Rusty George Podcast

"I'm Not Racist"... Have you ever thought or said these words yourself? What if there are small, maybe even subconscious things in your life that say that you are? In honor of February being Black History Month, Brad Williams joins Rusty in this episode to ask these important questions.

It’s time for the Super Bowl! But what if your team didn’t make it? What if you don’t even like football? Why should you care? In this interview with Brad Williams we discuss the reasons we believe it's important for every Christian to care about the Super Bowl.

"Dear White Christian": An interview with author Aaron Layton on what every white Christian needs to know about how black Christians see, think, and experience racism in America.

Is it possible to get out of debt, especially if you live in California? This year at Real Life Church we’re going on a debt diet at all of our locations. Will you join us?

Is the Bible all Greek to you? What can you do this year to make sense of it all? In this episode, Rusty sits down to interview the author of Core 52, Mark Moore.

In this week’s episode, Rusty finishes talking about simple systems leaders can use every day to help make following Jesus uncomplicated. Building from last month’s discussion about time management, today Rusty talks about information management. In today’s world, we have access to more information than we can ever consume or use. Is it possible to collect and retain the information that is important to us? Rusty and Brad share strategies they’ve found to manage the information they've found vital to a productive life.

In this episode, Rusty sits down with Star of iCarly, Nathan Kress, to discuss being a Christian in Hollywood and being a dad.

When planning for the New Year it's not always about 'what' we need to do, but more about 'who' we need to be. In this episode Rusty and co-host, Brad Williams, dig into how to look into this season of your life to help you plan your next year and achieve your goals.

How do you tell a story that everyone knows, in a way that no one's ever heard? In this episode, Rusty and Brad Williams dig into the different ways to hold the attention of your family and ministries as you tell the story of Christmas over and over again.

During the "Most Wonderful Time of the Year" some of us are experiencing the hardest time of the year. In this episode, Rusty discusses the real and heavy emotions that can reveal themselves during the holidays and how to best cope with them.

In this episode, Rusty sits down with Pastor and Author Tim Harlow to discuss his book "What Made Jesus Mad?" They uncover the righteous anger of Jesus towards the church leaders of His time for blocking people from the Kingdom of God and the importance of preventing your church from doing the same. Tim Harlow is the senior pastor of Parkview Christian Church, a multi-site church of nearly 10,000 in the south suburbs of Chicago. Tim and his family moved to Chicago in 1990, when it was a church of 150 people in a heavily unchurched area. Now the church is an indispensable part of the community, made up of former gang leaders and business owners, ex-strippers and soccer moms alike, all who are excited about Jesus and involved in doing ministry in the greater Chicago area and around the world.

When tragic events happen, especially involving innocent children, the first question many of us ask is "Why?" or "How could God let this happen?". In this episode, Rusty addresses these questions and guides us with steps on how to grieve and heal.

How do Christian leaders not only manage our time well but get the most out of our time? In this week’s episode, Rusty addresses some often neglected strategies leaders need to be aware of to help you move forward toward reaching your goals in life and vocation.

In this episode, Rusty answers a couple of listener questions and talks about prayer. Specifically, what happens when our prayers go unanswered. What do we do then? Our churches have been in a series called “Darkroom” where Rusty and others have taught about how we work through the dark rooms of our life. On today’s podcast, Rusty addresses the role prayer plays in our lives and why it’s vital.

On this episode of the Rusty George podcast, Rusty talks with Mac Lake on the importance of developing leaders on your team. Mac is a church consultant who has pastored, planted churches, lead mission boards, and helps churches develop a leadership pipeline that grows individuals in their walk with Christ and their service in and to the church.

On this episode of the Rusty George Podcast, Rusty and Brad Williams touch on being stuck in the middle age and how to deal with the finish line getting closer when you aren’t any clearer about what to do next in life.

On this episode of the Rusty George Podcast, Rusty and Brad Williams talk about fear of the future, anxiety over your career, not knowing what is next, and making the darkroom of your 20s simple.

What’s the deal—I prayed for healing and got nothing—he prayed for a parking spot and got a front row? On this episode of the Rusty George Podcast, Rusty discusses dealing with God’s unexplainable silence.

Can worship be more simple than we make it out to be? In this episode of the podcast, Rusty sits down with worship leader, Todd Fields to answer just that. Todd has over 25 years of experience as a worship leader. He loves to help lead pastors and worship pastors problem solve and come up with solutions to help their worship ministry be the best it can be for the glory of God. He started out in a youth group band with his friend Andy Stanley in the 80’s, partnered with Louie Giglio in the 90’s and early 2000’s in Atlanta with a ministry called 7:22, traveled will the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association and worked contractually and on staff as a worship pastor at North Point Community for 21 years.

On this episode of the Rusty George Podcast, Rusty sits with new host Brad Williams to continue talking about managing your inner demons.