The DiscipleMakers Podcast

For the final episode of this season on The DiscipleMakers Podcast, we talked with a special guest, Byron Borger, about what it practically means for us to live as though Jesus is Lord in all areas of life. We particularly focused on what this means for college students when it comes to their studies, majors , and future carriers. We were blown away by Byron’s passion and excitement for this topic and walked away from our conversation with full hearts and minds. We hope you have a similar...

On this episode of The DiscipleMakers Podcast, we talked with Zack Gugenheim about the connection between our souls and our bodies. Often Christians can tend to want to solve every problem or trial with a spiritual answer. But through our conversation, Zack helped us to see how the Bible actually calls us to view ourselves and others more holistically, as both body and soul working together. This can really help us as we seek to care well for others, and gives us some very practical...

On this episode of The DiscipleMakers Podcast, we talked with Mike Chartowhich about evil and suffering. We have a good God, who created the world as perfect, but as sin entered the world, so did evil and suffering. But where does evil come from? Why does God allow evil things to happen in the world? These are big questions that can oftentimes serve as obstacles in our evangelism or in our own wrestling with the realities of our world. The good news in that the Bible has answers. We walked...

On this episode of The DiscipleMakers Podcast, we talked with Brian Roberg about social media. With more and more of our social interaction happening online these days, it is important for us to consider how we interact with the different social media platforms we use to communicate with others. Why are we doing it? What do we hope to get out of these interactions? And most importantly, what do we want others to take away? We talked about these questions in the course of our conversation...

On this episode of The DiscipleMakers Podcast, we talked with Carin Roberg about honoring our parents. The coronavirus has impacted our lives in many different ways. But one significant way has been our proximity to home, and for many college students, it means being home with their parents. For many of us, our teenage years are often marked with rebellion or disagreement with our parents as we long for independence and yet still find ourselves under their roof and authority. But as we...

On this episode of The DiscipleMakers Podcast, we talked with Madi Wenger about heaven. In the midst of this coronavirus season, we are constantly confronted by the daily reality of death, especially as the numbers of those who have died from the virus continue to rise. In the midst of not only death, but suffering, pain, sin, disappointment, broken relationships, and more, we long and hope for heaven where every tear will be wiped away. In our conversation, we explored some common...

On this episode of The DiscipleMakers Podcast, we talked with our president Peter Krol about Bible Study. The Bible is the most important book ever written and understanding it is vital as we seek to understand our world, our God, and our condition as humans. Whether you are new to studying the Bible, or a seasoned veteran, it is always helpful to consider how we can study the Bible well, such that our interpretations and applications from it are solid and faithful to the text. In our...

On this episode of The DiscipleMakers Podcast, we talked about listening. Our guest started out his journey on this topic as a self-proclaimed terrible listener and was eager to share with us all that he has learned about the topic over the years. Often we can tend to think that we are pretty good at listening, especially if we don’t have any physical hearing issues. But in our conversation, we talked about how hearing is only half of the equation. The rest of listening is hard work and is...

On this episode of The DiscipleMakers Podcast, we talked with Jenny Fitch about theology. In our conversation, we talked about what theology is and why it matters for every believer to have good theology. We also talked about how certain theological resources for women can often lack the depth that true biblical theology offers. We hope that through our conversation you will be better equipped as a Christian to pursue good theology and that in doing so you would become a more well-rounded...

On this episode of The DiscipleMakers Podcast, we talked with Gary & Lily Christman about prayer. What does it look like to have a deep and flourishing prayer life? What are some practicals, and what does the Bible say about prayer? Prepare to be challenged as Gary & Lily walk through what it looks like to find delight in the Lord through the discipline and practice of prayer. -- Resources from this episode: Books:A Praying Life,How to Pray,Red Moon Rising, Apps:Lectio 365:Echo: ---...

