Kalos Conversations

In this episode, we walk through the text of John 4 and Jesus' conversation with the Women at the Well, noting especially how he moves toward her in love, values her, addresses her sin, and calls her to Himself. We also articulate some principles for missional living among the women Jesus has sent us to.

One of the many beautiful scandals about Jesus of Nazareth was that he earned the cutting nickname “friend of sinners.” Happily for us, the slander was apt. The fact that Christ came to seek and save grimy, unlovable, lost sinners, and not moral, likable, highly-functional people is central to the good news of the gospel, and so it should be central to our identity and practice. Yet strangely, as John Stott put it, “there has always been a strong tendency for Christians to withdraw into a kind of closed, evangelical, monastic community.” So in this episode, we talk about what it looks like to give ourselves to missional living, especially in a sinful, secular context where the people we are sent to generally respond to the gospel with either disinterest or disdain.

In this episode, we model for you how to lead a gospel conversation through the words of I Peter 3 where we read some of the Spirit's clearest words on how a woman who embraces her femininity by faith can be a force for advancing the gospel and for showing off the glory that God has written into womanhood.

In this episode, we model for you how to lead a gospel conversation through the words of Acts 18 where we see our three-fold vision of gospel-centrality + femininity + ministry on clear and compelling display in the life of Priscilla as she comes alongside her husband Aquilla in loving young Apollos.

In this episode, we talk about both our conviction in employing the words of Scripture in the making of disciples and the mechanics for how we lead gospel conversations that help women to understand, believe, and live the text.

In this episode, we walk through the text of 2 Samuel 7 as a case study in gospel fluency. We'll mine the depth of David's sin (fruit to root), the content and trajectory of Nathan's correction, and the nature of David's response, all while connecting this story with our practice of humbly and directly leading our women to own and repent of their sin.

In this episode, we talk about leading well on the fourth night of Kalos Track where we go after fostering gospel fluency in the hearts and minds of our women.

What would the panorama of a godly, feminine life look like? Proverbs 31 gives us the beautiful answer. Written by a mom for her son as counsel for the type of women he should be seeking as a wife, this acrostic poem casts a vision for the focus, tenor, fruit, and ground of the kind of life the Father calls his daughters to.

In this episode, we are interviewed by Bethany Barendregt of the Women Encouraged podcast in Canada on how to train and mobilize women to making disciples in the life of the church.

The Spirit unfolds for us His intended curriculum for the teaching/training of women in the church, and it's not what any American would expect. In this episode, we talk through the text of Titus 2 and the inspired sequence of believing gospel + embracing femininity + doing ministry.

In this episode, we walk through how to lead the first overnight where we begin to fuse Kalos' three core realities: believing the gospel, embracing our femininity, and doing ministry. We hit on everything you need for a strong 24 hours laying the groundwork upon which everything else in the track (and the work of disciple-making!) is built on.

When asked a question about the fundamental nature of marriage, Jesus instinctively and unashamedly returned to the Genesis account for His answer, We do the same with our initial foray into discovering God’s design for women. In this episode, we walk through the text of Genesis 1, 2, and 3, identifying some of the essential glories of femininity.

In this episode, we are interviewed by Tony Merida of The Gospel Coalition's Acts 29 Churches Planting Churches podcast on how to train and mobilize women to making disciples in the life of the church.

In this episode, we talk about leading well on the second night of Kalos Track, where we begin to mine the glories of God's creative intent for women. We cover what success looks like, what to expect, and how to love your women in the details of the night.

Kalos Track begins with a look at Mary's bold and costly "yes" to God's call on her life, which included a fearless embrace of her femininity. In this episode, we walk through the text of Luke 1, highlighting everything we make sure to emphasize for our women.

In this episode, we talk about leading well on "opening night" of Kalos Track. We cover what success looks like, what to expect, and how to love your women in the details of the night.

In this episode, we speak directly to pastors and cover some of the basic soul-level commitments to make and realities to prepare for in taking up this work of training and mobilizing women to advance the gospel with you.

In this episode, we hit on some of the philosophical essentials that undergird the work, including: always centering on the Word, modeling a relentless positivity about Biblical sexuality, insisting on pastoral presence, having men and women leading together, and establishing high expectations for our women.

In this episode, we talk about the theological essentials that undergird our Kalos training.

In this episode, we talk about how we mobilize women for the work of disciple-making through“Kalos Team,” a diaconal team that works side-by-side with our pastors in loving, valuing, and gospeling every woman that Jesus gives us.