Hello, Jimbo Speaking!

In this week's special episode of the Hello, Jimbo Speaking podcast, Jimbo puts all segments on hold for another moving extended Story From the Frontlines of Ministry entitled "DaMoose and the Pastor." This story took place over thirty years ago, but the lessons it teaches about authentic Christian ministry are timeless. It was during this period that Jimbo's entire perspective on Christian ministry took a drastic 180-degree change. This new direction took him from the event/message ministry model of cultural Christianity into the attitude of Jesus. Through this story, you will learn about the power of sacrificial invested ministry and just how hard it is for those steeped in cultural Christianity to grasp. Be sure to listen to the very end when Jimbo interviews the main character in this story, now thirty years older. Listen as she relates how the sacrificial invested ministry she experienced during her youth as impacted her adult life! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/jimbospeaking/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jimbospeaking/support

In this episode, Jimbo and Ree share some comments from listeners, but Hershimer has one to share as well. You’ll never guess who wrote that one. Another unexpected opportunity popped up in Jimbo’s life. This one was in a coffee shop. Find out what happens after Jimbo builds a relationship with a young man and eventually has the opportunity to confront him with some “counting the cost” questions. “We Met in a Coffee Shop” is the title of this week’s Story From the Frontlines of Ministry. Have you ever worked in an office, and your food disappeared from the refrigerator? What excuses did you’re coworkers use when confronted. What would happen if the boss’s food was missing? Find out how this relates to your walk in Christ in this week’s one-minute laugh with a punch comedy skit from Lifeline Productions. Finally, Jimbo opens up his head one more time with all the weird wounds. This week’s Inside Jimbo’s Head segment is all about the biblical perspective on how a Jesus follower should interact with their native culture, including its institutions and processes. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/jimbospeaking/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jimbospeaking/support

In this episode, find out what happens when Hershimer and HaHa have a picnic in Jimbo’s office. Also, find out the difference making Jesus Lord of her life makes in a young girl in this Story From the Frontlines of Ministry. So if your toothbrush was used to clean the bathroom, would you still use it. If your purpose in life is different than God’s purpose, will He still use you? That’s what the Lifeline Production’s one-minute comedy skit with a punch is all about this week. Finally, when Jimbo’s head opens, he will share with you another Inside Jimbo’s Head segment entitled, “How Should A Christian Interact with Their Native Culture--Hide, Seek, or Something Different? Part I, The Historical Perspectives. Jimbo will take you through five ways the church has historically answered this question sharing with you what he believes to be the problems and positives of each. He will also share with you what he thinks we should all value and emulate from each perspective. This will set you up for next week's episode when Jimbo will give his answer to this question.  --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/jimbospeaking/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jimbospeaking/support

Jimbo shares how important it is to stay open to surprise encounters in this week's Story From the Frontlines of Ministry entitled, "Unexpected Opportunity." Have you ever tried to play a game with someone who keeps setting their own rules? Well, in this week's one-minute laugh with a punch comedy skit from Lifeline Productions, you will have a front-row seat to such a situation. This week's segment is entitled "Backgammon." Finally, Jimbo will open up that old head of his with all the squeaks, screams, and sounds of bats flying around. This week he will conclude the segment of this series which answers the question, "What is kingdom Christianity?" by answering a new question, "When Will God Establish His Kingdom?" So join Jimbo and the crew and be inspired, laugh, and grow as you let your world be turned inside out and upside down!  --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/jimbospeaking/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jimbospeaking/support

HaHa has her revenge on Hershimer for the prank he played on her in episode nine. After sharing his biggest disappointment in the last episode, Jimbo shares a situation where he learned the positive results of his ministry in this Story From the Frontlines of Ministry entitled, “It Happened at a Funeral.” In the one-minute comedy skit with a punch entitled, “Can I Stay Home,” we learn another amazing life and faith lesson from Lifeline Productions. Finally, in the Inside Jimbo’s Head segment, Jim Warren continues his Biblical perspective on kingdom Christianity by sharing the Biblical definition of the kingdom of God and the gospel. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/jimbospeaking/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jimbospeaking/support

Episode nine begins with the results of a prank Hershimer pulls on his new girlfriend, HaHa. Jimbo shares one of his greatest disappointments in his almost thirty-five years of ministering to disconnected higher risk teens and young adults and asks the question, “When should I give up?” in this episode of Stories From the Frontlines of Ministery entitled, “I First Met Him in Juvenile Detention.” In “Amazing Alan and the Roller Coaster,” Amazing Alan learns what life is like without a safety bar in this Lifeline Productions’ one-minute comedy skit with a punch. In the Inside Jimbo’s Head segment, Jim Warren finishes some final thoughts on the fastest growing national church movement and then begins to share the general background information needed to understand the Biblical perspective on kingdom Christianity. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/jimbospeaking/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jimbospeaking/support

A brand new character joins the team as Hershimer introduces his new girlfriend, HaHa. In this Story From the Frontlines of Ministry entitled “Mysterious Poem,” Jimbo shares a strange situation that left him with words that continue to open his heart to disconnected higher risk teens and young adults. What would happen if men on the battlefield had the same attitude of many in the Church? You will find out in this episode of Lifeline Productions’ one-minute comedy skit with a punch, “Battle for Pizza.” Jim Warren continues to explain why the fastest growing national church movement in the world is a living example of kingdom Christianity in this Inside Jimbo’s Head segment. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/jimbospeaking/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jimbospeaking/support

One aspect of volunteering in the same juvenile detention center for over twelve years that Jimbo really appreciates is how his stories are passed down among bothers and sisters. In “Hey, are You Jimbo?” you will hear how this paid off big time for a group of teens in this Story from the Frontlines of Ministry. In Lifeline Productions’ one-minute comedy skit with a punch, you will overhear a phone conversation with a customer who is dissatisfied with the content he found in the Bible he purchased. In the Inside Jimbo’s Head segment Jim Warren changes the conversation to discussing what kingdom Christianity is all about by sharing a proof of its power in the fastest growing national church movement in the world. You will be surprised where this church exists. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/jimbospeaking/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jimbospeaking/support

In this episode, Hershimer is missing until the very end. After working with troubled teens and young adults for close to thirty-five years, Jimbo discovers he still is moved by the stories and needs of his “special kids” in this Story From the Frontlines of Ministry entitled, “A Heart that Bleeds.” Amazing Alan tries to defuse a bomb without instructions in this episode of Lifeline Productions’ one-minute comedy skit with a punch. Jim Warren concludes his discussion on cultural Christianity by continuing the discussion from the last episode, but this time focused on American pragmatism and independence in the Inside Jimbo’s Head segment. He also sums up key points of how American cultural seeping to the church is destroying its power and witness. Host (Jimbo): Jim Warren; Announcer (ReeRee): Sherrice Williams; Hershimer: Simon Hill --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/jimbospeaking/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jimbospeaking/support

This is a very special episode where all segments of the podcast are suspended for an extended Story From the Frontlines of Ministry. This story, which is so close to Jim Warren’s heart, is presented in two acts, which will not only cause you to think hard about your life but may just cause tears to run down your cheeks. Host: Jim Warren; Robert: Nathan Beaty --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/jimbospeaking/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jimbospeaking/support