Next Up with Grant Skeldon

Do you find yourself overwhelmed by the upcoming election? With all the tension surrounding this year's presidential candidates, some of you may feel politically homeless.In this episode, Grant Skeldon and Will Chung talk with Michael Wear, author and CEO of Center for Christianity and Public Life. They discuss dealing with this feeling by gaining a new vision to navigate this unique election year.Listen in and learn how to go into this year's election with more confidence and context. Resources: Michael Wear: Instagram: @MichaelWear Michael's Book: The Spirit of Our Politics: Spiritual Formation and the Renovation of Public Life Grant Skeldon: @GrantSkeldon Will Chung: @WillKChung

Do you feel like you're overflowing with questions? Are you longing to be more spiritually connected? If so, this podcast is for you. In this episode, Grant Skeldon and Will Chung discuss everything from controversial parts of scripture to practical ways of living out your faith with Dr. Joel Muddamalle and Pastor Jonathan Pokluda. They offer guidance on topics the next generation wrestles with. Tune in and discover how you can navigate God's word thoughtfully, using both spirit and truth. Resources: Dr. Joel Muddamalle: Instagram: @muddamalle (Send in your questions to Joel on Tuesdays) Joel's Book: The Hidden Peace: Finding True Security, Strength, and Confidence Through Humility Instagram Pastor Jonathan Pokluda (JP) Instagram: @jpokluda (Tune in on Fridays for JP's Q&A)

Do you ever feel guilty that you don't pray enough? Or that when you do pray, your prayers are bad, boring or empty? In this episode of NextUp, Grant Skeldon and Will Chung talk all things prayer with brothers Addison and Alec Bevere from Messenger International. They uncover the disconnect many of us have about prayer, helping us understand it's not a formula to solve, but an experience to share. Listen in and discover how you can trade boring, empty prayers for real connection with God. — Resources: Check out Addison's new book: Words with God

Does your faith rest in the wisdom of men or the power of God? In this episode of NextUp, podcast hosts Grant Skeldon and Will Chung wrestle with questions like this, prompted by 1 Corinthians 2:5, alongside special guests Jenessa Wait of Bethel Church and Mariela Rosario of She Speaks Fire. Don't miss this lively deep-dive on the topic of the Holy Spirit—from speaking in tongues to understanding the role of the Holy Spirit and the cost of cultivating the Holy Spirit's presence in our lives. Listen and be encouraged to make room in your faith life to encounter the power of the Holy Spirit. New episodes every Thursday. __ Resources: Check out Mariela's new book: She Speaks Fire: Battling Shame, Reigniting Your Faith, and Claiming Your Purpose

Depending on who you talk to, the Enneagram can be a dicey topic–especially if it's used as an excuse, not a tool. In this episode, Jenn Jett Barrett, Founder of the Well Summit, discusses the Enneagram with Will, Grant and Cheyanne and outlines how to use this system of personality typing to bring clarity about how we, as individuals and as leaders, relate to the world.Tune in to discover how the Enneagram can give you direction but doesn't have to cage you. New episodes every Thursday. Resources: Learn more about Jenn's Well Summit and Enneagram workshops.

If your mind is racing with all the things you have to do, but your heart is tugging at you to slow down, then this episode is for you!   Grant and Will talk with authors Alicia Britt Chole and Jeff Vanderstelt about the shifts in values and priorities that leaders need to make in order to lead with God, not for God. They give profound insight into building emotional and spiritual wealth for long-lasting impact.   Tune in now and watch for new episodes every Thursday.Resources:   Check out Alicia's book: The Sacred Slow: A Holy Departure from Fast Faith Check out Jeff's book: Gospel Fluency: Speaking the Truths of Jesus into the Everyday Stuff of Life

In a time when pastors are falling all around us and there are more and more examples of the Church embedded in politics, these next gen ministry leaders from New York, Los Angeles, and Chicago cut to the chase and challenge us as believers to go to the darkness and be a light. To show up and be consistent with a generation skeptical of Christians. To redefine success in ministry by going long with vulnerability and authenticity. Tune in now and watch for new episodes every Thursday.

To kick off Season 2, Grant and Will interview Jonathan "JP" Pokluda, lead pastor of Harris Creek Baptist Church and author of Why Do I Do What I Don't Want To Do. They do a deep dive on how to guard your mind, fortify your confidence, and get over what other people think. 

Zach Love and Trent Jackson are Next Up with Grant Skeldon and Will Chung. In this Episode: Private vs. public creatives. Inner Monologue of an Evangelist. Music lyrics and mourning. Fav stories: How did I end up here? Loving people better where they are.

