Episode 2: Staying Anchored — Avoiding Mission Drift in Life and Faith

In Episode 2 of Built for Durango, Bob Bonnar and Pastor DJ Jergensen confront a quiet but persistent threat to both faith and leadership: mission drift. Whether in churches, organizations, or personal lives, they explore how it is possible to slowly lose sight of why we exist — often without realizing it.Using a parable about rescue stations that gradually become exclusive clubs, the conversation exposes how comfort, routine, and distraction can replace purpose. Bob and DJ challenge listeners to examine whether their faith remains outward-focused or has become inward and self-protective.The discussion turns to the importance of staying anchored in Christ and living with an eternal perspective. DJ offers a practical, disarming question for daily life: What would a person anchored in eternity do in this situation? He also shares insights from a 72-hour silent retreat that reshaped his understanding of peace, including the hard-earned truth that anything done in anxiety can be done better in peace.Grounded in the reality that nearly 70 percent of La Plata County residents are not connected to a church, the episode presses an uncomfortable but necessary question: are we still on mission, or have we settled into something safer and smaller?This episode calls listeners back to the anchor — God’s love and acceptance — as the source of clarity, peace, and courage to live on purpose and stay focused on what truly matters.