Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley discuss Exodus 1:1-11 and trace the themes of multiplication, wicked kings, and exile throughout scripture. Questions Covered in This Episode: What is biblical theology? What is an overview of the book of Exodus? Where did the idea of multiplication come from? How do we see the theme of the wicked kings and serpents throughout scripture? How do we see Exile reverberate as a theme beyond Exodus? How do these themes show up in other familiar stories? How do ...
Sep 07, 2023•32 min•Season 11Ep. 2
Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley discuss the book of Exodus! In this episode they give an overview of central characters, stories, and themes that appear in the book and why the are important. Questions Covered in This Episode: Jumping into Exodus: What’s the story so far? Is the Exodus event the fundamental event of the people of Israel that distinguishes them? Is Exodus a book of the Bible or a chapter of a book that has five chapters? Who are the central characters in Exodus? What are ...
Aug 31, 2023•39 min•Season 11Ep. 1
Season 11 of the Knowing Faith podcast begins on August 31! In this episode, Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley give you a preview of what is to come in Season 11 as they cover the book of Exodus! Questions Covered in This Episode: What are we going to cover this season? What are our sister podcast shows? Why are we doing all of this? Sponsors: Interested in starting seminary? Learn more about what it means to study #ForTheChurch at Midwestern Seminary and apply for free with code KNOWINGFA...
Aug 24, 2023•4 min
Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley are joined by Dr. Katie McCoy to ask the question: If God created men and women to live as complements to one another, why do we find so much division and brokenness and confusion between men and women? Questions Covered in This Episode: If God created men and women to live as complements to one another, why do we find so much division and brokenness and confusion between men and women? How might Greek philosophy have impacted the way we think about these ...
Aug 03, 2023•52 min•Season 10Ep. 33
Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley discuss the basics of developing a theological method, like looking to your Bible, utilizing your community and praying for the Holy Spirit to reveal truth. Questions Covered in This Episode: When presented with a theological question, assigned a topic, or have an interest peaked...where do you start? Where do you go from there? What are common pitfalls in theological study? How do you avoid them? How to build a biblical and theological library? Outside of...
Jul 27, 2023•35 min•Season 10Ep. 32
Kyle Worley is joined by Dan Darling to discuss his new book, “Agents of Grace.” Questions Covered in This Episode: Why did you write this book? Is it divisive to stand firm in Christian truth and doctrine? What is theological triage and how it can be helpful? Is the division we are seeing in our churches based on social, cultural, and political perspectives? How do we prevent the calls for unity to not turn into compromise or uniformity? What is one reason people should read this book? Helpful ...
Jul 20, 2023•26 min•Season 10Ep. 31
Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley talk about what the Training the Church cohort is, why they do it, and who can participate. To find out more visit trainingthechurch.com . Questions Covered in This Episode: Why did we start the Training the Church cohort? JT, what has been the response to your book about discipleship? What is the Training the Church cohort? How does it work? What are some things we do in the cohort that participants find profitable? Who is the cohort for? What are my next...
Jul 13, 2023•33 min•Season 10Ep. 30
Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley discuss the doctrine of Union with Christ. This is a Knowing Faith Remix episode from Episode #36. Questions Covered in This Episode: Let’s begin: Define the doctrine of “Union with Christ.” Where do we see this in the Old Testament? How about in the New Testament? Why does this doctrine matter? Helpful Definitions: Union with Christ: We enter in by grace through faith into Jesus Christ. Salvation is not just something God gives us it is something we recei...
Jul 06, 2023•42 min•Season 10Ep. 29
Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley are joined by Julie Wilding to talk about the littlest theologians—kids—and how the Church and families can help form them into healthy disciples from their earliest years. This is a Knowing Faith Remix episode from Episode #29. Questions Covered in This Episode: Can kids be theologians? What have we learned about teaching doctrine to children? How does TVC do this? How have you done this in your home? But, aren’t they just repeating what we say? Is it rea...
Jun 29, 2023•36 min•Season 10Ep. 28
Jen Wilkin, JT English, Kyle Worley, and Elizabeth Woodson talk about the doctrine of God—who God is and how God is—live from the Proclaim Truth Conference. Questions Covered in This Episode: What do I mean when I distinguish between theology and theology proper? Let me just ask our big question right up front: “Can I know who and how God is?” What difficulties/weaknesses/realities complicate my ability to know who God is? When I come to the bible should I lay down my theological beliefs and con...
