Podcast appearances and mentions of john driver

John Driver explores the ways we so easily condemn others, specifically by holding them in contempt and judgment. But the way of Jesus shows us a different path, one that does not pretend condemnation is not deserved, but rather leads Christ-followesr to embrace the reality of their own condition that caused Christ to offer us grace, an offer we now freely extend to others we believe to be in the same condition as ourselves. To download sermon notes or watch past messages, visit: http://grovechurchmj.com/watch Facebook:   / grovechurchmj   Instagram:   / grovechurchmj    Visit us online at http://grovechurchmj.com

In the first message of 2025, instead of only focusing on all that we need to do in the new year, John Driver explores some things we need to undo. Comparison is an epidemic, even among Christians, yet few of us believe we are sick. But Scripture shows us that comparison is an identity and a competition problem, both alleviated by the love of God that leads us to dwell in security in the lives we actually have as we let God love us well day-by-day. To download sermon notes or watch past messages, visit: http://grovechurchmj.com/watch Facebook:   / grovechurchmj   Instagram:   / grovechurchmj    Visit us online at http://grovechurchmj.com

John Driver explores some of the historical contexts that led to the Church's observance of the season of Advent, and specifically, why hope is the gateway to the joy, peace, and love we celebrate every Christmas. Like the older Simeon in Luke 2, we can also wait with confident expectancy because the salvation outside of ourselves that we so desperately hope for has not only arrived, but is also still arriving in increasing increments of light within our present and future lives. To download sermon notes or watch past messages, visit: http://grovechurchmj.com/watch Facebook:   / grovechurchmj   Instagram:   / grovechurchmj   

In the intro to a new series, John Driver explains why it Scripture leads us to honor the stories of other believers throughout history, the "huge crowd of witnesses to the life of faith” (Hebrews 12:1). This week, we explore the story of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, the German theologian who served God faithfully, discipled others about what it means to embrace “costly grace,” lived in radical community with others, stood strong against injustice, worked as a spy against the Nazis, and was eventually martyred because of his faith in Christ. To download sermon notes or watch past messages, visit: http://grovechurchmj.com/watch Facebook:   / grovechurchmj   Instagram:   / grovechurchmj   Twitter:   / grovechurchmj   Visit us online at http://grovechurchmj.com

John Driver dives into Ephesians 6 and God's imperative invitation not to just stand exposed and be beaten down by the attacks of our enemy in this world, who, according to Scipture, hinders us. We can have armor laying all around us—truth, His righteousness, peace, faith, a mind fixed on salvation, Scripture—and not actually take it up and put it on. John explores how to actually use it. To download sermon notes or watch past messages, visit: http://grovechurchmj.com/watch Facebook:   / grovechurchmj   Instagram:   / grovechurchmj    Visit us online at http://grovechurchmj.com

As this series nears its end, John Driver explores how the fruits and leading of God's Spirit actually invovle us leading ourselves (self-control). We can't always know where to go or what to do, but we can know how to be in any circumstance. And in our moment of faith crisis, when we're willing to choose again at least one part of God's ways, we will discover that God is actually building real faith in us right then and there— and this faith is an eternal, unwasted outcome in our present and eternal realities, even as we wait and seek other outcomes in this life. To download sermon notes or watch past messages, visit: http://grovechurchmj.com/watch Facebook:   / grovechurchmj   Instagram:   / grovechurchmj    Visit us online at http://grovechurchmj.com

John Driver explores a leg of Paul's Second Missionary Journey from Antioch to Troas, a journey marked repeatedly by limitations placed upon him by God Himself. What do we do when we feel that God is either allowing or placing limitations on our progress in life? There aren't always easy answers, but there is a path to continue taking chances on God's faithfulness and the good that is to come. To download sermon notes or watch past messages, visit: http://grovechurchmj.com/watch Facebook:   / grovechurchmj   Instagram:   / grovechurchmj    Visit us online at http://grovechurchmj.com

John Driver explores how the daily stressors of our pressures and pace somehow make us more oppositional to what would most bring us relief. Under stress, we hold our breath rather than take a breath. But even when we feel that we can't take a break, we can still take a breath, which is why understanding the biblical concept of God's life-giving, ongoing breath in us is a key to finding rest and peace amid the chaos of life. An unopposed heart and contemplative practices can make all the difference. To download sermon notes or watch past messages, visit: http://grovechurchmj.com/watch Facebook:   / grovechurchmj   Instagram:   / grovechurchmj    Visit us online at http://grovechurchmj.com

