Today Jimmy and Joe talk about why some people in local churches “fall through the cracks.” Why do some people struggle to “plug in,” develop relationships, and feel like they are a real part of the church? What is a church’s responsibility to lead people into community, and how do we commonly fail? What can people who feel disconnected do to press in where they are feeling left out?Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/doctrine-and-devotion/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Jimmy and Joe hit on the grace of adoption. The Baptist Catechism, Q. 37, says, “Adoption is an act of God’s free grace,⁠⁠ whereby we are received into the number and have a right to all the privileges of the sons of God.”RESOURCESThe Baptist CatechismA Scriptural Exposition of the Baptist Catechism by Benjamin BeddomeRead Beddome’s Exposition online for free here.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/doctrine-and-devotion/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

A lot of people have asked, so Jimmy and Joe are talking about the process of developing leaders, and elders in particular, in the local church. How do you identify potential leaders, and what does training look like? How does Redeemer Fellowship go about all this? Plus, the guys talk about Jimmy's back tattoo, Joe's unsightly birthmark, and Jimmy creates an inappropriate URL and directs it to Joe's blog.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/doctrine-and-devotion/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands