The Follower Podcast

We are Follower: Missionally Present, a conversation with Lisa Koons

In this episode, we sit down with Lisa Koons to discuss what it means to be missionally present in our lives and as a community. 
Lisa is the National Mission & Justice Director for 24-7 Prayer USA. She helps lead teams & launch initiatives that equip people to talk & walk with God & do good in the world. Lisa lives as an urban missionary mobilizing prayer, mission & justice, efforting the work of diversity, & is a spiritual director to faith leaders around the globe.
To find Lisa's book, Martyrs Wine, you can follow this link.
For more from the Follower podcast, blog or community visit www.wearefollower.com
 

We are Follower: Intimacy Called. A conversation with Amy Dinh

In this episode, we sit down with Amy Dinh to talk about what it means to live in deep intimacy with Jesus.
Amy is a missionary who has served in various regions worldwide from South Asia, to Southern Africa and beyond.
As a member of the Follower community, Amy carries the heart of what God has been building in our midst over the last few years with a passion that we hope will impact you as you listen to this conversation. 
For more information on Follower, you can visit www.wearefollower.com
 

We are Follower: Fully surrendered, Part 2

In this second part of our two-part conversation with Beth, a missionary in North Africa, we continue hearing her story of surrender in her friendship with Jesus. 
Beth speaks openly about here abusive marriage, her painful divorce, her miraculous recovery, and the God who resurrected her through it all. 
For more from Follower, you can visit www.wearefollower.com

We are Follower: Fully Surrendered Part 1

In the first part of this two-part conversation, we speak with Beth. Beth is a missionary in North Africa sharing the Gospel in unreached and closed Islamic regions. 
For her safety and the safety of her team, we can't use her real name or location, but we hope this conversation where she shares her story of surrender to Jesus through deep suffering will inspire you into a fully surrendered life of your own. 

We are Follower: Jesus Centered

In this episode, we discuss the first Follower value of being Jesus centered. Using Matthew 16:13-20 we look at what it means to live into the revelation of who Jesus is in the midst of a contested and confused culture.
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For more from Follower you can visit www.wearefollower.com  

We are follower: Community. A conversation with Chloe, Dani and Tiaan

In the episode, Matthew sits down with three people in the Follower community to discuss the call, the cost, and the gift of community in learning and practicing the way of Jesus. 
 
For more from Follower including a blog post that digs deeper into this idea you can visit www.wearefollower.com
 
 

We are Follower: A conversation with Trevor Hudson about learning and practice

Trevor Hudson is a Methodist minister, pastoral therapist, and retreat leader in South Africa. He is the author of several books and travels widely to conduct conferences, workshops, and retreats
In this episode Matthew speaks with Trevor about learning and practice in the way of Jesus. Among others things, Trevor reminds us in this conversation that we do not think or control our way into deeper friendship with Jesus. We interact our way there. 
To find Trevors' book Seeking God, you can follow this link 
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We are Follower: Learning and practice

In this episode, Matthew shares some reflections on Matthew 11:28-30. He speaks about what it means to take the yoke of Jesus upon you, and how that relates to learning and practicing the way of Jesus. 
You can find a blog post that dives deeper into this idea and get more information about Follower by visiting www.wearefollower.com
 

We are Follower: A conversation with Mark Scandrette on The Way of Jesus.

Mark Scandrette is an internationally recognized expert in practical Christian spirituality, and the founding director of ReIMAGINE: A center for integral Christian practice.
He is the author of a number of books including, Practicing the way of Jesus, making him a great guest for this episode where we discuss what The Way of Jesus is and how it differs from contemporary Christianity. Mark also offers some helpful signposts as to how we live in Jesus' way in our everyday lives and encourages us to ask important questions of our own faith journeys and how they do or do not look like the Jesus we claim to follow.
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We are Follower: Why?

This is the first episode in a new series on the Follower Podcast called We Are Follower. 
In this series, we will explore why Follower exists, what a community of learning and practice in the way of Jesus is, and who God has called us to be in His big story as we follow Him to the depths of his heart and the ends of the earth. 
In this episode Matthew explores the parable of the hidden treasure to paint a picture of the why behind the what of the follower community. 
For more information on Follower visit www.wearefollower.com