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Relational Skills in Real LifeE107 Michel's Parenting StoryOur guest in this episode, Michel Hendricks, is a Thrive relational skills trainer, a consultant who helps churches and mission organizations incorporate relational practices in their ministries, and also the author of "The Other Half of Church". He shares some of the difficulties he ran into as a discipleship pastor and a parent, and how learning more about how God designed our brains and relational skills has helped him love like Jesus loves in these and many other areas of his life. đ Listen to Episode 94: How do Thrive and Relational Skills fit into the Life Model?đ...2025-07-0713 min
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"The modern Church functions more as an organization than a family". A bold statement made by Michel Hendricks (which we agree with, by the way...2025-05-2950 min
Stand Firm ParentsFully Integrated Faith: Parenting from the Other Half of ChurchJake McCandless continues his conversation with Michael Hendrix about brain science and discipleship, focusing on practical steps parents can take to nurture a healthy and resilient faith in their children. Discover why building joy, practicing rest, and showing true connection with your kids can make all the difference. Key Takeaways: Brain science reveals how children learn through joy and rest cycles Parenting with maturity impacts children's natural development Disciplining with grace and maintaining connection builds character Michel Hendricks is a pastor, teacher, and the co-author of The Other Half...2025-03-0522 min
Table & Well PodcastWisdom Keepers: w/Michel Hendricks pt 3 - Elders, Secure Attachment and Multi-ethnic Maturity"Attachment is the 'pipe' that maturity is passed from one vessel to another" ~ Michel HenricksElders are so important in building relationally healthy communities. Without them we are missing a key part and it's nearly impossible. What is the role of elders in community? What does healthy community look like? How do we glean their wisdom? In this new series, Wisdom Keepers: The Role of Elders in Building Relationally Healthy Community not only will these questions and many more be answered, the answers will come directly from Elders.Secure attachment is needed for healthy relational...2025-02-1824 min
Table & Well PodcastWisdom Keepers: w/Michel Hindricks pt. 2 - Elders, Filling the Holes in Our "Cheese""Maturity is like Swiss Cheese, our maturity has holes... When we only stay with people inner same age group, the community has all the same holes,... Multigenerational community is important because elders can see the holes and fill them. So as a community the block of cheese is one solid block..." ~ Michel HenricksElders are so important in building relationally healthy communities. Without them we are missing a key part and it's nearly impossible. What is the role of elders in community? What does healthy community look like? How do we glean their wisdom? In this new...2025-02-1121 min
Table & Well PodcastWisdom Keepers: w/Michel Hendricks- Characteristics of True Elders"Elders by definition have a really well developed right brain skill set...they know how to model a secure attachment,...attune to others emotions even if they don't agree with what happened,...very good at seeing the gold in a person that is not readily apparent,...they are not worried about defending their image,...and they naturally act like themselves rather people are happy about that or not." ~ Michel HenricksElders are so important in building relationally healthy communities. Without them we are missing a key part and it's nearly impossible. What is the role of elders...2025-02-0424 min
A World In TensionS3E7: Brain Science w/ Michel HendricksSeason 3 Theme - One Virtual Road Trip, to Answer One Big Question, told as One Continuous Narrative Arc
Season 3 Focus - To answer one primary question, "How do we effectively live as a collective church body in today's world in tension?"
In this episode, we explore how brain science enhances our understanding to build more meaningful Christian community, foster a healthy environment for spiritual maturity, and avoid the delusions of narcissism.
We have an engaging conversation with author Michel Hendricks about his book 'The Other Half of Church'. We explore how the brain...2024-05-2259 min
Youâre the Cure w/ Dr. Ben EdwardsThe Other Half of Church | Michel HendricksCould we be missing an important piece to growth and maturity? Possibly even neglecting one whole side of our brain?? Dr. Ben interviews Author, Michel Hendricks on how many discipliship lessons and teachings are designed for the left brain to process, but they leave out the important piece of love and relationships. Find out what we can do to engage the right side of our brain when it comes to our growth!
