The Post-Christian Podcast – A.J. Diaz (Pets As a Path for Outreach)

In a city like Austin where there are more dogs and cats than people who follow Jesus, a unique way into the hearts of those we are trying to reach includes their pets!

Recently I interviewed Annemarie (A.J.) Diaz about her first book My Beautiful Bellissima: Stories of Love and Heeling which is a compilation of stories centered around the dogs she has loved and learned from, and also sharing her own struggles with fears and anxiety, which were overcome with the help of feral adoptee named Bellissima (Bella).

She lives in Central Texas with her husband Shaniko, mother-in-law, and three beautiful fur babies. A.J. is a lifelong lover of nature and animals, finding inspiration and joy in the beauty of God’s creation. She has a passion for fostering reconciliation, reconciliation between humans and the natural world, humans and God, and humans and one another. She is part of Gateway Church in Austin.

Recently, we baptized a young woman from a Muslim background who was invited by another woman from our church when their dogs connected at a dog park.

The Post-Christian Podcast and Giveaways:

Our goal with The Post-Christian Podcast is to reframe, simplify, and focus on our mission to make disciples in a post Christian culture. We discuss reaching new people and raising up leaders while removing the barriers of churchianity.

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APPLE PODCAST – An Interview with A.J. Diaz

The Post-Christian Podcast – Darrell Thomas (Author of An Excellent Life)

Darrell Thomas is the author of An Excellent Life: How True and Lasting Success is Achieved.

About Darrell:

“At the age of 35 Darrell started his life over. Having just moved to Charlotte, NC with no place to live, not a friend or family member for over 250 miles, and only $35 to his name, he set about rebuilding his life. This book was written in “real-time” as he consumed information on how to live a successful and excellent life. What you are about to read is the net result of over 25 years of struggling, learning and overcoming.

Today Darrell is a highly successful public speaker, entrepreneur, author, and business owner. He is also the Founder & Executive Director of the American Center for Entrepreneurial Development, an organization dedicated to the success and advancement of small businesses.”

The Post-Christian Podcast and Giveaways:

Our goal with The Post-Christian Podcast is to reframe, simplify, and focus on our mission to make disciples in a post Christian culture. We discuss reaching new people and raising up leaders while removing the barriers of churchianity.

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Apple Podcasts – An Interview with Darrell Thomas

The Post-Christian Podcast – Stephanie O’Brien (Author of Make a Move)

In this episode I interview Stephanie O’Brien, author of Make a Move: How to Stop Wavering and Make Decisions in a Disorienting World.

Stephanie is an activist, professor at Bethel Seminary, and the founding pastor at Mill City Church in Minneapolis, MN. She is the co-host of @leadstoriespodcast with @josaxton.

Our interview about her previous book Stay Curious: How Questions and Doubts Can Save Your Faith can be found here: An Interview with Stephanie O’Brien (2020).

The Post-Christian Podcast and Giveaways:

Our goal with The Post-Christian Podcast is to reframe, simplify, and focus on our mission to make disciples in a post Christian culture. We discuss reaching new people and raising up leaders while removing the barriers of churchianity.

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APPLE PODCASTS – An Interview with Stephanie O’Brien

The Post-Christian Podcast – David Bennett (Author of A War of Loves)

In this episode I interview David Bennett, the author of A War of Loves: The Unexpected Story of a Gay Activist Discovering Jesus.

David recently completed his doctorate (DPhil) in theology at Oxford University where he now works as a postdoctoral research fellow in the Theology and Religion Faculty. He specialises in the relationship between the Trinity, Christian ethics, patristics, queer theology, discipleship and contemporary Anglican theology, especially the role of desire in knowing God.

The Post-Christian Podcast and Giveaways:

Our goal with The Post-Christian Podcast is to reframe, simplify, and focus on our mission to make disciples in a post Christian culture. We discuss reaching new people and raising up leaders while removing the barriers of churchianity.

Be sure to sign up for my email newsletter at www.ericbryant.org for a chance to win future book giveaways and assessments!

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APPLE PODCASTS – An Interview with David Bennett

The Post-Christian Podcast – Fruitful (Audiobook Giveaway)

As we kick off season 7, I share a message in which I shared insights from my book ⁠Fruitful: Becoming Who God Created You to Be⁠ at Mosaic South Pasadena.

Jesus revealed a new way of looking at life, a new way of organizing the future. God’s design for our lives is that we would be productive, generative, and creative.

Jesus described four types of soils representing four types of people. Some are like a path, some are like a shallow and rocky soil, some are like soil growing thorns, and some are like a soil that produces much fruit.

Jesus’ parable points out that we struggle to become who we were created to be when we have a hardened heart, a shallow faith, or are easily distracted. If we can avoid these pitfalls, we will be fruitful.

Four Characteristics To Become Fruitful:

  • Receptivity
  • Tenacity
  • Intentionality
  • Proactivity

For more, go to ⁠ericbryant.org/fruitful⁠.

The Post-Christian Podcast and Giveaways:

Our goal with The Post-Christian Podcast is to reframe, simplify, and focus on our mission to make disciples in a post Christian culture. We discuss reaching new people and raising up leaders while removing the barriers of churchianity.

