Baptism and the Lord's Supper

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Josiah Walker and Bryan Catherman discuss the two ordinances of the Church: Baptism and the Lord’s Supper. What are these? When do these ordinances happen within the local church? Should you take the Lord’s Supper if you have not been baptized? How do these things relate to membership? How does this work in the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC)? What about the Evangelical Free Church of America (EFCA)? Copyright 2025. For more information, please visit SaltyBeliever.com.

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Teaching: How to Get Started

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You’re feeling called to teach a class but you’ve never done that before. Or maybe you are feeling a call to ministry. Where do you start? This is the topic of this episode of Salty Believer Unscripted. Bryan Catherman and Josiah Walker discuss where to start if you’re a new Christian, where to start if you’ve been a Christian for a few years, and even how to get started in any step in your Christian journey. Copyright 2025. For more information, please visit SaltyBeliever.com.

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Disciplines for the Long Haul

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There are many spiritual disciplines. Some might be short-lived, and some may sustain us for the long haul. In this episode, Bryan Catherman met with Kevin Lund, Pastor of Trinity Church, to discuss the disciplines that have been better for him over the years. Copyright 2025. For more information, please visit SaltyBeliever.com.

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Talking Missions With Doug Reed

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Join Bryan Catherman as he discusses missions and shifting trends in mission work with Doug Reed. Doug works with Possibilities Africa and was a pastor for many years. His perspective and experience make him the perfect guest to discuss mission work. Copyright 2025. For more information, please visit SaltyBeliever.com.

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When Your Bible Reading Plan Crashes

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You got off to a great start, but now you’ve hit Leviticus, and your Bible reading plan has crashed and burned. How do you start up again? Start over? Get going, but end late? Read a ton in one day? The better question might be, what is at the heart of your reading plan? Join Josiah Walker and Bryan Catherman as they discuss what we might do when our Bible reading plan crashes and burns. Copyright 2025. For more information, please visit SaltyBeliever.com.

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When Our Heroes are Sinners

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Martin Luther was an anti-semite. He had strong feelings against the Jewish people. Hundreds of years later, Hitler used some of Luther’s statements to build a national argument against the Jews. What are we to think about this? What do we do with Luther? That’s the topic of this episode of Salty Believer Unscripted. What now? What about when a person’s theology shifts? What about worship leaders and songwriters with theological issues? Authors? We spend little time thinking about this topic, but the guys take on it in this unscripted conversation. Copyright 2025. For more information, please visit SaltyBeliever.com.

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Good Books for Good Churchmen

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In this episode of Salty Believer Unscripted, Bryan Catherman and Josiah Walker recommend good books for the man or woman in the pew. What books help people be good churchmen and women? SBU has a new intern (Daniel the Intern), which prompted this conversation. If you’re in church and you want to grow in your Christian walk, this episode offers some books other than the Bible to help you. Copyright 2024. For more information, please visit SaltyBeliever.com.

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What is Hospitality?

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Most people think hospitality is opening your home to others and eating with them. It’s not less than that, but it is so much more. Is hospitable thinking what causes a church to be friendly to new people? Is there a way for those who don’t have a home to open up and be hospitable? Is there a more robust way to think about hospitality that may cause us to be better about this thing? These are the questions Josiah Walker and Bryan Catherman discuss in this episode of Salty Believer Unscripted. Copyright 2024. Find more information at SaltyBeliever.com.

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Teaching From the OIA Preparation

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Good preparation for Bible study is essential, but it’s not over until the class is done. We have to get the Word of God right, and we have to get it across. How do we go from a good Observation-Interpretation-Application (OIA) study or a good Charles Simeon Trust worksheet pathway to leading a class or preaching a sermon? In this episode of Salty Believer Unscripted, Josiah Walker and Bryan Catherman discuss how to go from preparation to the teaching moment. Copyright 2024. For more information, please visit SaltyBeliever.com.

