The episode you're about to listen to was released back when the mere Christians podcast was called the call to mastery

Now if you love mere Christians, you're still going to love these older episodes because the majority of each

conversation focuses on how the gospel influences the work of our guests. With that disclaimer out of the way, please enjoy the episode.

Hey everybody, welcome to the call to mastery. I'm Jordan Rayner. This is a

podcast for Christians who want to do their most exceptional work for the glory of

our great God and the good of others. Each week I'm bringing a conversation

with somebody who's following our Lord Jesus Christ and also pursuing world-class

mastery of their craft.

We're talking about their path to mastery,

their daily habits, and how their faith influences their work.

Today it is my great privilege to introduce you all to my pastor of my home church here in Tampa Florida

His name is Chris Basham. He's the pastor of the church at Odessa one of the most masterful teachers and communicators of God's

word I have ever known or heard. I love him because he's so consumed at the

gospel and so eloquent at articulating it over and over and over again,

but always finding a way to make it sound new.

So Chris and I sat down, we talked about why our sometimes insufficient view of the gospel can lead to a really poor theology

of work.

We talked about how gaps in between the creation of content, be it a sermon or a book, and the delivery or publishing of that content

can lead to great creative breakthroughs and analogous thinking.

We talked about how every job, even trash collection, can bring us one

step closer to the recreation of Eden. You guys are going to love this conversation with my

friend, my pastor, Chris Basham.

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