Placed For A Purpose

We want to love our neighbors, but we’re busy and sometimes don’t know where to start. In each episode, we’ll keep neighboring on your mind by encouraging you with simple ways to connect with those next door. Because your address is not an accident, and neither is your neighbor’s.

Christianity
Religion & Spirituality
Society & Culture
1
How To Practice Hospitality
Since hospitality is both a posture and a practice, we’ve invited the founders of Hospitality Matters—Dave and Jennifer Collie—to help us flesh out what this important discipline looks like with our next-door neighbors.
31 min
2
How To Neighbor From Scratch
No sidewalks? No streetlights? No problem!
34 min
3
How To Start A Neighborhood Bible Study
One way we can engage in God’s mission in our neighborhoods is to start a neighborhood Bible Study.
37 min
4
How To Throw A Block Party
Throwing a Block Party is a fantastic way to meet your neighbors or get to know them better.
28 min
5
How To Deal With Difficult Neighbors
Let's dive into our "How To" series, beginning with the topic of dealing with difficult neighbors.
45 min
6
Tending Your Neighborhood: Community Gardens
In today's episode, we wrap up our series on what it looks like to love God and our neighbors by loving and tending his creation around us.
36 min
7
Tending Your Neighborhood: Bees with Dr. Presto...
39 min
8
Tending Your Neighborhood: Trees with Dr. Matth...
Our next few episodes, we’re talking trees, bees, and community gardens…
41 min
9
Guided Neighborhood Prayer Walk: Repentance and...
The rhythm of “repentance and faith” is one in which our love for God and neighbor is renewed.
19 min
10
Finding Your Place in Small Towns with Ronnie M...
You’re gonna love this episode because today, we slow down and embrace a small-town mindset.
39 min
11
Finding Your Place in the Suburbs with Ashley H...
“Places form our loves.” Today, Ashley Hales, author of Finding Holy in the Suburbs: Living Faithfully in the Land of Too Much, reveals some of skeletons in our suburban closests.
38 min
12
Finding Your Place in Apartments with Josh Jack...
Today we begin a new series on what it looks like to find our place, whether in urban, suburban or rural contexts.
40 min
13
Just Moved: Unpacking the Boxes with Susan Miller
Susan Miller joins us to help understand why moving is hard!
31 min
14
Neighboring As An Introvert with Brandon Clements
Many cultures tend to categorize “neighboring” and “hospitality” as extroverted and even feminine practices.
27 min
15
A Very Real Dare with Tim Soerens
Sometimes loving our neighbor can feel abstract.
38 min
16
Reimagining Gospel Conversations with Dr. Cas M...
Today, we’re joined by Cas Monaco, who shares insights from her forthcoming book Gospel Conversations Reimagined (Summer 2024).
38 min
17
Guided Neighborhood Prayer Walk: New Beginings
With it being the start of a new year, we decided to take this opportunity to provide a Guided Neighborhood Prayer Walk with a focus on new beginnings.
17 min
18
Peter Lovenheim’s Unconventional Neighboring St...
Sleepovers? Yes, sleepovers.
36 min
19
On Disagreeing Well with Dr. Tim Muelhoff
Today we’re talking about how to disagree well with our neighbors.
51 min
20
The Power of Staying
Should I stay, or should I go?
35 min
21
4 Steps for Loving Our Neighbors During the Hol...
Whether you’re ready or not, December is here.
26 min
22
The Moment I Realized I Wasn't A Good Neighbor
In this episode, David Burton, who serves as a Community Development Specialist for the University of Missouri, joins us to talk about becoming an engaged neighbor in our neighborhoods.
38 min
23
Guided Neighborhood Prayer Walk: Gratitude
With it being Thanksgiving week, we decided to take this opportunity to provide a Guided Neighborhood Prayer Walk with a focus on gratitude.
15 min
24
Neighboring & The Great Dechurching
In today's episode, we talk with Michael Graham
41 min
25
The Godfather of Neighboring
Today we welcome Dave Runyon
34 min