Jacob shares his stories and thoughts on dating, early marriage, parenting, and early career.

Chet and I talk through mission statements -- Their purpose, how to craft them, and how they've been helpful for us.

 Resources mentioned:

Chet's last podcast episode (episode 4)

Building a Discipleship Culture by Mike Breen book

Younique Discipleship Course

My friend Alex opens up about the road blocks, struggles, and victories he faced throughout his 20s. From taking care of his mom while she fought breast, letting go of a job and youth ministry he loved, and now settling down into a new community in Atlanta with his wife.

Alex speaks openly about following God's voice into the unknown and seeing God's faithfulness in it, while still naming the struggle these seasons.

Paul shares his story of transformation over the past two years -- The role community had in this transformation, as well as the process of forgiving his father.

Mentioned in the episode:

Choosing Forgiveness by Nancy DeMoss 

Narnia Eustice Dragon Movie Clip - YouTube

Ethan shares the story of his father's death, how it's shaped him, and what he's learned through processing his grief.

 We talk through how to process grief, wrestle with God, and how grief can positively shape us if we allow it to.

While this episode is heavy, we mix in a lot of humor along the way. We had a lot of fun recording this… Enjoy!

Sam talks through his story of the last 5 years. He starts out with his salvation story and then dives into how God lead him through a time of healing and restoring his past. And how our friendship was a catalyst for this.

God often uses relationships to bring restoration… This is a great story of God doing this.

Brady shares his story from the past 5 years navigating his early career. His path has been anything but conventional… Starting out at an insurance startup, then working for a PE firm in Kenya, and now in law school at Duke.

Brady has a really fascinating story and has a neat perspective on work and career. I think you'll find his story inspiring.

Tristan talks through his story of choosing a vocation coming out of school. He shares his story of deciding to work in a sales job instead of vocational ministry and what led him to that decision. He talks through his experience of settling into a life and career, while still being heavily involved in ministry.

Picture of Alex at Local Roots

It can be easy to try to rush into a feeling of settledness during the 20s… My friend Cole talks about his journey the past several years - Discovering his faith, career, navigating dating, and marrying his wife. Cole reflects on his journey in this episode.

At the end, Cole's wife, Sarah, shares her thoughts on her journey of dating, marriage, and settling into life… It's worth staying on to the end for!

What does it look like to invite God into our day to day work? How does being a Christian impact how I view work? What does work-life balance look like in a demanding industry? What do you when you have bigger dreams outside of your current job?

Kyle and I talk through the start of his career at Honda. He shares his perspective on work and how he invites God into it. He shares practical guidance how he handles himself as a believer in his job. And his thoughts on Japanese work culture. Along with lots of other topics.

Resources mentioned:

Entreleadership podcast

Ramsey Network podcasts

Every Good Endeavor by Tim Keller

Good to Great by Jim Collins

Patrick Lencioni books

Patrick Lencioni podcast

Seth Godin books

Donald Miller books

Other helpful resources:

Tim Mackie Theology of Work sermon

Exploring the Marketplace with Eric Knopf podcast

Answering the Call for Holy Work podcast

Other episodes Kyle has been on:

1 | The Story of a Friendship

2 | Marriage Is Not the Destination