Live Your Call With Bruce Bugbee

Chestly Lunday

Live Your Call with Bruce Bugbee invites you to discover and live out the unique way God designed you. Drawing from decades of teaching, writing (What You Do Best, Network), and coaching, Bruce unpacks spiritual gifts, relational style, and life passion with warmth and clarity. Each episode blends biblical insight, real-life stories, and practical tools to help you become faithful, fruitful, and fulfilled—so you can make God famous through your everyday life.

Episodes

  1. Aug 10

    LYC01: What If You Stopped Trying To Fill Positions?

    The conversation explores the journey of congregational assessment, recognizing the right time for ministry rethink, finding the right system for ministry connection, implementing gift-based ministry, challenges in ministry implementation, creating a kingdom-minded approach, supporting personal and ministry development, embracing a kingdom-minded perspective, and empowering ministry beyond the church. The conversation delves into the themes of freedom in Christ, empowering ministry partners, discovering passion and purpose, honoring and stewarding people, the secret sauce of ministry, life-changing conversations, cultural impact on ministry, ministry deployment and equipping, and open-handed ministry approach. The discussion emphasizes the importance of understanding one's passion and purpose, empowering and honoring ministry partners, and creating a culture of open-handed ministry. The conversation explores the importance of discovering passion, providing permission, and understanding spiritual gifts in ministry. It emphasizes the alignment of passion with ministry roles and the significance of equipping and serving in leadership. The conversation explores the dynamics of leadership, the distinction between servers, equippers, and users, the importance of pouring into others, implementing values and programs, the significance of slowing down and trust, believing the best in each other, and concludes with a closing prayer and final thoughts. Takeaways Recognizing the right time for ministry rethink is crucialImplementing gift-based ministry requires a kingdom-minded approach Understanding freedom in ChristEmpowering and honoring ministry partners Discovering and affirming passion is essential for clarity and motivation.Equipping and serving in leadership roles requires understanding the unique gifts and passions of individuals. Understanding the different leadership metrics is crucial for effective leadership.Pouring into others and implementing values are essential for creating a healthy and thriving ministry. Chapters 00:00 The Journey of Congregational Assessment01:38 Recognizing the Right Time for Ministry Rethink03:00 Finding the Right System for Ministry Connection05:35 Implementing Gift-Based Ministry09:03 Challenges in Ministry Implementation13:31 Creating a Kingdom-Minded Approach18:11 Supporting Personal and Ministry Development25:43 Embracing a Kingdom-Minded Perspective32:36 Empowering Ministry Beyond the Church34:23 Freedom in Christ35:30 Empowering Ministry Partners36:15 Discovering Passion and Purpose37:12 Honoring and Stewarding People39:04 The Secret Sauce of Ministry40:24 Life-Changing Conversations47:56 Cultural Impact on Ministry53:10 Ministry Deployment and Equipping50:23 Open-Handed Ministry Approach55:48 Discovering Passion and Permission57:12 Motivation and Unintended Discoveries58:32 Understanding Spiritual Gifts and Passion59:09 Aligning Passion and Ministry01:00:11 Finding the Right Seat on the Bus01:21:29 Equipping and Serving in Leadership01:23:47 Understanding Leadership Metrics01:24:13 The Role of Servers, Equippers, and Users01:25:13 Pouring into Others vs. Using Them01:32:48 Implementing Values and Programs01:36:03 The Importance of Slowing Down and Trust01:44:18 Believing the Best in Each Other01:46:23 Closing Prayer and Final Thoughts

  2. 09/22/2025

    Charlie Kirk: Gen Z's 9/11 and Living Your Call

    In this conversation, Bruce Bugbee and Chestly Lunday discuss the impact of Charlie Kirk's assassination on Gen Z and the church. They explore the importance of dialogue in political discourse, the role of faith in navigating political ideologies, and the need for authenticity in leadership. The discussion emphasizes the call for Christians to lift Jesus up in their actions and to engage with love and truth in conversations, while also addressing the cultural issues facing today's youth. Takeaways Charlie Kirk's assassination has deeply affected Gen Z. Gen Z views this event as a pivotal moment in their lives. Dialogue is essential for understanding differing opinions. Living out one's calling is crucial for making an impact. Authenticity in leadership fosters trust and connection. The church must address cultural issues with love and compassion. Engagement in politics is necessary for Christians. Listening and understanding are key to effective communication. We should lift Jesus up in our actions and words. The church can play a significant role in modern society. Titles Navigating the Impact of Charlie Kirk's Assassination Understanding Gen Z's Perspective on Current Events Sound bites "It's the Gen Z 9/11." "Lift Jesus up in our actions." "Jesus was angry, but sin not." Chapters 00:00 Introduction and Context of the Conversation 02:41 The Impact of Charlie Kirk's Assassination on Youth 05:22 The Role of Opinions and Dialogue in Society 08:26 Understanding the Other: Empathy and Connection 11:01 Living Out One's Calling: The Example of Charlie Kirk 14:00 Navigating Political Ideologies and Faith 16:30 The Significance of Moments in History 19:21 The Church's Response to Cultural Changes 22:10 The Role of Youth in Political Movements 24:59 Lifting Jesus Up in Conversations and Actions 28:39 Finding Your Lane: Embracing Individual Purpose 29:39 The Power of Listening: Engaging with Opposing Views 31:03 Love in Action: The Importance of Compassion 33:23 Understanding Pain: Compassion vs. Empathy 36:46 Navigating Conversations: The Art of Listening 37:37 The Role of Social Media: Amplifying Voices 42:46 Grounding in Scripture: Romans 12 as Guidance 48:51 Living Your Calling: Emulating Character and Faith

    Charlie Kirk: Gen Z's 9/11 and Living Your Call

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Live Your Call with Bruce Bugbee invites you to discover and live out the unique way God designed you. Drawing from decades of teaching, writing (What You Do Best, Network), and coaching, Bruce unpacks spiritual gifts, relational style, and life passion with warmth and clarity. Each episode blends biblical insight, real-life stories, and practical tools to help you become faithful, fruitful, and fulfilled—so you can make God famous through your everyday life.