Everyday Disciple Podcast

Some people just drain you. You've tried avoiding them, reasoning with them, even killing them with kindness—nothing sticks. If you're being honest, you're either walking on eggshells or keeping your distance. There's a better way, and it starts with understanding what's actually going on. In this episode of the Everyday Disciple Podcast, we're going to break down the four types of difficult people, the "thing behind the thing" driving each one, and how the gospel gives you something better than tolerance or avoidance—a path toward real connection, even with the hardest people in your life. In This Episode You’ll Learn: The four types of difficult people and what's actually driving their behavior
Why difficult people present one of the clearest gospel opportunities in your life
How to understand "the thing behind the thing" so you stop reacting and start responding
Why you might be on someone else's "difficult person" list — and what to do about it

Get started here... From this episode: "When we take the time necessary to gently address a person in a way that they can hear and receive, a bond of trust is built that can change how they act and how we respond to them. When you listen, ask good questions, and seek to understand 'the thing behind the thing', it is always a gospel issue that leads to any of us being difficult or argumentative."Each week the Big 3 will give you immediate action steps to get you started.Download today’s BIG 3 right now. Read and think over them again later. You might even want to share them with others…
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Unless seeds are planted, watered, and given enough time for growth, there is little expectation of a harvest. That's how farming works. And it turns out — it works similarly with people and their faith. But what if most of us have been measuring the harvest by the wrong metric this whole time? In this episode of the Everyday Disciple Podcast, Caesar challenges the common idea that spiritual harvest means getting a "decision for Christ." What if the harvest Jesus talked about was actually a harvest of disciples? This episode reframes sowing and reaping — and shows why God always provides for what he calls and commands when you trust him with your words, your time, and your life. In This Episode You’ll Learn:The truth about the amount of "fruit" that is ready to be harvested
Why the harvest Jesus was after is different from what you were taught
What really constitutes "sowing seeds" in someone's life
Why sowing and reaping is an ongoing cycle — not a once-and-done event

Get started here... From this episode: "Are you looking to 'close the deal' or give your life away? Seeking to get a 'decision for Christ' or invite people into your family — God's family — and lay your life down for them?"Each week the Big 3 will give you immediate action steps to get you started.Download today’s BIG 3 right now. Read and think over them again later. You might even want to share them with others…
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Thanks so much for joining us again this week. Have some feedback you’d like to share? Join us on Facebook and take part in the discussion! If you enjoyed this episode, please share it using the social media buttons you see at the top of this page or right below. Also, please leave an honest review for The Everyday Disciple Podcast on iTunes. Ratings and reviews are extremely helpful and greatly appreciated! They do matter in the rankings of the show, and we read each and every one of them. Links and Resources Mentioned in This Episode: Coaching and Apprenticeship in Missional Living w/ Caesar and his wife, Tina Resources for missional living and group training - Missio Publishing Get Caesar’s latest book: Bigger Gospel for FREE… Click here.

Most of us have been taught that sharing our faith means finding the right moment to slip in a little "Jesus talk." We've got techniques, bridge illustrations, transition phrases. But honestly? They feel like a sales pitch. And if it feels like a sales pitch to you, imagine how it feels to the person on the other end. In this episode of the Everyday Disciple Podcast, Caesar breaks down why the old techniques rarely work — and offers a completely different framework for transitioning to spiritual conversations that are actually Good News. If you've ever felt awkward, fearful, or fake when trying to bring up Jesus, this one is going to change how you see the whole conversation. In This Episode You’ll Learn:Why we fear spiritual conversations — and the lies behind the most common excuses
How past "techniques" rarely benefit anyone — and why they feel like a sales pitch
Why the gospel is NOT just a set of facts about sin, hell, and the afterlife
Practical ways to transition to spiritual conversations that are genuinely Good News