John Driver continues our series on Psalm 100, focusing on verse 4: "Enter his gates with thanksgiving; go into his courts with praise; give thanks to him and call upon his Name.” In all of our days, there is both an invitation from God and a pathway provided by Him to moves us past whatever gates may make us feel distant from Him, specifically through practices of gratitude and single-hearted praise. To download sermon notes or watch past messages, visit: http://grovechurchmj.com/watch Facebook: http://facebook.com/grovechurchmj Instagram: http://instagram.com/grovechurchmj  Visit us online at http://grovechurchmj.com

John Driver explores verse 3 of Psalm 100, specifically what it means to: "Know this: The Lord himself is God; he himself has made us, and we are his.” The daily life in Christ is a process not of knowing Him in order to solve the divine mystery, but knowing Him in order to continually grow in experience and intimacy within the divine mystery. To download sermon notes or watch past messages, visit: http://grovechurchmj.com/watch Facebook:   / grovechurchmj   Instagram:   / grovechurchmj   Twitter:   / grovechurchmj   Visit us online at http://grovechurchmj.com

John Driver continues our series on Psalm 100 with a focus on verse 2: serve the Lord with gladness. What does it mean to “serve the Lord” and do we truly believe that doing so should produce gladness in our lives? To download sermon notes or watch past messages, visit: http://grovechurchmj.com/watch Facebook: http://facebook.com/grovechurchmj Instagram: http://instagram.com/grovechurchmj  Visit us online at http://grovechurchmj.com

John Driver kicks off a new summer series exploring the act of worship as revealed in Psalm 100. To view sermon notes or watch past messages, visit: http://grovechurchmj.com/watch Facebook:   / grovechurchmj   Instagram:   / grovechurchmj    Visit us online at http://grovechurchmj.com

John Driver wraps up the series at the feeding of the 5000 in John 6. There are times when the questions of Jesus are meant to cause us to take inventory of what we believe is possible and impossible. We struggle with the idea of being tested because we tend to view any such thing from God in a negative light, certainly apart from his goodness. But when we can be honest with God and offer to Him the actual life we have in our present messy moments, no matter how small it may seem, we will find that Jesus may already be multiplying bread and fish in our hands, even if we don't realize it. To download sermon notes or watch past messages, visit: http://grovechurchmj.com/watch Facebook:   / grovechurchmj   Instagram:   / grovechurchmj    Visit us online at http://grovechurchmj.com 

John Driver explores the next line of the Apostles' Creed: "From there he [Christ] will come to judge the living and the dead.” These topics can easily cause obsession over times, dates, and possible ways events might happen, as well as fear of God's judgment. But we can become joyfully grounded in the simplicity of Jesus's promise to come again, as well as His decision to experience the judgment we deserve, meaning we are not longer appointed for wrath, but for a fullness of life that never ends. To download sermon notes or watch past messages, visit: http://grovechurchmj.com/watch Facebook:   / grovechurchmj   Instagram:   / grovechurchmj    Visit us online at http://grovechurchmj.com

John Driver addresses the next stanza from the Apostles' Creed: [Jesus] was crucified, died and was buried; he descended into hell; on the third day he rose again from the dead.” The cross is the place where all things intersect— heaven and earth, sin and rightness, despair and hope, life and death. The work that Jesus did on the cross and in unseen places during His death eventually led to the ultimate moment that secured life for us that never has to end: His resurrection. In this way, the cross (literally in Latin, “crux”) truly is the crux of our faith. To download sermon notes or watch past messages, visit: http://grovechurchmj.com/watch Facebook:   / grovechurchmj   Instagram:   / grovechurchmj   Visit us online at http://grovechurchmj.com

John Driver kicks off a new series by exploring the ways different people embrace a vast diversity of Christian beliefs, which can lead to confusion and division. The Early Church had the same experiences, which is why they prayerfully developed creeds to help every believer “speak the same thing.” This does not mean seeing every facet of faith identically, but rather agreeing upon that which is orthodox and essential so that we can together hold to "the hope we profess,” and "spur one another on toward love and good deeds. To download sermon notes or watch past messages, visit: http://grovechurchmj.com/watch Facebook:   / grovechurchmj   Instagram:   / grovechurchmj   Twitter:   / grovechurchmj   Visit us online at http://grovechurchmj.com

