https://open.video/@david-tucker-whitaker/v/authors-cant-afford-a-research-assistant-no-problem Authors: cant afford a research assistant? No problem. The best authors dont become the best on their own. In addition to editors, cover designers, and others, they also rely on research assistants to make sure that the source information for the book is accurate and complete. Most of us cant afford a full time research assistant. And now, we dont have to. Private beta opening soon. Comment BETA if youre interested. bestsellingauthor selfpublishedauthor bookedit bookresearch https://video-meta.open.video/poster/U9s0kDithh9l/aaCv1qx5HX2_lXqvAj.jpg https://streaming.open.video/contents/U9s0kDithh9l/1781304211/index.m3u8 https://open.video/embed?contentId=aaCv1qx5HX2 177 https://open.video/@david-tucker-whitaker/v/not-saved-by-good-works-but-made-for-them Not SAVED by good works, but MADE for them. A excerpt from last weeks teaching, Faith and Work: Closing the Sunday to Monday Gap, where I emphasized how all honest work is godly. Whether were the CEO of a Fortune 500 company or part of that companys cleaning crew, it all honors God. faithandwork goodworks christianbusiness kingdombusiness https://video-meta.open.video/poster/OAAidjzdkBxj/GXD0vWw5HX2_qvSCAz.jpg https://streaming.open.video/contents/OAAidjzdkBxj/1781304359/index.m3u8 https://open.video/embed?contentId=GXD0vWw5HX2 56 https://open.video/@david-tucker-whitaker/v/announcing-book-editor-web-or-something-like-that Announcing: Book Editor Web (or something like that!) This is my first vlog installment of my journey to build a book editor web app -- mainly because I need it, but also because I believe there are others out there that might need it as well. Im using Codex to build the app, so Ill be talking a bit about my experience with vibe coding, as well as the overall challenges of taking something from a raw idea to a finished product. This is book editor web, from zero to one. vibecoding bookeditor selfpublishing codex zerotoone entrepreneurship christianbusiness https://video-meta.open.video/poster/lCoCpnjdpB8O/Gr9e1X24HH2_uWahNj.jpg https://streaming.open.video/contents/lCoCpnjdpB8O/1781304371/index.m3u8 https://open.video/embed?contentId=Gr9e1X24HH2 283 https://open.video/@david-tucker-whitaker/v/faith-and-work-closing-the-sunday-to-monday-gap Faith and Work: Closing the Sunday-to-Monday Gap Most of us walked into adulthood believing real spiritual work happens behind the pulpit, and everything else the cubicle, the cleaning crew, the side hustle is just what we tolerate to pay tithes. That assumption has cost us, and its costing the kingdom. Half of Christians say their church has never taught them how to integrate faith and work, and 80% of the global workforce is disengaged. Thats not a coincidence. In this episode of All Things Well, David teaches on the righteousness of work why our jobs are not a necessary evil but a godly assignment, and why the church has gone quiet on a dimension of life that occupies 80% of our time. --- WHATS COVERED 00:00 Welcome and opening 05:41 The ten dimensions of total wellness 12:22 Core scripture: serving the Lord Christ in whatever we do 17:17 What integrated faith and work actually looks like 23:53 Why the church has gone silent on work (and the data behind it) 30:00 The root cause: how the word calling got narrowed 35:52 Three godly assignments: work, wealth, and stewarding gifts --- KEY SCRIPTURE Colossians 3:23-24 Paul reframes ordinary labor as service to the Lord Christ, handing the same posture to the cleaner, the cook, the bondservant, and the merchant. Genesis 2:15 Work is given to humanity before the fall. It was always part of the design, not a punishment. Ephesians 2:8-10 We are saved by grace, not by works. But we were saved for good works that God prepared beforehand. --- KEY TAKEAWAYS Vocation isnt a category of work. Its a posture toward work every honest assignment offered to Christ counts. Roughly