Lifeschool 186: Why Our Leaders Need to Reimagine the Church

The Church has been run in much the same way for decades; we’ve run programs, services, built buildings, and held conferences. I wonder if we’ve really achieved the thing that is most on the heart of God?

This week on the Lifeschool Podcast, we talk with author and movement leader, Nic Harding, and try and explain why our leaders need to reimagine the church as it functions today.

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Lifeschool 185: How Do We Love Mercy and Do Justice?

It seems like it only takes a few seconds being on social media or TV to see people crying out for justice. We often speak of “getting justice”, but the Bible speaks of “doing justice”.

This week on the Lifeschool Podcast, we discuss the command in scripture to love mercy and do justice… and if our cultural understanding and experience of justice is lining up with God’s heart and hopes.

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Lifeschool 184: Sowing and Reaping: What is the “Harvest” Jesus Talked About?

Unless seeds are planted, watered, and given enough time for growth, there is little expectation of a harvest. That’s how it works in farming; it seems it is similar with people and their faith.

This week on the Lifeschool Podcast, we discuss the spiritual metaphor of sowing and reaping. Is it possible to do any reaping if there’s been no sowing done before us? And what is the “harvest” that Jesus actually talked about?

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Lifeschool 183: How to Transition to a Spiritual Conversation

It can seem like the scariest and most awkward thing to do in life and relationships: you’re having a nice conversation, and you feel it’s time to bring up Jesus or transition to spiritual things. Yikes!

This week on the Lifeschool Podcast, we discuss how to transition normal, everyday discussions to spiritual conversation—without it being weird.


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Lifeschool 180: How to Say NO and Get Out of Bad Commitments

Whether caused by fear of man or the fear of missing out (FOMO), most of us need to learn to say “no” a whole lot more often.

This week on the Lifeschool Podcast, we’ll teach you how to say no more often in life and how to un-commit yourself from the things that you shouldn’t have said “yes” to in the first place.

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Lifeschool 178: Why You Want to be a Mentor to a Child

Most of us would agree with the age-old saying, “The youth of today is the future of tomorrow.” But how many of us take that sentiment seriously enough to actually do something about it?

This week on the Lifeschool Podcast, we talk about the opportunities for mentoring those who are eventually going to take our place in the world with author and experienced mentor, Rick Bartlett.

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