In this episode, Dave is joined by Michael Fletcher of Manna Church. Michael tells Dave about growing up in a military family, the many places they lived (4:00), and about not following in his family’s footsteps (12:50).
Michael shares some context about Manna including the uniqueness of serving military families, how they approach their high attrition rate, and their goal to plant a version of Manna Church near every US military base across the world (6:00).
Michael explains how he went from being on staff in various roles to senior pastor (19:00) and the slow approach they are taking to transitions these days (35:00). Dave asks what is distinctive about Manna and Michael discusses outreach (23:00), their site strategy around Fayetville as well as the “Military Highway” they are creating (27:00).
Dave and Michael speak about the importance of connection and community in the time of COVID and beyond (40:00) and hypothesize what the new normal might look like.
To learn more about Michael and Manna Church visit their website here.
The book mentioned in this episode, Empowering Leadership: How a Leadership Development Culture Builds Better Leaders Faster can be found here.
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To learn more about the Senior Pastor call mentioned in this episode contact Linda Stanley at linda.stanley@generis.com and mention “Invitation to Senior Pastor Call” in the subject.
