The MFM Podcast

With the start of the new year, people overhear about everyone's goals and resolutions...but, is it wrong to set these for January 1st? Jonathan and Kirsten are back with their first episode of the year, discussing all about the "new year, new me" mindset.

Fighting the urge to fit in when you're called to live set apart. If you're a Christian, can you still be popular? In this week's episode, Jonathan and Kirsten discuss, from personal experience, how to be transformed and not become conformed to the world.

How are you to prepare for the battles you face daily? Join Jonathan and Roman in this weeks episode as they talk about the importance of "loading your clip and spraying the script" (in other words... the importance of memorizing scripture)

Is it easier following Jesus when you get paid to do it? Is Christianity a profession? Listen to Jonathan and special guest star, Jacob Reinhardt, visit about what it means to be a professional Christian.

After nearly 3 weeks of "maternity leave", Jonathan and Kirsten are finally back with MFM's newest episode. Join them as they discuss how to take baby steps towards developing a deeper relationship with the Lord, despite living in busy culture!

How does one love Jesus and follow Him, yet stay faithful under the pressures of the world? This week, Jonathan and Kirsten are able to chat with two students from the local high school that share how they stay faithful in their walk with the Lord, as juniors in high school.

How do you know if you're walking out what your purpose in life is supposed to be? Have you ever wondered if you made a mistake in what your purpose is? What if purpose and living with a purpose were different? Join Jonathan and Kirsten this week as they talk about how to live a purpose driven life.

Faith is a word seen and heard everywhere in the Christian community, but how do you know how much faith you really have? How do we strengthen our faith? Is it something an individual can practice? Listen to Jonathan and Kirsten share their own experiences in seeing their faith grow throughout the years as well as how they've experienced it in their day to day life.

What is better - being pure or being a virgin? Are they the same thing? We're told to guard our hearts but how do we do that? Can we stop worrying about purity once we're married? All these questions and more are answered on this week's episode of MADEFORMORE!

In this week's episode, Spencer returns to the Made for More podcast to visit with Jonathan about the topic of pleasing God. As Christians, should we strive to earn His favor or to merely trust in His goodness? This is sometimes combated with the temptation to pretend all is okay by wearing common "masks" of our culture.

We all have 1000 to-do's, each and every day...or at least we feel like we do, so how do we know if we're properly resting in today's hustle? Culture tells us we can rest when we're dead, but is this the lifestyle the Lord desires for us? With busy families, sports, commitments and more, how do we rest and sabbath the way the Lord desires us to? Listen along as Jonathan and Kirsten share their heart and experience on resting and resting well.

Many have suffered from trauma in their lives, affecting how they process and filter their future. How do we correctly respond to past trauma and not let it control and dictate our future? Listen along as Jonathan and Kirsten share their hearts towards this personal topic.

Born and raised in the mountains of Colorado, Mary Kate, shares how she previously viewed God through family influences, friends who claimed to be a Christian, and how a simple encounter with three individuals changed her life forever. Featuring husband and wife, Zach and MK, along with Jonathan and Kirsten, join us to hear how the love of Christ can not only break through lies from the devil but change someone's eternity forever (Part 2).

Born and raised in the mountains of Colorado, Mary Kate, shares how she previously viewed God through family influences, friends who claimed to be a Christian, and how a simple encounter with three individuals changed her life forever. Featuring husband and wife, Zach and MK, along with Jonathan and Kirsten, join us to hear how the love of Christ can not only break through lies from the devil but change someone's eternity forever (Part 1).

What is accountability? How do you find the right person to be accountable to? There are many different factors in finding the certain qualities necessary for pursuing Christ and having the right "teammate" in your corner". Listen as Jonathan and his best friend/accountability partner, Zach, share how they became friends and chose to keep each other accountable in their walk with the Lord.

"Keeping up with the Jones's"....we've all heard we don't have to, but why do we try in the first place? Where does this feeling of needing to appear perfect stem from? Join Jonathan and Kirsten as they discuss their personal struggle with this feeling as well as what they see in the upcoming generation for the need to seem worth it.

Walking up to someone you don't know is already intimidating enough, but then sharing your salvation with them sounds terrifying! Crazy enough, it's not that hard, but we believe the lies that say it is. On this week's episode, Jonathan and Kirsten role play a scenario on how to walk up to a random stranger and tell them about Jesus Christ. Listen and learn so you can, likewise, go and share.

This past week Jonathan was posed with an important question? "Why are you so serious about the gospel??" Have you ever been asked this question or maybe wondered it about someone you know?

Tune in to episode seven where Jonathan and his wife, Kirsten, discuss their response as well as their views on how serious the gospel message should be!

Mentorship appears all over scripture through relationships such as Paul with Timothy or through writings found in the book of Titus, but why is it important? Should everyone be mentored? How do you go about finding a mentor? In this week's episode, Jonathan and Kirsten share their own experiences of being mentored and also mentoring others now through small groups, one on ones and more. Listen and share the important factors to keep in mind when seeking out a mentor and learning how to be mentored.

On this week's podcast, Jonathan has a special guest star, his father, Bryan Tackett, visit about a childhood saying he would constantly remind him every day on his way to school. How does your attitude reflect your altitude/mindset as you go about your day? You can't control your situations but you can control the way you respond to them.

Despite your personality trait, there is no avoiding confrontation. So if you can't avoid it, how do you have it in a healthy way? In this week's episode, Jonathan and Kirsten discuss Biblical and personal examples that describe what confrontation can look like. Join us this week to hear how God wants us to practice confrontation with friends, family, and even those we may not get along with in life. 

Today's culture centers around feelings and happiness. You often hear "follow your heart" and "find your truth," but how do those stack up against God's Word? In today's episode, Jonathan and Spencer dive into what the Word says about feelings, and how you can practically follow the Lord and filter your feelings through the truth of God. 

With busy schedules, multiple commitments, and not enough hours in the day, how does one stay grounded in truth and maintain peace in a culture of hustle? In this week's episode, Jonathan and Kirsten discuss how to control priorities, execute discipline, and manage peace in today's fast-paced lifestyle.

In this episode we talk about what it means to be faithful. We also talk through the why behind the "MADEFORMORE" podcast.