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NeuroDiverse Christian CouplesTrue Transformation & Building Your Relational Skills with Michel HendricksIf you have been following the podcast, you have heard Dan and Stephanie talk about joy, hesed, group identity, and healthy transformation. Today, we talk with Michel Hendriks, the co-author of The Other Half of Church.About our Guest:MICHEL HENDRICKS (MDiv, Denver Seminary; BS, University of Colorado) has been a teacher and trainer for more than twenty-five years. He is the former pastor of spiritual formation at Flatirons Community Church in Lafayette, CO. He has also served and trained people in Argentina, Bolivia, Mexico, Kenya, South Sudan, and Uganda. He is the author of...2024-04-0852 min
The Church LobbyBrain Science, Christian Connection, and Character Development, with Michel Hendricks.Our brains are the most important, but least understood part of our body. In this episode, Karl Vaters interviews Michel Hendricks about the fascinating place where faith and brain science intersect.Michel is the co-author (with Jim Wilder) of The Other Half of Church: Christian Community, Brain Science, and Overcoming Spiritual Stagnation, which Karl listed as one of his top ten books in 2023.If a conversation about brain science sounds intimidating, itâs not. Both the book and this conversation put the cookies on a low shelf for all of us.Michel is the...2024-02-2347 min
GroundedErasing the Epidemic of Loneliness in Church, with Michel HendricksHave you ever felt lonely in church? This episode of Grounded with guest Michel Hendricks will give you hope and help you engage in true community.2023-11-1300 min
Grace Chapel SkanThe Other Half Of Church || Michel HendricksThis week we are joined by Pastor, Speaker, and co author of the book "The Other Half Of Church" Michel Hendricks. He talks to us about his journey towards writing the book. This week Michel takes into Luke 19 where we see an interaction with Jesus and a man named Zacchaeus. We will see how much power relational joy has on our brain and how vital it is to our spiritual formation. 2023-10-0236 min
Those Who Serve The Lord#199 | Anxiety Reduction, Scripture, and Brain Science | Charles StoneHow do you reduce anxiety? What can you do to relax? What does the Scripture say? What does brain science tell us? What about holy noticing and multitasking to do with it? Plenty!Travis welcomes Charles Stone to the show today. Charles has been a pastor for over 40 years serving as a Lead Pastor, Teaching Pastor, Associate Pastor, and Church planter. He has an engineering degree from Georgia Tech, a Master's of Divinity from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, and a Doctorate of Ministry from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. His most recent degree is an executive master's in t...2023-08-081h 21Those Who Serve The Lord#193 | Escaping Enemy Mode in Marriage & Families | Jim WilderWhat do you do when you find yourself in enemy mode in your own family? With your spouse? With your kids? Travis welcomes Jim Wilder back to the show to discuss how to escape enemy mode in marriage, and this time, Travis' wife, Melissa, joins him! It's a conversation that helps equip us to recognize when we go into enemy mode in our marriage or with our kids, and how we can find a way out. This isn't a theoretical conversation, but one rooted in the Fleming household whenever one of its members goes into enemy mode...2023-07-1857 min
The Half Brained ChurchTABLE & WELL PODCAST: The Half Brained Church â Key Ingredients to Create and Maintain Transformative CommunitiesâJoyTable & Well Podcast
HOSTS: Tennison & Ginelle Barry
True transformation, Identity, Character Development, Spiritual Formation, and Discipleship can only happen in healthy communities and relationship with those we have belonging. If this is the case, how do we create, cultivate, and maintain these types of communities? According to Jim wilder and Michel Hendricks there are 4 key ingredients to make that happen:
Finding true Joy through connection and relationships
Love that securely attaches communities (Hesed)
Group Identity that emulates the character of Christ
Creating a culture of uplifting and Healthy Correction
