The Rob Skinner Podcast: Helping You Make This Life Count

How to Be a Multiplying Disciple:  Seek pleasing results, not pleasing methods "When do you plan on moving?   How long have you lived at this address?   Where did you move from?   How did you happen to pick this area?   If you were to move, where would you go next?   And when would that be?"   In the middle of the great recession and housing collapse of 2008, I clung to this sales script as if it...

This past weekend I went to Pine Summit Camp in Prescott, Arizona for an All-Arizona Men's Retreat.   Chris Reed, who leads the church in Salt Lake City was the keynote speaker and preached on what it means to be a man made in the image of Jesus.   I got together with three twenty-somethings after Chris' lesson and discussed the topic of masculinity in your twenties.   Listen to Johnny Nitafan, a...

If you want to make this life count, you will need to live your life on purpose.   That starts with setting goals and setting up daily systems to achieve your spiritual ambition.   In this episode I talk about how to do just that.   1.      How to Live Your Life on Purpose A 10x disciple is a disciple living with a purpose and goal in mind.   Everything he or she does has Jesus' interests in mind....

With so many books out there, it's easy to get paralyzed and confused as to what to read.   Today, I'm going to share the top ten books I would take with me if   congress declared a law that said people can only own ten books.   These are the books that have changed my life.   The Top Ten Books for the growing Christian.   Leaders are readers.   Everything you want to become or achieve by definiti...

I interviewed J. Brian Craig nearly four years ago on episode 25.   Last year Brian was diagnosed with Glioblastoma, a fast-growing and aggressive type of brain cancer.   Listen today as I ask him about his diagnosis, how he and his family have learned to cope with a terminal disease and what his plans are for his music, ministry and future. Here are the links to Brian's recordings mentioned in th...

  Recent ly, I w as searching for a new book  to listen to on my Audible account.  I typed in "podcasting" and one of the recommendations that po pped up was, "The Podcaster's Playbook."  I listened t o that and what blew me away was the author, John Stange ("Stahn-Gee"), is a pastor for Core Creek Community Church community church near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.   He started posting YouTube vide...

Today, I'm talking to Chester and Sirikit Umaguing (Ooh-MAH-Ging).   Chester and Sirikit went on the Manila Mission team together, went into the professional ministry, witnessed 400 baptisms in the first year of that planting, got married and returned to the states in 2004.   They started successful careers in real estate and restaurant ownership.   They then returned to the paid ministry in 2016,...

Today, I'm going to talk about how to become a "10x" disciple.   If you are listening to the program you want to be a man or woman who multiplies whatever God gives you.   You want to appear before God loaded with the fruit of a life well lived.   Like the servant who took one Mina and turned it into 10 more, you want to please God with the work of your hands and content of your hear.   How do you...

Today, I'm talking to Jordan Wetterlind.   Jordan grew up in Twig, Minnesota, population 60.   He251.   lived in 13 different households in high school after running for his life from his Mom's boyfriend who threatened to murder him.   He found a way to go to college and lost his mom to a car crash his freshman year.   After graduation, he moved to Boston for graduate school.   That's where he met...

oday I'm talking to Daren Overstreet about his new website, BiblicallyResilient. Com.   I asked Daren to speak at the Climb conference last December and he did a great job teaching.   In this episode Daren ·         Talks about why he started his podcast ·         How to avoid extremes when it comes to doctrine ·         How to avoid political traps when it comes to what you believe ·         How...

Happy Valentines Day.   If you've ever wanted to up your game with spiritual women, this is the episode to listen to.   I'd like to share with you today how to attract, win and build a lasting relationship with the woman of your dreams.   You may not feel like a Tom Cruise, Brad Pitt or even a Casanova (Defined as "A man considered romantic and gallant") but luckily relational skills are learnable...

Today, I'm talking to John Porter. John and his wife Barbara lead a house church in Clemson, South Carolina.   John was converted on campus at Clemson in 1981 and from there went to Boston, Mexico City, Sao Paulo, Brazil, and South Florida before returning to Clemson in 2015.   John is an advocate for house churches.   In this episode he talks about why he and Barbara left what he calls larger "le...

