{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Intentional Churches Podcast","title":"Make the Mission Personal, with Cedric Payne","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2371,"description":"How do you move a congregation from attending church to owning the mission? Doug sits down with Cedric Payne, senior minister of Alondra Boulevard Church of Christ in Compton, California, to talk about exactly that.\nCedric started preaching at 14, went on to Pepperdine and UCLA Law, and worked as a public defender for almost 32 years while serving at Alondra. When his senior minister and close friend died suddenly in 2013, Cedric found himself leading the church. Praying in the empty sanctuary, he heard the Holy Spirit point him back to the Great Commission. That moment changed his preaching and his approach to discipleship.\nIn this episode:\nThe story of Alondra, the shifting demographics of Compton, and why commuters from 40 miles away still call it home.\nA quick history of the Churches of Christ, the Restoration Movement, and the a cappella worship tradition.\nHow African American Churches of Christ planted 30+ congregations across LA.\nWhy evangelism and discipleship should never have been separated\nCynthia's story: one member, one apartment building, four baptisms, and a new Bible study.\nThe challenge of moving longtime members past an institutional mindset, and reaching a younger, post-COVID generation who see church as optional.\nWhy relational ownership of the mission beats model chasing\nCedric's practical tip: be \"one-centric\" in everything, and trim the events that don't serve your ones\nDoug also shares the One More initiative and a 30-day devotional, and an 180-year-old Florida church that is on fire after adopting it.\nTimeline\nTime Topic\n00:00 Cold open: Cedric on the mission to partner with God in transforming the world\n00:13 Doug's welcome and IC updates: the new Executive Pastor podcast, this show's new direction, Activator small groups\n01:28 Cedric's story: Los Angeles roots, preaching at 14, Pepperdine, UCLA Law, 32 years as a public defender\n03:30 Joining Alondra 33 years ago, then the sudden death of his senior minister in 2013\n05:44 Compton's...","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}