Mere Christians
Jordan Raynor
How does the gospel influence the work of Mere Christians—those of us who aren’t pastors or religious professionals, but who work as entrepreneurs, baristas, and accountants? That’s the question this podcast explores every week as Jordan Raynor interviews guests across the widest variety of vocations.
- 49 minutes 30 secondsHannah Brencher (Author of The Unplugged Hours)
How your phone blocks you from “wanting what you want,” how Hannah spent 1,000 hours away from her phone in 1 year, and how to exchange “why me?” with “who for? when experiencing trials.
Links Mentioned:
- Hannah Brencher
- Hannah Brencher on Instagram
- Hannah Brencher on X
- The World Needs More Love Letters
- The Unplugged Hours: Cultivating a Life of Presence in a Digitally Connected World
- Called to Create: A Biblical Invitation to Create, Innovate, and Risk
- Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals
- Redeeming Your Time: 7 Biblical Principles for Being Purposeful, Present, and Wildly Productive
- The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do and How to Change
- The Practice of the Presence of God
- Bringing Up Bebe: One American Mother Discovers the Wisdom of French Parenting
- Anne Lamott Books
- Kate Bowler
- Jordan Raynor
26 February 2025, 5:00 am - 48 minutes 20 secondsChris Hunt (National Account Manager at Clorox)
What Jesus might say to the conventional wisdom that "you’re the average of the five people you spend the most time with," the value of interfaith employee resource groups, and how Chris stopped chasing promotions and started chasing a quieter life.
Links Mentioned:
- Chris Hunt on LinkedIn
- Clorox
- Clorox ERGs
- Tim Keller
- Will: The Sunday Times Bestselling Autobiography
- The Selfless Way of Christ: Downward Mobility and the Spiritual Life
- To Change the World: The Irony, Tragedy, and Possibility of Christianity in the Late Modern World
- Managing Leadership Anxiety: Yours and Theirs
- Managing Your Metron: A Practical Theology of Work, Mission, and Meaning
- Jonathan Nowlen
- Jordan Raynor
- Join the Mere Christians Community
19 February 2025, 5:00 am - 31 minutes 33 secondsHolly Kim (Director of Marketing & Operations at Credibly)
How being faithful to God cost Holly in her career (and why that’s a good thing), how to isolate and attack the lies in your head, and how our peace at work can make space to bear others’ burdens at work.
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12 February 2025, 5:00 am - 37 minutes 43 secondsMark Batterson (Author of A Million Little Miracles)
How our work can teach us more about God, why you should consider installing a “personal Mount Rushmore” behind your desk, and how to make work more playful and fun for your team.
Links Mentioned:
- Mark Batterson
- Mark Batterson Books
- Mark Batterson on X
- Mark Batterson on Instagram
- Mark Batterson on Facebook
- National Community Church
- A Million Little Miracles: Rediscover the God Who Is Bigger Than Big, Closer Than Close, and Gooder Than Good
- Episode: Mark Batterson (Author of Please, Sorry, Thanks)
- Episode: Mark Batterson (Lead Pastor at National Community Church)
- Thanks a Thousand: A Gratitude Journey (TED Books)
- George Washington Carver
- A.W. Tozer
- C.S Lewis
- The Knowledge of the Holy
- The Pursuit of God
- Adam Grant
- Malcolm Gladwell
- Dr. Curt Thompson
- Jordan Raynor
5 February 2025, 5:00 am - 38 minutes 14 secondsDr. Denise Daniels (Author of Religion in a Changing Workplace)
The data shows that your non-Christian co-workers want to talk about faith, but don’t want to be treated like “salvation projects,” why Jordan is begging you to stop calling your business a “Christian business,” and why mere Christians disagree with their pastors’ assessment that they “talk about work” from the pulpit.
Links Mentioned:
- Dr. Denise Daniels on LinkedIn
- Religion in a Changing Workplace
- Working for Better: A New Approach to Faith at Work
- Wheaton College
- Elaine Howard Ecklund
- Skye Jethani on X
- El Erisman on LinkedIn
- Helen Chung on LinkedIn
- Brian Grim on LinkedIn
- Every Good Endeavor: Connecting Your Work to God's Work
- Why Business Matters to God: (And What Still Needs to Be Fixed)
- ActivateWork
- Jordan Raynor
- Jordan Raynor Books
29 January 2025, 5:00 am - 39 minutes 16 secondsPeter Greer (Co-author of Lead With Prayer)
How to “leave the phone off the hook” to commune with God while you work, how to move from duty to delight in prayer, why I plan on showing up to meetings 5 minutes early from now on.
