connected, do you have a process to help them mature as disciples?
In this episode, Moose and Pastor Gabe Cleave walk through a practical pathway for integration and activation—helping people move from first-time visitors to fully vested participants in the life and mission of the Church.
They discuss how churches can create a clear process for connecting people, developing them as disciples, and helping them become actively involved in the mission of the Church.
Host: Mark “Moose” Bright - Director - Relational Discipleship Network
Special Guest: Gabe Cleave - Campus Pastor - Real Life Ministries: Hayden Campus - Hayden, ID
Originally Aired: Oct 6, 2026 / 3:00 pm (pst)
29 Jul 2026
COVID: Lessons Learned
We all paid a high price during COVID. The question is: did we learn from it?
COVID didn’t just disrupt our churches—it revealed them.
In this episode, Moose Bright, Director of the Relational Discipleship Network, sits down with pastors from Red, Blue, and Purple states to reflect on what COVID uncovered about the Church, our communities, and ourselves.
Together, they explore the lessons learned, the challenges exposed, and the opportunities ahead as we continue pursuing a healthier, more relational way of making disciples.
This isn’t a political conversation—it’s an honest conversation about what COVID revealed, how it shaped the Church, and what we can carry forward so we don’t waste what we went through.
Host:
Mark “Moose” Bright - Director - Relational Discipleship Network
Special Guest:
James Brummett – Journey Christian Church (Midlothian, VA)
John Parkey – Church of the Crossroads (Mount Washington, KY)
Joel Owen – Grace Fellowship Church (Kingsport, TN)
Scott Harris – Orcas Island Community Church (Orcas Island, WA)
Originally Aired: July 8, 2026 / 2:00 pm (pst)
17 Jun 2026
Chasing the Strays - Building a Culture of Relational Shepherding
When people start slipping away from church community, they become spiritually vulnerable. But a pastor can’t look after everyone alone. How do you build a ministry where everyone notices who is missing—and steps up to pursue them?
In this episode, Moose and Gabe Cleave discuss how to move your church from basic attendance tracking to a deeply personal culture of shepherding. They share practical ways to empower small group leaders, staff, and volunteers to spot the gaps, notice quiet disconnections, and actively bring people back into the fold.
Listen in as Moose and Gabe walk through how to implement these leadership guardrails in your own ministry—and what it really looks like to “chase the strays” in a practical, everyday way.
Host: Mark “Moose” Bright - Director - Relational Discipleship Network
Special Guest: Gabe Cleave - Campus Pastor - Real Life Ministries: Hayden Campus - Hayden, ID
Originally Aired: June 16, 2026 / 2:00 pm (pst)
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