Mere Christians podcast

Mere Christians

Jordan Raynor

How does the gospel influence the work of Mere Christians—those of us who aren’t pastors or religious professionals, but who work as entrepreneurs, baristas, and accountants? That’s the question this podcast explores every week as Jordan Raynor interviews guests across the widest variety of vocations.

282 Episodes

Jeremy Swafford (CFO at Southeast Restoration)
10/30/2024
47:35
How to cultivate humility and a Jesus-like others-obsession, why multiple pastors have quit ministry to work at Southeast, and the spiritual benefits of sticking with a job for many years.Links Mentioned:Jeremy Swafford on LinkedInSoutheast RestorationLighthouse MinistriesEpisode: Audiobook excerpt of The Sacredness of Secular WorkEpisode: Tim Keller (Author of Forgive)Episode: N.T. Wright (Theologian)Episode: Skye Jethani (Co-host of the Holy Post Podcast)Episode: Josh Thompson (Janitor)Episode: Gary Chapman (Author of The 5 Love Languages)Episode: Bobo Beck (Realtor + Author of Wisdom Calling)Episode: Michael Hyatt (Founder and Chairman of Full Focus)Episode: David Platt (Founder of Radical)Episode: Stephen Mansfield (Author of The Search for God and Guinness)Episode: Andy Crouch (Author of Culture Making)Episode: Carey Nieuwhof (Founder of Connexus Church)Episode: John Mark Comer (Author of Live No Lies)Episode: Kevin Finch (Executive Director of Big Table)Mansfield's Book of Manly Men: An Utterly Invigorating Guide to Being Your Most Masculine SelfThe Sacredness of Secular Work: 4 Ways Your Job Matters for Eternity (Even When You're Not Sharing the Gospel)A Long Obedience in the Same Direction: Discipleship in an Instant SocietyMaster of One: Find and Focus on the Work You Were Created to DoRedeeming Your Time: 7 Biblical Principles for Being Purposeful, Present, and Wildly ProductiveLearning to Lead Like Jesus: 11 Principles to Help You Serve, Inspire, and Equip OthersBoyd Bailey on LinkedInTom ZiglarRedeeming Your Time RetreatJordan Raynor
Dr. Gisela Kreglinger (Vintner + Theologian)
10/23/2024
45:03
Why the wine industry is in trouble and why Christians should be the ones to help, how to show everyday hospitality to those you work with, and how the gospel can shape not just your work but also the work of others that you consume.Links Mentioned:Dr. Gisela KreglingerDr. Gisela Kreglinger on FacebookDr. Gisela Kreglinger on InstagramDr. Gisela Kreglinger LinkedInDr. Gisela Kreglinger XDr. Gisela Kreglinger (Wine Expert & Theologian)Cup Overflowing: Wine’s Place in Faith, Feasting, and FellowshipThe Sabbath (FSG Classics)George McDonald BooksFor the Life of the World: Sacraments and OrthodoxyBeing Consumed: Economics and Christian DesireDr Marinda Kruger PhD on LinkedInJordan Raynor
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Ricky Dickson (Fmr. CEO of Blue Bell Creameries)
10/16/2024
39:27
Ricky’s spiritual disciplines during the listeria crisis at Blue Bell, how to accept critical feedback humbly and winsomely, and how a college paper on Blue Bell landed him his career.Links Mentioned:Ricky DicksonRicky Dickson on LinkedInOne Scoop at a TimeBlue Bell CreameriesInternational Dairy Foods Association (IDFA)Chase the LionIf‘Leadership Breakfast Series: Tim Tassopoulos, President & COO, Chick-Fil-A’Scottie Scheffler on InstagramThe Royal in YouThe Sacredness of Secular WorkRedeeming Your TimeContact Jordan
Shane Kimbrough (Astronaut)
10/9/2024
37:53
How Shane discerned whether to pivot or persevere after 4 rejections from NASA, how “asking the right questions in the right way” led to NASA approving him reading Scripture from the ISS, and why he counts “consistency” during his time on earth as “worship."Links Mentioned:Shane KimbroughShane Kimbrough on LinkedInShane Kimbrough on XShane Kimbrough on InstagramNASAQuanta Services, Inc. Rocket MenRick WarrenThe Last Supper on the MoonReaching Your Next Summit!Extreme OwnershipMake Your BedHeavenSydney McLaughlin-Levrone on InstagramAnna Hall on InstagramCole Hocker on InstagramScottie Scheffler on InstagramTed Scott on XThe Royal in YouThe Sacredness of Secular WorkRedeeming Your TimeContact JordanJordan Raynor
