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The latest research data has shown that many people are leaving the church. Why is this? Over the next several weeks we're going to explore the idea that many people may be disengaging from the church because the church isn't equipping believers to truly follow Jesus. In other words, we have a discipleship problem. In today's episode, we begin talking about the importance of spiritual disciples or spiritual practices in the life of Jesus' followers. Through bible intake, prayer, sabbath, and giving, we experience the Spirit’s power that shapes us as disciples. 

The latest research data has shown that many people are leaving the church. Why is this? Over the next several weeks we're going to explore the idea that many people may be disengaging from the church because the church isn't equipping believers to truly follow Jesus. In other words, we have a discipleship problem. Today we discuss why theology matters for the church and why disciples must cultivate a lifestyle of knowing God.

The latest research data has shown that many people are leaving the church. Why is this? Over the next several weeks we're going to explore the idea that many people may be disengaging from the church because the church isn't equipping believers to truly follow Jesus. In other words, we have a discipleship problem. In today's episode, we lay the foundation for why this is occurring and some tangible steps to take to reorient our lives around discipleship.

There’s quite a bit going on in our lives that give us cause for concern, and not to mention all the craziness that surrounds us in the world. Often we find these concerns begin to dominate our lives, transforming into worry and anxiety. Both can become debilitating and can lead us away from the life of freedom Jesus wants for us. We finish up our short series today by looking at the necessity of a humble relationship with God as the remedy for our anxiety, worry, and stress.

There’s quite a bit going on in our lives that give us cause for concern, and not to mention all the craziness that surrounds us in the world. Often we find these concerns begin to dominate our lives, transforming into worry and anxiety. Both can become debilitating and can lead us away from the life of freedom Jesus wants for us. In part four of our series, we look at how we can strive to understand our worries and, by the power of God, learn to control them.

There’s quite a bit going on in our lives that give us cause for concern, and not to mention all the craziness that surrounds us in the world. Often we find these concerns begin to dominate our lives, transforming into worry and anxiety. Both can become debilitating and can lead us away from the life of freedom Jesus wants for us. Over the next several weeks, we’ll be exploring how God’s word addresses our worry and anxiety and how the gospel can free us from living in fear. In part three we look at how many of us experience anxiety: fear of the future. How can we bring these fears to God and experience freedom?

There’s quite a bit going on in our lives that give us cause for concern, and not to mention all the craziness that surrounds us in the world. Often we find these concerns begin to dominate our lives, transforming into worry and anxiety. Both can become debilitating and can lead us away from the life of freedom Jesus wants for us. Over the next several weeks, we’ll be exploring how God’s word addresses our worry and anxiety and how the gospel can free us from living in fear. This week we unpack a bit of what it means to give our worry and anxiety over to God rather than hold it all in. 

There’s quite a bit going on in our lives that give us cause for concern, and not to mention all the craziness that surrounds us in the world. Often we find these concerns begin to dominate our lives, transforming into worry and anxiety. Both can become debilitating and can lead us away from the life of freedom Jesus wants for us. Over the next several weeks, we’ll be exploring how God’s word addresses our worry and anxiety and how the gospel can free us from living in fear. In part one, we look at Jesus’ teaching in Matthew 6 and discuss what he means by saying, “So don’t worry.”

In this episode, we interview Ryan Brown, Chief Development Officer of Food for the Hungry. We discuss the reality of human poverty worldwide and how Food for the Hungry seeks to end all forms of human poverty by going to the hard places and walking with the world’s most vulnerable people. We also consider tangible ways for the local church to press in on the essential work of ending poverty locally and globally.

One in four people in the world are or have been refugees. Disciples of Jesus are called to welcome and bless those who have had to flee their homes for many reasons. In this episode, we welcome Amy Yenerich and dialogue on how we can show the love of Christ to the men, women, and children who are refugees here in our communities.

CLASSIC REPLAY EPISODE 35: If we really want to learn a new language we must immerse ourselves in it and practice it over and over again. Becoming fluent in the gospel happens in the same way—after believing the gospel we must intentionally rehearse it (to ourselves and others) and immerse ourselves in its truth. The gospel impacts us not just theologically, but practically. In this episode, we dive into what it means to become a gospel fluent people who learn how to speak the truths of Jesus into the everyday stuff of life.

As followers of Jesus, we are called to make disciples in the very spaces God has placed us. In this episode, we interview Chris Priebe,  a pastor and entrepreneur in Phoenix, AZ, who explains how he strives to live on God's mission by running a local coffee shop. Chris gives us the encouragement and practical wisdom we need for our very own vocations