Salty Believer Unscripted

The Tyson beef packing plant in Lexington is closing in January, and nearly 3,000 people will be out of work in a town of 10,000 people. What’s happening on the ground there? How should Christians respond? That’s the topic of this special edition of Salty Believer Unscripted. Join the discussion with Josiah Walker, Bryan Catherman, and Kirk Galster. Copyright 2025. For more information, please vis...

Even the Christian book sellers get crazy on Black Friday. They are in the business to sell books. In this episode of Salty Believer Unscripted, Josiah Walker and Bryan Catherman talk about books, book publishers, and those who sell Christian books. They also consider those who tend to offer huge Black Friday sales. Reformation Trust, 10 of Those, ChristianBook.com, Crossway, Banner of Truth, and...

When it comes to a Sunday morning service, what are the kinds of aspects that find their way into the liturgy? There are elements that some churches do and others don’t. What’s necessary? What can be dropped? What should be added? What’s required for a biblical church service? These are the questions Josiah Walker and Bryan Catherman discuss in this episode of Salty Believer Unscripted. Copyright...

Some might argue that high liturgy is a more authentic expression of faith and worship. Some might baulk at that assessment. What is authentic? In this episode of Salty Believer Unscripted, Josiah Walker and Bryan Catherman discuss high and low liturgy and where we can find authentic expression, or the lack thereof, in both. Copyright 2025. For more information, please visit SaltyBeliever.com .

Generation Z and Generation Alpha are looking for an authentic expression of faith. Many of them believe they are finding that in churches with high liturgy. Most don’t even know what liturgy is. What is liturgy? Is it bad to be liturgical? Why have some been afraid of more structured, high liturgy? We’re starting a series that walks through a conversation about liturgy in the local church. Everyo...

As Josiah Walker and Bryan Catherman finish up this Dangerous Discipleship series with a discussion about how to put discipleship into practice. They each share what they are doing to disciple others and offer additional ideas. Copyright 2025. For more information, please visit SaltyBeliever.com .

Join Josiah Walker, Bryan Catheman, and guest Kirk Galster as they discuss the dangers of having a single discipler and the value of having multiple streams of discipleship in your life. How do we have robust discipleship and growth? How does having numerous resources of discipleship protect us from problems and draw us closer to Jesus? These are some of the questions this discussion seeks to answ...

Discipleship is important, but when you don’t know where to start, it can be daunting. There are thousands of resources out there. How can we sift through it all and find what’s going to be the most helpful? In this episode of Salty Believer Unscripted, Bryan Catherman and Josiah Walker walk through steps to help discern which resources are better and which should be avoided. Copyright 2025. For m...

In this episode, Josiah Walker and Bryan Catherman discuss the dangers and the benefits (if there are any) of Christian social media influencers. When it comes to discipleship, what contribution are the famous online disciple makers making to the Christian? How has this social media trend changed discipleship? What do we do with the “fanboys”? Do we need to rethink our favorite social media heroes...

In this episode of Salty Believer Unscripted, we take a hard look at the pros and cons of social media in relation to discipleship. What’s dangerous and why is it a problem? Is the algorithm serving the mission of Romans 12:1-2 or doing something else? How does doom scrolling serve God, if it does? Can it? Is there any redeeming value to social media? This is the topic of conversation in episode 2...

This episode kicks off a new series titled “Dangerous Discipleship.” Josiah Walker and Bryan Catherman discuss the ramifications of the Charlie Kirk murder, internet discipleship, and how the world is shaping Christians. It may be helpful to pause to think more deeply about how social discipleship is impacting nearly everyone, regardless of faith. The bigger question is, how does all of this affec...

In this episode of Salty Believer Unscripted, Josiah Walker and Bryan Catherman discuss budget Bibles. What are the least expensive Bibles, and why should people use and have these? What makes them inexpensive? What should we know about the budget Bibles? Copyright 2025. For more information, please visit SaltyBeliever.com .

