
The Churchology Podcast
By Mark Combs

The Churchology PodcastApr 13, 2021

George Yancey on a Unifying Alternative To Colorblindness and Antiracism
Today on the show we are talking to Dr. George Yancey (PhD, University of Texas). Dr. Yancey is a professor at the Institute for Studies of Religion at Baylor University, specializing in race/ethnicity and religion. He works to promote collaborative communication as a solution to racial unrest. He is the author of several books including his newest release, 'Beyond Racial Division: A Unifying Alternative To Colorblindness and Antiracism.'
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Darrell Hall on Speaking Across Generations
Today on the show we are talking to Darrell Hall about his upcoming book, 'Speaking Across Generations: Messages That Satisfy Boomers, Xers, Millenials, Gen Z, and Beyond'.
Darrell E. Hall is campus pastor of Elizabeth Baptist Church in Conyers, Georgia, where he regularly preaches and teaches across five generations. He is an experienced preacher and public speaker who has given messages in venues from local Bible studies to a packed NBA arena. Hall has a DMin from Beeson Divinity School, where his doctoral research focused on generational intelligence and effective intergenerational communication. He and his wife, Eboni, have three children.
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Rodney Reeves on Spirituality According to John and Abiding in Christ
Today on the show we talk to Rodney Reeves. Rodney Reeves (PhD, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary) is senior pastor of First Baptist Church in Jonesboro, Arkansas. We are diving in to Rodney's latest book, 'Spirituality According to John.'
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Jake Meador on What Are Christians For?
Today on the show we are talking to Jake Meador. Jake Meador is the editor-in-chief of Mere Orthodoxy, an online magazine covering the Christian faith in the public sphere.
We are diving into Jake's new book, What Are Christians Good For? Life Together At The End Of The World.
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David Lamb on Is The God Of The Old Testament Angry, Sexist and Racist?
Today on the show we are talking to David Lamb. David T. Lamb is the Allan A. MacRae Professor of Old Testament and dean of faculty at Missio Seminary in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He previously worked in campus ministry with InterVarsity Christian Fellowship and has taught extensively in various cross-cultural contexts.
Today we are talking about David's book, God Behaving Badly: Is The God of the Old Testament Angry, Sexist and Racist?
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David Fritch on The Power & Necessity of Prayer
Today on the show we are talking to David Fritch. David is a husband, revivalist, speaker, writer, and entrepreneur. He has come alongside key 24/7 prayer movements to pioneer internships, online schools, and worship intensives.
David has an M.A. in Practical Theology from Regent University and is passionate about equipping people to step into the fullness of God in our generation. David is the founder of “Thinkable”, a company that is strategically focused on helping ministries and churches launch online learning communities.
You can pick up David's book, 'Enthroned' at Amazon.
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Damian Gerke on Why Church As We Know It Isn't Working
Today we are talking to Damian Gerke. Damian is a leadership coach and author of the book In The Way: Church As We Know It Can Be A Discipleship Movement (Again).
You can find out more about Damian by visiting his website.
Also, make sure to check out the site he mentioned, Love One Another to learn more about disciplemaking movements and watch the film, Love One Another.
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EP. 67. Tom Nelson on The Flourishing Pastor and Recovering The Lost Art Of Shepherd Leadership
Today on the show we are talking to Tom Nelson. Tom Nelson (DMin, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School) is president of Made to Flourish (MTF), a network that seeks to empower pastors to lead churches that produce human flourishing for the common good. He has also served as senior pastor of Christ Community Church in Leawood, Kansas, for almost thirty years.
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Ep 66. Kelly Kapic on Being Human, Limits, and Reflecting God's Design
Today on the show we are talking to Dr. Kelly Kapic.
Dr. Kapic is professor of theological studies at Covenant College in Lookout Mountain, Georgia. He is the author of several books and today we talk about his latest book, You're Only Human: How Your Limits Reflect God's Design and Why That's Good News.
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Ep. 65: Ken Shigematsu on Crafting A Rule Of Life in 2022
Today on the show we are talking to Ken Shigematsu.
Ken is the pastor of Tenth Church in Vancouver, BC. He is also the author of God In My Everything and Survival Guide For The Soul.
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We are taking a Christmas Break. See you in the New Year!
We are taking the next 2 weeks off to enjoy the Christmas season! See you in the first week of 2022. Thanks for listening!

