Locker Room - A Southland Christian Church Podcast

Tell Me More Takes Over Locker Room This week on the podcast, we're joined by Jessica McKenney, Sarah Hopkins and Lydia Florence—the three hosts of our women's podcast, Tell Me More—to talk about the Ethos of Godly Men from their perspective. We'll discuss the influence of men and fathers in women's lives, and the picture of a man's identity in Jesus. We'll also take a look at some of the patterns...

"The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us." John 1:14(NIV) In God's Word we have the blueprint for what it means to be a Godly man in our Leader and King, Jesus. When we read the gospels, we're not just looking at what Jesus says and the things He did. We want to look at how Jesus handles hard times and difficult people. In this episode we'll look at how Jesus responds, what He does, h...

"If the world hates you, remember that it hated me first." — Jesus; John 15:18(NLT) If you are insulted because you bear the name of Christ, you will be blessed, for the glorious Spirit of God rests upon you. — 1 Peter 4:14(NLT) Scott Nickell joins us this week on the podcast for an extended conversation on one of the biggest challenges we face today as followers of Jesus: how do we navigate in th...

Developing a healthy, intentional ethos (culture and characteristics) as a Godly man is critical. It's about building disciplines that drive us to deeper places, move us closer to Jesus, and infuse purpose back into our lives. On today's episode we will dive into 3 things that should be non-negotiables for us as men. DISCUSSION GUIDE : Are you a person who sets goals/resolutions? What goals have y...

There isn't a tougher job on the planet than parenting! At the same time, there are a ton of voices speaking into how to do it. We are releasing a new podcast for parents that focuses first on the heart of the parent because at the end of the day, you can't give what you don't have. We want so many things for our kids, but often what matters most when it comes to our parenting is the condition of...

If you are a Christian, you are playing an away game. There was a day when the church was a predominant influence in culture. Not anymore. In the U.S. the church has lost influence in our communities and been pushed out to the margins, and Christ-followers are no longer warmly met, but now face vitriol and resistance.   But this is nothing new. In this episode of Locker Room Scott and returning gu...

Eradicate Passivity The definition of passivity is an acceptance of what happens, without active response or resistance. Passivity is apathy, indifference, numbness and resignation. It's like an ostrich who buries its head in the ground. Nothing brings hell to earth faster than passive, whiny men who blame everyone and everything for their lack of responsibility. Passivity harms a man's relationsh...

Our guest on this episode of Locker Room is Kevin Wirfel. Kevin and his wife Cheryl lost their son Nathan to suicide on April 9, 2021. In this conversation, Kevin shares about the profound grief they walked through as a family wrestling with this devastating loss. Kevin talks about struggles and warning signs in Nathan's life; things we should be watching for as parents, and in the lives of our lo...

God's heart is to move us toward the deeper places that strengthen our faith and trust in Him, and the main way that happens is through prayer. Prayer can seem like a bit of a mystery. But in reality it's a conversation between our heart and the heart of God. Becoming intentional in our prayer life is something every man should lean into, because the stakes are too high if we don't. Join us on thi...

In this episode of Locker Room, we are focusing on communication in marriage. Communication is critical.  It fuels our intimacy, allows us to be fully loving & be fully loved, fully knowing & being fully known.  Communication strengthens our relationships, and it's what keeps vision and mission central in our marriage. We may be great at communication with our spouse or we may have a lot of work t...

Picking up from last week, Scott and Nate continue into specifics on how we as dads build into the relationships with our kids, and how to be an example of what being a godly man looks like. We'll talk about listening well and how we can ask good questions. We'll also talk about how to start the discipline of praying for and encouraging our children regularly.   Discussion Guide:  Who's one of you...

The most important mark that we leave on this world is the mark we leave on our kids. Raising children is important and it's a big part of our role as men as we lead our homes. In this episode of Locker Room, Scott starts a conversation with Nate Head, who along with his wife Stefany is raising two young men. Even if you don't have sons, you are a man, and today's episode might help you think abou...

