Every Square Inch

What is this thing called "The Culture War"? Should Christians be fighting it? What is the role of the church in relation to the world and the culture around it? Gabe and Ryan discuss. 

After ten years of relative silence, Gabe and Ryan talk about what they learned from Mars Hill Church, both the good and the bad. 

Ryan and Gabe answer a number of questions relating to LGBTQ issues.

Ryan and Gabe discuss what it looks like to be sympathetic or empathetic to those who are suffering or struggling.

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Joe Rigney: "Leadership and Emotional Sabotage: Resisting the Anxiety That Will Wreck Your Family, Destroy Your Church, and Ruin the World"

A lot has happened since Ryan and Gabe sat down and recorded last. Even more has happened in the Church at large since 2020. Today Ryan and Gabe discuss what has changed for better and worse over the last four years...

In what seems like an increasingly hostile culture and world, how should Christians think about the education of the children and young people in our families and churches? Is there a best option between public school, private school and homeschool? 

Ryan and Gabe catch up after a long hiatus, then we talk about the Billy Graham rule. How should men and women interact in ministry and the church? Can men and women have equally close friendships despite gender differences or does wisdom call for caution or prohibition?  

Ryan and Gabe talk about sex. Specifically, how should pastors and ministers talk about sex from the pulpit, in counseling sessions, and small groups. What’s the appropriate level of candor with these subjects? And especially in the context of a church during a global pandemic where there are more children in a church service than usual? Stick around until the end for “The More You Know” where we find out what Ryan and Gabe’s alternative professions could have been. 

Ryan and Gabe talk about things Pastors and Preachers find difficult to talk about. Things like Giving, False Teachers, Submission, and Encouraging your leaders; things that you might not hear pastors talk about a lot for cultural reasons, or a reaction from the public. Why do pastors feel a certain anxiety around these issues or why do they feel the need to add caveats where they wouldn’t for similar issues? All this and more today, and stick around until the end to hear whether or not Gabe and Ryan are ready for a Formula one race.

Today on Every Square Inch Ryan,  and Gabe talk about how language changes and what that means for us. Why does language change? Is it always a bad thing? If you listen closely you might even hear Riley quote some George Orwell, and if you listen to the end you can hear Ryan and Gabe's favorite athletes in "The More You Know"!