Rick Warren

Jan 16, 2024 • 40 min

Whether you have been reading the Bible your whole life or are picking up the Bible for the first time, this episode is for you. The Bible can be confusing or intimidating, but it is also life-giving - God's Word for all people. In this episode, host Jason Wieland is joined by Saddleback Formation Pastor Brandon Bathauer to talk about 4 tips for reading your Bible. These tips will help to enrich your time with the Bible, make it less intimidating, and aid you in your new season of Bible-reading.  Doable Discipleship is a Saddleback Church podcast produced and hosted by the Saddleback Spiritual Growth Team. It premiered in 2017 and now offers more than 300 episodes. Episodes release every Tuesday on your favorite podcast app and on the Saddleback Church YouTube Channel (https://www.youtube.com/saddleback).   Doable Discipleship is a proud part of the Saddleback Family of Podcasts. To learn more about the Saddleback Family of Podcasts, visit saddleback.com/podcasts. Links: Doable Discipleship Bible Playlist - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLgmRz0Ecn4AIT2fasNTgoVIVWPwHPXxIs Genre Worksheet: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1mJd3e-8rh8as-Q0VEMkEl5NLAclBNVAC/view?usp=sharing Know Your Bible - https://www.amazon.com/Know-Your-Bible-Explained-Applied/dp/1602600155 ]]>

Jan 9, 2024 • 51 min

What does it look like to love the Bible? The Bible – 66 books filled with chapters and verses, stories and histories, written by a number of different authors over a period around 1,500 years – this book is the foundation of the Christian faith. The Bible is read in churches around the world every weekend, is read daily by millions of believers, and can even be found in many a hotel drawer. But what does loving the Bible – God’s Word – look like and how does the history of the Bible affect how we look at it and love it today? In today's episode, host Jason Wieland is joined by Dr. Susan Lim. Susan is a historian and writer and has a new book out titled Light of the Word: How Knowing the History of the Bible Illuminates Our Faith. In this conversation, Jason and Susan talk about what it means to love God’s Word, how knowing the historical nature of the Bible can impact how you read it today, what the most compelling challenge to Scripture is and how we respond to it, and what it truly looks like to read the Bible in faith. ]]>

Dec 12, 2023 • 40 min

In today's episode host Jason Wieland, Content Development Pastor at Saddleback Church, talks about his favorite book of 2023. It's called On Getting Out of Bed: The Burden & Gift of Living by Alan Noble. This short, 104-page book is rich in its look at anxiety, depression, and other hardships of life. It doesn't sugarcoat the realities of suffering. For anybody who may not struggle with these issues themselves, Dr. Noble paints an important picture of what life is truly like for those in this daily fight. However, this book is truly one of hope as it reminds us of the reality of our good creation, the presence of our good Creator and the truth that your life is a testimony of that goodness - whether you are having a good day or not. Join Jason as he dives into this impactful, important book. This episode highlights some quotes from the book as Jason discusses why he finds this book so necessary and what makes it his book of the year. Doable Discipleship is a Saddleback Church podcast produced and hosted by the Saddleback Spiritual Growth Team. It premiered in 2017 and now offers more than 300 episodes. Episodes release every Tuesday on your favorite podcast app and on the Saddleback Church YouTube Channel ( https://www.youtube.com/saddleback ).   Doable Discipleship is a proud part of the Saddleback Family of Podcasts. To learn more about the Saddleback Family of Podcasts, visit saddleback.com/podcasts . ]]>

Dec 5, 2023 • 45 min

When an athlete trains and practices in his or her sport, they are achieving multiple goals at the same time. They get stronger by lifting weights. They get more agile and increase endurance by running and doing sprints. They develop muscle memory by practicing their sport and certain moves over and over and over again. All of this is in pursuit of being ready for the competition – ready for game day. As Christians, we have our own exercises – we call them spiritual practices. We grow stronger in our faith through reading Scripture. We grow more agile and increase endurance through fasting and silence and solitude. We develop muscle memory through gratitude. Today’s episode is all about spiritual practices. Host Jason Wieland is joined today by Reward Sibanda, a teaching pastor at Saddleback Church. Reward and Jason go in-depth on what spiritual practices are, what they do to and for you, and why it’s important to make spiritual practices a part of your life. Doable Discipleship is a Saddleback Church podcast produced and hosted by the Saddleback Spiritual Growth Team. It premiered in 2017 and now offers more than 300 episodes. Episodes release every Tuesday on your favorite podcast app and on the Saddleback Church YouTube Channel ( https://www.youtube.com/saddleback ).   Doable Discipleship is a proud part of the Saddleback Family of Podcasts. To learn more about the Saddleback Family of Podcasts, visit saddleback.com/podcasts . ]]>

