Sarah Coakley

This year's Theology &amp; Mission lecturer joined Fitch and Moore for a conversation just hours before the public lectures. If you want to study with us and other scholars like Greg Boyd, Nijay Gupta, Beth Jones, visiting professors like Jeannine Brown, Drew Hart, Jonathan Tran, check us out at www.seminary.edu

This year's Theology &amp; Mission lecturer joined Fitch and Moore for a conversation just hours before the public lectures. If you want to study with us and other scholars like Greg Boyd, Nijay Gupta, Beth Jones, visiting professors like Jeannine Brown, Drew Hart, Jonathan Tran, check us out at <a href="http://www.seminary.edu/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.seminary.edu</a>

Theology, Methods, and the Church with Sarah Coakley

How do we make sense of sexuality and discern attraction? Fitch and Moore explore the ways various sexualities have been constructed by cultural forces and how the church should discern a way forward. If you want to study with us and other scholars like Greg Boyd, Nijay Gupta, Beth Jones, visiting professors like Jeannine Brown, Drew Hart, Jonathan Tran, check us out at www.seminary.edu

How do we make sense of sexuality and discern attraction? Fitch and Moore explore the ways various sexualities have been constructed by cultural forces and how the church should discern a way forward. If you want to study with us and other scholars like Greg Boyd, Nijay Gupta, Beth Jones, visiting professors like Jeannine Brown, Drew Hart, Jonathan Tran, check us out at <a href="http://www.seminary.edu/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.seminary.edu</a>

Discerning Sexuality and Attraction

Brandan Robertson

In this episode we welcome Brandan Robertson to the show to talk all things--sexual ethics, orthodoxy, scripture, and power. Rev. Brandan Robertson is a noted author, activist, and public theologian working at the intersections of spirituality, sexuality, and social renewal. Check out more of his work here: https://www.brandanrobertson.com/

In this episode we welcome Brandan Robertson to the show to talk all things--sexual ethics, orthodoxy, scripture, and power. Rev. Brandan Robertson is a noted author, activist, and public theologian working at the intersections of spirituality, sexuality, and social renewal. Check out more of his work here: <a href="https://www.brandanrobertson.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.brandanrobertson.com/</a>

S8:E11 Ethics, Orthodoxy and the Church with Brandan Robertson 

Northern Seminary has been an unsettled place the last few weeks but we finally made it back into the studio. In light of recent events Fitch and Moore take on these questions: What happens to institutions, churches, and organizations when power goes off the rails? And how does the power of Jesus work differently to disrupt worldly power? Remember to sign up for our Theology &amp; Mission Lectures with Sarah Coakley. https://www.seminary.edu/coakley/If you want to study with us and other scholars like Greg Boyd, Nijay Gupta, Jeannine Brown, Lyn Cohick, Drew Hart, Jonathan Tran, check us out at www.seminary.edu

Northern Seminary has been an unsettled place the last few weeks but we finally made it back into the studio. In light of recent events Fitch and Moore take on these questions: What happens to institutions, churches, and organizations when power goes off the rails? And how does the power of Jesus work differently to disrupt worldly power? Remember to sign up for our Theology &amp; Mission Lectures with Sarah Coakley. <a href="https://www.seminary.edu/coakley/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.seminary.edu/coakley/</a>If you want to study with us and other scholars like Greg Boyd, Nijay Gupta, Jeannine Brown, Lyn Cohick, Drew Hart, Jonathan Tran, check us out at <a href="http://www.seminary.edu" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.seminary.edu</a>

S8:E10 When Power Goes Rogue

Tim Keller

What is the purpose of apologetics? How does the current cultural milieu inform how we engage in apologetics? Does it even have a place? Fitch and Moore go back and forth about evangelism, apologetics, and the new Tim Keller Center for Apologetics. Check out the article Fitch wrote here: https://davidfitch.substack.com/Remember to sign up for our Theology &amp; Mission Lectures with Sarah Coakley. If you want to study with us and other scholars like Greg Boyd, Nijay Gupta, Jeannine Brown, Lyn Cohick, Drew Hart, Jonathan Tran, check us out at www.seminary.edu

