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Fifteen&: A Podcast Experience
A community committed to growing as servant leaders through the transformative stories and principles from the Bible taught by Dr. Chris McAlister. Come join us for 30 minutes of teaching and 30 minutes of conversation.
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Fifteen&: A Podcast ExperienceS16E5 [7 Humilities that make you great] Part 5: Polished Cup
Part 5 takes up the fifth woe of Matthew 23: you clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence (Matthew…
Fifteen&: A Podcast ExperienceS16E4 [7 Humilities that make you great] Part 4: The Small Scale
Part 4 takes up the fourth woe of Matthew 23. Jesus says the Pharisees tithe their mint, dill and cumin but neglect justice, mercy and faithfulness, straining…
Fifteen&: A Podcast ExperienceS16E3 [7 Humilities that make you great] Part 3: Transcripts
Part 3 takes up the third woe of Matthew 23. The Pharisees had two kinds of promise: swear by the temple and you could back out, swear by the gold and you were…
Fifteen&: A Podcast ExperienceS16E2 [7 Humilities that make you great] Part 2: Originals
In this teaching, Chris looks at the second woe in Matthew 23. Jesus says the Pharisees "travel over land and sea to win a single convert" and then make that…
Fifteen&: A Podcast ExperienceS16E1 [7 Humilities that make you great] Part 1: Open Door
Chris kicks off a new series, 7 Humilities That Make You Great, by walking through the seven woes of Matthew 23 and flipping each one into a humility. Part 1…
Fifteen&: A Podcast ExperienceS15E5 [Limbo] Part 5: New Mind
What do you say when life is stuck in between? Most of us say “it’s fine.” In Part 5 of Limbo Moments, Chris shows why that kind of denial keeps us stuck and…
Fifteen&: A Podcast ExperienceS15E4 [Limbo] Part 4: New Plan
When we are stuck in between, we reach for shortcuts: the confident plan, the quick move, the power play that gives us back a sense of control. Chris McAlister…
Fifteen&: A Podcast ExperienceS15E3 [Limbo] Part 3: Arrangement
Part 3 of Limbo Moments: Mastering the In-Between. When life does not go the way we planned, we often feel owed. Chris shows how that feeling points to a…
Fifteen&: A Podcast ExperienceS15E2 [Limbo] Part 2: Circumstance
A limbo moment is a stretch of life you did not choose and cannot control. Something ended, nothing new has started, and the hardest part is not the…
Fifteen&: A Podcast ExperienceS15E1 [Limbo] Part 1: No Man's Land
A limbo moment is the space where something has ended but nothing new has started. It isn't working, and it isn't over. You didn't choose it, you can't undo…
Fifteen&: A Podcast ExperienceS14E4 [The Rescue AI Isn't Bringing] Part 4: Connected
In the finale of The Rescue AI Isn’t Bringing, Chris brings the whole series together. He reads Babel (Genesis 11) against Pentecost (Acts 2) to show that real…
Fifteen&: A Podcast ExperienceS14E3 [The Rescue AI Isn't Bringing] Part 3: Scattered
At Babel the builders grabbed for a name so they would not be scattered, and the grab is exactly what scattered them. In Part 3 of The Rescue AI Isn’t…
Fifteen&: A Podcast ExperienceS14E2 [The Rescue AI Isn't Bringing] Part 2: Name
In Part 2 of The Rescue AI Isn't Bringing: Name, Chris opens in Genesis 11 where the builders of Babel reach for a name through the work of their hands, then…
Fifteen&: A Podcast ExperienceS14E1 [The Rescue AI Isn't Bringing] Part 1: Babble
"Part 1 of The Rescue AI isn't bringing goes back to the Tower of Babel, where people reach for the newest technology of their age to make a name for…
Fifteen&: A Podcast ExperienceS13 E9 [Heaven Now] Part 9: Legitimacy
In the final teaching of the Heaven Now series, Chris unpacks the last fruit of the Spirit — what the Greek calls enkrateia, energy governed from within — and…
Fifteen&: A Podcast ExperienceS13 E8 [Heaven Now] Part 8: Gentleness
In this episode of the Heaven Now series, Chris walks through one of the most uncomfortable leadership case studies in Scripture — King David’s silence after…
Fifteen&: A Podcast ExperienceS13 E7 [Heaven Now] Part 7: Faithfulness
In Part 7 of Heaven Now, Chris traces the arc of Nicodemus — from a nighttime visit driven by fear, to a public act of burial loyalty before the resurrection…
Fifteen&: A Podcast ExperienceS13 E6 [Heaven Now] Part 6: Goodness
In this teaching from the Heaven Now series, the fear of being a bad person gets traced back to its root: trying to get your goodness from moral categories…
Fifteen&: A Podcast ExperienceS13 E5 [Heaven Now] Part 5: Kindness
