The Uncommon: monthly pillars and life-shaping experiences
- Who is the Uncommon program for, and who is it not for?
- Have you ever considered doing a polar plunge?
Philip explains The Uncommon — intentional experiences, community, and accountability beyond financial advice. Monthly pillars: vision (November), stewardship (December), health (January), EQ (just finished, via a quiz), relationships (next). He describes a Minneapolis trip: glassblowing, trial questions ("how has God shaped you in a trial?"), a five-minute ice bath, and "who is in your pack" dog-pack dynamics; pricier options include the Arches with rappelling and four-wheeling. It is pitched at the 40-something with responsibilities. A host shares his empty-nester Duluth weekend with his wife — "What's our next five years?" — as intentional-vision fruit. Nathaniel is addressed with a pillars question.
More on Accountability
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Do accountability partners actually work?
- Do accountability partners actually do anything?
Mike raises his accountability-partners question: the standard dude-circle advice to get a buddy to hold you accountable for Bible reading, porn, church attendance, and drinking.
From No. 598 · Emphasis | Accountability, Worship and Praying with Strangers
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Telling your spouse about past sin: pornography, the granola bar, and the Holy Spirit
- If you have repented of a sin your spouse never knew about, do you have to tell them?
The hosts work through whether a repented-of sin a spouse never knew about must be confessed: a pornography habit versus a stolen granola bar from fifteen years ago.
From No. 579 · Wanted: Paul and Hope | Paul’s Persecution of Christians and Radical Redemption
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Feeling spiritually meh: causes, experiences, and ways through
- Have you ever felt spiritually meh, what does it feel like, and how do you get out of it?
The main discussion: what it means to feel "spiritually meh" — not rebelling against God, but not wanting to do the prayer, Bible reading, and other connecting practices you know are good.
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What does it mean to make disciples
- What does it mean to make disciples — is it just giving information, or does it involve accountability and structure?
The hosts take up the third topic: two extremes of disciple-making. On one side, being only an information provider and leaving everything to the Spirit; on the other, running…
From No. 545 · By Invitation Only