Jason, Monica, and Erik interview Keith Byler, lead pastor at Fairlawn Mennonite Church in Apple Creek, Ohio. Keith shares about how their church adjusted their small group ministry to accommodate the context and culture of their growing church body. And, in time for the holiday season, we have several references to the Christmas movie, Elf, and Jason eats more donuts!

Erik, Jason, and Monica dialogue about the popular podcast, The Rise & Fall of Mars Hill. This story teaches us lessons about leadership, church planting, and Christian celebrity culture. While this episode has a more serious tone, we do take a moment to appreciate Amish Country donut holes!

Jason, Erik, and Monica start with an outrageous story about “the goat suburban driven by a blind man!” They do eventually get to a meaningful conversation about what would happen if they weren’t pastoring—both to them and their local church.

After a bit of a hiatus, Erik, Jason, and Monica are back for season 3!! In this episode we do a lot of catching up and goofing off! With sound effects, porter-potty stories and the funny idea of a cow on a kayak, you are guaranteed to laugh with us! We also get serious when Erik shares what the Lord was teaching him in his sabbatical.

Erik and Jason continue their conversation with Dave D’Angelo, Lead Pastor at Northway Christian Community in Pittsburgh, PA. Dave shares more information on the way this church does ministry in a large, multi-campus format. Just to add a healthy dose of stress, Jason shares a story of being stuck on a bridge, in Pittsburgh rush-hour traffic, while running out of gas!

In this episode, Erik and Jason interview Dave D’Angelo, lead pastor at Northway Christian Community in Pittsburgh, PA. Dave shares some of his background and the way that God used his diverse experiences to equip him for leading this church. Dave was 60 days into his lead pastor position before the pandemic impacted the way everyone did church and ministry.

In this episode, Jason, Erik, and Monica have a deep discussion about the function of grace in the life of a believer. They unpack justification and sanctification and then get into stories about Rolaids and High School wrestling that you do not want to miss!

Monica, Erik, and Jason continue to talk about Spiritual Disciplines in this episode. Worship is more than singing together on Sunday morning, it is actually offering our bodies as a living sacrifice. Stick with it to the end for the discussion about spontaneous applause!

In this episode, Monica, Erik, and Jason talk about the spiritual discipline of giving. As leaders, we can’t assume that this discipline doesn’t apply to us. And although leaders often address other spiritual disciplines, giving seems to be loaded with assumptions and suspicion. And then Jason shares that Siri calls him Philippe Bravo!