Impactus podcast

In his book Talking With God: What to Say When You Don’t Know How to Pray Adam Weber explores how to pray when you’re broken, discouraged or in the midst of a storm. The book answers questions, such as what do I actually pray about, what do I say, do I talk out loud and where do I begin?

Adam delves deeper into:

• • How to approach God...
  • What Adam learned about prayer from his kids...
  • How to keep an active prayer life when you're busy...
  • What it means to "pray without ceasing"...
  • How to keep your prayers from functioning on auto pilot...
  • How to handle seasons of doubt...and more.

If the Holy Spirit is God, why do so many of us choose to live without Him? Welcoming the person, power, and presence of the Holy Spirit into our lives is one of the most important decisions we can make.

he transition from high school to college or university is a significant one. With new found freedom, extra responsibilities and challenges to faith, recent studies show up to 70% of young people walking away from church.

Kirk talks with Sean Cullen, the National Director of Power to Change – Students, about how fathers can help their children thrive in life after high school.

In the latest podcast, Kirk Giles and Rick Verkerk give behind the scenes insights into the upcoming Disruptive National Men's Conferences and explore what it means to be Disruptive.

Plus...

💬 How Rick came up with the saying, "why we do what we do."
🔁 A word for those who may be thinking, "been there, done that."
👦 Why you'll want to bring your son(s)/grandson(s) to the conference.

Danny MacKay is the National Ambassador for e3 Partners in Canada, the organization behind I Am Second. Danny leads short-term church planting expeditions to unreached parts of the world, mobilizing and partnering with churches, ministries, artists, and 'seconds' who wish to advance the kingdom of God in this generation. Danny shares examples of how we can be godly disruptors to those around us, reaching the unreached with the gospel. He also talks about how a "disruption" became a catalyst for him coming to Jesus in the most unlikely way—in the back of a stolen car.

If even the simplest commute can be changed by storms or an accident, how much more a journey of a lifetime? Knowing where we are, what we need to overcome and where we need to go will help us wisely choose the path before us. In this podcast, we will present a pragmatic teachable vision for what it means to be a Godly man, all the way to the finish line.

It was one year ago when MP David Sweet lost his daughter, Lara, to mental illness. Since Lara's death, David and his wife Almut have been very open about their struggle and have continued to share Lara's story, with the hope that others will find help. David provides encouragement for parents of children who are struggling with mental health challenges and addictions, and hope for those who are grieving the loss of a loved one.

Religion is often viewed as a dirty word—even in Christian circles. But if you consider the root of the word religion, you'll see that it's a much more noble concept than it's been made out to be. Greg Paul is a founding pastor at Sanctuary in Toronto, and the author of Resurrecting Religion. Greg argues that much of what we consider religion really isn't religion at all, and reminds us of the pure religion that God calls us to in his Word—which is much more about community than it is about a "personal relationship."

A few months ago, we featured a special message from Nate Larkin who shared his story about healing from sexual brokenness. Today we share part two of his message, which talks about how to form a group of guys that can encourage one another and keep each other accountable.

According to some recent statistics, 36% of people have had an affair in the workplace. This number seems incredibly high, but what we don't realize sometimes is just how easily it can happen to us. While most guys don't wake up one day saying, "You know, I think I'm going to have an affair today," we're naive to think the slide into infidelity is something we're immune to.

In his book Anatomy Of An Affair, Dave Carder talks about how affairs develop, and how to guard our marriages against them. We discuss with him some of the primary reasons and circumstances that cause couples to wander, the difference between physical and emotional affairs (and why emotional affairs are just as detrimental), situations and people to avoid, and how to cultivate a healthy, affair-proof marriage.