The Pothole Pastors Podcast

On this episode of the podcast, we talk to author and missionary Jake Johnson, also known as JJ Johnson in the writing world. He talks about his trilogy that he is working on call Kingdoms of Islandia. He shares his heart for writing and more importantly his faith in Jesus. 

This week we are talking with Jeff Eads who serves as a career coach at Ball State University. He is also involved in the Muncie Fellows Program where they help young adults find their vocation and letting their faith fuel their calling God has for them in the world. We are excited to share some wisdom from Jeff as we talk about faith at work. 

We are back! It has been a while since we have done an episode but we are excited to share some more content with you. Today, we are talking about being Christ centered in a crazy covid and social time. How can we be better followers of Jesus in 2021? We talk about that today so tune in!

This week, we talk about a documentary that is on Netflix that leads us into discussion about prosperity teachings and the Gospel. We hope you find some good insight on this weeks episode and gets you thinking!

Do you like to stay up to date with current events? Well then this episode is for you! (and everyone :) ) Today, Joey and Adam talk with Jason Woodruff who is the founder of The Pour Over. It is a news publication that comes out three times a week and it highlights the news of the day while connecting it with a Kingdom outlook. We highly recommend The Pour Over as Joey and Adam are users themselves. We hope you tune in and listen to this unique news outlet with a bias towards God and His Kingdom.

This week, we have our first repeat guest of the podcast, Glenn Packiam! We had Glenn on our show a few months ago and we are thrilled and honored to have him join us again this week. As an Author, Pastor, and Doctorate in Eschatology, Glenn shares with us his new book that talks about Worship and the World to Come. We hope you are encouraged by this episode as much as we were!  

Today, Adam raises a topic that is near to his heart. Idolatry is not a foreign topic to the church but one of many diverse variables. We all adore someone(s) or something(s). The question is, is it Jesus? As proclaiming Christians, I hope we can say it is Jesus we adore. But like all of us, including Adam and Joey, it is easy in our 21st century to elevate a good thing in our life to something that can never take the place of God. Leave your comments and questions, we would love to hear from you on this topic!

We live in a loud world where there are many voices coming at us from different directions. How do we stay grounded in our faith all while spreading the Gospel of God's Kingdom? Today, we talk with Shawndra Lucas who is a Chi Alpha Missionary in Chicago, reaching college students. She talks about how to live a Kingdom centered life that glorify's God in a crazy culture. In the midwest moments, we chat about a wondering nativity scene and an old log cabin accidentally discovered. 

This week, Joey and Adam talk about Kayne West's new album and his recent coming to faith. They share their thoughts on his recent life events and how to address someone new to the faith with grace and wisdom. Joey has a personal midwest moment this week and Adam shares of a man selling donuts for a popular donut business. 

We are back with a new episode this week with Chris Sligh! Chris Sligh is a writer, producer, and creative consultant in Nashville, and you may have heard him on the radio or American Idol. We have a great discussion about discipleship within worship leading, what life is like as a touring artist, and how to write music that is authentic and real. Don't miss part 1 of this 2-part interview with Chris Sligh. For Midwest Moments, we hear about horses on airlines and an exploding can of hair spray. Give it a listen!

Brock Barcus is the lead singer of the band Turnaround as well as family to Joey. He joins us today to talk about how Christian entertainers and leaders can become too influential in people's lives in an unhealthy way. Brock also shares about his time being an intern on Winter Jam and his experience in a band. Brock brings up anxiety and his struggle with it and how it has influenced their music. Adam, Joey, and Brock talk about midwest parks, a beer cooler in a shower, and a gross spider found a women's ear for the Midwestern Moments. 

Joey and Adam are back with part 2 of the interview that was started in episode three with Christian Taylor talking about her in the entertainment industry from voice acting to producing a documentary, co-hosting The Holy Post Podcast, and faith. This week dives into a documentary that Christian has worked on for the last three years called The Girl Who Wore Freedom. This documentary talks about the people in Normandy during WWII, American Veterans, and what we all can learn from these stories from Normandy France. You don't want to miss this. If you are interested in learning more about this project, check out all the stuff that Christian has on normandystories.com 

This episode, Joey and Adam talk about an important topic that everyone deals with: relationships. Adam talks about his documentary series project that he is working on regarding this topic on relationships. In the Midwest moment spotlight, Joey talks about his experience with a knife salesman and Adam talks about his discovery of a new shower accessory that no one needs.