Jesus Culture Podcast

In this episode we chat with Alex Seeley, co-founder and a Lead Pastor of The Belonging Co. She shares her faith filled journey relocating her family from Australia to Nashville, TN and the humble beginning of their church in the basement of their home.

In this episode, Banning, Becky, and Phil share their thoughts on this popular topic. They’ll discuss what scripture has to say, give you their insights on how to respond to the debate, and challenge you to walk in love.

Banning sits down to chat with the very inspiring Mark Batterson, Lead Pastor of National Community Church in Washington D.C. He shares about pastoring in the nation’s capital, being involved in the marketplace and gives us an inside look at his new book “Double Blessing: How to Receive It. How to Give It”.

We’re excited this week to give our listeners a deeper insight into why we do this podcast. Banning, Becky and Phil open up about why this show matters to them, what the vision is behind it, and where we are taking it.

Banning sits down with songwriter and worship leader, Jonathan Helser. He shares the history of their school, “The 18 Inch Journey”, and some key insights on leading creative people.

The crew sits down with Josh Kelsey, Pastor of C3 Church in NYC. Josh shares the unique and creative way his team has introduced the Gospel in New York City. By hosting dinner parties throughout the city and inviting people into authentic community, they have created opportunities for people to encounter the transforming love of God.

Banning sits down with Gabe Lyons, the President and Founder of Q Ideas, to talk about the importance of the church answering the questions that our culture is asking. To find out more about Q visit www.qideas.org. 

We sat down with our good friend, Anthony Skinner, Producer of the Typology podcast and Pastor of Worship at Church of the City, to ask him about his process for developing people. Anthony shares some of the practical tools he has found useful, including the Enneagram.

Banning sits down with one of his spiritual fathers and mentor, Bill Johnson, Senior Leader of Bethel Church, author and international speaker. Bill shares about his heart to please the Lord with obedience over ambition, where our success is not measured by numbers but instead is connected to the YES we give to God. We were so challenged and inspired by this conversation and we hope you are too.

In this episode Banning and Becky sit down with Benny Perez, pastor of ChurchLV in Las Vegas. Benny shares his incredible story of the Lord calling him to Vegas, embracing the dreams God gives us, working through betrayal and forgiveness and the journey which develops our character.

“Banning sits down with Brad Lemonick, an author and leadership consultant, who was also the leader of Catalyst, a movement for young leaders, for 12 years. Brad shares his immense wisdom on leadership. Whether you’re out front or behind the scenes, how do you build up people, turn your vision into actuality, and stay self-aware? “

“In this episode Becky and Derek Johnson sit down with Nate Edwardson, Lead Pastor of The Stirring, a thriving church in Northern California, to get real about scripture. How do we cultivate a personal passion for the Bible? How do we raise a family that values God’s word? Nate calls us to embrace the journey of scripture be it in a place discipline or in a place of desire, because when you are in the word of God, the word of God gets in you.”

“Banning Liebscher sits down with Eugene Cho, the founder and former pastor of Quest Church and founder of One Day’s Wages, a non-profit organization aimed at alleviating global poverty. They discuss the process of being given a dream from the Lord and what it takes to walk that dream out. Eugene encourages us to grow in self-awareness, and to recognize our passions and burdens in order to bring them before the Lord in prayer.”

“Get ready for this special conversation with Jeremy Riddle. Most known as a worship leader and songwriter, Jeremy opens up his heart in this episode allowing us to hear some of his process of discovering true identity in Christ, how to embrace sonship, and stepping into the role of fathering the next generation.”

“Banning sits down with Danny Silk, founder of Loving on Purpose, speaker and author of 7 books on leadership, relationships and culture. Danny shares the importance of properly managing authority and fear. He also gives practical tips to grow your self-awareness to build teams that have diverse skillsets to accomplish your vision.”

“Don’t miss this incredible conversation with Rebekah Lyons, co-founder of Q Ideas, speaker and author, whose book YOU ARE FREE was featured on Good Morning America, and more importantly a dedicated mother of four. She takes us on her journey of adoption where obedience and surrender collide in the form of her beautiful daughter, Joy.”

“This episode brings close friend of Jesus Culture’s and phenomenal communicator, Havilah Cunnington, to talk about offense, destiny, the importance of being able to hear the voice of God, her thoughts on women in ministry, the lie that we are u2018running out of time’ and so much more. Havilah Cunnington has been in full-time ministry for twenty years, and serves as a pastor at Bethel Church. Havilah and her husband, Ben, lead a nonprofit and an online platform called Truth to Table, reaching the world with Bible studies, messages, and lifestyle leadership tools.”

“Don’t miss this incredible conversation where Banning sits down with Co-Founder of WebConnex, Eric Knopf. They dive head first into clear communication, ministry in and out the church, building the culture you want within your team/ministry and protecting your appetite for growth.”

“In this episode we have a conversation with Mo Isom Aiken, NY Times Best Selling author and speaker, who travels the country sharing the Gospel of Jesus in an honest way. She opens up her past including her fathers suicide, an eating disorder, and a devastating car accident leaving her with a broken neck. Jesus found her in the lowest point and revealed Himself to Mo, changing her life forever.”

“Becky and Derek Johnson, along with Phil Manginelli, interview the one and only Annie F. Downs. Annie opens up about her journey as an author, navigating rejection, following the leading of the Lord, and if that wasn’t enough, the group also discusses their experience with the Enneagram.”