The Red Letter Disciple
By Red Letter Living, LLC
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Welcome to Red Letter Disciple, a podcast to challenge you and your church to be greater disciples of Jesus so that together we can unleash the greatest and fullest expression of Jesus possible. When we do, when we truly live as disciples of Jesus, the world will never be the same! Your host, Pastor and author Zach Zehnder, along with co-host and friend, the one the only Pastor Chris Johnson. Let’s do this.
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099: Zach Zehnder on How Important Happiness Actually Is, What We’ve Gotten Wrong with Giving, and What Jesus Says About Saving and Storing
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Apr 22, 2025 |
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098: Drew Formsma on Learning to Be A Speaker at 14 Years Old, Why He’s Passionate about Developing Generosity in Children, and Teaming up with Candace Cameron-Bure
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Apr 15, 2025 |
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097: Grant Skeldon on Raising Up Disciples in the Next Generation, Why Pastors Chase Celebrity Status, and if Platform Gospel is the New Prosperity Gospel
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Apr 08, 2025 |
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096: Chad Bird on His Journey from a Truck Driver to Theology Writer, Why Some People See Jesus As An Intern, and What Jacob can Teach Us About Discipleship
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Apr 01, 2025 |
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095: Jonathan Anderson on Winning the Little League Championship World Series, How Faith and Coaching Intersect, and How He Balances Church with Kids Sports
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Mar 25, 2025 |
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094: Jed Mullenix on How to Start a Citywide Jesus Movement Where Churches Really Work Together to Help a City Flourish
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Mar 18, 2025 |
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093: Peter Greer on Devoting His Life to Eradicating Poverty, How to Flip from a Scarcity to Abundance Mindset, and Why Hungry Hungry Hippos is the Worst Model for Life
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Mar 11, 2025 |
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092: Kate Gardner on Receiving an Inheritance at Age 21, What We Need to Know about Gen Z Giving, and How to Talk about Money with Wealthy Friends
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Mar 04, 2025 |
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091: Carson Bacha of the Auburn Tigers on How Faith in Jesus Fueled His D1 Golf Championship Victory and How Revival is Coming to College Campuses Right Now
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Feb 25, 2025 |
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090: Jason VanRuler on Healing From the Past, The Secret to Building His Social Media Platform, and Why He’s Committed to Going to Therapy for the Rest of His Life
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Feb 18, 2025 |
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089: Pastor Noah Herrin on Learning How to Preach, the Key to Reaching Gen Z, and How a YouTube Sermon by Judah Smith Changed His Life
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Feb 11, 2025 |
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088: Rev. Dr. Tim Ahlman on Healthy Disagreements, The Future of the Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod (LCMS), and Training the Next Generation of Pastors
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Feb 04, 2025 |
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Season 8 Preview | 12 Podcasts to Help Become a Greater Disciple of Jesus
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Jan 28, 2025 |
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087: Zach and Allison Zehnder on Balancing Marriage and Writing Together, What It Was Like Growing Up in Togo, West Africa, and Why Red Letter Advent Is A Passion Project
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Oct 22, 2024 |
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086: Robby Angle on the #1 Key for an Effective Small Group Ministry, and How to Lead a Small Group People Will Talk About the Rest of their Lives
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Oct 15, 2024 |
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085: Daniel Im on The Distinction Between Interested and Non-Interested Christians, How to Avoid Pandering to Consumerism, and the Problems with the Church Growth Movement
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Oct 08, 2024 |
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084: Brian Mueller on the Exploding Growth of Grand Canyon University (GCU), and How This Public University Has a Plan to Raise Up Disciples
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Oct 01, 2024 |
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083: Chris Willard on the The Best Question to Ask to Increase Generosity, The Difference Between Stewardship and Generosity, and How to Grow a Fabulous Mustache
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Sep 24, 2024 |
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082: Brenna Blain on Finding Jesus in Her Struggles with Same-Sex Attraction, Suicidal Thoughts, Bi-Polar Disorder, and More
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Sep 17, 2024 |
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081: David Ashcraft on How His Church Grew from 150 to 22,000 People, How to Measure Discipleship, and what He’s Learned from Leading the Global Leadership Summit
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Sep 10, 2024 |
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080: Wil Crooks and Carolina Cardona on How to do Global Mission Work that Helps Without Hurting, and Why Relationships and Resources Are the Perfect Combo
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Sep 03, 2024 |
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079: Pastor Greg Griffith on why Fun Needs to Be in Church, How the Working Genius Tool Changed His Church, and what Working Genius is Father, Son, and Holy Spirit?
