The Lightbulb Factory
By FBC Waco College
The Lightbulb FactorySep 02, 2020
Soul Culture Ep. 4: Goals
This is the fourth episode of a special series in which Ryan interviews fellow FBC pastors Matt Snowden and Josh Hays about their upcoming book, Soul Culture. What makes a healthy church? In this episode, we examine the fourth ingredient: goals.
Music by: Josh Chandler, Mary Chandler, and Drew Jackson
Production by: Joao Moraes
Soul Culture Ep. 3: Values
This is the third episode of a special series in which Ryan interviews fellow FBC pastors Matt Snowden and Josh Hays about their upcoming book, Soul Culture. What makes a healthy church? In this episode, we examine the third ingredient: values.
Music by: Josh Chandler, Mary Chandler, and Drew Jackson
Production by: Joao Moraes
Soul Culture Ep. 2: Attitudes
This is the second episode of a special series in which Ryan interviews fellow FBC pastors Matt Snowden and Josh Hays about their upcoming book, Soul Culture. What makes a healthy church? In this episode, we examine the second ingredient: attitudes.
Music by: Josh Chandler, Mary Chandler, and Drew Jackson
Production by: Joao Moraes
Soul Culture Ep. 1: Beliefs
This is the first episode of a special series in which Ryan interviews fellow FBC pastors Matt Snowden and Josh Hays about their upcoming book, Soul Culture. What makes a healthy church? In this episode, we examine the first ingredient: beliefs.
Music by: Josh Chandler, Mary Chandler, and Drew Jackson
Production by: Joao Moraes
S05 E01 - Rival Stories: The Quest for Meaning
Ryan is joined by new co-hosts Savannah Green and Stephen Bender. Perhaps the best metaphor for life is a quest. We are are all seeking after something, but what, and will it give us the meaning we seek? King Arthur, Frodo, and Homer team up to help us see that we need to pay attention to the stories that are discipling us, while Walter Brueggemann invites us to switch stories and follow the way of Jesus, the quest of all quests.
Music by: Josh Chandler, Mary Chandler, and Drew Jackson
Production by: Joao Moraes
S04 E10 - Forming Unlikely Relationships
In this episode Ryan and Clay are joined by Myles LeCroy to discuss unlikely friendships. They discuss the ways in which forming friendships with people who are different than us allows us to see the world - and God - in different ways. They also discuss how God is reconciling all things and all people to Himself when He brings people from diverse backgrounds together.
Music by: Josh Chandler, Mary Chandler, and Drew Jackson
Production by: Joao Moraes
S04 E09 - Moving towards Pain
Ryan and Clay are joined by Colby White to discuss “moving towards pain.” In this episode they discuss ways in which God calls His people to address the suffering and brokenness in the world.
Music by: Josh Chandler, Mary Chandler, and Drew Jackson
Production by: Joao Moraes
S04 E08 - Talking about Transformation
This week, Clay and Ryan are joined by Stephen Bender to discuss evangelism. In an open and honest conversation they talk about why evangelism is a taboo practice and an avoided conversation in churches. They break down problems with common perceptions of evangelism and why it doesn’t have to be the awkward and coercive practice that it has been in the past.
Music by: Josh Chandler, Mary Chandler, and Drew Jackson
Production by: Joao Moraes
S04 E07 - Sabbath
Clay and Carson break down the Sabbath. They talk about what the Sabbath is and what it looks like in practice, all while offering horrible sci-fi movie suggestions and discussing how you can (but probably shouldn’t) use the Sabbath as an excuse to get out of a baby shower.
Music by: Josh Chandler, Mary Chandler, and Drew Jackson
Production by: Joao Moraes
S04 E06 - Meet with God Daily
Ryan and Clay are joined by Matt Sumrall to discuss what it means to meet with God daily. Listen as they discuss what this habit looks like, ways we can put it into practice, and why it’s such a foundational habit for the life of faith.
