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David Kinnaman, president of Barna Group, joins me to talk about the 2020 research on the State of the Church. The decline of church attendance is well documented. What happened? Barna has committed this next year to empowering the Church with the insights…
Continue ReadingDaniel Grothe joins me to talk about wisdom and the importance of learning from those your senior. Daniel is Associate Senior Pastor of New Life Church in Colorado Springs, Colorado. This episode of The Way Home is sponsored by our friends at The Good…
Continue ReadingDerwin Gray joins me to talk about how he is shepherding his church through this difficult time, as well as his new book The Good Life: What Jesus Teaches about Finding True Happiness. He is the founding and lead Pastor of Transformation Church (TC)…
Continue ReadingScott James joins me for a bonus episode of The Way Home. On Tuesdays we will be releasing episodes focused on the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr. James is a pediatric infectious disease physician. He joins me to talk about COVID-19, the struggles of the…
Continue ReadingDoes following Jesus feel impossible? Are you trying hard to be a good Christian while secretly feeling exhausted and overwhelmed? Vance Pitman joins me to talk about his first book Unburdened: Stop Living for Jesus So Jesus Can Live through You. Vance is…
Continue ReadingKeith Getty joins me for a bonus episode of The Way Home. On Tuesdays we will be releasing episodes focused on the COVID-19 pandemic. An impromptu St. Patricks’ hymn sing that the Gettys did from their home in Nashville garnered great engagement.…
Continue ReadingThe Way Home: Sharon Dirckx on human identity and our minds
April 17, 2020What does it mean to be human in regards to the connection between the body and the mind? Are we more than machines? Is free-will an illusion? Dr. Sharon Dirckx joins me to talk about this and more. Dr. Dirckx is an author,…
Continue ReadingThe Way Home: Chap Bettis on ‘Parenting with Patience’
April 2, 2020What is proper anger in regards to parenting? How do we handle it? Chap Bettis joins us to talk about patience and anger in parenting. Chap is offering The Way Home listeners free video training if they show proof of book purchase. Once…
Continue ReadingMy friend Jared Wilson joins me for a bonus episode of The Way Home. On Tuesdays we will be releasing episodes focused on the COVID-19 pandemic. Jared shares some of the struggles pastors are facing during this unprecedented time. As well as…
Continue ReadingJeanne Allert is the founder and Executive Director of The Samaritan Women. She joins me to share how the organization helps those who have suffered from human trafficking and domestic violence find a place of shelter and hope to put their lives…
Continue ReadingToday on the podcast my colleague Julie Masson and her husband Jesse join me to discuss some of the new challenges and realities many are or will face because of COVID-19. The Massons are parents to three kids. Julie works from home…
Continue ReadingScott Lindsey, executive director of Faithlife, joins me to discuss the latest trends in Bible study and why it’s important to spend time in the Scriptures. Scott has spent more than two decades teaching others how to more effectively and efficiently study…
Continue ReadingAre robots going to take my job? How are smartphones affecting my kids? Do I need to worry about privacy when I get online or ask Siri for directions? Jason Thacker joins me to talk about artificial intelligence (AI), ethics, and a…
Continue ReadingThe Way Home: Sam Allberry on sexual ethics
February 27, 2020How do we speak to a world that has diametrically different views on sexuality than we do as Christians? Sam Allberry joins me to discuss sexual ethics as well as his book Why does God care who I sleep with? This episode…
Continue ReadingThe Way Home: Esther Allen on image, identity, and finding freedom
February 20, 2020There are so many places we are pushed to locate our identity: our work, our gifts, our family, our platforms, even our ministry. Esther Fleece Allen, author and speaker, joins us to help find freedom from identities that disappoint and labels that…
Continue ReadingThe Way Home: Courtney Reissig on the Psalms
February 13, 2020Courtney Reissig joins me to talk about her love for the Psalms and how reading them has helped her through life’s highs and lows. Courtney is a writer, speaker, and blogger. She is a member at Immanuel Baptist Church in Little Rock,…
Continue ReadingThe Way Home: Beth Moore on her love for the Bible
February 6, 2020Beth Moore joins me to talk about her love for the Bible and when she first realized she wanted to teach the Bible. She also shares how the church was a refuge for her as a child growing up in an abusive home.…
Continue ReadingThe Way Home: Harold Senkbeil on pastoral ministry and shepherding
January 30, 2020Harold Senkbeil joins me to talk about pastoral ministry, the decline in the concept of shepherding within the church, and his excellent book The Care of Souls: Cultivating a Pastor’s Heart. I highly recommend this book! Dr. Senkbeil serves as as Executive Director…
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