Nov 28, 2023 • 43 min

There’s been an interesting trend happening in Christian culture. It seems that Christians today are more open to and looking for a practice of rhythms and self-reflection than ever before. Society as a whole has become more accepting of self-reflection and inner-work, but we’ve especially seen this become a common theme in the church. I’m talking about rhythms of spiritual practices like the Prayer of Examen and a renewed focus on your interior life. In this episode, we’re going to explore how this movement is being seen in the in our working life as well. Saddleback Content Development Pastor Jason Wieland talks with Jeff Haanen, founder of the Denver Institute of Faith and Work and author of the new book Working From the Inside Out . Jeff and Jason talk about how he is seeing this desire for rhythm and inner-work playing out in the workplace, why it’s important to seek deep spiritual growth, how people change, and much more. Working From the Inside Out by Jeff Haanen releases on December 12. Pre-Order now here . Doable Discipleship is a Saddleback Church podcast produced and hosted by the Saddleback Spiritual Growth Team. It premiered in 2017 and now offers more than 300 episodes. Episodes release every Tuesday on your favorite podcast app and on the Saddleback Church YouTube Channel ( https://www.youtube.com/saddleback ).   Doable Discipleship is a proud part of the Saddleback Family of Podcasts. To learn more about the Saddleback Family of Podcasts, visit saddleback.com/podcasts . ]]>

Nov 21, 2023 • 49 min

One of the most talked about topics in society today is artificial intelligence. AI has been in a sprint season recently as we hear about advancements in language models like ChaptGPT and image generators like Dall-E. Many people have ideas of what AI could be from movies like The Terminator, Blade Runner – even the new Mission Impossible movie, but what is really happening in the AI space? And how should Christians think about the future of Artificial Intelligence? In today's episode, Saddleback Church Content Development Pastor Jason Wieland talks with David Brenner. David was a lawyer for 35 years before serving as the Board Chair of AI and Faith, an organization centered around equipping and encouraging people of faith to bring time-tested, faith-based values and wisdom to the ethical AI conversation. David and Jason talk about what is currently happening in the field of AI, how we should think about morality and ethics related to AI, and where he sees AI going in the near future and what you can do about it. Doable Discipleship is a Saddleback Church podcast produced and hosted by the Saddleback Spiritual Growth Team. It premiered in 2017 and now offers more than 300 episodes. Episodes release every Tuesday on your favorite podcast app and on the Saddleback Church YouTube Channel ( https://www.youtube.com/saddleback ).   Doable Discipleship is a proud part of the Saddleback Family of Podcasts. To learn more about the Saddleback Family of Podcasts, visit saddleback.com/podcasts . ]]>

Nov 14, 2023 • 46 min

Have you ever felt that life is supposed to work a certain way? You feel that if you get your boxes checked then you should be able to walk through life "normally." What we quickly learn, though, is that life is often beyond our control. In this episode of Doable Discipleship, Saddleback Church Content Development Pastor Jason Wieland is joined by Lauren McAfee, author of the new book Beyond Our Control. In this conversation, Lauren and Jason talk about the realities of grief and suffering, unmet expectations, embracing God as Comforter, how couples grieve together, and much more. Lauren McAfee is the founder and visionary of Stand for Life and also serves as the ministry director at Hobby Lobby. Lauren is the author of Only One Life, Not What You Think, Legacy Study, and Created in the Image of God. She is currently pursuing a PhD in Ethics and Policy. Lauren previously worked for her father, Steve Green, while he founded Museum of the Bible in Washington, DC, serving as curator, artifact collection manager, and director of community engagement. Lauren and Michael are happily married with two fierce and feminine girls, Zion and Zara. Beyond Our Control is available now wherever books are sold. laurenmcafee.com/beyondourcontrol Doable Discipleship is a Saddleback Church podcast produced and hosted by the Saddleback Spiritual Growth Team. It premiered in 2017 and now offers more than 300 episodes. Episodes release every Tuesday on your favorite podcast app and on the Saddleback Church YouTube Channel ( https://www.youtube.com/saddleback ).   Doable Discipleship is a proud part of the Saddleback Family of Podcasts. To learn more about the Saddleback Family of Podcasts, visit saddleback.com/podcasts . ]]>