Music by: Josh Chandler, Mary Chandler, and Drew Jackson
Production by: Joao Moraes
S04 E05 - Limit Screen Time
Ryan and Clay are joined by Meg Palen to discuss the importance of limiting our screen time. Listen as they discuss the ways in which our phones have hardwired us to become addicted to them. They also discuss how our addiction to technology has negatively formed us and why we need to control our screen time before it controls us.Music by: Josh Chandler, Mary Chandler, and Drew Jackson
Production by: Joao Moraes
S04 E04 - One Meal Per Week
Ryan and Clay are joined by Madison Grace McNeese as they discuss the rule of eating meals with others. Listen as they discuss the theology of food, ways in which eating alone has formed us into habits of loneliness, and why eating in community with others is vitally important to our spiritual well-being.
Music by: Josh Chandler, Mary Chandler, and Drew Jackson
Production by: Joao Moraes
S04 E03 - Befriend one FBC Family
Ryan and Clay are joined by Julie Covington to discuss the benefits of intergenerational friendships in the church. Listen as Julie shares her own experience befriending students through the Adopt-a-Student program here at FBC Waco!
Music by: Josh Chandler, Mary Chandler, and Drew Jackson
Production by: Joao Moraes
S04 E02 - Building up the Body
Ryan and Clay are joined by Maddie Rarick to discuss what it means to “build up the body.” In this episode they ask, what is church consumerism and how can we work against it? How can we belong to a church and contribute to its flourishing as we’re called to do? What role does church membership play in building up the body? These are the questions we're tackling in this week’s episode of “The Lightbulb Factory.”
Music by: Josh Chandler, Mary Chandler, and Drew Jackson
Production by: Joao Moraes
S04 E01 - Rule of Life
Ryan sits down with new co-host Clay Dominy(!) to introduce our new college ministry rule of life. They describe a rule of life, discuss why it’s important, explain the value of a communal rule of life, then introduce the nine practices that will make up ours!
Music by: Josh Chandler, Mary Chandler, and Drew Jackson
Production by: Joao Moraes
S03 E14 - 1 Peter 5 (College Hour)
From our series on 1 Peter, with Joao Moraes, FBC Waco College alumnus.
Music by: Josh Chandler, Mary Chandler, and Drew Jackson
Production by: Joao Moraes
S03 E13 - 1 Peter 4 (College Hour)
From our series on 1 Peter, with Whitney Smith, FBC Waco College alumna.
Music by: Josh Chandler, Mary Chandler, and Drew Jackson
Production by: Joao Moraes
S03 E12 - 1 Peter 3 (College Hour)
From our new series on 1 Peter, with Josh Hays, FBC Waco Discipleship Pastor.
Music by: Josh Chandler, Mary Chandler, and Drew Jackson
Production by: Joao Moraes
S03 E10 - 1 Peter 1 (College Hour)
From our new series on 1 Peter, with Josh Hays, FBC Waco Discipleship Pastor.
Music by: Josh Chandler, Mary Hagan, and Drew Jackson
Production by: Joao Moraes
S03 E09 - Endgame (College Hour)
From the series “The Story of the Bible,” Ryan finishes out the series with the final piece: correction. Just as heaven is available both now and forever, so also is hell. But the good news is that Jesus has come to get the hell out of us. Seeing now the story in full, we acknowledge this is a story not of evacuation, but renovation. The Bible is a story of God’s plan to make all things new through Jesus.
During College Hour this Sunday, we showed lengthy segments from the video resource found below. It is highly recommended for both context and content: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qwNfH_SOWKA
Music by: Josh Chandler, Mary Hagan, and Drew Jackson
Production by: Joao Moraes
S03 E08 - The Art of Time Travel (College Hour)
From the series “The Story of the Bible,” Ryan zooms in on part 5 of the biblical story: the church. When we look at the Lord’s Supper practices of the Corinthians, we see Paul asking them to practice the future in the present. The church is meant to exist as time travelers, living out the life of tomorrow today, on earth as it is in heaven.
