Pastor Writer: Conversations on Reading, Writing, and the Christian Life
by Chase Replogle
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Matt Erickson — The Image of A Pastor
Apr 10, 2026
41m 06s
Chase Replgole — My Favorite Books from 2025
Dec 29, 2025
20m 49s
Doug Basler — Finding Novels for the New Year
Dec 11, 2025
44m 43s
Tommy Brown — Why the Bible Calls us to a Quiet Life
Oct 29, 2025
58m 55s
Janet Kobobel Grant — Your Book Needs a Better Hook
Jul 10, 2025
51m 11s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
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| 4/10/26 | Matt Erickson — The Image of A Pastor✨ | pastoral ministrymetaphors in church+3 | Dr. Matt Erickson | Eastbrook Church | Milwaukee, Wisconsin | pastorministry+5 | — | 41m 06s | |
| 12/29/25 | Chase Replgole — My Favorite Books from 2025 | Every year at this time, I go back through my Amazon orders, my Audible subscription, and my bookshelf to reflect on everything I’ve read. It is a fantastic exercise to see what has occupied your mind over the past twelve months. Reviewing also helps me form a loose plan for what I want to dive into in the coming year—focusing more on the topics I’d like to explore further. This review always helps me curate a list of my favorite reads. I’ll keep the intro short and jump straight into the boo... | 20m 49s | ||||||
| 12/11/25 | Doug Basler — Finding Novels for the New Year | Doug Basler is married to his wife, Katie, and is the father of Addie, Jackson, and Isaac. He currently serves as pastor of Union Park Presbyterian Church in Des Moines and First Presbyterian Church of Grimes. His pastoral ministry has also taken him to congregations in Aberdeen, Washington, and Cooke City, Montana. Doug recently completed a Doctor of Ministry in the Sacred Art of Writing at Western Theological Seminary and holds degrees from Westmont College and Gordon-Conwell Theological Se... | 44m 43s | ||||||
| 10/29/25 | Tommy Brown — Why the Bible Calls us to a Quiet Life | Author Tommy Brown joins me to talk about his new book, The Speed of Soul: Four Rhythms for a Quiet Life. We explore what it means to love deeply, live quietly, mind our own affairs, and work with our hands. We all feel like the speed of life is accelerating, but how does the Bible call us to a different way of living?Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices | 58m 55s | ||||||
| 7/10/25 | Janet Kobobel Grant — Your Book Needs a Better Hook | Janet Kobobel Grant is the President and Founder of Books & Such Literary management. She is also an experienced writer and has experience within top publishing positions.Janet and I have had the privilege of working together on several publishing projects. She joins me on the podcast to talk about developing a great book proposal and why the hook is so important to publishers. She also shares details on a new writing initiative her agency is launching to help authors take the next step i... | 51m 11s | ||||||
| 3/13/25 | Katherine González — Sailing, Writing &Lessons in Faith | From the Graveyard of the Pacific to the paradise of the Polynesian Islands…This is the true story of a journey with real people, real places, and the adventures that inevitably follow.Katherine and Andrés leave lucrative jobs and a stable life to accomplish his dream of sailing the world.She worries what awaits them beyond the horizon: Failure? Pirates? Poverty? Will they make it to the South Pacific, and will they survive the voyage? (Better yet, will their marriage?)The epic expedition put... | 1h 07m 37s | ||||||
| 2/12/25 | Karen Stiller — Reclaiming a Life of Holiness | These days, brokenness feels more comfortable to discuss than holiness. It’s easier to say that we are messy than holy, that healing is a long way off. To say that we are holy seems like one step away from holier than thou, and no one ever wants to be that.Holiness Here offers practical and inspiring ways to transform your life by helping you see the holiness within your ordinary, everyday life. Holiness isa warm invitation to a new and better way to livea calling for our lives in Script... | 39m 40s | ||||||
| 1/29/25 | Aaron Renn — Christianity and Culture in the Negative World | From Life in the Negative World:Learning how to live in today's new social and cultural environment will require examination, trial and error, and adaptation over time. But there are ways to live with integrity and follow Christ today, even in a negative world.From a peak in church attendance in the mid-20th century, Christianity has been on a trajectory of decline in the United States. Once positive toward Christianity and Christian moral teachings, cultural shifts toward the mid-90s led man... | 52m 20s | ||||||