Nov 7, 2023 • 44 min

What is it about singing that lends itself so well to worship? There are many ways to worship God, but singing is definitely the most commonly thought of aspect of worship. In today's episode, Saddleback Worship Pastor Josh Miller joins Saddleback Content Development Pastor Jason Wieland to talk about worship and the power of song. The conversation looks at what worship is, why singing is such a powerful form of worship, what we can learn from songs of worship, the process of songwriting, and much more. Doable Discipleship is a Saddleback Church podcast produced and hosted by the Saddleback Spiritual Growth Team. It premiered in 2017 and now offers more than 300 episodes. Episodes release every Tuesday on your favorite podcast app and on the Saddleback Church YouTube Channel ( https://www.youtube.com/saddleback ).   Doable Discipleship is a proud part of the Saddleback Family of Podcasts. To learn more about the Saddleback Family of Podcasts, visit saddleback.com/podcasts . Related Links SaddlebackWorship.com Lead With Worship Podcast ]]>

Oct 31, 2023 • 46 min

Saddleback Church Content Development Pastor Jason Wieland is joined by best-selling author and renowned Christian Apologist Lee Strobel to talk about the state of apologetics and Lee’s new book, Is God Real? Everyone wrestles with some of the biggest questions in life: If God is good, why do people suffer? Why does God seem so hidden? What does it matter if God exists? These questions are asked by Christians and non-Christians alike and it’s important to seek answers to these questions. Lee Strobel, author of over 40 books and curricula including The Case For Christ , and Jason discuss what questions people are really asking, how to respond to these questions, and the state of apologetics in 2023.    Atheist-turned-Christian Lee Strobel, the former award-winning legal editor of The Chicago Tribune , is a New York Times best-selling author of more than forty books and curricula that have sold fourteen million copies in total. He currently serves as Founding Director of the Lee Strobel Center for Evangelism and Applied Apologetics at Colorado Christian University.   Links: Lee Strobel’s Website                 Is God Real?: Exploring the Ultimate Question of Life – Available 10/31 ]]>

Oct 17, 2023 • 51 min

The book of Psalms is perhaps one of the most read from and turned to places in the Bible – and for a good reason. It is a wonderful well of the human experience, capturing reality and giving voice to the emotional ebb and flow that comes with being alive while all the while pointing so beautifully back to God. In today’s episode, Saddleback Content Development Pastor Jason Wieland talks with Dr. Ian Vaillancourt about his new book, Treasuring the Psalms. The conversation touches on what makes the Psalms so powerful, seeing Jesus in the Psalms, and how you can live out the psalms in your own life. Dr. Ian Vaillancourt is associate professor of Old Testament and Hebrew at Heritage Theological Seminary. He is the author of Treasuring the Psalms and The Dawning of Redemption . Links: Treasuring the Psalm s The Dawning of Redemptio n Commentary on the New Testament Use of the Old Testament by G.K. Beale and D.A. Carson ]]>

Oct 11, 2023 • 41 min

Description:  How do you view the Bible? Is it a book of rules? Is it a storybook, or history book? Do you feel guilty when you think about the Bible? We all approach the Bible with some type of thought or opinion. In today’s episode, host Jason Wieland asks Saddleback Church Teaching Pastor Buddy Owens “What are we getting wrong in how we approach the Bible?” The conversation talks about what it means to read the Bible with open ears, reading for depth instead of distance, how to avoid guilt over your Bible, and even explores some Bible passages people tend to misunderstand.   Doable Discipleship is a Saddleback Church podcast produced and hosted by the Saddleback Spiritual Growth Team. It premiered in 2017 and now offers more than 300 episodes. Episodes release every Tuesday on your favorite podcast app and on the Saddleback Church YouTube Channel ( https://www.youtube.com/saddleback ).   Doable Discipleship is a proud part of the Saddleback Family of Podcasts. To learn more about the Saddleback Family of Podcasts, visit saddleback.com/podcasts . Related Links:  Deeper Devotions virtual workshop https://www.facebook.com/celebraterecoverysaddlebackchurch https://celebraterecovery.com Retreat information: https://saddleback.com/connect/ministry/retreat-ministry/lakeforest? Interested in joining or hosting a group? Visit https://saddleback.com/smallgroups. https://saddleback.thinkific.com/courses/foundations https://saddleback.com/coronaresponse for additional tools for a better response. To tell a friend about Doable Discipleship or share it on your social media, use saddleback.com/doable . For more resources to help you grow, visit saddleback.com/grow or email maturity@saddleback.com . ]]>

