What do you do when you believe God is asking you to take a step of faith—but you don’t know how it will work, how long you may have to wait, or whether you heard Him correctly?

In this episode, I talk honestly about what steps of faith actually look and feel like. Faith isn’t recklessly choosing something difficult and expecting God to rescue us. A genuine step of faith begins with God’s leading and requires us to continue seeking, listening, and obeying Him one day at a time.

I share stories about quitting my job while my wife was pregnant, leaving a ministry position without another source of income, giving God a “faith-filled yes” to leave home and travel, and eventually giving away thousands of dollars in inventory—my own version of burning the plow. Some steps were followed by quick provision. Others led to long seasons of uncertainty, fear, dependence, and wondering whether I had heard God correctly.

We’ll explore how to discern whether God is leading you, why an open door isn’t always God’s door, what faith teaches us, how to keep your eyes on Jesus when fear sets in, and how far to continue when the answer hasn’t come.

I’m recording this while living through another uncertain season myself. I don’t yet know how the story ends, but I believe there will eventually be an episode called “God Did It.” Until then, I’m learning to trust God for the grace needed today and continue taking the next step He gives me.

What if church wasn’t only a service we attended, but a connected community with places to gather, build relationships, serve, create, play, heal, and encounter Jesus throughout the week?

In the final part of this three-part vision, I share why the Body of Christ needs more places and spaces where people can genuinely come together. Relationships are rarely built by simply sitting near one another. They grow through proximity, shared experiences, common interests, and working toward something meaningful together.

I share several parts of this vision, including ministry headquarters where Christian organizations can share space and resources, gatherings that bring pastors and churches together, and Christian Life Centers offering recreation, sports, groups, Bible studies, events, outreach, and opportunities for people to do life together.

I also describe a larger vision for wholesome gathering places filled with activities, restaurants, Christian-owned businesses, beauty, joy, and reminders of God—including the idea for a Living Water Courtyard centered on Scripture, prayer for the nations, and baptism.

These places aren’t intended to replace the local church. They are meant to strengthen churches, connect ministries, tear down unnecessary walls, and help people find relationships, purpose, and their place within the Body of Christ.

What could happen if Christians began pooling our gifts, resources, buildings, ideas, and experiences to create places where people encounter the love of Christ in everyday life?

Jesus prayed that His people would become one so that the world would know. That is the heart behind this entire vision: a connected and activated Body of Christ working together so the world can see Him.

A platform can help the Body of Christ find one another—but what turns those connections into real relationships, partnerships, and action?

In this episode, I share the second part of a larger vision: an organization made up of people who help the Body of Christ connect, build trust, share stories, recognize opportunities, and work together more effectively.

The goal is not to become the center of every ministry effort or to replace churches, denominations, ministries, nonprofits, or existing networks. The organization would serve as connective tissue—coming alongside the work God’s people are already doing to help it become stronger, better connected, and more fruitful.

That begins with a culture of humility, flexibility, accountability, and service. This cannot be about one personality, personal platforms, egos, or hierarchy. It must remain centered on the mission and celebrate every part of the Body of Christ.

I explore the different teams that could help carry out that mission, including:

• Technical teams that build and maintain the online platform
• Relationship and partnership ambassadors who connect churches and ministries
• Storytelling teams that bring visibility to meaningful work and genuine needs
• Local coordinators who create opportunities for churches and ministries to serve together
• Church resource teams that offer practical support
• Cause champions who understand major needs such as hunger, clean water, foster care, human trafficking, addiction recovery, refugees, and disaster relief

I also share how one ministry’s story brought greater visibility, volunteers, and support—and how storytelling could help other faithful ministries receive the resources they need.

Like channels carrying water to places where life can grow, the platform and organization could help relationships, volunteers, finances, and other resources flow toward areas of genuine need.

Every believer is valuable. Every person matters. Everyone has something to contribute. The vision is to help people discover their place, use their gifts, and become the hands and feet of Jesus wherever God calls them.

When relationships are built, working together begins to happen naturally. Sometimes we simply need someone willing to help make the connection.

What if there were an easier way for the Body of Christ to connect—so Christians, churches, ministries, and organizations could find one another, share resources, meet real needs, and work together more effectively?

In this episode, I share the calling God placed on my heart to help His people connect and introduce the first part of a larger vision: an online platform designed specifically for the Body of Christ.

Many faithful Christians and ministries are doing meaningful work, but we often function like separate little kingdoms instead of one connected Body. The problem isn’t that the Church lacks people, gifts, resources, or a willingness to help. We often lack an effective way to discover one another, build relationships, recognize real needs, and work together.

