Podcasts by Value Add: Conversations and Reflections that add value to your life.

Lament with Hope from 2021-02-02T22:55:17

I used as a resource for crafting this reflective sermon on lament: https://www.anewliturgy.com/no-7-lament 

This is a great res...

Grief is the key to Hope from 2021-01-28T17:43:54

Sermon at Franklin Christian Church about grief. 

Hope in Conflict from 2021-01-20T05:00:03

Hopeful Imagination series continues as we look at the Book of Jeremiah. I really love the video resources available at thebibleproject.com and highly recommend taking a look at their Exile and ...

Values and Meaning from 2021-01-16T01:22:39

This was originally shared as a Facebook live video. These Friday reflection podcasts are going to continue being this way. 

What's your personal mission statement? Do yo...

Psalm 1 - A Hopeful Obsession from 2021-01-13T00:33

The start of a new series of sermons on the perspective of the Old Testament prophets and psalmists who had in the words of Walter Brueggemann a "Hopeful Imagination." 

Improving Leaders from 2021-01-09T03:13:43

This was a Facebook live video of the launch of our Improving Leaders YouTube channel. Learn more about what Improving Leaders is by visiting improving leaders.org 

New Years - Intentionality from 2021-01-07T19:15:04

I've preached this message before for New Years but enjoyed sharing it slightly differently with the Franklin Christian Church. Every year is a new beginning, and probably better for us than res...

A Call to Holiness from 2020-12-30T21:07:12

One of the most common New Years resolutions for Christians is to start a "Read the Bible Cover to Cover in a Year" plan. And if you're anything like me getting started was fun, Genesis is capti...

Advent - Gifts and Journeys from 2020-12-21T05:32:10

Third and final installment in the advent series at Franklin Christian Church. We talk about the Magi and the idea of presence. 

The Bible as Scripture from 2020-12-19T04:52:13

I've been listening to a lot of perspectives about spiritual deconstruction so I took a chance to review some resources and a book I read about the Bible as Christian Scripture. This may be a li...

Advent Sermon - Waiting to Watching from 2020-12-14T23:34:03

Sermon at Franklin Christian Church on Dec 13. 

Honestly Though from 2020-12-12T23:43:35

A conversation about honesty. 

Apologies for no intro and outro music. I have an issue with my main computer system and haven't resolved it yet. 

Advent - The Second Coming from 2020-12-09T16:53:36

Sermon at Franklin Christian Church where I am speaking every Sunday while they wait to formalize a search for a pastor. It's a very small and rural church. I worked with my good friend Jason Sw...

Coburn family update, Advent, and the Second Coming from 2020-12-05T01:04:44

No time like the present to get back into the swing of things. Take a listen for the updates to the Coburn family and also some Advent thoughts I've had. 

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Day 30 - Wasting Time from 2020-12-05T00:52:58

We come to the end of the 30 day devotional series. I hope it hasn't been a waste of your time, my intention has been that anyone watching these would be able to say "that added value to my life...

Day 29 - Examen from 2020-12-05T00:49:03

Let's be grateful people. Reviewing our day, week, month, year, season, covid-19 Quarantine with thanksgiving and looking ahead with hope. Check out my blog for my adapted prayer of Examen guide...

Day 28 - Rule of Life from 2020-12-05T00:45:07

You may not be familiar with the Benedictine Monastic Rule, but you probably have some rules you follow about your life. A beautiful metaphor I heard used was that of a trellis or grape arbor. W...

Day 27 - Rest from 2020-12-05T00:38:09

What's one way you can lean into the Creators invitation to have a rhythm of Rest?

Day 26 - Rhythms from 2020-12-05T00:35:31

What are your rhythms? Music requires a rhythm, a beat to keep time and enable the creativity and beauty of the sound and words to evoke mystery and awe. May our lives have a rhythm to it that p...

Day 25 - Say Thank You from 2020-12-05T00:31:24

We need to adopt the rhythm of saying thank you to the mentors in our lives.

Day 24 - Fitness Test from 2020-12-05T00:29:39

Index cards. Goals. Accountability. Physical, Relational, and Spiritual - this is mentoring. We get to come alongside each other.

Day 23 - Story-listening from 2020-12-05T00:26:47

Mentor groups center around story-telling but there's another side to the coin, we also need to be people who are good story-listeners if the stories we tell will actually change our lives and c...

Day 22 - Story-telling from 2020-12-05T00:24:39

Want to lead your own mentor groups at your church? These next few videos to round out the week will focus on just that. Let's be good story tellers!
Check out my blog for the mentoring gui...

Day 21 - Types of Mentors from 2020-12-05T00:21:06

What are the three types of mentors we all need in our lives...

Day 20 - Mutuality from 2020-12-05T00:18:12

Mentoring is not a “top down” approach where old mentor the young or the learned teach the inexperienced. Mentoring is a mutual endeavor, where we are all transformed by the Spirit of God found ...

Day 19 - Mentoring from 2020-12-05T00:15:57

Who is a mentor in your life? What do we want to be learning from others? This week we'll reflect on the Fruit of the Spirit and how we can "follow the Spirit" by being intentional with the rela...

