Randall Knight served on staff at Westside Church for many years. No longer working in the church world, Randall brings a different perspective to the conversation and discusses his critique of our “in-the-weeds” topics in previous Behind the Message episodes and his ideas of how to make the church more appealing to the uninitiated.

Pastor Steve Mickel joins the podcast to discuss how we handle the difficult teachings of Jesus and how God allows us to flourish even when we fall short of the ideal in our relationships.

We’re back for season 2 of Behind the Message, and begin this season with a live podcast recording with a panel of pastors discussing minorities and women in ministry. With Pastors Keith Jenkins, Steve Mickel and Bo Stern.

Bo Stern joins for the last episode of season 1 to discuss what we’ve learned through the parables of Jesus. We also discuss techniques to get the attention of distracted crowds.

Westside’s associate worship pastor Lindsay Parnell joins for a special live recording to discuss ways to overcome anxiety and depression and help those who are struggling.

Pastor Steve Mickel joins to discuss how Jesus uses individuals, not political parties to establish his way, and how his teachings and life should challenge us in how we think and live.

Bo Stern joins the podcast to discuss Jesus’ parable of the weeds, and why it was important to her not to over explain or draw too much out of what Jesus was teaching the crowds.