What is the purpose of apologetics? How does the current cultural milieu inform how we engage in apologetics? Does it even have a place? Fitch and Moore go back and forth about evangelism, apologetics, and the new Tim Keller Center for Apologetics. Check out the article Fitch wrote here: <a href="https://davidfitch.substack.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://davidfitch.substack.com/</a>Remember to sign up for our Theology &amp; Mission Lectures with Sarah Coakley. If you want to study with us and other scholars like Greg Boyd, Nijay Gupta, Jeannine Brown, Lyn Cohick, Drew Hart, Jonathan Tran, check us out at <a href="http://www.seminary.edu" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.seminary.edu</a>

S8:E9 Defending Apologetics: Tim Keller and Evangelism 

Jonny Morrison

We are pleased to introduce our guest, Dr. Jonny Morrison, a graduate of Northern Seminary. Dr. Jonny joins the podcast to talk about his new book, "Light as Air." Jonny Morrison is a church planter, pastor, and writer known for his integration of creativity, spirituality, and culture. Jonny and his wife, Tory, live in Salt Lake City, where they like to explore, host their friends, and spend time outdoors. Jonny graduated from Western Seminary with an MA in biblical and theological studies and received his doctorate of contextual theology from Northern Seminary. You can find more of Jonny’s work at jonnyis.com.Grab the book here: https://wipfandstock.com/9781666713152/light-as-air/Remember to sign up for our Theology &amp; Mission Lectures with Sarah Coakley. If you want to study with us and other scholars like Greg Boyd, Nijay Gupta, Jeannine Brown, Lyn Cohick, Drew Hart, Jonathan Tran, check us out at www.seminary.edu

We are pleased to introduce our guest, Dr. Jonny Morrison, a graduate of Northern Seminary. Dr. Jonny joins the podcast to talk about his new book, "Light as Air." Jonny Morrison is a church planter, pastor, and writer known for his integration of creativity, spirituality, and culture. Jonny and his wife, Tory, live in Salt Lake City, where they like to explore, host their friends, and spend time outdoors. Jonny graduated from Western Seminary with an MA in biblical and theological studies and received his doctorate of contextual theology from Northern Seminary. You can find more of Jonny’s work at <a href="jonnyis.com." rel="nofollow" target="_blank">jonnyis.com.</a>Grab the book here: <a href="https://wipfandstock.com/9781666713152/light-as-air/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://wipfandstock.com/9781666713152/light-as-air/</a>Remember to sign up for our Theology &amp; Mission Lectures with Sarah Coakley. If you want to study with us and other scholars like Greg Boyd, Nijay Gupta, Jeannine Brown, Lyn Cohick, Drew Hart, Jonathan Tran, check us out at <a href="http://www.seminary.edu" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.seminary.edu</a>

S8:E8 "Light as Air" with Jonny Morrison 

Fitch is tired of people accusing him of a third way that is laissez faire and avoidant. Introducing "subversive apocalyptic." How does this approach to culture determine how we engage questions around issues like human sexuality and power?Remember to sign up for our Theology &amp; Mission Lectures with Sarah Coakley. If you want to study with us and other scholars like Greg Boyd, Nijay Gupta, Jeannine Brown, Lyn Cohick, Drew Hart, Jonathan Tran, check us out at www.seminary.eduCheck out the Pastor's Table podcast from our friends here at Northern Seminary.

Fitch is tired of people accusing him of a third way that is laissez faire and avoidant. Introducing "subversive apocalyptic." How does this approach to culture determine how we engage questions around issues like human sexuality and power?Remember to sign up for our Theology &amp; Mission Lectures with Sarah Coakley. If you want to study with us and other scholars like Greg Boyd, Nijay Gupta, Jeannine Brown, Lyn Cohick, Drew Hart, Jonathan Tran, check us out at <a href="http://www.seminary.edu" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.seminary.edu</a>Check out the Pastor's Table podcast from our friends here at Northern Seminary.