| 12/18/24 | My Favorite Books from 2024 | As we close out the year and finish our Christmas shopping amidst a flurry of holiday parties, I took a moment to reflect on my reading over the past twelve months. Each year, I enjoy compiling a list of my reads, as it helps me appreciate the work and thoughts that have shaped my year. I reviewed the shelves in my office, scrolled through my Audible purchases, and checked my Amazon cart history.It’s fascinating how the books I’ve read encapsulate my growth and development over the year.This ... | 21m 03s | ||||||
| 12/11/24 | Why Now Might be the Right Time to Try Logos | The Judeo-Christian faith has long been formed by books and reading. From synagogue scrolls to circulating letters, believers have been nurtured, disciplined, and matured through ongoing conversations in the form of written words. We are people of The Book, and alongside it is an ever-growing shelf of more books.I am a reader, in large part, because I am a believer. From the literature of the Second Temple period to the writings of Lewis, Chesterton, and Peterson, books have had an incalculab... | 15m 36s | ||||||
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| 10/23/24 | Mike & Daniel Blackaby — Communicating the Gospel to a Culture of Emotions | Mike Blackaby is a pastor and church planter in Victoria, BC, Canada. He earned a PhD in worldview and apologetics from the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary and was formerly a pastor to young adults and current church planter.Daniel Blackaby earned a PhD in Christianity and the arts and a Masters in philosophy, apologetics, and worldview from the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. He runs The Collision, a multi-media ministry equipping Christians for cultural engagement.The... | 50m 36s | ||||||
| 9/26/24 | Justin Gravitt — The Missing Culture of Disciplemaking | Justin Gravitt is a disciple making leader and writer. Justin has served with The Navigators since 2000 and is the founder and executive director of the Dayton Disciple Makers Network, as well as the host of the popular Practitioners’ Podcast. He’s an avid Reds fan, loves the beach, and Dad-joking his kids. He lives in Dayton, Ohio, with his wife, Kristen, and their four children. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices | 48m 06s | ||||||
| 9/10/24 | A Sharp Compassion: Today is the Day! | I'm excited for today to be the official release of A Sharp Compassion. It's now available wherever books are sold. In our episode today, I'm reading from the final pages of the book and suggesting a couple of ways you can help with sharing the book. A big thanks to everyone who has already pre-ordered it. It means so much to me.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices | 9m 36s | ||||||
| 8/27/24 | Chapter 3: Insecurity | Over the last few weeks, I've be releasing the first three chapters of A Sharp Compassion in audio form on the podcast. I hope its been a chance for you to learn more about the book and to better understand the significance of offense in the Bible. You can learn more about the book at asharpcompassion.com.It would mean a lot to me if you would pick up a copy of the book. Buy a copy.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices | 43m 47s | ||||||
| 8/20/24 | Chapter 2: Offense | Over the next few weeks, I'll be releasing the first three chapters of A Sharp Compassion in audio form on the podcast. I hope its a chance for you to learn more about the book and to better understand the significance of offense in the Bible. You can learn more about the book at asharpcompassion.com.It would mean a lot to me if you would pick up a copy of the book. Buy a copy.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices | 41m 36s | ||||||
| 8/13/24 | Chapter 1: Hard Words to Hear | Over the next few weeks, I'll be releasing the first three chapters of A Sharp Compassion in audio form on the podcast. I hope its a chance for you to learn more about the book and to better understand the significance of offense in the Bible. You can learn more about the book at asharpcompassion.com.It would mean a lot to me if you would pick up a copy of the book. Buy a copy.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices | 37m 19s | ||||||
| 8/6/24 | My New Book — Offense, Insecurity, and the Hard Words of Jesus | On September 10th, I’m releasing a new book entitled A Sharp Compassion: 7 Hard Words to Heal Our Insecurities and Free Us from Offense. I think it’s an important conversation for learning to recognize the insecurity within our culture and in our own lives. It would mean a lot to me if you would consider buying a copy and recommending it to friends.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices | 18m 45s | ||||||