In this episode of the Heaven Now series, Chris walks through the fruit of the Spirit of kindness and the identity fear that makes it hardest to access: the…
Fifteen&: A Podcast ExperienceS13 E4 [Heaven Now] Part 4: Patience
Heaven isn’t a future promise we’re waiting on, it’s something we can experience now. In this episode, we look at Moses and the fear of inadequacy: the wiring…
Fifteen&: A Podcast ExperienceS13 E3 [Heaven Now] Part 3: Peace
In Part 3 of Heaven Now, we explore the deeper meaning of peace—not as the absence of conflict, but as the grounded presence that makes honesty possible…
Fifteen&: A Podcast ExperienceS13 E2 [Heaven Now] Part 2: Joy
In Part 2 of Heaven Now, we explore the deeper meaning of joy—not as a reaction to success or momentum, but as something rooted beneath it. Through the story…
Fifteen&: A Podcast ExperienceS13 E1 [Heaven Now] Part 1: Love
Heaven isn’t just a future promise — it’s something we can experience now. In this episode, we explore the tension between Martha and Mary and what it reveals…
Fifteen&: A Podcast ExperienceS12 E4 [Revelation] The End: Nothing to be Afraid of
In this episode, we revisit Revelation through the lens of the ascension and the throne. Rather than reading the book as a prediction about escaping a…
Fifteen&: A Podcast ExperienceS12 E3 [Revelation] Worship: Nothing to be Afraid of
In this episode, we explore Revelation 19 and the surprising contrast it presents: not a war to fight, but a wedding feast to join. Rather than fueling outrage…
Fifteen&: A Podcast ExperienceS12 E2 [Revelation] Empire: Nothing to be Afraid of
In this episode, we explore how Revelation exposes the hidden systems that shape our thinking and behavior. Using the imagery of Babylon and empire, we examine…
Fifteen&: A Podcast ExperienceS12 E1 [Revelation] Throne: Nothing To Be Afraid Of
In this episode, we look at the book of Revelation as an unveiling of what is truly at the center of reality. Rather than a code for predicting the future…
Fifteen&: A Podcast ExperienceS11 E4 [Be the Tree] Renew: Growth is a Cycle
In this episode, we explore Be The Tree: RENEW and why growth is not linear but cyclical. Using the metaphor of seasons, we examine how renewal happens through…
Fifteen&: A Podcast ExperienceS11 E3 [Be the Tree] Process: Template for Transformation
In this episode, we explore Be the Tree as a repeatable process of transformation under pressure. Using Luke 3–5, we examine how identity is named before…
Fifteen&: A Podcast ExperienceS11 E2 [Be the Tree] Plan: Culture is The Fruit
In this episode, we unpack a simple but powerful build pattern from Scripture: faith, hope, and love (1 Corinthians 13:13). Faith is the vision to see what…
Fifteen&: A Podcast ExperienceS11 E1 [Be the Tree] Motive: Lead for Impact
In this episode, we explore why insecure leadership causes so much damage and how Scripture gives us a clear alternative. Using Micah 6:8 and Psalm 1, we look…
Fifteen&: A Podcast ExperienceS10 E8 [Dirt: Rethinking Evil] Extend with Unity (Oneness)
Jesus invites us into a way of living that is both deeply rooted and radically relational. In this episode, we explore the vine and branches in John 15 and…
Fifteen&: A Podcast ExperienceS10 E7 [Dirt: Rethinking Evil] Extend with Unity
The cross does more than forgive. It exposes and overturns the entire cycle of blame. In this episode, learn how Jesus teaches us to confront evil without…
Fifteen&: A Podcast ExperienceS10 E6 [Dirt: Rethinking Evil] Guard the House (Sustain)
Jesus teaches that true vigilance isn’t fear—it’s wisdom. In this episode, we explore how to guard your inner life without becoming anxious or numb. Learn how…
Fifteen&: A Podcast ExperienceS10 E5 [Dirt: Rethinking Evil] Guard the House (Jesus)
In this episode, we explore how Jesus redefined purity, power, and presence. Moving through the Gospel of Mark, we see how He didn’t just resist evil—He…
Fifteen&: A Podcast ExperienceS10 E4 [Dirt: Rethinking Evil] Guard with Wisdom (Stand)
In this episode, we look at what it really means to guard the house with wisdom. Building on the biblical model of sacred space, we explore how evil operates…
Fifteen&: A Podcast ExperienceS10 E3 [Dirt: Rethinking Evil] Clean with Truth (Restoration)
In this episode, we explore what it really means to “clean with truth.” Drawing from the book of Numbers, we see that God’s call to purity was never about…
Fifteen&: A Podcast ExperienceS10 E2 [Dirt: Rethinking Evil] Clean with Truth (Holiness)
In Part 2 of Dirt: Rethinking Evil, we explore why evil isn’t a dark rival to God—it’s dirt that doesn’t belong in the house. Through Genesis, Leviticus, and…
Fifteen&: A Podcast ExperienceS10 E1 [Dirt: Rethinking Evil] The Reality of Dirt
