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

Joel Muddamalle and Jonathan Pokluda | Common and Controversial Questions Young People Are Asking

Next Gen

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.

Addison Bevere & Alec Bevere | How to Reclaim Your Prayer Life

Spiritual Formation

As a leader, do you find your schedule controlling you more than you are controlling it? In this episode, Grant and Will lead a powerful Q&A with rapper, CEO, New York Times bestselling author, investor, and activist, Lecrae, about how to prioritize and keep your soul intact while leading and pioneering new spaces.
Tune in today and watch for new episodes every Thursday.

Keeping Your Soul Intact While Pioneering

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. 

Jonathan Pokluda | Getting Over What Other People Think

Leaving the Leadership Ladder

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.

Inner Monologue of an Evangelist

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

Scott Hamilton | Suffering and Mastery, Falling 41,000 times, Adoption, Rejection, & Choosing Joy in Chronic Pain

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?

Luke LeFevre | Fasting, Cussing, Holiness, and Application Heresy

What you say is just as important as how you say it. In reaching people with the gospel, a loving tone rather than convicting one must be used to fully convey the grace which is being discussed.

Importance of Tone

Discipleship

Trust is built on vulnerability. In Will Chung's church, young people who are searching for something to believe in respond best to open vulnerability among leadership, as it fosters deep conversations unhindered by defense mechanisms. 

Leading with Vulnerability

Relationships

Today, people are flooded with options on what to believe and who to be, resulting in their identity being rooted in something other than Christ. Will Chung speaks on the prevalence of this phenomena in young people and the confusion it is causing.

Choice Anxiety and Identity Anxiety

Tori Hope Petersen is Next Up with Grant Skeldon (THINQ Media) and Will Chung (Beloved Church) Including: 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. 

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.

Teo Hayashi | Filling Stadiums Faster Than Coldplay, Brazil Awakening, Is America Ripe for Revival?

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.

Daniel Macleod | Preaching at a Rave, Gen-Z Evangelism, Overcoming Evangelism Awkwardness

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.

Andy Crouch | Should Pastors use ChatGPT & AI? Friends Close Enough to do Your Eulogy

With so many options of what to do and who to be, people are struggling with choice anxiety and losing sight of their identity. Will Chung and Grant Skeldon remind us that humility and tone are important in reaching these people with the truth.