Doable Discipleship

Saddleback Spiritual Growth Pastors Jason Wieland and Brandon Bathauer talk about a common question for Christians: what does it mean that I am simultaneously a sinner and a saint? The conversation starts by looking at what the Bible says about us as sinner, then what the Bible talks about us as saints. It addresses the confusion of what it means to hold these two in tension and talks about the di...

Saddleback Spiritual Growth Pastor Jason Wieland talks with Todd Olthoff, Pastor of Pastoral Care at Saddleback Church. The conversation starts focused on how we have transitioned from a culture that refused to openly talk about issues of emotional health to one that is vocal and more willing to share about the issue. They talk about what happens in the brain to cause emotional responses, why peop...

Description:  Saddleback Spiritual Growth Pastors Jason Wieland and Linda Tokar look at some relationships from the Bible and what we can learn, both positively and negatively. For relationship goals they talk about Ruth and Naomi, Job and his friends, the paralytic and his four friends, Noah and his sons, the parable of the prodigal son, and Paul and Timothy. The conversation then looks some rela...

Description:  Saddleback Spiritual Growth Pastors Jason Wieland and Linda Tokar talk about the reality that every interaction you have with others is an exercise in influence. Other people influence you, and you influence other people. This episode looks at what the Bible says about influence and our call to be intentional about the types of influence we allow in our lives and the power we have in...

Description:  Saddleback Spiritual Growth Pastors Jason Wieland and Linda Tokar talk with Celebrate Recovery Pastor Meaghan Grider about Boundaries. This conversation follows up the last episode’s interview with Dr. Henry Cloud. This conversation defines boundaries, talks about why it’s okay for Christians to set relational boundaries and how Jesus set boundaries. It continues by looking at differ...

Dr. Henry Cloud joins Saddleback Spiritual Growth Pastor Jason Wieland for a conversation on Dr. Cloud’s new book, Trust: When to Give It, When to Withhold It, How to Earn It, and How to Fix It When It Gets Broken. Dr. Cloud talks about how we are wired to trust and why people have a hard time thinking intentionally about trust. The conversation then focuses on Dr. Cloud’s five essentials of trust...

Saddleback Teaching Pastor Stacie Wood joins Saddleback Spiritual Growth Pastor Jason Wieland for a conversation on Revival. Many people have heard the word “revival” used in church settings but may not be sure what is meant by it. Stacie and Jason talk about what we mean when we say revival, the recent revival in Asbury, Kentucky, and traits and characteristics of revival. They look at the exampl...

Saddleback Teaching Pastor Stacie Wood joins Spiritual Growth Pastors Jason Wieland and Linda Tokar for a conversation on how to engage in a deeper practice of Bible study. Stacie recently preached a message at Saddleback called “The Sword and the Spirit” which talked about the importance of being devoted to the Bible and dependent on the Holy Spirit. In this message, she noted that she wanted to...

Description: In this episode of Doable Discipleship, Linda Tokar and Brandon Bathauer from the Saddleback Spiritual Growth Team talk about a unique relationship that we all find ourselves in: neighboring. We all have neighbors, and yet often we don’t think intentionally about how to approach the relationships with our neighbors. This episode looks at what the Bible says about neighboring, why it’s...

Saddleback Spiritual Growth Pastor Jason Wieland talks with Dr. Todd Hall, professor of Psychology at the Rosemead School of Psychology at Biola University and author of The Connected Life: The Art and Science of Relational Spirituality. The conversation seeks to respond to the question “How does my relationship with God affect my relationships with others?”. They discuss attachment theory, the li...

Saddleback Spiritual Growth Pastors Jason Wieland and Linda Tokar talk about key ingredients needed to help deepen relationships. Have you found that the relationships in your life are shallower than you want them to be? If someone were to ask you how many deep relationships you have, would you struggle to be able to answer them honestly? Everybody likely has some relationships that they want to g...

Jason Wieland and Linda Tokar from the Saddleback Spiritual Growth team are joined by Buddy Owens for a conversation on spiritual warfare. Buddy talks through what spiritual warfare means, what the Bible says about it, and how we are called to participate in it. He discusses our identity in Christ, the importance of what it means to have Christ’s authority, and how these truths mean we do not have...

