The Known Disciple Project

Mark Hummel
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Welcome to The Known Disciple Project Podcast, a show for believers ready to stop drifting and start living fully aligned with who God says they are. If you’re done with surface-level faith and want to grow in mindset, habits, discipline, and spiritual clarity, without separating your faith from your ambition; you’re in the right place. We don’t do shallow here. This is where Scripture meets strategy. Whether you’re leading a business, raising a family, or chasing a God-given vision; this is your space. This isn’t motivation. It’s spiritual formation.

  1. 6d ago

    Nobody Prepares You for What Comes After the Summit

    Brad Williams trained for months to climb Mount Rainier, but reaching the summit wasn’t the hardest part. Coming back down nearly broke him. In this episode of The Known Disciple Project Podcast, Brad shares the leadership, faith, discipleship, resilience, and personal growth lessons he learned while climbing Mount Rainier. What started as a mountaineering challenge became a powerful lesson about trusting God, preparing for adversity, handling success, accepting pain, asking for help, building the right team, and staying present when life gets difficult. For Christian men, entrepreneurs, leaders, husbands, fathers, and anyone pursuing ambitious goals, Brad’s story exposes an easy mistake: we spend our lives preparing to reach the summit without preparing for the descent. What happens after you achieve the goal? What happens when motivation disappears? What happens when your strength runs out? And who is standing beside you when you finally hit zero? This conversation explores how faith in God, strong Christian brotherhood, intentional preparation, disciplined routines, humility, and the willingness to receive help can carry you through challenges that enthusiasm alone never will. Sometimes the greatest lessons aren't found at the summit. They're learned on the way back down. Highlights: → You’ll learn why the summit is often only the halfway point and why accomplishing a major goal can actually become one of the most dangerous moments for a driven man if he hasn’t prepared for what comes next. → Brad explains what happened when his body finally reached zero on Mount Rainier, how anxiety and exhaustion changed his ability to perform, and why accepting the reality of pain helped him stop fighting his circumstances and start moving forward again. → You’ll hear why Christian men need the right people around them—not simply people who encourage them, but people willing to carry the load when they have nothing left. Brad also explains why asking for help may give someone else an opportunity to find purpose through serving you. → Finally, the conversation breaks down why discipline and cadence beat feelings and enthusiasm. From scheduled water and food breaks on the mountain to spiritual disciplines, leadership, business, and everyday life, a good plan keeps working long after motivation disappears. Want to learn more about Mark Hummel? Check out the links below. Facebook LinkedIn Instagram Want to learn more about The Known Disciple Project? Check out the links below. Facebook Instagram TikTok YouTube Website Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  2. Sep 3

    I Climbed Mount Rainier and Learned How to Trust God

    What does climbing a dangerous mountain teach you about faith, leadership, and trusting God when life gets hard? In this episode of The Known Disciple Project Podcast, Brad Williams shares the powerful lessons he learned while climbing Mount Rainier and how that experience revealed deeper truths about discipleship, preparation, trust, and following God through uncertain seasons. This conversation is for Christian men who are carrying responsibility, leading families, building businesses, and trying to stay faithful without burning out. Brad explains why trust is not built during moments of crisis but through daily obedience, consistency, and faithfulness when life feels ordinary. Through stories from the mountain, he reveals how leaders can stop getting too far ahead of the people they serve, how disciples can learn to follow God’s footsteps, and how preparation creates peace when storms arrive. Whether you’re navigating business pressure, family challenges, spiritual growth, or a season where you need more peace, this episode will challenge you to rethink how you build trust and live with purpose. Highlights: → You’ll learn why putting a challenge on the calendar creates commitment and forces growth instead of allowing goals to stay stuck in the “someday” category. → Brad shares the leadership lesson he discovered while following footsteps on Mount Rainier and explains why great leaders move at a pace others can actually follow. → You’ll discover why trust is built during low-stakes moments through consistency, reliability, and daily habits before it is ever tested during difficult seasons. → This episode explores Christian discipleship, spiritual growth, trusting God in uncertainty, and how everyday faithfulness prepares you for life’s biggest challenges. Want to learn more about Mark Hummel? Check out the links below. Facebook LinkedIn Instagram Want to learn more about The Known Disciple Project? Check out the links below. Facebook Instagram TikTok YouTube Website Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  3. Aug 27