Day 18 - Good Question from 2020-12-05T00:14:43

"Do you love me?" Now that is a good question.
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Day 17 - Where from 2020-12-05T00:12:28

Where do I fit? Do I belong? Let's think through this very important question that helps us locate ourselves.
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Day 16 - When from 2020-12-05T00:05:08

From - "when are we going back to 'normal'" - to "when is dinner gonna be ready?" We want specifics on when things are going to take place. We like to know the date and time, even of things like...

Day 15 - Who from 2020-12-04T23:54:49

From - "when are we going back to 'normal'" - to "when is dinner gonna be ready?" We want specifics on when things are going to take place. We like to know the date and time, even of things like...

Day 14 - Why from 2020-04-15T02:57:04

Ask me why, one more time...Perhaps you've been annoyed by the curiosity of a child who pesters you with why questions. They are developing their brain and reasoning skills. We all could grow fr...

Day 13 - What & How from 2020-04-15T00:44:58

What makes a good question? How do you ask it? What are you trying to do? How will you go about it? These essential questions help ground our lives. Jesus masterfully uses what and how questions...

Day 12 - Questions from 2020-04-15T00:41:55

Happy Easter! Our second week is about questions. Jesus asks a lot of questions in the Gospels, join me this week as we reflect on how questions can help add value to our lives. I would love for...

Day 11 - Communion from 2020-04-15T00:36:36

What if eating and drinking was a moment of intentionality? "Do this in remembrance of me" "for when you eat this bread and drink this cup you proclaim the Lord's death until he comes." Let's be...

Day 10 - Memorization from 2020-04-15T00:33:56

We used to memorize a lot of things, phone numbers, addresses - then we got smartphones. What things do you still memorize? What if the things you memorized could help you pray during times when...

Day 9 - Listening 1.2 from 2020-04-09T15:14:20

Learning to listen to others is great, but how do we learn to listen to God? What does cultivating humility in our relationship with God look like? Take a breath.
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Day 8 - Listening 1.1 from 2020-04-09T15:09:24

Jesus' modeled intentionality in the virtues in his life. Possibly the most evident is that of humility. From the humble beginnings in the manger to the humble obedience throughout his life all ...

Day 7 - Intimacy from 2020-04-07T18:52:47

Intentionality is about creating habits and seasons of our lives where we live into intimacy with God and our families. This means the point isn't goal setting and accomplishing our to do lists ...

Day 6 - Markers from 2020-04-06T15:00

Joshua and the people of Israel were getting ready to ford the river Jordan...what lay ahead was a lot of difficult tasks. During this season we can feel overwhelmed by what lays ahead, even jus...

Day 5 - Intentionality from 2020-04-05T16:29:44

The first conversation is INTENTIONALITY. There is no such thing as a “normal” day, week, year. The important in our lives is constantly at risk of being crowded out by the immediate. Intentiona...

Day 4 - Anticipation from 2020-04-04T15:00

An introductory week to my 30 day devotional series. This first week I look at lent and the disruptive nature of Covid-19. Then in the next four weeks we look at 1. Intentionality, 2. Questions,...

Day 3 - Value Add from 2020-04-03T15:00

An introductory week to my 30 day devotional series. This first week I look at lent and the disruptive nature of Covid-19. Then in the next four weeks we look at 1. Intentionality, 2. Questions,...

Day 2 - Failure from 2020-04-02T16:16:39

An introductory week to my 30 day devotional series. This first week I look at lent and the disruptive nature of Covid-19. Then in the next four weeks we look at 1. Intentionality, 2. Questions,...

Day 1 - Lent from 2020-04-01T16:31

An introductory week to my 30 day devotional series. This first week I look at lent and the disruptive nature of Covid-19. Then in the next four weeks we look at 1. Intentionality, 2. Questions,...

Introduction to 30 Day Devotional Series from 2020-04-01T00:34:34

An introductory podcast to my April 2020 30 Day Devotional. We'll talk through four conversations: 1. Intentionality, 2. Questions, 3. Mentoring, 4. Rhythms throughout the month of April. Each w...

Visual Leadership from 2019-09-24T21:28:10

Guest host Larry Coburn guides a fun father & son conversation with Lars about leadership.  

Ephesians Session 1 - What is theology? from 2018-10-07T20:12:30

In this part one of a four part mini-series on Ephesians Lars shares some insights on reading the Bible, doing theology, interpretation, and wisdom. Lars looks at three key aspects of interpretatio...

Creating Space to Wrestle - Dr Ron Cox from 2018-09-26T20:59:56

Lars sits down with Dr. Ron Cox from Pepperdine and father of four boys. They discuss raising kids as an academic who cares deeply for faith and the church. Creating space to wrestle with the quest...

We Need To Talk with Adam Mearse from 2018-09-19T18:52:11

Author of We Need To Talk a book on creating space for healthy conversations about sexuality, Adam Mearse sits down with Lars at Pepperdine University. Adam earned his Ph.D in education from Trinit...

