
Teaching | Jesus' Call to Community | Community E01
We are lonelier than ever. In the US, loneliness rates have doubled since 1980, with 35% of people saying that they are chronically lonely. Is there are practice from the life of Jesus to help us thri...
4 Nov 20221h 3min

Teaching | Case Study: Rachel and Leah | Naming Your Stage of Apprenticeship E08
Can pain make us more loving? Continuing our discussion of stage theory, John Mark uses the story of Leah and Rachel in Genesis to show how our responses to the pain in our lives can either lead us cl...
28 Okt 202250min

Teaching | The Dark Night of the Soul: Part 02 | Naming Your Stage of Apprenticeship E07
“Have you ever cried out to God in a time of distress, but felt nothing in return?”John Mark continues his discussion on the dark night of the soul, focusing on the two types of “dark nights” that are...
21 Okt 202252min

Teaching | The Dark Night of the Soul: Part 01 | Naming Your Stage of Apprenticeship E06
Have you ever felt like there is a wall between you and heaven? John Mark explores the Dark Night of the Soul, talking about what it is, what it isn’t, and some ideas for how to move through this seas...
14 Okt 202248min

Teaching | Active and Passive Spirituality | Naming Your Stage of Your Apprenticeship E05
“The farther we get down the path of the spiritual journey, the more our apprenticeship to Jesus feels less and less active, and more and more passive.”John Mark continues with our discussion on the s...
7 Okt 202250min

Teaching | First Half, Second Half of Life | Naming Your Stage of Apprenticeship E04
As we continue to explore stage theory paradigms, John Mark turns to the paradigm of the two halves of life by drawing on Jesus’s post-resurrection conversation with Peter. John Mark breaks down the c...
30 Sep 202253min

Teaching | The Critical Journey | Naming Your Stage of Apprenticeship E03
How do we get unstuck? This week, John Mark introduces the newest spiritual journey paradigm: the Critical Journey, and discusses how we can get unstuck at the various stages and challenge us to push ...
23 Sep 20221h 4min

Teaching | The End of the Journey is Love | Naming Your Stage of Apprenticeship E02
What is the meaning of life? According to Jesus, the meaning of life is love: becoming a person who loves God and loves others. Breaking down the story of the Road to Emmaus and our modern cultural mo...
16 Sep 202241min




