Music by: Josh Chandler, Mary Hagan, and Drew Jackson
Production by: Joao Moraes
S03 E07 - I’ll Fly Away??? (College Hour)
From the series “The Story of the Bible,” Ryan jumps ahead to the seventh and final chapter of our story, new creation! Only once we understand the end of the story can we understand our place in the middle. Revelation 21-22 paint a picture of God’s newly created world, giving us a glimpse of where God’s plan for all of creation is headed.
Music by: Josh Chandler, Mary Hagan, and Drew Jackson
Production by: Joao Moraes
S03 E06 - Jesus's Forgotten Words (College Hour)
From the series “The Story of the Bible,” Ryan focuses on the fourth stage of the story: Christ. Jesus’ message is surprisingly not about how to go to heaven when we die, but about how he is bringing heaven down to earth and making all things new. This is what Jesus means by the kingdom of God.
Music by: Josh Chandler, Mary Hagan, and Drew Jackson
Production by: Joao Moraes
S03 E05 - The Power of Fascination - What’s up with Israel? (College Hour)
From the series “The Story of the Bible,” Ryan focuses on the third stage of the story: the covenant community of Israel. Why would God choose a particular people if his desire was to lead the whole world back to him? The Old Testament often seems like a pause in the story between corruption and Christ, but God’s relationship with Israel is actually a development of the story. Israel is God’s “proof of concept” for what he wants to do for the whole world.
Music by: Josh Chandler, Mary Hagan, and Drew Jackson
Production by: Joao Moraes
S03 E04 - Graffiti on the Rembrandt (Discussion)
Pastor Matt Snowden joins Ryan for a discussion about sin. Why is it many people today deny sin even exists? What is sin? How can we avoid it? How can we deal with the guilt it brings into our lives? Shouldn’t we just have fun and let college be “the best 4 years of our lives?”
Music by: Josh Chandler, Mary Hagan, and Drew Jackson
Production by: Joao Moraes
S03 E03 - Seize The Throne: Why is the world so broken? (College Hour)
From the series “The Story of the Bible,” Ryan focuses on the second stage of the story: corruption. Being sub-rulers was not good enough for humans. We wanted to be in charge (and still do), and so God’s shalom, his multi-faceted plan for wholeness and completeness in the world, was shattered. How has each one of us contributed to this brokenness?
Music by: Josh Chandler, Mary Hagan, and Drew Jackson
Production by: Joao Moraes
S03 E01 - God’s Middle Management (College Hour)
Ryan kicks off the fall semester introducing a new series, “The Story of the Bible.” We will take 7 weeks to overview the 7 C’s of the biblical story: Creation, Corruption, Community, Christ, Church, Correction, New Creation. In this first episode, we focus on creation, asking: why do people exist? Why did God create us? How do we fit into his plan for his world?
Music by: Josh Chandler, Mary Hagan, and Drew Jackson
Production by: Joao Moraes
S03 E02 - Bible vs Science? (Discussion)
Josh Hays joins Ryan to discuss the connection between faith and science. Is there a conflict between the two? Do we have to choose a team, or is there some way faith and science can work together to help us better understand and appreciate God’s world? What’s at stake in this conversation (hint: a whole lot!)?
Music by: Josh Chandler, Mary Hagan, and Drew Jackson
Production by: Joao Moraes
S02 E25 - Simplicity (Lab)
Natalie Randall, Xana Toth, and Ellie Thomas join Ryan to discuss the practice of simplicity. What is it? How does it differ from sustainability? Why does it feel like simplicity makes our life more complicated? The crew offers thoughts and practical steps about how to move toward a simple life.
Music by: Josh Chandler, Mary Hagan, and Drew Jackson
Production by: Joao Moraes
S02 E24 - Simplicity (Lecture)
From the series “Practicing the Way,” Ryan describes Jesus’ invitation to free us from our attachments to our possessions so that we can live simply, being defined by our love and not by our brand. We discuss the clothing industry: how it’s harmful and how we can shop differently as followers of Jesus.
