The church Jeremy Dowsett started 10 years ago closed its doors in

2015.  In this interview with Noah Filipiak, Jeremy takes us behind the

curtain of how he's handled this emotionally and spiritually.  Every

church planter who has gone through this experience is going to be

unique and Jeremy is no exception.  The interview walks through the

flaws in Evangelical Protestantism that Jeremy experienced and how that

eventually led him to convert to Catholicism.  We also discuss the

emotional weight of pastoring a church plant and what it's been like to

be away from that weight, as well as if it's possible for a church

planter to truly experience the freedom of the gospel of grace while in

the midst of shouldering the load of church planting, or if the two are

mutually exclusive. Jeremy also wrote a blog post in 2014 that got so many hits it broke the Internet, making Noah jealous, which we also discuss.

Visit www.atacrossroads.net/podcast for more links and commentary about this interview.

The church Jeremy Dowsett started 10 years ago closed its doors in

2015.  In this interview with Noah Filipiak, Jeremy takes us behind the

curtain of how he's handled this emotionally and spiritually.  Every

church planter who has gone through this experience is going to be

unique and Jeremy is no exception.  The interview walks through the

flaws in Evangelical Protestantism that Jeremy experienced and how that

eventually led him to convert to Catholicism.  We also discuss the

emotional weight of pastoring a church plant and what it's been like to

be away from that weight, as well as if it's possible for a church

planter to truly experience the freedom of the gospel of grace while in

the midst of shouldering the load of church planting, or if the two are

mutually exclusive. Jeremy also wrote a blog post in 2014 that got so many hits it broke the Internet, making Noah jealous, which we also discuss.

Visit www.atacrossroads.net/podcast for more links and commentary about this interview.

Authors, veteran church planters, retreat leaders, and marriage and ministry leadership coaches Tom and Sandi Blaylock (Pawleys Island, SC) share with honesty, grace and transparency the many struggles they've endured as a married couple in ministry.  These experiences have given Tom and Sandi a wealth of wisdom on how married couples can heal their marriages.  This interview truly goes "behind the curtain" of the Blaylock's lives as ministry as host Noah Filipiak walks with Tom and Sandi through topics of working long hours, insecurity, woundedness, using ministry as a mistress, and what to do when a minister's spouse is not interested in doing ministry.  

Many people assume ministry leaders shouldn't have marital problems when in fact the position of ministry leadership innately brings with it unique marital opposition.  

Find Tom and Sandi at LifeWorthImitating.Blogspot.com and get a free copy of Chapter 1 of their book Marriage on Mission at MarriageOnMission.com

Authors, veteran church planters, retreat leaders, and marriage and ministry leadership coaches Tom and Sandi Blaylock (Pawleys Island, SC) share with honesty, grace and transparency the many struggles they've endured as a married couple in ministry.  These experiences have given Tom and Sandi a wealth of wisdom on how married couples can heal their marriages.  This interview truly goes "behind the curtain" of the Blaylock's lives as ministry as host Noah Filipiak walks with Tom and Sandi through topics of working long hours, insecurity, woundedness, using ministry as a mistress, and what to do when a minister's spouse is not interested in doing ministry.  

Many people assume ministry leaders shouldn't have marital problems when in fact the position of ministry leadership innately brings with it unique marital opposition.  

Find Tom and Sandi at LifeWorthImitating.Blogspot.com and get a free copy of Chapter 1 of their book Marriage on Mission at MarriageOnMission.com

Susie Finkbeiner has written three novels, with her recent A Cup of Dust

being released today, October 27th, with Kregel Publishers.  In this

episode, Noah Filipiak interviews Susie about exhaustion, how to handle

exhaustion, the superficiality of "puppy hug and rainbow kiss"

Christianity (and Christian fiction), politics and how to stay grounded.

Susie Finkbeiner has written three novels, with her recent A Cup of Dust

being released today, October 27th, with Kregel Publishers.  In this

episode, Noah Filipiak interviews Susie about exhaustion, how to handle

exhaustion, the superficiality of "puppy hug and rainbow kiss"

Christianity (and Christian fiction), politics and how to stay grounded.

