{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Intentional Churches Podcast","title":"The Heart Behind Radical Alignment, with Bart Rendel","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2408,"description":"On this episode of The Intentional Churches Podcast, Doug and Bart unpack the heart behind Radical Alignment: The Surprising Journey of Becoming an Intentional Church—the brand-new book that takes church leaders inside the “why” behind the IC toolbox.\nTogether, they share the behind-the-scenes story of how the book came to life—from early church interviews and the conference book challenge to the powerful stories that emerged along the way. You’ll hear about ice-bath baptisms in Florida, a thousand-person Tennessee church mobilizing 597 members to reach their “One,” and the connection between personal Great Commission ownership and lasting church alignment.\nDoug and Bart also explore how urgency, clarity, and obedience are reshaping churches across the IC network, why Radical Alignment serves as a prequel to the original Intentional Church book, and how every leader can reframe their calling through the lens of the Great Commission.\nIf you’ve ever wondered how to make evangelism personal again—or how to help your church rediscover its core mission—this conversation will encourage, challenge, and reorient you to what matters most.\nNew to Intentional Churches? Start here:\nintentionalchurches.com\n00:00 The Gathering Church and a 70-Year-Old’s Ice Bath Baptism\n02:04 Doug and Bart Catch Up on Life, Travel, and Nicknames\n05:12 Florida Church Plant Stories: Courage and Obedience\n09:51 When Baptism Becomes a Movement\n13:06 Planting, Watering, and Trusting God for the Growth\n15:23 Inside the “One Life” Project and Culture Change in Churches\n18:50 Writing Radical Alignment: The Story Behind the Book\n20:53 The “Why” Behind the IC Toolbox\n23:08 How IC’s Learning Community Shaped the Book\n26:07 Why Radical Alignment Is a Team Study, Not a Solo Read\n27:30 The 25 Foundational Beliefs and IC’s Secret Sauce\n29:27 Church Stories that Prove Great Commission Alignment Works\n31:21 The Hope for Church Leaders Who Read Radical Alignment\n34:17 Doug’s Challenge: “Relational Evangelism Is...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/smAwUgxq6qqLJDPHm-fVts5bjtUHttHCDUNOwZdqKHc/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS80ZTJm/ZGE1ZjNhMTBhMDkz/M2EwOTQ4Y2Y2YzRl/NjVkOS5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}