Music by: Josh Chandler, Mary Hagan, and Drew Jackson
Production by: Joao Moraes
S02 E23 - Fasting (Lab)
Damaris Flores and Forrest Jones join Ryan to discuss the practice of fasting. We discuss our recent community fast, what we took from it, and best practices for getting the most out of a fasting experience.
Music by: Josh Chandler, Mary Hagan, and Drew Jackson
Production by: Joao Moraes
S02 E22 - Fasting (Lecture)
From the series “Practicing the Way,” Ryan challenges the group to a 24 hour fast. This practice is rooted in Jesus’ own habit, a discipline that strengthened him to be at his best. Fasting forms us through our body to become more like Jesus, as we learn to resist temptation and pray for breakthrough in our lives.
Music by: Josh Chandler, Mary Hagan, and Drew Jackson
Production by: Joao Moraes
S02 E21 - Counter-discipleship (Lecture)
From the series “Practicing the Way,” Ryan teaches from Colossians 2 to suggest following Jesus is a combination of rooting and uprooting. We uproot by paying attention to the ways we are being discipled by our culture, and root by practicing the practices Jesus has given us.
Music by: Josh Chandler, Mary Hagan, and Drew Jackson
Production by: Joao Moraes
S02 E20 - Community (Lab)
Anna Kemp joins Ryan to discuss ideas and strategies that have really impacted her throughout college about how to build community. We were created to be in relationship with others. How do we do that? Check out Henry Cloud’s book “Safe People” for more.
Music by: Josh Chandler, Mary Hagan, and Drew Jackson
Production by: Joao Moraes
S02 E19 - Sabbath (Lab)
Mary Hagan and Jack Young join Ryan to discuss the practice of Sabbath. We chat about how to make time for it, what exactly we should be doing, and how when rightly understood, Sabbath should bring delight and flourishing into our lives.
Music by: Josh Chandler, Mary Hagan, and Drew Jackson
Production by: Joao Moraes
S02 E18 - Sabbath (Lecture)
From the series “Practicing the Way,” Ryan introduces Sabbath as the practice God gives us to cure our hurry sickness. In a world of busyness and constant rushing, God invites us to live according to his rhythms. Will we trust that he knows what he’s talking about enough to set aside 24 hours a week?
Music by: Josh Chandler, Mary Hagan, and Drew Jackson
Production by: Joao Moraes
S02 E17 - Confession (Lab)
Alicia Nottrott and Clay Dominy join Ryan to discuss the practice of confession. We discuss the power of this practice, what keeps us from doing it, and how to begin integrating it into our lives.
Music by: Josh Chandler, Mary Hagan, and Drew Jackson
Production by: Joao Moraes
S02 E16 - Confession (Lecture)
From the series “Practicing the Way,” Ryan re-introduces the practice of confession, not as a private practice done between you and a pastor/priest, but as one practiced among friends, each a priest of the kingdom, with the purpose of learning to walk in the light
Music by: Josh Chandler, Mary Hagan, and Drew Jackson
Production by: Joao Moraes
S02 E15 - Scripture (Lab)
Josh Chandler and Carson McCarver join Ryan to discuss the practice of reading scripture. They reflect on their personal experiences - both successes and struggles, with tips and tricks for integrating a daily Bible reading habit into your life.
Music by: Josh Chandler, Mary Hagan, and Drew Jackson
Production by: Joao Moraes
S02 E14 - Scripture (Lecture)
From the series “Practicing the Way,” Josh Sharp leads us toward a better understanding of why we read the Bible, both communally and individually, and challenges us to adopt rhythms of reading the Bible every day, whether through meditating on the scripture or Lectio Divina.
Music by: Josh Chandler, Mary Hagan, and Drew Jackson
Production by: Joao Moraes
S02 E13 - Silence & Solitude (Lab)
Mary Liz Overcash and Clay Dominy join Ryan to discuss the practice of silence & solitude and reflect on their personal experiences. What does this practice look like in practice? What are the barriers we might face? How can S&S help us grow to become more like Jesus?