S8: E7 Subversive Apocalyptic 

Note: there is an echo for the first 25 seconds of the podcast!We are back for 2023 and broadcasting from la la land. On this episode Moore and Fitch talk about what happens when a community turns inward and self-protected--the symptoms of what Fitch calls "communal narcissism."Remember to sign up for our Theology &amp; Mission Lectures with Sarah Coakley. If you want to study with us and other scholars like Greg Boyd, Nijay Gupta, Jeannine Brown, Lyn Cohick, Drew Hart, Jonathan Tran, check us out at www.seminary.edu

Note: there is an echo for the first 25 seconds of the podcast!We are back for 2023 and broadcasting from la la land. On this episode Moore and Fitch talk about what happens when a community turns inward and self-protected--the symptoms of what Fitch calls "communal narcissism."Remember to sign up for our Theology &amp; Mission Lectures with Sarah Coakley. If you want to study with us and other scholars like Greg Boyd, Nijay Gupta, Jeannine Brown, Lyn Cohick, Drew Hart, Jonathan Tran, check us out at <a href="http://www.seminary.edu" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.seminary.edu</a>

S8: E6 Communal Narcissism 

Theology on Mission Podcast is announcing our speaker for the annual Theology and Mission Lectures!Rev. Dr. Sarah Coakley will be delivering the lectures and we have a limited number of spots for breakfast (50 spots...and dwindling)For listeners of the podcast we want to give you the inside scoop. Sign up here: https://www.seminary.edu/coakley/

Theology on Mission Podcast is announcing our speaker for the annual Theology and Mission Lectures!Rev. Dr. Sarah Coakley will be delivering the lectures and we have a limited number of spots for breakfast (50 spots...and dwindling)For listeners of the podcast we want to give you the inside scoop. Sign up here: <a href="https://www.seminary.edu/coakley/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.seminary.edu/coakley/</a>

S8: Theology & Mission Lectures with Sarah Coakley 

Katelyn Beaty

Katelyn Beaty joins the podcast to talk about her new book Celebrities for Jesus. In this episode Fitch, Moore and Beaty discuss the history and contemporary state of celebrities in the American evangelical church.Katelyn Beaty is a writer, journalist, editor and podcast host. Her work has appeared in several news outlets and she is also the author of A Woman's Place: A Christian Vision for Your Calling in the Office, the Home, and the World.

Katelyn Beaty joins the podcast to talk about her new book Celebrities for Jesus. In this episode Fitch, Moore and Beaty discuss the history and contemporary state of celebrities in the American evangelical church.Katelyn Beaty is a writer, journalist, editor and podcast host. Her work has appeared in several news outlets and she is also the author of A Woman's Place: A Christian Vision for Your Calling in the Office, the Home, and the World.

S8: E5 Celebrities for Jesus with Katelyn Beaty

For those longing to connect theology and mission, we are talking about God and everything else. Broadcasting from NORTHERN SEMINARY, in partnership with Missio Alliance, David Fitch and Mike Moore bring their experiences as pastors and professors to bear on issues of mission and church. Pull up a chair or take them and their guests with you around town.

Awesome, fun, informative, challenging.    Great stuff!

Like Inside Baseball, but for Theology Nerds

Naming and noticing the presence of God in and around us is such a non-coercive way of feeling relationships and sharing good news. 

There is so much to like about this podcast but one of my favorite things is that both Fitch &amp; Moore are practitioners not just theologians. They have stories to share as well as evidence having done the deep work of study and prayer. Grateful for this podcast!

Wisdom for & from practitioners

Theology on Mission

Is taking a walk part of God's mission?Could your commute be part of God's mission?Dan White Jr., author of "Subterranean: Why the Future of the Church is Rootedness" and co-author of "The Church as Movement", join Geoff and Dave to talk about what local neighborhood mission might look like.

Is taking a walk part of God's mission? Could your commute be part of God's mission? Dan White Jr., author of "Subterranean: Why the Future of the Church is Rootedness" and co-author of "The Church as Movement", join Geoff and Dave to talk about what local neighborhood mission might look like.

S2:E9 The Church as Movement

Stanley Hauerwas

David Fitch interviewing Stanley Hauerwas about life, ministry, and friendship (breakfast meeting at the 2017 THEOLOGY AND MISSION LECTURESHIP).