Adoption is the highest privilege that the gospel offers.'Father' is the Christian name for God., and our understanding of Christianity cannot be better than our grasp of adoption. All of us have been adopted into God's family when we follow Jesus. Eric is back this week with Scott to talk about how adoption has become a part of each of their own family's story. _______ If you had to choose betwee...

Whether or not we've personally dealt with infertility, we've all experienced unmet expectations and disappointment. This can have a significant impact in our relationships with other people as well as our relationship with God. In this week's episode, Scott is joined by Eric to walk through their family's respective journeys with infertility and what God has taught them in the process.    Watch L...

Spiritual markers are defining moments or critical places in our lives where we can look back and see evidence of God's activity. As a result, our faith can be strengthened instead of shaken if we allow God to use it for our good and for His glory. Scott sits down with Reecie Stagnolia to look at four specific spiritual markers in Reecie's life. _________ Discussion Guide: What's one of your all-t...

One phone call, one text, or one email can drastically change the trajectory of our day and potentially our lives — especially as it pertains to our physical health and wellbeing. In this episode, Scott discusses his friend Phil's recent cancer diagnosis, and how Phil is navigating this current season. Watch the Locker Room Podcast here! Find our other podcasts here. ___________________    Discuss...

Whether we want to believe it or not, our stories matter. Reflecting on our stories provides an opportunity to see how God has been at work in our lives and how He's still at work in our lives. Scott unpacks his story with his lifelong friend, Phil Miller, who has played an instrumental role in who Scott is today.

Fear Less, with Gary Black This episode of Locker Room is all about helping men fight back against fear. Fear has been bullying people for far too long. Fear is an emotion. To resist fear is really about the decisions we make to not be overcome by it. Gary Black joins Scott this week to share three decisions he has made—that we can all make—to push back on fear, live by faith and be resilient. Whe...

Enduring Faith, with Brian Lucas Trials and hard times are a part of our story. There is no such thing as a prosperity gospel. It's not in Scripture. Faith in Jesus doesn't take away our pain, it doesn't remove our circumstances and it doesn't mean we'll always be happy, healthy and wealthy. It's not in there. Hard times will either build our faith or if we're not careful—will destroy our faith. O...

Faith Obeys Most of the significant life-change, transformation and breakthrough in our lives will come on the other side of obedience: hearing God's Word, receiving it humbly, and wholeheartedly putting it into practice. Join us this week as Scott unpacks from the book of James and digs into two words: faith obeys. Locker Room is back and we're going to continue the theme from last season—taking...

How is your summer going? What have you been doing along the way? Hopefully you've gotten to have some downtime. Hopefully you've been able to downshift, get some vacation time, put your feet in some sand, knock out some projects around the house, and get in somebody's pool or the lake. Circle up with Scott in this episode as we wind out the summer season. Scott shares what's been going on in his...

Sacrificial Surrender Sacrifice is laying down something you love for something you love even more.  It doesn't matter if what you're laying down in surrender is good, destructive, toxic or awesome—it's laying down something that you love for something you love even more. It's what Abraham did. It's what God the Father did for us in sending Jesus. It all comes down to the question, "Can I trust Go...

10 Passages This week on Locker Room we're going to take 10 passages from God's word and look at them closer. These words from God are important because they lay a firm foundation to build your life, your marriage and your family on. We'd love for you to go on this journey for yourself! Please feel free to dig out your own set of 10 passages and then email us at lockerroom@southland.church.   LOCK...

Imago Dei Two words: Imago Dei - the image of God. In this week's episode of Locker room we are talking about identity. Identity is something the enemy loves to distort in men's lives.  Identity is foundational.  Who we think we are cuts a channel for how we live, how we interact with others, how we interact with God, how we view our vocation, how we handle success and failure, and how we view oth...

Healthy Rhythms Jesus had the habit of getting alone with the Father and then being with people. Over and over again, we see Him withdraw to the wilderness to pray and connect with the Father. He had this rhythm of connecting with the Father (filling his tank) and then spending time with people (pouring out from the well of His time with God). We have to realize that we're not God. We have limits....