Ep. 64: Rob Reimer on Spiritual Authority and Partnering with God To Release The Kingdom
Today on the show we are talking to Rob Reimer. Rob is the founder and president of Renewal International. He is also the Associate Professor of Pastoral Theology at Alliance Theological Seminary in Nyack, NY. Rob has authored several books, including the book we are talking about today, 'Spiritual Authority: Partnering With God To Release The Kingdom.'
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Ep. 63: Jon Thompson on Deliverance, Spiritual Warfare, and Seeing People Set Free.
Today on the show we are talking to Jon Thompson. Jon is the Senior Pastor of Sanctus Church, a multi-site church of over 3,000 people in the Greater Toronto Area where he has been on staff for more than 20 years.
We are talking about Jon's latest book, 'Deliverance: A Journey Toward The Unexpected.'
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Jon recently gave a series of lectures and Q & A on Deliverance at Bridgetown Church and you can find them Below:
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Ep. 62: William Simmons on The Holy Spirit, The Baptism of the Spirit, & Pentecostal As Worldview
Today on the show we talk to Dr. William Simmons. William A. Simmons (PhD, University of St. Andrews) is a professor of New Testament and Greek at Lee University, where he teaches graduate and undergraduate classes in the areas of Pauline studies and Koine Greek.
We are diving into Dr. Simmons' new book, 'The Holy Spirit in the New Testament: A Pentecostal Guide.'
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Ep. 61: Gordon Smith on Experiencing The Holy Spirit
Today on the show we are talking to Dr. Gordon Smith. Gordon T. Smith (PhD, Loyola School of Theology, Ateneo de Manila University) is the president of Ambrose University and Seminary in Calgary, Alberta, where he also serves as professor of systematic and spiritual theology. He is an ordained minister with the Christian and Missionary Alliance and a teaching fellow at Regent College, Vancouver, British Columbia. He is the author of many books, including Institutional Intelligence, Courage and Calling, Called to Be Saints, and Evangelical, Sacramental, and Pentecostal.
We talk to Dr. Smith about his latest book, 'Welcome Holy Spirit: A Theological and Experiential Introduction.'
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Ep. 60: Felicia Wu Song on Restless Devices - Recovering Personhood, Presence, & Place in the Digital Age
Today on the show we talk to Dr. Felicia Wu Song about her latest book Restless Devices: Recovering Personhood, Presence, & Place in the Digital Age.
Felicia Wu Song (PhD, University of Virginia) is a cultural sociologist of media and digital technologies, currently serving as professor of sociology at Westmont College in Santa Barbara. Her publications include Virtual Communities: Bowling Alone, Online Together and articles in such scholarly journals as Gender & Society and Information, Communication & Society.
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Click here to watch a lecture from Dr. Song, 'Digital Life As Secular Liturgy'
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Ep. 59: Rob Dixon on Women & Men Together In Ministry, Building Flourishing Partnerships
Today on the show we are talking to Rob Dixon. Rob is an associate regional ministry director with InterVarsity Christian Fellowship/USA and senior fellow for gender partnership with the InterVarsity Institute. He is an adjunct professor at Fresno Pacific University and Fuller Theological Seminary and provides training on flourishing mixed-gender ministry partnerships for numerous organizations around the country.
We are talking to Rob about his latest book, Together In Ministry: Women And Men In Flourishing Partnerships.
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Ep. 58: Michael MacKenzie on Not Blowing Up Your Ministry & Defusing The Issues That Take Pastors Down
Today on the show we are talking to Michael MacKenzie about his new book, 'Don't Blow Up Your Ministry: Defusing The Underlying Issues That Take Pastors Down.'
Michael MacKenzie is a licensed professional counselor, ordained pastor, and hospital chaplain. He has served for ten years as the clinical director of Marble Retreat, a Colorado retreat center that specializes in ministering to pastors and ministry leaders in crisis. He studied marriage and family counseling at Denver Seminary and has a DMin in pastor care from Lincoln Christian University. Michael and his wife, Kari, have two sons and live in Florida.
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Ep 57: Jay Moon & Bud Simon on Evangelism In A Changing World
Today on the show we are excited to talk to Jay Moon and Bud Simon about their new book Effective Intercultural Evangelism.
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Jay Moon is professor of church planting and evangelism and director of the Office of Faith, Work, and Economics at Asbury Theological Seminary.
Bud Simon is a mission consultant who was a church planting missionary in Brazil for twenty years. His doctoral research at Asbury Theological Seminary explores the effects of the shame/honor worldview for evangelism in Brazil.
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Ep. 56. Rob Wegner on How The Future Of The Church Is Discipleship
Today on the show we talk to Rob Wegner. Rob Wegner is a member of Disciples Made’s Executive Team, and is a founding leader of KC Underground – a decentralized network of reproducing disciples, leaders, and microchurches. The forty-year vision is 21,000 microchurches connecting with training Hubs throughout the city, saturating Kansas City with beauty, justice and good news of Jesus.
Rob is the author of several books, including the book we talk about in this episode, The Starfish And The Spirit.
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Ep. 55. Brian Phipps on Calling The Church Back To Discipleship.
Today on the show we are talking to Brian Phipps.
Brian Phipps is the founder and President of Disciples Made. Brian was the Next Steps (Disciple-Making) pastor at Westside Family Church for nine years where he developed Westside’s discipleship and leadership development pathway in which the Disciples Made experiences were created. The Disciples Made experiences incorporate a disciple-making “operating system” Brian designed called the Intentional Disciple-Making Environment. Brian has consulted with many churches in developing their disciple-making process and currently leads multiple cohorts of church leaders in Kansas City.
He’s the author of the book, Find Your Place: Locating Your Calling Through Your Gifts, Passions, and Story, co-written with Rob Wegner.
In addition to being a Next Steps pastor, Brian is also experienced as a church planter and senior pastor. Brian received his BA in Religious Studies from the University of South Carolina, and a Masters of Divinity and M.A. in Counseling from Reformed Theological Seminary in Orlando, Florida. Brian and Carol were married in 1994 and have three children, Hannah, Sam, and Caleb. Brian’s passion is to empower every Christ follower to discover, develop, and optimize their character and calling so that they make the biggest IMPACT on the world for Jesus.
You can connect with Brian at the disciples made website and on Twitter.
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Next week we talk to Rob Wegner of the Kansas City Underground and the author of 'The Starfish and the Spirit.'

