The Bench Podcast

Welcome to The Bench Podcast with Franklin Lukason, a space for real conversations, with real people. We cover topics on faith, life, the human experience, and how they are all intertwined. In this episode, Franklin dives into the topic of serving in the church and ministry. He highlights that serving God in the capacity of "Ministry" is by calling, not by prefernce, and so not everyone who is a C...

Welcome to The Bench Podcast with Franklin Lukason, a space for real conversations, with real people. We cover topics on faith, life, the human experience, and how they are all intertwined. In this episode, Franklin is joined by his friend Vicky, and they talk through some serious topics. The talk about Church discipline, and how as a body, it is important for the church to remove people who are h...

Welcome to The Bench Podcast with Franklin Lukason, a space for real conversations, with real people. We cover topics on faith, life, the human experience, and how they are all intertwined. In this episode, Franklin is flying solo. He spends some time dissecting the topic of mentorship. What it is, what it feels like, looks like, sounds like, as well as sharing some personal insights from his expe...

Welcome to The Bench Podcast with Franklin Lukason, a space for real conversations, with real people. We cover topics on faith, life, the human experience, and how they are all intertwined. In this episode, Franklin is joined by Ebe and they just laugh😭😭😭 They talk about some of their early faith experiences, navigating life after giving your life to Christ, and having peace in the middle of di...

Welcome to The Bench Podcast with Franklin Lukason, a space for real conversations, with real people. We cover topics on faith, life, the human experience, and how they are all intertwined. In this episode, Franklin is joined by Olivia ad they talk about intimacy with God. They talk about how God gives specific instructions, and it is only when we draw close to him that we know what we should be d...

Welcome to The Bench Podcast with Franklin Lukason, a space for real conversations, with real people. We cover topics on faith, life, the human experience, and how they are all intertwined. In this episode, Franklin is joined by Joel, and they talk about friendship, manhood, and love. They discuss the importance of having a personal relationship with Jesus, and how he is the only one that can fill...

Welcome to The Bench Podcast with Franklin Lukason, a space for real conversations, with real people. We cover topics on faith, life, the human experience, and how they are all intertwined. In this episode, Franklin is joined by Grace and they have an honest conversation about pain. They talk about some of Jesus's painful experiences and how he navigated them, and liken them to ours. They also tou...

Welcome to The Bench Podcast with Franklin Lukason, a space for real conversations, with real people. We cover topics on faith, life, the human experience, and how they are all intertwined. In this episode, Franklin talks about taking care of your body as a Christian. He stresses the importance of caring for the body, highlighting that the bosy is a gift from God that we must steward. He also talk...

Welcome to The Bench Podcast with Franklin Lukason, a space for real conversations, with real people. We cover topics on faith, life, the human experience, and how they are all intertwined. In this episode, Franklin sits down with his friend Nora, and they talk about what it's like when you're new to following Jesus, and some of the struggles that arise. They talk about navigating social media, an...

Welcome to The Bench Podcast with Franklin Lukason, a space for real conversations, with real people. We cover topics on faith, life, the human experience, and how they are all intertwined. In this episode, Franklin is joined by Sean, and together they dive into several topics. They talk about the importance of having a healthy relationship with our emotions as believers, and how we cannot allow o...

Welcome to The Bench Podcast with Franklin Lukason, a space for real conversations, with real people. We cover topics on faith, life, the human experience, and how they are all intertwined. In this episode, Franklin talks about being changed by Christ, and what that actually means. He shares his experiences of being changed over the course of his walk with Christ, and how it takes time, consistenc...

Welcome to The Bench Podcast with Franklin Lukason, a space for real conversations, with real people. We cover topics on faith, life, the human experience, and how they are all intertwined. In this episode, Franklin is joined by Jodie and they discuss a range ot topics. They talk about the narrative of faith that children are given and how it shapes them as the grow older, they explore their indiv...

Welcome to The Bench Podcast with Franklin Lukason, a space for real conversations, with real people. We cover topics on faith, life, the human experience, and how they are all intertwined. In this episode, Franklin is running solo, amd he talks about some of the lessons he has been learning in his walk with God. He talks about how it feels when God exposes parts of the heart that are in need of w...

Welcome to The Bench Podcast with Franklin Lukason, a space for real conversations, with real people. We cover topics on faith, life, the human experience, and how they are all intertwined. In this episode, Franklin is running solo, amd he talks about some of the lessons he has been learning in his walk with God. He talks about how it feels when God exposes parts of the heart that are in need of w...

Welcome to The Bench Podcast with Franklin Lukason, a space for real conversations, with real people. We cover topics on faith, life, the human experience, and how they are all intertwined. In this episode, Franklin is joined by Chris, and they talk about navigating the deep end. A place full of uncertainty, and learning to trust God there. The share personal experiences of being in the deep end,...

Welcome to The Bench Podcast with Franklin Lukason, a space for real conversations . We cover topics on faith, life, culture, the human experience, and how they are all intertwined. In this episode, Franklin talks about being finding yourself in a state of crisis and navigating through it. He shares some of his experiences with being in crisis, and shares some of the things he has learnt. If you l...

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Welcome to The Bench Podcast with Franklin Lukason, a space for real conversations with real people. We cover topics on faith, life, culture, the human experience, and how they are all intertwined. In this episode, Franklin cover the topic of friendship. He talks about how in society today, we don't value friendship like we should, and instead invest all our time and energy into romantic relations...

Welcome to The Bench Podcast with Franklin Lukason, a space for real conversations, with real people. We cover topics on faith, life, culture, the human experience, and how they are all intertwined. In this episode, Franklin is joined by Cian, and they talk about their differing backgrounds in faith, and what it feels like to be raised Christian. They also speak on stability as an idol, how it can...

Welcome to The Bench Podcast with Franklin Lukason, a space for real conversations, with real people. We cover topics on faith, life, culture, the human experience, and how they are all intertwined. In this episode, Franklin talks about suffering. How much it hurts to go through intense suffering, but also how it shapes, moulds and develops you as a person If you like the conversation, feel free t...

Welcome to The Bench Podcast with Franklin Lukason, a space for real conversations, with real people. We cover topics on faith, life, culture, the human experience, and how they are all intertwined. In this episode, Franklin covers the recent break that was taken, and also talks about having strength and courage, to face life's tests and challenges If you like the conversation, feel free to stick...

Welcome to D Bench, a safe space to discuss faith, life, and the human experience. Join Franklin and Vicky on this episode of D Bench as they talk about ghosting, a friendship breakup, and reconnecting. They touch on experiencing glimpses of the consequences of their actions in different situations, and how that drew them closer to God. #PersonalFaith #realtalk #dbenchpodcast We hope you enjoy the...

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Welcome to D Bench, a safe space to talk about all things to do with faith, life, and the human experience. Franklin engages in a heartfelt conversation with Michael about faith in this episode of the D Bench podcast. They delve into Michael's personal path to salvation and confront the challenging aspects of trusting in Christ. The discussion centers on the struggle of embodying one's beliefs wh...

Welcome to D Bench, a safe space to talk about all things to do with faith, life, and the human experience. Join Franklin and Collins as they dive deep into the concept of faith in action. They chat about the doubts that creep in when God nudges you toward something new and how to overcome that feeling of inadequacy. The duo also discusses how to handle authority figures who abuse their power, hig...