Oct 4, 2023 • 44 min

Have you ever felt overwhelmed by the vast amount of Bibles to choose from, whether at a bookstore or on a Bible app? Why are there so many translations? Is one better than the others? Which one is right for me? These questions can be difficult to navigate, so today host Jason Wieland is joined by Tom Holladay, former Saddleback Church Teaching Pastor, to talk about all things related to Bible translations. The conversation talks about the pertinent questions to ask when choosing a Bible, how translations are made, the difference between translations, and where the King James Version fits into all of this.   Doable Discipleship is a Saddleback Church podcast produced and hosted by the Saddleback Spiritual Growth Team. It premiered in 2017 and now offers more than 300 episodes. Episodes release every Tuesday on your favorite podcast app and on the Saddleback Church YouTube Channel ( https://www.youtube.com/saddleback ).   Doable Discipleship is a proud part of the Saddleback Family of Podcasts. To learn more about the Saddleback Family of Podcasts, visit saddleback.com/podcasts . Related Links:  Bible Gateway Translation Series - https://bit.ly/459i6Ek Foundations - The Bible https://www.facebook.com/celebraterecoverysaddlebackchurch https://celebraterecovery.com Retreat information: https://saddleback.com/connect/ministry/retreat-ministry/lakeforest? Interested in joining or hosting a group? Visit https://saddleback.com/smallgroups. https://saddleback.thinkific.com/courses/foundations https://saddleback.com/coronaresponse for additional tools for a better response. To tell a friend about Doable Discipleship or share it on your social media, use saddleback.com/doable . For more resources to help you grow, visit saddleback.com/grow or email maturity@saddleback.com . ]]>

Sep 27, 2023 • 50 min

Description:  Saddleback Church is proud to release a new limited-series podcast called Rediscovering the Lost Art of Friendship. This podcast series is being produced alongside a sermon series and small group study, though the podcast series can be enjoyed on its own. This series seeks to respond to the epidemic of loneliness sweeping across the nation by looking at five biblically-based ways to build friendships that last.  Hosted by Doable Discipleship host Jason Wieland, this series features conversations with an incredible lineup of ministry leaders: Saddleback Teaching Pastor Stacie Wood, Saddleback Men’s Pastor Anthony Miller, Transformation Church Lead Pastor Derwin Gray, Clinical Psychologist and Professor Todd Hall, and Celebrate Recovery Pastor Meaghan Grider. The entire 5-episode series is now available, just search from Rediscovering the Lost Art of Friendship on your favorite podcast app or click on the link in the show notes.   Doable Discipleship is a Saddleback Church podcast produced and hosted by the Saddleback Spiritual Growth Team. It premiered in 2017 and now offers more than 300 episodes. Episodes release every Tuesday on your favorite podcast app and on the Saddleback Church YouTube Channel ( https://www.youtube.com/saddleback ).   Doable Discipleship is a proud part of the Saddleback Family of Podcasts. To learn more about the Saddleback Family of Podcasts, visit saddleback.com/podcasts . Related Links:  Podcast Series- sdbk.cc/friendship Sermon Series - saddleback.com/friendship https://www.facebook.com/celebraterecoverysaddlebackchurch https://celebraterecovery.com Retreat information: https://saddleback.com/connect/ministry/retreat-ministry/lakeforest? Interested in joining or hosting a group? Visit https://saddleback.com/smallgroups. https://saddleback.thinkific.com/courses/foundations https://saddleback.com/coronaresponse for additional tools for a better response. To tell a friend about Doable Discipleship or share it on your social media, use saddleback.com/doable . For more resources to help you grow, visit saddleback.com/grow or email maturity@saddleback.com . ]]>

