We often struggle with making goals and setting our priorities to meet those goals but that struggle gets even worse this time of year when the school year kicks in. A lot of people are back in school, have kids back in school, and work tends to pick up some depending on where you live. With the added stress and the temptation to coast through and …

Every year Ignite does a series called "At The Movies." In this series we look at a few blockbuster films from the past year and find the spiritual themes in the movies. It is a fun series where we have characters dressed up in the lobby and pass out popcorn as you walk in, but why do we do this? Why is this even remotely the best use of a Sunday m…

Father Abraham had many sons, and it all started with 2 sons that he Fathered very differently. Abraham is a unique man in the Bible that shows us simultaneously how to be a great father and how to be a terrible father. In this episode we will look at how Abraham fails in a major way as a father and what we all can learn from that.…

This week on the discipleship podcast we follow up our last episode on women's roles in the home with an episode talking about women's roles in the church. We are joined by Fuse Assistant Director, Liz Brantley to talk about this topic. Liz has served in this role for the past year and has been intricately involved in discipling young women a part …

During our church's most recent F.A.Q. series we had a lot of great questions but some of them we weren't able to address so we are looking at those on the podcast. This weeks episode we answer a question submitted asking about what a woman's role is in the family. Are women really expected to always stay home with their kids and not work? We dive …

Continuing the theme of answering some of our church's frequently asked questions, this week we turn to the subject of politics. It can feel like Christians are constantly picked on when it comes to political views. Why is that? This opens up the door to a big conversation concerning the church and politics. How involved should we be? Join Pastor J…

One of the things as Christians that can sometimes fill us with so much fear is sharing the salvation message we have recieved. Something you think would be so easy can be so difficult. We battle with insecurities, and anxiety but at the end of the day there has to be steps you can take to overcome these fears. Join us in this episode as we talk ab…

Normally when you think of a Jehovah's Witness, you think of someone who is coming to your door to share their faith with you, but who shares Jesus with them? How can we start the conversation before it comes to us? In this weeks episode we are joined by small group leader Josh Faulkner once again to give insight on how to share our faith with peop…

Sharing Jesus with people of other faiths can be a challenge. No matter what faith someone may have, there has to be a basic knowledge and sensitivity to their beliefs be able to love people where they are before we can share Jesus with them. What is a good starting point? What responsibility do we have? Also how do we come across to people when we…

Anger very often is an emotion that can be associated with sin. Rarely if ever would someone abuse, or tear someone down out of being happy for them, but those are often born out of an anger toward someone. But is there an instance where anger is not sinful? Join Pastor Jason this week to talk about anger.…

We all want forgiveness when we wrong others but when it comes time for us to forgive wrongs done to us it can be difficult to take that step. Do we always have to forgive though? Doesn't God understand sometimes if we don't? What does the Bible really say about how we treat others that wrong us? Join Pastor Jason in this weeks episode of the Pasto…

We always hear about baptism in the church. We have big services to celebrate them, but there is a lot of mystery shrouding this practice among different churches across the world. Join us this week for our next episode of the Pastor Jason Discipleship Podcast as we "take the plunge" into the topic of baptism.…

New years bring new possibility and for many they seem endless. We can get a fresh start and shake off the disappointment from the past year. For others however, it can be hard to leave the pain and suffering from the last year behind. Join Pastor Jason as he talks about how we can use the pain in our past to help us truly have our best year yet.…

Around Christmas you hear terms from pastors that you don't normally hear. One of those words is "Incarnation." We hear that Jesus is God incarnate. What does that word mean and what does it truly mean when we consider the "Reason for the season?" Join pastor Jason in this weeks episode as we dive into the Incarnation.…

The "Wise Men" who came to see Jesus after he was born are clouded with mystery. Who were they? Where exactly did they come from? What did they do? Join Pastor Jason in this months episode as we talk about the things we do know about them and what we can learn from them as we pursue Jesus.By Jason Lineberger

Around this time of year close to holidays like Halloween, lots of talk about spiritual things tend to surface. What are angels and demons? Why are these beings something we should know about? What influence do they have in my life? Join us in this weeks episode as Pastor Jason​ dives into the topic of "Angels & Demons."…

Halloween is almost here and for many christians this brings a lot of questions. Should our kids be dressing up and pretending to be a character? Should we support the holiday by giving candy to kids that come by? Is all of this something that God can be a part of? Join us this week as we talk about the idea of "Receiving, Rejecting, and Redeeming.…

In part two of Pastor Jason's talk on the Holy Spirit we move forward in our discussion of how the Holy Spirit moves in our lives. Last week we talked about His personhood and what that means for us, and this week we talk about our response to Him as a part of the triune God.By Jason Lineberger

The Holy Spirit is a part of the Trinity. God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit are all equally God and equally worthy of praise. Somehow through tradition and due to the mystery around the Holy Spirit, we tend to shy away from talking about this part of the triune God. Join us in this episode as we try to start a conversation about …

Join pastor Jason this week as he welcomes worship pastor Chris Lineberger to dive into the worship ministry of Ignite. What is so important about worship to Chris? What is his heart for everyone involved in our services on Sunday mornings? Check out this episode as we finish our series behind the scenes.…

In this weeks episode of the Pastor Jason Discipleship Podcast, we continue our series looking BTS (Behind the Scenes) of Ignite with Pastor Shane Richardson. As Radiate Youth Pastor, Shane obviously has a heart for the middle & high school students of our church, and city, but what does he want for every student that passes through the doors of Ra…

In this weeks episode of the Pastor Jason Discipleship Podcast the roles are reversed once again as Jason asks the questions to Community Pastor Stephen Dupree. What exactly does he do?? When it comes to the aspect of serving, and community life at Ignite Stephen has his hands in a lot. Join us this week to find out the heart of why community is so…

