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Making life all about ourselves can leave us feeling more alone. In this episode, Doug, Ryan, and Ethan are joined by Olivia to talk about the pull toward independence, why real community asks something of us, and the freedom of living for something bigger than ourselves.

The cross reveals both the justice and the love of God. In week three of Imperfect People, Ryan Wekenman explores why Jesus died and what He meant by ‘It is finished.’ He invites us to move beyond managing sin and return to the cross as the source of freedom and transformation.

Having more information doesn’t mean we see everything clearly. In this episode, Doug, Ryan, and Ethan explore why belief in the devil can feel outdated, how the stories we trust shape our lives, and what it means to stay grounded in Jesus in a world full of noise.

The lies we believe can shape our lives as though they’re true. In week two of Imperfect People, Doug Wekenman explores how God’s truth challenges the shame and fear that keep us stuck, and why growing in faith means training rather than expecting ourselves to be finished.

Feeling like an imposter can make it hard to receive grace. In this episode, Ryan, Doug, and Ethan talk about shame, honest community, and finding confidence in what God says about us.

God already knows everything you think disqualifies you. He hasn’t changed His mind about calling you. In week one of Imperfect People, we look at the gap between who we are and what God has called us to do, and how His grace gives us the confidence to stop performing and start living on purpose.

Legacy is about more than being remembered. In this episode, Ryan, Doug, and Ethan Matott sit down with youth pastor Ethan Moroles to explore how faith is passed from one life to another. From the people who saw potential in them to the work that can feel ordinary, they reflect on what it means to be part of a story bigger than their own.

Your past does not have to determine your legacy. In this Youth Takeover message, Ethan Moroles opens Paul's letter to Timothy and asks what it looks like to redeem the legacy we have been handed. He looks at remembering where we came from, reigniting the gifts God has placed in us, and the reminder that legacy was never meant to be built alone.

We are living in the most fear-driven, risk-averse generation in history. The guys get into cancel culture, the fear of being misunderstood, and how to trade a spirit of fear for power, love, and a sound mind.

The fear of failure keeps us from the life God is calling us to. In the finale of What Does God Have Planned for Me Next?, Doug Wekenman makes the case that failure isn't fatal and God isn't worried about yours. So hold your plans with open hands and swing for the fence, even when you might miss.

What God has planned for you next usually starts with a single step, not the whole map. In week 4 of What Does God Have Planned for Me Next?, Ryan Wekenman looks at the call of Abraham and the invitation to move toward God one step at a time, trusting that His presence, not a finished plan, is the promised land.

What God has planned for you next is less about the perfect decision and more about who you are following. In this episode, on Doug Wekenman's book launch day for What Does God Have Planned for Me Next?, the guys look back at the first time they stepped into God's plan instead of their own, including the rejection that redirected everything, plus stories from a wild week (a hole in one, a rattlesnake in the driveway). 📖 Get Doug's book, "What Does God Have Planned for Me Next?": https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FQHZ1917

The biggest thing God has planned for you next is not a job or a move, it is knowing Him. In week three of What Does God Have Planned for Me Next? Pastor Ethan tells the story of his own fork in the road after college and shows that the anxious search for the perfect next step settles once you answer who you are following.

God rarely calls the person who feels ready for it. In this episode, Pastor Brad Wilkinson of Christian Life Austin talks about the moment God got hold of a kid who would rather take an F than speak in front of a room, what it looks like to pastor in Austin, and the quiet power of staying.

In week two of What Does God Have Planned for Me Next? Doug Wekenman looks at why the fear of missing out makes it so hard both to choose God's plans and to stay in them. As our options multiply, our commitment and contentment shrink, and we spend our lives second-guessing the story we are already living. The way through is to flip the FOMO: stop fearing the paths you did not take, and start fearing that you will miss the life right in front of you. Own the decision, plant yourself, and learn to remain. The story worth telling is not the one about why you left. It is the one about why you stayed.