Including Children in the Life of the Church

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How do we bring young people into the life of the Church? Kirk Galster, Josiah Walker, and Bryan Catherman discuss a challenging topic. Should the church include children in aspects of the worship gathering, such as collecting the offering, serving on the worship team, and leading in other ways? Should little kids become members? It's more than just including children in the worship service. This is about really bringing them in. How can children be included in the life of the Church, and how does this help train up the next generation? Copyright 2026. Find more information at SaltyBeliever.com.

Train Them to Listen to Sermons

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Learning to listen to sermons does’t just happen by showing up, and the next generation needs to learn how to listen to sermons. It’s by listening to sermons with the desire to grow and think critically, week by week, over many years, that people learn and grow. In this episode, Bryan Catherman and Josiah Walker discuss the idea of preaching as discipleship and training. What is preaching? How does it do the training and discipleship work? Should the Gospel be there every week? What kind of preaching? They discuss these questions and many others. Copyright 2026.

In addition, this episode of Salty Believer Unscripted was unsponsored by 9Marks and therefore, shared an unsolicited, unpaid advertisement for the 9Marks podcast, “Bible Talk.” (Seriously, 9Marks didn’t pay us to talk about it and don’t even know we did it. We just like “Bible Talk.”)

Train Them Up: One-On-One Discipleship

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As we consider what's needed to train the next generation of Christians, Bryan Catherman and Josiah Walker discuss one-on-one discipleship. Why is one-on-one discipleship important? How do we do one-on-one discipleship? What might be the pushback? Why don't we do it? They discuss these questions and share some tools they use for one-on-one discipleship. Find more videos and resources like this one, book recommendations, and more at SaltyBeliever.com. Copyright 2026.

Train Them Up: An Introduction

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There seems to be a boost of young men becoming Christians and engaging with the local church. Is it true? With the significance of generational differences, how are the Boomers and Gen-X generation going to train the Millennials and Zoomers (Gen-Z and Gen-A) if there are more young men coming to church? In this Salty Believer Unscripted series, Bryan Catherman and Josiah Walker start a series about training up the next generations for ministries. Bryan also deals with an angry-mail email concern. And they've started an unsolicited, unsponsored advertisement that's fitting for an unscripted podcast. Learn more and find more resources at SaltyBeliever.com. Copyright 2026.

Using Creeds, Confessions, and Catechisms in Services

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How can a church incorporate a creed, confession, or catechism in weekly gatherings and services? Should they? Before dealing with the primary question, we must define the terms. What is a creed? What is a confession? What’s the difference? What is a catechism? How can we use these things in our spiritual journey? How do they help us grow? How can they be used in weekly worship services? Should they be used in this setting? If a Pastor wants to integrate these things, how does he get there? These are the questions found in the conversation of this episode of Salty Believer Unscripted. Find more information about creeds, confessions, and catechisms, as well as podcasts and other resources for ministry and the Christian journey, at SaltyBeliever.com. Copyright 2026.

Journey Through John: A 5-Minute Bible Study

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Bryan Catherman is taking a journey through John as a YouTube, simple, 5-minute daily Bible study. He and Josiah Walker discuss what’s behind it, why do it, and how it works on this episode of Salty Believer Unscripted. Find the Journey Through John on the SaltyBeliever.com Youtube channel. (https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLyBUHemqv16QgYd4FM9YJVku3t0JFfYKU&si=j1PaSMaJ_xVHS_X7) Copyright 2026. For more information, please visit SaltyBeliever.com.

Intern Episode: Daniel Catherman

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Daniel, the intern, has been serving behind the scenes of Salty Believer Unscripted. We’re not really sure what a podcast intern does, but Salty Believer Unscripted has had a long, wonderful line of interns. As we do our part to help raise up the next generation of ministers, we have an intern, and sometimes we challenge said intern to do things beyond their comfort zone. Therefore, this is a special intern episode. In this episode, Daniel the Intern tells us about his premium, Schuyler Bible, and his daily reading disciplines. Copyright 2026. For more information, please visit SaltyBeliever.com.

