Making disciples does not mean getting people to pray a prayer and tick a box on belief. It means immersing them in the character of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit by the way you live — and then teaching them the patterns of life that flow out of believing the right things. This episode reframes the Great Commission from the ground up and makes the case that you are the only Jesus some people will ever see.

In this episode:

• Adrenaline vs. anointing — and how easily we confuse them
• Why the early church was seen as a philosophy not a religion — and why that distinction matters
• The prize is not a crowd — pizza gets people to show up, but that is not discipleship
• Jesus chose the shepherd as the primary metaphor for leadership for a reason
• Angela's experience of being thrown on stages before being rooted in a local church
• The only Jesus people will ever see is the one you represent — do they fall in love?
• What Matthew 28 actually means — soaking people in the character of the Trinity by how you live

SPONSORS & SUPPORT
This series is brought to you with the support of the New International Version (NIV) — the Bible translation we use when reading, studying, and preaching. With more than 650 million copies distributed worldwide, the NIV is the most widely read Bible translation in contemporary English, delivering the very best combination of accuracy, readability, and clarity. It is true to God's Word and true to the reader.


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Hosted by:

• Pastor Darren Rouanzoin — https://www.instagram.com/darrenr
• Angela Halili — https://www.instagram.com/angelahalili
• Pastor Bill Dogterom — https://www.instagram.com/bdogterom

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Wearing your body down is not a badge of how hard you are working for Jesus. It is a sign that something has gone wrong. This episode makes the case that your body is a spiritual reality — not a machine to manage — and that how you sleep, eat, rest, and move is an act of worship just as much as anything that happens on Sunday morning.

In this episode:
• The Gnostic lie the church has inherited — physical bad, spiritual good — and why it is not biblical
• Why your body carries the weight of unprocessed emotion and trauma
• The three major factors of soul health relative to the body: diet, exercise, and rest
• Darren's story of bleeding internally at 29 — and what it took to realize his body was not the enemy
• Angela's story of panic attacks, disordered eating, and learning what her body was actually saying
• Why Sabbath is not about doing nothing — it is about learning to receive being loved for no good reason
• What it means to steward your body as an offering to the Lord rather than an idol to perfect

SPONSORS
This series is brought to you with the support of the New International Version (NIV) — the Bible translation we use when reading, studying, and preaching. With more than 650 million copies distributed worldwide, the NIV is the most widely read Bible translation in contemporary English, delivering the very best combination of accuracy, readability, and clarity. It is true to God's Word and true to the reader.

📖 Find an NIV Bible that's right for you at https://www.thenivbible.com/niv-bibles/

We are also supported by Logos Bible Software — the tool all three of us use when studying Scripture. Logos isn't just a Bible app, it is your whole study desk, your library, and your study partner in one place. Start your free trial and check out the Bible Study Pdcst bundles at https://logos.com/biblestudypdcst

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Hosted by:
• Pastor Darren Rouanzoin — https://www.instagram.com/darrenr
• Angela Halili — https://www.instagram.com/angelahalili
• Pastor Bill Dogterom — https://www.instagram.com/bdogterom

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Every sin is a distorted desire. Underneath lust is a longing for connection. Underneath anger is a loss of identity. Underneath sloth is an inability to love yourself enough to take care of yourself. This episode walks through the seven deadly sins not as a list of behaviors to avoid but as a diagnostic tool for understanding where the soul has gone sideways — across every dimension of your life

In this episode:

• Pride as an inaccurate view of self — and why inferiority is just as much a form of pride as superiority
• Anger as a sign of lost identity — and why most angry people are actually the most insecure
• Envy and the spark of pleasure when someone else fails
• Sloth — not laziness but the neglect of things that matter, while staying busy doing everything else
• Why greed, gluttony, and lust are all misdirected longings for connection with God
• How the seven deadly sins work themselves out in each of the five dimensions of the soul
• You can hide from God in 10 hours of prayer — the spiritual unhealth nobody talks about

SPONSORS

This series is brought to you with the support of the New International Version (NIV) — the Bible translation we use when reading, studying, and preaching. With more than 650 million copies distributed worldwide, the NIV is the most widely read Bible translation in contemporary English, delivering the very best combination of accuracy, readability, and clarity. It is true to God's Word and true to the reader.

