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Battle Mary, Freestyle Preaching & Faith Nostalgia w/ Chris Bartlett | Forte Catholic Podcast Ep 351
Taylor & Chris chat about topics they tend to shy away from when giving talks, the reasons behind it and whether they should expand their horizons or stick to the stuff they know? (queue High School Musical) They also give each other a run for their money in Freestyle Preaching & discuss Spiritual Nostalgia with the help of the song "Old Church Basement."
Guest Cohost Chris Bartlett joins Taylor to discuss the frustration of not being given parameters within which to work, how that works when they're invited to speak somewhere & topics they typically don't share about. For example, Taylor doesn't usually speak about Mary because it isn't his strongest topic, but he tests out some new material on Chris to see if he should expand his horizons or stick with the status quo (que High School Musical)
Then, Taylor finally has a worthy challenger for Freestyle Preaching. The guys take turns giving 60 second sermons on the spot where they have to include three random words given to them by their challenger. Can these two guys who have been giving random youth ministry talks for decades rise to the occasion?
Finally, Chris bring up a situation that got brought up in his family in regards to nostalgia. This leads to a conversation about the Care Bears & Taylor has to hold back the tears. Because of the Care Bears? You'll have to listen to the end to find out ;)
Listen to "Old Church Basement", the song Taylor discusses in the final segment on Spotify.
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Produced by Taylor Schroll
Editing & Episode art by Sarah Allen
All music used on the show is by Brandon “BeTheSymbol” Morel. Find his music at bethesymbol.com.
Nostalgia, Humility & Hope w/Kris Frank & Jon Blevins | Forte Catholic Podcast Ep 251
Co-Host Jon Blevins is back from his break to chat nostalgia & humility. Director of Vagabond Missions, Kris Frank, shares about finding hope.
After his summer hiatus, Jon "Bearded" Blevins is back baby! He & Taylor spend the 1st segment catching up and bromancing about how absence makes the heart grow fonder.
Kris Frank was in town so Taylor invited him over for an interview. He shares key insights on finding hope even in the darkest moment. Get his book here.
To close out the show, Taylor shares a stat that shows how big the global Church really is and the role the US plays in it. The stat may shock you!
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Episode art by Becka Gerhart
All music used on the show is by Brandon “BeTheSymbol” Morel. Find his music at bethesymbol.com.