Today, I'm talking to Vincent and Jayne Sim, who lead the church in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.   They discuss their 30 years in ministry, their early experiences as young Christians in the Singapore and Kuala Lumpur churches and how those small mission plantings have grown to thousands of disciples and many churches throughout the region.   They talk about all of the family they have been able to rea...

Today, I'm talking to Willie O'Quinn, who leads the church in Lawrence, Kansas, the home of the University of Kansas.   Willie played football for the University of Kansas, graduated and has led first the campus ministry and now the church in Lawrence.   He has been in Lawrence for 15 years, married to Katie for 12 years and has four daughters (Kaylie, Kylie, Kynlie, and Keelie).  In this episode...

While at the recent Climb Small Church Leadership Conference in Dallas, Texas I ran into Darcy Smyth from the Gold Coast in Australia.  He's a campus minister there and has led his campus ministry to have nearly 20 baptisms and restorations in 2023.  I was immediately intrigued and invited him on to the program to find out what he was doing.   You can reach Darcy at:  dsmyth17060@gmail.com

Joel Peed, Joel Nagel, Pam and Rob Skinner recap day three of the 2023 Climb Conference.  

Today, I'm with Pam Skinner and Joel Nagel in Dallas Texas on day two of our Climb Conference.   We are going to recap the second day of the conference and talk to our keynote speaker, Kevin Miller.

Today, I'm with Joel Peed and Joel Nagel at the first day of the 2023 Climb Conference.   We will be recapping the first day and talking to our keynote speaker, Shawn Wooten, missionary to Bucharest Romania and leader of the Revivee Program.

Today, I'm talking to Rob and Chelsea Novack from the New York City Church of Christ.   Rob and Chelsea lead an all-church campus region in the New York Church and chair the North American Campus Committee for churches across the country.   Listen as they talk about: How they grew their campus ministry from 10 disciples to over 80.   How Rob became a Christian through the help of a childhood frien...

Today, I'm continuing to highlight disciples 30 and under who are making this life count.   I'm talking to Ben and Melina Hutchins, Church leaders & campus ministers at Virginia Tech, located in Blacksburg, Virginia.   They planted a church in Blacksburg in August of 2020 in the middle of the COVID pandemic.   They were both in their twenties at the time.   Listen as they share about: Their gettin...

This episode continues to spotlight "twenty-somethings," disciples 30 and under who are multiplying disciples, leaders and churches. Today, I'm talking to Armin and Megan Day, Evangelist and Women's ministry leader in the Albuquerque, New Mexico Church.   They have doubled their campus ministry to 30 disciples in the last two years.   What's even more interesting is how they have done it.   They'v...

Have you ever felt frustrated because you've prayed about something over and over again and God just doesn't seem to answer it?   You are begging him, "God, please throw me a bone!" and he doesn't seem to care.   Maybe you are asking God to do something for you that he wants to do through you or with you.  I heard this quote recently in an audiobook and it got me thinking about ways that I passive...

Today, I'm talking to Dave Pocta and Joel Nagel.   Dave and Joel are rolling out a comprehensive podcast, curriculum and spiritual program designed to equip small church leaders and mature disciples everywhere.   They will be making a presentation of this new material at the Climb Conference coming up in Dallas this month.   Listen as they give a preview of why Thread could change your life and he...

This episode continues to spotlight "twenty-somethings," disciples 30 and under who are multiplying disciples, leaders and churches.   Today, I'm talking to 24-year-old Kenan Mitchell.   Kenan went on the Chance of a Lifetime Program and spent three months in India.   He's a man of multiple talents and interests.   He's a snowboarder, skydiver, skater and musician.   He paraglided in the Himalayas...

John and Jan Oakes started a church in their living room with three people sixteen months ago.  This month they had 200+ people at their inaugural worship service.  The church of three people that they began with has blossomed into 20 members after John and Jan baptized 10 people over the last eight months.  John and Jan were appointed as an Evangelist and Women's ministry leader at the inaugural...