Jessie Cruickshank
Author of Ordinary Discipleship, Speaker, Neuro-ecclesiologist, belligerently optimistic, recklessly obedient, patiently relentless, catalyzing change
Appears in 58 Episodes
Natalie Werking - Discipleship and Children
What does it actually look like to disciple children in everyday life? In this episode, Jessie Cruickshank sits down with Natalie Werking to explore how parents and ch...
Peyton Jones - Discipology
What if the key to disciple-making isn't a new program, but returning to the way Jesus did it?In this episode, Jessie Cruickshank talks with Peyton Jones about his new...
Angie Richey - Discipleship, Healing, and Spiritual Warfare
In this episode, Jessie Cruickshank talks with Dr. Angie Richey, President of Life Pacific University and licensed therapist, about the intersection of psychology, dis...
Nathan Brewer - The Roles We Play in the Stories
In this episode, Jessie talks with Nathan Brewer about fivefold ministry, APEST, and how apostles, prophets, evangelists, shepherds, and teachers help us see the fulln...
Daniel Yang - Proximity, Refugees, and Finding God in Displacement
In this episode of the Ordinary Discipleship Podcast, Jessie talks with Daniel Yang of World Relief about refugees, immigrants, trauma, enemy mode, and what it means t...
Timmy & 'Tisha Hensel
Timmy and 'Tisha Hensel share the real story of co-pastoring a church through pain, transition, and slow transformation. They talk about moving from busy, program-driv...
The Power of Naming
This episode explores how naming shapes identity and discipleship at a deep level—spiritually, relationally, and even neurologically. Drawing from Scripture, lived exp...
Are We Good?
Are we actually good—or just calling something broken “good” and hoping it sticks? In this conversation, we wrestle with sin, identity, and the stories we believe abou...
The Power of Receiving
In this episode, we explore the difference between discipleship as doing and discipleship as receiving—and why that shift changes everything. Jessie and Julia share th...
I Am Because God Is
Discipleship isn’t just about learning more about God, it’s about discovering who we are in relationship with Him. In this episode, Jacob, Jessie Cruikshank, and Julia...
Individualism, Lies, Perfection, and Power
In this episode of The Ordinary Discipleship Podcast, we explore how the stories we carry shape the way we follow Jesus. Jessie Cruickshank and Julia unpack the role o...
Shaped by Story
What if discipleship isn’t about trying harder, learning more, or getting your theology exactly right—but about being reshaped at the level of story and identity?In th...
Jim Wilder Interview: Intersection of Theology and Brain Science (repost of Season 2, Episode 11)
Jessie Cruickshank is joined by Dr Jim Wilder, a renowned psychologist at the intersection of theology and brain science. Jessie and Jim delve into attachment theory a...
Jamie and Donna Winship - Who Am I? The truth about our identity (originally posted September 2, 2024)
Jessie Cruickshank and Jamie and Donna Winship dive deep into the transformative concept of finding true rest in God. Through their wisdom and personal experiences, th...
Lance Ford - Shifting Leadership onto the Shoulders of Jesus
What if the church’s leadership crisis isn’t a failure of character, but a failure of systems? In this conversation, Jesse Cruikshank sits down with longtime friend, p...
Mandy Smith - The Bride of Christ
In this episode, Jessie Cruickshank talks with pastor and author Mandy Smith about the quiet, surprising ways God brings renewal through ordinary people and ordinary a...
Jessica & Andrew Arnold - Discipling Sarah
In this deeply moving conversation, Jessie sits down with longtime friends Jessica and Andrew Arnold to talk about their journey raising and discipling their daughter ...
Tracy Matthews - Spiritual Attunement
In this episode, Jessie Cruickshank sits down with her friend and fellow leader Tracy Matthews for a rich, grounding conversation on what it means to cultivate spiritu...
Geoff & Cyd Holsclaw - Discipleship and Attachment Theory
In this episode, Jessie Cruickshank sits down with Geoff and Cyd Holsclaw to explore their new book Landscapes of the Soul—a beautiful and practical guide to understan...
Mike Wiggin - Discipleship as Evangelism
In this episode, Jessie Cruickshank sits down with evangelist and disciple-maker Mike Wiggin to talk about surrender, grace, and what it truly means to follow Jesus. M...