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
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Society & Culture
76
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
77
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
78
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
79
Just Moved: Unpacking the Boxes with Susan Miller
Susan Miller joins us to help understand why moving is hard!
31 min
80
Neighboring As An Introvert with Brandon Clements
Many cultures tend to categorize “neighboring” and “hospitality” as extroverted and even feminine practices.
27 min
81
A Very Real Dare with Tim Soerens
Sometimes loving our neighbor can feel abstract.
38 min
82
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
83
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
84
Peter Lovenheim’s Unconventional Neighboring St...
Sleepovers? Yes, sleepovers.
36 min
85
On Disagreeing Well with Dr. Tim Muelhoff
Today we’re talking about how to disagree well with our neighbors.
51 min
86
The Power of Staying
Should I stay, or should I go?
35 min
87
4 Steps for Loving Our Neighbors During the Hol...
Whether you’re ready or not, December is here.
26 min
88
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
89
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
90
Neighboring & The Great Dechurching
In today's episode, we talk with Michael Graham
41 min
91
The Godfather of Neighboring
Today we welcome Dave Runyon
34 min
92
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
93
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
94
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
95
Treat or Retreat
In today’s episode we talk about how Halloween offers us an incredible opportunity to connect with our neighbors
30 min
96
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
97
Neighboring is so... Ordinary
In today's episode, we discuss what it looks like to embrace the ordinariness of neighboring.
22 min
98
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
99
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
100
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