Sep 20, 2023 • 46 min

Description:  Saddleback Content Development Pastor Jason Wieland is joined by Bayside Church Teaching Pastor/Rapper Brannon Shortt. Storytelling is one of the oldest and most-used forms of communication in human history. We use stories to teach lessons to little kids (think Aesop’s fables or fairy tales) and we continue to learn from stories as adults (think of the great works of literature, film, music).  Another place we often hear stories is during church. We don’t just hear or read the stories from the Bible, but preachers often incorporate stories into their sermons as a way to highlight a point or provide context for what they are teaching. Today’s guest, Brannon Shortt, is a preacher, rapper, and candlemaker. Brannon was a pastor at Saddleback Church before moving to Northern California where he now serves as a Teaching Pastor at Bayside Church and recently released a new album titled The Attic under his musical artist name, BShortt. In this conversation, Brannon and Jason talk about the power of story and how we can share our faith in many different ways.   Doable Discipleship is a Saddleback Church podcast produced and hosted by the Saddleback Spiritual Growth Team. It premiered in 2017 and now offers more than 300 episodes. Episodes release every Tuesday on your favorite podcast app and on the Saddleback Church YouTube Channel ( https://www.youtube.com/saddleback ).   Doable Discipleship is a proud part of the Saddleback Family of Podcasts. To learn more about the Saddleback Family of Podcasts, visit saddleback.com/podcasts . Related Links:  Bshortt on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/1vSAVAyGtzVOK4TyHrwUGQ https://www.facebook.com/celebraterecoverysaddlebackchurch https://celebraterecovery.com Retreat information: https://saddleback.com/connect/ministry/retreat-ministry/lakeforest? Interested in joining or hosting a group? Visit https://saddleback.com/smallgroups. https://saddleback.thinkific.com/courses/foundations https://saddleback.com/coronaresponse for additional tools for a better response. To tell a friend about Doable Discipleship or share it on your social media, use saddleback.com/doable . For more resources to help you grow, visit saddleback.com/grow or email maturity@saddleback.com . ]]>

Sep 13, 2023 • 47 min

Saddleback Church Content Development Pastor Jason Wieland is joined by Dr. Carmen Joy Imes to discuss her new book, Being God’s Image: Why Creation Still Matters . What does it mean to be human? This question is something that everybody wrestles with at different points of life. In this conversation, Jason and Dr. Imes discuss what being God’s image means; the connection between creation and vocation; what Genesis, the Wisdom literature, and the New Testament say about this; the power of beloved community, and what we can do to live out a life made in God’s image.   Dr. Carmen Joy Imes (PhD, Wheaton) is associate professor of Old Testament at Biola University. She is the author of Bearing God’s Name: Why Sinai Still Matters, Bearing YHWH’S Name at Sinai , and the editor of Praying the Psalms with Augustine and Friends .   Doable Discipleship is a Saddleback Church podcast produced and hosted by the Saddleback Spiritual Growth Team. It premiered in 2017 and now offers more than 300 episodes. Episodes release every Tuesday on your favorite podcast app and on the Saddleback Church YouTube Channel ( https://www.youtube.com/saddleback ).   Doable Discipleship is a proud part of the Saddleback Family of Podcasts. To learn more about the Saddleback Family of Podcasts, visit saddleback.com/podcasts . Related Links:  Being God’s Image: Why Creation Still Matters Bearing God’s Name: Why Sinai Still Matters Just Discipleship: Biblical Justice in an Unjust World by Michael J. Rhodes Being God’s Image – E-course https://www.facebook.com/celebraterecoverysaddlebackchurch https://celebraterecovery.com Retreat information: https://saddleback.com/connect/ministry/retreat-ministry/lakeforest? Interested in joining or hosting a group? Visit https://saddleback.com/smallgroups. https://saddleback.thinkific.com/courses/foundations https://saddleback.com/coronaresponse for additional tools for a better response. To tell a friend about Doable Discipleship or share it on your social media, use saddleback.com/doable . For more resources to help you grow, visit saddleback.com/grow or email maturity@saddleback.com . ]]>

