The Rob Skinner Podcast: Helping You Make This Life Count

In this episode, I talk to Ryan Painter, who leads a church in Cleveland, Ohio. Listen as he shares: · How he became a disciple at Ohio State · His struggles with anxiety and panic attacks and how he manages this while leading a church and preaching · How he has seen God bless the church this year with 9 baptisms in four months in a church of 85 disciples. · What he d

Join me as I talk to Dr. Sean St. Jean, author of his new book, "Spiritual Trauma." I recently met Sean and read his book and we talk about his background, his book and why he wrote it. More about Dr. Sean St. Jean: Dr. Sean St. Jean is a full-time professor at King University in Tennessee, teaching therapy at a graduate level. He is also a therapist in private practice, and has wo

How to Put God's Word into Practice Immediately Has not my hand made all these things, and so they came into being?” declares the Lord. “These are the ones I look on with favor: those who are humble and contrite in spirit, and who tremble at my word. Isaiah 66:2 The multiplying disciple responds and acts on God’s word. He or she goes beyond mere head-nodding and mumbled

Every wondered what to do in a tricky dating situation or relationship tangle? I’m here with Chris Schwartzenber, a close friend who leads the church Spokane, Washington. We’re going to field questions submitted from you our listeners on the subject of relationships and dating. Disclaimer, these are our opinions only and ask you to get advice from trusted people within your

How to Be a Multiplying Disciple: Seek pleasing results, not pleasing methods “When do you plan on moving? How long have you lived at this address? Where did you move from? How did you happen to pick this area? If you were to move, where would you go next? And when would that be?” In the middle of the great recession and housing collapse of 2008, I clung to this sales

This past weekend I went to Pine Summit Camp in Prescott, Arizona for an All-Arizona Men’s Retreat. Chris Reed, who leads the church in Salt Lake City was the keynote speaker and preached on what it means to be a man made in the image of Jesus. I got together with three twenty-somethings after Chris’ lesson and discussed the topic of masculinity in your twenties. Listen to

If you want to make this life count, you will need to live your life on purpose. That starts with setting goals and setting up daily systems to achieve your spiritual ambition. In this episode I talk about how to do just that. 1. How to Live Your Life on Purpose A 10x disciple is a disciple living with a purpose and goal in mind. Everything he or she does has Jesus’ inter

With so many books out there, it’s easy to get paralyzed and confused as to what to read. Today, I’m going to share the top ten books I would take with me if congress declared a law that said people can only own ten books. These are the books that have changed my life. The Top Ten Books for the growing Christian. Leaders are readers. Everything you want to become or ach

I interviewed J. Brian Craig nearly four years ago on episode 25. Last year Brian was diagnosed with Glioblastoma, a fast-growing and aggressive type of brain cancer. Listen today as I ask him about his diagnosis, how he and his family have learned to cope with a terminal disease and what his plans are for his music, ministry and future. Here are the links to Brian's recordings m

Recently, I was searching for a new book to listen to on my Audible account. I typed in “podcasting” and one of the recommendations that popped up was, “The Podcaster’s Playbook.” I listened to that and what blew me away was the author, John Stange (“Stahn-Gee”), is a pastor for Core Creek Community Church community church near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He start