The Living Room Disciple

Our guest today is Dr. Ralph Enlow, author of Servant of All, a book on Biblical servant leadership. Recently retired, Dr. Enlow has been in higher education administration for over 45 years where he’s emphasized Christian education and Christian leadership. Let’s dive deep into a conversation about leadership, what Biblical leadership looks like, and explore the good and bad models that Dr. Enlow has seen. Purchase Servant of All here. https://www.amazon.com/Servant-All-Reframing-Greatness-Leadership/dp/1683592972 Connect with Dr. Ralph Enlow on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ralph-enlow-2057145/ International Alliance for Christian Education: https://iace.education/ International Council for Evangelical Theological Education: https://icete.info/ Have time to help make this show better? Support us on Patreon: https://bit.ly/3paiqn3 Listener Survey: https://forms.gle/vJcHEmLeKJgNPbgA8 And last but not least, our website, Check it out at: https://livingroomdisciple.com/

Hey there! Welcome back to The Living Room. Honestly, we can't wait for this conversation to start. Because today, we get to introduce you all to Michael Rosado, who's one of Phil's best friends. And he's also a musical artist who performs under the name Wind Words. Michael is not only an amazing musician, not only someone who is working hard to create a healthy local music scene in local communities, but also just an amazing human and a good friend. So thank you so much for joining The Living Room Disciple Podcast, where discipleship finds a home. Find Michael / Wind Words on Instagram. Find Wind Words on Spotify. Support Michael's Music on Bandcamp. Have time to help make this show better? Support us on Patreon Listener Survey And last but not least, visit our website at livingroomdisciple.com.

This week, we have the honor of talking with Dr. Matthew Bates, a theology professor at Quincy University who has written several incredible books for the church. Today, we're going to talk with him about his most recent book called: Why the Gospel. We're so excited for you to hear his wisdom on what the Gospel is for and how the good news of Jesus Christ shapes and forms us. All that and more, on this episode of The Living Room Disciple Podcast, where discipleship finds a home. Find Matthew here: https://matthewwbates.com/ Order his book, Why the Gospel: https://matthewwbates.com/Why-the-Gospel.php Have time to help make this show better? Support us on Patreon Listener Survey And last but not least, visit our website at livingroomdisciple.com.

Your hosts, Phil and Nick, are back this week to step on some toes. Okay, we're kidding... but just like Episode 25 with Wolfgang Simson, this episode is going to hit very close to home for many of our listeners. This week we're diving into your discipleship community - and for many around the world, in America in particular, that looks like a large church body. But how does that form us? How are we formed by goals of larger and larger churches? How are we formed if and when we view church as an event? Again, this episode may step on your toes. We'd love to hear from you! Visit our website to share your comments and questions! https://livingroomdisciple.com/ Have time to help make this show better? Support us on Patreon Listener Survey

You may listen to this episode sitting in traffic or while you're doing chores or maybe with your eyes closed lying on a tropical beach & a gentle breeze.  And guess what? You're going to have a different listening experience based on where and how you're listening.  Why? Because you aren't just a soul or a brain on a stick. You are a physical human being made in the image of God with a physical body.  So today, we're asking: How are we being formed as physical human beings?  Have time to help make this show better? Support us on Patreon Listener Survey And last but not least, visit our website at livingroomdisciple.com.

👋 Hey everyone, Phil here.  A little over a year and a half ago, my wife and I felt the call to start a home church. My mentor gave me the book: Houses That Changed the World. (https://a.co/d/8ZRjyip) And that book really changed me.  The author Wolfgang Simson is joining us today and I can't wait for you to hear his passion and excitement as he really helps me wrestle with: "How do home churches form us as part of the body of Christ to be more like Jesus?" With that, let's dive in. We are so grateful that you're joining us this week!  Have time to help make this show better? Support us on Patreon Listener Survey And last but not least, visit our website at livingroomdisciple.com.

In this week's episode, Pastor Frank Liu talks to us about we as believers should consider mental health. Is mental health a taboo to be avoided in the Church? Are Christians overusing terms like "anxiety" and "depression"? Should people in the Church even experience mental health conditions? We are so grateful that you're joining us this week! Have time to help make this show better? Support us on Patreon Listener Survey And last but not least, visit our website at livingroomdisciple.com.

Welcome in! We're following up on our conversation with Jay Kim on AI and technology.  We're looking at more than simply whether or not (or how) the church should engage in technology. Where has the church gotten things "right" and where do we see the negative impacts of good intentions? Let's have the conversation and drive awareness of how technology can pull us away from genuine discipleship IN community with the family of God Christ is building. We are so grateful that you're joining us this week!  Have time to help make this show better? Support us on Patreon Listener Survey And last but not least, visit our website at livingroomdisciple.com.

This is a conversation that we couldn't be more excited to bring you. It seems like everywhere you look and everything you read in the news is AI. AI this. ChatGPT that. So let's talk about it! How does AI form us?? We're excited to introduce you to our guest, Jay Kim, the pastor of Westgate Church in Silicon Valley. He's also the author of two incredible books: 'Analog Church' and 'Analog Christian.'  These books that have been hugely helpful for us in understanding how the church is supposed to be an in person body of Christ, that meets and gathers together. How do we as a church gather navigate this modern digital age?  It's because of that, we've asked him to help us process with us the rise of artificial intelligence and how this influences ministry. Should we or should we not be engaging with it? Find Jay Here Website: http://jaykimthinks.com/ Books: http://jaykimthinks.com/books Articles: http://jaykimthinks.com/writing  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jaykimthinks Twitter: https://twitter.com/jaykimthinks Have time to help make this show better? Support us on Patreon Listener Survey And last but not least, visit our website at livingroomdisciple.com.

Resources and links mentioned in this episode: STEP Bible: ⁠https://www.stepbible.org/⁠  Bible Hub: ⁠https://biblehub.com/⁠  Blue Letter Bible: ⁠https://www.blueletterbible.org/⁠ BibleProject: ⁠https://bibleproject.com/⁠ BibleProject Classroom: ⁠https://bibleproject.com/classroom/⁠  Today, we’re talking about the Bible. Specifically? We’re asking questions about how much context and understanding we need. Is Scripture self-evident? Can we simply open it up and immediately understand everything we need to know? Or do we need to know certain things about the ancient culture, language, and history behind the Bible? Welcome in to The Living Room Disciple Podcast, where discipleship finds a home.  Have time to help make this show better? Support us on Patreon Listener Survey And last but not least, visit our website at livingroomdisciple.com.