🔥 The Fire Forged Leader Podcast | Episode Title: Beyond Sunday with David Johnson – From Church Pews to the Streets
🎙️ Guest: David Johnson
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🔍 Description (Google & YouTube Optimized)
In this powerful episode of The Fire Forged Leader Podcast, host Steve Baumgartner sits down with David Johnson, author of Beyond Sunday, to challenge the modern church’s definition of service, leadership, and faith in action.
From jukebox missions in Mississippi to helping addicts find freedom in Memphis, David shares deeply personal stories about growing up with a faithful father, navigating real-world evangelism, and building grassroots brotherhoods. Discover what it means to be the church outside the walls and why faith without works is dead.
💥 Learn how servant leadership isn't about comfort—it's about action, sacrifice, and walking like Jesus walked.
✅ Whether you're a pastor, leader, man of faith, or just searching, this episode will reshape how you view leadership, service, and the church's role in today’s world.
⏱️ TIMESTAMPS
00:00 – Parable of the Cotton Picker & The Edge of the Fields
01:22 – Introduction to David Johnson
02:00 – Growing up in Mississippi: Faithful family, sports, and life lessons
03:45 – Working in juke joints with his father: Light in dark places
05:53 – His father’s legacy of generosity and fearless witness
08:13 – Meeting Steve at a Disciple concert and shared mission
10:30 – Helping We Fight Monsters with housing and connections
12:45 – Launching a brotherhood call with former addicts, veterans & leaders
14:20 – The Beyond Sunday origin story and writing the book
15:40 – Church comfort vs. biblical command to go and serve
17:26 – Parable of the Good Samaritan and the cotton field explained
19:45 – What true servant leadership looks like, based on Jesus
22:09 – Accountability and truth in leadership
24:27 – The Church is people, not buildings: A call to wake up
26:52 – Faith vs. cultural love: Redefining what love really is
28:27 – The judgment seat: What have you done for Jesus?
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