In this episode we will begin unpacking th...2023-06-2100 minThose Who Serve The Lord#179 | Deep Conversation w/ Chris Coursey | The Joy Switch, Pt. 1How is it that some people can know everything about the Bible and know zero about relationships? How do we actually engage with people when they annoy us? How do we tune out of relationships? What has joy got to do with all of this? And moreover, what does any of this have to do with the mission of God? Chris Coursey has an idea!Chris Coursey is an ordained minister, pastoral counselor, published author, and international speaker. He is also the curriculum designer and leader of THRIVE training which uses creative, interactive exercises to train leaders in...2023-05-3058 min
Essential Church PodcastEpisode 152: Neuroscience and Spiritual Formation - A Conversation with Michael HendricksIn this episode we sit down with Michel Hendricks to talk with him about his book The Other Half of Church: Christian Community, Brain Science, and Overcoming Spiritual Stagnation.2023-04-2736 minEssential Church PodcastEpisode 152: Neuroscience and Spiritual Formation - A Conversation with Michael HendricksIn this episode we sit down with Michel Hendricks to talk with him about his book The Other Half of Church: Christian Community, Brain Science, and Overcoming Spiritual Stagnation.2023-04-2736 min
The Grafted Life PodcastPart 4: Exploring God's Design for Transformation (with Dianna Kubacz)Adam Ormord and Debbie Swindoll are joined by Dr. Dianna Kubacz in Part 4 of our series, âExploring Godâs Design for Transformation.â With her training as a medical doctor and experience in medical missions, Dianna was a keynote speaker at our 2023 ESDA Gathering discussing how our brains are wired for transformation.Sharing her parts of her own story of transformation, Dianna shares Godâs invitation to joy through reexamining what it means to be attached to Him.Dr. Allan Schore defines joy as âwhat we experience when we sense another person is glad to be with...2023-04-1152 minThe Grafted Life PodcastPart 2: Exploring God's Design for Transformation (with Michel Hendricks)Michel Hendricks, co-author of The Other Half of Church, joins Adam Ormord and Debbie Swindoll for a conversation on how we are wired for relating to God and others. Sharing his personal story of encountering Jesus and his own spiritual journey, Michel relates how he came to a place of confusion and need. This, in turn, led him to Jim Wilder and learning how the brain is designed for change.When describing growth, nutrients of relational soil include things like joy, gratitude, and group identity. By growing...2023-03-0758 minThe Grafted Life PodcastPart 1: Exploring God's Design for Transformation (with Debbie Swindoll)Debbie Swindoll founded Grafted Life Ministries with her husband Curt, and she served as Executive Director for twelve years. Debbie has enjoyed the study of relational theology and the intersection of faith and neuroscience, often called neurotheology.Why do we learn more about God, but often we are not experiencing true spiritual transformation? Can people really change? How do people change? In this conversation, Adam Ormord and Debbie explore Godâs design for our attachment to Him. Debbie shares one of the vignettes from the gospel of Mark where the...2023-02-2151 min
Vineyard Church Laguna Niguel PodcastConfusion â Michel HendricksConfusion- Michel Hendricks 2.5.2023 Continue reading â2023-02-0500 minThose Who Serve The Lord#143 | Rare Leadership, Pt. 2 | Marcus WarnerPart 2! Travis and Marcus continue discussing Marcus' book, Rare Leadership, the book that leaders are picking up and passing around to others. It's about relationships. Marcus brings his gift of creating memorable mnemonic devices such as RARE, CAKE, FISH, and so much more. The difference between a healthy culture and toxic culture in any organization is revealed in the motivation of fear or joy. This book is more than a book simply on leadership, it's a book about relationships the way God intended them to be. It's not about your IQ, natural ability, talents, or...2023-01-061h 10Those Who Serve The Lord#142 | Rare Leadership, Pt. 1 | Marcus WarnerWe welcome Marcus Warner back in the studio! Travis and Marcus discuss Marcus' book, Rare Leadership, the book that leaders are picking up and passing around to others. It's more than a book simply on leadership, it's a book about relationships the way God intended them to be. It's not about your IQ, natural ability, talents, or how to manipulate people. It's about caring for the people around you. God cares about how we lead in the context of relationships. It's not about results at all costs, but caring about others. This is a conversation...2022-12-3041 minThose Who Serve The Lord#141 | Escaping Enemy Mode, Pt. 2 | Jim WilderThe second part of our