📖 Find an NIV Bible that's right for you at https://www.thenivbible.com/niv-bibles/

We are also supported by Logos Bible Software — the tool all three of us use when studying Scripture. Logos isn't just a Bible app, it is your whole study desk, your library, and your study partner in one place. Start your free trial and check out the Bible Study Pdcst bundles at logos.com/biblestudypdcst

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Hosted by:

• Pastor Darren Rouanzoin — https://www.instagram.com/darrenr
• Angela Halili — https://www.instagram.com/angelahalili
• Pastor Bill Dogterom — https://www.instagram.com/bdogterom

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Love is not a feeling first. Joy is not happiness. Patience is not passive waiting. And kindness is not just being nice. This episode walks through the fruit of the Spirit as the actual markers of a healthy soul — redefining each one from the ground up with Pastor Bill Dogterom, in a conversation that will quietly wreck you in the best way.

In this episode:
• Love as the environment the soul was made to swim in
• Joy as the energy cell — what enables endurance through the hardest seasons
• Shalom as pervasive wellbeing independent of circumstances
• Kindness as mercy and goodness as grace — the two most powerful forces for transformation in the universe
• Why the fruit of the Spirit are warfare characteristics not Hallmark card virtues
• The hardest part of the Christian life is not suffering — it is receiving good things without running off like a kid with a popsicle

SPONSORS
This series is brought to you with the support of the New International Version (NIV) — the Bible translation we use when reading, studying, and preaching. With more than 650 million copies distributed worldwide, the NIV is the most widely read Bible translation in contemporary English, delivering the very best combination of accuracy, readability, and clarity. It is true to God's Word and true to the reader.

📖 Find an NIV Bible that's right for you at https://www.thenivbible.com/niv-bibles/

We are also supported by Logos Bible Software — the tool all three of us use when studying Scripture. Logos isn't just a Bible app, it is your whole study desk, your library, and your study partner in one place. Start your free trial and check out the Bible Study Pdcst bundles at https://logos.com/biblestudypdcst

📖 Visit https://logos.com/biblestudypdcst to start your free trial today

Hosted by:
• Pastor Darren Rouanzoin — https://www.instagram.com/darrenr
• Angela Halili — https://www.instagram.com/angelahalili
• Pastor Bill Dogterom — https://www.instagram.com/bdogterom

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You are a soul, not someone who has one. This episode introduces a biblical framework for soul care with Pastor Bill Dogterom — covering what a soul actually is, why the physical and spiritual were never meant to be separated, and how discovering your primary window to God changes the way you grow for the rest of your life.

In this episode:
• What a soul is — Genesis 2 and the Hebrew word nefesh
• The five dimensions of the soul: physical, spiritual, social, mental, emotional
• Why your body is not separate from your worship
•  Discipleship is making friends for Jesus
• How to discover your primary window to God

SPONSORS
This series is brought to you with the support of the New International Version (NIV) — the Bible translation we use when reading and studying the Bible, as well as for preaching. With more than 650 million copies distributed worldwide, the New International Version (NIV) is the most widely read Bible translation in contemporary English. The NIV Bible delivers the very best combination of accuracy, readability, and clarity, making it easy to read and easy to understand. It is true to God’s Word and true to the reader.

📖 Find an NIV Bible that’s right for you! https://www.thenivbible.com/niv-bibles/

We are also supported by Logos Bible Software — the tool all three of us use when studying Scripture. Logos isn't just a Bible app, it is your whole study desk, your library, and your study partner in one place. Start your free trial and check out the Bible Study Pdcst bundles at https://logos.com/biblestudypdcst

📖 Visit https://logos.com/biblestudypdcst to start your free trial today

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Hosted by:
• Pastor Darren Rouanzoin — https://www.instagram.com/darrenr
• Angela Halili — https://www.instagram.com/angelahalili
• Pastor Bill Dogterom — https://www.instagram.com/bdogterom

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The first time worship is mentioned in the Bible, a father is asked to offer his only son on an altar. That single scene in Genesis 22 becomes the archetype for everything worship means for the rest of Scripture. This episode traces that thread through Leviticus, Romans 12, and Revelation 4, and makes the case that knowing what worship actually is changes everything about how you live it.

