Service 01: Why Do I Serve? (featuring Gary Haugen)
Rule of Life
Practicing the Way
4.8 • 802 Ratings
🗓️ 7 October 2025
⏱️ 69 minutes
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Summary
Love is the hallmark of Jesus’ followers, but what does it look like? Join Tyler Staton and Shelbi Shutt as they explore the topic of love — the core motivation of a life of service — featuring conversations with everyday people in the West, testimonials from real-life practitioners, and an interview with luminary Gary Haugen.
In this episode’s luminary interview, Tyler and Gary discuss how loving the oppressed became a priority for Gary, and how a practice-based spirituality animates his mission to stand against injustice. Gary is the CEO and founder of International Justice Mission — an organization that exists to protect people in poverty from violence and slavery. You can explore more of Gary and the team’s work with International Justice Mission at www.ijm.org and @ijm on social media.
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| 0:00.0 | You're listening to the Rule of Life podcast from practicing the way. |
| 0:05.7 | In each season, we explore an ancient practice from the way of Jesus and its relevance for the modern era. |
| 0:13.3 | This is Season 8, service. Well, hey, everyone. |
| 0:42.3 | Welcome to another season of the Rule of Life podcast. |
| 0:45.6 | We're so glad you're here. |
| 0:47.0 | I'm your host, Shelby Shutt, and we have the absolute honor of being joined this season by Tyler Staten. |
| 0:53.4 | Tyler, welcome. |
| 0:54.5 | Thank you. I'm so delighted to beaten. Tyler, welcome. Thank you. |
| 0:55.3 | I'm so delighted to be here and to get to chat with you. |
| 0:58.1 | Yeah, and so you're the pastor of Bridgetown Church, and just want to say off the top, |
| 1:03.8 | like I've been personally just really impacted by your teachings and your books. |
| 1:08.8 | Tell us a little bit more about your world and where you're coming from. |
| 1:12.4 | Thank you. That's super kind. Yeah, I get to serve the church in a lot of ways, |
| 1:18.5 | but probably the most important things about my world is I'm married to Kirsten, and we have |
| 1:24.6 | three little boys, Hank, Simon, and Amos, who are nine, seven, and three, |
| 1:30.2 | and are the center of my life and my great source of joy. |
| 1:35.6 | Two minutes ago, you're texting about baseball practice. |
| 1:39.2 | Exactly. |
| 1:39.4 | The world you're living in. |
| 1:40.6 | Yep. |
| 1:41.0 | I love it. |
| 1:41.7 | It's fun. |
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