Daily Doctrine by Kevin DeYoung

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In this episode of Salty Believer Unscripted, Bryan Catherman and Josiah Walker discuss their year going through Kevin DeYoung’s book, Daily Doctrine: A One-Year Guide to Systematic Theology (Crossway, 2024). After reading it, they review it. Would they recommend it to others? Their answer might surprise you. Why did they end up disappointed? Copyright 2025. For more information, please visit SaltyBeliever.com.

Social Media is Killing Community

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Does social media help or hurt real, meaningful community? Yes. It was intended to help, but has it accomplished what we thought it would do? No. Has the effort to make money come at the cost of real community? Yes, a huge cost and Meta is King. Is it causing depression and anxiety? Of course. Have we lost the idea of what community really is, and now long for something we already had? That’ the real problem. Facebook stole it, and now they think they can sell it back to us. What is the cost? More than the world can afford. Doom scrolling is a thing. We need to talk about social media and the death of real community. That's the topic of this episode of Salty Believer Unscripted. Copyright 2025. Learn more at SaltyBeliever.com

Time for an Alien Freakout?

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Is “The Age of Disclosure” something we should pay attention to and freak out, or is it just high-level clickbait? It costs $20 to stream. Is it worth it? Bryan Catherman and Josiah Walker don’t know, but they do know that this isn't the first time Christians have freaked out over a documentary. In this episode of Salty Believer Unscripted, the guys discuss what Christians should do when they’re invited to a freakout. What should Pastors do when their congregants bring these kinds of panic and worry? That’s the topic of this discussion. Copyright 2025. Find more information at SaltyBeliever.com.

Getting Started in the Book of Luke

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Bryan Catherman has journeyed through the Book of Luke at Trinity Church, and Josiah Walker is just getting started at Redeeming Life Church. What should we think and do as we get started in this book? How do we study it? How should we break it down? Anyone preaching through this book is thinking about these things, but those sitting under the preaching in Luke should be thinking about it too. That’s the conversation between these two Pastors, and listeners are invited to hear the conversation. Copyright 2025. For more information, please visit SaltyBeliever.com.

Crisis in Lexington

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The Tyson beef packing plant in Lexington is closing in January, and nearly 3,000 people will be out of work in a town of 10,000 people. What’s happening on the ground there? How should Christians respond? That’s the topic of this special edition of Salty Believer Unscripted. Join the discussion with Josiah Walker, Bryan Catherman, and Kirk Galster. Copyright 2025. For more information, please visit SaltyBeliever.com.

Books and Black Friday

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Even the Christian book sellers get crazy on Black Friday. They are in the business to sell books. In this episode of Salty Believer Unscripted, Josiah Walker and Bryan Catherman talk about books, book publishers, and those who sell Christian books. They also consider those who tend to offer huge Black Friday sales. Reformation Trust, 10 of Those, ChristianBook.com, Crossway, Banner of Truth, and many more are mentioned and discussed. Used books? Why not? If you’re looking for good books, this episode is for you. Copyright 2025. For more information, please visit SaltyBeliever.com.

Longing for Liturgy: What are the Elements?

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When it comes to a Sunday morning service, what are the kinds of aspects that find their way into the liturgy? There are elements that some churches do and others don’t. What’s necessary? What can be dropped? What should be added? What’s required for a biblical church service? These are the questions Josiah Walker and Bryan Catherman discuss in this episode of Salty Believer Unscripted. Copyright 2025. For more information, please visit SaltyBeliever.com.

Longing for Liturgy: What is Authentic?

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Some might argue that high liturgy is a more authentic expression of faith and worship. Some might baulk at that assessment. What is authentic? In this episode of Salty Believer Unscripted, Josiah Walker and Bryan Catherman discuss high and low liturgy and where we can find authentic expression, or the lack thereof, in both. Copyright 2025. For more information, please visit SaltyBeliever.com.

Longing for Liturgy: An Introduction

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Generation Z and Generation Alpha are looking for an authentic expression of faith. Many of them believe they are finding that in churches with high liturgy. Most don’t even know what liturgy is. What is liturgy? Is it bad to be liturgical? Why have some been afraid of more structured, high liturgy? We’re starting a series that walks through a conversation about liturgy in the local church. Everyone has a liturgy. What’s yours? Copyright 2025. For more information, please visit SaltyBeliever.com.