Ruth Haley Barton is the award winning author of 7 books and the founder of The Transforming Center.  Her book Sacred Rhythms won the Logos Book Award for Best Book Award on Spirituality and her book Invitation to Solitude and Silence won the Christianity Today Book of the Year Award for Spirituality.  In this interview, Noah Filipiak interviews Ruth about how to deal with success and failure, burnout, ego, ambition, technology, pace, false self and true self, finding who we truly are in Christ versus the facade strategies we have learned to protect ourselves, and much more.  Ruth and her Transforming Community team have extensive experience helping Christians and ministry leaders find their true self in Christ and are uniquely gifted and called to this essential work in today's hectic, cluttered, performance-driven culture we live in.  If you've ever struggled with having a dry devotional time with the Lord and wondered if there was more to experience from God than you currently know, God has led you to the right person by now connecting you with Ruth Haley Barton and the Transforming Center.

Ruth Haley Barton is the award winning author of 7 books and the founder of The Transforming Center.  Her book Sacred Rhythms won the Logos Book Award for Best Book Award on Spirituality and her book Invitation to Solitude and Silence won the Christianity Today Book of the Year Award for Spirituality.  In this interview, Noah Filipiak interviews Ruth about how to deal with success and failure, burnout, ego, ambition, technology, pace, false self and true self, finding who we truly are in Christ versus the facade strategies we have learned to protect ourselves, and much more.  Ruth and her Transforming Community team have extensive experience helping Christians and ministry leaders find their true self in Christ and are uniquely gifted and called to this essential work in today's hectic, cluttered, performance-driven culture we live in.  If you've ever struggled with having a dry devotional time with the Lord and wondered if there was more to experience from God than you currently know, God has led you to the right person by now connecting you with Ruth Haley Barton and the Transforming Center.

In this episode, Noah Filipiak interviews the starting tight end for

the #4 ranked Michigan State Spartans football team, redshirt junior

Josiah Price.  Price has 13 career touchdowns at Michigan State, a

record for a tight end, including 3 in the first 3 games of 2015.  He

caught the go ahead touchdown against #2 ranked Ohio State in the Big

Ten Championship game in 2013, as well as a fourth quarter touchdown in

the 2014 Cotton Bowl against #5 ranked Baylor that began a 21 point 4th

quarter comeback for Michigan State.  Michigan State was the 2013-14 Big

Ten and Rose Bowl champion, finishing 3rd overall and the 2014-15

Cotton Bowl Champion, finishing 5th overall.

Noah and Josiah discuss the temptations facing college football

players, how Josiah stays grounded, as well as the ‘superfan’ mindset of

many fans who take college football way too seriously.  Noah and Josiah

unpack death threats sent via social media to Josiah’s teammates after

bad plays, as well as how a player is worshiped and adored if they make a

good play.

In this episode, Noah Filipiak interviews the starting tight end for

the #4 ranked Michigan State Spartans football team, redshirt junior

Josiah Price.  Price has 13 career touchdowns at Michigan State, a

record for a tight end, including 3 in the first 3 games of 2015.  He

caught the go ahead touchdown against #2 ranked Ohio State in the Big

Ten Championship game in 2013, as well as a fourth quarter touchdown in

the 2014 Cotton Bowl against #5 ranked Baylor that began a 21 point 4th

quarter comeback for Michigan State.  Michigan State was the 2013-14 Big

Ten and Rose Bowl champion, finishing 3rd overall and the 2014-15

Cotton Bowl Champion, finishing 5th overall.

Noah and Josiah discuss the temptations facing college football

players, how Josiah stays grounded, as well as the ‘superfan’ mindset of

many fans who take college football way too seriously.  Noah and Josiah

unpack death threats sent via social media to Josiah’s teammates after

bad plays, as well as how a player is worshiped and adored if they make a

good play.