The Space.: Recent Episodes
Drew Gilliland
Make room for real life. A faith-focused podcast by young people, for young people, with the aim of bringing people together and elevating young voices.
Welcome back to Episode 5 of The Space.
In this episode, we continue to discuss the Gospel and misconceptions around it. After talking about our experiences with the Gospel growing up, we go on to discuss how our culture affects our understanding of the Gospel and how to let the Good News inform our perspective on our own lives and cultures. After you listen, take the time to get on Zoom with your friends or family and talk about the same questions we do. Thanks for joining us.
Discussion Questions:
How has your understanding of Jesus and his work changed over time?
What do you find beautiful about the Gospel?
What about the Gospel encourages you? Challenges you?
In what ways does the Gospel compel you to love God and love others?
In this episode, we discuss the Gospel and misconceptions around it. We begin by telling our stories from our childhood years on how we grew up understanding the Gospel, and we also nerd out on history, running devices, and more. Join Ali, Brittani, Sean, and Drew and listen in on the first half of our conversation on this topic, and then gather (remotely) with your friends and family around the included discussion questions.
Discussion Question:
How did you understand the Gospel as a kid, if at all? What was your idea of who Jesus was and what he did?
In this episode, we discuss community. Especially in this coronavirus pandemic, this issue is pressing and revealing the challenges and beauty of our relationships with other people. What does it mean for us, as Christians and as human beings, to belong to one another? What are some of the markers of the times in our lives where we felt like we were most in community? What are some difficulties we've had in trying to find or create community in our lives? How does Jesus help us and challenge us to form a robust community of faith? Join Ali, Brittani, Sean, and Drew and listen in on the first half of our conversation on this topic, and then gather (remotely) with your friends and family around the included discussion questions.
Discussion Questions
For the church, how do we do community well? How can Jesus’s life help us love one another more fully? How does understanding God’s covenant with us change how we interact with others in around us?
In this strange time in our world, how can we modify our habits and patterns to love our neighbors well? How are you personally doing this?
What can we, as the Church, offer in terms of community to a world that is desperately lonely? In other words, how can we love one another in such a way that the world knows that we’re Jesus’s disciples?
Welcome back to Episode 2 of The Space. We hope you found the first episode uplifting and challenging.
In this second episode, we discuss community. Especially in this coronavirus pandemic, this issue is pressing and revealing the challenges and beauty of our relationships with other people. What does it mean for us, as Christians and as human beings, to belong to one another? What are some of the markers of the times in our lives where we felt like we were most in community? What are some difficulties we've had in trying to find or create community in our lives? How does Jesus help us and challenge us to form a robust community of faith? Join Ali, Brittani, Sean, and Drew and listen in on the first half of our conversation on this topic, and then gather (remotely) with your friends and family around the included discussion questions.
Discussion Questions
What time in your life had you had the richest, most fulfilling community around you?
What characteristics did that time have?
For you and your personality, how is it important to pursue community?
Why do you need other people? How do they help you?
What kinds of people do you seek out to be close with?
How do you go about this?
How can Jesus’s life help you to love others and allow yourself to be loved more fully?
Our four hosts, Drew, Ali, Brittani, and Sean, all love Jesus and want to see his Church flourish around the world. Each brings their own unique perspective to the table, and this makes for a vibrant discussion about how it looks to be a Christian and do a podcast where we will discuss real-life issues with love and respect amidst varying viewpoints. Listen in to hear our first conversation.