The SFC Podcast Snowboarders & Skiers for Christ

In this episode of "Saving the Gospel," Ryan sits down with Dr. Matthew Bates - author of Why the Gospel: Living the Good News of King Jesus with Purpose - to talk about the WHY of the gospel. Many of us are familiar with the content of the gospel, but WHY do we need the gospel? Tune in to find out...because the answer might surprise you.



Check out books by Dr. Matthew Bates:


Why the Gospel?: Living the Good News of King Jesus with Purpose


The Gospel Precisely: Surprisingly Good News About Jesus Christ the King


Salvation by Allegiance Alone: Rethinking Faith, Works, and the Gospel of Jesus the King


Gospel Allegiance: What Faith in Jesus Misses for Salvation in Christ



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The SFC podcast is back with a brand-new, thought-provoking theme for this 2023/24 season (and a title that might sound a bit pretentious at first glance - bear with us). Lets nutshell this thing, because who reads podcast episode descriptions anyway?!



Have you ever felt like there was a disconnect between what the early church looked like, and what Church looks like now? Have you ever thought about what it must have been like to live in the days that followed Jesus’ death, resurrection and ascension - where the church shared everything in common and grew despite massive obstacles and persecution? What an experience that must have been!!!



Maybe it seems like a dream scenario is because, if we can be honest, sometimes it seems like the early church was captivated by something MUCH BIGGER than what we experience in our daily lives.



In this series, we deep-dive on the Gospel: what it meant to the early church, what it did in our hearts when we first heard it, how we can reinvigorate that same kind of gospel-spreading-like-wildfire, life-changing, worldview-shaping way?



Is it possible to resuscitate, redefine and recapture the wonder of the gospel…to realign ourselves with the beauty that so captivated the early church and led them to TURN THE WORLD UPSIDE DOWN?



Explore with us this season as we interview authors and experts in the theological, philosophical and ethical fields of our faith alongside experts in the shred culture. Join us as we commit to Saving the power and the beauty and the place of the Gospel as the most important thing in our lives.



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Welcome back to episode nine of this season of the SFC Podcast. This season, we’ll be diving into some talks we had at our annual SFC conference in Waterville Valley, New Hampshire — which was held back in November. Many of you have just worked through an entire winter season doing ministry out on the hill, and as you begin to reflect on your season, we would like to offer you the opportunity to listen to some of the discussions that were had regarding, “Shred Ministry in a post-Christian World.” And that’s what this series is all about. In the SFC: The Conference Files, we wanted to give you some pointers about cultivating relationships in the current state of the Church.  In this episode, Kyle Beshears will be talking about sharing The Gospel with people who are apathetic towards Christianity.  We hope that you’ll find this conversation helpful and encouraging as you finish up your season. 



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Buy Kyle's Book at https://www.amazon.com/Apatheism-Share-When-They-Dont/dp/1535991526

Welcome back to episode eight of this season of the SFC Podcast. This season, we’ll be diving into some talks we had at our annual SFC conference in Waterville Valley, New Hampshire — which was held back in November. Many of you have just worked through an entire winter season doing ministry out on the hill, and as you begin to reflect on your season, we would like to offer you the opportunity to listen to some of the discussions that were had regarding, “Shred Ministry in a post-Christian World.” And that’s what this series is all about. In the SFC: The Conference Files, we wanted to give you some pointers about cultivating relationships in the current state of the Church.  In this episode, Kevin Twombly will be talking about discipling people that are struggling with mental health.  We hope that you’ll find this conversation helpful and encouraging as you finish up your season. 



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Welcome back to episode seven of this season of the SFC Podcast. In this season, we’ll be diving into some talks we had at our annual SFC conference in Waterville Valley, New Hampshire — which was held back in November. Many of you have just worked through an entire winter season doing ministry out on the hill, and as you begin to reflect on your season, we would like to offer you the opportunity to listen to some of the discussions that were had regarding, “Shred Ministry in a post-Christian World.” And that’s what this series is all about. In the SFC: The Conference Files, we wanted to give you some pointers about cultivating relationships in the current state of the Church.  In this episode, Nathan Jenkins will be talking about how to have fun in ministry.  We hope that you’ll find this conversation helpful and encouraging as you finish up your season. 

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Welcome back to episode six of this season of the SFC Podcast. This season, we’ll be diving into some talks we had at our annual SFC conference in Waterville Valley, New Hampshire — which was held back in November. Many of you have just worked through an entire winter season doing ministry out on the hill, and as you begin to reflect on your season, we would like to offer you the opportunity to listen to some of the discussions that were had regarding, “Shred Ministry in a post-Christian World.” And that’s what this series is all about. In the SFC: The Conference Files, we wanted to give you some pointers about cultivating relationships in the current state of the Church.  In this episode, Ryan Leeds will be talking about the importance and execution of leadership succession.  We hope that you’ll find this conversation helpful and encouraging as you finish up your season. 



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