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Building A Purpose Driven Catholic Church with Father Michael White [Podcast]
The Vanderbloemen Leadership Podcast brings you interviews from leaders across the theological spectrum of the global Church. Our goal is to bring you thought provoking interviews that encourage you, challenge you, and help you build, run, and keep great teams.
In today's episode of the Vanderbloemen Leadership Podcast, William talks with Father Michael White, Pastor of Church of the Nativity in Timonium, Maryland.
Church of the Nativity is a Roman Catholic Parish located in Timonium, Maryland. Their mission is to reach unchurched Catholics in the north Baltimore community with the life-changing message of Jesus Christ.
Father Michael White and pastoral associate Tom Corcoran are co-authors of Rebuilt, which tells the story about changing consumer church culture and growing a healthy Catholic parish.
Father Michael talks with William about:
- The values that drive The Church of the Nativity
- Maintaining a strong mission in the midst of growth
- Learning from evangelical and purpose-driven churches
- Bringing tradition into a more contemporary experience
- Placing high value on fellowship and small groups
- Creating a children's ministry that is supported by culture
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Father Michael White
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Links Mentioned in this Episode
- Rebuilt: Awakening the Faithful, Reaching the Lost, and Making Church Matter by Tom Corcoran and Michael White
- The Purpose Driven Church: Every Church Is Big in God's Eyes by Rick Warren
- Creativity Inc.: Overcoming the Unseen Forces that Stand in the Way of True Inspiration by Ed Catmull and Amy Wallace
- Matter Conference
- Rebuilt Parish Association
Quotes from Father Michael:
It's more about health than growth. 
A healthy church becomes a growing church.
The willingness to submit and learn from others will change the game.
We bring forward tradition into a contemporary experience.