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The New Bible Study Bookmark

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In this episode of Salty Believer Unscripted, Bryan Catherman and Josiah Walker discuss a simple Bible study resource: the O.I.A. Bible study method. In this case, Bryan printed it on a bookmark, and they discussed the value of simplicity in this resource. Are you looking to start a Bible study? Here’s an easy way to start. Copyright 2024. For more information about Salty Believer Unscripted, please visit SaltyBeliever.com.

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The Nuts and Bolts of Printed Bibles

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On this episode of Salty Believer Unscripted, Josiah Walker and Bryan Catherman discuss the nuts and bolts of printed Bibles. When picking a Bible, what should we think about the binding, paper quality, number or ribbons, font size, red letter, and even the $300-500 Bibles? Journaling Bibles? What about cross-references? Double or single column? Goat skin? There are many things we don’t often discuss when selecting a Bible, but these things are good to consider. Copyright 2024. For more information, please visit SaltyBeliever.com.

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The Real David Platt Documentary

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What should we think about the documentary “The Real David Platt?” Is this a controversy we should get sucked into? Is this anything those not at McLean Bible Church should be concerned about? How should Christians think about quarreling documentaries? Copyright 2024. For more information, please visit SaltyBeliever.com.

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Comparing the ESV and CSB Study Bibles

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In this episode of Salty Believer Unscripted, Bryan Catherman and Josiah Walker compared the ESV and CSB Study Bibles. They used them both together for a few weeks, using them to prepare sermons and study side by side. Which one is better? Why? What are the strengths and weaknesses of these two Study Bibles? This is the topic of the conversation. Copyright 2024. For more information, please visit SaltyBeliever.com.

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Picking a Christmas Devotional

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Do you read a regular devotional? How about a special Christmas devotional? In this episode of Salty Believer Unscripted, Josiah Walker and Bryan Catherman discuss devotionals and how to pick one. They also consider devotionals for Christmas. Copyright 2024. For more information, please visit SaltyBeliever.com.

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Evaluating the 3 Circles Gospel Sharing Method

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In this episode of Salty Believer Unscripted, Bryan Catherman and Josiah Walker respond to an email offering a critique of the 3 Circles gospel sharing method. It’s valid to take a deep look at the method and understand its strengths and weaknesses. What are the strengths and weaknesses of this popular evangelism method? Copyright 2024. For more information, please visit SaltyBeliever.org.

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The Christian Cancel Culture

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Join Josiah Walker and Bryan Catherman as they discuss the cancel culture within the Christian community. What is cancel culture and how do Christians engage in this behavior? What brings cancel culture into the culture of Christians? What about redemption and restoration; where does that fit? Is Steve Lawson’s past, present, and future canceled? Is this the story of Alvin Reed? Mark Driscoll? HillSong. What does a church do with the content of a pastor who has stumbled? This is the topic of conversation for this episode of Salty Believer Unscripted. Copyright 2024. For more information, please visit SaltyBeliever.com.

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One Resource Other than the Bible?

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If you could only have one Bible Study resource other than the Bible (and prayer or the Holy Spirit) what resource would you want? That’s the question for this episode of Salty Believer Unscripted? How will Bryan Catherman and Josiah Walker answer the question? Copyright 2024. For more information, please visit SaltyBeliever.com.

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False Gospels: The Good Person Gospel

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Join Bryan Catherman and Josiah Walker as they discuss the “Good Person Gospel.” Moralism is prevalent in Christianity. Having good morals is an outworking of the saving work of Jesus, but those morals are powerless to save a soul from death to life. The Good Person Gospel might be the most detrimental false gospel hurting the Church in America today. What is it? How can we identify it? Where does it differ from the gospel of the Bible? They answer these questions and many more in this episode of Salty Believer Unscripted. Copyright 2024. For more information, please visit SaltyBeliever.com.

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False Gospels: The Political Gospel

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Join Bryan Catherman and Jared Jenkins as they discuss the political gospel. What is the political gospel and what does it look like when Christians make the political process their only hope for joy, peace, and rest? Is engaging in politics bad? Is it commanded by the Bible? What is political nationalism? They answer these questions and more as they explore the the political gospel. Copyright 2024. For more information, please visit SaltyBeliever.com.

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