half of Christians have never been taught how to integrate faith and work, and 80% of the global workforce is disengaged. That gap is structural, not accidental. Three godly assignments doing the work itself, generating wealth, and stewarding the gifts together close the divide between Sunday and Monday. --- CONNECT Website: tuckerwhit.com Newsletter: allthingswell.net Instagram: @tuckerwhitcom Join us live every Tuesday at 7pm on Clubhouse: https://ww https://video-meta.open.video/poster/PkEusp4QVh8P/iH90va3yHH2_xwaSCc.jpg https://streaming.open.video/contents/PkEusp4QVh8P/1781305576/index.m3u8 https://open.video/embed?contentId=iH90va3yHH2 2404 https://open.video/@david-tucker-whitaker/v/power-prayer-weekly-kickoff POWER PRAYER Weekly Kickoff Start the week off right! https://video-meta.open.video/poster/_ssqAxuBdxSd/ja8e0a34aX2_UOOhOO.jpg https://streaming.open.video/contents/_ssqAxuBdxSd/1781305848/index.m3u8 https://open.video/embed?contentId=ja8e0a34aX2 3511 https://open.video/@david-tucker-whitaker/v/rest-in-him Rest in Him In this deeply practical episode, we sit in Matthew 11:28-30: Come to me all who labor and are heavy laden and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me for I am gentle and lowly in heart and you will find rest for your souls for my yoke is easy and my burden is light. Most believers say Jesus is in control. But our calendars, our anxiety, and our 2 a.m. fretting often tell a different story. Hard Truth: We Trust Jesus for Eternity, Then Panic on Tuesday This conversation names what many of us live every week: confusing busyness for productivity, calling burnout commitment, and carrying responsibilities as if everything depends on us. If youre serving people, building something, leading in ministry, caring for family, or trying to hold too many roles at once, this episode will feel uncomfortably familiar. Key Questions Explored: What does not resting in Him actually look like in real life? Are you carrying a seekers burden, a leaders burden, or a testing trap mindset? What changes when rest is treated as obedience instead of laziness? How do you move from constant pressure to practical trust without abandoning your responsibilities? This is not a call to do less for God. Its a call to stop doing everything in your own strength. Listen to the episode (or watch the live stream recording on YouTube at yt.tuckerwhit.com) and walk through the shift from chronic strain to sustainable peace. This is a public episode. If youd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.allthingswell.net/subscribe (https://www.allthingswell.net/subscribe?utmmedium=podcast&utmcampaign=CTA2) https://video-meta.open.video/poster/yUhuFjPcNd0k/iaDS0bxjbq2_lhDHXa.jpg https://streaming.open.video/contents/yUhuFjPcNd0k/1781313348/index.m3u8 https://open.video/embed?contentId=iaDS0bxjbq2 6207 https://open.video/@david-tucker-whitaker/v/rest-in-him-2 Rest in HIM A lot of us say we trust Jesus, but our calendars and anxiety tell a different story. In this episode, we address busyness, overwork, and the daily struggle to actually rest in Christ while carrying real responsibilities. From Matthew 11 to practical routines, this is a direct conversation on busyness, peace, and what trust looks like on an average Tuesday. --- WHATS COVERED 0:00:00 Opening welcome and topic framing: rest, peace, and pressure 0:03:00 Opening prayer for those dealing with overwork and exhaustion 0:06:13 Lesson overview: busyness, root causes, and receiving rest 0:10:21 Core scripture: Matthew 11:28-30 0:15:55 Scripture anchors: Philippians 4:6-7, Psalm 46:10, Isaiah 40:31 0:25:39 Problem statement: busyness, anxiety, and faith under pressure 0:44:00 Root causes: seeker burden, leader burden, testing trap 0:58:14 Solutions section: practical reframing and intentional rest 1:05:57 More scripture support for trust, peace, and surrender 1:16:30 Closing challenge: what would you need to believe to actually stop? 