Discipleship
226 conversations where the hosts get into discipleship.
226 conversations
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Should following Jesus feel more comfortable as time goes on?
- Should following Jesus feel more comfortable as time goes on?
A host asks whether following Jesus should feel more comfortable as time goes on — noting the low-level tension many feel around am-I-doing-enough and the stigma that contentment equals laziness.
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Confetti and lasers: what should God's people be known for?
- Do we want to be known as the confetti and lasers people?
- What should God's people be known for?
Ben redirects to the docket's denomination question: when someone hears Silas's church described as 'the confetti and lasers people,' should that sting?
From No. 598 · Emphasis | Accountability, Worship and Praying with Strangers
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Recovery ministries, charismatic experience, and sustainable faith
- Can recovery ministries replace a chemical high with a spiritual high, and is that sustainable?
A long pastoral discussion starting from recovery ministries, which tend to come from charismatic backgrounds: the risk of trading a chemical high for event-driven spiritual highs.
From No. 555 · The Aslan Wears Prada
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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
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"Let the dead bury their own dead" — what Jesus meant
- Is there a "but first" in your life — something you insist on before obeying God?
Ben (addressed by name on air) works through the passage where a man says "let me first bury my father" and Jesus answers "let the dead bury their own dead": he argues the father…
From No. 497 · Nothing More Than Feelings
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The messenger matters: Paul, Acts, and relationship
- What do you think the good news actually is?
The hosts push back on the article: the messenger does matter, as Paul's past made his preaching land; Acts preaching was tuned to its audience; disciple-making is relational rather than gospel-dumping, and hiding your faith until later is disingenuous.
From No. 494 · 500-ish
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Bear Grylls' church critique, prayer, and discipleship
- Is Bear Grylls right that Jesus would struggle with 99% of churches, and would you stay if the production were stripped away?
- How do you practice real one-on-one discipleship instead of relying on church programs?
The hosts discuss Bear Grylls' Christian Post interview: he is unabashedly open about his faith but says Jesus would struggle with 99% of churches today, urging people to stay…
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The He Gets Us campaign: "I hate this"
- Is the He Gets Us $100M ad campaign good evangelism?
Ben reads from the article on the $100M He Gets Us Christian ad campaign (TV, online, billboards targeting millennials and Gen Z, funded by wealthy anonymous families).
From No. 487 · Sing What You Want
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Parenting into the deep: Dan on sending kids out and Jesus reaching deeper
- How do you parent kids for a world that will deepen rather than flip their faith?
One host voices his fear of becoming a father who can't save his kids from the world. Dan answers at length: protect their innocence while age-appropriately acknowledging the…
From No. 465 · Cults May Be Wonderful
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Bring Your Bible to School Day debate
- Is Bring Your Bible to School Day an effective way to share the gospel?
Asked about the eighth annual Bring Your Bible to School Day, the hosts call it a 'shallow victory': if students live badly all week, showing up with a Bible just lets classmates see through them, like wearing Reds gear doesn't make anyone a fan.
From No. 446 · Fresh Perspectives
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Twelve stumbling blocks, part eight: triumphalism and authenticity
- In the New Testament do we see triumphant, conquest-style posturing in the spreading of the good news?
Numbers eleven and twelve: triumphalism — prayers about 'taking cities back for God' sound like conquest, and the hosts contrast 'we're gonna tear this town up for Jesus' with…
From No. 444 · Fake Persecution and Tripping Millennials
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Truth as healing ointment, not a shovel
- How do Christians balance telling the truth with being charitable?
A long host monologue: society's positions often come from fear of being on the wrong side rather than belief; schools' COVID measures go beyond science into fear.
From No. 424 · When Culture Lacks Objective Reality
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TikTok faith conversations, the ban, and the verdict
- Is going live on TikTok a valid way to talk to people about Jesus?
- Why would God allow the coronavirus pandemic and racial injustice?
Boova describes late-night TikTok lives where strangers ask about his faith — why God allows the pandemic and racial injustice — and the surprisingly good conversations that result, including regulars from Saudi Arabia and the UAE.
From No. 408 · Gone, Gone Boova
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Is Jesus always the example?
- Is Jesus always the example? Is there anything Jesus does that we are not meant to emulate?
Ben poses the series question: is there anything Jesus does that we are not to exemplify, whether from inability or lack of intent?
From No. 407 · Can We Always Be Like Jesus?
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Jesus invites out rather than berates
- Does Jesus invite people out of sin more than he berates them for being in it?
Mike brings a point Ben made at church on Sunday: Jesus invites people out of something more than he berates them for being in it.
From No. 407 · Can We Always Be Like Jesus?
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What is church for? Sunday gathering versus Monday discipleship
- What is the purpose of the weekly church gathering?
- What should discipleship look like on Monday when there is no Sunday gathering to mirror?
The hosts work through basic discipleship: the Sunday gathering exists for community, teaching, Sabbath rest, and celebrating salvation, a pattern God set out.
From No. 400 · Ineffective Conspiracies and Monday Morning Christians
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Is there no fear of God anymore?
- Is there no fear of God anymore?
The hosts ask whether anyone fears God anymore, arguing that modern accountability infrastructure tries to replace a missing fear of God.
From No. 387 · Renewing Deuces and Fearing God
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Should Christians take people in or refer them out?
- When helping people in addiction or crisis, how much should a Christian personally take on versus referring to specialized ministries?
- Should someone build a local directory website of Christian help ministries so people know who to call?
The hosts debate where personal responsibility ends and referral begins when helping people in addiction or crisis: does mercy mean no earthly consequences, or is mercy an investment toward Jesus?
From No. 382 · And Then I Got High
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Reaching 'unsaved Christians': the Bible Belt article
- What are good starting points for a spiritual conversation with a cultural Christian?
The hosts work through the Christianity Today article 'to reach unsaved Christians, first help them get lost': a pastor's parking-lot epiphany that the Bible Belt — where people…
From No. 364 · Golden Calf Purity Rings
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Dear LFTP: scared about starting high school
- How should a scared almost-14-year-old approach starting high school?
A host reads a Dear LFTP letter from an almost-14-year-old scared about entering high school, whose plan is to attend class, study hard, get good grades, and leave.
From No. 349 · Baby Shark
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Chasing half-committed disciples
- When discipling people who stay half-committed, is the right move to keep chasing them or to move on?
Talking over recent conversations with Joy Fatima of Wings of Refuge and an upcoming film on sex trafficking in Iowa, the hosts wrestle with a ministry frustration: people who…
From No. 339 · Kenny Got A Plane
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Opening framing: the shepherd and the sheep
- What is the posturing of the shepherd to the sheep when it comes to the sheep's motivation?
A host frames the night's core question: what is the posturing of the shepherd to the sheep when it comes to the sheep's motivation — are people dumb animals to be dragged, or self-directed agents to be coaxed?
From No. 332 · To Kneel or to Drag
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What does Jesus mean by a follower? The parable of the sower
- How does Jesus define the people who follow him, and is 'Christian' the right word for it?
A host poses the night's hard question: Jesus never says 'Christians are...' and even the Sermon on the Mount and the parable of the soils describe reactions to the kingdom rather…
From No. 331 · Beg Your Pardon, Joel
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New believer question: denominations and identity
- How important is it for a new believer to understand denominations, and which one should they choose?
Boova brings questions from a new believer about how important it is to understand denominations (Baptist, Presbyterian, Catholic) and which one to choose; the hosts answer that…
From No. 303 · Live From The Path w/ Jacey