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116: SMP Pastors, Pathways, and the Future of the LCMS — with Matt Popovits

December 29, 2025

Is the LCMS Running Out of Time? Hard Truths with real data from Tim Wood

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The Red Letter Disciple Episode 11

011: Danielle Strickland on The Secret to Discipleship

July 26, 2022

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004: Dave Ferguson on Church Planting in America Today

June 7, 2022

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001: Carey Nieuwhof on Leadership vs. Discipleship

May 17, 2022

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Past Episodes

grant skeldon

097: Grant Skeldon on Raising Up Disciples in the Next Generation, Why Pastors Chase Celebrity Status, and if Platform Gospel is the New Prosperity Gospel

chad bird

096: Chad Bird on His Journey from a Truck Driver to Theology Writer, Why Some People See Jesus As An Intern, and What Jacob can Teach Us About Discipleship

jonathan anderson

095: Jonathan Anderson on Winning the Little League World Series Championship, How Faith and Coaching Intersect, and How He Balances Church with Kids Sports

Jed mullenix

094: Jed Mullenix on How to Start a Citywide Jesus Movement Where Churches Work Together to Help a City Flourish

peter Greer

093: Peter Greer on Devoting His Life to Eradicating Poverty, How to Flip from a Scarcity to Abundance Mindset, and Why Hungry Hungry Hippos is the Worst Model for Life

Kate Gardner

092: Kate Gardner on Receiving an Inheritance at Age 21, What We Need to Know about Gen Z Giving, and How to Talk about Money with Wealthy Friends

Carson Bacha

091: Carson Bacha of the Auburn Tigers on How Faith in Jesus Fueled His D1 Golf Championship Victory and How Revival is Coming to College Campuses Right Now

090: Jason VanRuler on Healing From the Past, The Secret to Building His Social Media Platform, and Why He’s Committed to Going to Therapy for the Rest of His Life

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089: Pastor Noah Herrin on Learning How to Preach, the Key to Reaching Gen Z, and How a YouTube Sermon by Judah Smith Changed His Life

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Welcome to The Red Letter Disciple, a podcast to challenge you and your church to be greater disciples of Jesus so that together we can unleash the greatest and fullest expression of Jesus possible. When we do, when we truly live as disciples of Jesus, the world will never be the same! Your host, pastor and author Zach Zehnder, will lead you through incredible interviews with first-class disciples. Let’s do this. Subscribe today so you don’t miss a single episode!