John Driver explores the story of ten men with leprosy who were healed by Jesus, but only one slowed down long enough to return and say “thank you.” It is all too easy for us to get so caught up in the pace of life that nine times out of then, we also don't return to give God thanks for His goodness towards us. But as we will learn, gratitude is one of the gateways to taking hold of that which is truly life, no matter how big or small the circumstances of our daily temporal lives may be. To download sermon notes or watch past messages, visit: http://grovechurchmj.com/video Facebook: http://facebook.com/grovechurchmj Instagram: http://instagram.com/grovechurchmj  Visit us online at http://grovechurchmj.com

aIn the penultimate message of the series, John Driver explores how our own developmental stories affect the practices we adopt— and how the story of the gospel leads us out of stagnation and into and into fresh newness in our practices so that we can consistently approach the Lord's table on a regular basis with humility and wonder. To download sermon notes or watch past messages, visit: http://grovechurchmj.com/video Facebook: http://facebook.com/grovechurchmj Instagram: http://instagram.com/grovechurchmj Twitter: http://twitter.com/grovechurchmj Visit us online at http://grovechurchmj.com

John Driver addresses some of the difficulties the modern mind has with Jesus's use of the term “blood” as connected to wine that we drink. Returning to God's covenant “blood walk” with Abram in Genesis 15, we learn that these practices and images reach far deeper than we often understand today, but that Christ's new covenant revealed at His table is the best of news, calling us to into the light and life of the bread and wine rather than the darkness of the sacrifice and death of flesh and blood that we deserve. To download sermon notes or watch past messages, visit: http://grovechurchmj.com/video Facebook:   / grovechurchmj   Instagram:   / grovechurchmj   X:   / grovechurchmj   Visit us online at http://grovechurchmj.com

John Driver opens up a new series exploring the biblical and historical event of Holy Communion and what it means for us today as an ongoing practice (reflected in many different church traditions) in which we actively and intentionally come to a table together to remember and receive the “charis” (grace, gifts) of Christ. To download sermon notes or watch past messages, visit: http://grovechurchmj.com/video Facebook: http://facebook.com/grovechurchmj Instagram: http://instagram.com/grovechurchmj Twitter: http://twitter.com/grovechurchmj Visit us online at http://grovechurchmj.com 

John Driver explores what Jesus really means when we talks about the blessing that follows those who are “pure in heart” from a gospel lens, revealing the true nature of our hearts and an invitation to rightly-aligned confidence. Then there are the peacemakers, those who know that they are ill-equipped to settle and judge the infinite conflicts in society and relationships that swirl around us— but there is a way to think and act like actual children of a trustworthy Judge and merciful Father. To download sermon notes or watch past messages, visit: http://grovechurchmj.com/video Facebook: http://facebook.com/grovechurchmj Instagram: http://instagram.com/grovechurchmj Twitter: http://twitter.com/grovechurchmj Visit us online at http://grovechurchmj.com

John Driver continues the series by exploring the confusion and modern Christian resistance to Jesus's teachings on meekness and gentleness. Yet if we will join Him on the mount and follow after His ways, we will find that we no longer have to try to control or conquer our own corners of the world. As we follow the meekest One, by His grace, we will inherit so much more. To download sermon notes or watch past messages, visit: http://grovechurchmj.com/video Facebook: http://facebook.com/grovechurchmj Instagram: http://instagram.com/grovechurchmj Twitter: http://twitter.com/grovechurchmj Visit us online at http://grovechurchmj.com

John Driver opens a new series by exploring the context of Jesus's famous Sermon on the Mount, focusing on the Beatitudes and what it truly means to be “blessed” and to live in “the Kingdom of Heaven.” Surprisingly, being "poor in spirit” does not mean what most modern Christians think it does, yet the nature and extent of Christ's true invitation to anyone who is spiritually distraught or bankrupt truly is the greatest news imaginable. To download sermon notes or watch past messages, visit: http://grovechurchmj.com/video Facebook: http://facebook.com/grovechurchmj Instagram: http://instagram.com/grovechurchmj Twitter: http://twitter.com/grovechurchmj Visit us online at http://grovechurchmj.com

John Driver opens a new series on the topic of hope, something the world is in short supply of these days. Diving into the series' first biblical character study on the topic, the life and story of Hannah reveal the ways shame and unmet expectations try to rob us of hope… but there is good news on the other side of bad stories. To download sermon notes or watch past messages, visit: http://grovechurchmj.com/video Facebook: http://facebook.com/grovechurchmj Instagram: http://instagram.com/grovechurchmj Twitter: http://twitter.com/grovechurchmj Visit us online at http://grovechurchmj.com

