Provoke & Inspire Podcast

Send us a textIn this second road report, Ben and David bring on Mike Ritter, keyboardist of No Longer Music, to share what he has seen God do on their current tour. You will hear some stories from the road and of course a random story from David.

Send us a textDavid and Ben talk about what God has done though the first few shows of the No Longer Music tour and David shares a bonus Random Story.

Send us a textIn this final episode of the road rules series, the regulars answer your questions and as usual David brings you a random story.

Send us a textEveryone in a band hates each other… at least, that’s the stereotype we often hear. How can we deal with conflict in a band or even just in a group setting? How important is unity? The regulars will answer all your questions!! Well... maybe not, but they will talk about this issue and what they’ve learned through many years of experience in ministry. And this time on David’s Random Story, you’ll get to hear about the time that a punk put a rat on the shoulder of a pastor who was trying to impress the founder of YWAM.

Send us a textIs leadership really necessary? Won’t a leader hold you back? In this 4th episode of Road Rules, the regulars discuss the importance of good leadership and knowing your giftings in a team setting. And, of course, there’s also another random story brought to you by David.

Send us a textMatty Mullins (Memphis May Fire) joins the podcast and shares about overcoming anxiety and being bold for Jesus.

Send us a textAt what point does striving to live a holy life just become legalistic, or a set of rules we try to follow? The podcast regulars tackle the topic of holiness in this new episode of the Road Rules series, and David shares a secret to eating at a restaurant without paying.

Send us a textIs prayer really that important in a band? Shouldn’t musicians focus more on practicing? While Luke is stuck in traffic in the Swiss alps, Ben, Chad, and David talk about having the perspective that prayer changes everything, and David shares the first of many random stories.

Send us a textDoes a band need a clear vision to succeed? What is a covenant and how is it relevant to a Christian artist? In this first episode of the new series “Road Rules," the P&I regulars discuss these other related topics and Luke admits he supports girl bands.

Send us a textIs it always wrong to judge? In this episode of the P&I! podcast, we talk about the challenge of making Godly judgements while living in a culture that is hostile to absolute truth.

Send us a textThe Provoke & Inspire regulars debrief and break down their recent conversation with Bad Christian Podcast and discuss in further depth the ideas they debated.

Send us a textMark Mohr from the band Christafari joined us on the podcast! Mark shares his story, as well as some valuable lessons he has learned from over 25 years of using music to reach the lost.

Send us a textWhether it’s caused by the loss of our passion and focus over time; running on principle rather than intimacy with God; or simply not realizing the spiritual battle we are in, we can find ourselves giving up on our calling. In this final episode of “Why Am I Silent?”, we talk about why we often decide to give up, and how we can find the strength to persevere.

Send us a textIn this episode of “Why Am I Silent?”, we talk about fear, and how we can allow it to paralyze us, robbing us of our courage to proclaim the Gospel.

Send us a textIn this podcast special, we sit down and talk with Brian "Head" Welch from the band Korn. He speaks about what it was like to go back to Korn, how God has been using him after the shows and more!

Send us a textIn a society where image is highly regarded, looking uncool can be a huge deterrent to preaching the Gospel. Our pride can cause us to remain silent if we don’t fully surrender it to Jesus. Check out this new episode of “Why Am I Silent?”, where we discuss this issue.

Send us a textDo we value success over what God is calling us to do? This time on “Why Am I Silent?”, we take a look at how we can be unwilling to present the Gospel’s message clearly through our art, due to the inherent risk of forfeiting fame or commercial success.

Send us a textSometimes as artists/musicians, we may remain silent because not all the members of our group/band agree that we should share the Gospel through our art. What should you do if there’s division on this issue? We discuss this and more in this new episode of “Why Am I Silent?”.

Send us a textDo I really need to preach the Gospel? Isn’t relational evangelism enough? In this episode of “Why Am I Silent?”, we talk about the mindset that preaching is unnecessary and that proclamation evangelism is outdated and ineffective in our culture.

Send us a textWe can often be drawn to “safer” messages like social justice or positivity, but they’re not the true Gospel. In this episode of “Why Am I Silent?”, we discuss this struggle and how the Gospel, while seemingly foolish, is really the most important and powerful message we can share.