S2:E24 To Tell the Truth: Stanley Hauerwas on Life and Ministry

Have we returned the favor and created God in our image?In Harlem, Dietrich Bonhoeffer was confronted with the reality that German Christians had fashioned Jesus in their own image, leading to the tragic rise of Hitler. What can we learn from this today?David Fitch and Geoff Holsclaw talk about Bonhoeffer's Black Jesus, a book by Reggie L. Williams. They discuss two pitfalls of the German Church and how they might affect us now.

Have we returned the favor and created God in our image? In Harlem, Dietrich Bonhoeffer was confronted with the reality that German Christians had fashioned Jesus in their own image, leading to the tragic rise of Hitler. What can we learn from this today? David Fitch and Geoff Holsclaw talk about Bonhoeffer's Black Jesus, a book by Reggie L. Williams. They discuss two pitfalls of the German Church and how they might affect us now.

S2:E19 Bonhoeffer's Black Jesus

Tara Beth Leach

FROM THE *MISSIONAL COMMONS* hosted by Northern Seminary and Ecclesia Network.In this special episode, Tara Beth Leach leads us through the slow process of letting the Holy Spirit brew in us the words we will preach (and she is quite funny too).

FROM THE *MISSIONAL COMMONS* hosted by Northern Seminary and Ecclesia Network. In this special episode, Tara Beth Leach leads us through the slow process of letting the Holy Spirit brew in us the words we will preach (and she is quite funny too).

Special Episode #6: "Pour Over Sermons, Brewing In The Spirit" with Tara Beth Leach

What is the core of discipleship? Is it information about Jesus? Is it following the actions of Jesus? Is there something missing from this equation?Fitch and Holsclaw discuss the important aspect of "seeing yourself in another story" in the process of discipleship. Only in a conversion of our imagination, immersed in a different story of the world and ourselves, can we truly begin to follow Jesus.

What is the core of discipleship? Is it information about Jesus? Is it following the actions of Jesus? Is there something missing from this equation? Fitch and Holsclaw discuss the important aspect of "seeing yourself in another story" in the process of discipleship. Only in a conversion of our imagination, immersed in a different story of the world and ourselves, can we truly begin to follow Jesus.

S1:E20 Seeing Another Story = Discipleship

Why are we so anxious and depressed?Is it us or is it our culture?David Fitch and Geoff Holsclaw conclude season 3 by talking about the recent celebrity suicides, and what it says about our culture that demand our happiness but still judges us as failures.You can find the House Gathering resource here on our FB page—and please like the page if you haven't already (https://www.facebook.com/TheologyOnMission/posts/2053138735006701)The two articles we talked about were:"Americans are depressed and suicidal because something is wrong with our culture," by Kirsten Powers (https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2018/06/09/kate-spade-suicide-anthony-bourdain-depression-culture-success-column/687388002/)"Have Smartphones Destroyed a Generation?" Jean Twenge (https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2017/09/has-the-smartphone-destroyed-a-generation/534198/)

Why are we so anxious and depressed? Is it us or is it our culture? David Fitch and Geoff Holsclaw conclude season 3 by talking about the recent celebrity suicides, and what it says about our culture that demand our happiness but still judges us as failures. You can find the House Gathering resource here on our FB page—and please like the page if you haven't already (<a href="https://www.facebook.com/TheologyOnMission/posts/2053138735006701" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/TheologyOnMission/posts/2053138735006701</a>) The two articles we talked about were: "Americans are depressed and suicidal because something is wrong with our culture," by Kirsten Powers (<a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2018/06/09/kate-spade-suicide-anthony-bourdain-depression-culture-success-column/687388002/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2018/06/09/kate-spade-suicide-anthony-bourdain-depression-culture-success-column/687388002/</a>) "Have Smartphones Destroyed a Generation?" Jean Twenge (<a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2017/09/has-the-smartphone-destroyed-a-generation/534198/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2017/09/has-the-smartphone-destroyed-a-generation/534198/</a>)

S3:E23 Is Culture Causing Us Brain Damage? On Depression and Anxiety (Season 3 Finale)

"You make void the word of God by our traditions" says Jesus (Mark 7:13).  Is this slow shift from the Spirit to the Letter inevitable?"Have our denominations shifted from their spirit of mission to the letter of institution?" wonder Fitch and Holsclaw as they talk about the past and future of denominations and our place within them.