Be sure to sign up for my email newsletter at www.ericbryant.org for a chance to win future book giveaways and assessments!

Email me at eric@ericbryant.org with “Fruitful Audiobook” as the Subject to receive a free copy of the audiobook to Fruitful!

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APPLE PODCASTS – Fruitful at Mosaic South Pasadena

Up For A Spiritual Adventure in 2024?

Whether you have been following God for a long time or you aren’t sure about God, I want to invite you to read through the New Testament with an open heart and open mind over the course of the next year!

Just one chapter a day, five days a week.

Here’s the plan each day:

  • Pray: “God, show me who you are and who you want me to be.”
  • Read the chapter.
  • Watch the video corresponding to that chapter.
  • Write down in your journal what you discover and how to live it out.

The videos can be found at the Through the New Testament for Skeptics, Seekers, and Disciples playlist in my YouTube channel or via the new podcast Through the Bible for Skeptics and Seekers on Spotify or via Apple Podcasts.

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The Post-Christian Podcast – Reflecting on 2023 and Making an Impact in 2024

In this episode, I share some of the highlights of 2023 with a look towards how together we can make an impact in 2024.

From making the Church Growth Workshop available for free to helping skeptics through the New Testament and co-founding the Damascus Road Collective in an effort to help bring spiritual renewal through thriving churches, 2023 was the best year yet for Catalyzing Community!

Our ministry Gateway in Austin included some remarkable opportunities from a healthy and beautiful transition from John Burke to Carlos Ortiz, Jr. as senior pastor to a trip to see the remarkable work of Impact India 360 to a sabbatical to seeing transformation in the hearts of South Austinites and folks connecting to our online campus, there have been many things to be thankful for in 2023!

The Post-Christian Podcast and Giveaways:

Our goal with The Post-Christian Podcast is to reframe, simplify, and focus on our mission to make disciples in a post Christian culture. We discuss reaching new people and raising up leaders while removing the barriers of churchianity.

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APPLE PODCASTS – Making Disciples in a Post-Christian World (2023-2024)

The Post-Christian Podcast – Justin Brierley (The Surprising Rebirth of Belief in God)

In this episode, I interview Justin Brierley, author of The Surprising Rebirth of Belief in God: Why New Atheism Grew Old and Secular Thinkers Are Considering Christianity Again.

From his website: “Justin has worked in radio, podcast and video for over two decades. Until April 2023 he was Theology & Apologetics Editor for Premier Christian Radio, and hosted the Unbelievable? radio show and podcast as well as the Ask NT Wright Anything podcast. Justin was also editor of Premier Christianity magazine from 2014-2018, for which he continues to contribute articles.”

The Post-Christian Podcast and Giveaways:

Our goal with The Post-Christian Podcast is to reframe, simplify, and focus on our mission to make disciples in a post Christian culture. We discuss reaching new people and raising up leaders while removing the barriers of churchianity.

Be sure to sign up for my email newsletter at www.ericbryant.org for a chance to win future book giveaways and assessments!

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APPLE PODCASTS – An Interview with Justin Brierley

The Post-Christian Podcast – Robb Overholt – (Embracing Grief)

Recently I interviewed long time friend Robb Overholt. Robb is a writer, speaker, musician, and iconoclast hailing from Coastal Virginia, USA. He lives with the disease Multiple Sclerosis and continues to fight in spite of disability.

Robb’s new book is an authentic and raw look into the challenges of life and how to work through them with a God who gives the “assurance of with” rather than the “assurance of why.”

Pick up a copy of Grief: Meditations on the Struggle to Embrace Life’s Troubles for yourself and those you know who are facing tough times.

Grief: Meditations on the Struggle to Embrace Life's Troubles

The Post-Christian Podcast and Giveaways:

Our goal with The Post-Christian Podcast is to reframe, simplify, and focus on our mission to make disciples in a post Christian culture. We discuss reaching new people and raising up leaders while removing the barriers of churchianity.

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APPLE PODCASTS – An Interview with Robb Overholt

The Post-Christian Podcast – Dr. Allen Yeh (Gen Z and Diversity)

Recently I interviewed Dr. Allen Yeh. Allen is a tenured Professor of Intercultural Studies and Missiology at Biola University in Southern California.

His areas of geographical expertise are Latin America and China. He also has other academic interests in Gen Z, history, homiletics, and social justice.

We discuss reaching Gen Z, the importance of diversity, separating Western culture from biblical Christianity and his books Polycentric Missiology: 21st-Century Mission from Everyone to Everywhere and Majority World Theologies: Theologizing from Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Ends of the Earth.

The Post-Christian Podcast and Giveaways:

Our goal with The Post-Christian Podcast is to reframe, simplify, and focus on our mission to make disciples in a post Christian culture. We discuss reaching new people and raising up leaders while removing the barriers of churchianity.

Be sure to sign up for my email newsletter at www.ericbryant.org for a chance to win future book giveaways and assessments!

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APPLE PODCAST – An Interview with Dr. Allen Yeh