{"podcast":{"title":"Dying to Live Podcast","slug":"dying-to-live-podcast-693482","podcast_index_feed_id":693482,"rss_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/2828662/episodes/feed","website_url":"https://www.joshgen.org","image_url":"https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/f7e80be35c7f15d462d633a8a4fbb99a.jpg","author":"Joshua Generation Church","episode_count":163,"summary":"The paradox of the Christian faith involves losing one's life to find it and dying to oneself to gain it (Mark 8:34-35). As citizens of heaven we work, study, love and live here on the earth. The podcast features real conversations aimed at helping believers live for Christ while being grounded in the truth as they navigate life in this secular world. Hosted by Wayne Turner and Nadene Badenhorst for Joshua Generation Church with Michael d'Offay giving eldership oversight.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-22T06:17:37.436067+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dying-to-live-podcast-693482"},"episode":{"title":"University, a Gap Year or Something Else","slug":"university-a-gap-year-or-something-else","published_at":"2026-09-21T19:00:02+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dying-to-live-podcast-693482/university-a-gap-year-or-something-else","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dying-to-live-podcast-693482","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/university-a-gap-year-or-something-else--75261058","audio_url":"https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/75261058/university_a_gap_year_or_something_else.mp3","summary":"What do you do when your child finishes school and suddenly the big question is staring you in the face: University, a gap year, a discipleship school—or something completely different?For many young people, the pressure is to choose a career as quickly as possible. But is finding a career the same thing as finding your calling? And should we really expect an eighteen-year-old to know what they want to do with the rest of their life? Perhaps a gap year could be an opportunity to grow in faith, discover who you are in Christ, develop practical skills, and learn to hear God for yourself. But a gap year can also bring its own challenges—especially when a young person goes overseas alone, without the spiritual foundations, accountability, or support they need. So what role should parents play? How do we encourage our children without controlling their decisions? When should we encourage university or further study, and when might a year of discipleship be the better choice? And how do we build on everything we've taught our children about God so that faith becomes something they personally own, rather than simply something they inherited from their parents? Ultimately, this isn't just about choosing what to do after school. It's about learning to ask a much bigger question:“God, what do You want me to do with my life?” Before finding a career, perhaps there is something more important to discover—who you are, whose you are, and what God has called you to become.","meta_description":"What do you do when your child finishes school and suddenly the big question is staring you in the face: University, a gap year, a discipleship school—or…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2898,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/dying-to-live-podcast-693482/episodes/university-a-gap-year-or-something-else/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dying-to-live-podcast-693482/university-a-gap-year-or-something-else.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}