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Aug 27, 2024 |
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078: Alvin Sanders on Why Suburban Churches Need Urban Churches, How the Church is Still the Moral Compass of Culture, and What Bible Section to Read Every Single Week
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Aug 20, 2024 |
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Season 7 Preview | Podcasts to Help Your Church Create Greater Disciples of Jesus!
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Aug 13, 2024 |
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077: Bill Woolsey on the Pitfalls of Entrepreneurship, Clarifying Your Calling, and How to Overcome Fear and the Scarcity Mindset
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May 14, 2024 |
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076: Les Beauchamp on Escaping Mormonism, Why He Got a Tattoo Sleeve in His 50s, and How He Overcame an Affair with His Church
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May 07, 2024 |
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075: Greg Finke on Family Discipleship, How to Live As A Missionary, and How Jesus Messed with Him
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Apr 30, 2024 |
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074: Gregory Baumer on How God Taught Him Generosity at Harvard, and the One Question Every Disciple Should Ask about Money
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Apr 23, 2024 |
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073: Michael Koulianos Breaks Down Misconceptions of Healing, The Mystery in a Healing Service, and Why Pastors Have to Be Willing to Be Embarrassed
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Apr 16, 2024 |
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072: Kenny Jahng on the Proper Use of AI, Why AI Is Not a Vending Machine, and How AI Can Help with Sermon Writing
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Apr 09, 2024 |
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071: Pastor Jeff Mueller on Pastoring in Hawaii, A New Model for Rescuing Children, and How Compassion is the Catalyst to Sharing The Gospel
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Apr 02, 2024 |
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070: Kevin Seo on How Sonic the Hedgehog, Food, and Community can Impact the World For Jesus
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Mar 26, 2024 |
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069: Katherine Norland on Being a Disciple in Hollywood, Working with YouTube Star Dhar Mann, and How to Deal with More than 900 Rejections
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Mar 19, 2024 |
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068: Vance Roush on Pastoring in Silicon Valley, Unlocking Generosity, and Why the World Belongs to the Optimists
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Mar 12, 2024 |
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067: Kap Chatfield on Being a Christian YouTube Influencer, How He Got to One Million Subscribers in Less than a Year, and Why He Left Atheism
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Mar 05, 2024 |
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066: Richard Pope on Planting a Church With Terminal Cancer, How Suffering Helps in the Life of a Disciple, and How to Enjoy Jesus Aggressively
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Feb 27, 2024 |
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Season 6 Trailer: How to Be a Great Disciple of Jesus in a World Filled with AI, YouTube, Hollywood, and More!
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Feb 20, 2024 |
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065: Zach Zehnder Sermon: Serving Challenge: Ambition The Final Aspect for How to Serve Like Jesus
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Feb 13, 2024 |
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064: Zach Zehnder Sermon: Serving Challenge: Ability: The Fourth Aspect for How to Serve Like Jesus
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Feb 06, 2024 |
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063: Zach Zehnder Sermon: Serving Challenge: Action: The Third Aspect for How to Serve Like Jesus
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Jan 30, 2024 |
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062: Zach Zehnder Sermon: Serving Challenge: Availability: The Second Aspect for How to Serve Like Jesus
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Jan 23, 2024 |
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061: Zach Zehnder Sermon: Serving Challenge: Attitude: The First Aspect for How to Serve Like Jesus
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Jan 16, 2024 |
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060: Zach Zehnder Sermon: Serving Challenge Introduction: What Does it Take to Be Great?