Zach Meerkreebs is Next Up with Grant Skeldon and Will Chung.  Including: The unheard stories behind the Asbury outpouring. What can we learn from revivals? Did the Asbury revival end too soon?

Scott Hamilton is Next Up with Grant Skeldon and Will Chung. Including: Suffering and Mastery. Adoption. Rejection. Chronic Pain. Courage. 

Luke LeFevre (Consecrate) is Next Up with Grant Skeldon (THINQ Media) and Will Chung (Beloved Church). In this episode: How would you rate your holiness? Cool vs. Compromising - Identifying white, gray, and black areas of life. Is holiness a straitjacket?

Tori Hope Petersen is Next Up with Grant Skeldon (THINQ Media) and Will Chung (Beloved Church).   In this episode: Testimony Doesn't Have Age Limits From Hating to Embracing Your Differences Gentle Parenting vs. Enabling Hot-takes on Millenial Parenting vs. Boomer Parenting Caring About Foster Care 

Teofilo Hayashi (Dunamis Movement) is Next Up with Grant Skeldon (THINQ Media) and Will Chung (Beloved Church). Including: What are the signs of true revival? Letter to the American church What's God doing in Brazil? Following God even when your friends don't understand

Andy Crouch (Praxis) is Next Up with Grant Skeldon (THINQ Media) and Will Chung (Beloved Church). Including: A healthy approach to A.I. The experiment of social media Online connection vs. true community Friends who would give your eulogy

Daniel MacLeod (Jesus Mission) is Next Up with Grant Skeldon (THINQ Media) and Will Chung (Beloved Church). Including: How opinionated Christians are about evangelism Choosing the right form of evangelism The difficulty in evangelizing to your family Hot-takes on reaching more people for Christ outside of the church

Doesn't it seem a lot of today's conversations include the same recycled voices and messages? It's time to raise up new next-gen leaders and hear fresh perspective. It's time to change the negative narrative and focus on the good things God is doing in the next generation.

Are you building a platform, or are you being formed by the Presence? In this episode of NextUp, Grant sits down with Pastor Derwin Gray for a raw, high-stakes conversation about the Platform Gospel and the subtle idolatry that often creeps into next gen leadership. Derwin—who walked away from the fame of the NFL to follow Jesus—shares how many young leaders today are inadvertently using Jesus to heal their own internal traumas or bolster their self worth. If you've ever felt the pressure to perform, the pull of the spotlight, or the spiritual insanity of using ministry to fix a broken identity, this conversation is for you. Grant and Derwin dive into: ✅ The Trap of Celebrity Christianity: Why a platform can't heal the parts of you that only the Father's love can. ✅ Identifying the Drift: How to tell when your ministry has shifted from an overflow of intimacy to a machine of self promotion. ✅ Practical Stewardship: What it looks like to honor God with the roses of success without letting the praise go to your head. ✅ The "Why" Behind the Work: Moving from being seen by people to being known by God. The stakes are too high for us to get this wrong. We don't need more celebrities; we need more disciples who find Jesus beautiful enough even if no one ever knows their name. Check out Derwin's Website: https://www.derwinlgray.com/ Transformation Church: https://transformationchurch.tc/ MORE RESOURCES: ➡︎ Watch Grant's THINQ talks here: https://thinqmedia.com/speakers/grant-skeldon ➡︎ Create a free THINQ Account and download the THINQ Media app on your smart TV to access more trusted content like this on topics from all channels of culture at: https://thinqmedia.com/ ➡︎ Take our assessment to see how you apply the THINQ Framework to your everyday life: https://thinqmedia.com/assessment/ ➡︎ Attend THINQ events where you can gather with like-minded leaders, ask better questions and have conversations that lead to wisdom: https://events.thinqmedia.com/ ➡︎ Lead a THINQ-guided conversation with your family or small group: https://thinqmedia.com/engage/ ================================================================================= ➡︎ Join us at THINQ Summit 2026 in the heart of Nashville, Tennessee: https://events.thinqmedia.com/summit26 ================================================================================= More from the THINQ Podcast Network: ➡︎ Rhythms for Life with Rebekah and Gabe Lyons: https://www.youtube.com/@rebekah_lyons/ ➡︎ The InFormed Parent with Suzanne Phillips: https://www.youtube.com/@InFormedParent/ ➡︎ UnderCurrent with Gabe Lyons: https://www.youtube.com/@gabe_lyons/ ➡︎ NeuroFaith with Curt Thompson: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/neurofaith-with-curt-thompson-md/id1613240148/

