Tony is a pastor, church planter, author of a killer book on deconstruction called Regenerate, but most of all, Tony is an amazing Christian and a good friend. In this podcast episode, we talk about his story of deconstruction and reconstruction, why he became disenchanted with progressive Christianity, and some of the key values he’s pursuing in his current church plant in Springfield, OR. Oh, and I sort of think out loud (probably too much) about some (probably unrealistic) ideas I have about ...
Oct 17, 2022•1 hr 6 min•Season 2Ep. 1017
Branson and Jeff have been involved in theological education for several years and recently launched an innovative church-based organization for theological education. It’s called The Foundry. Their mission is to strengthen and support church leaders at every level with biblical and practical training. Branson also just released an outstanding book on a theology of the body and sexual ethics called Every Body’s Story: 6 Myths about Sex and the Gospel Truth about Marriage and Singleness. If you w...
Oct 13, 2022•1 hr 8 min•Season 2Ep. 1016
Patrick and Keith just released their book Truth Over Tribe: Pledging Allegiance to a Lamb, not a Donkey or an Elephant. They also co-host a fantastic podcast called “Truth Over Tribe” and they are pastors at The Crossing church in Columbia, MO. We had a wonderful conversation about politics, tribalism, the kingdom of God, and whether Christians or churches should be politically invovled. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/priva...
Oct 10, 2022•1 hr 10 min•Season 2Ep. 1015
Dr. Dan Wallace is a world renowned expert of New Testament Greek and the author of the highly acclaimed textbook: Greek Grammar Beyond the Basics, which is the standard textbook used in most second year Greek courses. Dr. Wallace has a ThM and PhD from Dallas Theological Seminary and has engaged in Post-doctoral studies at Cambridge University, University of Münster, and Tübingen University. He currently serves as Senior Research Professor of New Testament Studies at Dallas Theological Seminary...
Oct 06, 2022•1 hr 2 min•Season 2Ep. 1014
Amy Peeler is a rock star New Testament scholar with a Ph.D from Princeton and who’s been teaching at Wheaton college for over 10 years. Amy is also the author of several scholarly books including You Are My Son: The Family of God in the Epistle to the Hebrews (2014), Hebrews: An Introduction and Study Guide (2020), and the forthcoming Women and the Gender of God (Oct 2022). In this conversation, we talk about her book Women and the Gender of God, wrestling with questions related to God’s non-se...
Oct 03, 2022•1 hr 1 min•Season 2Ep. 1013
Dr. Cynthia Long Westfall is Associate Professor of New Testament at McMaster Divinity College and is the author of the highly acclaimed book Paul and Gender, which has been hailed as one of, if not the, best biblical defenses of the egalitarian view of women in leadership. In this podcast conversation we talk about what led Cynthia to write the book and we work through a few key passages, such as Ephesians 5:21-33, 1 Corinthians 11:2-16, and 1 Timothy 2-3. If you've enjoyed this content, please...
Sep 29, 2022•1 hr 11 min•Season 2Ep. 1012
Dr. James Merritt (Ph.D. Southern Baptist Theological Seminary) is a pastor, writer, and speaker. He’s the founding and lead pastor of Crosspointe Church in Duluth, GA and has served as the president of the Southern Baptist Convention. He’s written several books including his recently released How to Deal with How You Feel. In this podcast conversation, we talk about this book and many other things related to what it’s like pastoring an SBC church through the last couple of years. If you would l...
Sep 22, 2022•1 hr 1 min•Season 2Ep. 1010
The Theory of Racelessness argues that Race does not exist in nature. Race does not exist as a social construction. Everyone is raceless. Racism includes the belief in race as biological or a construction and the practice of racialization. Racism is not everywhere and is not the cause for every perceived “racial” disparity or negative interaction. Racism can be overcome. The Theory of Racelessness is the brain child of scholar, teacher, and writer Dr. Sheena Mason, who earned her Ph.D. in Englis...
