Podcast Overview

Author

334: MacDonald - The Cause of Spiritual Stupidity

01/08/24

9 mins

By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley

The Man Who Sold The World. In this episode, we discuss what attachment to things rather than Christ gets us while reading George Macdonald’s Unspoken Sermons. The conversation leads us through the topics of higher and lower things, bread-making, willing and wanting, God-gifted vocations, and how to properly end a sermon.
- Preaching
- Vocation
Idolatry of Growth with Bob Hiller

11/24/23

5 mins

By Katie Koplin | Gretchen Ronnevik | Bob Hiller

Gretchen and Katie have a conversation with Rev. Bob Hiller about prosperity gospel, and how it sneaks into churches in a way that we start targeting the healthy people, the young families, and those who have something to offer the church.
Art and Faith BONUS episode

11/14/23

6 mins

By Katie Koplin | Gretchen Ronnevik

In this book club episode, we discuss "Art and Faith" by Makoto Fujimura. This was a book recommended to us, and we sort out the parts of this book that we appreciated, and the parts where we would disagree.
- Art
- Faith
- Book Review
- Vocation
327: Karl Barth - How to Preach to Prisoners

11/08/23

9 mins

By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley

In this episode, we discuss preaching to those in prison, the consequences of sin, and the power of the gospel. We read excerpts from Karl Barth’s prison sermons and converse about preaching, pastoral care to the vulnerable, where Jesus locates himself for the preaching of the Gospel, and how we can all “set the captives free” through the power of the Gospel proclaimed for the forgiveness of sin.
Gospel Clarity with Theocast

11/07/23

11 mins

By Kelsi Klembara

On this episode of Outside Ourselves, Kelsi is joined by Jon and Justin of ⁠ @THEOCAST ⁠ to talk about all things having to do with gospel clarity.
Prosperity Gospel and the Family

10/30/23

4 mins

By Katie Koplin | Gretchen Ronnevik

This is an episode done in front of a live audience at the 2023 "Here We Still Stand" Conference in San Diego, California. Katie and Gretchen kick off a new series talking about prosperity gospel, and the way that it sneaks into our idea of families.
But pastors . . . what would you say you DO here?

10/27/23

4 mins

By Troy Neujahr | Craig Donofrio

We're back, baby! Craig and Troy reunite and use the occasion of Craig's new pastoral ministry to discuss what it means to be a pastor.
- Ministry of the Church
Humility vs. Insecurity

10/20/23

6 mins

By Katie Koplin | Gretchen Ronnevik

This week, Gretchen and Katie talk about what it means to be humble, as opposed to feeling insecure in our vocations.
325: Ristau - The Word and Armor of God

10/15/23

11 mins

By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley

One More Movie Reference Ought to Do It. In this episode, we discuss God’s Word and Armor. We return to Harold Ristau’s book, Spiritual Warfare: For the Care of Souls, to converse about God’s Word, ministry, being a soldier in the army of Christ, and angelic backup, and we make many movie references as we go!
For You best of encore: The Church in Exile

10/13/23

4 mins

By Troy Neujahr | Craig Donofrio

In the few weeks while Craig finishes up his move to Minnesota and while Troy digs himself out from under an avalanche of writing and research, For You Radio takes the opportunity to revisit some of our favorite episodes.
- Christianity in America
- Ministry of the Church
People Pleasing or Loving Your Neighbor

10/10/23

5 mins

By Katie Koplin | Gretchen Ronnevik

Gretchen and Katie talk through a listener suggested topic of people pleasing. They talk about their own struggles in this area, and how people pleasing can be the opposite of vocation, or interfere with vocation.
CHA Weekend Edition Presents: Bruce Olson and his Mission to the Motilone

10/07/23

1 min

By Dan van Voorhis

Weekend Edition for October 7-8, 2023
- Missions
- Christian History