Geoff Hsu's guest appearances

Geoff Hsu

Faith, Work & Rest

The Flourishing Church Podcast

Spiritual Life and Leadership

Amy Sherman

Tod Bolsinger

Jim Mullins

Laura Murray

Tom Nelson

Abraham Kuyper

Kara Powell

Andy Crouch

A.J. Swoboda

Lisa Slayton

Jeff Haanen

Mike Bonem

James Taylor

Tracy Matthews

Curt Thompson

OwlTail

Geoff and Lisa discuss what it means to model a church that flourishes its city. They talk about the different steps churches can be taking towards encouraging its members and its city to reflect God's heart for his Kingdom.

Geoff and Lisa discuss what it means to model a church that flourishes its city. They talk about the different steps churches can be taking towards encouraging its members and its city to reflect God's heart for his Kingdom.

Ep 17: Geoff Hsu - Flourishing Your City

Welcome to Surge’s Faith, Work, and Rest podcast. Our goal is to help ordinary people discern their vocations and reimagine their occupations for the good of their neighbors and the glory of God.In this episode we listen to a conversation between Geoff Hsu and Jim as they discuss a wide range of topics including faith and work, employment, missiology, and more.Dr. Geoff Hsu is Executive Director of Flourish San Diego. Geoff aims to lead others to be apprentices of Jesus who help people and churches become who they were created to be so they may join God to help our city and world flourish. He believes that the dynamic, life-giving message of Jesus has been obscured from people who seek to find meaning and purpose in Him, and works to help recover that message and faithfully communicate it to people today.Links: surgenetwork.com/start-faith-work-rest www.missionaltraining.org/

Welcome to Surge’s Faith, Work, and Rest podcast. Our goal is to help ordinary people discern their vocations and reimagine their occupations for the good of their neighbors and the glory of God. In this episode we listen to a conversation between Geoff Hsu and Jim as they discuss a wide range of topics including faith and work, employment, missiology, and more. Dr. Geoff Hsu is Executive Director of Flourish San Diego. Geoff aims to lead others to be apprentices of Jesus who help people and churches become who they were created to be so they may join God to help our city and world flourish. He believes that the dynamic, life-giving message of Jesus has been obscured from people who seek to find meaning and purpose in Him, and works to help recover that message and faithfully communicate it to people today. Links: <a href="http://surgenetwork.com/start-faith-work-rest" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">surgenetwork.com/start-faith-work-rest</a> <a href="http://www.missionaltraining.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.missionaltraining.org/</a>

Geoff Hsu — Faith, Work, and Spiritual Rhythms

Geoff Hsu knows that how we think about the Gospel affects everything else. It affects the way we think about God.  It affects the way we relate to others.  It affects our leadership.What does the Gospel we believe tell us about God?  About ourselves?  About the world? What role does guilt and shame play in our understanding of the Gospel?  How do forgiveness and grace fit into the Gospel we believe in?  What does the Gospel say is my responsibility in regard to my relationship with God?In this episode, Geoff Hsu, Executive Director of Flourish San Diego, helps us explore what the Gospel is and what it means for the way we live.THIS EPISODE’S HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE:Geoff Hsu says the gospel is good news not only because we are saved out of the world for our sake, but much more because we are saved into the world for its sake.A Four-Chapter Gospel allows us to be able to understand how our entire lives matter and how we can participate in God’s redemptive work.The four chapters of the Four-Chapter Gospel are: 1) Creation, 2) Fall, 3) Redemption, and 4) Restoration.The Two-Chapter Gospel only focuses on Fall and Redemption. It gives us a reason to be saved out of the world for our sake, but it doesn’t give us a reason to be saved into the world for its sake.Flourish San Diego wants to discover ways to engage culture in ways that are redemptive. Not reacting by fortifying ourselves against the culture, or trying to dominate the culture, or even by blending in and accommodating it.Geoff Hsu shares about his own transformation from thinking of the Gospel as two chapters to recognizing the Gospel as four chapters.Geoff Hsu noticed that he was helping people to act Christianly, but he was not actually helping them to become like Christ.The way Geoff Hsu knew he was learning to better understand the Gospel was in the way he was learning how to repent. In the past, when he sinned he would feel terribly guilty about it, as though he needed to beat himself up until he was worthy enough to come back into the Lord’s presence. But then he learned that he was already forgiven and it wasn’t up to him to decide when he was worthy enough to come back into God’s presence.Flourish San Diego commissioned a set of fine art photographs that capture the four chapters of the Gospel.  Those photographs can be viewed and purchased HERE. RELEVANT RESOURCES AND LINKS:Flourish San Diego Homepage:  https://flourishsandiego.org/Twitter:  @FlourishSDGeoff Hsu E-mail:  geoff@flourishsandiego.orgTo view the Four-Chapter Gospel fine art photographs commissioned by Flourish San Diego, CLICK HERE. You can also purchase prints ON THIS PAGE.To leave a review of Spiritual Life and Leadership: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/spiritual-life-and-leadership/id1435252632— Links to Amazon are affiliate links.  If you make a purchase through any of these links, I’ll receive a small commission–which will help pay for the Spiritual Life and LeadersLearn how to lead your church into ministry that matters. Check out my online course, Engaging God's Mission.