    Waiting on God? Here’s What You Should Be Doing

    Are you waiting on God, or could God be waiting for you to take the next faithful step? Understanding God’s timing can be confusing, especially when you’re praying for direction, trying to hear God’s voice, or wondering whether you should take action or simply wait on the Lord. In this episode of The Known Disciple Project, Mark Hummel explores what the Bible actually teaches about waiting on God, spiritual formation, Christian discipleship, hearing God’s voice, abiding in Christ, and taking biblical action while trusting God’s timing. Waiting on the Lord was never meant to be passive. Scripture shows us that Christians are created for good works, called to renew their minds, commanded to follow Christ daily, and invited to remain connected to Jesus as the true vine. You cannot force spiritual growth, but you can position yourself where God can form you. If you’ve been feeling spiritually stuck, impatient with God, unsure about your purpose, or confused about your next step, this episode will help you understand the difference between passive waiting and actively waiting on God. Highlights: → Discover why being created for good works doesn’t mean earning your salvation, how Ephesians 2:10 changes the way you think about Christian purpose, why waiting on God should involve active spiritual formation, and how renewing your mind through Scripture helps you recognize God’s voice. → You’ll also learn what Jesus’ teaching about the vine and branches in John 15 reveals about abiding in Christ, why God, not your performance, is responsible for producing spiritual fruit, and how prayer, Scripture, Christian community, obedience, and patience can position you for God’s formation. → Most importantly, you’ll walk away with a practical question to ask yourself this week: Am I actively waiting on God, or am I avoiding the discomfort of faithful patience? Want to learn more about Mark Hummel? Check out the links below. Facebook LinkedIn Instagram Want to learn more about The Known Disciple Project? Check out the links below. Facebook Instagram TikTok YouTube Website Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  4. Aug 20

    Most Christians Can’t Answer This Identity Question

    If someone asked you, “Who does God say you are?” could you answer without relying on your feelings, failures, accomplishments, career, or past? Many Christians know what the Bible teaches, yet still build their identity around fear, inconsistency, shame, failure, business struggles, relationship problems, or what other people think about them. That gap between biblical identity and the way we actually see ourselves can affect our spiritual growth, leadership, marriage, business, confidence, purpose, and even our willingness to share the gospel. In this episode of The Known Disciple Project Podcast, Mark Hummel explores what Scripture says about your identity in Christ and how knowing who God says you are can transform the way you show up in every area of life. Through Psalm 139, Philippians 1:6, and 1 Corinthians 12, you’ll discover that you are intimately known by God, created with purpose, given gifts to serve others, brought into His family, and part of a good work God is continuing in you. If you’ve ever struggled with Christian identity, purpose, self-doubt, failure, spiritual growth, calling, or knowing God’s plan for your life, this episode will give you a practical place to begin. You’ll Learn: → Why your identity controls how you show up. Mark explains how defining yourself by failure, inconsistency, fear, business results, or past experiences can create a gap between what you say you believe and how you actually live. → What Psalm 139 reveals about how deeply God knows you. You’ll explore the biblical truth that God knew you before birth, knows your thoughts and words, and is present with you wherever you go. → Why your life has purpose even when you’ve failed. Philippians 1:6 points to God continuing the good work He began in you, while the episode connects that work to spiritual growth, service, and your God-given mission. → How your gifts become an act of worship. Through 1 Corinthians 12, Mark explains the picture of one body with many gifts and challenges you to identify how your abilities can be used to love God and serve other people. Want to learn more about Mark Hummel? Check out the links below. Facebook LinkedIn Instagram Want to learn more about The Known Disciple Project? Check out the links below. Facebook Instagram TikTok YouTube Website Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  5. Jul 2

    How to Stop Giving God and Family Your Leftovers

    Are you a Christian man who feels busy all the time, but still feels like your faith, marriage, family, health, and purpose are getting the leftovers?  In this episode of The Known Disciple Project Podcast, we talk about margin, Sabbath rest, burnout, busyness, discipline, Christian leadership, spiritual growth, and what it really means to build a life that has room for God. If you are a driven man, business owner, husband, father, leader, or disciple of Jesus who keeps saying yes to good things but feels too exhausted to say yes to the best things, this conversation is for you. Margin is the space between your load and your limits. Without it, men burn out, isolate, neglect relationships, drift from God, and lose sight of their mission. But margin is not laziness. Sabbath is not weakness. Rest is a spiritual discipline that helps you reset, hear from God, protect your priorities, and show up stronger for the people who matter most. Highlights: → You’ll learn why margin matters for Christian men who are trying to lead well without burning out.  → Justin and Mark unpack how Sabbath rest helps men resist hustle culture, rebuild spiritual discipline, and stop living at max capacity every day. → You’ll hear why saying no to good opportunities can create space for better callings, stronger relationships, and deeper faith.  → The conversation also covers how busyness can become a form of control, why Jesus modeled solitude, and how men can start small with daily rhythms of rest. This episode also challenges the other side of margin: passivity, laziness, and the lack of purpose many men feel when they are not pursuing a God-given mission. Want to learn more about Mark Hummel? Check out the links below. Facebook LinkedIn Instagram Want to learn more about The Known Disciple Project? Check out the links below. Facebook Instagram TikTok YouTube Website Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  6. Jun 25

