Mere Christians

How to ensure you aren’t stealing from your employer when you work from home, how Shannon’s repentance led to spiritual conversations at work, and why you should consider “following your pain” rather than your passions as you make career decisions. Links Mentioned: Shannon Doss on LinkedIn Candice Levert (IT Operations Manager) Josephine Butler Unoffendable: How Just One Change Can Make All of Lif...

How Mark’s 3 appearances on American Ninja Warrior sharpened his skills as a doctor, how the gospel compels him to think differently about “The Checklist Manifesto,” and why he felt he could die happy during a near-death experience. Links Mentioned: Dr. Mark Shrime Dr. Mark Shrime on X Dr. Mark Shrime on Instagram Dr. Mark Shrime TEDx Mercy Ships American Ninja Warrior Solving for Why: A Surgeon's...

How Christian guilt about dreaming actually blocks intimacy with God, how Graham’s “50 Dreams” exercise can help you clarify which dreams are from God, and 3 practical things Graham does to work with the Holy Spirit. Links Mentioned: Graham Cochrane Rebel Graham Cochrane on LinkedIn Graham Cochrane on Instagram Graham Cochrane on Facebook Graham Cochrane on YouTube Graham Cochrane on X Called to C...

How Jesus’s vocation assigns eternal meaning to your “non-spiritual” work, what the shepherds can teach us about how to lead well today, and the #1 book I recommend for overcoming insecurity at work. Links Mentioned: Daniel Darling Daniel Darling on LinkedIn Daniel Darling on Instagram Daniel Darling on X The Character of Christmas The Characters of Easter Hidden Christmas The Freedom of Self-Forg...

How Kennon’s near-death experience in a plane crash changed his work, how common misapplications of the Great Commission thwart your purpose at work, and why we need to “do less” and “abide more” to effectively make disciples. Links Mentioned: Kennon Vaughan on X Kennon Vaughan Downline Ministries Counterfeit Gods The Meaning of Marriage Thoughts for Young Men The Valley of Vision: A Collection of...

What it looks like to be “whimsically available” to others at work, how to make the shift from “will it work” to “will it last” in your work, and how God can use working in adventurous places like Disneyland and Kennedy Space Center. Links Mentioned: Bob Goff Bob Goff Books Catching Whimsy Dream Big Podcast with Bob Goff & Friends Bob Goff on X Bob Goff on Instagram Bob Goff on Facebook Bob Goff o...

How to guarantee eternal success in any endeavor, the 6 criteria Eventide uses to evaluate investments that “make the world rejoice,” and how to stop thinking selfishly about your investments, votes, and time. Links Mentioned: Eventide Asset Management Robin John on LinkedIn The Creator in You Every Good Endeavour: Connecting Your Work to God's Plan for the World Why Business Matters to God (And W...

What Francis learned from getting punked by Borat’s Sacha Baron Cohen, the 4 criteria he uses to discern who to trust at work and in life, and what Tim Keller’s Out of Office message said the day he died. Links Mentioned: Dr. Francis Collins Episode: Dr. Francis Collins (Fmr. Director of the National Institutes of Health) Braver Angels Who is America? The Road to Wisdom: On Truth, Science, Faith,...

The significant role Christian professionals played in making Christianity credible to her sons, why sometimes “the worst thing God can do for you is to let you be happy,” and how to die wishing you had spent more time at the office. Links Mentioned: Kathy Keller The Meaning of Marriage: Facing the Complexities of Commitment with the Wisdom of God Roosevelt Island Go Forward in Love: A Year of Dai...

The dangers of feeling entitled to a calling, how to think “Who Not How” in prayers for your work, and a simple way of thinking about “sowing eternity into the world.” Links Mentioned: Justin Matthews on LinkedIn PwC ‘Strategy in Life Principle #2: Purpose unlocks fulfillment’ Quarter-Life Calling Every Good Endeavor Who Not How Soul Care The Gotham Fellowship Jena Viviano Dunay (Founder of Recrui...

How Forte is providing “soul care as a service” for some of the world’s largest companies, how to practically stop working for love and start working from love, and why we should praise God for giving us more than we can handle. Links Mentioned: Vineet Rajan on LinkedIn Vineet Rajan on X The Marine Monk Newsletter Forte for Faith Forte The Intellectual Life: Its Spirit, Conditions, Methods Crime a...

How to cultivate humility and a Jesus-like others-obsession, why multiple pastors have quit ministry to work at Southeast, and the spiritual benefits of sticking with a job for many years. Links Mentioned: Jeremy Swafford on LinkedIn Southeast Restoration Lighthouse Ministries Episode: Audiobook excerpt of The Sacredness of Secular Work Episode: Tim Keller (Author of Forgive) Episode: N.T. Wright...

Why the wine industry is in trouble and why Christians should be the ones to help, how to show everyday hospitality to those you work with, and how the gospel can shape not just your work but also the work of others that you consume. Links Mentioned: Dr. Gisela Kreglinger Dr. Gisela Kreglinger on Facebook Dr. Gisela Kreglinger on Instagram Dr. Gisela Kreglinger LinkedIn Dr. Gisela Kreglinger X Dr....