Join us in this weeks episode as Jason is joined by FUSE college ministry pastor Josh Lilley. Jason and Josh will be diving into the core of what FUSE is and what they are doing on ECU & PCC's campus to reach college students with the message of Jesus.By Jason Lineberger

Come with us behind the scenes this week as Pastor Jason jumps into the host role to interview Ignite's Children's pastor Brittany Shifflett. In this episode we talk about what happens in kids ministry every week and the heart behind it. Get to know Brittany and Ignite Kids in this weeks episode of the Pastor Jason discipleship podcast.…

In this mini podcast series we are going to go "behind the scenes" of the different ministries of Ignite. During this series we will have the different pastors of Ignite talk about their ministries. They will look at not only answering a lot of WHAT they do, but WHY they do it. Join us in this episode as Jason kicks off by answering some questions …

With Father's Day 2017 around the corner we are excited to talk about the practice of being a spiritual leader. What in the world does that even mean? Also for all of us not in the role of "father" how do we support the fathers in our lives? Join us in this special Father's Day episode.By Jason Lineberger

If you have ever been challenged in your life to do something beyond your ability you may have came across this idea of accountability. For someone to help keep you accountable in a goal you are reaching can be crucial to your success. Join Pastor Jason in this episode to talk about spiritual accountability.…

Maybe you have heard the term discipleship before and was curious about what it meant. Maybe the first time you heard it was on this podcast. We are passionate about discipleship being clear and easy to understand. Join Pastor Jason in this episode as we begin part one of a series defining discipleship.…

Everyone struggles at some point or another about knowing God's will for their life. Check out this weeks podcast where Pastor Jason talks about pursuing Godly wisdom, and God's will for our lives.By Jason Lineberger

We all have doubts in our lives. Doubters can be seen as the "Debby Downers" in many situations but what do we do with doubts in our spiritual lives. What did Jesus say to his friends that doubted? Join us in this episode as we talk about what to do with our doubts as disciples.By Jason Lineberger

We all deal with the feeling of guilt at some point or another, because we are all sinful and fall short of God's glory. The question is how do we deal with guilt. It has a purpose, but that purpose isn't for us to hold onto it. In this episode Pastor Jason & Pastor Stephen talk about how to approach our guilt of sin.…

This week Pastor Jason and Pastor Stephen talk about biblical purity. What does that really mean and how can we pursue it. If you are dating, parenting a child that is dating, or have a friend in the dating world, the 3 things we talk about in this episode are major in success to being pure.By Jason Lineberger

In church's a commonly used word is "sacrifice" and it is used many ways. What does it really mean to live a life of sacrifice? In this weeks episode we dive into this subject head first and talk about what Jesus had to say about sacrificing.By Jason Lineberger

We have all been there...It is lunch time at work and you are in the break room with these people that you see all day. Or maybe you are at school and you get a break from classes and your classmate with the locker next to yours is there again waiting to ask you how class was. Whatever situation you may be in, it can be challenging to bring up Jesu…

Everyone has that time around the start of the year when you start to think about setting resolutions. Some people hate them, and some people have way too many, but the question has to start with: Are they worth doing? Then from there you have to ask can you go too far? Join us to hear Pastor Jason's thoughts and hear some of his personal goals for…

Christmas time is here and we are spending some time talking about some of the most influential people in the birth of Jesus. Joseph and Mary are the earthly parents of Jesus and we can learn a lot from both of them. In this episode we are talking about Mary and the shame she had to deal with in becoming the mother of Jesus.…

Christmas time is here and we are spending some time talking about some of the most influential people in the birth of Jesus. Joseph and Mary are the earthly parents of Jesus and we can learn a lot from both of them. In this episode we are talking about Joseph and the faith it must have taken for him to accept the responsibility to be the father of…

This week in the podcast, Pastor Jason, and Stephen bring in the Christmas season by talking about a lesser known character, Simeon. We talk about who this man is and what we can learn from him and his encounter with Jesus.By Jason Lineberger

Today Pastor Jason and Stephen continue the conversation on setting up your life to see God move through you by talking about spiritual discipline. What are they? How often should you do them? What is the biggest problem most people have with doing them? Join us in this episode!By Jason Lineberger

In this episode Pastor Jason and Stephen continue the topic of setting yourself up for God to move in your life. Join them as they discuss what it truly means to serve others, and how that can change your life.By Jason Lineberger

In this episode Pastor Jason and Pastor Stephen continue the conversation of how to set up your life to see God move! Today they discuss the topic of obedience.By Jason Lineberger

In this weeks episode, Pastor Jason & Pastor Stephen continue in the conversation about how we can set ourselves up for God to move in our lives. The talk in this episode dives into how and why God disciplines those he loves.By Jason Lineberger

In this episode we begin the discussion of how we can set ourselves up to see God move in our lives! This week we talk about Biblical humility.By Jason Lineberger

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For this class project, my students wrote three original haiku after being inspired by Jack Kerouac's series of American haiku. They then recorded them and set them to music. Enjoy!By Jason Lineberger

For this class project, my students wrote three original haiku after being inspired by Jack Kerouac's series of American haiku. They then recorded them and set them to music. Enjoy!By Jason Lineberger

For this class project, my students wrote three original haiku after being inspired by Jack Kerouac's series of American haiku. They then recorded them and set them to music. Enjoy!By Jason Lineberger

For this class project, my students wrote three original haiku after being inspired by Jack Kerouac's series of American haiku. They then recorded them and set them to music. Enjoy!By Jason Lineberger

An analysis of the role of clothing in Brave New World. Sound interesting? Listen in!By Jason Lineberger

Another look at happiness in Brave New World. John vs. society.By Jason Lineberger