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Jan 09, 2024 |
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059: Pastor Zach Zehnder On Why Serving Will Cost You, How Jesus Served, And How to Make a Difference to One Person Everyday
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Dec 05, 2023 |
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058: Caesar Kalinowski on Being An Everyday Disciple, How Introverts Can Disciple Others, and Why He Fed His Kids Red Beans and Rice for 42 Days
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Nov 28, 2023 |
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057: Chris Johnson on Planting a Church in a School, the Importance of Authentic Relationships, and How He Was Tricked Into Church Work.
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Nov 21, 2023 |
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056: Andre Steven Anderson on Why He Launched Barbecue Church, How BBQ Can Bring People to Jesus, and His Opinion on Traeger Pellet Smoker
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Nov 14, 2023 |
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055: Gloria Umanah on the Suicide Epidemic in America, The Role of Christians in Mental Health, and How a Little Bit of Hope Can Change the World
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Nov 07, 2023 |
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054: Vanessa Lane on the Benefits of Video Gaming, How Tech Can Foster Relationships, and The One Game She Won’t Let Her Kids Play
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Oct 31, 2023 |
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053: Jimn Kyles On Raising Teens, Praying for Generation Z, and What He’s Learned from Quitting All Social Media
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Oct 24, 2023 |
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052: Steven Robertson Technology’s Impact on Gen Z, How We Get the 8-Second Attention Span Wrong, and How Aliens Can Help Us Understand Gen Z.
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Oct 17, 2023 |
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051: Aaron and Hannah Barnett on What Gen Z Wants Most, Why Gen Z is Valuable to Ministry, and How Millennials Can Mentor Gen Z
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Oct 10, 2023 |
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050: Jemar Tisby on the History of Racism, How Race, Religion, and Politics Are All Tied Together, and Developing a Plan to Fight Racism
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Oct 03, 2023 |
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049: Clayton Greene on the Importance of Advent, What Habits Disciples Practice, and Why Turkey Must be Served on Thanksgiving
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Sep 26, 2023 |
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048: Flame on Writing a Book vs. Writing a Rap Song, How Extra Nos Changed His Life, and Why Deconstruction Can’t Have the Last Word
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Sep 19, 2023 |
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Season 5 Trailer: How to Disciple Gen Z, How Smoking BBQ and Video Games Can Be Used to Proclaim Jesus, and More!
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Sep 12, 2023 |
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047: Jay Kim On How to Stay Analog in a Digital World, What it’s Like Being a Disciple in Silicon Valley, and The Number One Antidote to Discontentment
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Aug 22, 2023 |
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046: Brad Lomenick on His Role Leading Catalyst Conference, How Humility, Hunger, and Hustle Drive Young Leaders, and the Sure Fire Way to Add to Your Influence
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Aug 15, 2023 |
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045: Joshua Brown on His Journey from a Drug Addict to a Pressure Washing Pastor, and How Business Leaders Can Do Ministry in the Marketplace Like Jesus
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Aug 08, 2023 |
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044: Mel Gravely on Why He Wrote Nineteen Letters About Racism to His White Friends, and How and Why Christians Need to be Intentional to Fight Racism
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Aug 01, 2023 |
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043: Sasha Berscheid on Gaining Victory Over Alcoholism, Discovering Her Purpose through Serving Single Moms, and Her Fight to Bring Dignity and Hope to all People
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Jul 25, 2023 |
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042: Mark DeYmaz on How to Discover Your Strengths, Removing Segregation in the Church, and Why Diversity is a Discipleship Matter
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Jul 18, 2023 |
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041: Patrick O’Connell on The Movement of the Church, Changing the Scorecard for Disciples, and What American Disciples Can Learn from Disciples Overseas
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Jul 11, 2023 |
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040: Sam Black on What Age Parents Should Talk to Their Kids about Pornography, The Reason Churches Don’t Talk about It, and How To Fight Against Pornography
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Jul 04, 2023 |
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039: Zach Zehnder on The Best Question to Ask about Church Discipleship Strategy, What Hotdogs have to do with Following Jesus, and the Discipleship Targets He Personally Struggles With The Most.