We've all been there—wondering if we're actually called to the pulpit or if we're just good at talking. In this episode, Grant sits down with friend Faith Cho for a raw conversation on what it looks like to find your voice without losing your soul to the platform of online comparison and vainglory. Faith opens up about her first time preaching at 17 and the hard lesson she learned along the way: being a natural communicator is a gift, but being an effective one requires something much deeper than talent. If you're a young leader navigating a wilderness season or trying to figure out how to lead well when nobody is watching, this one is for you. They dive into: The Transition: Moving from natural ability to Holy Spirit dependency. The Wilderness: Why the seasons where you feel "unseen" are actually where your calling is forged. The Harvest: Shifting our focus from our own performance to the people God is trying to set free. The stakes are too high for us to just be good enough at ministry. It's time to be formed by His presence so we can actually move the needle for the Kingdom. Connect with Faith Cho: Preorder Never Alone: https://sites.prh.com/never-alone-faith-eury-cho/ Website: https://www.faitheurycho.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/faitheurycho/ The Honor Summit: https://www.thehonorsummit.com/ Follow Grant on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/grantskeldon And at his website: https://www.grantskeldon.com/ MORE RESOURCES: ➡︎Watch Grant's THINQ talks here: https://thinqmedia.com/speakers/grant-skeldon ➡︎Create a free THINQ Account and download the THINQ Media app on your smart TV to access more trusted content like this on topics from all channels of culture at: https://thinqmedia.com/ ➡︎Take our assessment to see how you apply the THINQ Framework to your everyday life: https://thinqmedia.com/assessment/ ➡︎Attend THINQ events where you can gather with like-minded leaders, ask better questions and have conversations that lead to wisdom: https://events.thinqmedia.com/ ➡︎Lead a THINQ-guided conversation with your family or small group: https://thinqmedia.com/engage/ ================================================================================= ➡︎Join us at THINQ Summit 2026 in the heart of Nashville, Tennessee: https://events.thinqmedia.com/summit26 ================================================================================= More from the THINQ Podcast Network: ➡︎Rhythms for Life with Rebekah and Gabe Lyons: https://www.youtube.com/@rebekah_lyons/ ➡︎The InFormed Parent with Suzanne Phillips: https://www.youtube.com/@InFormedParent/ ➡︎UnderCurrent with Gabe Lyons: https://www.youtube.com/@gabe_lyons/ ➡︎NeuroFaith with Curt Thompson: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/neurofaith-with-curt-thompson-md/id1613240148/

Most of us spend our twenties feeling a massive amount of pressure to be someone or change the world, but we often end up feeling more crushed than crushing it. In this conversation, Grant sits down with his friend and Pastor of Way Noah Herrin to talk about what it actually looks like to lead well in your twenties and how to move from chasing a platform to being formed by the presence of God. Noah shares some hilariously humbling stories (including the time he told 3,000 students to make some love for Jesus) and dives deep into why our biggest failures are often the very things God uses to shape us into who He's called us to be. They also tackle the George Bailey approach to leadership: learning to be a local missionary in your own backyard rather than waiting for a global stage. In this episode, they discuss: ✅ The Romans 8:28 Reality: Why God's "good" is more about your character than your comfort. ✅ Defining Your World: How to win on your local basketball court before you try to win the world. ✅ The Discipline Gap: Why the boring, daily habits are the real separators for next-gen leaders. ✅ Taking Big Risks: Why your 20s are the season to fail forward and take the risks others are too afraid to try. Follow Grant on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/grantskeldon And at his website: https://www.grantskeldon.com/ MORE RESOURCES: Create a free THINQ Account and download the THINQ Media app on your smart TV to access more trusted content like this on topics from all channels of culture at https://thinqmedia.com Apply the THINQ Framework as you think through cultural topics: https://thinqmedia.com/videos/thinq-framework/ Attend THINQ events where you can gather with like-minded leaders, ask better questions and have conversations that lead to wisdom: https://events.thinqmedia.com/ Lead the "Let's Talk Relationships" conversation with your family or small group: https://events.thinqmedia.com/relationships/ Join us at THINQ Summit 2025 in Nashville, October 1-2: https://events.thinqmedia.com/2026summit Get more from the THINQ Podcast Network: Rhythms for Life with Rebekah and Gabe Lyons: https://www.youtube.com/@rebekah_lyons The InFormed Parent with Suzanne Phillips: https://www.youtube.com/@InFormedParent/ UnderCurrent with Gabe Lyons: https://www.youtube.com/@gabe_lyons/ NeuroFaith with Curt Thompson: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/neurofaith-with-curt-thompson-md/id1613240148/ THINQ Media Podcast with Gabe Lyons: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/thinq-media-podcast/id1072608281