S2 Ep18: Dating in Community with Jonathan JP Pokluda

Heart of Dating

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Relationships, Society & Culture, Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

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🗓️ 19 September 2018

⏱️ 43 minutes

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JP discusses dating in church community, how to do it well, and how to not be weird about. Above all he points out how to leave someone better than you found them. The ultimate Christian dating question: How in the world do we date healthily in our communities?And no, we are not referring to anything strangely related to the years of, “I Kissed Dating Goodbye”. But rather, how do we today actually date in our church communities respectfully and lovingly? It’s complex, we know. Today we sit down with Jonathan “JP” Pokluda, the Campus Pastor of Watermark Community Church and leader of The Porch, an influential Young Adult gathering. Their messages are highly influential in the Young Adults and singles community. JP has a distinct passion is to share the Gospel with anyone who will listen and most recently, he has seen this passion come out through writing as he's RELEASED a new book called Welcome to Adulting. We LOVE that title! The book targets Millennials and those passionate about ministering to them. It even has a chapter on dating so CHECK IT OUT y’all. Crushing on a cutie? Download this FREE Resource on how to show interest: https://www.heartofdating.com/resource/how-to-show-interest Want to further your dating knowledge? Check out our ultimate dating library! https://www.heartofdating.com/resource/ultimate-dating-library Kait wrote a book! Snag Thank You For Rejecting Me on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3E59cLQ Want to meet some epic Christian Singles? Join our huge HOD Family on FB: https://www.facebook.com/groups/heartofdatingpodcast Come hang with us on the gram: http://instagram.com/heartofdating http://instagram.com/kaitness . . . . . A quick thank you to some of our friends! Faithful Counseling: Our #1 resource for affordable, reliable, Christian therapy. You can get 10% off your first month by going to http://getfaithful.com/heartofdating Compassion International: Do you have a burning desire to be a parent but feel stuck in singleness? Do you want to make lasting, powerful impact in your life as a single? We are a proud partner of Compassion International. Our community of singles has sponsored hundreds of kids all around the world, and we’d love to invite you to join us on this compelling mission. http://compassion.com/heartofdating Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Heart of Dating Podcast.
0:04.0	Hey, it's Kate.
0:07.0	I'm so glad you could join us this week as we try to entangle the ever so ambiguous world of dating as a Christian.
0:13.3	Over here in Heart of Dating, we get real,
0:15.5	as we answer some tough questions and uncover transformative ways
0:19.1	to approach Christian dating.
0:21.2	Oh, and you better believe we have some laughs along the way because last time I checked the
0:25.8	struggle is hashtag real you know what I'm saying? Now let's get to the heart of the matter.
0:41.0	Guess what y'all today I'm bringing it back to my hometown and talking to a friend of mine out in Dallas Texas. Yeeah! Jonathan J.P.
0:43.7	Pocluda is the campus pastor of Watermark Community Church and the leader of the
0:47.6	porch, which is an influential young adults gathering. The porch really is so cool
0:52.2	friends because there are not many churches out there doing something like this so it is really awesome and I admire what they're doing.
0:58.0	Their messages are highly influential in the young adults and singles community.
1:02.8	And if you don't live in Dallas, that's totally okay
1:05.4	because you can actually watch all of their messages live each Tuesday
1:08.9	on their app called The Porch.
1:10.7	You better believe I have that app on my phone and I listen to the messages all the time.
1:15.0	Get it, play around with it. You could also listen to all the older messages too, which I highly recommend.
1:20.0	J.P. has a distinct passion to share the gospel with anyone who will listen and most recently he's seen
1:26.5	this passion come out through writing as he's released a brand new book called Welcome to
1:30.9	Adulting. I just love that title. This book targets millennials and
1:35.6	those passionate about ministering to them. It even has a chapter on dating you
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