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
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4 Steps for Loving Our Neighbors During the Hol...
Whether you’re ready or not, December is here.
26 min
52
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
53
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
54
Neighboring & The Great Dechurching
In today's episode, we talk with Michael Graham
41 min
55
The Godfather of Neighboring
Today we welcome Dave Runyon
34 min
56
Neighboring Within Our Limits
In today's episode Kelly Kapic joins us to talk about his book, You Are Only Human: How Your Limits Reflect God's Design and Why That's Good News
38 min
57
Building Trust With Our Neighbors
Ryan Guinee, Family Insight analyst for FamilyLife, joins us to talk about why there has been such a breakdown of trust between neighbors
58 min
58
How To Have Great Conversations With Your Neigh...
In today’s episode we welcome Dr. Heather Holleman to the podcast to talk about her book, The Six Conversations: Pathways to Connecting in an Age of Isolation and Incivility.
36 min
59
Treat or Retreat
In today’s episode we talk about how Halloween offers us an incredible opportunity to connect with our neighbors
30 min
60
Five Things Non-Religious People Want From You ...
In 2016, the ministry of Cru hired an outside secular firm to survey people from all different age and race demographics across varying parts of the United States and their findings were fascinating.
20 min
61
Neighboring is so... Ordinary
In today's episode, we discuss what it looks like to embrace the ordinariness of neighboring.
22 min
62
What the Parable of the Mustard Seed Has to Tea...
Jesus often used agricultural metaphors when talking about matters of the heart and spiritual realities.
18 min
63
Hospitality: Our Countercultural Calling
In this episode, we discuss how our understanding of the word 'hospitality' has shifted away from the Biblical definition.
19 min
64
Jesus Had Neighbors...?
In this episode, we begin by discussing the legacy of one of the most iconic neighbors of all time, Fred Rogers.
25 min
65
How The Story of the Good Samaritan Flips the S...
In this episode, we explore the parable of the Good Samaritan.
22 min
66
Neighboring in God's Story
In this first episode, we discuss cultural obstacles to neighboring that make us want to leave our neighbors alone.
24 min
67
Trailer
Welcome to the Placed for a Purpose Podcast.
8 min