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, an...
How self-care can lead to self-forgetfulness and ultimately self-sacrifice, how the speed of light can encourage you in your wordless evangelism, and the significance of Jesus spending years hammering the thing he’d be hammered to.Links Mentioned:BadLeaderThe BadLeader PodcastDevon Havenaar on LinkedInDevon Havenaar on InstagramDevon Havenaar on FacebookTEDxMechanicsvilleThe Freedom of Self ForgetfulnessRedeeming Your TimeThe Psychology of MoneyAtomic HabitsEverybody, AlwaysHow to Lead When You're Not in ChargeReadwise.ioJordan Raynor
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Katelyn Miller (Early Intervention Teacher)
Why following Jesus is not just about avoiding sin but doing righteousness in your work, how to wrestle with the cosmic significance AND insignificance of your work, and how to make disciples of all nations in the job you have today.Links Mentioned:NC Education CorpsHabakkuk 1:11 Working in the Presence of GodTales That Tell The TruthThe Awesome Super Fantastic Forever Party StorybookLead with PrayerJoni and FriendsSally Lloyd-JonesJordan Raynor
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Kurt Avery (Founder of Sawyer Products)
How to baptize your imagination regarding what God can do through your work, how Kurt’s enormous view of God has led him to give 25 million people clean water every year, and how to ensure you’re a marketer rather than a manipulator.Links Mentioned:Sawyer ThinkSawyer ProductsSawyer Products on LinkedInSawyer Products on InstagramSawyer Products on YouTubeSawyer Products on TikTokSawyer Products on FacebookScott Harrison on LinkedIncharity: waterThe Fish that Ate the WhaleMartin’sHumility: The Journey toward HolinessJordan Raynor
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Hannah Brencher (Author of The Unplugged Hours)
How your phone blocks you from “wanting what you want,” how Hannah spent 1,000 hours away from her phone in 1 year, and how to exchange “why me?” with “who for? when experiencing trials.Links Mentioned:Hannah BrencherHannah Brencher on InstagramHannah Brencher on XThe World Needs More Love LettersThe Unplugged Hours: Cultivating a Life of Presence in a Digitally Connected WorldCalled to Create: A Biblical Invitation to Create, Innovate, and RiskFour Thousand Weeks: Time Management for MortalsRedeeming Your Time: 7 Biblical Principles for Being Purposeful, Present, and Wildly ProductiveThe Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do and How to ChangeThe Practice of the Presence of GodBringing Up Bebe: One American Mother Discovers the Wisdom of French ParentingAnne Lamott BooksKate BowlerJordan Raynor
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Chris Hunt (National Account Manager at Clorox)
What Jesus might say to the conventional wisdom that "you’re the average of the five people you spend the most time with," the value of interfaith employee resource groups, and how Chris stopped chasing promotions and started chasing a quieter life.Links Mentioned:Chris Hunt on LinkedInCloroxClorox ERGsTim KellerWill: The Sunday Times Bestselling AutobiographyThe Selfless Way of Christ: Downward Mobility and the Spiritual LifeTo Change the World: The Irony, Tragedy, and Possibility of Christianity in the Late Modern WorldManaging Leadership Anxiety: Yours and TheirsManaging Your Metron: A Practical Theology of Work, Mission, and MeaningJonathan NowlenJordan RaynorJoin the Mere Christians Community
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.
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