I used as a resource for crafting this reflective sermon on lament: https://www.anewliturgy.com/no-7-lament This is a great resource from Aaron Niequist, I've used the Examen liturgy for years now and this is one I will add to the rotation as

Grief is the key to Hope

Jan 28th, 2021 36m 58s

Sermon at Franklin Christian Church about grief.

Hope in Conflict

Jan 20th, 2021 35m 13s

Hopeful Imagination series continues as we look at the Book of Jeremiah. I really love the video resources available at thebibleproject.com and highly recommend taking a look at their Exile and how to read the Prophets and Biblical poetry video

Values and Meaning

Jan 16th, 2021 27m 30s

This was originally shared as a Facebook live video. These Friday reflection podcasts are going to continue being this way. What's your personal mission statement? Do you have values you want to be known for? What clutter in your life keeps y

Psalm 1 - A Hopeful Obsession

Jan 13th, 2021 32m 14s

The start of a new series of sermons on the perspective of the Old Testament prophets and psalmists who had in the words of Walter Brueggemann a "Hopeful Imagination."

Improving Leaders

Jan 9th, 2021 22m 1s

This was a Facebook live video of the launch of our Improving Leaders YouTube channel. Learn more about what Improving Leaders is by visiting improving leaders.org

New Years - Intentionality

Jan 7th, 2021 37m 47s

I've preached this message before for New Years but enjoyed sharing it slightly differently with the Franklin Christian Church. Every year is a new beginning, and probably better for us than resolutions we are going to end up abandoning or feel

A Call to Holiness

Dec 30th, 2020 23m 11s

One of the most common New Years resolutions for Christians is to start a "Read the Bible Cover to Cover in a Year" plan. And if you're anything like me getting started was fun, Genesis is captivating with big story arcs like Creation and fasci

Advent - Gifts and Journeys

Dec 21st, 2020 26m 23s

Third and final installment in the advent series at Franklin Christian Church. We talk about the Magi and the idea of presence.

The Bible as Scripture

Dec 19th, 2020 40m 14s

I've been listening to a lot of perspectives about spiritual deconstruction so I took a chance to review some resources and a book I read about the Bible as Christian Scripture. This may be a little rambl-ly but I hope it may spark some curiosi

Advent Sermon - Waiting to Watching

Dec 14th, 2020 38m 32s

Sermon at Franklin Christian Church on Dec 13.

Honestly Though

Dec 12th, 2020 38m 50s

A conversation about honesty. Apologies for no intro and outro music. I have an issue with my main computer system and haven't resolved it yet.

Advent - The Second Coming

Dec 9th, 2020 35m 33s

Sermon at Franklin Christian Church where I am speaking every Sunday while they wait to formalize a search for a pastor. It's a very small and rural church. I worked with my good friend Jason Swick on the theme and shared ideas back and forth f

Coburn family update, Advent, and the Second Coming

Dec 5th, 2020 28m 53s

No time like the present to get back into the swing of things. Take a listen for the updates to the Coburn family and also some Advent thoughts I've had. Hoping to post more frequently. Would love to hear from you and do some Q/A and deal wit

Day 30 - Wasting Time

Dec 5th, 2020 9m 33s

We come to the end of the 30 day devotional series. I hope it hasn't been a waste of your time, my intention has been that anyone watching these would be able to say "that added value to my life." I hope the intentionality, questions, mentoring

Day 29 - Examen

Dec 5th, 2020 5m 59s

Let's be grateful people. Reviewing our day, week, month, year, season, covid-19 Quarantine with thanksgiving and looking ahead with hope. Check out my blog for my adapted prayer of Examen guide. Link in bio.

Day 28 - Rule of Life

Dec 5th, 2020 7m 19s

You may not be familiar with the Benedictine Monastic Rule, but you probably have some rules you follow about your life. A beautiful metaphor I heard used was that of a trellis or grape arbor. We want our lives to be trained up so they produce

Day 27 - Rest

Dec 5th, 2020 5m 23s

What's one way you can lean into the Creators invitation to have a rhythm of Rest?

Day 26 - Rhythms

Dec 5th, 2020 5m 49s

What are your rhythms? Music requires a rhythm, a beat to keep time and enable the creativity and beauty of the sound and words to evoke mystery and awe. May our lives have a rhythm to it that points people to say "Thank you God."

Day 25 - Say Thank You

Dec 5th, 2020 5m 11s

We need to adopt the rhythm of saying thank you to the mentors in our lives.

Day 24 - Fitness Test

Dec 5th, 2020 7m 11s

Index cards. Goals. Accountability. Physical, Relational, and Spiritual - this is mentoring. We get to come alongside each other.

Day 23 - Story-listening

Dec 5th, 2020 4m 19s

Mentor groups center around story-telling but there's another side to the coin, we also need to be people who are good story-listeners if the stories we tell will actually change our lives and churches. Find my whole mentor groups guide on my b

Day 22 - Story-telling

Dec 5th, 2020 6m 21s

Want to lead your own mentor groups at your church? These next few videos to round out the week will focus on just that. Let's be good story tellers! Check out my blog for the mentoring guide. Link in bio. valueaddconversations.com

Day 21 - Types of Mentors

Dec 5th, 2020 6m 3s

What are the three types of mentors we all need in our lives...

Day 20 - Mutuality

Dec 5th, 2020 5m 11s

Mentoring is not a “top down” approach where old mentor the young or the learned teach the inexperienced. Mentoring is a mutual endeavor, where we are all transformed by the Spirit of God found in each us.