We love our analogies for the Trinity, but they never stack up. There’s nothing inside creation that explains our triune God who transcends creation. In light of a new analogy circulating around social media, the guys decided to discuss bad analogies for the Trinity. Copyright 2025. For more information, please visit SaltyBeliever.com .

Every church must make decisions about how to utilize its limited time and resources for the benefit of the entire church. What ministries get the prime announcement time? What new things should the church do, and how should the leaders of the church decide in a sea of the congregation’s suggestions? How do leaders decide? The leadership tool, “Yours, Mine, Ours,” is an approach every leader shoul...

What should we think about preachers who are switching to paid content sermons behind a pay wall? What about podcasts or special content that requires subscriptions? In this episode, Bryan Catherman and Josiah Walker discuss a listener’s question about people switching to a fee-based content model.

On this episode of Salty Believer Unscripted, Josiah Walker and Bryan Catherman talk about another podcast. 9Mark’s offers a podcast called Bible Talk, and these guys think it’s worth checking out. Copyright 2025. For more information, please visit SaltyBeliever.com .

A person can spend, $250, $400, or even $1,000 for a Bible. They’re called premium Bibles, and there’s a lot that goes into one of these high-end Bibles. What’s the deal with these Bibles and should a Christian spend money on one? That’s the topic of this episode of Salty Believer Unscripted. Bryan Catherman and Josiah Walker weigh in. Copyright 2025. For more information, please visit SaltyBeliev...

After the passing of John MacArthur, the big question becomes, “What will the transition look like at his various ministries?” MacArthur was the Lead Pastor of Grace Community Church and the Chancellor of the Master’s Seminary. What’s going to happen there? This then raises another question: “What’s it going to look like when the Boomer generation Pastors exit their pulpits and positions and the n...

With all we know about the Bible, one question remains: Can We Trust the Bible? Should we trust it? Many people say no. Bryan Catherman and Josiah Walker say we can and we must. In this episode of Salty Believer Unscripted, they discuss why the Bible is trustworthy and why we must depend on what it says. Copyright 2025. For more information, please visit SaltyBeliever.com .

As our discussion continues, Josiah Walker and Bryan Catherman chat about aspects of the Bible. What are the key characteristics of the Bible? What do they mean, and why are they important? What have been the past arguments about aspects of the Bible? What are the arguments focused on today? Copyright 2025. For more information, please visit SaltyBeliever.com .

How did the Bible evolve from a Table of the 10 Commandments to the plethora of economy Bibles, mass-marketed and translated into multiple languages, now sitting on shelves around the world? That’s a long journey. In this episode of Salty Believer Unscripted, Josiah Walker and Bryan Catherman discuss the journey of the Bible from then to now. Copyright 2025. For more information, please visit Salt...

The Old Testament says not to add anything to the canon, but the New Testament added books. What’s going on here? How do we have these books, and how do we know we have the right ones? In this episode of Salty Believer Unscripted, we’re talking about the books of the New Testament. Copyright 2025. For more information, please visit SaltyBeliever.com .

As Josiah Walker and Bryan Catherman discuss the question, “What is the Bible?” they’ve hit the intertestamental period, otherwise known as “the quiet years.” What do the quiet years have to do with the Bible, and how is it helpful to understand what was happening during that time? In this episode, they discuss the significance of those years to the Bible we have today. Copyright 2025. Find more i...

In this episode of Salty Believer Unscripted, Josiah Walker and Bryan Catherman are chatting about the books of the Bible and how we know these books belong in our Bibles and others do not. How do we know we have the right books? What’s the standard? What’s the canon? What were the very first written words of the Bible, and who wrote those words? Copyright 2025. For more information, please visit...

Join Josiah Walker and Bryan Catherman as they discuss the Bible. What is the Bible? Where does it come from? Is it God’s Word? How do we know we can trust this book? We’re starting a new series to chat about these questions and many more. Copyright 2025. For more information, please visit SaltyBeliever.com .