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🗓️ 25 April 2025
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Note: I have listeners of all faith backgrounds that listen to the podcast. This episode is coming from a christian perspective so if that’s something that doesn’t fit what you’re looking for, check out the other episode that dropped this week or join me back here next week for a conversation that you don’t want to miss!
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What does it really mean to be a Christian in today’s world of confusion and cultural contradictions? In this episode, Diane talks with Glen Pia, lead pastor at Rock Harbor Church, about his new book What’s a Christian? Anyway. How can ancient truths—like the Nicene Creed—help anchor our faith in a time when trust in the Church is wavering? Glen shares his perspective on the intersection of politics, faith, and community, and how believers can stay rooted without losing heart. Through personal stories and pastoral insight, he unpacks how to live with integrity and clarity in a complicated spiritual landscape. This conversation offers a thoughtful look at reclaiming what’s essential in the Christian journey.
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Glenn Packiam is the Lead Pastor of Rockharbor Church in Costa Mesa, California, and a Senior Fellow at Barna Group. He has written nine books, including his latest, What’s A Christian, Anyway?, and two bestsellers: The Intentional Year (co-written with his wife, Holly) and The Resilient Pastor. Glenn holds a Doctorate in Theology and Ministry from Durham University in the UK, where he is also a Visiting Fellow at St. John’s College. He regularly speaks at church leadership conferences and has taught at institutions such as Durham University, Denver Seminary, Oxford, Cambridge, Biola University, and Asbury Seminary. Previously a founding leader and songwriter for the Desperation Band, Glenn has contributed to multiple worship albums and released three solo projects through Integrity Music. He has written or co-written over 65 worship songs, including "Your Name" and "My Savior Lives," and lives in Orange County, California, with his wife and their four children.
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0:00.0 | Before we start the episode, I wanted to note that I do have listeners of all faith backgrounds that listen to the podcast. |
0:05.9 | This episode is coming from a Christian perspective, so if that's something that doesn't fit what you're looking for, check out the other episode that dropped this week about how different cultures around the world can help to shape American parenting or join me back here next week for an episode that you don't want to miss. |
0:21.9 | Doubt in some ways is always like the other side of the coin to faith. |
0:25.8 | And if you don't, you know, from time to time, struggle or wrestle, |
0:29.3 | then I don't know that we're really grappling with the radical nature of the things we say we believe. |
0:33.8 | Faith is a community project. |
0:35.3 | It takes a believing community to help nurture your |
0:38.6 | faith. Only 35% of the country says, yeah, we think a pastor or priest is a trustworthy socialism |
0:45.0 | on spiritual things. Influence is low degree of force over a long duration of time. And that is |
0:51.0 | parenting. That's friendship. That's faithfulness to our own community. |
0:55.3 | Don't reject the composer because of the performer. Don't reject the song because of the singer. |
1:01.3 | Maybe the thing you want to walk away from is not Christianity anyway. And maybe if you could |
1:05.9 | return to the core of it, you'll be compelled again into this love for and faith in God. |
1:12.7 | What does it really mean to be a Christian in today's world of confusion and cultural |
1:17.4 | contradictions? In this episode, I speak with Glenn Packiam, lead pastor of Rock Harbor |
1:23.2 | Church, about his new book, What's a Christian Anyway? How can ancient truth like the |
1:28.3 | Niasin Creed help anchor our faith in a time when trust in the church is wavering? Glenn shares |
1:33.5 | his perspective on the intersection of politics, faith, and community, and how believers can stay |
1:38.7 | rooted without losing heart. This conversation offers a thoughtful look at reclaiming what's |
1:42.9 | essential in the Christian journey. |
1:45.6 | But before we get into the episode, I'd love to thank today's sponsors. And if any of them |
1:49.7 | pique your interest, be sure to check them out. And then lastly, if you've yet to leave a rating |
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