364. Douglas Jacoby Interview
The Rob Skinner Podcast: Helping You Make This Life Count
Release Date: 12/29/2025
372. Ed Anton: European Missions Update
The Rob Skinner Podcast: Helping You Make This Life Count
š§ Ed Anton: European Missions Update The Rob Skinner Podcast Guest: Ed Anton Topic: European Missions Update ā Western Europe, Eastern Europe & Ukraine In this episode, Rob Skinner sits down with Ed Anton, Executive Director of the European Mission Society, for an in-depth and moving update on what God is doing across Western Europe, Eastern Europe, and Ukraine. Ed shares powerful stories of faith, sacrifice, growth, and perseveranceāfrom thriving Schools of Missions and bold Revive teams, to the sobering realities facing disciples in war-torn Ukraine. This conversation offers both...
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371. The Secret of Contentment
The Rob Skinner Podcast: Helping You Make This Life Count
šļø The Secret of Contentment What if the peace youāre searching for isnāt found in getting moreābut in realizing you already have enough? In this episode of The Rob Skinner Podcast, Rob Skinner explores one of the most underrated and powerful virtues of the Christian life: contentment. Drawing from 1 Timothy 6:6ā8, Rob challenges the cultural narrative that fulfillment comes from accumulation, status, or successāand points instead to the quiet strength of godliness with contentment. Rob shares a personal story from his early years as a Christian, when owning very little didnāt...
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370. Preach the Gospel, Die, and Be Forgotten
The Rob Skinner Podcast: Helping You Make This Life Count
Preach the Gospel, Die, and Be Forgotten Scripture: Acts 20:22ā24 In this episode of The Rob Skinner Podcast, Rob Skinner challenges us to live with one clear, eternal purpose: making Jesus known. Drawing from the life of the apostle Paul and a powerful quote from missionary leader Count Nikolaus von Zinzendorf, Rob unpacks what it really means to live a no-regrets life focused on the mission of the gospel. This message is a call away from comfort, recognition, and self-promotionāand toward obedience, sacrifice, and finishing the race God has set before us. Episode Highlights The meaning...
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369. The Power of Contentment
The Rob Skinner Podcast: Helping You Make This Life Count
The Power of Contentment Scripture: Hebrews 13:5 In a world that constantly pushes us to want more, true contentment has become rareābut itās also incredibly powerful. In this episode of The Rob Skinner Podcast, Rob Skinner explores how contentment is not found in possessions, success, or upgrades, but in the unshakable presence of God. Using Hebrews 13:5, Rob reminds us that Godās promiseāāNever will I leave you; never will I forsake youāāmeans we already have everything we truly need. This episode challenges listeners to shift their focus from whatās missing to who is with...
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368. How to Make 2026 Your Best Year So Far
The Rob Skinner Podcast: Helping You Make This Life Count
šļø How to Make 2026 Your Best Year So Far Episode Summary As a new year begins, Rob Skinner shares the exact process he uses to plan for a fruitful, faith-filled year. Drawing from Scripture, personal experience, and practical wisdom, Rob walks through how to reflect on the past, set meaningful goals, build daily routines, and invite God to establish the work of your hands. This episode is a roadmap for anyone who wants to live a no-regrets life and make 2026 their best year yet. š Key Scriptures Isaiah 43:19 ā āSee, I am doing a new thingā¦ā Psalm 103:2 ā āForget not...
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367. Three Feet From Gold
The Rob Skinner Podcast: Helping You Make This Life Count
šļø Three Feet From Gold š Scripture Galatians 6:9 ā āLet us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.ā š Episode Summary In this episode of The Rob Skinner Podcast, Rob shares a powerful story from Think and Grow Rich that illustrates how easy it is to quit just before a breakthrough. A man walks away from a gold mineāonly to discover later that he was three feet from striking one of the largest gold veins in history. Using Galatians 6:9 as the foundation, Rob challenges listeners to keep digging, keep...
