The District Life Podcast

This week the guys have one of our favorite guests yet to date: Debbie Barone. Debbie is a hard worker, a wonderful friend, and possibly the person who cares about you most. Debbie is our people person! Does Debbie want to be on the podcast? Listen to find out!

This week the guys sit down with Pastor Nathan Paulus from Radiant Church! Radiant Church and Nate have been a blessing to The District for a long time now. We pray that this discussion will be a great encouragement for you!

This week the guys discussing calling, and what it has looked like to hear God's voice in their lives. Travis shares extensively what responding to God's call has looked like in his life. What does it look like if we are not called to vocational ministry?

This week the guys discuss a real and present danger for every single one of us: being discipled by the media. We are inundated with a dizzying amount of information and opinions. What kind of affect does your phone have on you? How have the words on it formed you lately? How certain are you that your views are found in Scripture?

After 12 long weeks and a dozen podcasts without Travis, our friend has returned to share some thoughts. Travis shares what the Sabbatical was like for him, Nichole, and the kids. The guys discuss what he learned and how he hopes for it to influence and shape the next season. Shout out to Micah Brian Cantril - happy 4th birthday little guy!

This week Matt sits down with Ryan and Jerrica Selenke. You might think you know the Selenke’s but have you heard them explain their hearts for foster care and their experience with it? A big thanks to Ryan and Jerrica for their transparency in this conversation! If you want to connect with either of the Selenke’s r.selenke@gmail.com!

This week Matt sits down with Josh Gores, Discipleship Pastor at Riverlawn Christian Church, to talk about what it looks like to lead with authenticity. The guys begin with the lens of pastoral leadership, but this conversation should apply to every person. How do you with living authentically and transparently with those around you? If you want to listen to the last podcast with Josh Gores click...

Matt sits down with recurring guest, Eli Bayless, for an interesting conversation this week. "What do you wish you knew 5-10 years ago?" The guys discuss some of the things they have learned over the last decade that they would like to preach to their younger selves. As promised, click here for the link to the Homilist podcast. The episodes referenced are both titled, "The Cheat Cod...

This week Matt and Brady sit down to discuss the assassination attempt on former President Trump. How do we view this event? Why does every conversation about politics and political figures feel so polarizing? How do we humbly and faithfully interact with heavy circumstances like this? What keeps us from doing this well?

This week the guys talk about what it looks like to abandon a temporal approach to life, and how to adopt an eternal perspective. Do you live like you are in a time of peace or does your life reflect that there is a spiritual war going on?

This week Matt and Aaron Pew sit down and talk about the summer at the church! Listen to a couple of summer camp stories and hear what is coming around the corner. If you have any specific topics or questions you would enjoy hearing the guys talk about, email matt@thedistrictchurchwichita.com!

This week Aaron hosts the podcast with two lady's who are perennial volunteers in our church: Amelia Bayless and Darci Peniston. Should Amelia become a roller derbier? Are the names of these ladies Elizabethan? We pray that this conversation encourages you!

This week we look back at one of our previous podcasts that we have gotten a lot of feedback on. The guys sat down with Auna Cantril about a year ago to hear her story. If you have never heard Auna's story, you should. Having grown up in the church, she expresses what it took for her to find freedom from life with an eating disorder. We are grateful for the candid nature with which she shared...

This week Aaron Pew, Matt Cantril, and Eli Bayless sit down to discuss "the art of spiritual small talk." How do we engage with friends, family, and strangers regarding the deeper parts of life? How do we get better at having meaningful conversations? Does it have to be weird? Maybe. Maybe not.

The Podcast goes rogue this week - No Matt. No Travis. Just awesome. Hannah and Aaron spend some time discussing how they became worship leaders and discuss the philosophy of worship at the District.

This week Matt and Brady Roberts discuss how to shepherd and disciple others on a heart level... the case study: their own children. Do we want to teach people how to look like Christians, or what it means to follow Jesus in the deepest recesses of our hearts? Do we long for people to check boxes, or walk according to God's perfect plan? Click here to check out the book "Shepherding a Chi...

This week Matt and Aaron sit down to discuss what it looks like to preach to yourself. Nobody talks to you more than you talk to you. What are you talking to yourself about?

On Travis' final podcast for a while the guys thought it would be appropriate to discuss how we can follow Jesus when our normal schedule takes a shift. How can we pursue discipleship with Jesus and a church community when the programming takes a break?

This week the guys discuss what it means to be made for Jesus. How often do you think about the fact that God made you for Himself? What does that mean? How do we practice this reality? The guys take a look at the book Intentional Father to see how we can adopt a Biblical viewpoint.

This week the guys sit down with Vanessa Toman (don't call her Nessy). If you have never met Vanessa... what are you doing? If you have... learn a little bit more about her! We hope this conversation blesses you!

This week the guys discuss all of the important stuff: the church name, cut flower theory...other...stuff. We pray this discussion will spark more thoughts and good conversation in your life. We are always accepting new topics and questions that you would like the guys to talk about! Email ideas to matt@thedistrictchurchwichita.com!

This week the guys discuss one of the most elusive habits in the modern world: solitude. What hangs us up from experiencing and practicing Biblical solitude? How can we practice this?

This week the guys spend some time discussing the upcoming sabbatical for the Roberts family and summer plans for The District Church. Do you have anything you would like the guys to discuss in the coming weeks? Send suggestions or questions to matt@thedistrictchurchwichita.com.

Who is Darci Peniston? The Easter Bunny? A wife? A friend? YES. The guys loved having a conversation with Darci! We pray this conversation blesses you.

This week the guys discuss a new survey covering some of the religious beliefs of Americans. Click here to access the information! Is this information surprising? How should we interact with the results?