Jim Putman is back again with Lance Wigton to talk about what it looks like to share our faith with people who have other belief systems. They give some examples of how to enter into a conversation that has the potential to impact lives on an eternal level. Click below to listen to this episode: […]
In today’s episode, our guests represent over 40 Life Groups at our Post Falls Campus – Sara Short and Jesse Hill join host Chris Short to talk about the different stages of a Group. In this conversation they bring up why these stages are needed in a group, how you can determine what stage your […]
Biblical faith is to trust, not just believe in, the existence of God ● Why is faith necessary – we are dealing with an infinite God – Romans 4:1–3 (NIV) Hebrews 11:6 (NIV) — 6 And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists […]
THE WORLD – We can all see the brokenness. – The enemy would love nothing more than to put God on trial. – We have a good God. – Genesis. – Romans 5:12, Romans 8:19-23. – Sin is serious. – If God is so good, why won’t He wipe out all evil? – We have […]
Jim Putman – Senior Pastor at Real Life Ministries, and Lance Wigton, Communications Director at Real Life Ministries, come together in this episode to talk about the LGBTQ+ Community, and how Jesus would interacted with them. You can listen to the audio version of this episode below: To watch the video version click the […]
Chris Short is back with the second episode of our Promoting Mental Health and Wellness in your Group Podcast. In this episode Chris is again talking with Santha Yinger and Mike Wraith about recognizing and responding to crisis situations in the lives of your group members. Here are some of the topics they address in […]
Answering some of your Questions • We will be doing a series on the Holy Spirit later sometime in the next year • A huge subject • A divisive subject • But in a snapshot –lets deal with who the Holy Spirit is The Holy Spirit is a person (personality) one of the Trinity –HE […]
WEEK 1: ANY QUESTIONS? – what do we do when we have questions about truth and application? HEAD – understanding, comprehension, fathom HEART – belief, conviction, passion, motivation HANDS – application, practice, exhibition, expression, obedience HEAD: 1. The truth is in the TEXT – God’s Word – the Bible Deuteronomy 29:29 (ESV) – 29“The secret […]
Jim Putman, Senior Pastor at Real Life Ministries, shares about his search for God and how the Christian Evidences he discovered changed the entire trajectory of his life.
In this episode Chris Short – Executive Pastor at Real Life Ministries is joined by Santha Yinger: Mental Health & Wellness Ministry Lead, and Mike Wraith: Licensed Clinical Social Worker (and Life Group leader!) and they are talking about the very important topic of promoting mental wellness in your Life Group. Some of the things […]
Review This is for everyone –singles and married Discipleship in the 5 spheres Focusing on home sphere Dealing with the four issues that cause the most trouble Communication – finances –intimacy –parenting A. Relationship with God – and one another –a helpmate 3 Cs— A creator A couple A Covenant Partnership with a purpose Genesis […]
Welcome to Episode 3 of our 2nd Season of the Real Life Groups Leadership Podcast! In this episode Chris Short is joined by his wife Sara Short as co-host for our conversation about Mentoring. We have two seasoned Mentors in the room – Randy and Debbi McEnespy. Randy has been an elder at Real Life […]
This month on the Real Life Groups Leadership Podcast, our host Chris Short sits down with Fred Bosse’ (Groups Team Leader – Post Falls Campus) and Christian Putman (Groups Pastor – CDA Campus) to talk about how often, and why, the Bible refers to leaders as shepherds, and what does that mean to us today? […]
Review/Remember: We all struggle in many ways — The issue of mental health –we have it or know someone who does The 5 R’s—Relationship- Rest—Remembering – Resilience –Restoration Every situation is nuanced so we need all 5 De-stigmatizing – Pro-active and reactive Creating a safe culture as a church – We recognize that there are […]
REVIEW: Mark 12:30 (NIV) – Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength. Physical health requires time, attention and effort to obtain and maintain; mental health is no different This is a giant topic with tremendous nuance. Let’s discuss […]
Episode 21: Connect the Unconnected Jim Putman and Lance Wigton are back again to talk about the 3rd core value in our list of the essential beliefs and practices of a disciple maker. They start this conversation out with an analogy – In the world of guitars, a single string by itself is powerless and […]