Doable Discipleship

Reading the Bible is important, this probably isn't new information. HOWEVER, we often miss that hearing God's Word spoken and speaking it yourself is also incredibly important. Today's episode of Doable Discipleship is all about the benefits of hearing and speaking Scripture. For this conversation, host Jason Wieland is joined by Dr. Brent Sandy, author of the new book Hear Ye The Word of the Lord. Jason and Brent talk about the history of oral communication, why oral tradition is important to consider, the relational and emotional benefits of reading Scripture aloud with others, how to improve our listening and speaking skills, and much more. Doable Discipleship is a Saddleback Church podcast produced and hosted by Saddleback Church Content Development Pastor Jason Wieland. It premiered in 2017 and now offers more than 350 episodes. Episodes release every Tuesday on your favorite podcast app and on the Saddleback Church YouTube Channel (https://www.youtube.com/saddleback). Doable Discipleship is a proud par

There’s a phrase from the back of a book that is worth noting. It says, “How we hold and carry our memories – good and bad – is a part of what forms us spiritually.” Memory is universal, we all have memories that form us, shape us and influence us and often in ways that we don’t even notice. But what happens when we turn our attention and intention at our memories? What happens when we turn remembering into a spiritual practice? In today's episode Doable Discipleship host and Saddleback Church pastor Jason Wieland is joined by Casey Tygrett, theologian in residence at Parkview Christian Church in Illinois, spiritual director at SoulCare, host of the Restlessness Is a Gift podcast, and author of The Practice of Remembering – the book where the quote from earlier is from. Casey and Jason talk about how focusing on memory has impacted his ministry, how we see the call to remember so often in Scripture, what a practice of remembering can look like, specifically when thinking about past hurt or grief, and much mor

Join Saddleback Church's Doable Discipleship podcast in a series on Navigating the Bible. Have you ever wondered how to read the Bible? What do you need to know about different sections of the Bible that would help you read it better? This series seeks to give you a primer on the different major sections of the Bible. Each week, host Jason Wieland is joined by a different Bible expert to talk through the major details, authors, cultural context, and other important information on the major sections of the Bible. This episode focuses on Revelation. Jason is joined by Pastor Tom Holladay, former teaching pastor at Saddleback Church. The conversation looks at how we are to read Revelation, the nature of apocalyptic literature, and much more.Doable Discipleship is a Saddleback Church podcast produced and hosted by the Saddleback Spiritual Growth Team. It premiered in 2017 and now offers more than 350 episodes. Episodes release every Tuesday on your favorite podcast app and on the Saddleback Church YouTube Channel

Join Saddleback Church's Doable Discipleship podcast in a series on Navigating the Bible. Have you ever wondered how to read the Bible? What do you need to know about different sections of the Bible that would help you read it better? This series seeks to give you a primer on the different major sections of the Bible. Each week, host Jason Wieland is joined by a different Bible expert to talk through the major details, authors, cultural context, and other important information on the major sections of the Bible. This episode focus in on the Wisdom Literature. Jason is joined by Dr. Dan Estes, distinguished professor of Old Testament at Cedarville University. The conversation looks at what biblical wisdom is, parallels between the wisdom literature and the rest of the Bible, Solomon, Job, and much more.Doable Discipleship is a Saddleback Church podcast produced and hosted by the Saddleback Spiritual Growth Team. It premiered in 2017 and now offers more than 350 episodes. Episodes release every Tuesday on your

Join Saddleback Church's Doable Discipleship podcast in a series on Navigating the Bible. Have you ever wondered how to read the Bible? What do you need to know about different sections of the Bible that would help you read it better? This series seeks to give you a primer on the different major sections of the Bible. Each week, host Jason Wieland is joined by a different Bible expert to talk through the major details, authors, cultural context, and other important information on the major sections of the Bible. This episode focus in on the Prophets. Jason is joined by Dr. John Walton, professor of Old Testament Emeritus at Wheaton College and author of the new book, The Lost World of the Prophets. The conversation looks at the themes found in the Prophets, the role of prophets in biblical times, parallels between the prophets and other parts of the Bible, and much more.Doable Discipleship is a Saddleback Church podcast produced and hosted by the Saddleback Spiritual Growth Team. It premiered in 2017 and now

