On this episode of One at a Time, Kyle Idleman sits down with Daniel, a missionary from west Africa. We can’t share Daniel’s name because he’s in dangerous places and we need to keep him anonymous.Daniel shares stories of how thousands of muslims have come to know Jesus, one person at a time, one commitment at a time. Daniel’s story is an incredible example of how the message of Jesus breaks through barriers of culture and religion. Through trials and tribulation, Daniel has endured to bring the...
Dec 31, 2019•30 min•Season 2Ep. 13
This week Kyle talks to Chris and Carolyn Heinz about the faithfulness of God during difficult circumstances. “I Say to Myself” is a part of the Lamentation series Kyle has been preaching. Kyle explores what it is like for people to find beauty in the redeeming work of God in their lives, and challenges believers to trust that God’s mercies are new every morning. In 2012 Chris and Carolyn reached a breaking point in their marriage. Chris was overcome by his addiction to alcohol and prescription ...
Dec 03, 2019•42 min•Season 2Ep. 12
This week Kyle talks to Jana Robey about the phrase, “I Call to Mind” from Lamentations 3. “Yet this I call to mind and therefore I have hope”. Despite affliction we can call upon and find our hope in the everlasting love of our heavenly father. Kyle has known Jana and her family since she was a kindergartener in class with his daughter. Jana has shown an outward joy in spite of a rare cancer diagnosis in her spine at the age of 15. Enduring 37 radiation treatments as well as chemotherapy, Jana ...
Nov 26, 2019•33 min•Season 2Ep. 11
Continuing our Mantra Series, this week’s episode looks at the mantra “Empty the Jar.” Kyle challenges listeners to be engaged where God is calling them with compassion and love. He looks to Luke 7:36 as an example where we see Jesus’ compassion for the woman anointing his feet. On this episode, Kyle talks to Jeanne Allert, founder of The Samaritan Women , a Baltimore nonprofit organization that provides restorative care for victims of sex trafficking. Jeanne talks about her personal mantra bein...
Nov 19, 2019•37 min•Season 2Ep. 10
Continuing our Mantra Series, this week’s episode looks at the mantra “Grip the Plow.” With this idea, we’re challenging believers to get their hands into ministry for the Kingdom. In particular, we’re going to revisit the ministry of Tony and Kim Cash, who you may remember from episode 6 of season 1. On that episode, we heard about how God saved Tony from a life of violent crime and called him to be a missionary – a disciple who makes disciples. We also heard how Tony brought he and Kim togethe...
Nov 12, 2019•48 min•Season 2Ep. 9
Continuing with our series of Mantras, in this episode Kyle explores what it means to "Wreck the Roof," reflecting on the story from the gospels in which a group of friends tears a roof off a house to bring their paralyzed friend to Jesus. He talks with Shawn Arvin from Love City, a ministry in the Portland neighborhood of Louisville that is doing some outstanding outreach work for their neighbors. Love City opened a preschool for the children in the neighborhood and a restaurant that employs pe...
Nov 05, 2019•38 min•Season 2Ep. 8
At Southeast, we’re in the middle of a sermon series called “Mantra”, in which we’re exploring phrases that we hope shape the life and character of our church. This week’s mantra is “Catch the Wind.” In the gospels, Jesus compares the Holy Spirit to the wind, teaching us to value adventure and action over safety and comfort. Our guests on this episode, Matt and Kristi Robison, know what it’s like to catch the wind. Their story is one of how God led them step-by-step through adoption, through sev...
Oct 29, 2019•31 min•Season 2Ep. 7
On this episode of One at a Time, Kyle talks with Shane Wood about Mantras and the use of symbols in the Bible. Shane is Professor of New Testament Studies and the Associate Academic Dean at Ozark Christian College. He’s recently published the book, Between Two Trees: Our Transformation from Death to Life (Leafwood, 2019). Kyle focuses on John 15 and what it means to be the branch. He and Shane discuss the way God uses symbols in the Bible to convey meaning and engage with us, asking the questio...
Oct 22, 2019•31 min•Season 2Ep. 6
On this episode of One at a Time, Kyle talks with Dennis and Lori Brooks about praying big prayers. Dennis and Lori were at a time in their lives when many people start thinking about becoming empty nesters. They had older kids going off to college, and their youngest was eight. But God had plans for them. They found themselves called to open their home to foster care and adoption. Through a series of ups and downs, they fostered and adopted two beautiful girls, Lizzy and Treasure. When Lizzy re...
Oct 15, 2019•52 min•Season 2Ep. 5
On this episode of One at a Time, Kyle Idleman sits down with Darian Sanders in Boston, just before he went on stage in The Lion King . Together, they discuss the unlikely path Darian took from his dream of being a high school band teacher to local musical theater to serving as a worship pastor before getting his big break—at 29 years old—on Broadway. Darian points out the various doors that God opened before he finally had the courage to pray his big dream. Credits: One at a Time is a productio...
Oct 08, 2019•31 min•Season 2Ep. 4
On this episode of One at a Time, Kyle Idleman sits down with Brock O’Dell to talk about a subject that affects more households that you might think: pornography. Brock struggled for several years – starting as a teenager – with an addiction to porn, and over the years, learned to fight the good fight and resist the temptation. As Brock puts it, people aren’t just searching for porn, porn is searching for them too. Recognizing this, we need to learn how to talk about it. In this conversation, yo...