Jun 22, 2023•1 hr 4 min•Season 10Ep. 27
Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley are joined by Mason King to discuss his recently released book, “Spiritual Disciplines: How to Become a Healthy Christian.” Questions Covered in This Episode: What is the story of The Village Church Institute? What is your elevator pitch for your book on spiritual disciplines? Why did you write this book? Why do you care about spiritual disciplines? Do you think our view of Christian transformation is skewed because of our view of how someone experiences c...
Jun 15, 2023•32 min•Season 10Ep. 26
Kyle Worley is joined by Amy Gannett to announce the Tiny Theologians Podcast coming this fall! Questions Covered in This Episode: What is a tiny theologian? How did we get here? What is the format of this podcast? What can listeners expect? Where and when can people find the podcast? Guest Bio: Amy Gannett is a wife to Austin and a mom to Emerson and Elliot. Together with Austin, they are planting Trinity Church Greenville where Amy serves as the Director of Discipleship. Amy oversees Tiny Theo...
Jun 08, 2023•17 min•Season 10Ep. 25
Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley answer questions submitted by their patron supporters! To learn more and become a patron visit patreon.com/trainingthechurch. Questions Covered in This Episode: If there is no hierarchy in the Trinity, why is Paul talking about the Son himself being made subject to God, who I assume is God the Father (1 Cor. 15:27-28)? In Luke Chapter 4, the devil tries to tempt Jesus. Did the devil actually have that authority that he was claiming to have? Was the devil j...
Jun 01, 2023•31 min•Season 10Ep. 24
Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley answer questions submitted by listeners! Questions Covered in This Episode: Why is baptism and the rules surrounding baptism so tricky? What is God’s view on cursing? Kyle, how does your Christian faith shape what kind of a wrestling fan you are? What is the purpose of speaking in tongues? How long after Jesus’s death did priests stop offering sacrifices? When’s a time you’ve been unexpectedly encouraged? Can you explain ‘limited atonement’ and the thought...
May 25, 2023•50 min•Season 10Ep. 23
Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley take a stroll down memory lane and look back on the first ten seasons of Knowing Faith. Questions Covered in This Episode: Has our overlap increased or decreased? What is a joke that y’all used to love making fun of Kyle for? Why do we continue to talk about brother/sister culture and complementarianism? Who are some of our favorite guests we have had on the show? What are some previous creative episode titles? What are some of our favorite moments when we...
May 18, 2023•37 min•Season 10Ep. 22
Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley are joined by the hosts of our sister shows: Adam Griffin, Chelsea Griffin, Cassie Bryant of Family Discipleship, Elizabeth Woodson of Starting Place with Elizabeth Woodson, Rebecca McLaughlin of Confronting Christianity, and engineer Brad. Questions Covered in This Episode: What the most fun part of making a podcast? Whats the least fun part of making a podcast? Engineer Brad: Who is the best podcast to work with? Who needs to be edited the most? Who has ...
May 11, 2023•45 min•Season 10Ep. 21
JT English and Kyle Worley celebrate and honor Jen Wilkin with a special surprise episode! Questions Covered in This Episode: How did you first meet Jen? What have you learned from her teaching and example? What have you learned from the faith and life of Jen? What is something that Jen is good at that is surprising? Resources Mentioned in This Episode: Hebrews 13:7, “Women of the Word” by Jen Wilkin Affiliate links are used where appropriate. We earn from qualifying purchases, thank you for sup...
May 04, 2023•48 min•Season 10Ep. 20
Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley discuss what cosmic restoration is and why it is important. Questions Covered in This Episode: Why is this a neglected aspect of the doctrine of salvation? What is cosmic restoration? What are the two extreme views of cosmic restoration? How is cosmic restoration accomplished? Isn’t all this going to burn up anyways? Why does God care about the world? Why is the idea of Gnosticism so popular? Will there be dinosaurs in heaven? What is going to happen and w...
Apr 27, 2023•31 min•Season 10Ep. 19
Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley are joined by Dr. Gregg Allison, Jackie Hill Perry, Dr. Michael J. Kruger, Sam Allberry, and Jonathan T. Pennington. Questions Covered in This Episode: If we have the bible, why do we need creeds, confessions, and the writings of leaders, pastors, and theologians from church history? You've been traveling the country trying to direct people away from focusing on themselves and towards giving their attention to God, how is that going? What is our glory prob...
Apr 20, 2023•57 min•Season 10Ep. 18
Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley are joined by Dr. Patrick Schreiner to continue talking about the doctrine of salvation by looking specifically at the doctrine of glorification. Questions Covered in This Episode: Where does glorification fit into the doctrine of salvation? When you first think of glorification, what comes to mind? What is the doctrine of glorification? How much of glorification is tied to the good rule and reign of humanity over all things? What are we saved to? Is being...
