Organic church LifeQuality with Greg Aikins Tue, 26 May 2026 12:21:45 -0400 https://www.buzzsprout.com/2388682 en-us © 2026 Organic church LifeQuality with Greg Aikins yes e39078cd-5aae-5c5d-89be-8ce61858d1af Greg Aikins episodic false LifeQuality International was founded with a vision to help people live meaningful lives, in healthy relationships with their Creator, with each other and with themselves.  Greg is an ordained minister and missiologist with over 40 years of experience in cross-cultural ministry and leadership.  In these podcasts we want to focus on what it truly means to be the church of Jesus Christ in the 21st century.

]]> Buzzsprout (https://www.buzzsprout.com) Greg Aikins https://storage.buzzsprout.com/7pi3y2749b5runw6ue17umn0q4m6?.jpg Organic church LifeQuality with Greg Aikins Christians, "thinly disguised as professionals" (Interview with Fred and Anastassia Naff - part 2) Christians, "thinly disguised as professionals" (Interview with Fred and Anastassia Naff - part 2) Two professionals, one Greek and one American, who see their vocations as opportunities to serve Jesus Christ. What does it mean to them to be Christians? And what is "church" to them? Let's learn from Fred and Anatassia's experience of being involved in God's mission in Greece.

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]]> Two professionals, one Greek and one American, who see their vocations as opportunities to serve Jesus Christ. What does it mean to them to be Christians? And what is "church" to them? Let's learn from Fred and Anatassia's experience of being involved in God's mission in Greece.

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]]> https://www.lifequalitynetwork.org/podcast Greg Aikins Buzzsprout-19242927 Tue, 26 May 2026 12:00:00 -0400 1202 Christian professionals, Greece, organic church, missional church 1 12 full false Nr. 11: A road less traveled leads to dreams come true in Greece (Interview with Fred and Anastassia Naff - 1) Nr. 11: A road less traveled leads to dreams come true in Greece (Interview with Fred and Anastassia Naff - 1)  An architect and a pharmacist from two different worlds meet in Italy, marry and decide to live in Greece.  Faith in Christ and a call to serve his kingdom bind them together.  But God, who knows the desire of our hearts also allows them to realize their dreams as well.  Let their story inspire you as you seek to engage with Jesus as part of his family on his mission. 

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]]>  An architect and a pharmacist from two different worlds meet in Italy, marry and decide to live in Greece.  Faith in Christ and a call to serve his kingdom bind them together.  But God, who knows the desire of our hearts also allows them to realize their dreams as well.  Let their story inspire you as you seek to engage with Jesus as part of his family on his mission. 

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]]> Greg Aikins Buzzsprout-19206337 Tue, 19 May 2026 19:00:00 -0400 1273 Missional church, organic church, Christian professionals, marital team 1 11 full false Nr. 10: Nurturing the body of Christ to maturity (B) Nr. 10: Nurturing the body of Christ to maturity (B)  The body of Christ is beyond our local church and our immediate circle.  What does it mean when we say that Christ's goal is to bring His Church to full maturity?  How does that happen and what part should we play in it?  Greg discusses this and makes some suggestions about how we can be involved in God's mission. 

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]]>  The body of Christ is beyond our local church and our immediate circle.  What does it mean when we say that Christ's goal is to bring His Church to full maturity?  How does that happen and what part should we play in it?  Greg discusses this and makes some suggestions about how we can be involved in God's mission. 

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]]> Greg Aikins Buzzsprout-18958956 Fri, 03 Apr 2026 14:00:00 -0400 1991 full false Nr 9: "Nurturing the church to maturity - A" (The mission of God has a church - 4) Nr 9: "Nurturing the church to maturity - A" (The mission of God has a church - 4)  The vision of God is for whole lands, whole nations, every people group and all inhabitants of this world.  And to see that this vision becomes a reality we are all joined together in Christ and each have our role to play.  The more that we learn to work together in synergy under the leadership of Jesus Christ, the better.  Greg explores God's goal for the whole Church from Ephesians 4 and how our vision needs to align with Christ's. 

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]]>  The vision of God is for whole lands, whole nations, every people group and all inhabitants of this world.  And to see that this vision becomes a reality we are all joined together in Christ and each have our role to play.  The more that we learn to work together in synergy under the leadership of Jesus Christ, the better.  Greg explores God's goal for the whole Church from Ephesians 4 and how our vision needs to align with Christ's. 

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]]> Greg Aikins Buzzsprout-18897496 Mon, 23 Mar 2026 21:00:00 -0400 1991 Christian church, organic church, maturity, Ephesians 4, nurture 1 9 full false 8 - Two or three: The smallest unit of Church (The mission of God has a church - 3) 8 - Two or three: The smallest unit of Church (The mission of God has a church - 3) Jesus says that wherever two or three are gathered in his name, he is there among them. Is the church really as complicated as we often think? Or is it basically simple? Greg talks about the basic unit of church, why it's necessary and what it looks like to meet regularly with one or two other friends of Jesus.