Sep 6, 2023 • 41 min

Description:  Saddleback Church Content Development Pastor Jason Wieland is joined by Dr. Douglas Groothuis to talk about his new book, World Religions in Seven Sentences. The conversation discusses why Christians should learn about other world religions, and then looks a three religions or thoughts discussed in the book, Atheism, Judaism, and Islam. The episode also discusses the rise of “Apathy-ism” and the growing movement of people who don’t want to give any time or energy into thinking about spiritual matters at all. Dr. Douglas Groothuis is professor of philosophy at Denver Seminary. He is the author of numerous books, including Christian Apologetics, Philosophy in Seven Sentences, and others.   Doable Discipleship is a Saddleback Church podcast produced and hosted by the Saddleback Spiritual Growth Team. It premiered in 2017 and now offers more than 300 episodes. Episodes release every Tuesday on your favorite podcast app and on the Saddleback Church YouTube Channel ( https://www.youtube.com/saddleback ).   Doable Discipleship is a proud part of the Saddleback Family of Podcasts. To learn more about the Saddleback Family of Podcasts, visit saddleback.com/podcasts . Related Links:  World Religions in Seven Sentences Christian Apologetics Reasonable Faith Podcast The Case for Christ https://www.facebook.com/celebraterecoverysaddlebackchurch https://celebraterecovery.com Retreat information: https://saddleback.com/connect/ministry/retreat-ministry/lakeforest? Interested in joining or hosting a group? Visit https://saddleback.com/smallgroups. https://saddleback.thinkific.com/courses/foundations https://saddleback.com/coronaresponse for additional tools for a better response. To tell a friend about Doable Discipleship or share it on your social media, use saddleback.com/doable . For more resources to help you grow, visit saddleback.com/grow or email maturity@saddleback.com . ]]>

Aug 30, 2023 • 48 min

Description:  Saddleback Church Content Development Pastor Jason Wieland is joined by Saddleback Spiritual Growth Pastors Brandon Bathauer and Linda Tokar for a Books of the Bible Draft. It’s the time of year when many people do their fantasy football drafts. Here on Doable Discipleship, we draft too – just in a different way. In 2022 we did a People of the Bible Draft and this year we set our sights on the Books of the Bible. The premise: Which 5 books of the Bible would you want if you were stranded on a deserted island. The twist: this year we introduce categories. Each person has to draft 1 book from each of the following categories: Old Testament (non-prophet), Major Prophet, Minor Prophet, Gospel, and New Testament (non-Gospel). Once a book is selected, it cannot be chosen by another person. This is a really fun episode that takes a good look at some of your favorite books of the Bible.   Doable Discipleship is a Saddleback Church podcast produced and hosted by the Saddleback Spiritual Growth Team. It premiered in 2017 and now offers more than 300 episodes. Episodes release every Tuesday on your favorite podcast app and on the Saddleback Church YouTube Channel ( https://www.youtube.com/saddleback ).   Doable Discipleship is a proud part of the Saddleback Family of Podcasts. To learn more about the Saddleback Family of Podcasts, visit saddleback.com/podcasts . Related Links:  Doable Discipleship – The People of the Bible Draft Know Your Bible by Paul Kent https://www.facebook.com/celebraterecoverysaddlebackchurch https://celebraterecovery.com Retreat information: https://saddleback.com/connect/ministry/retreat-ministry/lakeforest? Interested in joining or hosting a group? Visit https://saddleback.com/smallgroups. https://saddleback.thinkific.com/courses/foundations https://saddleback.com/coronaresponse for additional tools for a better response. To tell a friend about Doable Discipleship or share it on your social media, use saddleback.com/doable . For more resources to help you grow, visit saddleback.com/grow or email maturity@saddleback.com . ]]>

