Daniel Rose: The Pastor Next Door

1.2 Attention - What You Train Grows

We live in an age of distraction. Our attention is constantly being captured, pulled, and shaped—often without us realizing it. In this episode, we explore a simple but powerful truth: what you repeatedly give your attention to quietly forms you. Spiritual formation doesn’t begin with intensity or effort. It begins with attention. The question isn’t whether you’re being formed—it’s by what. Rooted in Jesus’ words about the attention and focus (Matthew 6:19–24), this conversation looks at how our daily focus trains our fears, our loves, and our hopes—and how small, grace-filled shifts in attention can reshape us over time. No heroic practices. No spiritual hustle. Just learning to notice what’s shaping us. New here? Start with Season 0, a short two-episode introduction to the heart of The Pastor Next Door. It sets the tone—grace-first, honest about doubt, and committed to the slow work of formation. Transcript

1.1 What Is Spiritual Fitness?

A new season of The Pastor Next Door is live. Season 1 begins with a simple question: What do we mean when we talk about “spiritual fitness”? Not hustle. Not self-improvement. Not another thing to fail at. Just a conversation about forming the capacity to trust, love, and stay rooted in grace over time. If faith has felt tiring or complicated lately, you’re not behind—you’re paying attention. 🎧 Episode 1: What Is Spiritual Fitness? (And What It Is Not) #podcast #faith #spiritualformation Transcript

0.2 - Brittle Faith to Enduring Faith

What if the cracking of your faith isn’t a failure—but an invitation? Many of us were given a version of faith that worked right up until life applied pressure. Built on certainty, rules, and platitudes, it held together for a while. But grief, doubt, disappointment, and silence from God have a way of exposing how brittle that kind of faith really is. In this episode of The Pastor Next Door, we explore the difference between brittle faith and enduring faith—and why the breaking apart of faith may actually be the beginning of something deeper and more honest. In this episode, we explore: Why faith rooted in agreement collapses under real life How control masquerades as spirituality—and why relationship matters more Why doubt and lament are not threats to faith, but signs of it What it means to trust God without certainty How Scripture (especially the Psalms) gives us permission to speak honestly Why faith is not something we perform for God, but practice with God Drawing from Scripture, personal story, and the words of a desperate father who prayed, “I believe; help my unbelief,” this episode makes space for wrestling, grief, and unfinished faith—without shame. If your faith feels fragile right now, you’re not behind. You might actually be paying attention. This episode also sets the stage for what’s coming next on the podcast: Season 1: Personal spiritual fitness — slow, ordinary practices rooted in grace Season 2: Faith deconstruction and reconstruction Season 3: Community, connection, and belonging Season 4: Leadership without burnout No quick fixes. No pressure to arrive. Just an honest, grace-filled space to keep going. Take your time. Grace and peace, friends. May you love well. Transcript

0.1 — Grace Is the Environment Where Growth Happens

Welcome to The Pastor Next Door. This is Season 0, Episode 1—the beginning of a small, slow, grace-centered project built around one core conviction: grace is the environment where growth happens. In this opening episode, I introduce the heart behind the podcast and the idea of spiritual fitness—not as striving, productivity, or self-optimization, but as a growing capacity to live from our union with Christ. This is not a podcast about rules, recipes, or becoming impressive. It’s about becoming available. We talk about: Why spiritual fitness should never be exhausting or moralistic How grace, not effort, grounds the Christian life Union with Christ as the starting point—not the goal Why hurry works against spiritual formation Doubt as a companion to faith, not its enemy Ordinary faithfulness over “radical” spirituality Why this podcast can never replace real, embodied community Season 0 sets the theological and pastoral foundation for everything that follows. Upcoming seasons will explore personal spiritual fitness, faith deconstruction and reconstruction, congregational life, and leadership—always returning to grace as the starting place. You don’t need to fix your faith to be here. You don’t need certainty. You don’t need to arrive. Just come as you are. Stay as long as you need. Next episode: A Faith That Endures Love well, my friends. Transcript

The Pastor Next Door Trailer

What if you had a pastor living next door? Not someone with all the answers— but someone willing to sit with your questions. A podcast for the curious, the skeptical, the faithful, and the worn-out. New episodes coming soon. #ThePastorNextDoor #Podcast #FaithAndDoubt #Spirituality #Christianity 🎧 Listen to the trailer… Transcript