In this episode, we discuss: The Paradise Syndrome, And the Children Shall Lead, and Is There in Truth no Beauty? Star Trek: Renegades Other TV discussion The worst episode yet? Was life in the past better than life today? Life without Advil… House spoilers Tahiti Syndrome Differences between cultural appropriation and cultural assimilation Greek m…

In this week’s episode, we discuss: Star Trek: The Motion Picture, Spock’s Brain, and The Enterprise Incident The movie worked a lot better on a big TV than The Original Series Strong opening to the movie Klingons look and seem very different Enterprise porn Remastered version of the movie – probably looked better on my TV at home than it would hav…

Welcome to another episode of the To Baldly Go Podcast. As usual, I am joined by my wife, Abbie, and our friend Nate, as we discuss: The final two episodes of Season 2: Bread and Circuses and Assignment: Earth Abbie is over The Original Series More episodes we feel like we’ve seen before Prime Directive Kirk’s character judging abilities Parallel d…

Welcome to another episode of the To Baldly Go Podcast. As usual, I am joined by my wife, Abbie, and our friend Nate, as we discuss: The next 3 episodes of season 2 of Star Trek: The Original Series – By Any Other Name, The Omega Glory, and The Ultimate Computer Interstellar from the perspective of the other planets Callbacks to earlier episodes Wh…

Welcome to another episode of the To Baldly Go Podcast. As usual, I am joined by my wife, Abbie, and our friend, Nate, as we discuss: The next 3 episodes of season 2 of Star Trek: The Original Series – A Private Little War, Return to Tomorrow, and Patterns of Force What was the message of this episode? Do they even know? TV makeup and High Definiti…

Welcome to another episode of the To Baldly Go Podcast. I am joined again this week by my wife, Abbie, and our friend, Nate as we discuss: The next 3 episodes of Star Trek: The Original Series – The Gamesters of Triskelion, A Piece of the Action, and The Immunity Syndrome First – my homework to rewatch The Trouble with Tribbles I can see why The Tr…

Welcome to another episode of the To Baldly Go Podcast. I am joined again this week by my wife Abbie and our friend Nate as we discuss: The next 3 episodes of Star Trek: The Original Series – Obsession, Wolf in the Fold, and The Trouble with Tribbles Drinking Minnesota beer in Northeast Florida A good, forgettable episode PTSD in Star Trek Personal…

Welcome to another episode of the To Baldly Go Podcast. I am joined again by my wife Abbie and our friend Nate as we discuss: The next 3 episodes of Star Trek: The Original Series – Journey to Babel, Friday’s Child, and The Deadly Years Starting with the last episode Aging the characters, compared to reality Are we aging differently now? Or is it a…

Welcome to another episode of the To Baldly Go Podcast. I am joined again this week by my wife, Abbie, and our friend, Nate, as we discuss: The next 3 episodes of Star Trek: The Original Series – Catspaw, I Mudd, and Metamorphosis Probably the weakest set of episodes yet Going over Abbie’s low bar for this series Nate almost didn’t finish the episo…

An evil crew, paradise, and a destructive intergalactic space worm. All this and more in this week’s episode of the To Baldly Go Podcast! I am joined, as usual, this week by my wife, Abbie, and our friend, Nate, as we discuss: The next 3 episodes of Star Trek: The Original Series – Mirror Mirror, The Apple, and The Doomsday Machine Is this the “dar…

This episode is a special holiday edition created with your soul in mind. We hope it can become a resource to come back to anytime you feel overwhelmed, stressed, or just need a few moments to recalibrate during any busy time of year. 10KFAM’s Spiritual Director, Paul Reeves, will guide you through a reflection and a spiritual centering practice. W…

In this episode, Lauren catches up with Jeff Mathena, vocal coach to many of the leading voices in worship today like Phil Wickham, Kari Jobe, Cody Carnes, Bethel, Elevation, and others. Jeff shares his own story with his voice that led him into coaching, and ultimately to the recognition of the deep connection between our voice and our identity. T…

Vulcan biology. The worst episode yet. And some Irish folklore. Thank you for joining us for all this and more on this week’s episode of the To Baldly Go Podcast. As usual, I am joined this week by my wife Abbie and our friend Nate as we discuss the next 3 episodes of Star Trek: The Original Series - Amok Time Who Mourns for Adonais? The Changeling…

