In this episode, Nate has the opportunity to ask Dr. Nicholas Reid some background questions about the book of Exodus. They discuss the big picture of ancient Near East culture, particularly Egypt, as well as how to understand archaeology and its relevance for our reading Exodus. Dr. Reid also helps set the story of Exodus in its broader biblical theological context.Dr. J. Nicholas Reid is Associate Professor of Old Testament and Ancient Near Eastern Studies at RTS Orlando. He is one of the editors of Covenant Theology: Biblical, Theological, and Historical Perspectives, a work that we will hopefully be able to discuss more in the spring.

In this episode, Damein sits down with David & Bethany Goodman to hear part of their story and to discuss their work with Medical Campus Outreach, which will be one of NewCity's Commissioned Communities this fall.

In this episode, Nate asks Jonathan Duckett about the relaunch of NewCity Student Community (NCSC). Duckett talks about the current state of NCSC and how it fits into NewCity's larger launch of Core Communities this fall.Back in Season 2, Nate and Duckett did a 3 part series on the philosophy of ministry of NCSC and you can listen to those episodes here:What is NCSC?Who is NCSC?Why is NCSC?

Nate and Ben discuss the second week of Walking with Jesus in Prayer.  Ben explains the structure of this past week and the next, as well as a last minute prayer that he used for an exercise.The Learning Community is following Paul Miller's book A Praying Life  and culminates in a conference on A Praying Church.The poem Ben mentions can be accessed here.

Ben and Ryan discuss the nature of NewCity Communities, which are people following Jesus together with a common purpose, pattern, and practices. At NewCity, there are three types of Communities:Core Communities follow Jesus together by making disciples in Circles and practicing the Common Rhythm in community.Commissioned Communities follow Jesus together toward a kingdom-purpose.Learning Communities follow Jesus together to deepen their discipleship in a high rigor, high reward environment.You can learn more about Communities by downloading the Church Center app for NewCity here.

Nate and Ben discuss the first week of Walking with Jesus in Prayer.  Ben explains what learning communities are at NewCity, as well as some of the big picture details about this one in particular. The Learning Community is following Paul Miller's book A Praying Life  and culminates in a conference on A Praying Church. The poem Ben mentions, along with some commentary is available here, and you can take the assessment he mentions here.

In this episode, Nate Claiborne gives some background details on Jeremiah 29, including context for the famous v. 11 ("For I know the plans I have for you..."). He also gives a big picture overview of Israel's story leading up to exile, and then looks ahead to how the upcoming series at NewCity will use what was true then to speak to what is true now.For other episodes on Jeremiah, you can listen to these:Book Overview (Season 2, Episode 41)Jeremiah's Call (Season 2, Episode 42)Resources on Jeremiah (Season 2, Episode 44)

In this episode, Nate talked with Pastor of Formation and Mission Benjamin Kandt about the decision to change the name of the podcast to All of Life. Nate gives a brief history of the podcast, now in Season 4, and Ben explains the philosophy of ministry behind the name change. 

In this episode, Senior Pastor Damein Schitter asks longtime Executive Director Aaron Angstrom about his "holy disruption" and how it led to his upcoming transition from staff at NewCity to working with Auxilio. They reminisce about Aaron's time at NewCity and look forward in hope to the road that lies ahead for Aaron and the Angstroms. 

In this episode, Senior Pastor Damein Schitter interviews our new pastoral resident Ryan Gawrych.