For the Church Podcast

Hey, what's that in Jared's hand? It's the grab bag! In this occasional feature, Jared Wilson and Ronni Kurtz bring surprise questions for each other. Listen in to see which ones catch them off guard.

Cold takes only on a subject that seems to rile up evangelical social media every new moon. Jared Wilson and Ronni Kurtz discuss the ins and outs of ministry sabbaticals, and why people seem to get so upset about them.

It's possible Jared just wanted to trick Ronni into talking about UFO's again, but on this new installment in the FTC Film Club feature, the guys discuss the artistic excellence and spiritual resonance of M. Night Shyamalan's 2002 film, Signs.

It's a new installment of the FTC Mailbag, in which Jared Wilson and Ronni Kurtz respond to your submitted questions and topics. On this episode, the guys speak to: applying to be a lay elder, cultivating the soul, keeping your mind from wandering during spiritual disciplines, preaching's importance in a church, responding to a Catholic challenge on the sufficiency of Scriptu...