Geoff Hsu knows that how we think about the Gospel affects everything else. It affects the way we think about God.  It affects the way we relate to others.  It affects our leadership.What does the Gospel we believe tell us about God?  About ourselves?  About the world? What role does guilt and shame play in our understanding of the Gospel?  How do forgiveness and grace fit into the Gospel we believe in?  What does the Gospel say is my responsibility in regard to my relationship with God?In this episode, Geoff Hsu, Executive Director of <a href="https://flourishsandiego.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Flourish San Diego</a>, helps us explore what the Gospel is and what it means for the way we live. THIS EPISODE’S HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE:<ul><li>Geoff Hsu says the gospel is good news not only because we are saved out of the world for our sake, but much more because we are saved into the world for its sake.</li><li>A Four-Chapter Gospel allows us to be able to understand how our entire lives matter and how we can participate in God’s redemptive work.</li><li>The four chapters of the Four-Chapter Gospel are: 1) Creation, 2) Fall, 3) Redemption, and 4) Restoration.</li><li>The Two-Chapter Gospel only focuses on Fall and Redemption. It gives us a reason to be saved out of the world for our sake, but it doesn’t give us a reason to be saved into the world for its sake.</li><li>Flourish San Diego wants to discover ways to engage culture in ways that are redemptive. Not reacting by fortifying ourselves against the culture, or trying to dominate the culture, or even by blending in and accommodating it.</li><li>Geoff Hsu shares about his own transformation from thinking of the Gospel as two chapters to recognizing the Gospel as four chapters.</li><li>Geoff Hsu noticed that he was helping people to act Christianly, but he was not actually helping them to become like Christ.</li><li>The way Geoff Hsu knew he was learning to better understand the Gospel was in the way he was learning how to repent. In the past, when he sinned he would feel terribly guilty about it, as though he needed to beat himself up until he was worthy enough to come back into the Lord’s presence. But then he learned that he was already forgiven and it wasn’t up to him to decide when he was worthy enough to come back into God’s presence.</li><li>Flourish San Diego commissioned a set of fine art photographs that capture the four chapters of the Gospel.  Those photographs can be viewed and purchased <a href="https://fineartamerica.com/profiles/flourish-san-diego.html?tab=artwork" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">HERE</a>.</li></ul> RELEVANT RESOURCES AND LINKS:<ul><li>Flourish San Diego <ul><li>Homepage:  <a href="https://flourishsandiego.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://flourishsandiego.org/</a></li><li>Twitter:  <a href="https://twitter.com/FlourishSD" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@FlourishSD</a></li></ul></li><li>Geoff Hsu <ul><li>E-mail:  geoff@flourishsandiego.org</li></ul></li><li>To view the Four-Chapter Gospel fine art photographs commissioned by Flourish San Diego, <a href="https://fineartamerica.com/profiles/flourish-san-diego.html?tab=artwork" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">CLICK HERE</a>. <ul><li>You can also purchase prints ON <a href="https://fineartamerica.com/profiles/flourish-san-diego.html?tab=artwork" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">THIS PAGE</a>.</li></ul></li></ul> To leave a review of Spiritual Life and Leadership: <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/spiritual-life-and-leadership/id1435252632" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/spiritual-life-and-leadership/id1435252632</a>— Links to Amazon are affiliate links.  If you make a purchase through any of these links, I’ll receive a small commission–which will help pay for the Spiritual Life and LeadersLearn how to lead your church into ministry that matters. Check out my online course, <a href="https://markuswatson.podia.com/engaging-gods-mission-online-course" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Engaging God's Mission</a>.

9. The Four-Chapter Gospel, with Geoff Hsu, Executive Director of Flourish San Diego