In the final message of the series, John Driver dives deep into what Proverbs says about how to live well with others in relationship and community, exploring biblical principles for cultivating humility, the right kind of confidence, restraint and encouragement with our words, and generosity. To download sermon notes or watch past messages, visit: http://grovechurchmj.com/video Facebook: http://facebook.com/grovechurchmj Instagram: http://instagram.com/grovechurchmj Twitter: http://twitter.com/grovechurchmj Visit us online at http://grovechurchmj.com

John Driver borrows from and adapts a timely message from Watermark's Blake Holmes, chasing down what Proverbs has to say about one of the most sought-after mysteries of daily life: wisdom for making the right decisions. To download sermon notes or watch past messages, visit: http://grovechurchmj.com/video Facebook: http://facebook.com/grovechurchmj Instagram: http://instagram.com/grovechurchmj Twitter: http://twitter.com/grovechurchmj Visit us online at http://grovechurchmj.com

John Driver explores the way Proverbs and the Scriptures as a whole show us how God's comfort and strength—reflected in the imprint of His divine image on both men and women— are often overlooked on days like Mothers' Day. In the end, whether this is a day to mourn or to celebrate, there is much encouragement and truth to glean from the gospel as it is reflected in the lives of mothers, including Mary, the mother of Jesus. To download sermon notes or watch past messages, visit: http://grovechurchmj.com/video Facebook: http://facebook.com/grovechurchmj Instagram: http://instagram.com/grovechurchmj Twitter: http://twitter.com/grovechurchmj Visit us online at http://grovechurchmj.com

John Driver continues the series by addressing our modern tendencies to treat proverbial wisdom as “life hacks” rather than becoming true students of godly wisdom. The alternative— learning to walk the path of growing in wisdom every day—leads us to a much more confident and fulfilling life, leaning into God's ways instead of our own understanding. To download sermon notes or watch past messages, visit: http://grovechurchmj.com/video Facebook: http://facebook.com/grovechurchmj Instagram: http://instagram.com/grovechurchmj Twitter: http://twitter.com/grovechurchmj Visit us online at http://grovechurchmj.com

John Driver kicks off a new series that explores the book of Proverbs. To understand how to process and apply the Proverbs, we must explore the various genres of Scripture and how each of them uniquely equip us for varying applications of God's truths. In particular, the path to wisdom begins with humility in our own ways and alignment with God's ways. To download sermon notes or watch past messages, visit: http://grovechurchmj.com/video Facebook: http://facebook.com/grovechurchmj Instagram: http://instagram.com/grovechurchmj Twitter: http://twitter.com/grovechurchmj Visit us online at http://grovechurchmj.com

In the last message of the Rhythms series, John Driver explores the notion of missional presence, inviting us all to see the divine dance God is already doing, and into which He invites us to be a part. Along the way, the practices of hospitality and justice are key to developing a posture of doing that flows from a life of continually being formed in Christ. To download sermon notes or watch past messages, visit: http://grovechurchmj.com/video Facebook: http://facebook.com/grovechurchmj Instagram: http://instagram.com/grovechurchmj Twitter: http://twitter.com/grovechurchmj Visit us online at http://grovechurchmj.com

John Driver continues the series by diving into a subject that is very uncomfortable for many Christians, but also key to spiritual formation: racial reconciliation. In examining the biblical imperative of the Gospel to not merely to save our souls for heaven, but to also form us into a new family from a variety of diverse cultures and ethnicities, the resurrection-infused grace of Christ frees us to be honest about remembering our non-white neighbors' difficult histories with empathy and humility, leading us into habits like incarnational listening, reconciliatory prayer, and confession as a daily practice. To download sermon notes or watch past messages, visit: http://grovechurchmj.com/video Facebook: http://facebook.com/grovechurchmj Instagram: http://instagram.com/grovechurchmj Twitter: http://twitter.com/grovechurchmj Visit us online at http://grovechurchmj.com

