Seeing our Need for Others (Habits of Healthy Community - Part 1)

In their first installment of a new series on the habits of healthy community, John and Jeff discuss Romans 12:1-8, and our need for others. In this episode, they talk about...


- How renewing our minds (Romans 12:2) begins with changing the way we think about God's people (Romans 12:3-8).

- How individualism shapes our view of the Bible, the gospel, and the church.

- The difference between wanting community and needing community.

- Christian community as a spiritual discipline.

- And much more...




The Habits of a Missionary (Part 7)

In the final installment of their series on the Habits of a Missionary (which was supposed to be 8 parts, but ended up being 7), Jeff and John discuss chapter 8 of Sam Chan's new book, How to Talk about Jesus without Being THAT Guy: Personal Evangelism in a Skeptical World. In this episode, they discuss...


- The inevitability of disagreement when sharing the gospel.

- Why disagreement can be a good thing.

- Letting Jesus do the heavy lifting in disagreements.

- Going on the offensive in conversations

- And much more...

The Habits of a Missionary (Part 6)

In the sixth of an 8-part series, Jeff and John discuss chapters 6 and 7 of Sam Chan's new book, How to Talk about Jesus without Being THAT Guy: Personal Evangelism in a Skeptical World as a template. In this episode, they discuss...


- The danger of the “friend zone” in evangelism.

- Moving conversations towards spiritual topics.

- And much more...

The Habits of a Missionary (Part 5)

In the fourth of an 8-part series, Jeff and John discuss chapter 5 of Sam Chan's new book, How to Talk about Jesus without Being THAT Guy: Personal Evangelism in a Skeptical World as a template. In this episode, they discuss...


- Evangelism as story-telling.

- Deconstructing the dominant Western story

- Using stories about Jesus to share the gospel.

- Connecting the gospel story to your personal story

- And much more...

The Habits of a Missionary (Part 4)

In the fourth of an 8-part series, Jeff and John discuss chapter 4 of Sam Chan's new book, How to Talk about Jesus without Being THAT Guy: Personal Evangelism in a Skeptical World as a template. In this episode, they discuss...


- The golden rule of evangelism.

- The different forms of listening.

- The listening cycle.

- What to listen for in conversations

- And much more...

The Habits of a Missionary (Part 3)

In the third of an 8-part series, Jeff and John discuss chapter 3 of Sam Chan's new book, How to Talk about Jesus without Being THAT Guy: Personal Evangelism in a Skeptical World as a template. In this episode, they discuss...


- Hospitality as key to evangelism.

- The art of hospitality.

- Taking baby steps in being hospitable.

- The layers of conversation.

- The importance of small talk.

- and much more...


The Habits of a Missionary (Part 2)

In the second of an 8-part series, Jeff and John discuss chapter 2 of Sam Chan's new book, How to Talk about Jesus without Being THAT Guy: Personal Evangelism in a Skeptical World as a template. In this episode, they discuss...


- Why Christians must (like Jesus) take the initiative in connecting socially with non-believers.

- The barriers to initiating.

- Why we must "go to their things" if we want non-believing friends to come to our things.

- Practical ways to connect socially.

- The difference between being "in the world" and "of the world."

- and much more...

The Habits of a Missionary (Part 1)

In the first of an 8-part series, Jeff and John discuss living life as a missionary, using Sam Chan's new book, How to Talk about Jesus without Being THAT Guy: Personal Evangelism in a Skeptical World as a template. In this episode, they discuss...


- The connection between being a disciple-maker and being a missionary

- Why evangelism is a team sport (John 13, 17)

- Connecting our Christian social network with our non-Christian social network

- Plausibility structures and the role of community in belief formation

- Belonging before believing


And much more...