On this episode of The DiscipleMakers Podcast, we talked with Mark Fodale about the perseverance, or faithfulness, of God. This may be a new topic to consider for you. But we hope what you’ll find through our conversation, is that there is immense rest, hope, and peace to be found as we study and gaze upon the character of God. When we come to understand that God has more to lose if he doesn’t keep his promises than we do, it can give us that much more assurance that he will fulfill all of...

On this episode we are joined by three DiscipleMakers staff: Kaylah Olshefsky, Bria Griffin, and Alex Siford, and they shared their stories with us related to racism they have experienced personally. They also shared about their experiences growing up and living in contexts where they were the minority. Normally on the podcast, our focus is teaching about different topics through the scriptures and conversations. But on this episode, our intention is to step back and give you an opportunity...

On this special episode of The DiscipleMakers Podcast, DiscipleMakers' President Peter Krol has a conversation with Dr. Scott Hancock, who is a Christian and an Associate Professor of History and Africana Studies at Gettysburg College in Gettysburg, PA. In this episode, we wanted to spend some more time considering the topic of racial justice from a broader angle, discussing the philosophies and world-views that the secular world brings to the topic, and how the Bible addresses those...

On this episode of The DiscipleMakers Podcast, we had a great conversation with Kaylah Olshefsky about racial injustice and being an ally to the black community. This is such an important issue to engage with and we hope you will listen with open minds and hearts, and an eagerness to consider your own response to racial injustice. -- Resources from this episode: Black Lives Do Matter Workshop Resource List from that WorkshopLetter from a Birmingham JailDocumentary:The 13thBook:Woke Church:...

On this episode of The DiscipleMakers Podcast, we talked with Matt Geiger about missions. In particular, we’ll be discussing how missions has been impacted by the coronavirus and how we can still have a vision for the nations during this time. -- Resources from this episode: Coronavirus and ChristGladys Aylward BiographyC.T. Studd BiographyRadical Let the Nations Be Glad!Across the Street and Around the World Keep an eye out on Instagram and Facebook for our Q&A story posts throughout the...

On this episode of The DiscipleMakers Podcast, we talked with DiscipleMakers Alumni Adam Smolensky and Christiana Martin about life after college. The post-graduation transition can be challenging and even scary at times. So we talked with some actual alumni to ask them about their experience and give them an opportunity to share advice from their journey. -- Resources from this episode: Document:How do I find a good local church?Article:Do These First: 3 Things Every Grad Should...

On this episode of The DiscipleMakers Podcast, we had a conversation with Keith Evans and Faith Thomas about worship. In this season most if not all of us are not able to worship corporately at church and in our fellowships as we normally would. So we took this episode to talk about what it looks like to consider how to worship in your daily life at home. -- Resources from this episode: Spotify PlaylistWorship Matters by Bob KauflinChurch Hunters Parody VideoSubtle Deception“Hope” is the...

On this episode of The DiscipleMakers Podcast, we had a conversation with Jillian Watkins about mental health. Jillian is a Licensed Social Worker and has thought a lot about this topic as she's worked in the social work field. In our conversation we touched on topics like mental health in the Bible, growing in assessing our emotions, and self-care. We also touched on particular applications for the coronavirus season we find ourselves in. -- Resources from this episode: NAMI Covid...

On this episode of The DiscipleMakers Podcast, we had a conversation with Andy Cimbala and talked about making the most of this coronavirus season. We covered lots of different angles to this topic, and discussed how to think through this season regardless of where you are at spiritually or emotionally. Towards the end we also talked about the Summer Discipleship Challenge that Andy is heading up. Visit dm.org/summer to sign up for that and find more details about the course. -- Resources...

On this episode of The DiscipleMakers Podcast, we had a conversation with Bonnie Dripps about the topic of Faithful Enduring Long-Term Suffering. Everything Bonnie shared was deeply challenging for us as we talked with her. She has suffered through many things in her life, but what we hope stands out as you listen, is her steadfast faith and hope in the Lord through it all. We were also super encouraged by her commitment to making disciples of Jesus even in the midst of significant trials...