"You make void the word of God by our traditions" says Jesus (Mark 7:13). Is this slow shift from the Spirit to the Letter inevitable? "Have our denominations shifted from their spirit of mission to the letter of institution?" wonder Fitch and Holsclaw as they talk about the past and future of denominations and our place within them.

S1:E16 Mission or Institution: Our Denominations?

If God is so powerful, why does God need witnesses?What kind of God needs others to speak for him?David Fitch and Geoff Holsclaw jump in again by tackling the question, "Why does God entrust the future of the world to human messengers?"Also, check out the Theology and Mission Lectureship: http://www.seminary.edu/onmission18/

If God is so powerful, why does God need witnesses? What kind of God needs others to speak for him? David Fitch and Geoff Holsclaw jump in again by tackling the question, "Why does God entrust the future of the world to human messengers?" Also, check out the Theology and Mission Lectureship: <a href="http://www.seminary.edu/onmission18/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.seminary.edu/onmission18/</a>

S3:E20 Can I Get a Witness? or, the weakness of God

Michael Gorman

Dave and Mike sit down with Michael Gorman to talk about mission, the book of John and his new book, "Abide &amp; Go: Missional Theosis in the Gospel of John."Michael Gorman is the Raymond E. Brown Professor of Biblical Studies and Theology at St. Mary's Seminary and University. He is one of the leading Pauline scholars and has written more books than Mike and Dave have read combined.

Dave and Mike sit down with Michael Gorman to talk about mission, the book of John and his new book, "Abide &amp; Go: Missional Theosis in the Gospel of John." Michael Gorman is the Raymond E. Brown Professor of Biblical Studies and Theology at St. Mary's Seminary and University. He is one of the leading Pauline scholars and has written more books than Mike and Dave have read combined.

S4: E8 INTERVIEW with Michael Gorman

Do you love the place you live?Can you see God's mission before you?David Fitch and Geoff Holsclaw duck out of a meeting in order to talk about the particularity of place, God's mission, and the call on all of our lives. Mentioned book:Why Place Matters ~ McClay and McAllister No Home Like Place ~ HjalmarsonWhere Mortals Dwell ~ BartholomewSpaces for the Sacred ~ Sheldrake

Do you love the place you live? Can you see God's mission before you? David Fitch and Geoff Holsclaw duck out of a meeting in order to talk about the particularity of place, God's mission, and the call on all of our lives. Mentioned book: Why Place Matters ~ McClay and McAllister No Home Like Place ~ Hjalmarson Where Mortals Dwell ~ Bartholomew Spaces for the Sacred ~ Sheldrake

S3:E16 No Home Like Place; On loving where you are

Dennis Edwards

Do you need a 1st Century Church Planting Manual?Or, What does 1 Peter teach us about being faithful to Jesus?David Fitch and Geoff Holsclaw talk with Dennis Edwards, a pastor and scholar, about exiles, the vocation of the church, and submitting to all human institutions (and what that might mean).  They use Edwards' forthcoming commentary on 1 Peter as a springboard for their discussion.

Do you need a 1st Century Church Planting Manual? Or, What does 1 Peter teach us about being faithful to Jesus? David Fitch and Geoff Holsclaw talk with Dennis Edwards, a pastor and scholar, about exiles, the vocation of the church, and submitting to all human institutions (and what that might mean). They use Edwards' forthcoming commentary on 1 Peter as a springboard for their discussion.

S2:E14 Aliens and Exiles (with Dennis Edwards)

APEST: Apostle, Prophet, Evangelist, Shepherd, and Teacher.But do these functions or callings go even deeper than personal calling and church organization?  David Fitch talks with Alan Hirsch about Hirsch's new book, 5Q: Reactivating the Original Intelligence and Capacity of the Body of Christ.Learn more at https://5qcentral.com/.