    How to Build Grit Without Becoming Miserable

    What does real grit look like for Christian men? Not the angry, isolated, “grind harder” version the world often celebrates, but biblical grit that helps you stay faithful, lead your family, resist temptation, and keep showing up when life gets hard.  In this episode, Mark and Justin talk about the difference between grit and willpower, why anger is not the same as strength, and how men can build the kind of spiritual resilience that lasts. If you are a Christian man trying to grow as a husband, father, leader, disciple, or friend, this conversation will challenge the way you think about toughness. You’ll hear how grit applies to your faith, your physical life, your mental discipline, your community, and your walk with God. The goal is not to become a harsh, miserable man who pushes through everything alone. The goal is to become a man who can stay on mission when opposition, temptation, exhaustion, or resistance shows up.  Real Christian manhood requires consistency, humility, community, prayer, and the courage to keep taking the next right step. Highlights: → You’ll learn the difference between grit and willpower, and why grit is needed when there is real pain, pressure, opposition, or resistance. → You’ll hear why worldly grit often turns men against people, while biblical grit helps men show up for people with love, strength, and purpose. → You’ll discover why anger can be a signal, but should not become your source of identity, motivation, or spiritual leadership. → You’ll learn practical ways to build grit before life gets hard through exercise, learning, prayer, scripture, consistency, and strong Christian community. Want to learn more about Mark Hummel? Check out the links below. Facebook LinkedIn Instagram Want to learn more about The Known Disciple Project? Check out the links below. Facebook Instagram TikTok YouTube Website Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  7. Jun 13

    You’re Not Lazy, You’re Drifting

    A lot of Christian men are not losing their faith because of one huge mistake, they are drifting. Slowly. Quietly. Without even realizing it. One distracted morning turns into a missed quiet time. One missed prayer becomes a pattern. One season of isolation turns into spiritual distance, lost purpose, and a life that feels flat. In this episode of The Known Disciple Project podcast, Mark Hummel and Justin talk about spiritual drift, biblical masculinity, Christian discipline, responsibility, prayer, Scripture, and how men can come back to God when they feel distracted, disconnected, or spiritually stuck. This conversation is for Christian men who know they were made for more, but feel pulled away by social media, busyness, chaos, isolation, lack of purpose, or passive living. You’ll hear real examples of how drift shows up in faith, fitness, relationships, work, family, and spiritual habits. More importantly, you’ll learn how to recognize drift early, anchor yourself again, take responsibility, build small habits, sharpen your spiritual axe, and stop trying to follow Jesus alone. Highlights: → You’ll learn what spiritual drift really is and why it often looks less like rebellion and more like distraction, passivity, and slowly taking your hands off the wheel. → Mark and Justin break down how Christian men drift from prayer, Scripture, relationships, fitness, purpose, and responsibility without noticing until they feel isolated or spiritually empty. → You’ll hear practical ways to rebuild your spiritual life through five-minute disciplines, Scripture reading, prayer, journaling, asking better questions, and creating protected time with God. → The conversation also covers why men need brotherhood, accountability, and other strong Christian men around them if they want to stay anchored and keep growing in biblical masculinity. Want to learn more about Mark Hummel? Check out the links below. Facebook LinkedIn Instagram Want to learn more about The Known Disciple Project? Check out the links below. Facebook Instagram TikTok YouTube Website Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  8. May 21

    The Leadership Step Most Christians Keep Skipping

    Are you trying to lead before God has formed you? In this episode of The Known Disciple Project Podcast, Mark Hummel and Justin Rhodes talk about Christian leadership, spiritual formation, identity in Christ, and why great leaders must first become great followers. If you feel called to lead in your family, business, church, ministry, marriage, team, or personal life, this conversation will challenge you to slow down, stop performing, and ask the deeper question: who am I becoming? Too many Christian leaders rush from calling to influence without allowing God to build character, humility, prayer, discipline, and self-awareness first. That shortcut often leads to burnout, ego-driven leadership, control, weak culture, and painful failure. Mark and Justin unpack biblical leadership through the lives of Jesus, Paul, Peter, David, and others, showing why formation always comes before faithful leadership. This episode is for growth-minded Christians who want to lead with conviction, follow Jesus more deeply, build healthier culture, and become the kind of leader God can trust. You’ll learn: → Why leadership starts with followership. → How ego and performance can quietly shape the way you lead. → Why prayer and Scripture are essential for spiritual formation. → How identity work helps close the gap between who you think you are and who God says you are. Want to learn more about Mark Hummel? Check out the links below. Facebook LinkedIn Instagram Want to learn more about The Known Disciple Project? Check out the links below. Facebook Instagram TikTok YouTube Website Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Welcome to The Known Disciple Project Podcast, a show for believers ready to stop drifting and start living fully aligned with who God says they are. If you’re done with surface-level faith and want to grow in mindset, habits, discipline, and spiritual clarity, without separating your faith from your ambition; you’re in the right place. We don’t do shallow here. This is where Scripture meets strategy. Whether you’re leading a business, raising a family, or chasing a God-given vision; this is your space. This isn’t motivation. It’s spiritual formation.

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