Welcome to the sixth-fifth episode of Equipping You in Grace. On today's episode, Dave Jenkins and James Forbis talk about the need for friendship in the Christian life and in ministry.

What you’ll hear in this episode:

* How the gospel relates friendship.

* How to be a friend of God.

* How to fight against worldliness.

* Christian friendship and accountability.

* The need for multi-layered accountability.

* The place of older men speaking into younger men's lives.

* How older men can speak into younger men's lives.

Resources Mentioned in this episode

Friendless Pastor How to Address Our Perennial Problem by Mark Brouwer

The Company We Keep: In Search of Biblical Friendship by Jonathan Holmes

Gospel Fluency: Speaking the Truths of Jesus into the Everyday Stuff of Life by Jeff Vanderstelt

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