Every church must make decisions about how to utilize its limited time and resources for the benefit of the entire church. What ministries get the prime announcement time? What new things should the church do, and how should the leaders of the church decide in a sea of the congregation’s suggestions? How do leaders decide? The leadership tool, “Yours, Mine, Ours,” is an approach every leader should know and put into practice. In addition, church members will be substantially more helpful to his or her leadership when they too understand the “Yours, Mine, Ours” principle. Copyright 2025. For more information, please visit SaltyBeliever.com.
What should we think about preachers who are switching to paid content sermons behind a pay wall? What about podcasts or special content that requires subscriptions? In this episode, Bryan Catherman and Josiah Walker discuss a listener’s question about people switching to a fee-based content model.
On this episode of Salty Believer Unscripted, Josiah Walker and Bryan Catherman talk about another podcast. 9Mark’s offers a podcast called Bible Talk, and these guys think it’s worth checking out. Copyright 2025. For more information, please visit SaltyBeliever.com.
A person can spend, $250, $400, or even $1,000 for a Bible. They’re called premium Bibles, and there’s a lot that goes into one of these high-end Bibles. What’s the deal with these Bibles and should a Christian spend money on one? That’s the topic of this episode of Salty Believer Unscripted. Bryan Catherman and Josiah Walker weigh in. Copyright 2025. For more information, please visit SaltyBeliever.com.
After the passing of John MacArthur, the big question becomes, “What will the transition look like at his various ministries?” MacArthur was the Lead Pastor of Grace Community Church and the Chancellor of the Master’s Seminary. What’s going to happen there? This then raises another question: “What’s it going to look like when the Boomer generation Pastors exit their pulpits and positions and the next generation comes in. What does it look like to transition church leadership well? That’s the topic of this episode of Salty Believer Unscripted. Copyright 2025. For more information, please visit SaltyBeliever.com.
With all we know about the Bible, one question remains: Can We Trust the Bible? Should we trust it? Many people say no. Bryan Catherman and Josiah Walker say we can and we must. In this episode of Salty Believer Unscripted, they discuss why the Bible is trustworthy and why we must depend on what it says. Copyright 2025. For more information, please visit SaltyBeliever.com.
As our discussion continues, Josiah Walker and Bryan Catherman chat about aspects of the Bible. What are the key characteristics of the Bible? What do they mean, and why are they important? What have been the past arguments about aspects of the Bible? What are the arguments focused on today? Copyright 2025. For more information, please visit SaltyBeliever.com.
How did the Bible evolve from a Table of the 10 Commandments to the plethora of economy Bibles, mass-marketed and translated into multiple languages, now sitting on shelves around the world? That’s a long journey. In this episode of Salty Believer Unscripted, Josiah Walker and Bryan Catherman discuss the journey of the Bible from then to now. Copyright 2025. For more information, please visit SaltyBeliever.com.
The Old Testament says not to add anything to the canon, but the New Testament added books. What’s going on here? How do we have these books, and how do we know we have the right ones? In this episode of Salty Believer Unscripted, we’re talking about the books of the New Testament. Copyright 2025. For more information, please visit SaltyBeliever.com.
As Josiah Walker and Bryan Catherman discuss the question, “What is the Bible?” they’ve hit the intertestamental period, otherwise known as “the quiet years.” What do the quiet years have to do with the Bible, and how is it helpful to understand what was happening during that time? In this episode, they discuss the significance of those years to the Bible we have today. Copyright 2025. Find more information at SaltyBeliever.com.
In this episode of Salty Believer Unscripted, Josiah Walker and Bryan Catherman are chatting about the books of the Bible and how we know these books belong in our Bibles and others do not. How do we know we have the right books? What’s the standard? What’s the canon? What were the very first written words of the Bible, and who wrote those words? Copyright 2025. For more information, please visit SaltyBeliever.com.
Join Josiah Walker and Bryan Catherman as they discuss the Bible. What is the Bible? Where does it come from? Is it God’s Word? How do we know we can trust this book? We’re starting a new series to chat about these questions and many more. Copyright 2025. For more information, please visit SaltyBeliever.com.
Josiah Walker and Bryan Catherman discuss media and the Bible. Specifically, what are we to think when we see biblical material expressed on various media? What should Christians do about The Chosen? How about the King of Kings? The Ten Commandments? What about Disney’s Prince of Egypt? Should Christians watch The House of David? And how could we forget Russel Crowe’s film, Noah? That’s the topic of this episode of Salty Believer Unscripted. Copyright 2025. For more information, please visit saltybeliever.com.
Join Josiah Walker and Bryan Catherman as they deal with the question: Should a church have two or more services? Is that actually two churches or is it okay? Not only do they deal with this question, but also what time the service should be, and the day, and many more. How might context shape these questions? Copyright 2025. For more information, please visit SaltyBeliever.com.
Josiah Walker, Bryan Catherman, and Daniel the Intern discuss the value of the mid-week Bible study. Have these meetings run their course, or is there still value in doing them? They also answer the question, “What is a Salty Believer Unscripted intern, and what does this intern do?”
Is the Holy Spirit in the Old Testament? What was he doing before Jesus gave him to the disciples? This is the question sent to Bryan Catherman and Josiah Walker. So on today’s episode of Salty Believer Unscripted, the guys are dealing with a mailbag question. What was the Holy Spirit doing in the Old Testament? How should we think about the continuity of the Bible and the operation of the Holy Spirit before Pentecost? Copyright 2025. For more information, please visit SaltyBeliever.com.
On this episode of Salty Believer Unscripted, Josiah Walker and Bryan Catherman discuss how to get the most out of the sermon. We’ve already discussed some tools—mainly following the Listen Up! book by Christopher Ash. So in this episode, we’ve looked at tips and ideas for going beyond that Ash provided. Should I read commentaries? Study Bibles? Should I ask my Pastor questions about the sermon? What are other things I can do to get the most out of the sermon? They address these questions and many others. Subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts. Copyright 2025. For more information, please visit SaltyBeliever.com.
Should I go to a funeral for an unbeliever? What should I think about celebration of life services compared to traditional funerals? Is this like going to a same-sex wedding? Am I supporting something that I shouldn’t be supporting, or is this an opportunity for me to display my faith? How should we think of funerals for nonbelievers? That’s the topic of this episode of Salty Believer Unscripted. Copyright 2025. For more information, please visit SaltyBeliever.com.
In this episode of Salty Believer Unscripted, Josiah Walker and Bryan Catherman discuss the length of discipleship. How long should I disciple someone? How long should I be discipled? Is there a time that’s too short? Is there a time that’s too long? Copyright 2025.
When most of us think about discipleship, we quickly think about a program or programming. That’s fine. There’s nothing wrong with formal discipleship. But what about all the other ways we disciple others that do not fit neatly into formal discipleship plans? This is the topic of this episode of Salty Believer Unscripted. Josiah Walker and Bryan Catherman discuss the value of both formal and informal discipleship. Copyright 2025. For more information, please visit SaltyBeliever.com.