It is that time of the year again. The time when the weather begins to get warmer, the days have gotten just about as long as they’re going to get, and gamers come out to Stonecrest Community Church – 11 Technology Dr North in Warren, New Jersey to play tabletop games… Continue reading
It’s hard not to want to be “the guy.” The person everyone knows, everyone listens to, and everyone wants to be. Whether it’s the simple acknowledgment of work accomplished, the drive to do something meaningful with our lives, or just a desire to bathe in the spotlight a bit… Continue reading
Author, actor, programmer, and preacher Stephen Weese joins us for a fascinating discussion on subculture ministry! Stephen’s book God Loves the Freaks: A Guide to Subculture Ministry was one of the books we read as background material for Saving the Game when we were just starting the podcast, and it was great to finally have him on our show. We covered a lot of ground in this episode, so buckle up!
Our Patreon question this week is from Nathanael Farley, who asks “Which game system do you dislike the most, and what do you LIKE about it?”
Other things mentioned in this episode: The Grave Robbers; The Exodus Adven […]
International Tabletop Day (ITTD) was created by the folks at Geek & Sundry in 2013 to celebrate the wonders of tabletop gaming and encourage gamers to support their local gaming stores. In the years that followed, International Tabletop Day has given gamers all over the world an excuse to spend all… Continue reading
Gamer and pastor Tim Decker of Christ Community Etc in Owosso, MI joins us to talk about playing support characters in our roleplaying games, in response to the eternal complaints of players who don’t want to play the cleric! We also discuss how to end a game that’s stopped being fun without any hard feelings, as Grant’s Fellowship group did, and the conclusion of Jenny’s “moidah mystery” prequel to Keep on the Borderlands. We also spend quite a lot of time answering Patreon backer “ComposerDad”, who asks whether gaming groups share the same unifying, cross-subcultural nature of churches. Once that’s done, we dive deep into ways to make t […]
Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, gather round and hear the stories of two circuses – and the promises they make. In the first tent, you see a circus that dares to mystify and stupify you. A spectacle above all others with a soundtrack that can raise the dead, but… Continue reading
We’re back with a surprisingly focused episode on sainthood thanks to Jenny’s hard work and research! We’ve only a little bit of off-topic material to discuss: A quick word about the list of questions our Patrons send in, and a brief diversion to discuss Nintendo’s Koi Koi game played with hanafuda cards. We also answer Patreon supporter Tom Stephens’s question about the one place in the world we’d go, if we could go anywhere at all.
After that’s done, it’s time for a deep dive into sainthood. After all, we’d eventually like to do a full series on individual saints and important Church figures; but we figured we’d need a primer on saint […]
I spent years recruiting and training people to work with high school and junior high students. In every church, regardless of size or denomination, there were always those I pursued in this effort that I felt were downright born for youth ministry but wanted nothing to do with it. While a… Continue reading
One year ago, I sat down at the computer to come up with a new podcast to add to the InnRoads Ministries audio repertoire. I knew I wanted something that would force me to get back into studying and preparing like I did back when I was leading youth groups. No… Continue reading
Due to illness, it’s another short bonus episode this week; but Jenny and Peter are talking about Gideon, so it can’t be all bad! Gideon’s a fascinating figure from Judges 6-8, who (like so many others in Scripture) serves the Lord faithfully while remaining familiarly human. His story and character contain some very gameable elements, and we cover those here. Enjoy!
Scripture: Judges 6:11-16, Judges 8:22-25