Ep. 54 Alan Noble on You Are Not Your Own
Today on the show we are talking to Alan Noble. Dr. O. Alan Noble is Associate Professor of English at Oklahoma Baptist University, editor-in-chief of Christ and Pop Culture, and author of numerous articles. We talk about his brand new book, 'You Are Not Your Own: Belonging To God In An Inhuman World."
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Ep. 53: Brett Davis on Seeing The Strange In The Book Of Revelation
Today on the show are talking to Brett Davis. Brett is a pastor at New Life Church in Colorado Springs and is the author of See The Strange: The Gospel According To Revelation.
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Next week we are talking to Alan Noble about his book, You Are Not Your Own.

Ep. 52: Rory Noland on Transforming Worship: Leading Sunday Services for Spiritual Formation
Today on the show we are talking to Rory Noland about his new book, 'Transforming Worship: Planning & Leading Sunday Services as if Spiritual Formation Mattered.'
Rory Noland is the director of Heart of the Artist Ministries, an organization dedicated to serving artists in the church. He mentors worship leaders, speaks at churches, workshops, and conferences, leads retreats for artists, and consults with churches in the areas of worship and the arts. Rory is also a published songwriter and has authored four books, all published by Zondervan:
- The Heart of the Artist: A Character-Building Guide For You and Your Ministry Team
- Thriving as an Artist in the Church: Hope and Help For You and Your Ministry Team
- The Worshiping Artist: Equipping You and Your Ministry Team to Lead Others in Worship
- Worship on Earth as it is in Heaven: Exploring Worship as a Spiritual Discipline
Rory earned a Bachelor’s Degree in music from the Chicago Musical College at Roosevelt University as well as a Master’s and a Doctorate from the Robert E. Webber Institute for Worship Studies. He is also a trained spiritual director (through Christos) and has a certificate in spiritual formation from The Transforming Center. Rory served as the music director at Willow Creek Community Church in South Barrington, Illinois, for twenty years and as Pastor of Worship for Harvest Bible Chapel in Rolling Meadows, Illinois. For fifteen years, Rory led worship for the Transforming Center, a ministry that cares for the souls of pastors and leaders.
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Episode 51: Ashley Hales on a Spacious Life, Trading Hustle & Hurry for the Goodness of Limits
Today on the show, we are talking to Ashley Hales about her latest book, 'A Spacious Life: Trading Hustle And Hurry For The Goodness Of Limits'.
Ashley Hales holds a PhD in English from the University of Edinburgh, Scotland. She’s a writer, speaker, and hosts The Finding Holy Podcast. Ashley’s married to a pastor and the mother to 4. Her writing has been featured in such places as The Gospel Coalition, Books & Culture, and Christianity Today and she loves speaking around the US. She is the author of Finding Holy in the Suburbs and A Spacious Life.
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Next Tuesday we are talking to Rory Noland about his book, 'Transforming Worship: Planning and Leading Sunday Services as If Spiritual Formation Mattered.'

