Jordan Raynor (Host of the Mere Christians podcast)
Why Jordan has decided to put the show on hiatus after 300 episodes and millions of downloads, how he thinks about what he needs to prune in order to pursue the ministry of excellence in other things, and the 10 moments of this show he’s thought about most post-recording.Links MentionedJordan Raynor on LinkedInJordan Raynor on XJordan Raynor on InstagramJordan Raynor on YouTubeJordan Raynor on Facebook'Five Mere Christians'Born Standing UpKayla Taylor on LinkedInChristopher Perry on LinkedInWe Edit PodcastsThe Sacredness of Secular WorkRedeeming Your TimeThe Word Before Work (Book)The Word Before Work (Podcast)The Word Before Work (Email List & Blog)Episode 289: Tim Croll (LEGO Masters contestant + Director of Serious Play at Narrative.live)Episode 247: Noah Sanders (Farmer)Episode 140: Aarti Sequeira (Food Network Host)Episode 130: Makoto Fujimura (Artist)Episode 5: Horst Schulze (Co-founder of The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company)Episode 213: Anne Beiler (Founder of Auntie Anne's)Episode 197: Sam Acho (Sports Analyst at ESPN)Episode 258: Stephen Bargatze (Magician)Episode 255: Jenna Barrett (Manager of Brand Advertising and Marketing at Choice Hotels)Episode 34: Tim Keller (Founder of Redeemer Presbyterian Church)Episode 232: Skye Jethani (Author of What If Jesus Was Serious About Heaven? + Co-host of The Holy Post)Episode 173: Deb Liu (CEO of Ancestry.com)Episode 206: Dave Evans (Co-founder of EA Sports + Author of Designing Your Life)All Things NewThe Will of God as a Way of LifeWithEpisode 84: Candace Cameron Bure (Actress)Episode 114: John Mark Comer (Author of Live No Lies)Episode 269: Dr. Francis Collins (Author of The Road to Wisdom)Episode 25: Carly Fiorina (Fmr. CEO of HP and Presidential Candidate)Episode 151: Joni Eareckson Tada (Painter)Episode 204: Christy Adams (Middle School Teacher)Episode 219: Bethany Brown (Nurse Practitioner + Owner of The Aesthetics Lounge and Spa)Episode 268: Kathy Keller (Co-author of The Meaning of Marriage)On BirthOn MarriageOn DeathThe Jesus Storybook BibleThe Freedom of Self-ForgetfulnessNo Rules RulesThe Road Less StupidShoe DogWhen Breath Becomes AirEpisode 286: Anna Kemp (Grad Student)Every Good EndeavorThe Redeeming Your Time MastermindBonton FarmsKayleigh Cox on LinkedInJordan Raynor & CompanyMere Christians Podcast
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Dr. Karen Swallow Prior (Author of You Have a Calling)
How the advice to “follow your passions” can lead to an unbiblical sense of entitlement, how to follow “the true, good, and beautiful” today to find your calling tomorrow, and how God uses pain and trauma to steer us to our callings.Links Mentioned:Dr. Karen Swallow PriorDr. Karen Swallow Prior on XDr. Karen Swallow Prior on InstagramDr. Karen Swallow Prior on FacebookYou Have a CallingFierce Convictions: The Extraordinary Life of Hannah MoreThe Priory NewsletterHannah More | BritannicaMoanaMoana 2Cal NewportSo Good They Can’t Ignore YouMaster of OneDr. Amy Wrzesniewski on LinkedIn‘Jobs, Careers, and Callings: People's Relations to Their Work’‘The Secret of Effective Motivation’Why Work?Five Mere ChristiansAmusing Ourselves to DeathMakoto FujimuraEpisode 130: Makoto Fujimura (Artist)Episode 147: Haejin Shim Fujimura (Attorney)Kaleigh Cox on LinkedInAaron SorkinRedeeming Your TimeCalled to CreateJordan Raynor
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Wilson Smith (Fmr. Shoe Designer at Nike)
How Wilson came to be the shoe industry’s first Black shoe designer, how work can be a form of prayer, and why he chose Philippians 2 to be printed in his Nike shoes.Links Mentioned:Wilson Smith on LinkedInWilson Smith on InstagramUniversity of Oregon | College of DesignWilson Smith | IDSANikeFive Mere ChristiansAirTinker HatfieldShoe DogReebokChariots of FireBonoBill BowermanPhil KnightDesigning for Diversity: Wilson Smith at TEDxUOregonSurrender: 40 Songs, One StoryQuestloveThe Wonder of Stevie12 Notes: On Life and CreativityTobie Hatfield on LinkedInEpisode 205: Bobo Beck (Realtor + Author of Wisdom Calling)Jordan Raynor
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Will Acuff (Founder of Corner to Corner)
How to find joy in your work—even when it sucks, how Will’s “trailhead practice” can lead you to “Spirit-led self-awareness,” and how to stop limping towards God’s throne and start running towards it.Links Mentioned:Will Acuff on LinkedInNo Elevator to EverestCorner to Corner BAM Global EventsThomas MertonThe Return of the Prodigal Son Anniversary EditionJoe Mazzulla | NBCAAnnie DillardJordan Raynor
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Dr. Praveen Sethupathy (Chair, Department of Biomedical Sciences at Cornell University)
How to lead winsomely when your vocation is under attack, how the cross can “disabuse you of any sense of power” at work, and how Dr. Sethupathy practically elevates the marginalized in his office.Links Mentioned:Dr. Praveen SethupathyDr. Praveen Sethupathy on LinkedInEpisode 200: Dr. Francis Collins (Fmr. Director of the National Institutes of Health)Episode 272: Dr. Francis Collins (Author of The Road to Wisdom)Timothy KellerThe Human Genome Project‘Science as a Christian Vocation’Johannes KeplerMadeleine L'EngleFred RogersNational Academy of SciencesThe Myth of CertaintyWhat's So Amazing About Grace?The Genius of Their AgeDr. Ard LouisDr. Katharine HayhoeEpisode 48: Dr. Katharine Hayhoe (Climate Scientist)BioLogosVeritasJordan Raynor
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.