Episode 49: Rowland Smith

In this episode, Rowland Smith talks about missional living, contextualizing the gospel, micro church, and the future of the church. It's a great conversation that presents really good ideas to bring about Kingdom flourishing in neighborhoods and cities.

Rowland is National Director for Forge America Missional Training Network, where he gives vision and direction for Forge training and support of their hubs and partners in the United States. He also has a staff position at Pulpit Rock Church in Colorado Springs, Colorado where he directs missional discipleship and helps oversee The Pando Collective, a micro-church network launched and supported by their church community. Rowland has experience in church-planting, coaching churches in missional culture, and business-as-mission through a coffee shop he and his wife launched as a Kingdom presence in their city. He is a Doctoral Candidate and part-time faculty at Fuller Seminary in areas of missional theology and intercultural studies. Rowland has authored Life Out Loud: Joining Jesus Outside the Walls of the Church, and is the creator and general editor/curator for Red Skies: 10 Essential Conversations Exploring Our Future as the Church, both published through 100M Publishing. He and his wife Kitty Smith have four adult children, one grandchild and an active house with three dogs. They live at the edge of the Rocky Mountains, enjoying both urban, missional living and the outdoors. You can find out more about Rowland and keep up with his work at www.rowlandsmith.net.

Rowland's Recommendation:
ReJesus: Remaking the Church in Our Founder's Image by Michael Frost & Alan Hirsch