New Episodes Start Next Tuesday!
NEW EPISODES BEGIN NEXT WEEK!
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Best Of Churchology: Sam Storms on Practicing The Power Of The Spirit
We are taking a few weeks at the Churchology Podcast to revisit some of our older interviews as we get ready for season 2 in a few weeks. Call it, 'The Best Of The Churchology Podcast'.
First up in our 'Best Of' series is one of our first interviews (EPISODE 5!) with Dr. Sam Storms. Dr. Storms is the pastor of Bridgeway Church in Oklahoma City. He's the author of several books including Practicing The Power: Welcoming The Gifts Of The Holy Spirit In Your Life, The Language Of Heaven: Crucial Questions About Speaking In Tongues, and his latest book, Understanding Spiritual Gifts: A Comprehensive Guide. Since this interview originally aired, Dr. Storms has released Understanding Spiritual Warfare: A Comprehensive Guide.
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Episode 50: Hannah-Kate Williams, Griffin Gulledge, and Grant Gaines on #SBC21 & sexual abuse (Part 2)
Today on the show we are sharing part 2 of our conversation with Hannah-Kate Williams (@freedomsbride), Griffin Gulledge (@griffingulledge), pastor of Madison Baptist Church in Madison, Georgia, and Grant Gaines (@DGrantGaines), pastor of Belle Aire Baptist Church in Murfreesboro, TN about what happened at the Southern Baptist Convention in Nashville earlier this summer regarding sexual abuse and how the convention needs to respond moving forward.
During our interview, Grant mentioned Boz Tchividjian's book, The Child Safeguarding Policy.
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Episode 49: Hannah-Kate Williams, Griffin Gulledge, and Grant Gaines on #SBC21 & sexual abuse
Today on the show we are honored to talk to Hannah-Kate Williams (@freedomsbride), Griffin Gulledge (@griffingulledge), pastor of Madison Baptist Church in Madison, Georgia, and Grant Gaines (@DGrantGaines), pastor of Belle Aire Baptist Church in Murfreesboro, TN about what happened at the Southern Baptist Convention in Nashville earlier this summer regarding sexual abuse and how the convention needs to respond moving forward.
This conversation will be released in two episodes, with part 2 coming out tomorrow.
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Episode 48: Mitchel Lee on Even If Declarations and Trusting God When Life Disappoints
Today on the show we are talking to Pastor and Author, Mitchel Lee. Mitchel is the Lead Pastor of Grace Community Church, a growing multi-ethnic church located between Washington, D.C. and Baltimore, MD. He is also the author of the upcoming book, Even If: Trusting God When Life Disappoints, Overwhelms, or Just Doesn't Make Sense.
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Episode 47: Andrew Whitehead on Christian Nationalism, its impact on the church, and how to respond.
Today on the show we are talking to Andrew Whitehead. Andrew is an Associate Professor of Sociology and Director of the Association of Religion Data Archives (theARDA.com) at the Center for the Study of Religion and American Culture. He is also the author of Taking America Back For God: Christian Nationalism in the United States.
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Episode 46: Jarvis Williams on Redemptive Kingdom Diversity
Today on the show we are talking to Dr. Jarvis Williams. Jarvis is the Associate Professor of New Testament Interpretation at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. He is the author of numerous books and articles, including the upcoming book, 'Redemptive Kingdom Diversity.'
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We will be back with a brand new episode Tuesday, June 29, and a conversation with Andrew Whitehead on his book, 'Taking America Back For God: Christian Nationalism and the United States.'

Episode 45: Jules Woodson on Calling The #SBC To Action For Sexual Abuse Survivors
Today on the show we talk to Jules Woodson. Jules went public in 2018 with her story of surviving sexual assault from her former youth pastor.
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Click here to read the SBC Sexual Abuse Survivors Joint Statement.
During our interview, Jules referenced the book, 'This Little Light: Beyond A Baptist Preacher Predator and His Gang.'
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Episode 44: Doug Paul on Kingdom Innovation For A Brave New World
Today on the show we are talking to Doug Paul. Doug is an Innovation Strategist at Catapult. Catapult is an innovation and activation shop that works with churches, denominations, networks, non-profits and socialpreneurs. We have a conversation about his latest book, Ready Or Not: Kingdom Innovation For A Brave New World.
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Episode 43: Donnie Griggs on Small Town Churches: Challenges And Opportunities
Today on the show we are excited to talk to Donnie Griggs. Donnie is the planter and lead Pastor of One Harbor Church in Morehead City, North Carolina. He is the author of the book, Small Town Jesus. Donnie also serves on the global and North America leadership teams for Advance, a global movement that exists to plant and strengthen churches.
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Next week we are talking to Doug Paul about his book, Ready or Not: Kingdom Innovation for a Brave New World.