| 7/31/24 | Jerry Jenkins — A Conversation on the Writing Life | Author of more than 200 books with sales of over 70 million copies, including the best-selling Left Behind series, Jerry Jenkins is the former vice president for publishing and former chairman of the board of trustees for the Moody Bible Institute of Chicago.Jerry's writing has appeared in Time, Reader's Digest, Parade, Guideposts, and dozens of Christian periodicals. Twenty-one of his books have reached The New York Times best-seller list (seven debuting number one).Jerry owns the Jerry Jenk... | 49m 05s | ||||||
| 6/14/24 | Jared Wilson — Christian Writing as Art and Worship | Jared Wilson is an award-winning author of over 20 books and a popular speaker at churches and conferences around the world. A 30-year ministry veteran, he is especially known for his passionate gospel-centered teaching. Jared serves as Pastor for Preaching and the Director of the Pastoral Training Center at Liberty Baptist Church in Liberty, Missouri and as an Assistant Professor of Pastoral Ministry and Author in Residence at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Kansas City, Mis... | 57m 53s | ||||||
| 5/17/24 | Karl Vaters — De-sizing the Church | Karl produces resources for Helping Small Churches Thrive at KarlVaters.com. He's the author of five books on church leadership, including his newest, De-Sizing the Church: How Church Growth Became a Science, Then an Obsession, and What's Next. His other books include The Grasshopper Myth and Small Church Essentials. Karl also hosts a bi-weekly podcast, The Church Lobby: Conversations on Faith & Ministry, featuring in-depth interviews about topics that concern pastors, especially those wh... | 53m 53s | ||||||
| 5/3/24 | Patrick Schreiner — What to Make of the Transfiguration | Patrick Schreiner is an associate professor of New Testament and Biblical theology at Midwestern baptist Theological Seminary. He is also an elder at Emmaus Church in Kansas City, Missouri. He is the author numerous books, including Matthew, Discipels and Scribe; a commentary on Acts, The Ascension of Christ; and The Kigndom of God and the Glory of the Cross. Patrick joins me on today's episode to discuss his new book, The Transfiguration of Christ: An Exegetical and Theological Reading. We t... | 47m 13s | ||||||
| 4/18/24 | Brian Croft & Ronnie Martin — Redefining Productivity for a More Sustainable Ministry | Brian Croft is the former Senior Pastor of Au-burn-dale Baptist Church in Louisville, Kentucky and is the Founder of Practical Shepherding. He is also Senior Fellow for the Mathena Center for Church Revitalization and an Adjunct Professor at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. Ronnie Martin is founder and lead pastor of Substance Church (EFCA) in Ashland, Ohio. Before pastoral ministry, Ronnie was an internationally known recording artist, producing and releasing over 15 albums for the... | 49m 50s | ||||||
| 4/5/24 | Ryan Rush — Meals, Tables, and the Ministry of Jesus | Ryan Rush, serves as pastor of Kingsland Baptist Church, in Katy, Texas. He has spent more than 20 years working in ministry, and during that time, he has been on a mission to connect church and home life, becoming a national voice for the “Faith at Home” movement. In over a decade serving as Adjunct Professor at Liberty University, he has taught more than 1,500 students the course he helped to design, “Theology of the Family.” Ryan currently teaches Doctoral students in the Marriage and Fami... | 37m 55s | ||||||
| 3/30/24 | David Kaywood — A Call to Contentment in a Restless World | David Kaywood is a senior pastor at Eastside Community Church in Jacksonville, Florida. He is the author of A Call to Contentment: Pursuing Godly Satisfaction in a Restless World. He is the founder of gospelrelevance.com and a contributor to The Gospel Coalition. He lives in Jacksonville Beach, Florida with his wife and two children. In our conversation, we explore the Christian call to contentment in a restless world. How can Christians experience contentment, and how can we, as Christian wr... | 43m 50s | ||||||
| 3/11/24 | Todd Hains & Natasha Kennedy — Catechism and Children’s Literature | I'm joined on today's podcast by Editor Todd Hains and Illustrator Natasha Kennedy. Together, they have been working on Lexham's new series of children's books, known as the FatCat series. We discuss the current state of Christian children's literature, Catechism, and Classical Education, and how we can be intentional about teaching our children the language and the theology of our faith. | 47m 15s | ||||||
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