John Driver continues the series by addressing the often overlooked practice of silent prayer. In most modern Christian circles, we tend to stay so noisily in motion that we rarely pursue the simplicity of a few minutes of shared presence and silence with God as our most trusted friend. Referencing The Deeply Formed Life by Rich Villodas, John explores the value, challenges, and practical approaches to this most helpful and spiritually intimate practice that anyone, no matter who they are, can do. To download sermon notes or watch past messages, visit: http://grovechurchmj.com/video Facebook: http://facebook.com/grovechurchmj Instagram: http://instagram.com/grovechurchmj Twitter: http://twitter.com/grovechurchmj Visit us online at http://grovechurchmj.com

John Driver kicks off a new series exploring the spiritual rhythms we can develop by discovering and pursuing a diversity of formational practices. A series that models what a book study might look like for individuals and community groups, this series utilizes fresh insights while also leaning into quotes and principals from The Deeply Formed Life by Rich Villodas. To download sermon notes or watch past messages, visit: http://grovechurchmj.com/video Facebook: http://facebook.com/grovechurchmj Instagram: http://instagram.com/grovechurchmj Twitter: http://twitter.com/grovechurchmj Visit us online at http://grovechurchmj.com

John Driver concludes the series by continuing to explore our core values through the creative lens of the last two sentences in our GroveKids acrostic and what they mean for each of us: "Valuing God's Words Makes Me Wise, So I Will Learn Them," and "Every Day Is A Missions Trip. Who Can I Help Today? To download sermon notes or watch past messages, visit: http://grovechurchmj.com/video Facebook: http://facebook.com/grovechurchmj Instagram: http://instagram.com/grovechurchmj Twitter: http://twitter.com/grovechurchmj Visit us online at http://grovechurchmj.com

Do you know the kingdom has a culture?  Join us in this episode of Following to Lead with Kevin East as he chats with John Driver. John Driver is a writer, minister, and podcaster who has authored, co-authored, or served as the primary collaborative writer for over twenty-five books and numerous published articles. He endeavors to work closely with authors, leaders, and organizations. In this episode, they talk about culture, the culture we live in, how believers can navigate this culture, multi-ethnic issues, and parenting. How do you thrive in today's world despite the many ungodly cultures embraced by the world? Listen to this episode to find out more Follow Jesus Lead Differently. The Mentoring Alliance https://www.thementoringalliance.com/   For donations https://www.thementoringalliance.com/donate   To connect with John Driver:   https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-driver/ https://johndriver.com/ http://instagram.com/johndriver https://www.facebook.com/johndriverwrites/ Similar Episodes:   Ep.113 Broken and Valuable with Toni Collier Ep.112 No more holding back with Kat Armstrong Ep.103 Leading with Resilience with Sam Kim Ep. 95 Walking with Jesus through difficult times with Becky Harling

Borrowing from the ways we teach the Grove Kids about the most important and elemental parts of knowing and being known by God, John Driver kicks off the New Year exploring two simple concepts: 1) God gives me grace, so I don't have to be afraid of Him, and 2) Real is always the right way to be with God, so I don't have to hide. To download sermon notes or watch past messages, visit: http://grovechurchmj.com/video Facebook: http://facebook.com/grovechurchmj Instagram: http://instagram.com/grovechurchmj Twitter: http://twitter.com/grovechurchmj Visit us online at http://grovechurchmj.com

John Driver continues our observance of Advent by exploring the role of love in the story of Jesus, as well as the inseparable role of love towards others in the uncreated love of God. To give to Crisis Aid, visit: http://www.grovechurchmj.com/christma... To download sermon notes or watch past messages, visit: http://grovechurchmj.com/video Facebook: http://facebook.com/grovechurchmj Instagram: http://instagram.com/grovechurchmj Twitter: http://twitter.com/grovechurchmj Visit us online at http://grovechurchmj.com

With the help of BibleProject videos, John Driver opens up the season of Advent with an exploration of the hope we experience amid the tension of waiting. As Mary discovered, a future tense hoping for “something” to happen is secondary to God's timeless, omnipresent tense hoping for “Someone” to come. And since Christ has already come, we can hold to Him with hope as we continue waiting for all that will someday happen to redeem the world in which we live. To give to Crisis Aid, visit: http://www.grovechurchmj.com/christmashope To download sermon notes or watch past messages, visit: http://grovechurchmj.com/video Facebook: http://facebook.com/grovechurchmj Instagram: http://instagram.com/grovechurchmj Twitter: http://twitter.com/grovechurchmj Visit us online at http://grovechurchmj.com