Our team did a little research on the most common internet searches on the topic of Worship. The results were things like: “What is worship? Who is worship for? What does worship actually do?” If someone walked up to you on a Sunday morning with those questions, would you be able to answer them well? 10KFAM's Content Director, Pastor Jonathan Swind…

The worst episode of the season, the best episode of the season, and The Crazies in Space. This, and more in this week’s episode of the To Baldly Go Podcast. I am joined again this week by my wife, Abbie, and our friend, Nate, as we discuss: Star Trek: The Original Series episodes: The Alternative Factor, The City on the Edge of Forever, and Operat…

Welcome to another episode of the To Baldly Go Podcast. As usual, I am joined again this week by my wife, Abbie, and our friend Nate as we discuss the next three episodes of Star Trek: The Original Series... This Side of Paradise The Devil in the Dark, and Errand of MercyBy Aaron Emery

The Purge. A centuries-old war criminal. And the strangest way to fight an epic war. All this and more in this week’s episode of the To Baldly Go Podcast. I am joined this week by my wife Abbie and our friend Nate as we discuss the next three episodes of Star Trek: The Original Series: Return of the Archons Space Seed A Taste of Armageddon…

A lizard fight, some time travel, and a 23rd century courtroom drama. All this an more in this week's episode of the To Baldly Go Podcast. Tonight, I am joined by Nate as we discuss the next three episodes of Star Trek: The Original Series - Arena Tomorrow is Yesterday Court MartialBy Aaron Emery

Episode 8 of the To Baldly Go Podcast, in which we discuss the next three episodes of Star Trek: The Original Series – Shore Leave The Galileo Seven The Squire of GothosBy Aaron Emery

Join us as we venture into the world of Shakespeare and get an introduction to Romulans as we discuss the next two episodes of Star Trek: The Original Series - The Conscience of the King Balance of TerrorBy Aaron Emery

Join as I continue my journey through Star Trek: The Original Series The Corbomite Maneuver The Menagerie, Parts 1 and 2By Aaron Emery

The next two episodes of Star Trek: The Original Series Miri Dagger of the MindBy Aaron Emery

The next two episodes of Star Trek: The Original Series Mudd's Women What are Little Girls Made Of?By Aaron Emery

The next two episodes of Star Trek: The Original Series - The Naked Time and The Enemy WithinBy Aaron Emery

Our Trek continues with the next two episodes of Star Trek: The Original Series Charlie X Where No Man Has Gone BeforeBy Aaron Emery

Our Trek begins with the first two episodes (or so I thought) of The Original SeriesBy Aaron Emery

In Episode 0, I discuss how my Trek began and the things I already know before watching Star Trek.By Aaron Emery

Evan Wickham joins Aaron Keyes on this month’s podcast! Evan is the Lead Pastor of Park Hill Church in San Diego. This episode covers a lot of ground - Evan’s journey of transitioning to a senior pastor/ church planter role after decades as a worship leader, Sabbath being the thing that changed everything for the Wickham family, and how where you s…

Aaron and Jess Leslie sit down with Jess’ very own boss, Zac Hicks, lead pastor of Church of the Cross in Birmingham, AL. Zac’s book “The Worship Pastor” (Zondervan, 2016) laid out a compelling and comprehensive vision that aligns so well with what we teach at Worship School and in this conversation we get to explore his journey from being a worshi…

Aaron Keyes and Dee Wilson sit down with Elias Dummer, a Canadian musician and the principal songwriter and founding member of the City Harmonic band. This thought-provoking conversation will stir every worship leader to wrestle with the (often unspoken) desire to produce those goosebump moments on a Sunday morning. There’s a much stronger connecti…

In this episode, Aaron Keyes and Lauren Settembrini (10KFAM’s Executive Director) chat with New Testament scholar and author, Lynn Cohick. We discuss a variety of topics arising from her decades-long journey as a woman in academic and ministry spaces, the road blocks along the way, and the importance of community. Dr. Cohick is the Academic Dean, P…

Aaron Keyes and Jon Egan chat with Leslie Jordan on everything from The Fold, the non-profit she co-founded to nurture creatives of all types, to life and ministry after All Sons & Daughters. This conversation dives deep into what it means to create in a way that’s transformative, how the best art is born from tension, and the skill (and value!) of…

In today’s climate of divisive, either/or narratives, Preston Sprinkle’s Theology in the Raw podcast is quickly becoming one of the safest, most thoughtful places to engage with a variety of not-so-simple topics with a posture of curiosity and connection. Aaron has been a guest on Theology in the Raw multiple times, but in this episode we get to fl…