conversation w/Jim Wilder about his newest book, "Escaping Enemy Mode." How do we really love our enemies? What does enemy mode look like? More of that and more on today's Apollos Watered! Help to water thirsty souls around the world by partnering with Apollos Watered and transform your world today!Learn more about Life Model Works.If you want to learn more about neurotheology check out our previous conversations: #140: Jim Wilder, Escaping Enemy Mode, Pt. 1#107: Jim Wilder, God on the Brain...2022-12-2356 minThose Who Serve The Lord#140 | Escaping Enemy Mode, Pt. 1 | Jim WilderWe welcome neurotheologian Jim Wilder back to the show to discuss his newest book, Escaping Enemy Mode. What are the signs of spiritual maturity? Jim believes that it is the ability to endure suffering well, but it also means loving our enemies. How do we do that when we seemingly have enemies everywhere? How do we stand for truth and love them without giving away our convictions? You must listen in to find out! Learn more about Life Model Works.If you want to learn more about neurotheology check out our previous conversations: 2022-12-1652 min
Simple Faith with Rusty GeorgeEpisode 223: Drew Moore makes becoming a disciple making church simple.Drew Moore is my guest this week, and Iâm so glad to have him on the podcast. Drew is the lead pastor of Canyon Ridge Church, a church in Las Vegas that has an incredible legacy. The founding pastor is my friend and friend of RLC, Mike Breaux (you can hear Mike on the podcast here). Watching Drew's journey, I can say that I've learned so much from him about what it means to make disciples and I hope you'll appreciate his insights too.Drew and I talk about his journey becoming lead pastor, leading a...2022-10-1948 minThe Half Brained ChurchTABLE & WELL PODCAST: The Half Brained Church â Key Ingredients to Create and Maintain Transformative CommunitiesâJoyTable & Well Podcast
HOSTS: Tennison & Ginelle Barry
True transformation, Identity, Character Development, Spiritual Formation, and Discipleship can only happen in healthy communities and relationship with those we have belonging. If this is the case, how do we create, cultivate, and maintain these types of communities? According to Jim wilder and Michel Hendricks there are 4 key ingredients to make that happen:
Finding true Joy through connection and relationships
Love that securely attaches communities (Hesed)
Group Identity that emulates the character of Christ
Creating a culture of uplifting and Healthy Correction
In this episode we will begin unpacking th...2022-09-2800 min
REimagineEpisode #131 [REPLAY] Glued to Jesus: A Conversation about Neurotheology with Dr. Jim WilderSend us a textThis week is our first ever rebroadcast of an episode we shared in May of 2021. Next Week we kick off our new season with brand new interviews and all of the witty banter you've come to expect from the ReImagine Podcast.On this episode we have the opportunity to hear from Dr. Jim Wilder. Jim is the founder and chief neurotheologian at Life Model Works, linking brain science with the Bible to create simple, practical tools for churches to build authentic community and transform lives. 2022-09-2350 minThe Grafted Life PodcastBeginnings: The Grafted Life Story - Part TwoIn the continuation of this two-part series, we invite Monica Romig Green and DebbieSwindoll to share what it was like to create a three-year arc, âLife with God: The Journey of Relationship.âMonicaâs theater background and Debbieâs experience as a Bible teacher both combined unique elements making LWG rooted in Scripture and fleshed out in community experience. We explore the intention and design behind the scenes, as well as other Grafted Life formation studies structured to provide character re-formation in relationship.Resources Mentioned:Known By Love...2022-08-2432 minThose Who Serve The Lord#113 | Truth, Trauma, and Transformation, Pt. 2 | Jami StaplesTravis welcomes Jami Staples back to the show for the second part of our conversation. Jami is the founder and CEO of The Truth Collective and in this second part of our conversation, she discusses the lies that women believe, how trauma plays into our understanding of sin, and how Jesus heals our trauma. Trauma has become the new mission field for sharing Jesus. It's a challenging and eye-opening conversation that helps us heal and offer Jesus as a healer to others. Learn more about The Truth Collective. For those working with Muslims:#57...2022-07-2240 minThose Who Serve The Lord#112 | Truth, Trauma, and Transformation, Pt. 1 | Jami StaplesTravis welcomes Jami Staples to the show, the founder and CEO of The Truth Collective. What does transformation look like? How do those in trauma come to know Jesus and be transformed by Him? What do they have to say to us? How do we experience healing as they have? Jami is one of those once-in-a-lifetime kinds of people you meet who is articulate, frank, fun, and willing to challenge the status quo. She has a heart for women, specifically Muslim women to come to know Jesus and be transformed by Him. She is open, honest, and...2022-07-1938 min
