S10E02 | Parachurch Ministries and the Local Church: Sam Brock
Having defined his mission in an earlier podcast, Mr. Sam Brock, Executive director of Ironwood Christian Camp, returns with host Dr. Matt Davis to analyze parachurch ministries and their partnership with independent local churches. They clearly acknowledge the primacy of the church in God鈥檚 plan and the role of parachurch organizations to serve the church, but note the challenges that can threaten affiliations. Dr. Davis outlines levels of relationships, and Mr. Brock asserts the importance of maintaining 鈥渁 constituency of One.鈥 They examine the nuances of context, the reality of聽 鈥渃ommunication lag,鈥 the merits of traditions or lack thereof, and the inherent need for and inevitability of change and its effects. Dr. Davis encapsulates the podcast鈥檚 purpose saying that others need to see how ministry leaders 鈥済rapple鈥 with these complexities and the intense accountability they feel to make right decisions.
About our guest
Sam Brock was an original 鈥渄esert pygmy鈥 (staff child) at Ironwood Christian Camp in Newberry Springs, California, the camp his parents co-founded. After university training, he returned to camp to serve as the camper services director until becoming the executive director in 2013. He and his wife Cindy (whom he met at camp) have four grown 鈥減ygmies鈥 and seven grandchildren.
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