Ricky’s spiritual disciplines during the listeria crisis at Blue Bell, how to accept critical feedback humbly and winsomely, and how a college paper on Blue Bell landed him his career. Links Mentioned: Ricky Dickson Ricky Dickson on LinkedIn One Scoop at a Time Blue Bell Creameries International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) Chase the Lion If ‘Leadership Breakfast Series: Tim Tassopoulos, Preside...

How Shane discerned whether to pivot or persevere after 4 rejections from NASA, how “asking the right questions in the right way” led to NASA approving him reading Scripture from the ISS, and why he counts “consistency” during his time on earth as “worship." Links Mentioned: Shane Kimbrough Shane Kimbrough on LinkedIn Shane Kimbrough on X Shane Kimbrough on Instagram NASA Quanta Services, Inc.  Ro...

5 things Christian leaders can do to fire their neighbors as themselves, the spiritual and business benefits of investing in employees after you lay them off, and the sign I hung in my office to help me stop working like an orphan. Links Mentioned: Jena Viviano Dunay on LinkedIn Jena Viviano (Career Strategist) New Morning Mercies: A Daily Gospel Devotional Jordan Raynor

William’s biblically informed vision of “zero waste” on the New Earth, the new question I’d encourage anyone to ask when making vocational decisions, and why William chose to work as an employee rather than an entrepreneur. Links Mentioned: William Winchester on LinkedIn Berg Mill Supply Mere Christians Community John Bevere The Me I Want to Be: Becoming God's Best Version of You Jordan Raynor

How to be content with what you have and strive for what’s next at the same time, the 4 questions Ruth asks to help her see her circumstances the way God does, and how she is currently processing the disappointing slowdown in her once rapidly growing business Links Mentioned: Ruth Chou Simons Ruth Chou Simons Books Ruth Chou Simons on Instagram Ruth Chou Simons on YouTube Now and Not Yet Book Webs...

What it means to Stephen that Satan had no idea what Nate Bargatze would become, how magic can create awe and wonder that leads to belief in God, and the gospel-centered mental shift he credits for the salvation of his mom on her deathbed. Links Mentioned: Stephen Bargatze Stephen Bargatze on Instagram Stephen Bargatze on YouTube Nate Bargatze   The International Brotherhood of Magicians Jason Mic...

The dangers in the Church’s culture of giving, what Christian peer groups might have looked like in the first century, and how to create “mini Bema Seat moments” to judge your work before God does. Links Mentioned: Mike Sharrow on LinkedIn Mike Sharrow on X C12 Business Forums C12 Business Forums on YouTube CURRENT25 Walgreens Unoffendable The Sacredness of Secular Work Redeeming Your Time Contact...

How God is using ballets about faith to reach non-Christians, how to not undersell the power of the Holy Spirit at work, and Jordan’s favorite This Is Us scene that powerfully illustrates the gospel. Links Mentioned: Julianna Rubio Slager Julianna Rubio Slager (5:8 Ballet) Julianna Rubio Slager on LinkedIn Julianna Rubio Slager on Instagram Julianna Rubio Slager on Linktr.ee Ballet 5:8 Julianna Sl...

How to discern what God wants to renew in your workplace, 3 positive things boasting in weakness produces, and Jordan’s new vocational dream for the New Earth. Links Mentioned: Jenna Barret on LinkedIn Jenna Barret on Instagram Choice Hotels Jenna Fortier (Student & Founder of PASTA) (Episode 61) Jordan Raynor (Host of Mere Christians) (Episode 100) Aliyah Boston on Instagram Paige Bueckers on Ins...

5 practices for ensuring your work doesn’t become an idol, why “gratitude is the on-ramp to adoration” of God, and why Jesus said he is the “bread of life” and not the “grain of life.” Links Mentioned: Joe Rigney Joe Rigney on X Joe Rigney on LinkedIn Strangely Bright Live Like A Narnian: Christian Discipleship in Lewis's Chronicles The Sacredness of Secular Work Leaf by Niggle ‘ Mythopoeia’ The G...

What Jen envisions her work looking like on the New Earth, how the “dangerous light” in you makes every Christian’s work sacred, and why it’s significant that gold will be trampled on for eternity. Links Mentioned: Jen Wilkin Jen Wilkin on Instagram Jen Wilkin on X Revelation - Bible Study Book with Video Access: Eternal King, Everlasting Kingdom Jen Wilkin Books Andy Crouch The Sacredness of Secu...

How Christ redeemed Anne after horrific trauma and abuse, how her trauma gave her purpose and ambition for Auntie Anne’s, and how to stop overcomplicating the presence of God. This episode originally aired on August 23, 2023. Because you all loved it so much, we are re-releasing it as a part of our Fan Fave Flashbacks series this summer! Would you like to be a guest on the Mere Christians podcast...