1:20:00 Community discussion: practical rhythms, boundaries, and discipline 1:42:42 Final charge and outro --- KEY SCRIPTURE Matthew 11:28-30 Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light. --- KEY TAKEAWAYS Rest in Jesus is not the absence of work, it is trust-based realignment Burnout often hides behind language like commitment, calling, and responsibility You can trust God for eternity and still struggle to trust Him with your schedule Peace has to be treated as a real spiritual standard, not a bonus when tasks are done --- CONNECT Website: tuckerwhit.com Newsletter: allthingswell.net Instagram: @tuckerwhitcom Podcast: Available on Spotify & Apple Podcasts via Substack --- SpiritualGrowth ChurchLeadership MinistryLeaders BiblicalWisdom Discipleship ChurchHealth ChristianLiving FaithInPractice BurnoutReco https://video-meta.open.video/poster/8SBWFl96IF8O/t1781314153_poster.005.jpg https://streaming.open.video/contents/8SBWFl96IF8O/1781314514/index.m3u8 https://open.video/embed?contentId=Pq881Gxiar2 6503 https://open.video/@david-tucker-whitaker/v/we-are-all-ministers-stewardship-series We Are ALL Ministers Stewardship Series Eighty-nine percent of Christians used to say sharing their faith was their personal responsibility. Today it is thirty-three. That is not a slow drift. That is a generation handing off the ministry assignment and pretending it never had one. In this episode of All Things Well, we work through 1 Peter 4:7-11 and ask what it actually looks like when the saints are deployed, not warehoused. --- WHATS COVERED 02:00 How personal responsibility collapsed (89% 33% in one generation) 08:45 We are the only Bible some people will ever read 23:42 The collapse of horizontal ministry 30:19 Six root causes (two-tier theology, fear, performance creep) 39:14 Practical solutions for believers and ministry leaders --- KEY SCRIPTURE 1 Peter 4:7-11 The anchor passage: every believer has a gift, given for serving one another as good stewards of Gods varied grace. 1 Peter 2:9 We are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation called to proclaim the excellencies of Him who called us out of darkness. Ephesians 4:11-13 The fivefold ministers exist to equip the saints for the work of the ministry, not to do it for them. --- KEY TAKEAWAYS The two-tier theology that says ministry is for professionals is upstream of every other failure in the modern church. Most believers cannot name their fivethe specific people God has placed in their orbit to minister to. Stop waiting to feel ready. Give God your yes and trust him to supply what you need to walk in the assignment. --- CONNECT Website: tuckerwhit.com Newsletter: allthingswell.net Instagram: @tuckerwhitcom Join us live every Tuesday at 7pm on Clubhouse: https://www.clubhouse.com/house/all-things-well?chs=G3BIOoRA7%3AYvXL6RWU3RJEa6UemLooo1TySnD4OwdMKMBgY3cLrqA&utmmedium=chhousesettings --- christianlife faith discipleship evangelism stewardship ministry christianyoutube Jesus bible chrisitanity biblestudy https://video-meta.open.video/poster/7uoqBpnJMt-R/t1781313423_poster.005.jpg https://streaming.open.video/contents/7uoqBpnJMt-R/1781313569/index.m3u8 https://open.video/embed?contentId=jWCD0rwjar2 2824 https://open.video/@david-tucker-whitaker/v/love-good-workshow-to-bring-true-fellowship-back-into-the-church Love & Good WorksHow to Bring True Fellowship Back into the Church One in five Americans reports being lonely. Inside the church, the numbers are nearly identical. We have built programs that put people in the same room and called it fellowship but proximity without intimacy is just shared furniture. In this episode of All Things Well, we unpack Hebrews 10:2425 and what it actually looks like to stir one another up to love and good works with practical steps for both individual believers and ministry leaders. --- WHATS COVERED 00:00 Welcome + stewardship series context 01:12 Why relationships are the center of every God-given