{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Church is Messy","title":"Church Is Messy: Church in the Wild - Run to Win","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1869,"description":"Rick and Svea reflect on Paul’s words in 1 Corinthians 9 about running “in such a way as to get the prize,” exploring what it means to live with courage, focus, and love. They talk about how sharing faith doesn’t have to be driven by pressure, guilt, or argument, but can flow naturally from love for people and a desire to share what Jesus has done in our lives.\nThrough stories about hunting, cross-cultural mission, ordinary acts of kindness, and the impact of kids ministry, they reframe “witness” as something deeply relational: noticing people, honoring them, moving at their pace, and sharing what we’ve experienced. They also offer a practical path forward: pray for someone by name, prepare by growing in confidence and skill, and participate with your church family in ways that help others see the love of God.\nTopics discussed in this episode:\n00:00 – Intro\n03:17 – Self-awareness, introspection, and knowing your mission\n04:21 – Developing habits of courage and dealing with fatigue\n06:51 – Harvard study on love and human flourishing\n08:52 – Evangelism through invitation & relationship (1 Corinthians 9)\n13:13 – Overcoming anxiety and guilt around evangelism\n16:00 – What it means to be a \"witness\"\n18:14 – Story of Pastor Matthew Matai\n22:22 – Practical everyday evangelism — \"there you are\" vs. \"here I am\"\n24:17 – Pray, Prepare, Participate framework\n28:42 – Serving in kids ministry as a form of witness\n30:17 – Closing — \"God's love often has human fingerprints\"","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/eGW0GjLFQWz3qpPjio-ji_5x5MOSNJlW79nf4VSHKIM/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzI4Mzk3LzE2ODMw/MzYzMDItYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}