Aug 23, 2023 • 43 min

Description:  Saddleback Church Content Development Pastor Jason Wieland is joined by Dr. Jim Papandrea, author of the book How Christianity Saved Civilization . . . And Must Do So Again. The conversation discusses different ways in which Christianity revolutionized the ancient world and how we should consider Christianity’s role in the modern world. Dr. Jim Papandrea is Professor of Church History and Historical Theology. He is on the faculty of the Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary and a senior fellow at the St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology.   Doable Discipleship is a Saddleback Church podcast produced and hosted by the Saddleback Spiritual Growth Team. It premiered in 2017 and now offers more than 300 episodes. Episodes release every Tuesday on your favorite podcast app and on the Saddleback Church YouTube Channel ( https://www.youtube.com/saddleback ).   Doable Discipleship is a proud part of the Saddleback Family of Podcasts. To learn more about the Saddleback Family of Podcasts, visit saddleback.com/podcasts . Related Links:  How Christianity Saved Civilization . . . And Must Do So Again Reading the Church Fathers Doable Discipleship – Why the Story of the Church Matters https://www.facebook.com/celebraterecoverysaddlebackchurch https://celebraterecovery.com Retreat information: https://saddleback.com/connect/ministry/retreat-ministry/lakeforest? Interested in joining or hosting a group? Visit https://saddleback.com/smallgroups. https://saddleback.thinkific.com/courses/foundations https://saddleback.com/coronaresponse for additional tools for a better response. To tell a friend about Doable Discipleship or share it on your social media, use saddleback.com/doable . For more resources to help you grow, visit saddleback.com/grow or email maturity@saddleback.com . ]]>

Aug 16, 2023 • 57 min

Description: Saddleback Church Content Development Pastor Jason Wieland is joined by Dr. John Mark Reynolds to discuss the connection between ancient philosophy, reading the great books, and Christianity. They discusses why Christians should care about philosophy, what we mean when we say “The Western Canon” of literature, the power of work that lasts, and how people can get started learning more about these topics. Dr. Reynolds is the President of the Saint Constantine School, a Senior Fellow in the humanities at The Kings College and a Fellow of the Center for Science and Culture at The Discovery Institute. He is the former provost of Houston Baptist University. He is the founder and director of the Torrey Honors Institute, the Socratic, great books-centered honors program at Biola University.   Doable Discipleship is a Saddleback Church podcast produced and hosted by the Saddleback Spiritual Growth Team. It premiered in 2017 and now offers more than 300 episodes. Episodes release every Tuesday on your favorite podcast app and on the Saddleback Church YouTube Channel ( https://www.youtube.com/saddleback ).   Doable Discipleship is a proud part of the Saddleback Family of Podcasts. To learn more about the Saddleback Family of Podcasts, visit saddleback.com/podcasts . Related Links:  When Athens Met Jerusalem: An Introduction to Classical and Christian Thought The Great Books Reader https://www.facebook.com/celebraterecoverysaddlebackchurch https://celebraterecovery.com Retreat information: https://saddleback.com/connect/ministry/retreat-ministry/lakeforest? Interested in joining or hosting a group? Visit https://saddleback.com/smallgroups. https://saddleback.thinkific.com/courses/foundations https://saddleback.com/coronaresponse for additional tools for a better response. To tell a friend about Doable Discipleship or share it on your social media, use saddleback.com/doable . For more resources to help you grow, visit saddleback.com/grow or email maturity@saddleback.com . ]]>

Aug 9, 2023 • 54 min

Description:  Saddleback Church Content Development Pastor Jason Wieland is joined by Jesus Revolution writer/director Jon Erwin to talk about the hit film. They discuss how Jon decides what stories he wants to tell through film, how he thinks about crafting experiences, what the success of Jesus Revolution tells us about culture and faith-based films, the opportunity we have to tell stories and to share biblical truth in a mass-market environment, and the conversation ends with a fun rapid-fire segment about the cast of Jesus Revolution.   Doable Discipleship is a Saddleback Church podcast produced and hosted by the Saddleback Spiritual Growth Team. It premiered in 2017 and now offers more than 300 episodes. Episodes release every Tuesday on your favorite podcast app and on the Saddleback Church YouTube Channel ( https://www.youtube.com/saddleback ).   Doable Discipleship is a proud part of the Saddleback Family of Podcasts. To learn more about the Saddleback Family of Podcasts, visit saddleback.com/podcasts . Related Links:  https://jesusrevolution.movie/ Saddleback Church At the Movie Series https://www.facebook.com/celebraterecoverysaddlebackchurch https://celebraterecovery.com Retreat information: https://saddleback.com/connect/ministry/retreat-ministry/lakeforest? Interested in joining or hosting a group? Visit https://saddleback.com/smallgroups. https://saddleback.thinkific.com/courses/foundations https://saddleback.com/coronaresponse for additional tools for a better response. To tell a friend about Doable Discipleship or share it on your social media, use saddleback.com/doable . For more resources to help you grow, visit saddleback.com/grow or email maturity@saddleback.com . ]]>