assignment 07:42 Loneliness statistics: the church mirrors the culture 09:13 The core call: inject love into what we already have 15:02 Anchor scripture: Hebrews 10:2425 21:01 Supporting texts: Acts 2:4247, John 13:3435, Ephesians 4:1116 25:52 Proverbs 27:56 and Matthew 18:1517 the cost of avoiding conflict 30:44 Goal: the early church relational pattern 44:19 Problem: why our relationships are thin 44:46 Root cause: niceness vs. love, outsourced discipleship, and missing structure 49:11 Solutions for the Driven Believer 58:28 Solutions for the Called Leader 01:05:45 Church conflict data + the 7-day rule 01:09:55 Close: Acts 4:3235 and the call to action --- KEY SCRIPTURE Hebrews 10:2425 The mandate to stir one another up to love and good works Acts 2:4247 The early church model: teaching, fellowship, breaking bread, prayer Acts 4:3235 One heart, one soul, all things in common Ephesians 4:1116 Equipping the saints, speaking the truth in love Proverbs 27:56 Open rebuke over hidden love faithful wounds of a friend Matthew 18:1517 The process for addressing a brother who sins against you John 13:3435 Love one another as Christ loved the mark of discipleship --- KEY TAKEAWAYS 27% of congregations experienced conflict in the last two years that caused members to leave unresolved conflict is a retention crisis, not just a spiritual problem Declining churches have one leader per 19 attendees growing churches have one per 11 the ratio is not incidental Every believ https://video-meta.open.video/poster/OMcqRxrbgrlI/t1781314578_poster.005.jpg https://streaming.open.video/contents/OMcqRxrbgrlI/1781314813/index.m3u8 https://open.video/embed?contentId=PqC9uG2zbb2 4630 https://open.video/@david-tucker-whitaker/v/a-life-rich-in-prayer-stewardship-series A Life RICH in Prayer--Stewardship Series Most Christians pray. Very few have a prayer life. Theres a difference and that difference shows up in the numbers, in the silence, and in whether we ever come back to give thanks. This week we diagnose exactly whats missing and what it takes to build something richer. In this episode of All Things Well, I use the story of the ten lepers and some uncomfortable research to make the case that most believers are stuck in one dimension of prayer the request zone while five others go untouched. Note: my trusty old MacBook choked a bit during the recording of this session, so theres some lag. Thank you for your understanding! --- WHATS COVERED 00:00 Welcome & intro 02:25 Lesson overview: ideal prayer, current state, root cause, solutions 05:46 Core text: Luke 17:11-19 (The Ten Lepers) 09:23 Supporting scriptures (Philippians 4, Thessalonians, James 5) 14:36 The six dimensions of a rich prayer life 20:12 By the numbers: the state of prayer in America 27:56 Root causes: why our prayer life breaks down 45:39 Solutions: how to start building a richer prayer life --- KEY SCRIPTURE Luke 17:11-19 Ten lepers healed only one returns with gratitude the mirror for our own prayer posture Philippians 4:6-7 Prayer as the path through anxiety to the peace that surpasses understanding 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances James 5:16 The fervent, effectual prayers of the righteous availeth much John 10:27 My sheep hear my voice hearing God is a practiced skill, not a passive one --- KEY TAKEAWAYS Prayer is not a mechanism for getting outcomes its the mechanism for the relationship with the God who fulfills them outcomes are secondary to the relationship A full prayer life has six dimensions most believers operate in only one petitions and requests Hearing from God is a skill that takes practice scheduling silence is where it starts prayer prayerlife christianliving stewardship allthingswell spiritualgrowth bibleteaching davidtuckerwhitaker https://video-meta.open.video/poster/Feo0gF97pFgH/PqDD0qxiar2_xhBYdg.jpg https://streaming.open.video/contents/Feo0gF97pFgH/1781313970/index.m3u8 https://open.video/embed?contentId=PqDD0qxiar2 4009