Apr 13, 2023•32 min•Season 10Ep. 17
Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley are joined by Dr. Jason K. Allen of Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary to have a conversation about biblical literacy and the relationship between the seminary institution and the local church. Questions Covered in This Episode: Could you share a bit about Midwestern’s journey over the last ten years? What have you learned about recovering the beauty of an institution for the good of its participants? How is the biblical literacy project going? What a...
Apr 06, 2023•35 min•Season 10Ep. 16
Kyle Worley is joined by Geoff Chang to answer the question; what would we find interesting about Spurgeon’s views on the doctrine of salvation? Questions Covered in This Episode: What would we find interesting about Spurgeon’s views on the doctrine of salvation? Can someone be both evangelistic and Calvinist in their doctrine? And was Spurgeon unique in his ability to live between those two movements? If someone wants to learn from Spurgeon and his views on salvation, what is the one area that ...
Apr 04, 2023•9 min•Season 10Ep. 15
Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley are back in the doctrine of salvation and have a conversation about sanctification. Questions Covered in This Episode: What is sanctification? How is it different from justification and glorification? How does sanctification address legalism and license? How does our context affect how we speak about sanctification? How are we sanctified? Why is sanctification good news and how does sanctification give us hope? Helpful Definitions: Sanctification: The work...
Mar 30, 2023•26 min•Season 10Ep. 14
Kyle Worley is joined by Jared Bumpers to answer the question; how can a listener help their local church grow in theological discipleship? Questions Covered in This Episode: What is the For the Church Cohort ? How can a listener help their local church grow in theological discipleship? What would you say to someone who says, “I believe what you are saying is crucial and that the local church should be where it is happening, but my church isn’t there right now.” Guest Bio: Jared Bumpers is the A...
Mar 28, 2023•9 min•Season 10Ep. 13
Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley are joined by their spouses; Jeff Wilkin, Macy English, and Lauren Worley! Questions Covered in This Episode: Does JT quote Bavinck on date nights? How does it feel to be grandparents? Who is the “yes” parent and who is the “no” parent? What’s your favorite episode of Knowing Faith so far this season? Do any of y’all ever listen to an episode and think - “Why did I marry a weirdo/nerd?” What does ministry partnership look like for each of us? Resources Men...
Mar 23, 2023•36 min•Season 10Ep. 12
Kyle Worley is joined by Joe Allen to answer the question; if God calls, why evangelize? Questions Covered in This Episode: If God calls, why evangelize? Is my obedience to evangelism of consequence or of faithfulness? If I go out today and share the gospel of Jesus Christ with my neighbor, am I walking in faithfulness to what God has said? If I go out and share the gospel with my neighbor today, can I have confidence God will do what I cannot do? Guest Bio: Dr. Joe M. Allen III serves as Assist...
Mar 21, 2023•7 min•Season 10Ep. 11
Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley continue their conversation on the doctrine of salvation by discussing justification. Questions Covered in This Episode: Is justification the doctrine by which the church stands or falls? What is justification? Is justification “just as if I had never sinned”? Is what we have better than what Adam and Eve could have had? Why do we need to be justified? What is righteousness? Why would say that humanity, prior to the fall, did not enjoy union with Christ? W...
Mar 16, 2023•32 min•Season 10Ep. 10
Kyle Worley is joined by Jared Wilson to answer the question, why is union with Christ the best news ever? Questions Covered in This Episode: Why is union with Christ the best news ever? How secure do you think Jesus is? Guest Bio: Jared C. Wilson serves as Assistant Professor of Pastoral Ministry, Author in Residence, and General Editor, For the Church. He is the author of a number of books including but not limited to Gospel Wakefulness , The Prodigal Church , The Pastor’s Justification , and ...
Mar 14, 2023•7 min•Season 10Ep. 9
Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley have a conversation about the most important doctrine for understanding the doctrine of salvation, union with Christ. Questions Covered in This Episode: What is the most important doctrine for understanding the doctrine of salvation? Why does Paul continually use the preposition “in”? It is possible to live in this world as an individual not united to someone else? I grew up hearing Christ in me, not me in Christ; where is the emphasis? Why was I presented...
Mar 09, 2023•43 min•Season 10Ep. 8
Kyle Worley is joined by Matthew Barrett to answer the question, why was the doctrine of justification such a big deal during the reformation? Questions Covered in This Episode: Why was the doctrine of justification such a big deal during the reformation? This was a big deal for Luther, is this still a big deal today? Helpful Definitions: The Joyful Exchange: Christ takes our guilt and in return, by nothing of our own doing, we receive the perfect, flawless, righteousness of Christ. Guest Bio: D...
Mar 07, 2023•8 min•Season 10Ep. 7