The Garrett Ashley Mullet ShowâThe Other Half of Churchâ by Michel Hendricks and E. James WilderMichel Hendricks, author of 'The Other Half of Church,' is former pastor of spiritual formation at Flatirons Community Church in Lafayette, Colorado.Â
Over 25 years of teaching and training others has taken him all over the world. With a bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from the University of Colorado in Boulder, plus an MDiv degree from Denver Seminary, he has the credentials and resume to write and sell this book, and modern American Christians especially can be relied on to read it enthusiastically.
His partner in that endeavor and others related, Dr. Jim Wilder has 30 years of e...2022-07-101h 01Those Who Serve The Lord#110 | Embracing Your Relational Reformation, Pt. 2 | Michel HendricksTravis and Michel Hendricks continue their discussion on the relational reformation that is taking place in the church. Far too often, our church models have been built on the best practices established by churches considered to be "successful" because they know how to attract a crowd. Many of these successful churches have more of a performance mentality that they have pursued in the worship service. Many of these well-intentioned leaders have sought to get people to church thinking that they needed to have the service as a performance for people to come to and be part of...2022-07-0135 minThose Who Serve The Lord#109 | Embracing Your Relational Reformation, Pt. 1 | Michel HendricksTravis welcomes Michel Hendricks to the show! In the past few decades, so much of church and the Christian life has been about simply gaining information that leads us to believe and hopefully do the right things. However, as time has gone on, many Christ-followers have felt that there is more. Could there be something that we are missing? As the pandemic revealed, we are built for connection to God first and then with others second. In fact, our brains are divinely wired for both, and yet many within the church have neglected this important part of our makeup...2022-06-2447 minThose Who Serve The Lord#107 | God on Your Brain, Pt. 1 | Jim WilderTravis welcomes Jim Wilder to the show! Jim is a neurotheologian who specializes in helping us become fully human Christ-followers. Travis and Jim discuss neurotheology, how the brain works, and how God has wired the truth of who He is into our brains. It's one of the most fun and informative conversations and it's sure to deepen your relationship with God and others. This is truly a must-listen! Listen to other episodes with Jim Wilder:#108 Jim Wilder, Pt. 2-God on the Brain (intro to neurotheology)And other episodes on neurotheology: #109 Michel...2022-06-1049 min
Joy Fueled and Jesus LedWhat is the Relational Revolution and What Are Its Key Components?A relational revolution is sweeping through Godâs people globally. As the Training Champion for LK10, my key question has been âHow do we help facilitate church in ways that help people grow healthy attachments to God and each other?â Duty-driven, guilt-based, programmatic, building center, pastor-led forms of church have proven ineffective in seeing sustained character development and spontaneous multiplication. In this episode, I break down the five key components of this fundamental change that comes from seeing salvation as healthy attachment to God. If this is your first time hearing about being church relationally, you might want to pick u...2022-05-1215 min
Celebrate Story!Celebrate Story! - What is the Church? Part 2: An Interview with Author Michel Hendricks, The Other Half of ChurchThis week Julie is bringing you a great interview with Michel Hendricks, one of the authors of the book The Other Half of Church. Michel is a teacher, trainer, inventor and author. Drawing from the cross-section of the Bible and brain science, he helps churches and communities implement a relational discipleship that transforms. He is the director of Life Model consulting at Life Model Works and is the co-author with Dr. Jim Wilder of the book The Other Half of Church: Christian Community, Brain Science, and Overcoming Spiritual Stagnation. He is a graduate of The University of Colorado, Boulder...2022-05-0956 min