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]]> Jesus says that wherever two or three are gathered in his name, he is there among them. Is the church really as complicated as we often think? Or is it basically simple? Greg talks about the basic unit of church, why it's necessary and what it looks like to meet regularly with one or two other friends of Jesus.

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]]> Greg Aikins Buzzsprout-18718617 Fri, 20 Feb 2026 12:00:00 -0500 1316 1 8 full false 7 - Twin Valley Coffee & Organic Church: Interview with Lynne Burkholder (2) 7 - Twin Valley Coffee & Organic Church: Interview with Lynne Burkholder (2) Can a Christian owned business be an expression of organic church? Listen as Greg continues his conversation with Lynne Burkholder. How might God be using curiosity and imagination to do something new in his mission in the world?

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]]> Can a Christian owned business be an expression of organic church? Listen as Greg continues his conversation with Lynne Burkholder. How might God be using curiosity and imagination to do something new in his mission in the world?

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]]> Greg Aikins Buzzsprout-17487303 Thu, 10 Jul 2025 20:00:00 -0400 1913 1 7 full false 6 - Twin Valley Coffee & Organic Church: Interview with Lynne Burkholder (1) 6 - Twin Valley Coffee & Organic Church: Interview with Lynne Burkholder (1) Can a Christian business also be an expression of organic church? Listen in on the conversation with Lynne Burkholder, where she describes how God has led her and her husband to found this unique, family-run business. Could Jesus be showing us a new expression of his body at work in the 21st century?

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]]> Can a Christian business also be an expression of organic church? Listen in on the conversation with Lynne Burkholder, where she describes how God has led her and her husband to found this unique, family-run business. Could Jesus be showing us a new expression of his body at work in the 21st century?

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]]> Greg Aikins Buzzsprout-17348924 Mon, 16 Jun 2025 20:00:00 -0400 2019 Christian owned business, business as mission, entrepeneurship, organic church 1 6 full false 5 - The mission of God has a church: Our world a mission field? So what? 5 - The mission of God has a church: Our world a mission field? So what? Is my neighborhood a mission field? Greg explores the implications of answering "yes" to that question, both as individual Christians and as churches.

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]]> Is my neighborhood a mission field? Greg explores the implications of answering "yes" to that question, both as individual Christians and as churches.

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]]> Greg Aikins Buzzsprout-17124171 Thu, 08 May 2025 14:00:00 -0400 970 full false 4 - The mission of God has a church (1): Self-image 4 - The mission of God has a church (1): Self-image Author Richard Rohr says, "When you get your 'Who am I?' question right, all the 'What should I do?' questions tend to take care of themselves." How do we see ourselves as the church? Greg explores this question in this podcast and explains why how we answer it affects everything.

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]]> Author Richard Rohr says, "When you get your 'Who am I?' question right, all the 'What should I do?' questions tend to take care of themselves." How do we see ourselves as the church? Greg explores this question in this podcast and explains why how we answer it affects everything.

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]]> Greg Aikins Buzzsprout-17037431 Thu, 24 Apr 2025 11:00:00 -0400 913 full false Organic church LifeQuality, episode 3: "The Mission of God has a church" Organic church LifeQuality, episode 3: "The Mission of God has a church" Missions is often thought of as something the church does.  But what if mission is the reason the church exists?  Greg discusses this and asks what the difference might mean to us as followers of Jesus. 

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]]> Missions is often thought of as something the church does.  But what if mission is the reason the church exists?  Greg discusses this and asks what the difference might mean to us as followers of Jesus. 

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]]> Greg Aikins Buzzsprout-16208680 Mon, 02 Dec 2024 13:00:00 -0500 531 1 3 full false Organic church LifeQuality episode 2 "How well can they see Jesus?" Organic church LifeQuality episode 2 "How well can they see Jesus?" "The medium is the message."  Greg explores what God has chosen as the best medium to share the message about Jesus Christ with others.

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]]> "The medium is the message."  Greg explores what God has chosen as the best medium to share the message about Jesus Christ with others.

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]]> Greg Aikins Buzzsprout-16109150 Mon, 18 Nov 2024 14:00:00 -0500 652 1 2 full false Organic church LifeQuality, episode 1: What is "church"? Organic church LifeQuality, episode 1: What is "church"?  Our way of doing "church" may be typical and predictable. But is this what "church" really is? Greg explores the questions "How does Christ's body appear if outsiders see it through our church forms?" and "How well can people recognize Jesus in our church forms as they are?" 

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]]>  Our way of doing "church" may be typical and predictable. But is this what "church" really is? Greg explores the questions "How does Christ's body appear if outsiders see it through our church forms?" and "How well can people recognize Jesus in our church forms as they are?" 

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