Join Saddleback Church's Doable Discipleship podcast in a series on Navigating the Bible. Have you ever wondered how to read the Bible? What do you need to know about different sections of the Bible that would help you read it better? This series seeks to give you a primer on the different major sections of the Bible. Each week, host Jason Wieland is joined by a different Bible expert to talk through the major details, authors, cultural context, and other important information on the major sections of the Bible. This episode focus in on the Historical Books. Jason is joined by Dr. Gary Schnittjer, distinguished professor of Old Testament for the School of Divinity at Cairn University. The conversation looks at the themes found in the Historical Books, the cultural context, what you should know about David, parallels with the New Testament, and much more. Doable Discipleship is a Saddleback Church podcast produced and hosted by the Saddleback Spiritual Growth Team. It premiered in 2017 and now offers more than

Join Saddleback Church's Doable Discipleship podcast in a series on Navigating the Bible. Have you ever wondered how to read the Bible? What do you need to know about different sections of the Bible that would help you read it better? This series seeks to give you a primer on the different major sections of the Bible. Each week, host Jason Wieland is joined by a different Bible expert to talk through the major details, authors, cultural context, and other important information on the major sections of the Bible. This episode focus in on the Pentateuch. Jason is joined by Dr. Charlie Trimm, associate professor and chair of Old Testament at Biola University. The conversation looks at the themes found in the Pentateuch, when they were written, the cultural context, what you should know about Moses, and much more. Doable Discipleship is a Saddleback Church podcast produced and hosted by the Saddleback Spiritual Growth Team. It premiered in 2017 and now offers more than 350 episodes. Episodes release every Tuesday

Join Saddleback Church's Doable Discipleship podcast in a series on Navigating the Bible. Have you ever wondered how to read the Bible? What do you need to know about different sections of the Bible that would help you read it better? This series seeks to give you a primer on the different major sections of the Bible. Each week, host Jason Wieland is joined by a different Bible expert to talk through the major details, authors, cultural context, and other important information on the major sections of the Bible. This episode focus in on the Epistles. Jason is joined by Dr. Kenneth Berding, professor of New Testament at Biola University. The conversation looks at the authors of the Epistles, when they were written, the different themes and approaches to these letters, the cultural context, what you should know about Paul, and much more. Doable Discipleship is a Saddleback Church podcast produced and hosted by the Saddleback Spiritual Growth Team. It premiered in 2017 and now offers more than 300 episodes. Epis

Join Saddleback Church's Doable Discipleship podcast in a series on Navigating the Bible. Have you ever wondered how to read the Bible? What do you need to know about different sections of the Bible that would help you read it better? This series seeks to give you a primer on the different major sections of the Bible. Each week, host Jason Wieland is joined by a different Bible expert to talk through the major details, authors, cultural context, and other important information on the major sections of the Bible. This episode focus in on the Gospels. Jason is joined by Dr. Jeannine Hanger, assistant professor of New Testament at Biola University. The conversation looks at the authors of the Gospels, when they were written, the different themes and approaches to each Gospel, the cultural context, how to read parables, and more. Doable Discipleship is a Saddleback Church podcast produced and hosted by the Saddleback Spiritual Growth Team. It premiered in 2017 and now offers more than 300 episodes. Episodes relea

Whether you have been reading the Bible your whole life or are picking up the Bible for the first time, this episode is for you. The Bible can be confusing or intimidating, but it is also life-giving - God's Word for all people. In this episode, host Jason Wieland is joined by Saddleback Formation Pastor Brandon Bathauer to talk about 4 tips for reading your Bible. These tips will help to enrich your time with the Bible, make it less intimidating, and aid you in your new season of Bible-reading. Doable Discipleship is a Saddleback Church podcast produced and hosted by the Saddleback Spiritual Growth Team. It premiered in 2017 and now offers more than 300 episodes. Episodes release every Tuesday on your favorite podcast app and on the Saddleback Church YouTube Channel (https://www.youtube.com/saddleback). Doable Discipleship is a proud part of the Saddleback Family of Podcasts. To learn more about the Saddleback Family of Podcasts, visit saddleback.com/podcasts.Links:Doable Discipleship Bible Playlist - https:

What does it look like to love the Bible? The Bible – 66 books filled with chapters and verses, stories and histories, written by a number of different authors over a period around 1,500 years – this book is the foundation of the Christian faith. The Bible is read in churches around the world every weekend, is read daily by millions of believers, and can even be found in many a hotel drawer. But what does loving the Bible – God’s Word – look like and how does the history of the Bible affect how we look at it and love it today? In today's episode, host Jason Wieland is joined by Dr. Susan Lim. Susan is a historian and writer and has a new book out titled Light of the Word: How Knowing the History of the Bible Illuminates Our Faith. In this conversation, Jason and Susan talk about what it means to love God’s Word, how knowing the historical nature of the Bible can impact how you read it today, what the most compelling challenge to Scripture is and how we respond to it, and what it truly looks like to read the B

It's almost Christmas Day 2023 and for this final episode of the year host Jason Wieland offers a short Christmas prayer for the Doable Discipleship listeners. Doable Discipleship will be off for two weeks and will return with new episodes on January 9. Doable Discipleship is a Saddleback Church podcast produced and hosted by the Saddleback Spiritual Growth Team. It premiered in 2017 and now offers more than 300 episodes. Episodes release every Tuesday on your favorite podcast app and on the Saddleback Church YouTube Channel (https://www.youtube.com/saddleback). Doable Discipleship is a proud part of the Saddleback Family of Podcasts. To learn more about the Saddleback Family of Podcasts, visit saddleback.com/podcasts.

In today's episode host Jason Wieland, Content Development Pastor at Saddleback Church, talks about his favorite book of 2023. It's called On Getting Out of Bed: The Burden & Gift of Living by Alan Noble. This short, 104-page book is rich in its look at anxiety, depression, and other hardships of life. It doesn't sugarcoat the realities of suffering. For anybody who may not struggle with these issues themselves, Dr. Noble paints an important picture of what life is truly like for those in this daily fight. However, this book is truly one of hope as it reminds us of the reality of our good creation, the presence of our good Creator and the truth that your life is a testimony of that goodness - whether you are having a good day or not. Join Jason as he dives into this impactful, important book. This episode highlights some quotes from the book as Jason discusses why he finds this book so necessary and what makes it his book of the year. Doable Discipleship is a Saddleback Church podcast produced and hosted

When an athlete trains and practices in his or her sport, they are achieving multiple goals at the same time. They get stronger by lifting weights. They get more agile and increase endurance by running and doing sprints. They develop muscle memory by practicing their sport and certain moves over and over and over again. All of this is in pursuit of being ready for the competition – ready for game day. As Christians, we have our own exercises – we call them spiritual practices. We grow stronger in our faith through reading Scripture. We grow more agile and increase endurance through fasting and silence and solitude. We develop muscle memory through gratitude. Today’s episode is all about spiritual practices. Host Jason Wieland is joined today by Reward Sibanda, a teaching pastor at Saddleback Church. Reward and Jason go in-depth on what spiritual practices are, what they do to and for you, and why it’s important to make spiritual practices a part of your life. Doable Discipleship is a Saddleback Church podcast

There’s been an interesting trend happening in Christian culture. It seems that Christians today are more open to and looking for a practice of rhythms and self-reflection than ever before. Society as a whole has become more accepting of self-reflection and inner-work, but we’ve especially seen this become a common theme in the church. I’m talking about rhythms of spiritual practices like the Prayer of Examen and a renewed focus on your interior life. In this episode, we’re going to explore how this movement is being seen in the in our working life as well. Saddleback Content Development Pastor Jason Wieland talks with Jeff Haanen, founder of the Denver Institute of Faith and Work and author of the new book Working From the Inside Out. Jeff and Jason talk about how he is seeing this desire for rhythm and inner-work playing out in the workplace, why it’s important to seek deep spiritual growth, how people change, and much more. Working From the Inside Out by Jeff Haanen releases on December 12. Pre-Order now h