Jason Wieland and Linda Tokar from the Saddleback Spiritual Growth Team are joined by Saddleback’s Lead Pastor Andy Wood to talk about Better Decisions. Saddleback recently finished a sermon series called Better (Better Vision, Better Habits, Better Mindset, Better Priorities, Better Relationship with God) and Pastor Andy had another message he wanted to add to that series: Better Decisions. This...

Jason Wieland and Linda Tokar from the Saddleback Spiritual Growth team are joined by Saddleback Celebrate Recovery’s Meaghan Grider to talk about everyone’s favorite topic: confession. Many people are raised to believe in the rigid responsibility of confession, or approach the idea with a lot of fear and trepidation. Meaghan breaks down why confession is one of the most powerful spiritual practic...

Join Saddleback Spiritual Growth Pastor Jason Wieland as he talks with Ed Salas, Spiritual Formation Pastor at Newsong Church in Southern California. Ed and Jason talk about his prayer journey and how prayer became an integral part of his life. They talk about common struggles that people have with prayer and the opportunity of God inviting us into something grander. Then they focus specifically o...

Join Jason Wieland and Linda Tokar from the Saddleback Spiritual Growth Team as they talk about different types of prayer. Most people think about prayer in certain ways: asking for help and giving thanks at mealtimes. But there are so many more ways we can pray. This conversation looks at these other prayer types and how they can help you grow your relationship with God.   Doable Discipleship is...

This week, both Jason Wieland and Linda Tokar from the Saddleback Spiritual Growth Team talk about spiritual gifts. Often confused or misunderstood, spiritual gifts are a fascinating topic to dive into. Join us in this conversation that seeks to answer some common questions, provide insight into what spiritual gifts are, and how we are to think about them.   Doable Discipleship is a Saddleback Chu...

Join Linda Tokar and Rob Jacobs from the Saddleback Spiritual Growth Team as they unpack a new way of thinking about spiritual development: the JESUS Stages. Listen as they describe what these stages are, where the idea comes from, and what it   means to identify yourself within these stages.  Each of the JESUS stages looks at   key personal, spiritual elements like your Spiritual Age, who you nee...

Hosts Jason Wieland and Linda Tokar from the Saddleback Spiritual Growth Team look at the different elements of life that we often let define us. There are many things that make up our identity, but what is most important is what God says about it. Jason and Linda talk through some of the most important and impactful identities that God gives us and how we can adopt those in our lives. For complet...

Hosts Jason Wieland and Linda Tokar from Saddleback Church’s Spiritual Growth Team help us wrap up 2022 by teaching an exercise to think back about your year with gratitude, learning and appreciation. Jason and Linda share their own gratitude and learning, and pray over the listeners. Please join us in this special, year-end episode. For complete show notes, click HERE

On this week's episode, delve deep into the Christmas story as we go through the biblical account of the birth of Jesus. Buddy Owens does a dramatic reading of the Gospel accounts of the first Christmas. For complete show notes, click HERE

On this week's episode rewind, delve deep into the Christmas story as we go through the biblical account of the birth of Jesus. Buddy Owens does a dramatic reading of the Gospel accounts of the first Christmas. For complete show notes, click HERE

This week’s episode of Doable Discipleship takes a closer look at the word “divine” and its role in the Christmas story. We dive into the popular Christmas song, O Holy Night and are treated to a special performance of the song by former Saddleback Worship pastor Socrates Perez. For complete show notes, click HERE

Join Jason Wieland and Linda Tokar from the Saddleback Spiritual Growth team as they talk about what the Bible says about church unity. They discuss what unity looks like, why it can be difficult for us, and things we can do to seek unity over division. For complete show notes, click HERE

Join Jason Wieland and Linda Tokar from the Saddleback Spiritual Growth team as they talk about what it means to love your enemy. They discuss the different ways we may inadvertently think of people as enemies, the concept of “othering,” and some doable actions to treat others with love. For complete show notes, click HERE