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In this episode of Salty Believer Unscripted, Bryan Catherman and Josiah move to the topic of Sinai and ask what Israel’s chosenness actually meant. Anchored in Exodus 19 and Deuteronomy 7, they show that Israel was chosen by grace, not because they were impressive, and called to be God’s treasured possession, a kingdom of priests, and a holy nation for the sake of his larger redemptive purposes. They also look at why the law followed redemption, how the land was covenantally conditioned under Moses, and why exile was not a glitch but covenant judgment. In other words, the deepest issue was never merely the possession of land, but whether an unholy people could dwell with a holy God, which sets the stage for the prophets’ push for heart change, the Spirit, and the new covenant. Find more resources and information at SaltyBeliever.com.

Before jumping to headlines, modern Israel, or end-times conclusions, Bryan Catherman and Josiah Walker slow down and ask the more basic and more important question: What did God actually promise Abraham? Walking through Genesis 12, 15, 17, and 22, they trace the promise of land, seed, and blessing and show that it is real, covenantal, and rooted in history, yet already bigger than one man, one nation, or one strip of land. If we are going to think clearly about Israel, we have to begin where the Bible begins. Episode 2 of “Israel, the Church, and God’s Promises” starts where this conversation has to start: Genesis. Copyright 2026. For more information, please visit SaltyBeliever.com.

This episode kicks off a new series called “Israel, the Church, and God’s Promises.” Bryan Catherman and Josiah Walker want to work out a series of questions for their own exploration of how Israel relates to the church and much more. What do we mean by biblical Israel, ethnic Israel, covenant Israel, remnant Israel, the church, and modern Israel? Why does this subject become such a distraction in church life, and why do so many Christians feel like they’re one wrong sentence away from being called pro-Israel, anti-Israel, or liberal? What does the Bible say? How might we think about this? What does this matter? This is the introduction to a 9-week series on this topic. Copyright 2026.

In this episode of Salty Believer Unscripted, Max Dietz and Daniel the Intern join Bryan Catherman to discuss how youth ministry helps train up the next generation of pastors and ministers. Can ministry be more than fun programming for young people? What’s the role of children in discipleship? And what’s Max, a youth minister, doing to come alongside parents in their responsibilities to disciple their children? Copyright 2026. For more information, please visit SaltyBeliever.com.

How do you know who to disciple? How do you know when to stop discipling someone? How do you know when you’re making progress? When are we done? In this episode of Salty Believer Unscripted, Josiah Walker and Bryan Catherman talk about how to access a disciple and the discipleship process. Copyright 2026. Find more information at SaltyBeliever.com.

How do we bring young people into the life of the Church? Kirk Galster, Josiah Walker, and Bryan Catherman discuss a challenging topic. Should the church include children in aspects of the worship gathering, such as collecting the offering, serving on the worship team, and leading in other ways? Should little kids become members? It's more than just including children in the worship service. This is about really bringing them in. How can children be included in the life of the Church, and how does this help train up the next generation? Copyright 2026. Find more information at SaltyBeliever.com.

Learning to listen to sermons does’t just happen by showing up, and the next generation needs to learn how to listen to sermons. It’s by listening to sermons with the desire to grow and think critically, week by week, over many years, that people learn and grow. In this episode, Bryan Catherman and Josiah Walker discuss the idea of preaching as discipleship and training. What is preaching? How does it do the training and discipleship work? Should the Gospel be there every week? What kind of preaching? They discuss these questions and many others. Copyright 2026. In addition, this episode of Salty Believer Unscripted was unsponsored by 9Marks and therefore, shared an unsolicited, unpaid advertisement for the 9Marks podcast, “Bible Talk.” (Seriously, 9Marks didn’t pay us to talk about it and don’t even know we did it. We just like “Bible Talk.”)

As we consider what's needed to train the next generation of Christians, Bryan Catherman and Josiah Walker discuss one-on-one discipleship. Why is one-on-one discipleship important? How do we do one-on-one discipleship? What might be the pushback? Why don't we do it? They discuss these questions and share some tools they use for one-on-one discipleship. Find more videos and resources like this one, book recommendations, and more at SaltyBeliever.com. Copyright 2026.

There seems to be a boost of young men becoming Christians and engaging with the local church. Is it true? With the significance of generational differences, how are the Boomers and Gen-X generation going to train the Millennials and Zoomers (Gen-Z and Gen-A) if there are more young men coming to church? In this Salty Believer Unscripted series, Bryan Catherman and Josiah Walker start a series about training up the next generations for ministries. Bryan also deals with a hate-mail email concern. And they've started an unsolicited, unsponsored advertisement that's fitting for an unscripted podcast. Learn more and find more resources at SaltyBeliever.com. Copyright 2026.

How can a church incorporate a creed, confession, or catechism in weekly gatherings and services? Should they? Before dealing with the primary question, we must define the terms. What is a creed? What is a confession? What’s the difference? What is a catechism? How can we use these things in our spiritual journey? How do they help us grow? How can they be used in weekly worship services? Should they be used in this setting? If a Pastor wants to integrate these things, how does he get there? These are the questions found in the conversation of this episode of Salty Believer Unscripted. Find more information about creeds, confessions, and catechisms, as well as podcasts and other resources for ministry and the Christian journey, at SaltyBeliever.com. Copyright 2026.

Bryan Catherman is taking a journey through John as a YouTube, simple, 5-minute daily Bible study. He and Josiah Walker discuss what’s behind it, why do it, and how it works on this episode of Salty Believer Unscripted. Find the Journey Through John on the SaltyBeliever.com Youtube channel. (https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLyBUHemqv16QgYd4FM9YJVku3t0JFfYKU&si=j1PaSMaJ_xVHS_X7) Copyright 2026. For more information, please visit SaltyBeliever.com.

Daniel, the intern, has been serving behind the scenes of Salty Believer Unscripted. We’re not really sure what a podcast intern does, but Salty Believer Unscripted has had a long, wonderful line of interns. As we do our part to help raise up the next generation of ministers, we have an intern, and sometimes we challenge said intern to do things beyond their comfort zone. Therefore, this is a special intern episode. In this episode, Daniel the Intern tells us about his premium, Schuyler Bible, and his daily reading disciplines. Copyright 2026. For more information, please visit SaltyBeliever.com.

This episode deals with change. For one, the podcast has added video and brought about change. Bryan Catherman and Josiah Walker are talking about change. Change is constant in life, so it seems we would do well to learn how to deal with change, especially in church. Copyright 2026. For more information, please visit SaltyBeliever.com.

How do we form better spiritual habits? How do we stick to them? How do we achieve our Bible reading goals? What stops us? How do we say no to bad habits and yes to good habits? This is the conversation in this episode of Salty Believer Unscripted. For more information and resources, please visit SaltyBeliever.com.

In this video, Josiah Walker and Bryan Catherman share the devotional materials they find helpful. What are their daily habits to grow closer to God? That's the question they answer. It may help you. To learn more, visit SaltyBeliever.com.