Jena Viviano Dunay (Founder of Recruit the Employer)
10/2/2024
37:25
5 things Christian leaders can do to fire their neighbors as themselves, the spiritual and business benefits of investing in employees after you lay them off, and the sign I hung in my office to help me stop working like an orphan.Links Mentioned:Jena Viviano Dunay on LinkedInJena Viviano (Career Strategist)New Morning Mercies: A Daily Gospel DevotionalJordan Raynor
William Winchester (COO of Berg Mill Supply)
9/25/2024
34:06
William’s biblically informed vision of “zero waste” on the New Earth, the new question I’d encourage anyone to ask when making vocational decisions, and why William chose to work as an employee rather than an entrepreneur.Links Mentioned:William Winchester on LinkedInBerg Mill SupplyMere Christians CommunityJohn BevereThe Me I Want to Be: Becoming God's Best Version of YouJordan Raynor
Ruth Chou Simons (Author of Now and Not Yet)
9/18/2024
28:10
How to be content with what you have and strive for what’s next at the same time, the 4 questions Ruth asks to help her see her circumstances the way God does, and how she is currently processing the disappointing slowdown in her once rapidly growing businessLinks Mentioned:Ruth Chou SimonsRuth Chou Simons BooksRuth Chou Simons on InstagramRuth Chou Simons on YouTubeNow and Not Yet Book WebsiteNow and Not Yet: Pressing in When You’re Waiting, Wanting, and Restless for MoreGraceLacedGraceLaced on FacebookGraceLaced on InstagramGraceLaced on Pinterest2020 Episode: Ruth Chou Simons (Founder of GraceLaced)The Gospel Primer: Learning to See the Glories of God's LoveThe New Menopause: Navigating Your Path Through Hormonal Change with Purpose, Power, and FactsEpisode: Chassie Anders (Founder of Crown of Glory Beauty)Jordan Raynor
Stephen Bargatze (Magician)
9/11/2024
30:48
What it means to Stephen that Satan had no idea what Nate Bargatze would become, how magic can create awe and wonder that leads to belief in God, and the gospel-centered mental shift he credits for the salvation of his mom on her deathbed.Links Mentioned:Stephen BargatzeStephen Bargatze on InstagramStephen Bargatze on YouTubeNate Bargatze The International Brotherhood of MagiciansJason MichaelsAndre KoleThe Crown: RuritaniaThe Sacredness of Secular WorkRedeeming Your TimeContact JordanJordan Raynor
Mike Sharrow (CEO of C12)
9/4/2024
44:40
The dangers in the Church’s culture of giving, what Christian peer groups might have looked like in the first century, and how to create “mini Bema Seat moments” to judge your work before God does.Links Mentioned:Mike Sharrow on LinkedInMike Sharrow on XC12 Business ForumsC12 Business Forums on YouTubeCURRENT25WalgreensUnoffendableThe Sacredness of Secular WorkRedeeming Your TimeContact JordanJordan Raynor
Julianna Rubio Slager (Artistic Director of Ballet 5:8)
8/28/2024
32:34
How God is using ballets about faith to reach non-Christians, how to not undersell the power of the Holy Spirit at work, and Jordan’s favorite This Is Us scene that powerfully illustrates the gospel.Links Mentioned:Julianna Rubio SlagerJulianna Rubio Slager (5:8 Ballet)Julianna Rubio Slager on LinkedInJulianna Rubio Slager on InstagramJulianna Rubio Slager on Linktr.eeBallet 5:8Julianna Slager (Co-founder of Ballet 5:8 2019)The School of American BalletBallet MagnificatKathy Thibodeaux on LinkedInAll God’s ChildrenOlivier MessiaenMakoto FujimuraSlow ProductivityThis Is UsSteve CussManaging Leadership Anxiety: Yours and TheirsRedeeming Your Time: 7 Biblical Principles for Being Purposeful, Present, and Wildly ProductiveJordan Raynor

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