There are two ways to miss God. The first is to deny or ignore him outright. The second is to have him out of focus. To spend our time focused on peripheral issues rather than essential truths.

What are the essential truths God wants us to embrace and stay focused on as we live as his people? That's the question we're seeking to answer in a new series called Faith Foundations. And we're starting today by examining the central figure of God's revelation: Jesus Christ.

Hannah Phillips joins Andrew to discuss 4 things about Jesus we need to recognize and respond to. In this episode:

• Rebuilding Faith Foundations

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Original Release Date: 6/29/2023

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How does our flawed understanding of the gospel, submission, and forgiveness short-circuit our discipleship and disciple-making? Susie Walther joins Andrew for a wide-ranging, insightful conversation on discipleship. Lot's of gems in this episode!

Susie is founder of The Well Training Ministry and has decades of experience making disciples. She and her husband Bob have two grown children and reside in Tampa, FL.

In this episode:

• Submission and the Power To Influence

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Original Release Date: 6/22/2023

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Over the past 30 years, I’ve had the chance to observe and learn from people who are highly effective at making disciples. I’ve also spent those years studying Jesus, the most effective disciple-maker of all time.

What are the secret traits these disciplers have that others lack? That’s the focus of a new series we’re doing here on the podcast.

In the coming months, I'll be talking with experienced disciple-makers about traits that often get overlooked when it comes to being effective at training the next generation.

Today I’m joined by John Snyder for a conversation around the first trait we will be spotlighting: the willingness to challenge others and risk the relationship. John has spent the past 20 years making disciples and he’s one of the most effective disciple-makers I know. So it’s a privilege to have him on the show and to get his thoughts on this topic.

In this episode:

• Studying Effective Disciple-Makers

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Original Release Date: 6/15/2023

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Shelton Markham joins us for a conversation on finding God's voice in a noisy world. What lessons can we learn from Ignatius of Loyola and the 5 Steps of withdrawal and reflection from the Examen?

Shelton Markham is pastor of Paseo Del Rey Church in Chula Vista. To hear more of his teaching, please visit https://paseodelrey.org/sermons.

In this episode:

• The Disciple of Disengagement

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Original Release Date: 6/8/2023

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How did Jesus decide who he would disciple? Are there principles we should know and follow as a pattern for our own life and ministry?

Mike Chong joins Andrew for a conversation on the topic of Selection. How do you know, who you should disciple?

Mike and his wife Liz serve with The Navigators, working among the military to share the good news and make disciples for Jesus.

In this episode:

• Selection: What It Is and Isn’t

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Original Release Date: 6/1/2023

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This week Jennifer Beitel joins us for a conversation that exposes what Progressive Christianity teaches -- and why it is neither progressive nor Christian.

Jennifer is founder of United Next Gen, a ministry dedicated to helping the next generation know and live their faith in a culture with which they are increasingly out of step.

"Anyone who goes too far and does not abide in the teaching of Christ, does not have God."

Discussed in this episode:

• Shaping the Next Generation

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Original Release Date: 5/25/2023

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What’s the difference between living a full life and being trapped in a busy one?

Affluence, technology and the internet have given us opportunities our grandparents could not have imagined. But these things also lead many of us into lives crammed with lots of activity and little meaning.

Patriece Johnson works with the Navigators, a Christian ministry she has served with for over 20 years. After making disciples among the military for many years, in 2020 she and her family moved to Cincinnati, Ohio where Patriece now serves as city Director for the Cincinnati Navigators.

Today she joins Andrew to discuss:

• Busyness vs. a Full Life

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Original Release Date: 5/18/2023

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At the end of his life, the Apostle Paul wrote to his son in the faith, Timothy. In that letter, he gave Timothy the following charge:

“My son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus. The things which you have heard from me in the presence of many witnesses, entrust these things to faithful men who will be able to teach others also.”

How does God use generational discipleship to help us not only survive but thrive as followers of Jesus?

• Make sure you fight the right battles

Original Release Date: 5/11/2023

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Writers like Jude, Paul, and Peter warned the early church against false prophets -- wolves who would come into the church dressed like sheep and introduce new teachings contrary to what the apostles had received from Jesus.

The apostle Paul says the goal of these false teachers is to draw away people after themselves. As it was then, so it is now.

Today’s episode reveals how cults operate and shows how you can quickly spot them so that you’re not led astray.

• What Makes a Cult a Cult?

Original Release Date: 5/4/2023

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Marriage has been part of God’s plan for humanity from the beginning. It was God who made us male and female and God who said “a man shall leave his father and mother and hold fast to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh.”

While two becoming one sounds romantic, in reality it’s often a painful process that God uses to reshape our perspective, our character, and our values. Meanwhile, sin and the fall have greatly damaged us and our understanding and practice of marriage. Is there any hope?

Jennelle Sherman is founder of Christ Centered Couple. She and her husband Nathan are committed to helping others find the freedom, intimacy, and joy they have discovered since putting Christ at the center of their marriage. Before starting CCC, Jennelle served on staff for 8 years with The Well Training and Discipleship Ministry in Tampa, FL where she discipled women, lead bible studies, spoke at conferences and actively mentored others.

In this episode, Jennelle shares on:

• Gaining a Full Picture of the Gospel

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Original Release Date: 4/27/2023

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