Mere Christians

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.

53 minutes 1 second

Dr. 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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18 December 2024, 5:00 am
28 minutes 58 seconds

Bob Goff (Author of Catching Whimsy and Love Does)
What it looks like to be “whimsically available” to others at work, how to make the shift from “will it work” to “will it last” in your work, and how God can use working in adventurous places like Disneyland and Kennedy Space Center.
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11 December 2024, 5:00 am
40 minutes 41 seconds

Robin John (CEO of Eventide Asset Management)
How to guarantee eternal success in any endeavor, the 6 criteria Eventide uses to evaluate investments that “make the world rejoice,” and how to stop thinking selfishly about your investments, votes, and time.
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4 December 2024, 5:00 am
27 minutes 14 seconds

Dr. Francis Collins (Author of The Road to Wisdom)
What Francis learned from getting punked by Borat’s Sacha Baron Cohen, the 4 criteria he uses to discern who to trust at work and in life, and what Tim Keller’s Out of Office message said the day he died.
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27 November 2024, 5:00 am
31 minutes 17 seconds

Kathy Keller (Co-author of The Meaning of Marriage)
The significant role Christian professionals played in making Christianity credible to her sons, why sometimes “the worst thing God can do for you is to let you be happy,” and how to die wishing you had spent more time at the office.
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20 November 2024, 5:00 am
47 minutes 27 seconds

Justin Mathews (Manager at PwC)
The dangers of feeling entitled to a calling, how to think “Who Not How” in prayers for your work, and a simple way of thinking about “sowing eternity into the world.”
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13 November 2024, 5:00 am
42 minutes 32 seconds

Vineet Rajan (CEO of Forte)
How Forte is providing “soul care as a service” for some of the world’s largest companies, how to practically stop working for love and start working from love, and why we should praise God for giving us more than we can handle.
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6 November 2024, 5:00 am
47 minutes 35 seconds

Jeremy Swafford (CFO at Southeast Restoration)
How to cultivate humility and a Jesus-like others-obsession, why multiple pastors have quit ministry to work at Southeast, and the spiritual benefits of sticking with a job for many years.
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30 October 2024, 4:00 am
45 minutes 3 seconds

Dr. Gisela Kreglinger (Vintner + Theologian)
Why the wine industry is in trouble and why Christians should be the ones to help, how to show everyday hospitality to those you work with, and how the gospel can shape not just your work but also the work of others that you consume.
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23 October 2024, 4:00 am
39 minutes 27 seconds

Ricky Dickson (Fmr. CEO of Blue Bell Creameries)
Ricky’s spiritual disciplines during the listeria crisis at Blue Bell, how to accept critical feedback humbly and winsomely, and how a college paper on Blue Bell landed him his career.
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16 October 2024, 4:00 am
37 minutes 53 seconds

Shane Kimbrough (Astronaut)
How Shane discerned whether to pivot or persevere after 4 rejections from NASA, how “asking the right questions in the right way” led to NASA approving him reading Scripture from the ISS, and why he counts “consistency” during his time on earth as “worship."
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9 October 2024, 4:00 am
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