Provoke & Inspire Podcast
Provoke & Inspire is a weekly podcast featuring four artists, ministry leaders, and passionate followers of Jesus (Ben, David, Luke, and Chad) with decades of front-line experience and the stories to back it up! Every week they discuss how Jesus might respond to current events and issues facing the church today.
Episodes
673 episodes
P&I Moments: Does Church Really Matter? | Jennie Allen
Is unity in the church truly possible in this day and age? Did Jennie Allen momentarily achieve it through the online, record-breaking, Gather 25 event earlier this year? Listen to the full episode here
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608: The Secret Power of Asking Great Questions | J.R. Briggs
How do we learn to ask better questions? Can better questions improve our lives, relationships, and efficacy as Christians?In this episode, Ben talks to speaker, author, and teacher J.R. Briggs. Dr. Briggs is the founder of...
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607: Why Are 42% of Pastors Quitting?
A recent study dives into the dire situations that nearly half of pastors seem to find themselves in. How did we get here? Is it possible that we are requiring far too much from those leading our churches from the pulpit?----------------...
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P&I Moments: Is Atheism Turning People Back to God? | Justin Brierley
Why is it that no matter what we do, we never seem to get rid of our religiosity as a society? Is it possible the New Atheism movement actually helped Christianity, rather than harm it?Ben and Luke are joined by apologist Justin Brierle...
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606: Do We Love Like Jesus? | Jackie Hill Perry
Ben is joined by author, speaker, and hip-hop artist Jackie Hill Perry in discussing the incredible advantages, as well as the dangers, of doing ministry on a large scale. How do we keep from despising big platforms? Do we insist that God can o...
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605: Feeling Stuck? This Could Change Everything
Ben goes solo for a monopod on the life of John the Baptist, and how we can use it as a blueprint for successful lives of our own.----------------------Ben has completely revised and updated his powerful book, ...
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P&I Moments: The #1 Reason Evangelism is NOT Working | Matt Chandler
What do we do to reach people now that we have exited the Billy Graham role? What approach works now? Ben and Aaron sit down with Pastor Matt Chandler of The Village Church to talk about this and much more. Listen to the full episod...
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604: The Hidden Root of Today’s Mental Health Crisis | Mark DeJesus
How do we relate to love? How do we become disconnected from it, and could that be one of the main roots of the psychological epidemic we see all around us in our world? How do we navigate mental health issues as Christians?Ben is joined...
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603: The Point Isn't Preaching, It's People Meeting Jesus
"The goal is not to preach the gospel, but for people to meet Jesus." It might sound semantic, or like a play on words, but therein lies a critical distinction that highlights a trap so many believers seem to fall into. Ben and Luke...
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P&I Moments: What's God's Solution to Vanity, Image, and Self-Consciousness? | Sam Allberry
Author and Speaker Sam Allberry shares his perspective on how self-consciousness and self-adjustment to our own images, began in the garden of Eden, and continues to plague us to this day. David shares his experience of meeting old coup...
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602: Why Self-Help Always Fails in the End | Josh Porter
Author, speaker, pastor, and former frontman of the band Showbread, Josh Porter, once again joins the P&I podcast, this time to talk about his new book, How to Die: Chaos, Mortality, and the Scandal of Christian Discipleship.Josh's w...
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601: Responding Like Jesus to Charlie Kirk’s Assassination
After the shocking and tragic assassination of Charlie Kirk, is revival coming? Is it possible that if we're not careful, this could trigger a different kind of revival, one closer to a surge of Christian nationalism? How would Jesus respond to...
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P&I Moments: The REAL Cause of Our Mental Health Crisis | Jacob Coyne
Influencer Jacob Coyne sheds light on why our culture is seeing such rampant anxiety, depression, and psychological disorders.Listen to the full episode:
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600: Charlie Kirk and the Power of Words
How do we even begin to grieve what happened to Charlie Kirk, not to mention the scores of tragedies unfolding in the world around us? How do we navigate our own personal responsibilities when it comes to what we say, and how we say it; how do ...
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599: Is Modern Worship Broken? | Rita Springer
Rita Springer is a Dove Award winning artist and worship leader. To date she has released 12 studio albums, with the latest being, "Fed By Ravens" (2024).She joins Ben as they attempt to diagnose what exactly has gone amiss with the curr...
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598: How to Spot (or Avoid Becoming) an Ungodly Leader
What is healthy leadership? When is it time to stay, or time to leave? Are there specific characteristics to look for in a leader, and how do we know whether we are supposed to be part of a team or to lead one? The regulars explore ...
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P&I Moments: Art Isn't Dead, But Here's Why It's Dying | Andy Crouch
Andy Crouch, author of The Techwise family shares how we are in desperate need of being embedded into a relational world, and what has happened to art in our modern world.Listen to the full episode:
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597: Are You Willing to Learn From Enemies? | AJ Swoboda
What if Christians were known as the most humble and teachable people in the world? How would that change the way others see us? Why do we struggle so much with being wrong, admitting failure, and learning from those we disagree with, even our ...
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596: Should Christians Be Partying More Than Anyone?
We often have a reputation as Christians of being dull, lifeless, and boring. Do we deserve it? Is the truth that we should have more reason to party than anyone on earth? More reason to celebrate and be joyful?----------------------<...
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P&I Moments: Why Don't Christians Look Happier? | Elijah Lamb
Is pushing morality really the way to win people to Jesus? How can we expect to do so if we ourselves are joyless - and how can Christians still be sad?All this and more from speaker and social media influencer Elijah LambListen...
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595: How to Keep Faith Real When the Hype Fades | Pastor Jimmy Seibert
How do we return to a simple faith of knowing God intimately, simply, and living in such a way that requires full reliance on him? Ben talks with pastor and church planter Jimmy Seibert, whose own ministry intersected long ago with that...
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594: Bitterness is Killing You (Here’s the Cure)
The regulars cover the topic of an Australian man who forgave, and even befriended, the killer of his children, through the power of his own faith. Is forgiveness much more powerful than we even think it is? How exactly does God forgive us of o...
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P&I Moments: Is the Dream You're Chasing Really God's Will? | Mattie Montgomery
Mattie Montgomery, pastor and former vocalist of the band For Today, discusses his path from the stages of festivals and clubs to the stage of a church in Tennessee, and lessons learned along the way.
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593: The Surprising Purpose of Prayer (and Why We Forget)
Has prayer ever felt pointless to you? Or if not that, at least a boring religious exercise...even one done in futility? Ben and David explore this topic with a message that will bring refreshment into the heart of every follower of Jesus, rega...
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