In this episode:
• Genesis 22 and the principle of first mention — why the first time a word appears in Scripture sets the pattern for everything after
• Why Abraham's response of worship is wholehearted trust, not naive obedience
• Leviticus and the sacrificial system — why every sacrifice was about drawing near to God, not earning his favor
• Living sacrifices crawl off the altar — a practical framework for noticing what has quietly stopped being an offering to God
• The difference between worship songs and Christian music — and why that distinction matters more than people think
• Lindy's story from the mission field with Heidi Baker — when nothing in her toolkit worked except knowing who Jesus is
• Revelation 4 and the throne room of heaven — what is actually at the center of all reality

SPONSOR
This series is brought to you with the support of Logos Bible Software — the tool all three of us use when studying Scripture. Whether you want to go deeper in a passage, explore word studies, or dive into commentaries, Logos puts everything in one place. You can try it free for 60 days through our partner link below.

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Hosted by:
• Pastor Darren Rouanzoin — https://www.instagram.com/darrenr
• Angela Halili — https://www.instagram.com/angelahalili
• Lindy Cofer — https://www.instagram.com/lindy_cofer

#BibleStudy #Worship #ChristianPodcast #Faith #Jesus #BibleStudyPodcast

98% of a worldview is formed by age 12. And if you are handing your kids a device and expecting Sunday morning to do the discipleship, the math does not add up. This episode is a completely unplanned but deeply needed conversation about raising resilient kids — from screen time and sheltering to the culture of your home and how God uses the hardest parenting seasons to form you.

In this episode:
• Why the goal is not to raise kids who are protected from everything but kids who can engage with anything
• The difference between sheltering and discipling — and why both matter
• What Darren asks his kids every time he drives them to school
• Why your instinct to shut it down when your kid asks a hard question is the exact wrong move
• Connection is everything — how to stay the safe place as they get older
• Bring them up in the culture of the Lord — what Ephesians 6 actually says about parenting
• What to do when you realize you are parenting with tools your own parents gave you that are not working

SPONSOR
This series is brought to you with the support of Logos Bible Software — the tool all three of us use when studying Scripture. Whether you want to go deeper in a passage, explore word studies, or dive into commentaries, Logos puts everything in one place. You can try it free for 60 days through our partner link below.

📖 Try Logos free for 60 days: https://logos.com/biblestudypdcst

Hosted by:
• Pastor Darren Rouanzoin — https://www.instagram.com/darrenr
• Angela Halili — https://www.instagram.com/angelahalili
•  Lindy Cofer — https://www.instagram.com/lindy_cofer

#BibleStudy #Parenting #ChristianParenting #Faith #Jesus #BibleStudyPodcast #RaisingKids

TIMESTAMPS
0:00 — Welcome Back and Heart Check-In
5:00 — Lindy's Boys, LeBron, and the Unexpected Parenting Moments of This Week
10:00 — Parker Wrote a Song — Freedom Crew and What God Is Doing in the Next Generation
15:00 — The Hardest Season — Amos and a Year of Night Terrors
20:00 — Prayer, Fasting, and a Community Contending for Your Kid
24:00 — Is Obedience Not the Highest Form of Worship? — Lindy's Story of Two Babies Nine Months Apart
28:00 — The Domestic Monastery — What Parenting Small Kids Has in Common With the Monastic Movement
32:00 — How to Stay Calm When Your Kid Comes Home With a Bad Word36:00 — Connection Before Correction — What Chase Taught Lindy Without Saying a Word
40:00 — How to Raise Kids Who Can Talk to People Who Are Not Like Them44:00 — You Are Not Just Correcting Behavior — You Are Building a Culture48:00 — Bring Them Up in the Culture of the Lord — Ephesians 6 Unpacked52:00 — The Tools You Were Given Are Not Always the Tools You Should Keep
56:00 — Closing: You Do Not Have to Be Perfect — You Just Have to Stay Present

Everybody worships. The only choice is what you worship. And pretty much anything else you worship will eat you alive. This episode opens John 4, builds a theology of worship with worship leader Lindy Cofer, and makes the case that worship is not a song you sing on Sunday — it is the whole orientation of your life, and scripture is the only thing that can keep it rightly directed.

