Disciples Made Here

In this episode of the Disciples Made Here podcast, Drew and Heather are joined by David Krall, pastor of adult ministries and director of DMH, to wrap up the imitation week of the 21-Day Challenge and step into the final movement of the Disciples Diamond, innovate. This one gets real fast. Heather opens with a story about her son Porter threatening a classmate with a neck chop, and the mortifying...

What is spiritual formation in the context of our daily lives? In this episode, we dive into the heart of missional living and explore why the choice isn't evangelism or discipleship—it’s both. We discuss the cost of discipleship by looking at our own "R1" relationship with Christ. Whether you're focused on outreach at work or discipleship in your home, learn how to move from &...

In this episode of the Disciples Made Here podcast, Drew sits down with one of his closest friends, mentors, and pastors — Rick Dunn. This is a conversation that has been over a decade in the making, and it shows. Rick is a pastor, leadership coach, and spiritual father who has spent decades helping leaders stop trying to be God and start being sons. In this episode, he and Drew unpack what it act...

In this episode of the Disciples Made Here podcast, Drew and Heather kick off the 21-Day Challenge — a practical, reproducible guide to living out the Disciples Diamond in your everyday life. Not for pastors. Not for super Christians. For the mom, the nurse, the coach, the retiree in Arkansas, and everyone in between. Week one isn't about doing more. It's about praying first. Before you...

In this episode of the Disciples Made Here podcast, Drew and Heather arrive at the fourth and final movement of the Disciples Diamond — Innovate. And it might be the most exciting part of the whole journey. You started as a follower. You became an inviter. You learned what it means to imitate Christ in front of people who are watching. And now comes the part that makes it all multiply. You become...

In this episode of the Disciples Made Here podcast, Drew is joined by his bride Jen Sodestrom for a conversation about the most sacred discipleship community we're a part of: our families. Parenting isn't a side category of discipleship. It is discipleship. The 18-year camping trip. The identify, invite, imitate, and innovate happening in real time around the dinner table, in the car, an...

In this episode of the Disciples Made Here podcast, Drew and Heather move into the third movement of the Disciples Diamond — Imitate. And it might be the most sobering and freeing part of the whole journey. Someone is always watching. Our kids. Our coworkers. Our neighbors. The people we coach. The people we eat with. Whether we know it or not, whether we like it or not, they are following us as w...

In this episode of the Disciples Made Here podcast, Drew and Heather move from Identify to the second movement of the Disciples Diamond — Invite. And the invitation might not be what you think. The highest goal isn't getting people to church. It's inviting them into life with you. Your table. Your gym. Your rhythms. The spaces you already occupy. Because disciples aren't made in a S...

In this episode of the Disciples Made Here podcast, Drew and Heather dive into the first movement of the Disciples Diamond - Identify. Building on last week's conversation with Hugh Halter and the woman at the well, this episode gets practical about what it actually looks like to pray and watch for what God is already doing in the ordinary spaces of your life. From the frequency illusion to E...

In this episode of the Disciples Made Here podcast, Drew sits down with Hugh Halter — church planter, author, painter, pizza shop owner, and one of the most incarnationally faithful missionaries Drew knows. From inner city Portland to Denver to Alton, Illinois, Hugh has spent decades simply showing up where God sends him, picking up the manna, and letting the kingdom grow from there. This conversa...

In this episode of the Disciples Made Here podcast, Drew and Heather build on the foundation of identity and calling to introduce one of the most practical frameworks in the DMH toolbox — the prayer alarm — and what it actually looks like to live as a sent one in the ordinary spaces of your life. From a youth group in 2008 to a T-ball field in El Dorado Hills to 100 baseball families showing up to...

In this episode of the Disciples Made Here podcast, Drew and Heather build on last week’s prayer alarm conversation and introduce a simple framework for everyday discipleship called the Disciples Diamond. Rather than treating evangelism like a scary add on or a gift for a few, this episode reframes the Great Commission as a call for every follower of Jesus to live as a sent one where you live, wor...

In this episode of the Disciples Made Here podcast, Drew sits down with longtime pastor and Made to Flourish leader Tom Nelson to talk about what it really looks like to equip the saints for Monday. Tom shares the turning point that reshaped his pastoral paradigm, why “Sunday scorecards” can unintentionally miss the mission, and how the church flourishes when discipleship is built around intimacy...

In this episode of the Disciples Made Here podcast, Drew and Heather wrestle with a simple but challenging question: what if church attendance is not the goal? Using the pool metaphor and the battleship vs cruise ship framework, this conversation reframes discipleship around identity, mission, and everyday faithfulness. We talk about meeting people where they are, why discipleship is relational be...

In this episode of the Disciples Made Here Podcast, Drew Sodestrom and Heather Hodson take an honest look at one of the biggest questions facing the Church today. What if church attendance is not the goal, but discipleship is? Building on previous conversations around R Cubed discipleship, identity, calling, and the gospel, this episode invites us to rethink what we measure, what we prioritize, an...

Welcome back to the Disciples Made Here podcast. In this first-ever guest episode, Drew sits down with longtime friend and “big brother” in the faith, Jeff Vanderstelt, to talk about why discipleship has to be more than a Sunday event. Together, they wrestle with what it looks like to be “gotten by the gospel,” not just knowing the good news, but being transformed by it in a way that spills into e...

Welcome to the Intro of the Disciples Made Here Podcast with hosts Drew Sodestrom and Heather Hodson. We are so glad you are here and joining us on this journey. This podcast exists for anyone who is hungry for more than just going through the motions of faith. It is for those who want to live more like Jesus, even if they are still unsure what being a disciple really means. Our hope is to explore...

In this first episode of the Disciples Made Here Podcast, Drew Sodestrom and Heather Hodson begin unpacking one of the most important and often misunderstood questions in the Christian life: What is a disciple? Many followers of Jesus work hard, stay busy, and remain deeply committed, yet still feel unsure whether they are aiming at the right thing. In this conversation, Drew and Heather challenge...

Last episode, we asked a foundational question: What is a disciple? We looked at how Jesus defines discipleship through the three great relationships we see throughout Scripture, and we named the importance of having a clear target. If you have not listened yet, Episode 1 will give you key context for today. In Episode 2, we peel back another layer and begin with something even more basic than cal...

What if disciple-making isn’t a program, but a way of life? Join Drew, Heather, and others as they explore what it means to live as everyday missionaries; right where you live, work, and play. Through stories, insights, and practical tools, you’ll learn how to see your ordinary spaces as the places God has already sent you. Because when followers of Jesus live like sons and daughters who are sent...