Recorded Live at an Agape event for students in Dublin, this week's episode is based around the crucial life lessons Alan, Greg and Scott learned in early adulthood, particularly around university (even though none of them went ...)
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This week, Alan, Greg and Scott play #50ShadesOfPray and talk about the defining and declining flaw that makes churches shrink, according to the research of Thom Rainer.
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Back from their summer hiatus, Scott Evans and Greg Fromholz share their interview with Rob Bell, recorded at The Sugar Club before his Dublin event in August. The lads somehow convinced Rob to play #50ShadesOfPray before the actual conversation that flows through mentoring, curiosity, community and more. (Alan Breen couldn't be there but joins the lads for analysis later on.)
To skip to the conversation with Rob, skip to 9:30.
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The lads play Round Two of #FiftyShadesOfPray and then talk about Rob Jacobs' 25 Leadership Lessons from the Purpose Driven Conference. These punchy leadership lessons served as a great launching pad for conversations about our experiences as leaders, our values in discipleship and what we look for from people who want to be mentored.
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This week, Alan, Greg and Scott play their brand new game, #FiftyShadesOfPray, review Independence Day 2 and talk about maintaining your spiritual life.
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In Episode 73, Alan, Greg and Scott talk about Donald Trump's Evangelical Advisory Board, our gut reactions to it and whether or not we would join if the Donald invited us.
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Recorded the Monday after Britain's vote to leave the EU, the lads share their combined wisdom and ignorance about it and what it means for Ireland and the wider world.
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In this week's episode, Alan, Greg and Scott play their final game of #ForGodOrForCountry. Who will win?! Tune in to find out! (Tune in to 17:00 for those who hate fun ... and games ... and craic.)
After that, we talk about an article by Tyler Edwards on 'What To Do When You Stop Liking Your Church?' which leads us on to community, culture, diversity and discipleship. It's a good one!
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This week, Alan, Greg and Scott play #ForGodOrForCountry and talk about a fascinating social experiment done by Durex around the question, 'Are you more connected to your phone than your partner?' They sent six couples away on a tropical holiday and removed all technology from three of the couples to see what difference it would make. Tune in to find out how it went and what we can learn from it! (Skip to 15:00 to avoid the ridiculous-er stuff.)
This week, the lads play #ForGodOrForCountry and talk about a new survey from the UK that shows that non-religious people now outnumber Christians in England and Wales. We discuss what this means for Christianity in the UK and Ireland today and whether this is good news or bad news. Should we be threatened by Christianity's decline? Are there reasons for hope and encouragement? Join us to find out!
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In Episode 68, the lads talk about an article by Cameron Strang from Relevant Magazine on the backlash they received from having Rob Bell featured in their magazine. From then, we talk about learning to listen to voices we disagree with and how to disagree well.
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This week, we talk about DC Talk's odd reunion choices, play #ForGodOrForCountry and talk about a Filipino Archbishop who has said he will offer himself in place of prisoners if the death penalty is re-instituted. From there, we talk about the death penalty itself as well as what it means to protest as a Christian in a way that brings change.
In Episode 66, the lads play #ForGodOrForCountry and thentalk about a great article from Jacob McMillen on cycles of desperation and euphoria in faith, church and worship.
(If you, like many, get a little frustrated with all the messing ... you can skip to 19:20!)
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In Episode 65, Alan hosts his first quiz: #ForGodOrCountry and we talk about what happens when leaders forfeit their ministries through mistakes or failures. We start with a great article by Scott Sauls and then share our own experiences, tendencies and the lessons we've learned.
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In Episode 64, Alan, Greg and Scott talk about a brilliant article by Mark Sandlin entitled 10 POLITICAL Things You Can't Do While Following Jesus and what that means for each of us. We also play #PatronSaintOfWhat and the messing stops around 11 minutes in!
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In Episode 63, Alan and Greg play #PatronSaintOfWhat before the lads take a look at Christian Today's list of influential Christians based on Time Magazine's Top 100 Influencers. The list raises more questions than it answers about what it means to be a Christian and what it means to be influential!
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In Episode 62, the lads play #PatronSaint, Greg gets a little help and then we talk about a Forbes article by Blake Morgan on NOwnership, No Problem: Why Millennials Value Experiences Over Owning Things and the story of Lake Nokomis Presbyterian Church and their investment in taking Sabbath seriously.
In Episode 61, we are joined by Patreon supporter Tom Zalatnai to play #PatronSaintOfWhat, everyone's favourite Irish religious-themed quiz in the podcast format. He played against Alan (the unbeatable) and Greg (who has yet to win), a team that answered the age old podcast quiz question: what happens when an unstoppable force meets an immovable object? Tune in to find out.
From there, we discussed 'God's Not Dead 2' (a film that could also have been called 'Persecution Complex: The Sequel'), religious discrimination against Christians and the ways in which faith is taking a backseat in modern life ... and how we should respond to that.
In Episode 60, the lads look through a fascinating and disturbing article by Krithika Varagur called 'Mother Teresa Was No Saint' that looks at the difference between perception and truth in her ministry, particularly from an Indian perspective.
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In Episode 59, we come to learn that Alan played the titular role in the local St. Patrick's day parade, Greg got a new pair of socks and Scott got engaged. Then we play #PatronSaintOfWhat despite how bad Greg is at it.
We also talk about an interesting video doing the rounds of parts of Rick Warren's controversial sermon on tithing. Listen in to find out where we agree and disagree with Rick Warren ... and with each other!
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