Rusty George
Follower of Jesus, husband of lorrie, father of lindsey and sidney, pastor of Crossroads Christian Church
Appears in 490 Episodes
Ep 98: Live Backwards with Aaron Kellim
What does it mean to "live backwards"? Aaron Kellim and Brad Williams join Rusty in this episode to discuss the new website "backwards.live", coming soon...
097: Discovering a Life Without Lack
We're all living a new "normal" during this time. After months of quarantine, you may now be feeling acclimated to homeschooling, extended family time, and all of the ...
096: Humble, Hungry, and Hustle with Brad Lomenick
Be Humble. Stay Hungry. Always Hustle. These powerful words describe the leader who is willing to work hard, get it done, and make sure it’s not about him or her; the ...
095: Helpful Resources for this Difficult Time & A Listener Survey
How are you doing during this stay home order? Are you settling in to this new normal, or are you struggling? In this episode, I share some resources that have been he...
094: How to Know When Vulnerability Crosses a Line
How can we be empowered to be vulnerable in our sharing, but also know our audience? When does vulnerability cross a line? In this episode, Brad Williams and Rusty bre...
Bonus Episode: Evaluating Our Lives with Jimmy Dykes
Former American college basketball coach and current sportscaster for ESPN and SEC Network, Jimmy Dykes joins us in this episode for a powerful conversation on evaluat...
093: Carey Nieuwhof on Leadership, Legacy, and Overcoming Burnout
In this episode, Rusty George is joined by former lawyer and the founding pastor of Connexus Church in Barrie, Ontario, Carey Nieuwhof. This influential speaker and le...
092: Every Leader Needs to Navigate These 7 Tensions
What does it take for a leader to succeed today? It's no surprise that older ways of leadership are growing stale and irrelevant. So, what does it take to lead well in...
Bonus Episode: A Conversation with Tuvya Zaretsky
This bonus episode is a conversation with Tuvya Zaretsky about being raised Jewish, coming to faith in Jesus, and advice on how to help others who question if Jesus is...
091: How to Build Trust with People
Trusting people isn't always easy, but it's so important to have a handful of healthy relationships in our lives built on trust. So, how can we have relationships buil...
090: Making Life Simple... During Quarantine
How do you make real life simple during quarantine? How do you help and reach out to others during this time of isolation? If we're "better together", how can we find ...
089: Speaking Scripture Over Your Life During COVID-19
This is a crazy time in the world, one we'll surely all remember for the rest of our lives. Many of us are experiencing confusion, stress, anxiety, and so much more. W...
21 Days to Easter with Rusty George
Join me this coming Monday as we journey through the book of John together for 21 days of devotionals leading up to Easter Sunday. My prayer is that these 21 days of r...
088: How to Hear from God When You Pray with Jan Johnson
Do you struggle to hear God when you pray? How do you know if it's God speaking, or just your own thoughts? In light of all that is happening in the world with COVID-1...
087: Do Our Smartphones Complicate Our Lives?
Do our smartphones simplify our lives, or do they make things more complicated? If Jesus were here on earth today, how would he behave with a smartphone? Join Brad Wil...
086: What I've Learned from My Anxiety
So many of us are living anxious lives and looking for the answers that only God can give. "Be anxious for nothing" (Philippians 4:6)is one of the most highlighted ver...
085: Faith Superheroes that Still Inspire Today
We follow Jesus… But, sometimes we need to be inspired by someone who looks a little more like Jesus than we do. Filmmaker David Schultz is a faith superhero that we c...
084: Leading Like a President
In celebration of President's Day, Rusty George & Brad Williams discuss some of the greatest acts of leadership from the people who have held the greatest seat of powe...
083: Great Valentine’s Day Ideas
In this episode Brad Williams and I discuss the worst Valentine’s Day ideas… and the best!
Bonus Episode: Lakers Assistant Coach Shares about Kobe Bryant
Assistant Coach to the Lakers, Mike Penberthy joins us to discuss the life, legacy, and loss of the legend Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna Bryant. In this short co...
082: I'm Not Racist... Or Am I?
"I'm Not Racist"... Have you ever thought or said these words yourself? What if there are small, maybe even subconscious things in your life that say that you are? In ...
081: Why You Should Care About the Super Bowl
It’s time for the Super Bowl! But what if your team didn’t make it? What if you don’t even like football? Why should you care? In this interview with Brad Williams we ...
080: Dear White Christian
"Dear White Christian": An interview with author Aaron Layton on what every white Christian needs to know about how black Christians see, think, and experience racism ...
079: Going on a Debt Diet
Is it possible to get out of debt, especially if you live in California? This year at Real Life Church we’re going on a debt diet at all of our locations. Will you joi...
078: Understand the Bible Better in 2020
Is the Bible all Greek to you? What can you do this year to make sense of it all? In this episode, Rusty sits down to interview the author of Core 52, Mark Moore.
077: Simple Systems for Information Management
In this week’s episode, Rusty finishes talking about simple systems leaders can use every day to help make following Jesus uncomplicated. Building from last month’s di...
076: Being a Christian in Hollywood with Nathan Kress
In this episode, Rusty sits down with Star of iCarly, Nathan Kress, to discuss being a Christian in Hollywood and being a dad.
075: How to Plan for the New Year
When planning for the New Year it's not always about 'what' we need to do, but more about 'who' we need to be. In this episode Rusty and co-host, Brad Williams, dig in...
074: Christmas: Telling the Same Story in a New Way
How do you tell a story that everyone knows, in a way that no one's ever heard? In this episode, Rusty and Brad Williams dig into the different ways to hold the attent...
073: For Those Facing a Blue Christmas
During the "Most Wonderful Time of the Year" some of us are experiencing the hardest time of the year. In this episode, Rusty discusses the real and heavy emotions tha...
