The Reach Podcast
Have you ever been in a conversation with the opportunity to bring someone closer to Jesus, but you don’t know how or what to say? It can be a challenging task. It requires open ears, intentionally, and a lot of patience.
The Reach Podcast’s goal is to equip and inspire you to share the message of Jesus more effectively. Each week, you'll hear a discussion of a conversation our guest had with a friend who is investigating Jesus. Over time, our hope is that hearing how these conversations unfold will give you the confidence to have them yourself.
The Reach Podcast is hosted by Blaine Larsen, who serves as VP of Field Operations for Search Ministries. Blaine has been in full-time vocational ministry with Search since 2012. Prior to that, he had a career as a platinum-selling country music artist and hit songwriter in Nashville, TN. He is a graduate of Dallas Theological Seminary (MACL, 2018).
The Reach Podcast is produced by Search Ministries, an almost 50-year old nationwide ministry committed to a relational approach to evangelism. To learn more, visit searchnational.org. To learn more about Search's evangelism training ministry, Reach, visit reachothers.org
Episodes
37 episodes
From Country Music to Christ: Blaine Larsen’s Journey
What happens when a country music star trades fame for faith-filled purpose? We normally have Blaine Larsen interviewing people, but today he will share more of his story and his incredible journey from Nashville stages to gospel conversations....
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When Evangelism Takes YEARS to Take Effect
This week on the Reach Podcast, Matt Berkett who works regionally in North Carolina shares a powerful story about his long-term friendship with "Brian," a man reluctant to talk about faith. This story will help us understand how to walk with so...
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How A 5+ Year Friendship Finally Led To God
This week on the Reach Podcast, we'll be talking with Blaine's friend of 10+ years, Graham Gooley. He's here to talk about a story with his friend that he met about 5 years ago that came into a coffee shop shop and this story really takes...
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How To Prepare Your Mind To Share Your Faith
How should we respond to an open door from God to have a meaningful conversation with people. Today, we'll be talking about how we can properly have these types of conversations without forcing it or taking a weird turn in the conversation. Don...
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How One Man Found Forgiveness in Christ
This week on the Reach Podcast, Blaine sits down with Dr. John Hopper to unpack the story of “Steve,” a man weighed down by deep questions and even deeper shame. Steve had questions like, why trust the Bible, what about suffering and what happe...
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How to Talk About God When the Moment’s Right
When someone finally opens the door to talk about faith what should you actually say? In this episode, we explore that question with an example of a conversation that we recently had where we were able to point a friend toward Jesus in a way th...
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Tips for Christians Trying to Reach Non-Believers with Dementia
Today, we're talking to Branden Stathes who's an associate area director in Austin, Texas about how we can talk to non-believers with dementia. We know this is a bit niche and specific so we're hoping that those who listen and need to hear this...
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The IMPORTANT First Step Christians Need to Take
Many of the episodes we've had so far cover the basics of how to have conversations with non-believers. However, how can we start those conversations with people? Today, we'll be covering the important first step that people NEED to make to act...
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A Christian Guide on How to Converse With Non-Believers
Today's episode we cover how we can steer conversations and be intentional with questions to really get to deeper issues with non-believers. This is an essential and sometimes difficult step for many of us trying to converse about deeper topics...
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How to Overcome Objections to Christianity!
Today, is the last episode in a 3 week series that we've been going through and today is one that is really discussed today. Many people have objections to the Christian faith, but a lot of times we don't know how to overcome those objections. ...
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Evangelism Made Simple: The 1-2-3 Model You NEED to Know!
How long are you willing to wait for someone to come to Christ? In this video, we break down the model that we use here at Reach called the 1-2-3 model of evangelism, which is about planting seeds, trusting God for the results, and staying fait...
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The BEST Method for Relational Evangelism
Today is an extremely important episode because it lays out how we at Search create relationships and evangelize to those people. We'll be introducing the 1, 2, 3 method here today and in the coming weeks hoping to expand on that! We hope you c...
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How to Approach Someone with Past Christian Trauma
Many Christians unfortunately are a big reason as to why some aren't Christians either through Bible thumping or more serious actions against someone. How can we as Christians overcome this objection and without blowing past the trauma and abus...
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Christians NEED To Have Uncomfortable Conversations
Many times Christians are scared to approach friends and strangers about their faith and have deeper conversations about it. Today, we'll talk about ways we can try to make those connections and we'll encourage you to create those connection an...
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How Truth Can Lead Someone to Jesus!
How can we use truth to lead someone to Jesus? Today, we talk to David Morgan who's here on our team at Search Ministries in Dallas. We invite you to take the next step with God by creating relationships. We try to train you to share your faith...
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How to Have MEANINGFUL Spiritual Conversations
Can we have Spiritual Conversations with others? How can we make sure when we have those conversations that they are fruitful? Today, we talk to Josh Horton who's here on our team at Search Ministries in Fort Worth. We invite you to take the ne...
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Episode 21 - How to Have Meaningful Spiritual Conversations (Part 3)
What are some barriers that people may have that make it hard for them to come to the Lord? Depending on what barrier they are dealing with, how should we respond to them? Join in as Nick Manos and David Morgan from Search Dallas are back to di...
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Episode 20 - How to Have Meaningful Spiritual Conversations (Part 2)
Conversations that make us uncomfortable are usually something we try to avoid. However, uncomfortable conversations can sometimes produce much relational growth. Join in as Nick Manos and David Morgan from Search Dallas are back to discuss thi...
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Epsiode 19 - How to Have Meaningful Spiritual Conversations (Part 1)
What are some challenges that come with getting into spiritual conversations - and how do we work around them? Join us as Nick Manos and David Morgan from Search Dallas discuss some challenges they have seen in their time evangelizing.
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Episode 18 - A Conversation with Bill Kraftson
Experience can be the best teacher. Join in as Bill Kraftson from Search Fort Worth is back to share with us another great conversation he had with a new friend.
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Episode 17 - Learnin' the Ropes
Have you ever been lead to ask a deeper question in the midst of a conversation? It can be a scary and uncomfortable feeling. On this episode, Search's new intern Isaac Mckee in Search Dallas explains a conversation he had with a fishing guide ...
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Episode 16 - Uncomfortable Questions
Occasionally, somebody may throw out a question that makes you feel uncomfortable. What is the proper way to respond in these situations? Join us as Bill Kraftson from Search Fort Worth shares a perfect example of how to respond to one of these...
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Episode 16
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Episode 15 - How do I Know what to do with my Life?
The question, "How do I know what to do with my life?" is one that a person at any age could ask. It's not only the question of "what to do", but also, "who do I listen to?" Tune in as Ryan Aldridge from Search Fort Worth shares an awesom...
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Episode 14 - What are You Counting on?
You never know where you may meet somebody with questions about their faith. Tune in as Mel Cure from Search Collin County shares a fantastic conversation with a friend he met through CrossFit.
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Episode 13 - How Big is God?
The question, "Do we all have an equal opportunity to know God"? is widespread in our culture. What does the Bible say about it - and how can we relay that answer to those in our lives? Join us as Ryan Aldridge from Search Fort Worth discusses ...
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