Victory Church: Paul Daugherty

This week’s episode is a gentle but honest discussion about hearing the voice of God and making good decisions after having done so. One of the most important behind the scenes topics in any Christian’s life is the ability to actually hear God’s voice and discern what He’s really telling you to do. John and Arvin dive into personal examples where things have gone really well or rather poorly based on how they or their friends have chosen to steward God’s voice in their lives. This conversation won’t be the ultimate guide to hearing God’s voice, but it may grant you some comfort and resonance as you go about pursuing a life lived through and for Him.

In this episode, John and Arvin discuss the importance of developing healthy friendships while serving God and others in ministry. They note the difference between a “Giver” and “Taker” as it pertains to social dynamics and make their best attempt at granting listeners a sense of permission to slow down and be grateful for the people and life God has already given them. For those who’d say they’ve received nothing and no one from God, they offer an easy-to-implement solution that may shift a person from loneliness to a place of knowing/being known.

In this episode, John and Arvin discuss what is perhaps the most behind the scenes topic in the history of the podcast. What is it like to inherit the wins and losses of the past while seeking God for what He intends to do through you in the future?Parenting, Church-life, and an all-consuming, all-hands on deck approach to living out your God-given destiny will force a person to reckon with their internal world. John and Arvin hope this episode will equip any listener with the potential strategy they can use to step into the future God wants for humanity (and take their loved ones with them).

In episode 5, John and Arvin discuss the 45th anniversary of Victory Church, how life looks when you step back to observe the "God Cam," the importance and value of "staying in your lane," and the importance of developing trust with God in private before you see His destiny for you enacted in public.

Between the 2 of them, John Daugherty and Arvin Sepehr have 7 decades of experience living and working behind the scenes of ministry life. They work together at Victory Church in Tulsa, OK and spend every episode of this podcast diving into lessons learned while on staff at Victory. 

Between the 2 of them, John Daugherty and Arvin Sepehr have 7 decades of experience living and working behind the scenes of ministry life. They work together at Victory Church in Tulsa, OK and spend every episode of this podcast diving into lessons learned while on staff at Victory. This episode details Victory's recent Easter production, "THE GREAT FOREVER."

John and Arvin are back for Season 11! Between the 2 of them, John Daugherty and Arvin Sepehr have 7 decades of experience living and working behind the scenes of ministry life. They work together at Victory Church in Tulsa, OK and spend every episode of this podcast diving into lessons learned while on staff at Victory.

John and Arvin are back for Season 11! Between the 2 of them, John Daugherty and Arvin Sepehr have 7 decades of experience living and working behind the scenes of ministry life. They work together at Victory Church in Tulsa, OK and spend every episode of this podcast diving into lessons learned while on staff at Victory.

In episode 10, John and Arvin discuss their approach to storytelling specifically for Victory Church's audience. Creatives and skill-specific employees in churches can have a tough time aligning their gifts and talents with the direction and destination of their leaders, but this is a key season in the development of any artist. It's the season of being a "Craftsmen." John and Arvin lay out the imperative nature of this time period in order for an artist to develop without being subverted by the world or made redundant by cliches and tropes. 

This episode of the Best Days podcast was recorded live in Tulsa, OK at Victory Church's Midweek service the night before Thanksgiving in 2025. John and Arvin preached on the importance of hope and endurance in the Christian life.

Victory's Creative Pastor John Daugherty and his assistant Arvin Sepehr spend episode 8 of the Best Days podcast series reminiscing on a lifetime of being pastor's kids in their parents' prayer meetings, the bravery it takes to stay faithfully planted in a church community long-term, and the sort of life that can only be experienced on the other side of submission to God-ordained principles. 

In episode 7, John and Arvin dive into Christian upbringing, the importance of knowing when to end something, and the gratitude one should feel to the generation who raised them.

In episode 6, Victory's Creative Pastor John Daugherty and his assistant Arvin Sepehr discuss the value of approaching busy holiday seasons with the right perspective. The two also discuss Pastor Paul's new series of messages on Jesus and the End Times, the importance of the Church's response to the practical needs of humanity, and the value of having a gentle heart in a world full of chaos. 

In episode 5, Victory's Creative Pastor John Daugherty and his assistant Arvin discuss the way God matures believers who've become familiar with Church and are starting to feel their excitement fade. Using examples from their own lives, both men stress the importance choosing harmony when the opportunity to sow tension and quarreling shows up.