Exponential Groups Podcast with Allen WhiteMichel Hendricks on Half Brained Christianity and the role of Neuroscience in Making DisciplesMichel Hendricks discusses a neurological and theological approach to becoming more like Christ. While not ignoring the rational, left side of the brain, Michel shares how the right side of the brain is where character develops through the four elements of joy, hesed, group identity, and healthy correction. The presence or absence of these elements also determines the ability of narcissism to heal or thrive in a Christian community. Michel Hendricks is the co-author with Dr. Jim Wilder of The Other Half of Church: Christian Community, Brain Science and Overcoming Spiritual Stagnation. He is the d...2022-03-2839 min
The gsLIVE PodcastGifted for the Work of the GospelTry this group activity to help see our need for the Gospel: Before you begin, share that this is a safe space and that we will be answering questions AND asking for no one to respond to give advice or make comment about what is shared. We are not looking for advice, but for our weaknesses to be able to sit in the open with our communities and to have space to be felt â only asking Jesus to help us. Ask everyone in the group to share a physical weakness they have had this last week (headache, a cold, et...2022-03-1342 min
Shifting CultureEp. 45 Carey Sims - Creating Space for Faith to FlourishIn this episode Carey Sims shares her journey towards embodying faith and helping others create space to hear from and discern the voice of God. From art to business to ministry and family, she helps create places for faith to be caught and lived out.Carey Sims serves as director of The Center for Faith and Leadership (Fredericksburg, Virginia, USA) where she and her husband, Gannon, are training and equipping the next generation of leaders through faith formation and leadership development. As the founder of Created Space (www.createdspace.org) Carey offers short courses on l...2022-03-0846 min
Face to Face PodcastE114 - Michel Hendricks | The Other Half of Church (Continued...)We've had this guest before, but this conversation takes things to an entirely new level. Join us for a continuation of our conversation with Michel Hendricks, author of "The Other Half of Church" - a must-read for anyone in church leadership. This episode is incredibly timely and relevant on many levels. Enjoy. lifemodelworks.org/consulting-services2022-02-2254 min
Remnant of Israel Shabbat MessagesWhole-Brained Spiritual GrowthIn his message today, Philip Snell begins a new multi-week series suggested by the book "The Other Half of Church: Christian Community, Brain Science, and Overcoming Spiritual Stagnation" by Jim Wilder and Michel Hendricks. Covered today is the difference between the right and left halves of the brain and how they work together to give us our character and personality. 2021-12-251h 17
Table & Well PodcastTHBC Part 35: Whole-Brain Christianity ~ It Comes Back Full Circle to Maturity If living Whole-Brained is truly how God created us, why don't we? Why does it seem so hard to live relationally? What are we missing, or is this really just a unrealistic utopian dream? Or does it simply come back full circle to maturity?Tennison and Ginelle conclude their conversation, this series, and this season on the Half Brained Church. Join the as they unpack how living a Whole-Brained Christianity relies heavily on growing and living in the fullness of your maturity. They also discuss what happens when there is no clear plan to mature God's people and th...2021-12-2158 minTable & Well PodcastTHBC Part 34: Whole-Brain Christianity ~ Practical Steps and Results to Living Whole-Brained, part 2If living Whole-Brained is truly how God created us, why don't we? Why does it seem so hard to live relationally? What are we missing, or is this really just a unrealistic utopian dream? Or is it simply, we don't have the relational skills?Tennison and Ginelle continue their conversation about practical skills that, when practiced, will help you live more relationally aware and mature. They will also talk about what your results could be when these skills are practiced.Part 2 of 2This series is an adaptation of the book "The Other Half of C...2021-12-1626 min