The Ordinary Discipleship podcast with Jesse Cruickshank and the Whoology team is a journey through the fascinating intersection of neuroscience and narrative to ignite the disciplemaker in you. Delve into the transformative power of storytelling, exploring how our brains are wired for transformation and discover the extraordinary in the ordinary. From understanding the biological roots of storytelling to unlocking the secrets of spiritual maturity, each episode offers insights to empower you to become a more effective disciplemaker and deepen your spiritual growth.
Ordinary Discipleship Podcast
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The Ordinary Discipleship podcast with Jesse Cruickshank and the Whoology team is a journey through the fascinating intersection of neuroscience and narrative to ignite the disciplemaker in you. Delve into the transformative power of storytelling, exploring how our brains are wired for transformation and discover the extraordinary in the ordinary. From understanding the biological roots of storytelling to unlocking the secrets of spiritual maturity, each episode offers insights to empower you to become a more effective disciplemaker and deepen your spiritual growth.
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Recent Episodes
June 29, 2026
Peyton Jones - Discipology
<p>What if the key to disciple-making isn't a new program, but returning to the way Jesus did it?</p><p>In this episode, Jessie Cruickshank talks with Peyton Jones about his new book Discipology and the three rhythms Jesus used to form disciples: time, teaching, and tactics. Together they explore why many churches have focused on information over mobilization, how leaders can unintentionally become bottlenecks, and why ordinary believers are God's primary strategy for kingdom movement.</p><p>Whether you're a pastor, church planter, or everyday follower of Jesus, this conversation will challenge you to slow down, trust the Holy Spirit, and take practical steps toward making disciples who make disciples.</p><p><br><strong>In this episode:</strong></p><ul><li>The three rhythms of disciple-making Jesus modeled</li><li>Why mobilization leads to multiplication</li><li>How to activate everyday believers for mission</li><li>The role of the Holy Spirit in disciple-making</li><li>Practical next steps for making disciples in your everyday life</li></ul><p><br>Pre-Order Jessie and Julia's book <a href="https://amzn.to/4rCdfHy">Becoming Good News: Reimagining Discipleship Through Identity, Story, and Science</a></p><p>ORDER Jessie’s book, <a href="https://a.co/d/51j86DG">Ordinary Discipleship: How God Wires Us for the Adventure of Transformation</a></p><p>For more great stuff, check out: Ordinary Discipleship by Whoology: <a href="https://whoology.co/">https://whoology.co</a></p><p>Follow us on social media:<br><a href="https://instagram.com/ordinarydiscipleship">https://instagram.com/ordinarydiscipleship</a><br><a href="https://facebook.com/ordinarydiscipleship">https://facebook.com/ordinarydiscipleship</a></p><p>Follow Jessie on social media:<br>Instagram: <a href="https://instagram.com/yourbrainbyjess">https://instagram.com/yourbrainbyjess</a><br>Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/jessica.s.cruickshank/">https://www.facebook.com/jessica.s.cruickshank/</a><br>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/yourbrainbyjess">https://twitter.com/yourbrainbyjess</a></p> <br><p>ORDER Jessie’s newest book, Ordinary Discipleship: How God Wires Us for the Adventure of Transformation → <a href="https://a.co/d/51j86DG">https://a.co/d/51j86DG</a></p><p>For more great stuff, check out: Ordinary Discipleship by Whoology: <a href="https://whoology.co">https://whoology.co</a></p><p>Follow us on social media:<br><a href="https://instagram.com/ordinarydiscipleship">https://instagram.com/ordinarydiscipleship</a><br><a href="https://facebook.com/ordinarydiscipleship">https://facebook.com/ordinarydiscipleship</a></p><p>Follow Jessie on social media:<br>Instagram: <a href="https://instagram.com/yourbrainbyjess">https://instagram.com/yourbrainbyjess</a><br>Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/jessica.s.cruickshank/">https://www.facebook.com/jessica.s.cruickshank/</a><br>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/yourbrainbyjess">https://twitter.com/yourbrainbyjess</a></p><p>Jessie Cruickshank is a disciple-maker, wilderness guide, and ordained minister. She has trained thousands of people how to survive when their life depended on it and earned a Master’s degree in experiential education at Harvard to learn how the brain works to help people train more effectively.</p><p>The key to discipleship is not more information, but learning how to create intentional environments where people can learn and grow. By working with the brain and treating individuals as whole persons, you too can discover how God wired our brains for transformation. You already have all the tools you need, it is time to activate them in you and your church.</p>
June 15, 2026
Angie Richey - Discipleship, Healing, and Spiritual Warfare
<p>In this episode, Jessie Cruickshank talks with Dr. Angie Richey, President of Life Pacific University and licensed therapist, about the intersection of psychology, discipleship, and spiritual authority. Together they explore anxiety, trauma, identity, Gen Z's mental health crisis, and how ordinary believers can help others find freedom by breaking agreement with lies and embracing the truth of God's Word.</p><p>This practical and hope-filled conversation will encourage you to walk in greater freedom, deepen your spiritual authority, and participate in the healing work God wants to do in your life and community.