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Jun 27, 2023 |
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038: Davey Blackburn on Facing His Wife’s Murderer, How to Take Your Story Back, and How He Turned His Pain into His Purpose
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Jun 20, 2023 |
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037: Jason and Kathy Bergstrom on Raising Nine Kids, Becoming a Family of American Ninja Warriors, and How to Turn Your Home into Ministry
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Jun 13, 2023 |
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036: Joshua K. Smith on Robots, the Future of AI, and Why Chat GPT is Going to Disrupt Education
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Jun 06, 2023 |
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Season 4 Trailer
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May 30, 2023 |
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035: Lutherans for Racial Justice on Racism in America, Where the Church Has Gotten it Wrong, and Why There’s Hope for the Future Gen Z and Gen Alpha.
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Mar 28, 2023 |
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034 Bryan Rose on Having a Purpose for Your Family, How to Reach Families in Kid’s Sports, and His Family’s Story of Infertility and Adoption
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Mar 21, 2023 |
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033: Dr. Joel Hunter on What It’s Like to be In the Oval Office, How to Pastor the President of the United States, and if Discipleship and Politics Can Go Together
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Mar 14, 2023 |
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032: Pentecostal Neurologist Jessie Cruickshank on what Memory has to do with Discipleship, the Link Between Science and Faith, and what Antarctica is Really Like!
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Mar 07, 2023 |
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031: Chris Burns Discusses Sexual Addiction, The First Step in Healing From Sexual Brokenness, and Why He Compares Addiction to Riding a Backwards Bike
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Feb 28, 2023 |
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030: Tanner Olson on Poetry’s Place in the World, How Being a Writer is Only 10% Writing, and His Best Advice for Those Who Want to Be Entrepreneurs
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Feb 21, 2023 |
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029: Stuart Hall on What We are Getting Wrong with Gen Z, How The Word Purity Needs to be Changed, and the Sure Way to Get Teens to Open Up to You.
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Feb 14, 2023 |
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028: Brian Fikkert on Why Helping Hurts, How Christians are Creating Problems for th
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Feb 07, 2023 |
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027: Pastors Walter Hooker and Andy Kaup on Navigating Racial Diversity, Co-Leading the Same Church, How to Make Friends, and Sharing Kidneys
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Jan 31, 2023 |
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026 Alan George on How to Discern the Voice of God, Transitioning from Corporate to the Church World, How Technology Brings People Together, and the Key to Foosball
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Jan 24, 2023 |
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025 Pastor Zach Zehnder on Habits, Spiritual Targets to Shoot For, and His Love for Cleveland Sports
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Nov 08, 2022 |
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024: Chestly Lunday on Virtual Reality Church, How We Can be a Presence on Metaverse, and the One Thing to Know Before Creating A Discipleship Process at Your Church.