Episode 42: Os Guinness on The Crisis of Freedom, Christian Nationalism, and The Role Of The Church
Today on the show we talk to Os Guinness. Os Guinness is an author and social critic. He has authored many books, including The Call: Finding and Fulfilling God's Purpose For Your Life, and his new book, The Magna Carta Of Humanity: Sinai's Revolutionary Faith and the Future of Freedom.
To learn more about Os and his work make sure to visit his website.
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Episode 41: Travis Davenport & Danny Donato on how local church pastors are navigating this season
Today on the show we are talking to two pastors about what it has been like to shepherd local churches in a global pandemic, economic collapse, racial tension, political division, and more. Travis Davenport is the pastor of Covenant Church in Grove City, Ohio and Danny Donato is the pastor of Lighthouse Community Church in Nashville, Illinois.
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Episode 40: Winn Collier on A Burning In My Bones, The Life Of Eugene Peterson
Winn Collier is on the show this week talking about his latest book, 'A Burning In My Bones: The Authorized Biography Of Eugene Peterson.' Winn is the founding pastor of All Souls Church Charlottesville. He now serves at Western Theological Seminary as Director of The Eugene Peterson Center for Christian Imagination & Associate Professor of Pastoral Theology and Christian Imagination. He is also the director of the Genesis Project.
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Episode 39: Mandy Smith on Breaking Free Of Western Cultures Baggage on Faith & Ministry #Unfettered
Today on the show we are talking to Mandy Smith about her new book Unfettered: Imagining A Childlike Faith Beyond The Baggage Of Western Culture. Mandy is a pastor, she is the author of the Vulnerable Pastor, she teaches at Fuller Seminary and at Western Seminary's Eugene Petterson Center for Christian Imagination. She is also a regular contributor to Missio Alliance and Christianity Today.
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Next Tuesday we are talking to Winn Collier about his latest book, "A Burning In My Bones: The Authorized Biography Of Eugene Peterson."

Episode 38: Andrew Arndt on All Flame: Entering Into The Life Of The Father, Son, and Holy Spirit
Today on the show we are talking to Andrew Arndt. Andrew is the Lead Pastor of New Life East, one of seven congregations of New Life Church in Colorado Springs. Andrew is the host of the Essential Church Podcast. He is also the author of the book, 'All Flame: Entering Into The Life Of The Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.'
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Episode 37: Doug Bursch On Posting Peace, How Social Media Divides Us & What We Can Do About It
Today on the show we are talking to Doug Bursch about his brand new book, 'Posting Peace: How Social Media Divides Us And What We Can Do About It.' Doug is a co-pastor at Evergreen Foursquare Church and the host of the Fairly Spiritual Podcast. Make sure to check out Doug's other book, 'The Community Of God: A Theology Of The Church From A Reluctant Pastor.'
Doug has also released small group material for Posting Peace as well as ideas for a sermon series.
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Episode 36: Jeffrey Bilbro on Reading The Times and How The News Is Shaping Us
Today on the show we talk to Jeffrey Bilbro. Jeffrey is an editor at Front Porch Republic and a contributor to the Liberating Arts. He is the associate professor of English at Grove City College. Jeffrey is about to release a brand new book, 'Reading The Times: A Literary and Theological Inquiry Into The News.'
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Next week we are talking to Doug Bursch about his new book, 'Posting Peace: Why Social Media Divides Us And What We Can Do About It.'

Episode 35: Robert Cunningham on Sexual Abuse in the Church
Today on the show we talk to Robert Cunningham, senior pastor of Tates Creek Presbyterian Church. In today's episode, we talk about how Robert navigated abuse allegations against a former pastor and how Robery led his church to a commitment to transparency and the truth.
Robert and Tates Creek were recently featured in an article in Christianity Today entitled, "A Kentucky Church's Secret To Handling Abuse Allegations: Humility."
Robert hosts a podcast called Every Square Inch that offers a Christ-centered critique of today's most important issues. In October of last year, Robert shared an episode of Every Square Inch in which he discusses Sexual Abuse in the Church: Why it happens and what can be done about it.
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Next week we are talking to Jeffrey Bilbro about his new book, 'Reading The Times: A Literary and Theological Inquiry into the News.' We talk about how we watch the news and what it is doing to our spiritual formation.

