Mere Christians

Jordan Raynor

Entrepreneurship, Christianity, Business, Careers, Master Of One, The Call To Mastery, Entrepreneur, The Creator In You, Calling, Called To Create, Vocation, Christian Entrepreneur, Call To Mastery, Christian Business, Faith And Work, Mere Christians, Author, Raynor, Tim Keller, Jordan Raynor, Christian Professional, Creator In You, Redeeming Your Time, Redeem The Day, Religion & Spirituality, Theology Of Work, Professional Growth

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Overview

How does the gospel influence the work of Mere Christians—those of us who aren’t pastors or religious professionals, but who work as entrepreneurs, baristas, and accountants? That’s the question this podcast explores every week as Jordan Raynor interviews guests across the widest variety of vocations.

317 Episodes

Dr. Praveen Sethupathy (Chair, Department of Biomedical Sciences at Cornell University)

How to lead winsomely when your vocation is under attack

Transcribed - Published: 4 June 2025

Dave Stuart, Jr. (High School Teacher)

Teaching kids to “see layers of God’s creation they couldn’t see before”

Transcribed - Published: 28 May 2025

Kevin Olusola (Member of Pentatonix)

“Creativity is our birthright.”

Transcribed - Published: 21 May 2025

Roy Tinklenberg (Founder of Faith and Work Movement Global)

How to start a Christian fellowship in your office

Transcribed - Published: 14 May 2025

Kaleigh Cox (Co-Author of Five Mere Christians)

The stories that forever changed how Jordan works

Transcribed - Published: 7 May 2025

S.D. Smith (Author of The Green Ember series)

The call to “modesty, fidelity, and audacity” in our work

Transcribed - Published: 30 April 2025

Laura Wifler (Poet + Author of Your Worth Never Wavers)

The freedom and courage to quit

Transcribed - Published: 23 April 2025

Tim Croll (LEGO Masters contestant + Director of Serious Play at Narrative.live)

Sketching out a practical theology of play

Transcribed - Published: 16 April 2025

Audiobook excerpt of Five Mere Christians

Enjoy the first binge-worthy biography, read by yours truly!

Transcribed - Published: 11 April 2025

Skye Jethani (Author of What If Jesus Was Serious About Justice?)

Improv, Justice, and Why Rest is a pre-requisite to Empathy

Transcribed - Published: 9 April 2025

Sarah Maddack (Silly Song Artist)

Silly songs with Larry and Sarah

Transcribed - Published: 2 April 2025

Anna Kemp (Grad Student)

“Your work is where your feet are.”

Transcribed - Published: 26 March 2025

Devon Havenaar (Carpenter)

Self-care >>> Self-forgetfulness >>> Self-sacrifice

Transcribed - Published: 19 March 2025

Katelyn Miller (Early Intervention Teacher)

Don’t just avoid sin—do righteousness through your work.

Transcribed - Published: 12 March 2025

Kurt Avery (Founder of Sawyer Products)

Baptize your imagination about what God can do through your work

Transcribed - Published: 5 March 2025

Hannah Brencher (Author of The Unplugged Hours)

How to spend 1,000 hours away from your phone

Transcribed - Published: 26 February 2025

Chris Hunt (National Account Manager at Clorox)

“Abiding is the answer to a thousand questions.”

Transcribed - Published: 19 February 2025

Holly Kim (Director of Marketing & Operations at Credibly)

How to isolate the lies in your head

Transcribed - Published: 12 February 2025

Mark Batterson (Author of A Million Little Miracles)

How work can awaken our awe of God

Transcribed - Published: 5 February 2025

Dr. Denise Daniels (Author of Religion in a Changing Workplace)

Hard data showing how to talk about faith at work

Transcribed - Published: 29 January 2025

Peter Greer (Co-author of Lead With Prayer)

How to “leave the phone off the hook” to commune with God while you work

Transcribed - Published: 22 January 2025

Shannon Doss (Social Worker)

How obedience in the “little things” is non-verbal evangelism to the lost

Transcribed - Published: 15 January 2025

Dr. Mark Shrime (Chief Medical Officer for Mercy Ships)

