Real Life Theology Podcast
We renew the teachings of Jesus to fuel disciple making. We envision disciple-making disciples among all nations and ethnic groups. The Renew.org Network Podcast champions all biblical truth, including hard topics, by sharing discussions, webinars, public presentations and other similar resources.
Episodes
On this episode of the Real Life Theology Podcast, Shodankeh Johnson, about having hard conversations in prayer with God and how faith grows through suffering.
He shares personal stories—including the loss of his son—reflecting on missionary legacy, intercession, and the need for a conquering faith that seeks to please God, believes He exists, and trusts He will reward those who diligently seek Him.
Johnson also encoura...
Jim Putman shares his journey from rejecting the church to embracing discipleship, arguing that hard conversations require deep relationships. He emphasizes the need to hold both sound doctrine and Jesus’ methods together, what he calls "two-fisted" faith, so the church can effectively make disciples and withstand cultural pressures.
He warns against prioritizing relationship at the expense of Scripture, urging leaders to equ...
Tina Wilson explores how ministry often requires difficult conversations and why feelings alone can derail truth. She points to Jesus’ walk to Emmaus as a model for prioritizing the authority of Scripture over emotions.
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Welcome to the Real Life Theology Podcast episode with Kimberly Beam Holmes. She shares the true story of Jordan and Priscilla, exploring how church leaders mishandled their marriage crisis, the damage of poor counsel, and the hope Marriage Helper offers for saving marriages even after affairs and divorce.
Kimberly urges church leaders to courageously, compassionately engage struggling couples, believe every marriage can be saved, ...
Matt Wilson speaks at a Renew gathering about how the church has sidelined masculinity, the cultural forces that softened men, and why the church must actively disciple and equip men to be courageous, loving defenders of truth.
He explores scriptural foundations, the role of intention in gendered behavior, and practical steps churches can take to raise up strong, godly men without compromising compassion.
Orpheus Heyward joins the Real Life Theology Podcast to discuss how Christians should engage and resist culture. Drawing on Romans 12, he explains being a transformed, non‑conformist driven by God’s mercy, the ‘‘New Testament sacrificial system,’’ and living differently so others see Christ in us.
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David Young recounts a sudden, life-changing cancer diagnosis and the physical, emotional, and spiritual battles that followed.
He reflects on doubt, renewed faith, the power of gratitude, the kindness that carried him, and why focusing on disciple making and church planting gave his life new purpose.
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Join Bobby Harrington on the Real Life Theology Podcast as he outlines a practical "hope" framework—humble joy, promises of Scripture, and expectation of Christ's return—that grounds disciple making and equips believers to engage difficult conversations with grace and truth.
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Dave and Sydney Clayton share a practical framework for aiming discipleship efforts at the family, outlining five key principles—get away...
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Corey Trimble challenges churches to embrace authenticity and create safe spaces for honest, sometimes difficult conversations about faith. He ...
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In this episode Jim Putman discusses his new book about how pride undermines discipleship and why the church’s primary mission is to make...
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Nate Ross unpacks Luke 19 and the story of Zacchaeus to show that being "lost" means perishing, and that Jesus’ mission is to seek and sa...
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Orpheus Hayward explains the authority and purpose of Scripture through 2 Timothy 3:16, showing how God-breathed Scripture teaches, reproves, c...
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Chad Ragsdale of Ozark Christian College shows how apologetics often serves Christians—especially young believers—by helping them i...
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Carol Swain shares her journey from academia and personal struggles to a devout Christian faith and explains what it means to live countercultu...
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In this episode of the Real Life Theology Podcast, Bobby Harrington warns that modern media and culture are "out-discipling" our churches and f...
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Jonathan Storment challenges Christians to resist cultural formation by returning to wholehearted discipleship to Jesus. Drawing on examples fr...
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This episode explores how ministers and churches exhausted by pandemic, conflict, and change can be renewed by the Holy Spirit. Using Ezekiel&r...
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In this episode Renée Sproles explains that our confidence in Scripture ultimately rests on who Jesus is and what He taught about the Old and N...
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Nate Ross joins the Real Life Theology Podcast to explain why leaders must surrender to Jesus as their true success. Through personal stories (...
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