APEST: Apostle, Prophet, Evangelist, Shepherd, and Teacher. But do these functions or callings go even deeper than personal calling and church organization? David Fitch talks with Alan Hirsch about Hirsch's new book, 5Q: Reactivating the Original Intelligence and Capacity of the Body of Christ. Learn more at <a href="https://5qcentral.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://5qcentral.com/</a>.

S3:E7 Going Deeper in APEST?

"Enjoy the Show!" and other things that shouldn't be said about a worship service. David Fitch and Geoff Holsclaw talk about whether 1) a worship service is a central, peripheral, or complimentary part of a church (plant), and 2) if it matters whether people come to your worship service or not.

"Enjoy the Show!" and other things that shouldn't be said about a worship service. David Fitch and Geoff Holsclaw talk about whether 1) a worship service is a central, peripheral, or complimentary part of a church (plant), and 2) if it matters whether people come to your worship service or not.

S1:E22 "Enjoy The Show": Worship And Church Planting

Is the church being feminized?Is that a mark of decline?Or of revival?David Fitch and Geoff Holsclaw jump into another episode talking about the supposed feminization of the church and what it means for you. Resources:God and Men and Jordon Peterson: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/31/opinion/god-jordan-peterson.htmlThe Feminization (and Decline) of Religion: http://www.theamericanconservative.com/dreher/the-feminization-and-decline-of-religion/Malestrom: https://smile.amazon.com/Malestrom-Manhood-Swept-Currents-Changing-ebook/dp/B00PFD5JPI/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1525466675&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=Malestrom+jamesChurch Planting with Women = Disaster: https://soundcloud.com/theology-on-mission/24-planting-a-church-without-women-disaster

Is the church being feminized? Is that a mark of decline? Or of revival? David Fitch and Geoff Holsclaw jump into another episode talking about the supposed feminization of the church and what it means for you. Resources: God and Men and Jordon Peterson: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/31/opinion/god-jordan-peterson.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/31/opinion/god-jordan-peterson.html</a> The Feminization (and Decline) of Religion: <a href="http://www.theamericanconservative.com/dreher/the-feminization-and-decline-of-religion/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.theamericanconservative.com/dreher/the-feminization-and-decline-of-religion/</a> Malestrom: <a href="https://smile.amazon.com/Malestrom-Manhood-Swept-Currents-Changing-ebook/dp/B00PFD5JPI/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1525466675&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=Malestrom+james" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://smile.amazon.com/Malestrom-Manhood-Swept-Currents-Changing-ebook/dp/B00PFD5JPI/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1525466675&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=Malestrom+james</a> Church Planting with Women = Disaster: <a href="https://soundcloud.com/theology-on-mission/24-planting-a-church-without-women-disaster" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://soundcloud.com/theology-on-mission/24-planting-a-church-without-women-disaster</a>

S3:E21 Is the Church Being Feminized?

The early church distinguished itself from the Roman and Jewish religions by adopting a "third way." Fitch and Moore sit down with historian Jerry Sittser to talk about what we can learn from the ancient church about evangelism, identity, and worship. Jerry Sittser is the author of the recent book, "Resilient Faith: How the Early Christian "Third Way" Changed the World." He is a professor of theology at Whitworth University in Spokane, Washington, where he also serves as senior fellow and researcher in the Office of Church Engagement.

The early church distinguished itself from the Roman and Jewish religions by adopting a "third way." Fitch and Moore sit down with historian Jerry Sittser to talk about what we can learn from the ancient church about evangelism, identity, and worship. Jerry Sittser is the author of the recent book, "Resilient Faith: How the Early Christian "Third Way" Changed the World." He is a professor of theology at Whitworth University in Spokane, Washington, where he also serves as senior fellow and researcher in the Office of Church Engagement.

