{"podcast":{"title":"Trench Talk","slug":"trench-talk-4428","podcast_index_feed_id":4428,"rss_url":"https://practicalshepherding.com/trenchtalk?format=rss","website_url":"https://practicalshepherding.com/trenchtalk/","image_url":"https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d93a9a2d9f11575968dc322/1578581476514-80VFYNJOQGFAGQICAO2C/podcast-cover.png?format=1500w","author":"Sean Corser","episode_count":300,"summary":"Practical Shepherding is a Gospel-driven resource center for pastors and church leaders to equip them in the practical matters of pastoral ministry. In this podcast, pastor Brian Croft sits down with other pastors to discuss the gritty details of pastoral ministry. Our goal is to examine the life and work of a pastor and give helpful guidance for our brothers laboring with us. This is a podcast by pastors for pastors. We are in the trenches of ministry with you, and we want to equip you to continue in this task.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-21T18:17:41.544948+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/trench-talk-4428"},"episode":{"title":"Ep. 318: Different Approaches to Discipleship","slug":"ep-318-different-approaches-to-discipleship","published_at":"2026-03-17T13:05:06+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/trench-talk-4428/ep-318-different-approaches-to-discipleship","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/trench-talk-4428","url":"https://practicalshepherding.com/trenchtalk/318","audio_url":"https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5d93a9a2d9f11575968dc322/t/69b951dd767c3c71a6eb7dc1/1773752842266/Different+approaches+to+discipleship-esv2-90p-bg-8p-music-10p.mp3","summary":"(2:40) Biblical Foundations for Discipleship (5:15) How Discipleship Actually Happens in the Local Church (9:00) “Caught, Not Taught” – Organic, Life-on-Life Discipleship (12:00) The Rise of Small Groups / Community Groups (16:00) Balancing Capacity, Culture, and Methods (20:00) The Case for a Midweek Prayer Meeting (24:55) Comparing Prayer Meetings and Community Groups (29:00) Hospitality as a Discipleship Engine (33:10) Final Word and Prayer","meta_description":"(2:40) Biblical Foundations for Discipleship (5:15) How Discipleship Actually Happens in the Local Church (9:00) “Caught, Not Taught” – Organic, Life-on-L…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2047,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/trench-talk-4428/episodes/ep-318-different-approaches-to-discipleship/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/trench-talk-4428/ep-318-different-approaches-to-discipleship.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}