Join Josh White, a passionate pastor from Door of Hope, as he dives deep into navigating faith communities today. He explores how communal faith-sharing can foster personal growth and sanctification. Expect insights on the power of community over individualism, the transformative nature of storytelling, and the challenges of privatized faith post-COVID. Josh emphasizes the importance of love, grace, and intentional relationships in spiritual journeys, encouraging listeners to appreciate the beauty of shared faith experiences.
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Josh White Meets Darcy
Josh White met his future wife Darcy at a punk show in Portland in 1996, a night that changed his life forever.
They quickly fell in love despite very different backgrounds and later came to faith years after marriage.
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Faith Sharing Deepens Growth
Sharing your faith actively sanctifies and deepens your own spiritual walk by focusing love outward.
Witnessing is relational, meant to invite others into Jesus' freedom experienced personally and through community.
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Church Is Essential for Faith
Rejecting church while claiming to love Jesus is self-deception and denies the very community Jesus died for.
Prioritize church participation as essential for a genuine, growing relationship with Jesus and a witness to others.
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What does it look like to not only follow Jesus but also share Jesus in our time? We welcome the one and only Josh White back to the podcast today. Josh White is the pastor at Door of Hope in Portland, Oregon. He’s also an author, speaker, and musician. Join us for this deep and helpful conversation as Josh speaks the truth in love. We explore how sharing our faith is an excellent medium for sanctification and how our faith is communal, confessional, and personal. We also sit in the beautiful truth of grace and the depth of Jesus’ love for us. Enjoy!
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