In the final message of the Philippians series, John Driver explores Paul's closing remarks and sentiments on how to apply the truths of the rest of the book into daily living, including how to live with people, how to live in worry, prayer, and thinking, and how to live in contentment, despite financial ups and downs. To download sermon notes or watch past messages, visit: http://grovechurchmj.com/video Facebook: http://facebook.com/grovechurchmj Instagram: http://instagram.com/grovechurchmj Twitter: http://twitter.com/grovechurchmj Visit us online at http://grovechurchmj.com

John Driver reads through the second chapter of Philippians, a section of Paul's letter devoted to learning to live in genuine humility and mutual service to one another, just as Christ has done for us. We learn that our willingness to speak (and yes, even disagree) without "grumbling or arguing” is a much bigger evidence of a true and worthwhile testimony that most modern Christians realize. To download sermon notes or watch past messages, visit: http://grovechurchmj.com/video Facebook: http://facebook.com/grovechurchmj Instagram: http://instagram.com/grovechurchmj Twitter: http://twitter.com/grovechurchmj Visit us online at http://grovechurchmj.com

John Driver launches a new book study on Paul's letter to the Philippians. Going verse-by-verse, we learn about the need to remind one another of God's grace and peace, we take confidence in God's unconquerable work to complete in us what we can never do in ourselves, and we discover that love toward real people in real life is the first and only valid biblical context for growth in all other areas of life and faith. To download sermon notes or watch past messages, visit: http://grovechurchmj.com/video Facebook: http://facebook.com/grovechurchmj Instagram: http://instagram.com/grovechurchmj Twitter: http://twitter.com/grovechurchmj Visit us online at http://grovechurchmj.com

John Driver continues the series by addressing the role of gratitude in our lives. Rather than hyper-positivity that denies the trouble of reality, real gratitude is the healthy balancing of one's viewpoint of an often harsh reality with an acknowledgment of an ever-present and eternal goodness unvanquished by trouble and evil. It is not just about seeing the good in all things, but believing the goodness of God is for you… that God's goodness exists and will ultimately prevail in all things. Gratitude helps to put the realities of life back into their correct order. To download sermon notes or watch past messages, visit: http://grovechurchmj.com/video Facebook: http://facebook.com/grovechurchmj Instagram: http://instagram.com/grovechurchmj Twitter: http://twitter.com/grovechurchmj Visit us online at http://grovechurchmj.com

John Driver continues our series by exploring the misunderstood nature of the way we grow in our faith. Though we tend to think it is by knowledge alone, the ways of Christ in Scripture reveal that we partake of the transformative elements of gospel as we follow Christ on a journey forward into life's varying experiences. As we keep moving, we are to continually pay attention to the gospel itself, never believing we have fully understood every facet. This means addressing our own interpretation of the most debated aspect of the gospel: the order in which grace and truth exists and should be applied. We tend to choose either a truthless grace or a graceless truth, but the life and words of Christ reveal a better way. To download sermon notes or watch past messages, visit: http://grovechurchmj.com/video Facebook: http://facebook.com/grovechurchmj Instagram: http://instagram.com/grovechurchmj Twitter: http://twitter.com/grovechurchmj Visit us online at http://grovechurchmj.com

John Driver opens our new series, Out of Order, which addresses the biblical invitation to daily reorder our lives according to the higher realities of Christ and His ways, which include reordering the first as the last and the repayment for evil as good. This week's message also specifically addresses our universal quest to take hold of safety and security in this world. A daily and divinely-reordered approach reminds each of us that ONLY Jesus makes us dwell in safety (Psalm 4:8), so we must FIRST pursue security in Christ, even as we still engage in all the other aspects of wisdom and responsibility. To download sermon notes or watch past messages, visit: http://grovechurchmj.com/video Facebook: http://facebook.com/grovechurchmj Instagram: http://instagram.com/grovechurchmj Twitter: http://twitter.com/grovechurchmj Visit us online at http://grovechurchmj.com

