How can I arrange my life to apprentice under Jesus?
The Rule of Life podcast is designed to guide you in arranging your everyday life around being with and becoming like Jesus. Each season will cover one of nine ancient Practices from the Way of Jesus: Sabbath, Prayer, Fasting, Solitude, Scripture, Community, Simplicity, Generosity, and Hospitality. You’ll hear from pastors, thought leaders, and everyday apprentices of Jesus, all hosted by John Mark Comer and produced by Practicing the Way.
Each season will be released alongside a Practice - a four week long experience created by Practicing the Way, designed to integrate these ancient practices into your everyday life.
This work is made possible by the Circle—a growing community of givers from across the world, who care deeply about integrating spiritual formation into the church at large.
To learn more about the Circle or to run a Practice with your church, community or small group, visit www.practicingtheway.org (http://www.practicingtheway.org/).
Witness 04: Share the Good News (featuring Shaila Visser)
What becomes possible when we embrace a patient yet courageous approach to sharing the good news of Jesus? Join John Mark Comer and Shelbi Shutt as they explore how to share the gospel through your life and words, featuring conversations with everyday people in the West, testimonials from real-life practitioners, and an interview with luminary Shaila Visser.
In this episode’s luminary interview, John Mark and Shaila discuss a whole-life approach to sharing the gospel that is animated by key Kingdom values. Shaila is the National Director of Alpha Canada and the Global Senior Vice-President for Alpha International. If you’re not familiar with Alpha, they exist to equip the church with resources that help people explore their questions about faith and God in a safe, nonjudgmental way. You can connect further with Shaila and the work of Alpha on social media @shailavisser and by searching for 'alpha course' in your country of residence.
The idea of sharing our faith can elicit confusion or even aversion for some followers of Jesus. In recognition of this, we created the Reimagining Witness PDF to help you invite people into the Witness Practice with wisdom and clarity. Sign up (https://us5.list-manage.com/survey?attribution=false&id=a738880962&u=c64cb29f7dfce5d7eee7749ff) for our emails to receive the PDF.
This podcast accompanies the Witness Practice, a four-session experience designed to help us bear witness to the good news of Jesus in our cultural moment. Learn more at practicingtheway.org/ (http://practicingtheway.org/community)witness.
Our Practices are free, thanks to the generosity of The Circle and other givers. Learn more about The Circle at practicingtheway.org/give (http://practicingtheway.org/give). Run a Practice with your community and find other resources at practicingtheway.org/resources (http://practicingtheway.org/resources).
10 Mar 2026TRANSCRIPT
Witness 03: Partner with the Holy Spirit (featuring Pete Hughes)
What changes when we know that the Holy Spirit is already at work in the lives of those around us who don’t know Jesus? Join John Mark Comer and Shelbi Shutt as they discuss the role of the Holy Spirit in our witness, featuring conversations with everyday people in the West, testimonials from real-life practitioners, and an interview with luminary Pete Hughes.
In this episode's luminary interview, John Mark and Pete explore the Spirit's relationship to the practice of witness through inspiring true stories and practical best practices for growing in the discernment of God's work and leading. Pete is one of the Lead Pastors at KXC (King’s Cross Church) in London, a vibrant community known for its heart for worship, prayer, and mission. Alongside his wife Bea, Pete has spent the last decade planting and leading a church in one of the most secularized corners of the West. You can connect with Pete and the ministry of Kings Cross Church on social media at @petehughes and @kxchurch.
The idea of sharing our faith can elicit confusion or even aversion for some followers of Jesus. In recognition of this, we created the Reimagining Witness PDF to help you invite people into the Witness Practice with wisdom and clarity. Sign up (https://us5.list-manage.com/survey?attribution=false&id=a738880962&u=c64cb29f7dfce5d7eee7749ff) for our emails to receive the PDF.
This podcast accompanies the Witness Practice, a four-session experience designed to help us bear witness to the good news of Jesus in our cultural moment. Learn more at practicingtheway.org/ (http://practicingtheway.org/community)witness.
Our Practices are free, thanks to the generosity of The Circle and other givers. Learn more about The Circle at practicingtheway.org/give (http://practicingtheway.org/give). Run a Practice with your community and find other resources at practicingtheway.org/resources (http://practicingtheway.org/resources).
3 Mar 2026TRANSCRIPT
Witness 02: Practice Hospitality (featuring Drew Hyun)
What if our ordinary homes and tables were brimming with latent potential for gospel encounters? Join John Mark Comer and Shelbi Shutt as they explore the role hospitality plays in our witness, featuring conversations with everyday people in the West, testimonials from real-life practitioners, and an interview with luminary Drew Hyun.
In this episode's luminary interview, John Mark and Drew discuss how hospitality, as a form of witness, relies on us not only sharing the good news but also becoming what Drew calls 'good news people.' Drew is the Founder and Lead Pastor of Hope Church NYC, and the Executive Director of Emotionally Healthy Discipleship, an organization that aims to transform church culture through deeply changed pastors and leaders. You can connect with Drew and the ministry of Emotionally Healthy Discipleship @drewhyun on social media and at emotionallyhealthy.org (http://emotionallyhealthy.org).
The idea of sharing our faith can elicit confusion or even aversion for some followers of Jesus. In recognition of this, we created the Reimagining Witness PDF to help you invite people into the Witness Practice with wisdom and clarity. Sign up (https://us5.list-manage.com/survey?attribution=false&id=a738880962&u=c64cb29f7dfce5d7eee7749ff) for our emails to receive the PDF.
This podcast accompanies the Witness Practice, a four-session experience designed to help us bear witness to the good news of Jesus in our cultural moment. Learn more at practicingtheway.org/ (http://practicingtheway.org/community)witness.
Our Practices are free, thanks to the generosity of The Circle and other givers. Learn more about The Circle at practicingtheway.org/give (http://practicingtheway.org/give). Run a Practice with your community and find other resources at practicingtheway.org/resources (http://practicingtheway.org/resources).
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Witness 04: Share the Good News (featuring Shaila Visser)
Published 17 Mar 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] That feeling of, oh, no, I need to be quiet. I think that's like the emotional feeling of being a Christian in the post-Christian West. Even if nothing is, like nobody has ever come up to me and said, Christians need to never talk about their faith ever in the public square. […]
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