In this episode, Dave is joined by Chuck Carter the Lead Pastor of Family Church in Central Florida. Family Church is a multi-site
Chuck talks about his family growing up including the many children his parents fostered over the years.
11:20- Chuck shares about his father’s pest control business after college while leading music and youth at a small church before starting Seminary on his lunch break.
24:00- Dave asks about the context of Family Church’s locations and Chuck talks about the very different contexts of each community they are located in and their philosophy. “Neighborhood Churches speaking the neighborhood language.”
26:00- Chuck shares how their ministry has changed during the pandemic season and how they are going to come out of the pandemic with a different paradigm. “We are not going to be a church with small groups but a church of small groups.”
31:00 -Chuck lays out his advice for pastors right now.
33:00- Dave asks Chuck what he is hopeful for and he shares his hope for a reset.
34:00- Chuck says about the uniqueness of Family Church, “ We want to be a church for our community and not a slice of our community and because of that we want to look like our community.”
40:00- Dave is joined by Brad Leeper for some closing thoughts.
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