</p><p><br>Pre-Order Jessie and Julia's book <a href="https://amzn.to/4rCdfHy">Becoming Good News: Reimagining Discipleship Through Identity, Story, and Science</a></p><p>ORDER Jessie’s book, <a href="https://a.co/d/51j86DG">Ordinary Discipleship: How God Wires Us for the Adventure of Transformation</a></p><p>For more great stuff, check out: Ordinary Discipleship by Whoology: <a href="https://whoology.co/">https://whoology.co</a></p><p>Follow us on social media:<br><a href="https://instagram.com/ordinarydiscipleship">https://instagram.com/ordinarydiscipleship</a><br><a href="https://facebook.com/ordinarydiscipleship">https://facebook.com/ordinarydiscipleship</a></p><p>Follow Jessie on social media:<br>Instagram: <a href="https://instagram.com/yourbrainbyjess">https://instagram.com/yourbrainbyjess</a><br>Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/jessica.s.cruickshank/">https://www.facebook.com/jessica.s.cruickshank/</a><br>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/yourbrainbyjess">https://twitter.com/yourbrainbyjess</a></p> <br><p>ORDER Jessie’s newest book, Ordinary Discipleship: How God Wires Us for the Adventure of Transformation → <a href="https://a.co/d/51j86DG">https://a.co/d/51j86DG</a></p><p>For more great stuff, check out: Ordinary Discipleship by Whoology: <a href="https://whoology.co">https://whoology.co</a></p><p>Follow us on social media:<br><a href="https://instagram.com/ordinarydiscipleship">https://instagram.com/ordinarydiscipleship</a><br><a href="https://facebook.com/ordinarydiscipleship">https://facebook.com/ordinarydiscipleship</a></p><p>Follow Jessie on social media:<br>Instagram: <a href="https://instagram.com/yourbrainbyjess">https://instagram.com/yourbrainbyjess</a><br>Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/jessica.s.cruickshank/">https://www.facebook.com/jessica.s.cruickshank/</a><br>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/yourbrainbyjess">https://twitter.com/yourbrainbyjess</a></p><p>Jessie Cruickshank is a disciple-maker, wilderness guide, and ordained minister. She has trained thousands of people how to survive when their life depended on it and earned a Master’s degree in experiential education at Harvard to learn how the brain works to help people train more effectively.</p><p>The key to discipleship is not more information, but learning how to create intentional environments where people can learn and grow. By working with the brain and treating individuals as whole persons, you too can discover how God wired our brains for transformation. You already have all the tools you need, it is time to activate them in you and your church.</p>
June 1, 2026
Nathan Brewer - The Roles We Play in the Stories
<p>In this episode, Jessie talks with Nathan Brewer about fivefold ministry, APEST, and how apostles, prophets, evangelists, shepherds, and teachers help us see the fullness of Jesus in the world. Nathan shares how these gifts are not just ministry roles or another personality test, but part of our identity, vocation, and wiring in Christ. Together they explore how our passions, frustrations, energy, and limits can reveal the way God has shaped us, and how communities can help one another grow into those gifts with clarity, humility, and joy.</p><p>Next Steps:<br>Subscribe to the Fivefold Newsletter to receive free coaching tips, inspiration and practical exercises. <br>Order Nathan's book The Pulse of Christ: A Fivefold Training Manual<br>Discover & Activate your Fivefold Spiritual Gifts with the Online Course (Enroll and start for free)<br>Contact Nathan directly: Nathan@fivefoldtraining.com <br> <br>Pre-Order Jessie and Julia's book <a href="https://amzn.to/4rCdfHy">Becoming Good News: Reimagining Discipleship Through Identity, Story, and Science</a></p><p>ORDER Jessie’s book, <a href="https://a.co/d/51j86DG">Ordinary Discipleship: How God Wires Us for the Adventure of Transformation</a></p><p>For more great stuff, check out: Ordinary Discipleship by Whoology: <a href="https://whoology.co/">https://whoology.co</a></p><p>Follow us on social media:<br><a href="https://instagram.com/ordinarydiscipleship">https://instagram.com/ordinarydiscipleship</a><br><a href="https://facebook.com/ordinarydiscipleship">https://facebook.com/ordinarydiscipleship</a></p><p>Follow Jessie on social media:<br>Instagram: <a href="https://instagram.com/yourbrainbyjess">https://instagram.com/yourbrainbyjess</a><br>Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/jessica.s.cruickshank/">https://www.facebook.com/jessica.s.cruickshank/</a><br>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/yourbrainbyjess">https://twitter.com/yourbrainbyjess</a></p> <br><p>ORDER Jessie’s newest book, Ordinary Discipleship: How God Wires Us for the Adventure of Transformation → <a href="https://a.co/d/51j86DG">https://a.co/d/51j86DG</a></p><p>For more great stuff, check out: Ordinary Discipleship by Whoology: <a href="https://whoology.co">https://whoology.co</a></p><p>Follow us on social media:<br><a href="https://instagram.com/ordinarydiscipleship">https://instagram.com/ordinarydiscipleship</a><br><a href="https://facebook.com/ordinarydiscipleship">https://facebook.com/ordinarydiscipleship</a></p><p>Follow Jessie on social media:<br>Instagram: <a href="https://instagram.com/yourbrainbyjess">https://instagram.com/yourbrainbyjess</a><br>Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/jessica.s.cruickshank/">https://www.facebook.com/jessica.s.cruickshank/</a><br>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/yourbrainbyjess">https://twitter.com/yourbrainbyjess</a></p><p>Jessie Cruickshank is a disciple-maker, wilderness guide, and ordained minister. She has trained thousands of people how to survive when their life depended on it and earned a Master’s degree in experiential education at Harvard to learn how the brain works to help people train more effectively.</p><p>The key to discipleship is not more information, but learning how to create intentional environments where people can learn and grow. By working with the brain and treating individuals as whole persons, you too can discover how God wired our brains for transformation. You already have all the tools you need, it is time to activate them in you and your church.</p>
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