The Surge Network Podcast

When Soong-Chan Rah planted an urban church in Cambridge, Massachusetts, his first full sermon series was a six-week exposition of the book of Lamentations. Preaching on an obscure, depressing Old Testament book was probably not the easiest way to launch a church. But it shaped their community with a radically countercultural perspective. Lament is a missing, essential component of prayer that can be found throughout the Bible, but is often absent from our communities. It recognizes struggles and suffering, that the world is not as it ought to be. Lament challenges the status quo and invites us to cry out for justice. Soong-Chan Rah will help us understand the importance of lament and how we, as leaders in our communities, can create space for the church to lament the brokenness of the world.

Dennae Pierre talks about God's heart for the vulnerable and how that relates to mission

Surge School Quarter 3 Intensive - Panel discussion

Did you miss the Surge School Quarter 3 Intensive?  You can listen to it all on your way to work using the the audio recordings on this page or by subscribing to our Podcast.

East Valley Breakfast for Church Leaders (Jan. 2017) - Zack Eswine talks about Discovering Joy in Our Limitations - Hosted by Via Church in Mesa, AZ.

As pastors and church leaders, we desire to “do great things for God.” This seemingly good desire can actually lead to lives that are imbalanced and affections that are grossly misplaced. Do our lives point to the fact that we are “not the Christ”? Are we comfortable when people around us see that we are merely human? If we’re honest, there is a very real temptation to portray ourselves as super-human–priding ourselves on our ability to be everywhere at once, fix every problem, and know everything.

We live in times where the Bible is undervalued and undermined both inside and outside of the church. For this December’s Surge lunch Pastor Tyler Johnson addressed Scripture as the means in which churches, communities, and individuals will experience the abundant life Christ promised. Tyler talked about tangible ways to personally, congregational, and culturally engage the Word of God.

As the election season continues to intensify, America is facing an unprecedented wave of cynicism, discouragement, and polarization. Many people are ready to give up on politics.Some are struggling to understand how the Gospel should shape their political engagement. Other people struggle to know how to tangibly get involved with politics beyond the election in November. Our churches are filled with people who are weary, frustrated, and confused. But, what if we could imagine a different way? 

Quarter 2 Surge School Intensive from Surge Network on Vimeo.

For this intensive, Tyler Johnson unpacks the topic of how people change when confronted with Gospel truths.