Oct 04, 2019•31 min•Season 2Ep. 3
How should we think about our social media habits? What good can come from them, and what harm? On this episode, Kyle sits down with Andrea Amettis and Meg Rich, two people with very, very different social media habits, to discuss the ways that social media can be used for good and bad purposes. They talk about why Andrea has given most of the platforms up, and why Meg has stayed engaged online. It’s a challenging conversation that will give you the opportunity to reflect on your own habits, and...
Sep 24, 2019•40 min•Season 2Ep. 2
On this episode, of One at a Time , Kyle Idleman sits down with Ashley Weece, a staff member at Southeast Christian Church, to talk about his vision for the podcast. They discuss why he wanted to make a podcast, what he learned making Season one, and what his hopes are for season two. Subscribe today and we’ll see you back here next week for the launch of Season 2 of One at a Time . Credits : Executive Producers – Kyle Idleman, Carey Meyer, and Don Gates Produced, edited, and mixed by Mike Cospe...
Sep 17, 2019•6 min•Season 2Ep. 1
On today’s episode, I’m going to share a little of the story of my friends, The Boyd Family. We’re going to wrestle with the question, “How do I make the most of the opportunities God gives me in life?” You may know the Boyd Family better as Infinity Song, the music group made up of a number of the Boyd kids, or you may know the music of Victory Boyd, who has a solo record out. We’ve had Victory out to our church a few times, and there is something transcendent about her music and talent. We’re ...
May 07, 2019•24 min•Season 1Ep. 9
Please note that this episode discusses the reality of human trafficking, the adult entertainment industry, and the sex industry. You won’t want to listen to it with young children. At the fringes of our culture, there are human beings—people made in the image of God—living in a darkness that is hard to imagine. For most of her life, that’s where Mary Francis lived. She was born in Louisville, the last of 15 children, and she moved from one poor neighborhood to another as a kid. Her parents spli...
Apr 23, 2019•29 min•Season 1Ep. 8
Most pastors I know didn’t plan on becoming a pastor. There’s usually a story connected to it of how God unexpectedly led them down that path. A number of years ago, I saw that our church was getting ready to plant a new church in Harlem, New York called Renaissance Church. That’s when I first heard the name Jordan Rice. He was going to be the lead pastor. Like other pastors I know, he didn’t plan on becoming a pastor, but his story is unlike any story I’ve ever heard. He grew up in a home full ...
Apr 16, 2019•36 min•Season 1Ep. 7
From age 11 to age 49, Tony Cash spent 36 years in prison, much of it in solitary confinement. He was fearless of crime and consequences, and his world was made of violence and chaos. For many people, this is just how life is; they don’t know anything else. You can feel trapped inside an ever-deepening well, and even when your heart and mind long for things to be different, there doesn’t appear to be a way out. For Tony, there wasn’t an easy way out… but there was a light. In the harsh world of ...
Apr 09, 2019•27 min•Season 1Ep. 6
Steve Romeo worked hard his whole life, and when he turned sixty-two-and-a-half, he decided it was time to take it easy. But before he cashed his first retirement check, he woke up blind one night, and then found out he had two different forms of cancer. It’s easy to fall into the trap of thinking that we’re somehow in control of our lives, but what happens when life catches us off-guard? In this podcast, we’ll wrestle with the question, “Where is God when my plans fall apart?”
Apr 02, 2019•28 min•Season 1Ep. 5
While we take a couple weeks off to wrap-up our next batch of stories, we wanted to give you a preview of what's coming....
Mar 19, 2019•5 min
When you hear Ashley Davidson tell the story of how she first met her husband Matt, you’re reminded of those stories that are almost too good to be true. Matt was a counselor at White Mills, a camp where Ashley’s little brother attended one summer. He wouldn’t stop talking about Matt, and suggested that Ashley should go out with him. Later, when Matt baptized her brother, she met him, and even though they went on a few dates, they ended up going their own separate ways. Fast forward a little bit...
Mar 12, 2019•31 min•Season 1Ep. 4
Eric Wood is a friend of mine. We regularly meet up with about a half-dozen other guys, and we encourage and challenge one another. From 2009-2017, Eric was an offensive lineman for the Buffalo Bills. He made the Pro Bowl in 2015, and was elected the team captain for several years running. Eric says the 2017 season, his last in the NFL, was special because it was the first year the Bills made the playoffs during his time there. It was also special because, as the season wound down, his wife and ...
Mar 02, 2019•28 min•Season 1Ep. 3
Jenny grew up in the church and came to faith at an early age. She discovered gymnastics at three and that was the focus of her life until an accident left her paralyzed from the chest down. I often see Jenny at church—always in her wheelchair and usually with a smile. Her courage and faith inspire me. If your story hasn’t turned out how you had hoped. If your struggles feel overwhelming, and your situation feels hopeless, I hope Jenny’s story will inspire you to be brave, to keep dreaming, to l...
Feb 26, 2019•27 min•Season 1Ep. 2
In this podcast, we’ll wrestle with the question of forgiveness as Chad finds out he’s going to be a dad for the first time. This news comes on the heels of hearing from his biological father, who abandoned him 23 years earlier. This news put Chad on a path to understanding his true identity and learning how to forgive, even without being reconciled.
Feb 19, 2019•28 min•Season 1Ep. 1
Jesus came to save the world, speak to the crowds, and call his disciples. But He meets us one at a time.
Feb 05, 2019•4 min•Season 1Ep. 1
