{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Intentional Churches Podcast","title":"Alignment from a Military-Focused Church, with Riley Halliday","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/860971b3\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2474,"description":"On this episode of The Intentional Churches Podcast, Doug and Erin sit down with Pastor Riley Halliday, a former U.S. Air Force special operations leader who’s now leading Manna Church in Newport News, Virginia.\nRiley shares how his church embraces the constant movement of military life as a disciple-making opportunity. With families rotating every two years, his team trains every believer to live on mission, ready to reach their “One” wherever God sends them next.\nWe unpack how urgency can fuel alignment, what it takes to build a training and sending culture, and why clarity beats complexity every time.\nIf your church is in a transient community or you need fresh inspiration to fight for alignment around the Great Commission, this conversation will stir you up.\nNew to Intentional Churches? Start here:\nhttps://intentionalchurches.com/radical-alignment\n00:00 Training and Sending with Urgency in a Military Church\n00:33 Doug and Erin Welcome Riley Halliday to the Podcast\n02:04 Meet Riley: From Air Force Special Operations to Church Planting\n05:06 The Birth of Manna Church and a Vision for Military Families\n07:26 Launching During COVID and Finding God’s Provision Through a Merger\n09:51 How a 100-Year-Old Church Became Manna’s New Home\n10:39 Leading Near Military Bases: Nellis, Creech, and Beyond\n12:54 The Two-Year Window: Training and Sending Before Families Move\n14:13 Micro-Sites, Military Moves, and Multiplying Disciples\n15:05 How Military Life Fuels Disciple-Making and Multiplication\n16:19 Doug on “Radical Alignment” and Reuniting Evangelism and Discipleship\n18:33 Fighting for Clarity and Simplicity in a Growing Church\n19:59 How Canyon Ridge Fought for Vision and Alignment\n22:08 Creating a Culture That Repeats the Mission\n23:36 Practical Tools: Circle-Ups, Vision Rhythms, and For the One Bracelets\n27:28 Keeping Alignment Simple, Transferable, and Repeatable\n29:00 Fighting Misalignment with Elders, Staff, and New Ideas\n31:30 Saying “No” to Good Things to Protect...","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}