Links Mentioned:
- Peter Greer
- Peter Greer on X
- Peter Greer on Instagram
- Peter Greer on LinkedIn
- Peter Greer on Facebook
- Hope International
- Lead with Prayer: The Spiritual Habits of World-Changing Leaders
- Lead with Prayer
- Lead with Prayer Tools
- Ryan Skoog on LinkedIn
- Cameron Doolittle on LinkedIn
- Jill Heisey on LinkedIn
- Timothy Keller Books
- The Practice of the Presence of God
- Jordan Raynor
- Jordan Raynor Books
22 January 2025, 5:00 am - 37 minutes 40 secondsShannon Doss (Social Worker)
How to ensure you aren’t stealing from your employer when you work from home, how Shannon’s repentance led to spiritual conversations at work, and why you should consider “following your pain” rather than your passions as you make career decisions.
Links Mentioned:
- Shannon Doss on LinkedIn
- Candice Levert (IT Operations Manager)
- Josephine Butler
- Unoffendable: How Just One Change Can Make All of Life Better
- The Truth About Us: The Very Good News about How Very Bad We
- Mere Christians Community
- Jordan Raynor
15 January 2025, 5:00 am - 40 minutes 3 secondsDr. Mark Shrime (Chief Medical Officer for Mercy Ships)
How Mark’s 3 appearances on American Ninja Warrior sharpened his skills as a doctor, how the gospel compels him to think differently about “The Checklist Manifesto,” and why he felt he could die happy during a near-death experience.
Links Mentioned:
- Dr. Mark Shrime
- Dr. Mark Shrime on X
- Dr. Mark Shrime on Instagram
- Dr. Mark Shrime TEDx
- Mercy Ships
- American Ninja Warrior
- Solving for Why: A Surgeon's Journey to Discover the Transformative Power of Purpose
- Episode Scott Harrison (Founder of charity: water)
- When Breath Becomes Air
- The Sacredness of Secular Work: 4 Ways Your Job Matters for Eternity (Even When You're Not Sharing the Gospel)
- Complications: A Surgeon's Notes on an Imperfect Science
- Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End
- The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right
- Atul Gawande
- Mr. Rogers
- C. S. Lewis
- Transitions (40th Anniversary Edition): Making Sense of Life's Changes
- The Culture Code: The Secrets of Highly Successful Groups
- Jordan Raynor
8 January 2025, 5:00 am - 49 minutes 57 secondsGraham Cochrane (Author of Rebel)
How Christian guilt about dreaming actually blocks intimacy with God, how Graham’s “50 Dreams” exercise can help you clarify which dreams are from God, and 3 practical things Graham does to work with the Holy Spirit.
Links Mentioned:
- Graham Cochrane
- Rebel
- Graham Cochrane on LinkedIn
- Graham Cochrane on Instagram
- Graham Cochrane on Facebook
- Graham Cochrane on YouTube
- Graham Cochrane on X
- Called to Create
- Every Good Endeavor
- Tim Ferris
- 10X is Easier Than 2X
- The Soul of Desire
- Jon Gordon
- Ed Kobel
- With: Reimagining the Way You Relate to God
- Redeeming your Time
- The Go-Giver
- Erwin Raphael McManus
- Jordan Raynor
1 January 2025, 5:00 am - 39 minutes 8 secondsDaniel Darling (Author of The Characters of Christmas)
How Jesus’s vocation assigns eternal meaning to your “non-spiritual” work, what the shepherds can teach us about how to lead well today, and the #1 book I recommend for overcoming insecurity at work.
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25 December 2024, 5:00 am - 53 minutes 1 secondDr. Kennon Vaughan (Lead Pastor at Harvest Church)
How Kennon’s near-death experience in a plane crash changed his work, how common misapplications of the Great Commission thwart your purpose at work, and why we need to “do less” and “abide more” to effectively make disciples.
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