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

The Habits of Community
Jeff and John Bruce

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)

The Habits of a Missionary (Part 7)
John & Jeff Bruce

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)

The Habits of a Missionary (Part 6)
Jeff & John Bruce

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)

The Habits of a Missionary (Part 5)
John & Jeff Bruce

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)

The Habits of a Missionary (Part 4)
Jeff and John Bruce

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)

The Habits of a Missionary (Part 3)
Jeff & John Bruce

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)

The Habits of a Missionary (Part 2)
Jeff and John Bruce

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)

Title: The Habits of a Missionary (Part 1)
Jeff and John Bruce

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...



Thinking about Our Thinking

Thinking about Our Thinking
Jeff & John Bruce

In this episode, John and Jeff talk more about the biblical habit of meditation, why meditating on Scripture is the bridge between knowledge and obedience, and how to develop a more contemplative life. 

Talking with God (Part 2)

Talking with God (Part 2)
John & Jeff Bruce

John and Jeff discuss the different kinds of prayer described in the Bible, how prayer helps us process our emotions, and using the Lord’s Prayer as a template for praying.