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366. The God Who Is With You
The Rob Skinner Podcast: Helping You Make This Life Count
šļø The God Who Is With You š Key Scripture Matthew 28:20 (NIV) āAnd surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.ā š Episode Summary Fear has a way of convincing us that weāre aloneābut Godās Word says otherwise. In this episode of The Rob Skinner Podcast, Rob shares a personal story from the early days of his faith, when fear nearly overwhelmed him as he stepped out to lead for the first time. Anchored by Jesusā promise in Matthew 28:20, this message reminds us that courage doesnāt come from confidence in ourselvesāit comes from knowing God is...
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365. The $50,000 Faith Fail (When I Ignored Godās Warning)
The Rob Skinner Podcast: Helping You Make This Life Count
šļø The $50,000 Faith Fail (When I Ignored Godās Warning) š Episode Description What happens when you ignore spiritual discernment and follow the crowd? In this episode of The Rob Skinner Podcast, Rob shares one of his most painful and personal faith failuresāa financial decision that cost him $50,000. What looked like a āblessingā on the surface turned out to be a hard lesson in discernment, integrity, and wisdom. Through this story, Rob unpacks biblical principles that can help you avoid costly mistakes, especially when spiritual language, peer pressure, and ātoo good to be...
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364. Douglas Jacoby Interview
The Rob Skinner Podcast: Helping You Make This Life Count
šļø The Rob Skinner Podcast ā Featuring Douglas Jacoby In this wide-ranging and deeply thoughtful conversation, Rob Skinner sits down with longtime teacher, author, and global church leader Douglas Jacoby to reflect on nearly five decades of faith, ministry, and leadership across continents. From becoming a Christian at Duke University, to helping plant churches in London and Scandinavia, to pioneering an international teaching ministry, Doug shares lessons learned from decades of evangelism, writing, church leadership, and global travel. This episode explores how faith matures over...
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363. Lost in Tokyo
The Rob Skinner Podcast: Helping You Make This Life Count
šļø Faith Fail Fridays: Lost in Tokyo š Scripture Proverbs 3:5ā6 (NIV) āTrust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight.ā š Episode Summary In this Faith Fail Fridays episode, Rob Skinner shares a memorable (and slightly terrifying) moment from his time in Japanāwhen a simple sunrise run before preaching turned into getting completely lost in rural Tokyo just minutes before his sermon. What started as a confident shortcut became a humbling reminder of how easily we can lose our...
info_outlinešļø The Rob Skinner Podcast ā Featuring Douglas Jacoby
In this wide-ranging and deeply thoughtful conversation, Rob Skinner sits down with longtime teacher, author, and global church leader Douglas Jacoby to reflect on nearly five decades of faith, ministry, and leadership across continents.
From becoming a Christian at Duke University, to helping plant churches in London and Scandinavia, to pioneering an international teaching ministry, Doug shares lessons learned from decades of evangelism, writing, church leadership, and global travel.
This episode explores how faith matures over time, why humility and lifelong learning matter, and what it truly means to make this life count.
š§ Episode Highlights
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How Doug became a Christian through campus ministry at Duke University
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Moving from the U.S. to London, Sweden, and beyond for global church planting
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The early days of the Boston Church movement and international missions
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Why theological education and teaching matter deeply for the church
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Writing over 35 books while serving in full-time ministry
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Lessons from going independent after 2003 and navigating ministry without institutional support
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Building resilience, focusing on strengths, and sustaining ministry long-term
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Reflections on autonomy, unity, and connection within the ICOC
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Thoughts on leadership, humility, church history, and learning from others
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Advice for disciples who want to live faithfully and finish well
š About Douglas Jacoby
Douglas Jacoby is a longtime Bible teacher, author, and speaker who has served churches around the world for over 45 years. He has written more than 35 books, leads teaching tours and conferences globally, and continues to equip disciples through writing, podcasting, and training.
šÆ Key Takeaway
Spiritual impact isnāt built overnightāitās forged through decades of faithfulness, humility, learning, and relationships.
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