The Mattsons loved this challenging and encouraging dialogue about race within the United States and the Church. Having a deeper understanding of racism and its effect on our communities is essential for every wholehearted leader. So, today we have two guests:  friends and co-authors, Reggie Dabbs and John Driver, to discuss their new book, Not So Black and White: An Invitation to Honest Conversation. This episode is a must listen - full of wisdom, practical insights, and encouragement for each and every one of us to step into those difficult, but necessary conversations.   “When was the last time you changed your mind about anything? Having uncomfortable conversations can feel like the worst thing. But reading a book about race that makes you uncomfortable can be the best thing for you—if you have the courage to keep reading.”   Reggie Dabbs has been one of the most sought-after public school and event speakers in the United States and around the world for more than two decades. Reggie shares his own astonishing story of tragedy, redemption, and hope with millions of people each year. John Driver M.S. is an award-winning writer and collaborator of more than twenty five books. He serves as an executive and teaching pastor and hosts the weekly podcast Talk About That.   As fathers and as men of the church who have both served in the public arena, they explore not only racism, but also many volatile topics these conversations spark in the broader culture today. Not So Black and White takes readers through the history of slavery, the Civil War, Jim Crow law, and more, because without knowing our history, it can be difficult to know what needs repairing.   To connect with John Driver or Reggie Dabbs, visit:   ONLINE - http://reggiedabbsonline.com/ https://johndriver.com/ SOCIAL - https://www.instagram.com/johndriver/ https://www.facebook.com/johndriverwrites https://www.instagram.com/dabbsreggie/ https://www.facebook.com/reggiedabbsonline   BOOK - https://www.amazon.com/Not-Black-White-Invitation-Conversations/dp/0310363403 To connect with Jeff & Terra Mattson and Living Wholehearted, go to: Instagram @TerraMattson @Living_Wholehearted @MyCourageousGirls Facebook @MyCourageousGirls @WeAreLivingWholehearted Websites LivingWholehearted.com MyCourageousGirls.com   Resources Shrinking the Integrity Gap Shrinking the Integrity Gap e-Course Courageous: Being Daughters Rooted in Grace Dear Mattsons Helping Moms Raise Confident Daughters

John Driver continues our series by exploring those aspects of life we most want to avoid: moments of trouble and grief. Without making a formula out of the way God speaks in our pain, we can be confident and comforted in knowing that God is very near to us when we are crushed in spirit and is faithful to speak in ways that change our lives, even when we can't always detect his specific words amid dark clouds of grief and pain. To download sermon notes or watch past messages, visit: http://grovechurchmj.com/video Facebook: http://facebook.com/grovechurchmj Instagram: http://instagram.com/grovechurchmj Twitter: http://twitter.com/grovechurchmj Visit us online at http://grovechurchmj.com

John Driver continues the series by focusing upon a tricky aspect of hearing the voice of God through the role of the culture around us. As Paul reveals in his interactions with the philosophers and thinkers of ancient Athens (Acts 15), there is a path of wisdom leading to the beauty, engagement, and gracious plan of God, even in situations or things not necessarily made or intended to glorify Him. Since every good and perfect gift comes from Him, we can rest in the fact that all truth is God's truth— and that even when we can't figure out where God is, we can be confident that He is still with us. To download sermon notes or watch past messages, visit:http://grovechurchmj.com/video Facebook:http://facebook.com/grovechurchmj Instagram:http://instagram.com/grovechurchmj Twitter:http://twitter.com/grovechurchmj Visit us online athttp://grovechurchmj.com

John Driver continues the series by exploring one of the most misinterpreted and misunderstood aspects of the voice of God: the internal nudge of the Spirit, or the whisper within. There are biblically-based practicals we can employ to know how to better “test” and joyfully trust the voice of God that whispers to our hearts. To download sermon notes or watch past messages, visit:http://grovechurchmj.com/video Facebook:http://facebook.com/grovechurchmj Instagram:http://instagram.com/grovechurchmj Twitter:http://twitter.com/grovechurchmj Visit us online athttp://grovechurchmj.com

In this episode, Jesse and Lindsey talk through how 6s prefer to approach and resolve conflict. Then they interview pastor and author John Driver about handling conflict as a Type 6. John talks about conflicts that happened within his church and how he dealt with them in both unhealthy and healthy ways. Everyone also plays Name That Type, where John displays his kitchen creativity. Find more from John: https://johndriver.com/ This episode is part of our Conflict & the Enneagram series.

When was the last time you changed your mind about anything? 
That's one of the questions that's asked in my conversation with Reggie Dabbs and John Driver, authors of Not So Black and White: An Invitation to Honest Conversations about Race and Faith. In this conversation, we talk about what prompted these two friends to write this book together and what we can all learn if we take the position of humility as individuals, as Christians, and as a nation. Plus, we talk: —What keeps us from ACTUALLY loving our nation —One simple action to take when you don't know where to start learning —The history of race in our systems —What our responsibility as Jesus' disciples is