One of the most talked about topics in society today is artificial intelligence. AI has been in a sprint season recently as we hear about advancements in language models like ChaptGPT and image generators like Dall-E. Many people have ideas of what AI could be from movies like The Terminator, Blade Runner – even the new Mission Impossible movie, but what is really happening in the AI space? And how should Christians think about the future of Artificial Intelligence? In today's episode, Saddleback Church Content Development Pastor Jason Wieland talks with David Brenner. David was a lawyer for 35 years before serving as the Board Chair of AI and Faith, an organization centered around equipping and encouraging people of faith to bring time-tested, faith-based values and wisdom to the ethical AI conversation. David and Jason talk about what is currently happening in the field of AI, how we should think about morality and ethics related to AI, and where he sees AI going in the near future and what you can do about

Have you ever felt that life is supposed to work a certain way? You feel that if you get your boxes checked then you should be able to walk through life "normally." What we quickly learn, though, is that life is often beyond our control. In this episode of Doable Discipleship, Saddleback Church Content Development Pastor Jason Wieland is joined by Lauren McAfee, author of the new book Beyond Our Control. In this conversation, Lauren and Jason talk about the realities of grief and suffering, unmet expectations, embracing God as Comforter, how couples grieve together, and much more. Lauren McAfee is the founder and visionary of Stand for Life and also serves as the ministry director at Hobby Lobby. Lauren is the author of Only One Life, Not What You Think, Legacy Study, and Created in the Image of God. She is currently pursuing a PhD in Ethics and Policy. Lauren previously worked for her father, Steve Green, while he founded Museum of the Bible in Washington, DC, serving as curator, artifact collection manager,

What is it about singing that lends itself so well to worship? There are many ways to worship God, but singing is definitely the most commonly thought of aspect of worship. In today's episode, Saddleback Worship Pastor Josh Miller joins Saddleback Content Development Pastor Jason Wieland to talk about worship and the power of song. The conversation looks at what worship is, why singing is such a powerful form of worship, what we can learn from songs of worship, the process of songwriting, and much more. Doable Discipleship is a Saddleback Church podcast produced and hosted by the Saddleback Spiritual Growth Team. It premiered in 2017 and now offers more than 300 episodes. Episodes release every Tuesday on your favorite podcast app and on the Saddleback Church YouTube Channel (https://www.youtube.com/saddleback). Doable Discipleship is a proud part of the Saddleback Family of Podcasts. To learn more about the Saddleback Family of Podcasts, visit saddleback.com/podcasts.Related LinksSaddlebackWorship.comLead Wi

Saddleback Church Content Development Pastor Jason Wieland is joined by best-selling author and renowned Christian Apologist Lee Strobel to talk about the state of apologetics and Lee’s new book, Is God Real? Everyone wrestles with some of the biggest questions in life: If God is good, why do people suffer? Why does God seem so hidden? What does it matter if God exists? These questions are asked by Christians and non-Christians alike and it’s important to seek answers to these questions. Lee Strobel, author of over 40 books and curricula including The Case For Christ, and Jason discuss what questions people are really asking, how to respond to these questions, and the state of apologetics in 2023.  Atheist-turned-Christian Lee Strobel, the former award-winning legal editor of The Chicago Tribune, is a New York Times best-selling author of more than forty books and curricula that have sold fourteen million copies in total. He currently serves as Founding Director of the Lee Strobel Center for Evangelism and Ap

Are the fruits of the Spirit (love, joy, peace, patience, etc.) just good personal quality or character traits that we would aspire to exemplify or something we can attain on our own efforts? Or are they more? Are they traits that are a result, a byproduct of living a Spirit-filled life, or put another way… walking by the Spirit? How am I living my life? Acts of the flesh or fruit of the Spirit? Join Saddleback Content Development Pastor Jason Wieland and Spiritual Growth Pastor Linda Tokar for this time of introspection and study. (Episode originally aired October 4, 2022).