In this episode, we kick off the new series Dirt: Rethinking Evil with a fresh perspective: evil isn’t an equal rival to God—it’s dirt that doesn’t belong in…
Fifteen&: A Podcast ExperienceS9 E8 [7 MindStakes] #7: I Can Arrive
Arrival is a myth. The moment we believe we’ve gone far enough is often when compromise begins. In this episode, we look at David’s turning point in 2 Samuel…
Fifteen&: A Podcast ExperienceS9 E7 [7 MindStakes] #6: I Can Change People
We can’t change people, no matter how hard we try. In this episode, we explore what it means to lead and love like Jesus did with the rich young ruler: seeing…
Fifteen&: A Podcast ExperienceS9 E6 [7 MindStakes] #5: If I'm Misunderstood, I Stop
Feeling misunderstood can tempt us to either shut down or overexplain, but neither leads us forward. In this episode, we look at how Paul stayed anchored in…
Fifteen&: A Podcast ExperienceS9 E5 [7 MindStakes] #4: If It's Tough, I'm Off Track
When life gets hard, it’s easy to assume something’s gone wrong, that difficulty means you’ve stepped off course. But what if resistance is actually the…
Fifteen&: A Podcast ExperienceS9 E4 [7 MindStakes] #3: Anywhere But Here
When life feels stuck between the sea in front of you and Egypt behind you, it’s easy to believe the lie that anywhere is better than here. In this episode, we…
Fifteen&: A Podcast ExperienceS9 E3 [7 MindStakes] #2: It's Not Going To Be Okay
Most of us expect life to move in a straight line. Effort leads to reward, faith leads to blessing, risk leads to success. But what happens when the story…
Fifteen&: A Podcast ExperienceS9 E2 [7 MindStakes] #1: When I Feel Weak, I'm Wrong
When weakness shows up, most of us rush to cover it with overcompensating, comparing, or retreating in shame. Beneath it all is a quiet lie: When I feel weak…
Fifteen&: A Podcast ExperienceS9 E1 [7 MindStakes] Real Or Outsourced Thinking
Most of what we call “thinking” is really reacting with impulses to prove, defend, or seek validation that disguise themselves as wisdom. In this episode, we…
Fifteen&: A Podcast ExperienceS8 E9 [Serpents and Doves] Free Forever
In this episode, we explore how Jesus’ call to be “sheep among wolves” gives us the mindset to thrive with both wisdom and innocence. You’ll learn how to…
Fifteen&: A Podcast ExperienceS8 E8 [Serpents and Doves] Memorable Impact
In this episode, we unpack what it means to move from reaction to real influence—a kind rooted in purpose, not power. Through five key practices, you’ll learn…
Fifteen&: A Podcast ExperienceS8 E7 [Serpents and Doves] Friends
Real strength isn’t about standing alone; it’s about building relationships that can hold weight when the pressure comes. In this episode, we explore how to…
Fifteen&: A Podcast ExperienceS8 E6 [Serpents and Doves] Sabotage
Even the best leaders can lose influence without realizing it. Not because they lack vision or effort, but because they miss subtle patterns that slowly take…
Fifteen&: A Podcast ExperienceS8 E5 [Serpents and Doves] Innovation
In this episode, we explore how true innovation begins with honesty, grows through collaboration, and comes to life through structure and systems. Drawing from…
Fifteen&: A Podcast ExperienceS8 E4 [Serpents and Doves] Negotiation
Every leader negotiates in daily life, at home, at work, and in moments that test conviction and character. In this episode, we look at how Jesus modeled a…
Fifteen&: A Podcast ExperienceS8 E3 [Serpents and Doves] Influence
In a world full of power plays and manipulation, real leadership stands out. In this episode, we explore how to lead when everyone else seems to be playing…
Fifteen&: A Podcast ExperienceS8 E2 [Serpents and Doves] Upgrade
In this episode, we explore what it means to lead both shrewdly and innocently, combining strategy with purity of heart. You will learn four key practices that…
Fifteen&: A Podcast ExperienceS8 E1 [Serpents and Doves] Vision
In a world driven by power plays and control, Jesus calls us to a different kind of leadership: wise as serpents and innocent as doves. This episode explores…
Fifteen&: A Podcast ExperienceS7 E8 [Sparked or Snuffed] The Honor of Misjudgment
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Fifteen&: A Podcast ExperienceS7 E7 [Sparked or Snuffed] The Honor of Tension
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Fifteen&: A Podcast ExperienceS7 E6 [Sparked or Snuffed] The Honor of Blindness
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Fifteen&: A Podcast ExperienceS7 E5 [Sparked or Snuffed] The Honor of Tenderness
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