The Distillery

Nathan Stucky | Sabbath Rest

Shaped by a society that values productivity and achievement, young people are sleep deprived, over scheduled, and anxious. In this interview, Nathan Stucky discusses how, through the gift of Sabbath rest, God invites young people into an identity that is rooted not in personal achievement but in the grace, life, and provision of God. The Distillery is a podcast that explores the essential ingredients of book and research projects with experts in their field of study. Learn what motivates their ...

Nancy Duff | Making Faithful Decisions at the End of Life

iTunes Episode Duration: 00:20:52

Jared Alcantara | Learning from Gardner C. Taylor

iTunes Episode Duration: 00:29:23

Sonia Waters | Addiction and Pastoral Care

iTunes Episode Duration: 00:25:08

Andrew Root | The Pastor in a Secular Age

iTunes Episode Duration: 00:27:19

Richard Osmer | The Confirmation Project

iTunes Episode Duration: 00:23:25

Lisa Bowens | Cosmic Conflict

In this episode, Lisa Bowens delves deep into 2 Corinthians 12:1-10 and explores its different interpretations. What can we make of Paul’s ascent to the third heaven? What is Paul’s “thorn in the flesh?” Giving context in both breadth and depth, Bowens elaborates on how this passage is a commentary by Paul to the Corinthian congregation about the larger cosmic conflict taking place in their midst. The Distillery is a podcast that explores the essential ingredients of book and research projects w...

Anathea Portier Young | Apocalyptic Literature

iTunes Episode Duration: 00:27:55

Welcome to Season 3

We invite you back to The Distillery for Season 3, which launches July 19, 2019. Hear about confirmation, apocalyptic literature, and the life and legacy of the great American preacher, Gardner C. Taylor. Explore the complexities faced when making decisions about the end of life and when walking with someone struggling with addiction. We’ll address spiritual warfare in 2 Corinthians 12 and the challenges of ministering to people who no longer need God. The Distillery is a podcast that explores t...

Matthew Milliner | Mary, Mother of God

Brian Bantum | The Death of Race

Stories have the power to shape individual and communal identity. In this episode, Brian Bantum accounts for the ways in which the story of race has constructed a formative social narrative. He points toward the death of race as the way forward and shares stories of hope and embodiment that claim a positive counter-narrative. The Distillery is a podcast that explores the essential ingredients of book and research projects with experts in their field of study. Learn what motivates their work and ...

Eric Barreto | Exploring the Bible

Reading the Bible is never an individual act. In this episode, Eric Barreto demonstrates the beauty and necessity of reading with others, especially readers who bring different perspectives to the table. He fields fundamental questions about the Bible, encouraging that identity and testimony are integral components of biblical interpretation. The Distillery is a podcast that explores the essential ingredients of book and research projects with experts in their field of study. Learn what motivate...

Deanna Ferree Womack | Mission History in the Arab Renaissance

Christian mission cannot be about converting others to Western culture; rather, it must be about living according to the Christian faith. In this episode, Deanna Ferree Womack uses encounters between American missionaries and Arab residents of Ottoman Syria to explain that mutually transformative mission is necessary both for the future church and for healthy interreligious dialogue. The Distillery is a podcast that explores the essential ingredients of book and research projects with experts in...

John Swinton | Becoming Friends of Time

Augustine once said that he knew what time was until someone asked him to describe it. In this episode, John Swinton attempts to do just that. His thoughts on time, traumatic brain injury, and discipleship challenge believers to slow down and settle into God’s time. The Distillery is a podcast that explores the essential ingredients of book and research projects with experts in their field of study. Learn what motivates their work and why it matters for Christian theology and ministry. Guest: Jo...

Benjamin Conner | (Dis)abling Mission, Enabling Witness

People with disabilities are the largest multicultural minority group in the world. Yet, as Benjamin Conner explains in this episode, the Church is still learning what it means to embrace disability within the body of Christ. Conner describes what the mission of God looks like when people with disabilities bear the witness of the Spirit. The Distillery is a podcast that explores the essential ingredients of book and research projects with experts in their field of study. Learn what motivates the...

Adam Hearlson | The Holy No

Adam Hearlson is concerned that the Church’s dominant way of thinking about worship has been too concerned with preserving institutional rituals and practices. In this episode, he posits that subversion has been a central part of Christian worship from the beginning. He highlights ancient and even subversive forms of worship as alternative ways to more fully embody a Christian identity. The Distillery is a podcast that explores the essential ingredients of book and research projects with experts...

Amy Jacober | Redefining Perfect

The Church is a diminished place if it is not comprised of people with different abilities. In this episode, Amy Jacober explores how theology is better understood through the lens of disability. She shares from her experience as a youth pastor and professor to offer hope for a fully integrated church community. The Distillery is a podcast that explores the essential ingredients of book and research projects with experts in their field of study. Learn what motivates their work and why it matters...

Mark Sampson | Gift and Social Enterprise

The lines between business and charity are dissolving, and a new category—social enterprise—is emerging. In this episode, Mark Sampson explains that the Church is not immune to the effects of this shift. Yet, he believes that the language of gift and reciprocity enables Christians to imagine creative new economic possibilities and engage with their communities through enterprise. The Distillery is a podcast that explores the essential ingredients of book and research projects with experts in the...