In this episode:

• What it means to worship in spirit and in truth — John 4 and the Samaritan woman
• You become like what you worship — why that is the most important truth about the soul
• Romans 12 and the living sacrifice — your whole life is on the altar
• Lindy's testimony — from depression at 12 to the cross at 18 to 20 years of worship ministry
• Screen time as a worship report — what your phone reveals about what you actually love
• If we do not let the Bible define worship culture will
  
  

SPONSOR

This series is brought to you with the support of Logos Bible Software — the tool all three of us use when studying Scripture. Whether you want to go deeper in a passage, explore word studies, or dive into commentaries, Logos puts everything in one place. You can try it free for 60 days through our partner link below.

📖 Try Logos free for 60 days: https://logos.com/biblestudypdcst

Hosted by:

• Pastor Darren Rouanzoin — https://www.instagram.com/darrenr
• Angela Halili — https://www.instagram.com/angelahalili
• Lindy Cofer — https://www.instagram.com/lindy_cofer
  
  

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Daniel prayed three times a day at 85. The habits formed in him as a 15-year-old under Josiah's reformation sustained him through three kings of Babylon and all the way to the lions' den. This episode asks whether what we resolve as young people will last a lifetime — and makes the case that prayer is the counter-formational practice that makes it possible, especially now when AI, algorithms, and the attention economy are competing for the same attention we were made to give to God.

In this episode:

• Daniel 6 and what a lifetime of faithful prayer produces
• Only 10% of American Christians are resilient disciples — and the markers are basic
• The attention economy is designed for addiction and the church needs to say so
• AI is being designed for attachment and it will replace prayer if we let it
• Five markers of resilient discipleship — and how to build them in the next generation
• What prayer actually looks like — three honest testimonies from the hosts

SPONSOR

This series is brought to you with the support of Logos Bible Software — the tool all three of us use when studying Scripture. Whether you want to go deeper in a passage, explore word studies, or dive into commentaries, Logos puts everything in one place. You can try it free for 60 days through our partner link below.

📖 Try Logos free for 60 days: https://logos.com/biblestudypdcst

Hosted by:

• Pastor Darren Rouanzoin — https://www.instagram.com/darrenr
• Angela Halili — https://www.instagram.com/angelahalili
• Slav Romanov — https://www.instagram.com/slavromanov
  
  

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You become what you worship. And the way transformation happens is not through information — it is through changing what you love. This episode opens Daniel chapter 3, traces the story of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego through the furnace, and builds a theology of worship for a generation being formed by everything except the presence of God.

In this episode:
• Every empire demands devotion — and Babylon is not coming, it is already here
• Music as formation — why Nebuchadnezzar repeated the instruments so many times and what that reveals
• The death of consumer Christianity — even if he does not, we will not bow
• Why worship is not a warmup but the war itself — the primary battleground for the soul
• James K.A. Smith on cultural liturgies and why what you repeat without thinking is shaping who you are becoming
• Angela's testimony of a hard season where worship was the first thing to go — and the last thing to come back
• Babylon gets redeemed not by escaping it but by worshiping faithfully inside it

SPONSOR
This series is brought to you with the support of Logos Bible Software — the tool all three of us use when studying Scripture. Whether you want to go deeper in a passage, explore word studies, or dive into commentaries, Logos puts everything in one place. You can try it free for 60 days through our partner link below.

📖 Try Logos free for 60 days: https://logos.com/biblestudypdcst

Hosted by:
• Pastor Darren Rouanzoin — https://www.instagram.com/darrenr
• Angela Halili — https://www.instagram.com/angelahalili
• Slav Romanov — https://www.instagram.com/slavromanov

#BibleStudy #Daniel #Worship #ChristianPodcast #Faith #Jesus #BibleStudyPodcast