The TRC Ministries Podcast

Co-Missional Church Part 7

Today we are in part 7 of our series Co-Missional Church. Tory Bjorklund, president of TRC Ministries, continues his teaching looking at growing as the body of Christ, and operating in the name of Jesus.  

Co-Missional Church Part 6

If you are just joining us, this is part 6 in our series Co-Missional Church. Today, Tory takes a closer look at what it means to gather in the name of Jesus. We can expect that He will work through us, His church, to carry out His will when we gather in His name.  And when we operate under His authority, by His power, in unity, the church will be built up. Here is Tory Bjorklund, President of TRC Ministries, teaching at Caravan Fellowship. 

Co-Missional Church Part 5

We are in the middle of a series called Co-Missional Church in which Tory Bjorklund, President of TRC Ministries, is teaching on the purpose and function of the church.  In today’s message, we see that Jesus lived the example we are to follow. Just as Jesus did nothing on His own, but only the will of the Father, so we, the church of Jesus, are to operate under His authority, in the same vibrant relationship with Jesus that He displayed with the Father, to do the will of God here on earth. Here is Tory, teaching at Caravan Fellowship in Part 5 of Co-Missional Church. 

Co-Missional Church Part 4

Each type of life has its own ecosystem and habitat suited for its growth and well-being. The eternal kind of life is no different. And just as our body is the natural host for our mortal kind of life, so the relationship of believers in Christ, interacting in the power of the Holy Spirit, is the natural host for the eternal kind of life. Today is part 4 of Tory Bjorklund, president of TRC Ministries, continuing his teaching on Co-Missional Church at Caravan Fellowship.

Co-Missional Church Part 3

When we talk about church, there is often confusion about the identity of the church and the function of the church.  In today’s podcast, Tory Bjorklund, president of TRC Ministries clarifies what the church is in part 3 of our series, Co-Missional Church. 

 

Co-Missional Church Part 2

We each, as believers, have been given a different type of life than our mortal type of life. It is an eternal—an immortal—type of life and will remain forever. That life needs to have a habitat that is conducive to it, and the purpose for which the church was created was to provide that habitat. 

 Today Tory is talking about what the church is along with its purpose and function. The Church is not an organization, but rather a living organism. And once we understand this key idea we can then look at what habitat is needed for the church to thrive. Here is Tory Bjorklund, President of TRC Ministries, teaching at Caravan Fellowship in Co-Missional Church Part 2. 

Co-Missional Church Part 1

In Matthew 28:18-20 Jesus is establishing a group with authority and ability to carry out a task, and in the process of doing that they will be acting as His agent. They will be working in cooperation with Him and using His resources.  

Today we are starting a series called Co-Missional Church. The book of Matthew ends with Jesus’ words that have come to be called The Great Commission. More than just a directive to the first disciples 2000 years ago, this is meant for us as well. Yet in a much deeper and exciting way than just a vague understanding that we should probably be out doing evangelizing somewhere. Here is Tory Bjorklund, President of TRC Ministries teaching at Caravan Fellowship in part 1 of Co-Missional Church. 

The Life-Giving Gospel Part5

God is the one who has designed us, and He has uniquely created us.  He knows how we fit in this plan He has made. So instead of living a life that is all about us and our tiny little realm, we get to live one that is part of a really big story. One that has eternal significance. One that has meaning for something much bigger than ourselves. And all of a sudden, we start finding that, “This is what I was made for!” It’s exciting—we get to be a part of something really big! 

 

Today is the 5th and final part of the Life-Giving Gospel series. This recording is of Charis Nordlund teaching on Mission and Church at Country Faith Church in Bemidji, MN. Charis is the wife of Nathan Nordlund, a pastor at Country Faith Church, and daughter to Tory Bjorklund, president of TRC Ministries.

The Life-Giving Gospel Part 4

In this 4th part of the Life-Giving Gospel series, Charis Nordlund talks about citizenship in the Kingdom of God. As believers, we have been rescued out of the kingdom of darkness and brought into the Kingdom of God. We are adopted as children of God and have His Spirit indwelling us. Yet, we don’t automatically have perfect understanding. We need to grow in our knowledge and relationship with the King, and put everything under his rule as He teaches us how to live in His Kingdom. Here is Charis Nordlund teaching at Country Faith Church in Bemidji, MN. 

The Life-Giving Gospel Part 3

With the good news of the Kingdom of God, we have a choice set before us. Whose kingdom do we want to belong to? In this 3rd part of the Life-Giving Gospel series, the two kingdoms are contrasted—the Kingdom of God and the kingdom of Satan. What are the rulers like? What are the resources available to us? And what is the culture of each kingdom?  If you haven’t actively chosen who you belong to, this is a good time to consider your life and, we hope, be blessed by what God is offering you. Here is Charis Nordlund, continuing her teaching at Country Faith Church in Bemidji, MN.