The Front Yard Mission Podcast

The Front Yard Mission Podcast

Join hosts Jonathan and Steve on The Front Yard Mission Podcast as they Equip believers with practical ideas and tools for reaching their communities with the gospel. With Jonathan’s and Steve’s personable and humorous approach, each episode offers listeners easily implementable strategies and real-life examples to kickstart their Front Yard Mission. As part of a Front Yard Mission movement, this podcast provides valuable insights and encouragement for listeners to connect with their neighbors and make a meaningful impact. Tune in every two weeks on Apple Podcasts and Spotify for new episodes. Don’t forget to order the book or connect with Jonathan to dive deeper into the mission!

Episodes

August 12, 2024 1 min
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In the first episode of the Front Yard Mission podcast get to know our hosts Steve and Jonathan and their story of why they are so passionate about Front Yard Mission. They discuss the DNA of Front Yard Mission and why they believe it is the most important thing a Christ follower should be doing.

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September 17, 2024 37 mins

Prayer is not the prework of Front Yard Mission it is THE work of Front Yard Mission.  If you are attempting to live out the Great Commandment it must start with prayer.  In this episode, Steve and Jonathan share why prayer in your Front Yard Mission is the most important rhythm and a simple practical way to regularly pray for your neighbors.

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October 1, 2024 35 mins

The great commandment is not just a cute little suggestion, it is what God requires of every Christ follower.  Paul Benjamin in his book The Equipping Ministry said that people need at least five positive interactions with the gospel before they consider following Christ.  In this episode, Steve and Jonathan discuss what love is, why we love, and how we love.  This episode is brimming with great practical ideas for you to love your...

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October 15, 2024 29 mins

The New Testament has a culture of invitation.  Over twenty times in the Gospels Jesus invites others to follow him.  Andrew invited Simon aka Peter to meet Jesus.  Matthew invited his motley crew to a dinner to meet Jesus.  Most of us if we are Christ followers came to a relationship with Christ most likely through an invitation.  Steve and Jonathan discuss four different types of invitations we can make to our neighbors.

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October 29, 2024 36 mins

The best way that we can love our neighbors is by sharing Christ with them.  Steve and Jonathan have a conversation on demystifying sharing the gospel.  Our lives should be lived in a way that provokes a response from our physical neighbors and our affinity neighbors.  Learn what it means to be prepared to give an answer for the hope that we have.

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Loving our neighbor is simple but not always easy.  If you are living out Front Yard Mission you will be faced with difficulties.  Don’t sweat it that’s completely normal.  In this episode, we identify the top obstacles to Front Yard Mission and how to overcome them. 
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One of the best ways to love our neighbors is during the holidays.  The chairman of the Front Yard Mission board, Dree Hogue is all about it.  She starts celebrating Christmas in July and then just never stops.  There is something deeper going on than just an elf on a shelf, jingle bells, and Christmas Cheer.  Listen to why Christmas is so important to her and how she loves her neighbors during the holidays.  All kinds of practical...

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December 17, 2024 44 mins

We were so honored to do a once in a lifetime interview with the incomparable Karolyn Zuzu Grimes from the Christmas Classic "It's a Wonderful Life."  She made the movie when she was six old and never saw it until she was forty when the Target corporation approached her about an Ad campaign.  After she saw the power of the movie she then became an ambassador for the film and it's been her mission and message for over forty years.  ...

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January 7, 2025 59 mins

What a blast to talk with arguably the greatest American Ninja Warrior on what it's like to be a Front Yard Missionary to the Ninja community.  He'll also share how he has overcome the disappointment of missing winning one million dollars not once but twice by a mere second.

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Come listen in on our conversation with the Grammy nominated lead singer of Superchick. Were you a fan like me of this band in the 2000's? Tricia serves on the Front Yard Mission board and she happens to be the voice of our podcast. Over the years she and her band have been creators of some of the most innovative music ever in Christian Music. She loves Jesus and her neighbors well and has a lot to say about Front Yard Mission. 

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It’s Super Bowl week and we sat down with Stefen Wisniewski, a two-time Super Bowl champion with the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles. Stefen talks about what it’s like to not just be an elite NFL lineman, but also what it’s like to love your neighbor that lines up against you or your back up who’s trying to take your job. Whether you are a football fan or not, Stefen will inspire you to live out your Front Yard Missi...

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This week we go back to a conversation that Jonathan had we had with one of the OG’s of the love God, love neighbor movement, Dave Runyon. We’ve been fans of Dave and his book he wrote with Jay Pathak the “Art of Neighboring.” We were fortunate to have Dave read an early copy of Front Yard Mission and endorse it for us. We think you will find this podcast so helpful as we discuss the basics of loving your neighbor.

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April 8, 2025 47 mins

This season we are exploring what living on mission looks at work. In this episode we talk with author and the president of The Stone Table, Erik Cooper. The Stone Table is a global missions organization rooted in the marketplace. They help leverage the profits from marketplace businesses to fund strategic global missions projects around the world. They also equip and encourage marketplace Christians to engage in Great Commandment ...

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April 22, 2025 49 mins

 On this episode we are joined by Bill Tibbetts. Bill was the former Dean of the College of Business and Technology at North Central University. Bill is now the Vice President of Education and Multiplication at the Stone Table. The Stone Table engages in various gospel initiatives with people worldwide, while also emphasizing business as mission. This was the main topic of our conversation with Bill. We think you’ll love Bill and h...

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May 7, 2025 39 mins

Tim is a native of State College, PA and he met his wife Sarah met at Penn State and they now have three girls. Tim has been on staff with City Light church for the past decade and recently moved to Manhattan to plant a church. Tim is an entrepreneur and founded the marketing company Digital Culture. In this episode we talk about what it’s like to relocate your entire family live in the heart of the largest city in the US while liv...

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