Allen Hilton | House United

Culture wars have polarized the United States. The great divide has not left churchgoers unscathed in its wake. Allen Hilton imagines a world where all are united, work he believes originates in the church and will flow out into the nation. In this episode, Hilton proposes a way forward in a divisive time and place. The Distillery is a podcast that explores the essential ingredients of book and research projects with experts in their field of study. Learn what motivates their work and why it mat...

Andrew Root | Science and Cognitive Dissonance

Andrew Root describes the impossibility of relating science and faith conversations in the practice of ministry. Through specific theories and in-depth looks at scientists such as Charles Darwin who, he says, was obsessed with collecting beetles, Root highlights the ways ministers can engage those in their communities with a more embodied and organic approach to conversations surrounding faith and science. The Distillery is a podcast that explores the essential ingredients of book and research p...

Nicole Reibe | History and Theological Friendship

In this episode, Nicole Reibe takes listeners back to the medieval era to discover new theological friendships. Her reflections on the fascinating life of Teresa de Cartagena, a deaf medieval theologian, illustrate the importance of exploring history. The Distillery is a podcast that explores the essential ingredients of book and research projects with experts in their field of study. Learn what motivates their work and why it matters for Christian theology and ministry. Guest: Nicole Reibe Subs...

John Swinton | Dementia

A diagnosis of dementia—whether for oneself or a loved one—can be deeply troubling. John Swinton says that’s because most people think that memory loss equals identity loss. In this episode, Swinton shows that we are more than who we remember ourselves to be. The Distillery is a podcast that explores the essential ingredients of book and research projects with experts in their field of study. Learn what motivates their work and why it matters for Christian theology and ministry. Guest: John Swin...

Keri Day | Religious Resistance

Keri Day describes how economic systems promoting competition and individual prosperity can be dangerous and destructive. Through stories of contemporary communities who embody radical hope in the face of oppression, Day highlights the ways oppressive systems can and should be resisted. The Distillery is a podcast that explores the essential ingredients of book and research projects with experts in their field of study. Learn what motivates their work and why it matters for Christian theology an...

Shari Oosting | Looking Ahead

Thanks for joining us for the pilot season of The Distillery! Season 2 premieres February 20, 2018. We hope you look forward to learning with us about angels, demons, Paul's cosmology, nativity scenes, worship, political discourse, economic systems, dementia, disability, gender, race, science, church history, and technology. The Distillery is a podcast that explores the essential ingredients of book and research projects with experts in their field of study. Learn what motivates their work and w...

Gregory Ellison | Bonus: Baseball Caps and Bowties

In this bonus episode, Gregory Ellison shares how baseball caps and bowties tell part of his story. A grandson of a sharecropper with a fourth-grade education, hats remind Ellison of his family history wherever he finds himself, whether protesting on a picket line, teaching in a grad school classroom, or preaching from a pulpit. The Distillery is a podcast that explores the essential ingredients of book and research projects with experts in their field of study. Learn what motivates their work a...

Erin Raffety | The Gift of Difference

Ethnography offers a new posture for learning from one another’s differences. In this episode, Erin Raffety draws on her work as an anthropologist, theologian, and pastor. She explores how listening well might lead to a more intimate understanding of each other and God.

Valerie Bridgeman | The Overwhelming Challenge of God

Valerie Bridgeman encourages Christians to bring their full barrage of questions to the biblical text and to live with the overwhelming challenge of God encountered throughout the biblical canon. Bridgeman founded WomanPreach! Inc. to encourage preachers to wrestle with the text. The Distillery is a podcast that explores the essential ingredients of book and research projects with experts in their field of study. Learn what motivates their work and why it matters for Christian theology and minis...

Michael Langford | Youth Ministry and Disability

Youth ministry and disability cultures are both marginalized sub-cultures. Sharing part of his own story with disability, Michael Langford envisions what the Church might look like if it embraced all members of the community as vital participants at the table in order for us to be wholly the people of God. The Distillery is a podcast that explores the essential ingredients of book and research projects with experts in their field of study. Learn what motivates their work and why it matters for C...

Shively Smith | Strangers to Family

Shively Smith describes her relationship with I Peter, one that began with resistance and ended in hope for the restored and diverse family of God, a family that cares especially for those on the edges. Smith explains how Christians living in diaspora reveal diversity to be the fundamental starting point for Christian community rather than the end goal. The Distillery is a podcast that explores the essential ingredients of book and research projects with experts in their field of study. Learn wh...

Andrew Root | Faith Formation in a Secular Age

Andrew Root examines the secular age with a particular focus on the era of authenticity. In this episode Root critiques popular faith formation models by beginning with the work of Charles Taylor and moving toward a Pauline definition of faith. The Distillery is a podcast that explores the essential ingredients of book and research projects with experts in their field of study. Learn what motivates their work and why it matters for Christian theology and ministry. Guest: Andrew Root Subscribe Ap...