Finchwood Discipleship Podcast

The Finchwood Discipleship Podcast is made up of "conversations for people who want to be more like Jesus." Our goal is to explore what biblical Christianity looks like while being open to questions in the spirit of honest and respectful dialogue, and to live out our faith in the real world of relationships and communities that we each inhabit. 

Chapters:
00:00 - Welcome to Finchwood 
02:30 - The Story Behind the Name  
04:03 - About Me 
08:07 - Foundational Principles 
13:11 - The Format

Additional Resources: 
"Life Together: The Classic Exploration of Christian Community" by Dietrich Bonhoeffer 

Thanks for listening! 

Questions or comments? Say something: 
Email: matthew@finchwood.media 
YouTube: @FinchwoodDiscipleshipPodcast 
Website formerly known as Twitter: @Mr_Finchwood  
All other socials: @FinchwoodPodcast 

Please consider supporting us via Patreon.

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In this episode, listeners are invited to enter into a relationship with Jesus. For the record, becoming a Christian is NOT a prerequisite for listening to Finchwood or for participating in the ongoing conversation that this podcast is a part of, but at the same time, personally knowing God is foundational to truly understanding everything we talk about after this point. 

If you don't know Jesus in that way yet, please listen to this episode and consider praying along with the loosely-guided prayer time near the end. 

Chapters:
00:00 - What You're Invited To 
02:04 - Relationship and Religion  
05:09 - Lord and Savior 
06:36 - For the Seeker and the Skeptic 
08:18 - Prayer 

Thanks for listening! 

Questions or comments? Say something: 
Email: matthew@finchwood.media 
YouTube: @FinchwoodDiscipleshipPodcast 
Website formerly known as Twitter: @Mr_Finchwood  
All other socials: @FinchwoodPodcast 

Please consider supporting us via Patreon.

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So... you've decided to become a Christian, but what does that mean? And maybe more importantly, what do you do next? This episode hopes to answer some of those questions by discussing the practical side of starting out as a follower of Jesus. 

Chapters:
00:00 - What Just Happened 
02:29 - It's a Marathon, not a Sprint 
04:03 - Prayer 
05:24 - Repentance 
06:10 - Fellowship 
06:45 - Sharing Your Faith 
07:29 - The Bible 
08:21 - Baptism 
09:13 - Closing 

"Anyone who belongs to Christ has become a new person. The old life is gone; a new life has begun!" 2 Corinthians 5:17 (New Living Translation) 

Thanks for listening! 

Questions or comments? Say something: 
Email: matthew@finchwood.media 
YouTube: @FinchwoodDiscipleshipPodcast 
Website formerly known as Twitter: @Mr_Finchwood  
All other socials: @FinchwoodPodcast 

Please consider supporting us via Patreon.

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This is a short introduction to Season Two, which is called "The Basics." We're starting with the most fundamental parts of what it means to be a Christian. As a reminder, your feedback, questions, and ideas are more than welcome. 

P.S. At the time of recording, this episode was the beginning of Season One. However, things have been re-numbered since then. 

Chapters:
00:00 - The Basics 
00:33 - A Strong Foundation 
01:57 - How You Can Help 

Thanks for listening! 

Questions or comments? Say something: 
Email: matthew@finchwood.media 
YouTube: @FinchwoodDiscipleshipPodcast 
Website formerly known as Twitter: @Mr_Finchwood  
All other socials: @FinchwoodPodcast 

Please consider supporting us via Patreon.

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Now that we've decided to follow Jesus, what's the most important thing to keep in mind on the road a head? The answer is love. 

Chapters:
00:00 - Purpose before Mission 
02:47 - Loving God 
04:10 - Being Loved By God 
07:12 - Loving Others
10:08  - Conclusion 

Thanks for listening! 

Questions or comments? Say something: 
Email: matthew@finchwood.media 
YouTube: @FinchwoodDiscipleshipPodcast 
Website formerly known as Twitter: @Mr_Finchwood  
All other socials: @FinchwoodPodcast 

Please consider supporting us via Patreon.

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As followers of Jesus, we have a job to do, a mission to accomplish. God has given us all a critically important assignment: to make disciples. 

Chapters:
00:00 - Purpose before Mission 
01:33 - The Mission: Make Disciples! 
03:13 - What is a Disciple? 
05:14 - What Would Jesus Do... and Why? 
07:57 - The Process 
11:43 - Disciples Who Make Disciples 

Thanks for listening! 

Questions or comments? Say something: 
Email: matthew@finchwood.media 
YouTube: @FinchwoodDiscipleshipPodcast 
Website formerly known as Twitter: @Mr_Finchwood  
All other socials: @FinchwoodPodcast 

Please consider supporting us via Patreon.

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As followers of Jesus, we have a secondary mission: to proclaim a message known as "the Gospel" to all creation. But what is the Gospel? What does it entail? This episode delves into that very question. 

Chapters:
00:00 - What is the Gospel? 
02:32 - Credible Witnesses 
04:44 - False and Incomplete Gospels 
07:58 - Good News about Jesus 
10:07 - Good News about Forgiveness 
13:32 - Good News Here and Now 
16:05 - Good News about the King 
19:04 - Conclusion 

Thanks for listening! 

Questions or comments? Say something: 
Email: matthew@finchwood.media 
YouTube: @FinchwoodDiscipleshipPodcast 
Website formerly known as Twitter: @Mr_Finchwood  
All other socials: @FinchwoodPodcast 

Please consider supporting us via Patreon.

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Community: what is it, and what does the Bible say about it? This episode begins to explore two communities: one that the Bible calls "God," and one it calls "The Church." 

Chapters:
00:00 - God is a Community 
03:40 - The "Church" 
07:24 - About Denominations 
10:04 - A Family and a Kingdom 
13:43 - The Body of Christ 

Thanks for listening! 

Questions or comments? Say something: 
Email: matthew@finchwood.media 
YouTube: @FinchwoodDiscipleshipPodcast 
Website formerly known as Twitter: @Mr_Finchwood  
All other socials: @FinchwoodPodcast 

Please consider supporting us via Patreon.

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