Quiet Time Echoes with Joel Foster from 2018-09-11T01:38:31

Looking out on the Pacific Ocean, Lars sits down with Joel Foster to discuss the quiet time devotions from So Cal Teen Camp and other spiritual practices. Joel is the Graduate Apprentice at the Uni...

Disoriented with Zac from 2018-08-28T22:15:17

Zac Luben returns for another conversation. This time Zac and Lars tackle the conversation regarding deconstruction. What happens when our faith is questioned or we are exposed to things that cause...

All "Jack"-ed Up from 2018-08-21T18:17:43

A conversation with Lars' mentor Jack Williamson. They discuss their shared love for the Northwest, youth ministry, Fuller Theological Seminary, and Dallas Willard. Jack shares about raising three ...

Preaching Roundtable from 2018-08-07T17:02:42

Four preachers get together and discuss 20 ideas in 20 minutes different concepts regarding preaching. Gregg Strawn is the pulpit minister at Circle Church of Christ in Corvallis, Larry Coburn is L...

Reflections on the Live 2 Lead Conference from 2018-08-01T00:51:07

A reflection from this past Fall on the conference LIVE 2 LEAD in Eugene, Oregon. Lars and Larry will be bringing LIVE 2 LEAD this year to Glendale, CA on October 19th. Get your tickets online at h...

A Revolution - Created to Create from 2018-07-20T15:06

Something that inspired me to begin this Value Add project was the understanding that each one of us, all people, are made in the image of God. In Genesis 1 God creates and it climaxes with humanit...

To Inspire. Teaching, Coaching, Ministry Spouse. The many hats of Janel Coburn from 2018-07-16T14:36

I sit down with Janel back in December 2017 to chat about what it means to be the spouse of someone in ministry. We chat about her desire to inspire others and how she does that through teaching an...

Growth through Elective Stress with Dusty Breeding from 2018-04-23T17:34:22

Lars sits down with Dusty Breeding the Youth and Campus Minister at the University Church of Christ in Malibu, California located on Pepperdine University's campus. The conversation is about Dusty'...

Speech, Debate, Memorization...how they all add value with Doyle Srader from 2018-04-16T19:00

Janel and Lars sit down with one of their favorite Northwest Christian University professors. The podcast explores Doyle's testimony, awesome facial hair, memorization, and other ways communication...

How will we be together? with Drew Poppleton from 2018-04-10T23:06:04

Practical Theology, dialogue, group process, anxiety, maturity...Drew helps us think through these things. Drew Poppleton is a PhD canidate at Fuller Theological Seminary and a Teaching Assistant t...

Reflections on Gratitude from 2018-03-27T14:19:28

These episodes are personal reflections on topics that add value to your life. This first series is on three spiritual core values: Humility, Gratitude, and Simplicity. Gratitude is something you c...

Youth Ministry A Reflection On The Essentials from 2018-03-19T19:00

To be a follower of Jesus, what do I have to believe? What do I have to know? What do I have to do? I once heard that the essentials of any good youth ministry are couches, pizza, games, and lock-i...

Let's Talk Youth Ministry with Jordan Coss from 2018-03-12T19:49

Lars gets a California geography lesson, what does it mean to be a Church of Christ Youth Minister, from football player to Student Minister...How do you raise your kids while in ministry? Jordan C...

Youth Ministry, Monthly Lunches, and How Zac Got Me a Job from 2018-03-05T18:00

Zac Luben is the Youth and Family Minister at the Culver Palms Church of Christ in Culver City, California. Zac has been in youth ministry for over 10 years and has been a mentor and friend since I...

Reflections on Humility from 2018-02-28T19:00

These episodes are personal reflections on topics that add value to your life. This first series is on three spiritual core values: Humility, Gratitude, and Simplicity. Genuine humility is not a st...

Sitting in a barber shop with Shawn Grant from 2018-02-26T20:34:22

A conversation about haircuts, diversity, valuing everyone, faith, and church while Lars gets his haircut at District One Barbers. Check out Shawn's shop and book your appointment on https://dob.yo...

Seminary, Music, Worship...A conversation with Austin Tannous pt 2 from 2018-02-19T17:00

Part two of the conversation around the table at Fuller Seminary with fellow student Austin Tannous. This conversation zeros in on worship. Is worship music just an extension of the sermon? Are the...

Seminary, Podcasts, Music...A conversation with Austin Tannous from 2018-02-13T17:06:12

Ever wondered if going to seminary will actually add value to your life? Are you listening to podcasts that stretch you? How does a music teacher approach theology? Join two students as we reflect ...

4 Modes Thinking from 2018-02-06T04:40:56

What? Why? How? Followup? These are important questions. Much of the different patterns of problem solving utilize a basic four mode pattern. Join this important conversation between me and my dad ...

Introduction from 2018-01-24T20:30:21

Why a podcast? Why Value Add? Who is Lars Coburn? What do you want in life? What is the meaning of life? All questions we consider in this short podcast. Well maybe the answer to the last question ...

Five Star Church from 2018-01-24T17:09:22

Larry Coburn joins Lars for a father and son reflection on time spent in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Larry worked 27 years for Nike. Three different times being posted overseas in Southeast Asia. Th...