If you’ve been around the 10,000 Fathers & Mothers community for any length of time, you are probably acquainted with our dear friend and coach, Aaron Williams. Aaron is the co-founder of Dwell, a parachurch ministry serving both the individual Christ-follower and the church, and a resident artist at The Worship Initiative in Dallas, TX. In this ep…

With decades of experience leading worship and writing and releasing music with Vertical Worship, Andi Rozier currently serves as the director of 24/7 Prayer and Worship Pastor at New Life Church’s East congregation in Colorado Springs, CO. In this episode, Aaron sits down for a conversation with Andi about wisdom on navigating ministry/difficult t…

After playing (and teaching) guitar for years, worship pastor Jason Houtsma built an online platform to help train musicians. Worship Artistry has since grown to have thousands of musicians, and they now offer lessons on acoustic guitar, electric guitar, drums, bass, keys, and vocals—with lessons covering 500 songs and counting. At 10,000 Fathers, …

Australian pastor & author Steve Cuss joins Aaron at home to talk about how leaders can get unstuck from chronic patterns, and move from being managed by leadership anxiety to proactively managing it. Steve's book has been instrumental in helping countless leaders, and this episode will give you a sneak peak at some of the tools Steve is joined by …

Mack Brock was a worship pastor at Elevation Church for a decade. He songs have been sung around the world, with millions of streams online. He has continued writing, producing, and touring, and his new album comes out soon. Here, Micah and Aaron sit with Mack to talk about a few of his takeaways from his career, as well as lessons from this curren…

Bruxy Cavey is a Canadian pastor, leader, and author. He is the teaching pastor at The Meeting House, one of Canada's largest churches. He is the author of (soon to be re-released) "The End of Religion" and "Union". And he (along with Greg Boyd) is leading a new movement called The Jesus Collective. Links: Bruxy's new book, releasing Nov. 17, 2020:…

In this, part 2, Aaron & Micah chat with Pat Barrett about songwriting, worship in the age of Covid-19, trust, and vulnerability. Music is Pat's new single, "Heavenly."

Aaron & Micah chat with the legendary Pat Barrett, author of "Good Good Father", "Build My Life", "Canvas & Clay", "The Way", and more. Music is Pat's recent single, "Canvas and Clay."

Aaron chats with Andy Squyres about songwriting, worship leading, not denying reality, and how to grow as an artist. Music is Andy's brand new single, "You Bring the Morning."

Andrew Arndt was the pastor of Bloom, a church plant in Denver (which he led with Michael Gungor) before coming to New Life as an associate pastor and the lead pastor at our most recent church campus, New Life East. His new book, "All Flame: Entering into the Life of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit" releases Sept. 15 and is available for pre-order…

Aaron Keyes talks with Daniel Grothe about how to find wisdom in today's age. Daniel was mentored by one of our generation's true sages, Eugene Peterson, and in this conversation we dive into some of his learning: What happens when life falls apart and you realize you've been living on a fault line? How has politeness kept us from growth? How can w…

Aaron chats with Micah Massey & Jon Egan about 10,000 Fathers joining up with New Life Church.

Worship, Pandemic, Transition, oh my! 10,000 Fathers is all new this year. We’ve relocated to Colorado Springs to join forces with New Life Church. In this first episode of this new season, Aaron & Megan sit down to process some of what the transition has been like. Music is a new demo from "Psalm 136" by the brilliant Matt McMichael (Whitenight); …

For over a decade, we've been raising and releasing spiritual mothers and fathers who are creatively shaping the future of the church. We are excited to let you know about a brand new training opportunity that is subscription based (not tuition), and immediately available for any leader to begin their training. Focusing on the Paradigms and Practic…

Aaron sits down with the brilliant Andrew Wilson, king of neologism and teaching pastor at King’s Church in London (oh and also the author of a dozen or so books) to talk about worship, songwriting, and how to be more eucharismatic!

Brilliant singer/songwriter Dane Joneshill speaks with Aaron about how we should think about artistry in ministry. In terms of our creativity: why should we move from from generalities to specificity? From perfect resolution to faithfully living in the tension? There’s even a deep cut reference from Randy Newman you’re going to need to track down.B…

How can we become our full selves without becoming full of ourselves? How do we grow in confidence without slipping into arrogance? How should we see humility in light of our remarkable identity? Author Dan Kent talks us through his new book.