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CFTROU 0192: How Common Language Drives Culture

In this episode our hosts and guests explore how common language in a church drives culture. Joining the discussion are special guests, Seth Carter, Creative Pastor of Family Church, who leads his creative team to disseminate common language throughout our family of neighborhood churches. Also joining us, special guests, Winner Olmann, Campus Pastor of Family Church Lake Park, and Todd Thomas, Campus Pastor of Family Church Sherbrooke. Our guests unpack the definition of common language. They discuss Relentless Pursuit – what it is and how the team developed it. They also talk about the ways to communicate common language at Family Church, and what it means to be a culture carrier. To listen to this and much more, tune in now!

Key Points From This Episode:

  • The importance of developing culture carriers as you develop common language.
  • How we define common language.
  • What Relentless Pursuit is and how we developed it.
  • How common language has evolved in our context.
  • Ways we communicate and deliver our common language.
  • Informal ways we communicate common language.
  • What it means to be a culture carrier using common language.
  • The times it takes to embed culture in your organization.
  • Being intentional about using common language.
  • What common language needs to be–accessible, true, and real.
  • The importance of culture in the Kingdom of Christ.
  • Advice to pastors and ministry leaders looking to develop their common language.

Common language includes the phrases, words, and terminology that are important to Family Church, and in many cases unique to Family Church. Click To TweetNot everything that we say becomes common language. Click To Tweet

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