With Los Angeles on the verge of reopening Erwin and Aaron McManus reflect on a year of lockdowns, quarantines, and stay-at-home orders as they look forward to the return of some normalcy. They discuss how the year has changed people and society, the new perspectives we've gained, and the things they missed most that they can't wait to return to. — Buy the NEW J'aime Battle Ready T-shirt — Available Now shop.erwinmcmanus.com/products/jaime-batte-ready-t-shirt — Follow us on Instagram @battlereadypodcast Email us: aaron@battlereadypodcast.com www.battlereadypodcast.com

Erwin and Aaron McManus along with special guest Joe Smith talk about the idea of "The Illusion of Safety" and how dangerous it can be to society. From the COVID Crisis to raising a family, they talk about the battle between fear and courage and the importance of asking tough questions.   —   Buy the NEW J'aime Battle Ready T-shirt  —  Available Now shop.erwinmcmanus.com/products/jaime-batte-ready-t-shirt   —   Support the podcast: anchor.fm/battlereadypodcast Follow us on Instagram @battlereadypodcast Email us: aaron@battlereadypodcast.com www.battlereadypodcast.com

Erwin and Aaron McManus answer the question "How do you commit to something without control?" They dive into the different contexts we find ourselves where commitment is essential and control is anything but guaranteed—from teams to filmmaking to book writing. They discuss leadership implications, the importance of being a follower, and the importance of pastors in leadership and personal development. — Buy the NEW J'aime Battle Ready T-shirt — Available Now shop.erwinmcmanus.com/products/jaime-batte-ready-t-shirt — Follow us on Instagram @battlereadypodcast Email us: aaron@battlereadypodcast.com www.battlereadypodcast.com

Erwin and Aaron McManus continue to answer listener questions, diving into conversations on leadership, communication, and navigating through life. They go in-depth about the relationship between hardship and greatness, learning how to speak and communicate, and how choosing the world around you affects your ability to spread the message of Jesus. — Buy the NEW J'aime Battle Ready T-shirt — Available Now shop.erwinmcmanus.com/products/jaime-batte-ready-t-shirt — Follow us on Instagram @battlereadypodcast Email us: aaron@battlereadypodcast.com www.battlereadypodcast.com

Erwin and Aaron McManus answer wide-ranging questions from listeners, spanning topics from theology, leadership, and entrepreneurship, to modern Christianity. They answer questions such as “Is desiring wealth a selfish desire?”—“What do you do when you outgrow your church?”—and “How do you know when God is really speaking to you?” — Buy the NEW J'aime Battle Ready T-shirt — Available Now shop.erwinmcmanus.com/products/jaime-batte-ready-t-shirt — Follow us on Instagram @battlereadypodcast Email us: aaron@battlereadypodcast.com www.battlereadypodcast.com

Erwin and Aaron McManus are joined by Lawrence Fudge from Mosaic Seattle to discuss leadership and what it takes to launch a new campus. They dive into what lessons they took away from their different experiences, how they grew as leaders, and how they mobilized their teams to tackle the challenges of starting successful movements of Jesus in cities vs. suburbs. The topics range from what a leader should look for when building teams, how to respond when things aren’t going well, and how to recognize the strengths and weaknesses in your team members and enable them to thrive. — Buy the NEW J'aime Battle Ready T-shirt — Available Now shop.erwinmcmanus.com/products/jaime-batte-ready-t-shirt — Follow us on Instagram @battlereadypodcast Email us: aaron@battlereadypodcast.com www.battlereadypodcast.com

Erwin and Aaron McManus talk about Mosaic's newest initiative: Mosaic Houses. Mosaic Houses is a new way to keep the global Church resilient, agile, and connected. Aaron breaks down who Mosaic Houses hosts are: people all across the world who call Mosaic their home and want to ‘officially’ become a part of the community and serve under the spiritual authority of Pastor Erwin McManus. Mosaic provides tools and resources for members to build a vibrant community for anyone close or far from Jesus, unifying people around the world around the common mission of Jesus. Erwin and Aaron show how the church responds to our changing world, by taking the best of the past and the best of the present to create the best future. If you'd like to host a Mosaic House, visit mosaic.org/houses — Buy the NEW J'aime Battle Ready T-shirt — Available Now shop.erwinmcmanus.com/products/jaime-batte-ready-t-shirt — Follow us on Instagram @battlereadypodcast Email us: aaron@battlereadypodcast.com www.battlereadypodcast.com

Erwin and Aaron take us through a new wave of cancel culture, from Disney+ to the Super Bowl. Set against the backdrop of the retracted Bruce Springsteen commercial for Jeep, they discuss who is punished or ‘canceled’ by society for past mistakes, and who is allowed to emerge unscathed. How do you move forward to create the future while embracing free speech and the ways free speech will differ in ideology with each person? With an eye-opening look at other countries and cultures’ reparations for their past mistakes, Erwin gives an impassioned appeal for our country to work to meet somewhere in the middle, even amongst our differences. — Buy the NEW J'aime Battle Ready T-shirt — Available Now shop.erwinmcmanus.com/products/jaime-batte-ready-t-shirt — Follow us on Instagram @battlereadypodcast Email us: aaron@battlereadypodcast.com www.battlereadypodcast.com

Our culture is struggling with a new kind of balance: how do we compensate and address the wrongs of the past without discarding or omitting the United States' important history? Erwin and Aaron McManus step into this nuanced debate and examine what it means to embrace change that recognizes both the positive and negative affects of our history. The conversation ranges from the colonial histories of Europe, to America’s founding and beginnings, to current canceled personalities and politicians. — Buy the NEW J'aime Battle Ready T-shirt — Available Now shop.erwinmcmanus.com/products/jaime-batte-ready-t-shirt — Follow us on Instagram @battlereadypodcast Email us: aaron@battlereadypodcast.com www.battlereadypodcast.com

Erwin and Aaron McManus discuss the lingering effects they've felt and observed from a year of lockdowns, isolations, and quarantines. Erwin emphasizes the need to take care of yourself and identifies simple actions we can do to help bolster our mental, physical, and spiritual health. They talk about how to approach your work with the same mindset and care for the balance of focus and rest that is key to our productivity and creativity.  — Buy the NEW J'aime Battle Ready T-shirt — Available Now! Follow us on Instagram @battlereadypodcast Email us: aaron@battlereadypodcast.com www.battlereadypodcast.com