{"podcast":{"title":"Grace in the Grind: Biblical Faith for Everyday Life","slug":"grace-in-the-grind-7570221","podcast_index_feed_id":7570221,"rss_url":"https://media.rss.com/grace-in-the-grind-pod1/feed.xml","website_url":"https://arrowandrootscoffeeco.com/","image_url":"https://media.rss.com/grace-in-the-grind-pod1/podcast_cover_20260712_110708_2d2e2e83817c761fcf7fa4d384de763e.png","author":"Cody Hudson","episode_count":77,"summary":"Does the way we’re living actually match what Scripture says? Grace in the Grind: Biblical Faith for Everyday Life is a conversation built over a cup — sometimes a whole pot — of coffee. We take serious biblical truth and bring it into the places where faith actually gets lived: work, marriage, family, church, success, disappointment, suffering, calling, relationships, and all the ordinary stuff that has a way of getting complicated fast. Through honest stories, biblical teaching, real conversation, and the occasional caffeinated detour, Cody keeps coming back to that same question — not to stir up outrage, but to help us examine what we believe, how we live, and where we may have confused what is familiar with what is biblical. That means questioning assumptions. Challenging familiar patterns. Admitting when something we’ve called normal may not actually line up with Scripture. Grace in the Grind is about letting Scripture correct us, letting grace meet us where we’ve failed, and learning to follow Christ more faithfully in the middle of real life. Each twelve-episode season is a “Pot,” with each episode serving as a “Cup.” Shorter Extra Shot episodes dig deeper into the theology…","last_synced_at":"2026-09-26T00:19:15.499326+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/grace-in-the-grind-7570221"},"episode":{"title":"Who Shepherds the Shepherds? | Extra Shot","slug":"who-shepherds-the-shepherds-extra-shot","published_at":"2026-09-04T10:00:23+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/grace-in-the-grind-7570221/who-shepherds-the-shepherds-extra-shot","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/grace-in-the-grind-7570221","url":"https://rss.com/podcasts/grace-in-the-grind-pod1/3122786","audio_url":"https://content.rss.com/episodes/354257/3122786/grace-in-the-grind-pod1/2026_09_04_03_38_27_abd35d11-a361-49d4-a796-b60b8f3b4534.mp3","summary":"Who holds a pastor accountable when he is wrong? In this Extra Shot of Grace in the Grind, Cody Hudson examines what Scripture says about pastoral accountability, plurality of elders, church authority, and who shepherds the shepherds. Different church traditions answer the accountability question differently. Some use bishops, presbyteries, district leadership, deacon boards, committees, or congregational structures. But the deeper question is: What pattern does Scripture actually give us? The New Testament repeatedly shows multiple qualified elders sharing responsibility for Christ’s flock. Pastors are not isolated leaders, and other elders are not merely an advisory panel. Meaningful plurality includes meaningful accountability. This episode explores: • Who pastors and elders ultimately answer to • Why churches need qualified spiritual accountability • The New Testament pattern of multiple elders • Why pastors must watch their own souls • What 1 Timothy 5 says about accusations against elders • Why pastors should be protected from reckless accusations • Why established sin must still be confronted • The difference between deacons and elders • Why congregational authority and elder leadership both remain under Scripture • Why Christ alone is the Chief Shepherd of the Church First Timothy 5 holds two truths together: An accusation against an elder should not be accepted carelessly. But an elder whose sin is established is not above correction. Scripture protects pastors from reckless accusations without making them untouchable. The pastor is not the final authority. The elders are not the final authority. The congregation is not the final authority. Christ is the Head of His Church, and every leader and every structure remains under His Word. A correctable shepherd is…","meta_description":"Who holds a pastor accountable when he is wrong? In this Extra Shot of Grace in the Grind, Cody Hudson examines what Scripture says about pastoral account…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":885,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/grace-in-the-grind-7570221/episodes/who-shepherds-the-shepherds-extra-shot/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/grace-in-the-grind-7570221/who-shepherds-the-shepherds-extra-shot.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}