Nick and special guest, Greg Baker, discuss what it means to be a good steward of our citizenship. Greg serves as Executive Vice President of the Church Ambassador Network, an initiative of The Family Leader Foundation based here in Iowa.

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This episode attempts to dive into a simple yet complicated conversation. It's no secret that our Western culture is moving to be driven by individualism and self-expression, what many call expressive individualism or post-modernism. In short, these ideologies lead to a worldview driven by personal emotions, wants, and desires. Today we discuss how this came about and how we can faithfully converse with those around us about how faith and feelings go together.

Jordan shares his testimony and major shaping moments and resources for his life/ministry. Check out the recommended resources below:

We’re continuing to explore the significance of the six pillars of our church for our walk with Christ. In this episode, Jordan and Nick discuss the pillar of Fervent Prayer. 

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Overview: Each episode so far has hit on various spiritual disciplines. Specifically Bible intake (reading/listening) and prayer have come up often! So, in light of this and one of our church pillars being Fervent Prayer, Jack and Frasier discuss a helpful combination of disciplines: praying through the Bible. What is it? Why is it worth trying? And practically how is it done?

Nick shares his reasons for starting the Firm Faith podcast, his testimony, and resources that have shaped his life and ministry. Check out the resources referenced in the episode at the links below:

Overview: Worship matters! And everyone is a worshiper! What is the next step of growth for you in the area of passionate worship? How can you reorient your daily life to respond in worship of God rather than self or creation? We hope you’ll take time to consider that this week.

Which is why we’re continuing to explore the significance of the six pillars of our church for our walk with Christ. And, more specifically, we will be discussing the pillar of Passionate Worship. 

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Overview: Today we’re discussing a very important topic, both for our church and our personal walk with Christ. I daresay this is a topic that no Christian can ignore and that all should be desiring to grow in. What is the topic at hand? I’ll leave you guessing no longer… Today we’re talking about one of the six pillars of our church, specifically the pillar of Bold Preaching.

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Book: Listen Up! A practical guide to listening to sermons by Christopher Ash

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In our last episode, we discussed the topic of technology and family. How we can steward time, space, and resources to prioritize shaping the character of our households, no matter their makeup, towards the Lord. Today we zoom out a bit from that conversation to discuss how we as a church think about equipping households to walk with the Lord. This is a broader topic that covers many different avenues so to help us and to set us up for some more episodes in the future, we have our kids ministry director joining us.
For more resources, please visit our Family Resources page at https://www.harvestdesmoines.org/family-resources/.

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The call of parents is to train up their children in the ways of the Lord. How do we intentionally shape the character of the persons in our home while keeping the blessings of this technological age in their proper place? Nick and Jack discuss a resource by Andy Crouch that helped them consider how to wisely utilize technology, time, and space.

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