Avocations, career discernment, and working for the least of these

Transcribed - Published: 8 January 2025

Graham Cochrane (Author of Rebel)

Dream bigger about your work with God in 2025

Transcribed - Published: 1 January 2025

Daniel Darling (Author of The Characters of Christmas)

What Christmas means for your work

Transcribed - Published: 25 December 2024

Dr. Kennon Vaughan (Lead Pastor at Harvest Church)

How to make disciples “as you are going” about your work

Transcribed - Published: 18 December 2024

Bob Goff (Author of Catching Whimsy and Love Does)

How to be “whimsically available” to others at work

Transcribed - Published: 11 December 2024

Robin John (CEO of Eventide Asset Management)

Faithfulness—not achievement—is success

Transcribed - Published: 4 December 2024

Dr. Francis Collins (Author of The Road to Wisdom)

How to respond to failure, lies, and Borat

Transcribed - Published: 27 November 2024

Kathy Keller (Co-author of The Meaning of Marriage)

How to die wishing you had spent more time at the office

Transcribed - Published: 20 November 2024

Justin Mathews (Manager at PwC)

How to think about “sowing eternity into the world”

Transcribed - Published: 13 November 2024

Vineet Rajan (CEO of Forte)

What “soul care as a service” looks like at work

Transcribed - Published: 6 November 2024

Jeremy Swafford (CFO at Southeast Restoration)

How to cultivate a Jesus-like others-obsession

Transcribed - Published: 30 October 2024

Dr. Gisela Kreglinger (Vintner + Theologian)

Wine is in trouble and Christians can help

Transcribed - Published: 23 October 2024

Ricky Dickson (Fmr. CEO of Blue Bell Creameries)

Faith in the face of crisis and critical feedback

Transcribed - Published: 16 October 2024

Shane Kimbrough (Astronaut)

How to worship while you work on earth and in the heavens

Transcribed - Published: 9 October 2024

Jena Viviano Dunay (Founder of Recruit the Employer)

How Christians can think redemptively about layoffs

Transcribed - Published: 2 October 2024

William Winchester (COO of Berg Mill Supply)

Working towards “zero waste” on the Renewed Earth

Transcribed - Published: 25 September 2024

Ruth Chou Simons (Author of Now and Not Yet)

How to be content and strive at the same time

Transcribed - Published: 18 September 2024

Stephen Bargatze (Magician)

The spiritual impact of Nate’s meteoric success

Transcribed - Published: 11 September 2024

NEW: Mike Sharrow (CEO of C12)

How to create “mini Bema Seat moments” to judge your work before God does

Transcribed - Published: 4 September 2024

Mike Sharrow (CEO of C12)

How to create “mini Bema Seat moments” to judge your work before God does

Transcribed - Published: 4 September 2024

NEW: Julianna Rubio Slager (Artistic Director of Ballet 5:8)

Don’t “undersell the power of the Holy Spirit” at work

Transcribed - Published: 28 August 2024

Julianna Rubio Slager (Artistic Director of Ballet 5:8)

Don’t “undersell the power of the Holy Spirit” at work

Transcribed - Published: 28 August 2024

NEW: Jenna Barrett (Manager of Brand Advertising and Marketing at Choice Hotels)

How to discern what God wants to renew in your workplace

Transcribed - Published: 21 August 2024

Jenna Barrett (Manager of Brand Advertising and Marketing at Choice Hotels)

How to discern what God wants to renew in your workplace

Transcribed - Published: 21 August 2024

NEW: Joe Rigney (Author of Strangely Bright)

How to love your work and NOT turn it into an idol

Transcribed - Published: 14 August 2024

Joe Rigney (Author of Strangely Bright)

How to love your work and NOT turn it into an idol

Transcribed - Published: 14 August 2024

Jen Wilkin (Author of Revelation: Eternal King, Everlasting Kingdom)

The “dangerous light” in you makes every Christian’s work sacred

Transcribed - Published: 7 August 2024

NEW: Jen Wilkin (Author of Revelation: Eternal King, Everlasting Kingdom)

The “dangerous light” in you makes every Christian’s work sacred

Transcribed - Published: 7 August 2024

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