A Guide to Solitude & Silence:
1. Find a quiet place (solitude)
2. Remove distractions – external & internal (silence)
3. Take your time (not in a rush)
4. Slow down (deep breaths, “here I am, Lord”)
5. Release yourself from the pressure of making something happen
(just “be” with God)
6. Face the good, the bad, and the ugly in your heart
(the apple pieces lodged in your soul)
7. Say to God whatever comes to your heart
(but listen to yourself and to God more than you speak)
8. Sense his voice cutting thru the other voices, speaking his love over you
(reminding you what is true)
Music by: Josh Chandler, Mary Hagan, and Drew Jackson
Production by: Joao Moraes
S02 E12 - Silence & Solitude (Lecture)
From the series “Practicing the Way,” Ryan teaches us how to practice the critically important, yet rarely practiced discipline of silence & solitude. In a noisy and distracted world, this practice of Jesus declutters our soul and aligns us with the voice and will of God.
Music by: Josh Chandler, Mary Hagan, and Drew Jackson
Production by: Joao Moraes
S02 E11 - The Hour That Changed The World (Lab)
Ryan sits down with Will Bowden, Associate Director of the BSM and College Pastor at First Woodway Baptist to discuss how the practices of Jesus work to shape us, and how our lives and the world may change if we devoted ourselves to prayer.
Music by: Josh Chandler, Mary Hagan, and Drew Jackson
Production by: Joao Moraes
S02 E10 - Training Not Trying (Lecture)
From the series “Practicing the Way,” Ryan suggests that if we want to become the people God has called us to be, mere trying by exerting our willpower will never be enough - we must train. The practices of Jesus are designed to equip us with the power to do what we previously lacked the power to do.
Music by: Josh Chandler, Mary Hagan, and Drew Jackson
Production by: Joao Moraes
S02 E09 - The Dating Toolbox (Discussion)
Every relationship requires maintenance to stay strong. Chemistry alone will never be enough. What are the skills we need to keep our relationship growing so that in time in can mature into something stable and long term? Ryan and Raechel talk through some tools for dating couples in the areas of faith, conflict, and romance.
Music by: Josh Chandler, Mary Hagan, and Drew Jackson
Production by: Joao Moraes
S02 E08 - Dating Q&A (Teaching)
Ryan and Raechel take anonymous questions from students about dating. How far is too far? When do you talk about your dealbreakers? Should we live together? How do you know when to break up? What if I don’t even know where to start?
S02 E07 - Single at Baylor (Discussion)
Ryan sits down with his longterm friend and former roommate, Isaac Trevino, who is now a young adult pastor at First Baptist Orlando. They discuss Isaac’s experiences of being single at Baylor and throughout his 20’s, and what lessons can be learned about how to wait and how to date.
Music by: Josh Chandler, Mary Hagan, and Drew Jackson
Production by: Joao Moraes
S02 E06 - How to Date (Teaching)
Ryan continues our series “Forever’s First Step” by introducing a new framework for how to date. The goal is demystify dating and make it more casual in hopes to increase the frequency of our dates so that we can begin looking not just for a person, but for the traits we hope to find in someone.
Music by: Josh Chandler, Mary Hagan, and Drew Jackson
Production by: Joao Moraes
S02 E04 - Who to Date (Teaching)
Ryan continues our series “Forever’s First Step.” Who you should date depends on what marriage is for, so what is marriage for? What exactly are we looking for in another person? What are the dealbreakers? Where does Jesus fit in? What about attraction? Chemistry?
Music by: Josh Chandler, Mary Hagan, and Drew Jackson
Production by: Joao Moraes
S02 E05 - Married at Baylor (Discussion)
Ryan sits down with Jim & Krista Kumahata, two of the adult leaders in our college ministry, to hear about their experiences with dating and marriage. Jim & Krista met at Baylor years ago while both attending FBC. The couple reflects on what they wish they would have known, and shares lessons they have learned over the years.
Music by: Josh Chandler, Mary Hagan, and Drew Jackson
Production by: Joao Moraes