Episode 36: Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Church
What is the impact of technology on churches and ministry?
Dec 02, 2024•34 min
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Ordinary Radicals Podcast is a weekly conversation between Jonathan Hayashi and Brandon Boatner that will help you grow disciples and the local church through leadership, discipleship and mission.
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Episode 35: Trusting God in Difficult Times
Trusting God in the twist and turns in the “unexpected moments”
Sep 02, 2024•27 min
Episode 34: Doctrine of Being Human
People are not human doing, but people are human being.
Apr 08, 2024•29 min
Episode 33: Pride vs. Humility in Leadership
What do you do when you find “pride” in your pastor? How would you feel when you find out your “lead pastor” is maybe a control freak?
Mar 06, 2023•38 min
Episode 32: Winning Over Wayward Christians
What do you do when the one you love is wayward? How do you go about having gospel conversation with family members?
Dec 19, 2022•21 min
Episode 31: Church Hurt
Don’t want to be stuck in past circumstances, that influences the present moments, which unbales you to move towards the future opportunities.
Nov 07, 2022•32 min
Episode 30: Sexual Abuse in the Church
This is a topic that should be a burdensome and grievous topic for all of us. Difficult topic, yet by the grace of God and His help we want to talk about this idea of sexual abuse despite the secrecy surrounding this topic.
Jun 13, 2022•32 min
Episode 29: Why You Should Share the Pulpit
Why don’t pastor like to share the pulpit? What are the benefits from having multiple different people speaking from the pulpit up front?
Mar 28, 2022•28 min
Episode 28: Synergy in Ministry, Cooperating for the Kingdom
Not only Christians as individuals called, but churches collectively are called for we are better together on mission.
Nov 01, 2021•30 min
Episode 27: The Need for Church Planting and Revitalization
Both church planting and revitalization are very difficult.
Oct 04, 2021•28 min
Episode 26: Should I Go to Seminary?
This undoubtedly is one of the most frequently asked question. It is a question that burns within the soul of a young person who sense the calling into ministry. What are the pros and cons of theological education? What are things to consider as we see the categorical priorities for seminary?
Sep 22, 2021•21 min
Episode 25: Struggles of Reaching the Next Generation
Is your church or ministry struggling to reach the next generation?
Jun 22, 2021•31 min
Episode 24: Disciplines of an Effective Leader
Leaders can be effective by giving room and not pidgin-holding in a box and limiting others.
Apr 19, 2021•34 min
Episode 23: Destructive Nature of Private Sin
Dietrich Bonhoeffer puts it this way in his book Life Together, “Those who remain alone with their evil are left utterly alone.”
Feb 22, 2021•31 min
Episode 22: What Should You Do When People Ask for Money?
You want to be a generous person, but are you helping the person? Is it giving in to their addiction hurting the person? How much should you trust the person that you do not know? At the end of the day, is it the heart that matters? What should you do?
Dec 14, 2020•27 min
Episode 21: Five Reasons Why God Makes Us Wait
Do you ever wonder why God makes us wait on certain things? Whether good or bad? Why does God do that? Here are five points we lay out as we converse on waiting on the LORD.
Oct 05, 2020•31 min
Episode 20: How Can You Tell If Someone is Truly Saved?
Can one definitely be certain of one’s salvation? Isn’t that the question we ask in funerals? Is he/she really saved? This could be a real dilemma for families that are mourning over the death of a loved one.
Sep 07, 2020•33 min
Episode 19: Things I Wished I’d Known Before Ministry
What were bits of information that would have been helpful to known before entering into ministry? Here are five things that bible college/seminary did not teach us but has been helpful knowing serving in the local church.
Aug 24, 2020•24 min
Episode 18: How to Disagree on Theological Differences
Theological disagreement can cause church splits, tear up churches and ultimately jeopardize Christian Unity.
Jun 29, 2020•55 min
Episode 17: RACISM • JESUS • ME
In this episode of the Ordinary Radicals podcast, Jonathan Hayashi and Brandon Boatner speak on a heavy heart wrenching topic of racism in America.
May 30, 2020•44 min
Episode 16: Should I Tithe Even If I’m Struggling?
Average person is living with an incredible amount of debt. Statistics says the average is $90,000.00.
May 18, 2020•35 min
Episode 15: Should We Sing Bethel?
Worship is a hot topic and should always be a hot topic! Why? Because worship matters.
Apr 06, 2020•40 min
Episode 14: Coronavirus?! How Should Churches Respond?
How should pastors reach local congregants through the preaching of God’s Word? How could churches collect tithes and offerings? What about pastoral care in providing resources for the flock?
Mar 23, 2020•33 min
Episode 13: Politics and The Gospel in an Age of Rage
Can a gospel-loving Christian still care about politics at the same time? If a Christian is more on one side either to the right or left, still be a faithful Christian?
Feb 17, 2020•20 min
Episode 12: Why Every Christian Should Consider Adoption
Because we are adopted as sons and daughters of the highest, we celebrate together the beautiful adoption of the rescue, redemption the restoration of the heavenly Father’s love.
Jan 27, 2020•39 min
Episode 11: Cultivating Unity in Diversity for the Modern Churches
The majority culture has few or any close relationships with people from the culture of other racial or ethnic groups who are not like them.
Dec 23, 2019•29 min
Episode 10: Is Anxiety Sin? How Should Christians Respond?
The longer I’m in ministry, it seems like anxiety seems to be more prevalent in ministry. How could we deal with our anxiety? Where does anxiety come from?
Nov 25, 2019•29 min
Episode 9: A Healthy Church is a Singing Church
Here are the five important biblical solution to creating a healthy church that becomes more a singing church.
Oct 28, 2019•25 min
Episode 8: Why Don’t People Sing in Church? Part 1
So, why don’t people sing in church? Is this even true? If so, is it a big deal? Is worship done for the people? Or is worship done by the people? Here are the five reasons people aren’t singing in your church.
Sep 30, 2019•18 min
Episode 7: Traditional vs. Contemporary Worship? The Worship Wars
Why does music matter in our churches? Because unity is so crucial in our churches.
Aug 26, 2019•28 min
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