Mere Christians

The best “please” Mark has ever received to speak at an event (and how you can mimic it), how an intern once confronted Mark with radical (but loving) candor, and why it’s so dangerous to treat the Great Commission as the only commission.Links Mentioned:Mark BattersonMark Batterson on TwitterMark Batterson on InstagramMark Batterson on FacebookNational Community ChurchPlease, Sorry, ThanksPlease, Sorry, Thanks PreordersWin the DayIn a Pit with a Lion on a Snowy DayThe Circle MakerThe Best Worst Day EverHow to Win Friends and Influence PeopleOliver Weldell Holmes, Jr.Numbers 11Dorothy SayersBob GoffRadical CandorGiftologyJeanne MayoFrancis BaconSummer Batterson DaileyThe Hidden Life of TreesFrom Strength to StrengthBonoMax LucadoShoe DogMakoto FujimuraArt and FaithMakoto Fujimura (Artist) | Jordan RaynorRedeem the DayJordan Raynor

Jordan Raynor sits down with Teena Dare, Waitress + Host of the Faith, Work & Rest Podcast, to talk about 3 ways to be distinctly Christian in any job, how to engage your industry without assimilating to the ungodly ways of your industry, and why the biblical narrative of work is so attractive to non-Christians.Links Mentioned:Teena DareTeena Dare on InstagramTeena Dare on TwitterFaith, Work, & Rest PodcastSurge NetworkIn Plain SightAarti Sequeira (Food Network Host)Isaiah 25‘The Table’The Missional DiscipleLauren Gill (Co-Author of The Missional Disciple)Daniel: Living by Faith in a Secular WorldJeremiah 29The Symphony of MissionBeholdingCharity Maurer80: Jordan Raynor – Redeeming Your Time: The Way of The WayJordan Raynor

How to leverage Scripture to identify, interrogate, and reimagine the stories you tell yourself, how Michael’s recent heart attack has shaped his ambition for his work, and what Jesus’s lack of an Enneagram number means for you and me.Links Mentioned:Michael Hyatt on LinkedInMichael Hyatt on TwitterMind Your Mindset WebsiteMind Your MindsetPlatformLiving ForwardYour Best Year EverMegan Hyatt Miller on LinkedInMarissa Hyatt on LinkedInFull FocusFull Focus on InstagramFull Focus Planner Community on FacebookThomas NelsonDan Miller48 Days to the Work You LoveHumilityBusiness Accelerator PodcastThe Gap and The GainDan SullivanDan Cathy on LinkedInJordan Raynor

Dr. Curt Thompson, a psychiatrist and author of "The Soul of Desire" and "The Soul of Shame," dives deep into the interaction of faith and desire. He discusses how acknowledging our imperfect motives can be empowering. The importance of community in overcoming fears and making vocational choices is emphasized, alongside embracing beauty and imperfection in relationships. Thompson offers insights on navigating life’s uncertainties and highlights love's transformative power in fulfilling our divine calling.

6 steps to following Jesus fully at work, how David’s view of the Great Commission has greatly expanded over time, and how to respond to gender pronouns in the workplace.Links Mentioned:David Platt on InstagramDavid Platt on TwitterDavid Platt on FacebookDavid Platt Books on AmazonRadicalThe Gospel at WorkEmbodiedGospel ThreadsKnowing GodDesiring GodJordan Raynor

What it means for your work that God never rescinded his claim that the material world is good, how to think about your work through the Creation, Fall, Renewal framework, and whether or not there will be gluten-free bread on the New Earth.Links Mentioned:Kendall VandersliceKendall Vanderslice on LinkedInKendall Vanderslice on TwitterKendall Vanderslice on InstagramKendall Vanderslice on FacebookEdible TheologyDuke DivinityBy Bread AloneWe Will FeastMercy ShipsMatthew 4:4John 1:1John 6Genesis 1Genesis 2Revelation 21Revelation 22Matthew 13:33The Large Catechism of Martin LutherIsaiah 65Sor Juana Inés de la CruzThe Supper of the LambToni Tipton-MartinJubileeJordan Raynor

How the “Too Narrow Gospel” and a bad theology of heaven are blocking your vision for your work, 4 pathways for stewarding your vocation for the advancement of the Kingdom of God, and why we should all think of our lives as ice cream tasting spoons.Links Mentioned:Dr. Amy ShermanSagamore InstituteKingdom CallingAgents of FlourishingRedeeming Your TimeThe World Before Work‘Skye Jethani (Co-host of the Holy Post Podcast)’Proverbs 11:10Timothy KellerHeavenThomas NelsonPsalm 37:23Being DisciplesSurprised by HopeHow God Became KingTony BennetJordan Raynor

How to build relationships with co-workers virtually, how to move from the Surface, to the Serious, to the Spiritual with those you work with, and how to respond to your employer when they ask you to do something that’s at odds with God’s Word.Links Mentioned:Nathan Carnes on LinkedInNathan Carnes on TwitterMimi Chan EpisodeSean Kouplen EpisodeDavid Green EpisodePrayer by Tim KellerThe Intentional Father by Jon TysonFortaJordan Raynor

What the tragic death of her son taught her about life and work, how to resolve conflicts at work in a Christ-honoring way, and how refusing to listen to the Holy Spirit has cost her tens of thousands of dollars.Links Mentioned:Katelyn JamesKatelyn James on TwitterKatelyn James on InstagramKatelyn James on FacebookKatelyn James on YouTubeKatelyn James on PinterestJames 1:2-4Proverbs 27:5    Find Your PeopleShay CochraneJordan Raynor

How Arthur Guinness’s faith motivated him to sign a 9,000-year lease, why monks and nuns viewed brewing beer as deeply missional, and how Guinness created a “thin place” between heaven and earth.Links Mentioned:Stephen MansfieldStephen Mansfield on TwitterThe Search for God and GuinnessThe Celtic Way of EvangelismThe Pursuit of GodMansfield's Book of Manly MenJordan Raynor