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Nov 01, 2022 |
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023: Eric Bramlett on Comedy from the Pulpit, Why Theater Artists don’t Feel Welcome at Church, and What the Beatles Have to Do With Christmas
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Oct 25, 2022 |
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022: Grief Counselor Sharon Zehnder on the Two Best Ways to Respond to Grief, Three Things All Pastor Wives Should Know, and What It’s Really Like to be Zach Zehnder’s Mom
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Oct 18, 2022 |
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021: David Douglas on How He Went From Mailman to Addiction Recovery Director, How to not be Cynical when Helping Others, and Discovering He Has Seven Living Siblings Using Ancestry.com
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Oct 11, 2022 |
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020: Bill Woolsey on the #1 Reason Why Ventures Fail, How to Build Courage and Equip Entrepreneurs, and How Mother Theresa and Mark Cuban Work Together
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Oct 04, 2022 |
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019: Nona Jones Discusses Her Battle with Insecurity, Why She is Killing Comparison, and How Social Media Can Help Grow Disciples of Jesus
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Sep 27, 2022 |
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018: Tony Morgan from Unstuck Group, On Good and Bad Trends in the Church Right Now, How to Engage in Online Church, and How to Get Unstuck Out of Sticky Situations
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Sep 20, 2022 |
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017: Myron Pierce on What Disciples can Learn from Gang Culture, How God Rescued Him from a 200-Year Prison Sentence, and How He is Teaching Entrepreneurs to Own the Pond
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Sep 13, 2022 |
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016: Jeff Kloha, Chief Curatorial Officer of The Museum of the Bible, On why the Bible isn’t Boring and the Most Misunderstood Concept in the Bible
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Sep 06, 2022 |
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015: Pastor Mark Schulz on His Ministry to the LGBTQ community, What It’s Like to Be Newly Retired, and The Best Chicago Deep Dish Pizza
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Aug 30, 2022 |
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014 Todd Doxzon Breaks Down His Journey From the NFL to Church Planting, His Lifelong Struggle with Identity, and How Kurt Warner Mentored Him in His Faith!
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Aug 23, 2022 |
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013: FLAME on His Journey to Becoming a Lutheran Hip-Hop Artist, Why the Church Has Not Embraced Rap Music, and Why Understanding Baptism Changes Everything
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Aug 16, 2022 |
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The Red Letter Disciple Season 2 Preview
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Aug 09, 2022 |
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012: Scott McConnell on the Statistics that Pastors Get Wrong, The Number One Indicator of a Disciple (It’s not Prayer or Reading Your Bible), and His Results in the 100-People-On-Earth Game
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Aug 02, 2022 |
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011: Danielle Strickland on The Secret to Discipleship, How to be an Advocate for the Abused, and if Darth Vader is Really a Hero After All
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Jul 26, 2022 |
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010: Rich Birch on The Number One Factor to Grow Your Church, The Ideal Number for How Much a Church Should Grow, and Where to Find the Best Poutine in Canada
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Jul 19, 2022 |
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009: Josh Dotzler on Raising his Kids in the Inner City, Insights from His Parent’s Mixed-Race Marriage, and Embracing Being a Middle-Aged Dad
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Jul 12, 2022 |
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008: Pastor Rusty George Gets Practical about Being Simple, What He Should Have Said after a Staff Suicide at His Church, and Why He Serves Beer To His Neighbors
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Jul 05, 2022 |
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007: Kadi Cole on What Women Are Never Asked in the Church, The Difference Between Leadership and Discipleship, and the Best and Worst Food to Bring to a Potluck
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Jun 28, 2022 |
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006: Adam Griffin on The Number One Problem Parents Face Today, How He Found Himself Writing a Book with Matt Chandler, and His Favorite Item from Whataburger (it’s not a burger)
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Jun 21, 2022 |
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005: Peter McGowan on What The Church Today Can Learn From Disney, Why His Business Has Two Front Doors, and How Many Joe’s He Knows
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Jun 14, 2022 |
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004: Dave Ferguson on Church Planting in America Today, How to Love Your Neighbor Well, and the Shocking Size of Francis Chan’s Hands
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Jun 07, 2022 |
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003: Rebekah Gregory on Surviving the Boston Bombing, Founding Rebekah’s Angels, and Why Her New Legs Have Names and Personalities.
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May 31, 2022 |
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002: Zach Windahl on Why Reading the Bible Is So Hard, His Own Faith Reconstruction Journey, and Surfing in Minnesota
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May 24, 2022 |
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001: Carey Nieuwhof on Leadership vs. Discipleship, Living at Your Best, and What He Really Thinks About People With Traeger Grills.
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May 17, 2022 |
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Red Letter Disciple Season 1 Preview
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Apr 18, 2022 |