Weekday Worship

A final conversation with Caleb in the U.S. as he departs this week for the mission field; we discuss the best "good-byes" in film and tv, what forms the best church partnerships, and there may be a long awaited bark from a Weekday Worship host that makes for a best-of moment.

A conversation about the new film adaptation of Homer's classic story, The Odyssey. Fair warning, there are spoiler alerts everywhere.

A conversation exploring this major point of emphasis at Generations and the focus of our last couple messages.

A conversation about what we've been surprised by, learned personally, and hope to have nurtured in our church collectively, through the 7-week series we just completed in Lamentations.

A conversation about discipleship and best practices for disciple-making.

A conversation with our ministry partner Michael Cody, reflecting on campus ministry in South Africa, anticipating campus ministry in Scotland ,and helping us think about ministry in our own context among college students and young adults.

A discussion about dangerous beverages, a new show opening, and our recommended reading for April, a classic book by the late Tim Keller.

A conversation about the book of Proverbs, wisdom literature in the Bible and the pursuit of wisdom.

A conversation about biblical poetry and dabbling in a little poetry ourselves.

A conversation about our imperviousness to advertising and reflecting on the three years we've spent walking through Matthew as a community.

A conversation about the centrality of Jesus' resurrection to Christianity, and why seriously engaging our doubts is a great way to deepen our faith.

A conversation interacting with Bonhoeffer's suggested liturgy in Life Together, for how we should think about daily rhythms.

A conversation about Dietrich Bonhoeffer's Life Together, with Nick Abraham, a church planter in Ohio, and author of Living Together in Unity, a book interacting with this classic Christian work.

A conversation interacting with Jesus' parable of the talents and preparing us to interact with a compelling vision of Christian community from a 5 talent pastor. Purchase Life Together by Dietrich Bonhoeffer

A conversation reflecting together on our week of fasting and prayer along with the reading of Tozer's The Pursuit of God.

A conversation with Paul Thompson, reflecting on the opening sermon from this year and anticipating our week of fasting and prayer starting Sunday, January 18.

A conversation about our favorite reads, listens, lines and watches for 2025. The episode you've all been waiting your whole lives for is finally here. You're welcome!

A conversation about the big stories shaping spiritual life in our country, with a special focus on Charlie Kirk's assassination and other unfolding political realities.

A conversation about Advent, thinking through how to enter into and make the most of the Christmas season. Resource List:- O Come O Come Emmanuel by Jonathan Gibson- Love Came Down at Christmas by Sinclair Ferguson- Full of Eyes - YouTube Channel- The Biggest Story Advent: 25 Lift-the-flap Devotions for Families- The Doctrine of Christ: R.C. Sproul (Ligonier Audio Series)- Rejoicing in Christ by Michael Reeves- Knowing Christ by Mark JonesBucky Beavers Selections:- On the Incarnation by C.S. Lewis- The Person of Christ: An Introduction by Stephen Wellum

A conversation touching on school movies and rounding out our exploration of the spiritual gift of tongues, from 1 Corinthians 14.

A conversation about the spiritual gift of tongues and trying to resolve a marital conflict between James and Betsy, instigated by Caleb within a dream.

A conversation rounding out our focus on prophecy specifically.

A conversation continuing to diving deeper into the topic of prophecy from a biblical and operational perspective.

A conversation considering the place of 2 controversial things in church: blessing animals and the gift of prophecy.

A conversation about Weird Al, the survival of radio, and continuing to explore spiritual gifts within the church. This week we dig into the last few speech gifts and then lay the groundwork for sign gifts.

A conversation about some exclusionary environments bringing pain into Caleb's life and the gifts of the Holy Spirit that get expressed through speech.

After laying some theological groundwork the last few weeks, this is a conversation where we start to explore the specific gifts of the Spirit.

A conversation about coffee consumption habits, caffeine intake more broadly, and continuing our slow drip on spiritual gifts.

A conversation introducing the big idea of Spiritual Gifts. This is part 1 in a series of conversations about the nature, operation and purpose of the gifts, services and activities dispersed by the Holy Spirit to the body of Christ for the building up of the body of Christ.

A conversation about the person and ministry of the Holy Spirit throughout the Scriptures, in the life of the Christian and in the life of the local church.

A conversation with Diana about her journey from a chaotic childhood in New Jersey to missionary deployment in South America. This is a beautiful and vulnerable story of God's redeeming work in her family and in her own personal life that inspires faith and reminds us all of the power of the gospel to make all things new.

A conversation with our very own Brian Duran one week out from their departure for Lima, Peru. Enjoy getting to hear more of his story and his heart as he leads their family into full-time missionary service.

Another installment of our ongoing conversation about ways in which the ethos of American suburban life can unwittingly sabotage spiritual life. Today, we discuss the impulse toward control v. the call to surrender.

A conversation about the preservation of Scripture through the process of transmission and copying manuscripts, and why we can have confidence in the accuracy of the Bible we have today.

We continue our conversation about environmental toxins within the suburban context which work against spiritual vitality. This week we cover Competition v. Contentment and Impressiveness v. Being Known.

Another conversation on aspects of Suburban life that may unwittingly undermine spiritual life. Today we tackle Homogeneity v. Diversity and Insularity v. Community.

A conversation about ways in which the spirit of our age shapes suburban life in ways contrary to the Kingdom. We discuss consumerism and safety as contaminants to the environment of the Kingdom that is oxygenated by generosity and risk.

The first conversation in a series of episodes about the ecosystem of the suburbs, in which we want to identify the common grace features of this habitat, but also recognize and be eyes wide open regarding the non-neutral elements that are shaping us in ways that are opposed to the life of the Kingdom... and we want to wrestle with what to do about it.

A post-Easter conversation about Jesus' post-Resurrection movement that is essential to the gospel.

A conversation about AI generated cartoon images of our hosts, Caleb finding out about Easter, and the sanctifying slog of cultivating a soft heart.

A conversation about the role of accountability in healthy discipleship and friendship.

A conversation with John Schroeder, pastor of The Well, a church plant in Americus, Ga. Generations has been supporting John and The Well since 2023, and this is a great chance too hear their story and to be encouraged, challenged and formed in our own unfolding story as we endeavor to be a church planting church.

A conversation about our vision to re-launch community groups in a new form that's actually an old form, putting the table at the center.

A conversation interacting with how the various images of the Kingdom of Heaven from the parables of Matthew 13 work together.

A conversation with Paul Thompson about how our personal stories have shape us, and how important it is to explore and understand those stories and that shaping, for our progress in Christlikeness.

A conversation about what Paul dreamt about for the churches he planted; how that shaped his prayers for communities like Generations; and how that invites us to dream about and pray for your own ministry and partners.

A conversation about chicken wings and the place of dreaming in our lives, in the sense of having a God-size vision for our lives.

A conversation about cultivating the soil of our hearts to hear and receive the word of God in a fruitful way.

A conversation about prayer from a practical standpoint to encourage us as we continue through this week of focused prayer and fasting. As usual, we chase some rabbits as well.

A conversation about our upcoming week of fasting and prayer with some anecdotes from James' youth pastoring days sprinkled in.