Get started here... From this episode: "If our understanding of the gospel and spiritual things is focused primarily on some yet-to-be-seen afterlife, it will probably always seem weird or irrelevant to talk about it."Each week the Big 3 will give you immediate action steps to get you started.Download today’s BIG 3 right now. Read and think over them again later. You might even want to share them with others…
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Thanks so much for joining us again this week. Have some feedback you’d like to share? Join us on Facebook and take part in the discussion! If you enjoyed this episode, please share it using the social media buttons you see at the top of this page or right below. Also, please leave an honest review for The Everyday Disciple Podcast on iTunes. Ratings and reviews are extremely helpful and greatly appreciated! They do matter in the rankings of the show, and we read each and every one of them. Links and Resources Mentioned in This Episode: Coaching and Apprenticeship in Missional Living w/ Caesar and his wife, Tina Resources for missional living and group training - Missio Publishing

After years of marriage, the passion in a relationship can quietly fade into the routine of everyday life. Not because love is gone — but because pursuit has stopped. Romance doesn't disappear all at once. It just gets squeezed out by schedules, fatigue, and the assumption that she knows you love her.

In this episode of the Everyday Disciple Podcast, Caesar teaches 7 practical ways to romance your wife all year long — not just on holidays. You'll discover why God is the model of relentless pursuit in marriage, the difference between love and romance, and how intentional pursuit is the best safeguard your marriage has against future crisis.

In This Episode You’ll Learn:

The difference between love and romance — and why both require intentionality

Why "falling in love" fades and what to do about it

How God models relentless pursuit in marriage — and how to follow his lead

7 specific ways to romance your wife all year, starting today



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From this episode:

"Putting intentionality and effort into romancing your wife over the course of your lives together and maintaining a deep romantic connection is the best way to safeguard your marriage against future crisis."


Each week the Big 3 will give you immediate action steps to get you started.
Download today’s BIG 3 right now. Read and think over them again later. You might even want to share them with others…

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Thanks so much for joining us again this week. Have some feedback you’d like to share? Join us on Facebook and take part in the discussion!

If you enjoyed this episode, please share it using the social media buttons you see at the top of this page or right below.

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Links and Resources Mentioned in This Episode:

Coaching and Apprenticeship in Missional Living w/ Caesar and his wife, Tina

Resources for missional living and group training - Missio Publishing

5 Steps To An Awesome Date Night With Your Spouse

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The church has been run in much the same way for decades — programs, services, buildings, conferences. And yet most of us who lead in these systems know something is off. The busyness is real, the exhaustion is real, and quietly underneath all of it is the nagging question: is any of this actually working?

In this episode of the Everyday Disciple Podcast, Caesar sits down with movement leader Nic Harding to talk about why church leaders need to reimagine what they're leading — and what it looks like when you finally get clear on the real "win." If you're caught on the church treadmill, wondering what you're actually running toward, this conversation will change how you see everything.

In This Episode You’ll Learn:

How to clarify the "win" that Jesus actually gave us for the Church

What to do when you find yourself exhausted and overscheduled in ministry

How discovering your true purpose sets you free from religious busyness

How to find People of Peace and invest in not-yet believers right where you are



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From this episode:

"If you're a leader in the Church today, are you focusing your energies and living your life for the approval of others… the board, the elders, the congregation… or living in the truth that you are a child of the King, who is your loving Father?"


Each week the Big 3 will give you immediate action steps to get you started.
Download today’s BIG 3 right now. Read and think over them again later. You might even want to share them with others…

Thanks for Listening!

Thanks so much for joining us again this week. Have some feedback you’d like to share? Join us on Facebook and take part in the discussion!

If you enjoyed this episode, please share it using the social media buttons you see at the top of this page or right below.

Also, please leave an honest review for The Everyday Disciple Podcast on iTunes. Ratings and reviews are extremely helpful and greatly appreciated! They do matter in the rankings of the show, and we read each and every one of them.



Links and Resources Mentioned in This Episode:

Coaching and Apprenticeship in Missional Living w/ Caesar and his wife, Tina

Resources for missional living and group training - Missio Publishing

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