Episode 34: AJ Swoboda on Decontruction, Doubt, and Questioning Your Faith Without Losing It
Today on the show we are talking to AJ Swoboda. A. J. Swoboda (PhD, University of Birmingham) is assistant professor of Bible, theology, and world Christianity at Bushnell University. He also leads a Doctor of Ministry program around the Holy Spirit and leadership at Fuller Theological Seminary. He's the author of Subversive Sabbath and the new book, After Doubt: How to Question Your Faith Without Losing It.
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Next week we are talking to Robert Cunningham, pastor at Tates Creek Presbyterian Church about how to respond to abuse in the church.

Episode 33: Richard Stearns on Leading Like It Matters To God
Today on the show we are talking to Richard Stearns. Richard Stearns began his career at the Gillette Company, from there he went to Parker Brothers and was appointed president of the company in 1984. In 1985 he became the vice president of the Franklin Mint. He joined Lenox in 1987 as president of Lenox Collections. In 1995, he was named president and chief executive officer of Lenox Inc. In 1998, he became the president of WorldVision.
Rich is about to release a brand new book, 'Lead Like It Matters To God.'
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Episode 32: Dr. Kelly Flanagan on True Companions and How To Build Deep Relationships In The Church
Today on the show we talk to Dr. Kelly Flanagan. Dr. Flanagan is a Clinical Psychologist, author and blogger, and today we talk about his latest book, 'True Companions: A Book For Everyone About The Relationships That See Us Through.'
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Episode 31: Lamar Hardwick on Disability And The Church
Today on the show we are talking to Lamar Hardwick. Lamar is the pastor at Tri-Cities Church in East Point Georgia and the author of the brand new book, Disability And The Church: A Vision For Diversity And Inclusion. You can learn more about Lamar by visiting his web site, autismpastor.com
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Episode 30: Dan Kimball on How NOT To Read The Bible and Making Sense Of The Crazy-Sounding Parts Of Scripture
Today on the show we talk to Dan Kimball. Dan is one of the pastors at Vintage Faith Church in Santa Cruz, CA. He's on the faculty of Western Seminary and is the author of several books. Today we talk about his latest book, 'How (NOT) To Read The Bible: Making Sense of the Anti-women, Anti-science, Pro-violence, Pro-slavery and Other Crazy-Sounding Parts of Scripture."
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Episode 29: Charles Stone on Holy Noticing, Your Brain, and the Mindful Spaces Between Moments
Today on the show we talk to Charles Stone about his book, 'Holy Noticing: The Bible, Your Brain, and the Mindful Spaces Between Moments.' Charles is the Lead Pastor of West Park Church in London, Ontario. He's also the author of several books. To learn more about Charles, make sure to visit his website. You can also connect with him on Twitter.
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Next week we are talking to Pastor and Author Dan Kimball about his latest book, 'How (NOT) To Read The Bible: Making Sense of the Anti-Women, Anti-Science, Pro-Violence, Pro-Slavery and Other Crazy Sounding Parts of Scripture.' Look for it next Tuesday!

Episode 28: Justin Lonas on The Church, Poverty, & Living Out Jesus' Kingdom Today
Today on the show we are talking to Justin Lonas of the Chalmers Center. The Chalmers Center equips local churches to address the broken relationships at the root of material poverty, living out Jesus' Kingdom today. The Chalmers Center was founded in 1999 by Dr. Brian Fikkert, the author of the best-selling book, 'When Helping Hurts.'
Justin read When Helping Hurts with his church missions committee in 2009, starting a shift in his thinking about poverty and the church that led to his joining the team at Chalmers in 2016 after serving in different roles for 10 years at an international missions organization. At Chalmers, he coordinates the work behind books, articles, blog posts, online courses, video projects, small group curriculums, and produced by Chalmers’ staff and ministry partners around the core concepts of a biblical framework for poverty alleviation and works with churches and organizations to help them apply these ideas in their ministry programs. Justin and his wife, Rachel, have four daughters, and he has served his local church as a deacon, Sunday school teacher, and outreach volunteer. He enjoys the outdoors, literature, writing, and cooking for his family and others. He holds a B.A. in communications from Bryan College (2006), and is a current M. Div. student at Reformed Theological Seminary in Atlanta.
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