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    Mere Christians

    How does the gospel influence the work of Mere Christians—those of us who aren’t pastors or religious professionals, but who work as entrepreneurs, baristas, and accountants? That’s the question this podcast explores every week as Jordan Raynor interviews guests across the widest variety of vocations.
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    Episodes (248)

    Jon Houghton (CEO of The Holy Post)

    Jon Houghton (CEO of The Holy Post)

    How caring about ALL that God cares about will change how we work, how to think about evangelism and social action as two elements of an interconnected flywheel, and why Christians should never outsource their discernment (and how we frequently do).

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    Cory Carlson (Author of Win at Home First)

    Jennifer Allwood (Author of Get Unstuck and Stay Unstuck)

    Jennifer Allwood (Author of Get Unstuck and Stay Unstuck)

    How to get unstuck professionally by mining the depths of Scripture, why comparison is a thief of joy AND a helpful teacher, and how to replace the world’s call to “confidence” with the biblical call to “courage.”

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    Dr. Darrell Cosden (Author of The Heavenly Good of Earthly Work)

    Dr. Darrell Cosden (Author of The Heavenly Good of Earthly Work)

    What the nail scars in Jesus’s hands mean for the work of your hands, why the eternal value of your “secular” work depends upon the value of creation, how we got to the place of overemphasizing heaven v. the “renewed earth.”

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    Dave Hataj (Owner of Edgerton Gear, Inc.)

    Dave Hataj (Owner of Edgerton Gear, Inc.)

    How good jobs are saving the lives of 20-somethings at his company, why our definition of “kingdom work” needs to expand beyond saving souls, and how to plant a desire for goodness and truth that ultimately leads to Christ.

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    Luke LeFevre (Founder of Holy Work)

    Luke LeFevre (Founder of Holy Work)

    The 7 stages everyone goes through when creating with God, why failure may be a sign of God’s favor, and how to journal well in just 11 minutes.

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    Dr. Linda Braddy (CEO of American Red Cross - North Texas)

    Dr. Linda Braddy (CEO of American Red Cross - North Texas)

    How Linda was freed from analysis paralysis about discerning “God’s will” for her work, the biblical evidence that God cares about your work and not just what your work does “for the kingdom,” and how a proper theology of the New Earth has made Linda feel more alive and much more likely to share her faith

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    Audiobook excerpt of The Sacredness of Secular Work

    Audiobook excerpt of The Sacredness of Secular Work

    Get the full audiobook here: https://amzn.to/4aY34Fv

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    Matt Rusten (President of Made to Flourish)

    Matt Rusten (President of Made to Flourish)

    5 easy ways for your pastor to encourage Mere Christians in their work this Sunday, how to better understand your biblical call to be a “priest” at work, and 5 circles of influence to pray through in your job.

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    Kaleigh Cox (VP of Business Development for DxTEL)

    Kaleigh Cox (VP of Business Development for DxTEL)

    How to stop viewing your co-workers as “salvation projects,” the #1 thing pastors can do to free the mere Christians in their pews from feeling like “JV Christians,” and how the gospel compels us to market in ways that serve always—even while selling.

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    Pre-order The Sacredness of Secular Work today and you could win an epic trip for two to celebrate the sacredness of your “secular” work in a castle, vineyard, cathedral, and more! Entering to win is simple: 

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    Skye Jethani (Author of What If Jesus Was Serious About Heaven? + Co-host of The Holy Post)

    Skye Jethani (Author of What If Jesus Was Serious About Heaven? + Co-host of The Holy Post)

    Why heaven being on earth matters so much to your work, how to not sacrifice the way of Jesus for the mission of Jesus, and where Skye sees himself professionally in five million years.

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    Gary Chapman (Author of The 5 Love Languages)

    Gary Chapman (Author of The 5 Love Languages)

    Which of the 5 languages are most popular in the workplace, 3 ways to discover your co-workers’ language without asking, and what Jesus said gives non-Christians the right to judge Christians.

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    Maina Mwaura (Journalist)

    Benay Shannon (Master Distiller at Restless Spirits)

    Benay Shannon (Master Distiller at Restless Spirits)

    Why Benay is convinced that God has called her into the dark alcohol industry, why a biblical theology of heaven inevitably leads to Anti-Bucket Lists, and how thinking of work as rehearsing for eternity takes the pressure off of today.

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    Mignon François (Founder of The Cupcake Collection)

    Philip Klayman (Owner of Three Tree Coffee)

    Philip Klayman (Owner of Three Tree Coffee)

    Why you should consider NOT leading with your why, how and why God calls us to make counter-strategic moves at work, and how Jesus’s example leads us to push back against worldly wisdom about delegation.

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    J. Warner Wallace (Homicide Detective)

    J. Warner Wallace (Homicide Detective)

    The significance of Scripture calling government officials “ministers,” how the fruit of the Spirit outed Jim as a Christian on the police force, and what a California jury proceeding can teach you about the veracity of the resurrection.

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    Dr. Monique Perry-Graves (Executive Director of Teach for America North Carolina)

    Dr. Monique Perry-Graves (Executive Director of Teach for America North Carolina)

    How to deliver radical candor in a distinctly Christ-like way, the power of pursuing visions that will never be achieved, and how to lean into the hard parts of your story for God’s greater glory.

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    Shauna Pilgreen (Author of Translating Jesus)

    Kevin Finch (Executive Director of Big Table)

    Kevin Finch (Executive Director of Big Table)

    Why Kevin quit his job as a pastor SO THAT he could better minister to people through his work, how NOT being explicit about his faith has led to more conversations about faith than most people ever have, and 3 things you can do to bless the most pained workers in our culture.

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