The Way Home Podcast

Chuck Colson was a towering figure among evangelicals in the last half of the twentieth century and on into the twenty-first. His story of redemption motivated generations of young people to commit to Christ and his winsome cultural witness is still being felt today. This is why I’m delighted to be joined on the podcast by Owen […] The post The Way Home Episode 28 featuring Owen Strachan appeared first on Daniel Darling.

Today’s workforce is increasingly more mobile. People are facing career transitions at younger ages and are being forced to adapted to changing environments. So how do pastors and church leaders help their people facing new careers? Today’s podcast features Jon Acuff, blogger, best-selling author, and speaker. He was recently profiled in Christianity Today. Jon first […] The post The Way Home Episode 27 featuring Jon Acuff appeared first on Daniel Darling.

Why is orphan care so important for the church? I ask Jim Daly, President of Focus on the Family. Daly’s life story is unique, as told in his powerful memoir, Finding Home. Bounced around in the foster care system, Jim experienced so much family dysfunction before a dramatic conversion to Christianity as a teen. Today he […] The post The Way Home – Episode 26: Tony Evans and Jim Daly appeared first on Daniel Darling.

Can a church really grow if they give away their members? This seems to fly in the face of church growth methodology. And yet, this is exactly what my friend J.D. Greear is saying churches should do. They should give away their people to mission. J.D. Greear is the lead pastor of The Summit Church, in […] The post The Way Home – Episode 25 featuring J.D. Greear appeared first on Daniel Darling.

Today I have the honor of talking with Os Guinness, one of the foremost intellectuals in the evangelical world. Os is a longtime social critic, commentator, and author. Os has quite a story. From the bio on his website: Great-great grandson of Arthur Guinness, the Dublin brewer, he was born in China in World War […] The post The Way Home – Episode 24 featuring Os Guinness appeared first on Daniel Darling.

Dr. Kathy Koch joins the podcast to talk about her book Screens and Teens: Connecting with Our Kids in a Wireless World. Dr. Koch is the founder and president of Celebrate Kids, Inc. Listen to this week’s episode of The Way Home   Show Notes August 5 is our second annual National Conference. Our theme this […] The post The Way Home – Episode 23 featuring Kathy Koch appeared first on Daniel Darling.

What are the major blind spots of the evangelical movement? How should Christians read the latest Pew Report on Religion? Collin Hansen serves as editorial director for The Gospel Coalition. Hansen is the author of the seminal book on the young reformed movement, Young, Restless, and Reformed, and the coauthor of a terrific book on revival, A God-Sized Vision. We will […] The post The Way Home – Episode 22 featuring Collin Hansen appeared first on Daniel Darling.

Barnabas Piper joins me to talk about his new book Help My Unbelief: Why Doubt Is Not the Enemy of Faith, which comes out July 1. Listen to this week’s episode of The Way Home   Show Notes If you are planning on being at the Southern Baptist Convention in Columbus, I want to encourage […] The post The Way Home – Episode 21 featuring Barnabas Piper appeared first on Daniel Darling.

Today my colleague Lindsay Swartz and I join, live from Afghanistan, Chaplain (LTC) Derrick Riggs. Chaplain Riggs is the Command Chaplain for Special Operations Joint Task Force and NATO Special Operations Component Command in Afghanistan. He is also a member of First Baptist Church in Columbia, South Carolina. Chaplain Riggs shared the unique challenges of ministry on […] The post The Way Home Episode 20 – Chaplain (LTC) Derrick Riggs appeared first on Daniel Darling.

When you are thinking of Christian leadership, rarely does brain science come to mind, but my friend Charles Stone says it should. Charles, besides being a popular author and pastor, has done extensive research on neuroscience. His findings are interesting and affect the way we think about spiritual leadership. He joins me today on the […] The post The Way Home – Episode 19 featuring Charles Stone appeared first on Daniel Darling.