Mere Christians

Jordan Raynor sits down with Andrew Nemr, Tap Dancer, to talk about how to hear the applause for your work before you go on the metaphorical (or literal) stage of your job, how he came to realize that God doesn’t need us but wants us, and why we should view failure as a gracious gift from God.
 

Links Mentioned:

• Andrew Nemr
• Andrew Nemr on Instagram
• Andrew Nemr on Twitter
• Identity: The Andrew Nemr Story
• A Grief Observed
• Renovation of the Heart
• Jordan Raynor

Jordan Raynor sits down with Joshua Becker, Author of Things That Matter, to talk about why he left his 15-year career as a pastor to blog about minimalism, how our stuff distracts us from the good works God has prepared for us to do, and how to combat “the work beneath the work” that’s killing our souls.

Links Mentioned:

• Becoming Minimalist
• Books by Joshua Becker
• Things That Matter
• The More of Less
• Clutter-Free with Kids
• The Greatest Salesman in the World
• How to Win Friends and Influence People

Jordan Raynor sits down with Andy Crouch, Author of Culture Making, to talk about the difference between impact and influence at work and why Jesus calls us to be the latter, the simple exercise you can do today to value those you work with beyond their productivity, and what Scripture has to say about the intrinsic value of your work.

Links Mentioned:

• Andy Crouch
• Andy Crouch on Twitter
• Praxis
• Christianity Today
• InterVarsity
• Harvard University
• Culture Making
• Tech-Wise Family
• The Life We’re Looking For
• Lecrae’s single Non-Fiction on Apple iTunes
• Timothy Keller
• Makoto Fujimura
• Zoom
• A Long Obedience in the Same Direction
• The Patient Ferment of the Early Church
• Mike Ullman on Linkedln
• Jordan Raynor
• Contact Jordan Raynor

Jordan Raynor sits down with Danielle Andrews, Director of Global Impact for General Mills, to talk about how God uses our work as a crucible to form us into the image of Christ, why sharing the gospel with your co-workers serves your employer, and how to preach the gospel to yourself daily and uncover respectable sins.

Links Mentioned:

• Danielle Andrews on LinkedIn
• General Mills
• General Mills on LinkedIn
• Respectable Sins
• Redeeming Your Time Coaching Community
• The Timothy Initiative
• The Bible App
• Jordan Raynor
• Recommend a guest for the show

Jordan Raynor sits down with Andrew Scott, CEO of Operation Mobilization USA, to talk about the startling percentage of early church growth that came through mere Christians, the practical implications of the fact that your “passions have been redeemed," and whether or not the Great Commission negates the First Commission.

Links Mentioned:

• Andrew Scott on LinkedIn
• Andrew Scott on Instagram
• Scatter
• Scatter Global
• What is Scatter Global all about?
• Scatter Foundations Video Series
• Global Jobs Board
• Discovery Call
• Operation Mobilization
• Erik Rees on LinkedIn
• S.H.A.P.E.
• The Call
• The Holy Bible
• Evangelism in the Early Church
• The Word Before Work
• Garden City
• Dual Transformation
• Jordan Raynor

Jordan Raynor sits down with Ron Johnson, CEO of Enjoy, to talk about how he “made love visual” through the Apple Store, his final conversation with Steve Jobs while Jobs was on his deathbed, and why he chose to “start at the bottom” of the career ladder when he had every opportunity not to.

Links Mentioned:

• Ron Johnson on LinkedIn
• Ron Johnson on Twitter
• Enjoy
• The Life We're Looking For
• Becomenew.me
• Dallas Willard

Jordan Raynor sits down with Joni Eareckson Tada, Author of The Awesome Super Fantastic Forever Party, to talk about the first 3 things Joni plans to do when heaven comes to earth, how everything we do in this life either increases or decreases our capacity for leadership on the New Earth, and how our work can be “ingredients in God’s happiness.”

Links Mentioned:

• Joni Eareckson Tada
• Joni Eareckson Tada’s Paintings
• The Awesome Super Fantastic Forever Party
• N.T. Wright
• Jonathan Edwards
• Dane Ortlund
• Gentle and Lowly
• Thomas Owen
• Richard Sibbes
• Deeper Still
• Doug Mazza
• Bob Buford
• Half Time
• Jordan Raynor
• Contact Jordan Raynor

Jordan Raynor sits down with Laura and Jason van Dyk, Founders of God’s fingerprints, to talk about why they felt called to grow slower than they could, the great example of how the gospel compels them to “take pains to do what is right” (see 2 Corinthians 8:21), and the problem with our limited view of what constitutes “evangelism.”

Links Mentioned:

• School of Visual Arts
• School of Visual Arts on LinkedIn
• Redeeming Your Time: 7 Biblical Principles for Being Purposeful, Present, and Wildly Productive
• Every Good Endeavor: Connecting Your Work to God's Work
• The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry: How to Stay Emotionally Healthy and Spiritually Alive in the Chaos of the Modern World
• Master of One: Find and Focus on the Work You Were Created to Do
• Called to Create: A Biblical Invitation to Create, Innovate, and Risk
• Jason van Dyk
• Jason van Dyk on LinkedIn
• Laura van Dyk on LinkedIn
• Laura van Dyk on Pinterest
• God’s fingerprints
• God’s fingerprints on Instagram
• God’s fingerprints on LinkedIn

Jordan Raynor sits down with Brian Sanders, Founder of The Underground Network, to talk about his freeing approach to calling outlined in his terrific book, The 6 Seasons of Calling, thinking about eternity in three stages of rest, reward, and reign, and why it’s essential that believers not “lose the plot” of redemption and why we do what we do.

Links Mentioned:

• Brian Sanders on LinkedIn
• Brian Sanders on Twitter
• National Christian Foundation
• Underground Church Network
• Underground Church Book
• Tampa Underground
• Microchurches (a smaller way)
• The 6 Seasons of Calling: Discovering Your Calling in Each Stage of Life