S5: E6  The "Third Way" of the Church w/Gary Sittser

We are back! This is the first of our three-part series on Fitch's upcoming book: The Church of Us vs. Them. We talk about whether a hotdog is a sandwich, the narrative arc of Scripture, and how the Bible gets turned into an "enemy making machine.Also, find us at the Missio Alliance gathering in a few months: www.missioalliance.org/gatherings/awakenings-gathering-2019/

We are back! This is the first of our three-part series on Fitch's upcoming book: The Church of Us vs. Them. We talk about whether a hotdog is a sandwich, the narrative arc of Scripture, and how the Bible gets turned into an "enemy making machine. Also, find us at the Missio Alliance gathering in a few months: <a href="http://www.missioalliance.org/gatherings/awakenings-gathering-2019/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.missioalliance.org/gatherings/awakenings-gathering-2019/</a>

S4: E9 Us vs. Them: The Inerrant Bible

When a leader falls, whose fault is it?Is it the leaders character?Is it the institutional pressures?And what can the church learn from it?David Fitch and Geoff Holsclaw talk about the huge leadership failings and transitions happening at Willowcreek Community Church, and discuss what it means for leadership in the church at large.And Geoff shares some big news about taking a pastoral position in Grand Rapids, MI (details are here: http://geoffreyholsclaw.net/god-moving-us-grand-rapids/.And here is the PDF of Fitch's chapter on Leadership: http://www.seminary.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Leadership-Ch.-3-Great-Giveaway-pdf.pdfYou can get the entire "Great Giveaway" the classic Fitch book, here: https://www.amazon.com/Great-Giveaway-Reclaiming-Organizations-Psychotherapy/dp/080106483X/ref=sr_1_4?s=books&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1480030757&amp;sr=1-4&amp;keywords=David+E+Fitch

When a leader falls, whose fault is it? Is it the leaders character? Is it the institutional pressures? And what can the church learn from it? David Fitch and Geoff Holsclaw talk about the huge leadership failings and transitions happening at Willowcreek Community Church, and discuss what it means for leadership in the church at large. And Geoff shares some big news about taking a pastoral position in Grand Rapids, MI (details are here: <a href="http://geoffreyholsclaw.net/god-moving-us-grand-rapids/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://geoffreyholsclaw.net/god-moving-us-grand-rapids/</a>. And here is the PDF of Fitch's chapter on Leadership: <a href="http://www.seminary.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Leadership-Ch.-3-Great-Giveaway-pdf.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.seminary.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Leadership-Ch.-3-Great-Giveaway-pdf.pdf</a> You can get the entire "Great Giveaway" the classic Fitch book, here: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Great-Giveaway-Reclaiming-Organizations-Psychotherapy/dp/080106483X/ref=sr_1_4?s=books&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1480030757&amp;sr=1-4&amp;keywords=David+E+Fitch" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.amazon.com/Great-Giveaway-Reclaiming-Organizations-Psychotherapy/dp/080106483X/ref=sr_1_4?s=books&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1480030757&amp;sr=1-4&amp;keywords=David+E+Fitch</a>

Season 3 Summer Show: Willowcreek & Leadership—Now What?

What is leadership? And how does it look in the church? Beyond Hierarchy (one on top) and Democracy (all on bottom) is a Spirit-guided leadership through gifts and calling.  Fitch and Holsclaw discuss the theological and personal reasons we tend toward unhealthy leadership structures, the difference between vision-casting and consensus-building, and the foundations of being led in Christ by the Spirit.

S1:E12 The Spirit of Leadership: Beyond Hierarchy and Democracy in the Church

Should Christians withdraw from a hostile culture?David Fitch and Geoff Holsclaw discuss Rod Dreher's "Benedict Option" as a Christian response to American culture. While appreciative, Dave and Geoff offer points of concern and criticism.

Should Christians withdraw from a hostile culture? David Fitch and Geoff Holsclaw discuss Rod Dreher's "Benedict Option" as a Christian response to American culture. While appreciative, Dave and Geoff offer points of concern and criticism.

S2:E20 What is the Benedict Option?

What does complimentarianism and equalitarianism have to do with church planting? Is there a third way concerning women in ministry? And what is the role of the Holy Spirit in all this.Fitch and Holsclaw tackle the tangled issues of openness to the Holy Spirit, openness to women in ministry, and "opening" a new church.

What does complimentarianism and equalitarianism have to do with church planting? Is there a third way concerning women in ministry? And what is the role of the Holy Spirit in all this. Fitch and Holsclaw tackle the tangled issues of openness to the Holy Spirit, openness to women in ministry, and "opening" a new church.

S1:E24 Planting A Church Without Women = Disaster

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