I share stories and real-world examples showing how a platform built specifically for the Body of Christ could connect its many parts with the partners, resources, and support they need to thrive and carry out the work God has given them to do.

The platform could help Christians, churches, ministries, groups, organizations, and businesses connect through:

• An interactive map showing churches, ministries, needs, and opportunities
• Profiles revealing how people and organizations are serving and connected
• Groups and networks built around shared interests, callings, locations, and causes
• Events, initiatives, service projects, outreaches, missions, and conferences
• Ministry spotlights and stories showing what God is doing around the world

This isn’t meant to become another busy social-media feed or popularity contest. It is meant to help the Body of Christ see itself, support meaningful work, form partnerships, and become more connected, activated, and effective.

Imagine what we could accomplish with a connected and activated Body of Christ. Is there anything we couldn’t do?

What do you do when you’ve been believing God for something, but you’re beginning to struggle with doubt, worry, and fear?

In this honest episode, I share what it looks like to believe God while still wrestling with disappointment, fear, financial uncertainty, and unanswered questions. Sometimes faith feels strong. Other times, trusting God is a choice we have to make while our circumstances remain unresolved.

That is where the word STOP becomes a practical reminder:

Surrender. Trust. Obey. Praise.

We’ll explore what it means to surrender the outcome to God, trust His character when we cannot understand His plan, obey what He has already asked us to do, and praise Him before we know how the story will end.

This isn’t a formula for convincing God to give us what we want. Faith is not a transaction, and surrender does not guarantee that life will unfold according to our expectations. It is a way of remaining faithful through disappointment and choosing to say, “Even if He doesn’t, I will still trust Him.”

If you’re struggling to believe, waiting for an answer, or wondering where God is in the middle of an unfinished story, this episode is an invitation to stop striving, bring your honest heart to Him, and take the next faithful step.

What is growing in the garden of your life?

Every choice, relationship, habit, and priority plants something. Some things produce love, joy, peace, and lasting fruit. Others—when ignored or continually fed—can slowly overtake what matters most.

In this episode, we look honestly at what we are planting, watering, protecting, neglecting, and allowing to grow. I share thoughts about the carefully curated lives we see on social media, the parts of ourselves we hide behind the walls, and the work required to cultivate healthy relationships broken and imperfect people.

We’ll also explore the transformation of a neglected warehouse district into a thriving ballpark neighborhood—and what that restoration can teach us about the places in our own lives that may appear too damaged or overgrown to become something beautiful.

God is the one who brings the growth, but we still have a responsibility to tend what He has entrusted to us. What are you cultivating—and what kind of fruit is your life producing?

Let our fruit tell our story—not so people will look at us, but so they will look at our lives and say, “Look who God is.”

What is it like to feel like you heard words directly from God?

During a season of pursuing a God-given vision, I experienced two moments that have stayed with me. At the Reflecting Pool in Washington, D.C., I felt God tell me, “You’re not ready.” Later, while watching people gather and enjoy life at Disney Springs, another message came just as clearly: “The world is winning.”

In this episode, I share what I believe those words meant and how they connect. Waiting is not necessarily rejection—it may be preparation. But preparation is meant to lead somewhere. God has given His people different gifts, resources, experiences, and ideas so we can work together to meet real needs and bring His light into the world.

We’ll talk about why Jesus will always be relevant even when some of our methods have become outdated, how the body of Christ can move beyond passive attendance, and what could happen if Christians began building, serving, creating, and working together as one family.

There is a reason for this season. God may still be preparing us—but the world needs us to become who He created us to be.

If you could do anything and knew you couldn’t fail, what would you do?

In this episode, we explore God-given dreams—the ideas, burdens, gifts, and desires God may place within us to accomplish something meaningful for others. But receiving a dream is often only the beginning. Before God fulfills the vision, He may use waiting, uncertainty, disappointment, and ordinary responsibilities to prepare us for it.

Through the stories of Joseph, David, and the Israelites in the wilderness, we’ll look at how God develops our character and capacity before entrusting us with more. I also share honestly about pursuing my own God-sized calling while still waiting for doors to open.

This isn’t about labeling every personal ambition as God’s will. It’s about surrendering our dreams to Him, remaining faithful during the unfinished middle, and trusting that the preparation has a purpose.

A God-sized dream is something you cannot accomplish without Him—and the bigger the dream, the bigger the preparation may need to be.