Sep 19, 2022•1 hr 9 min•Season 2Ep. 1009
Hey, friends. Today we're going to do something special. What you're about to hear is an episode from a podcast that we absolutely love over here at Theology in the Raw. It's called The Pour Over Podcast. This is a genuinely nonpartisan, Christ-centered news podcast. So I want you to give it a listen. And if you want to hear more episodes and you can just search The Pour Over wherever you listen to podcasts and please hit subscribe. Stay informed while focusing on Christ at The Pour Over. Learn ...
Sep 17, 2022•7 min•Ep. 1300
A 2004 Christianity Today article dubbed Max Lucado as “America’s Pastor.” Max has been a pastor for over four decades and has written over 50 books that have sold millions and millions of copies worldwide. Naturally, I was a bit floored when Max reached out to me and wanted to know if he’d be willing to talk with me on my podcast. Of course I said yes! We talked about lots of things related to the current state of the church, how to cultivate longevity and vibrancy in ministry, doing ministry i...
Sep 15, 2022•51 min•Season 2Ep. 1008
Ryan is a teacher, theologian, and the founder of Kairos Classroom. He received his MDiv from Beeson Divinity School and taught Theology and Biblical Studies at the Christian Bilingual University of Congo. Courtney received her MDiv from Beeson Divinity School where she received the William M. Todd Award for Biblical Languages. Kairos Classroom is a place where people can learn the original languages of Scripture through live, online instruction at an affordable price. –––––– PROMOS Save 10% on ...
Sep 12, 2022•56 min•Season 2Ep. 1007
Jeremy Stephens is one of the founding leaders of Tampa Underground, a gospel-centered ecclesiological network that’s home to over 100 microchurches (small missional communities) in the Tampa Bay area and 15 city-wide sister movements across the world. Currently, Jeremy is the director of the Underground's International Department. He previously has been a missionary with InterVarsity Christian Fellowship and the Associate Director for the Underground in Tampa. Jeremy resides in the inner-city o...
Sep 08, 2022•1 hr 15 min•Season 2Ep. 1006
My patreon supporters sent in a ton of questions for me to address on the podcast. I responded to ½ of them here and the other ½ I’ll address in a private, Patreon-only Q & A podcast. If you’d like to support Theology in the Raw and become a member of the community, please visit: patreon.com/theologyintheraw.com . –––––– PROMOS Save 10% on courses with Kairos Classroom using code TITR at kairosclassroom.com ! –––––– Sign up with Faithful Counseling today to save 10% off of your first month a...
Sep 05, 2022•1 hr 5 min•Season 2Ep. 1005
Greg Lukianoff is the co-author (with Dr. Jonathan Haidt) of what I think is one of the top 5 most important books of the last decade: The Coddling of the American Mind: How Good Ideas and Bad Intentions Are Setting Up a Generation for Failure. In this conversation, I talk to Greg about the content of this book including the rise of safetyism, the diminishing of free speech on college campuses, the concept of anti-fragility, whether ideas are harmful, whether is healthy or damaging to “platform”...
Sep 01, 2022•53 min•Season 2Ep. 1004
Abigail has a fascinating story! Conservartive evangelical turned Christian feminist, turned third wave post-modern (practailly agnostic) feminist, turned catholic wife and mother–all while being a robust scholar of gender theory and theolgoy. We talk about all things related to gender, feminism (all 3 waves), transgender ideologies, the Catholic Church, and everything in-between. Abigail Favale, Ph.D., is a writer, professor, and speaker. She has an academic background in gender studies and fem...
Aug 29, 2022•1 hr 7 min•Season 2Ep. 1003
Ryan has a Ph.D. in Theology from Wheaton College and is Associate Professor of Theology at Talbot School of Theology and Biola University in La Mirada, CA. He’s also the author of The Imago Dei as Human Identity: A Theological Interpretation, which is the topic of his Ph.D. dissertation. Ryan and I talk about the concept of identity from both a theological and sociological perspective. The launching point of our discussion is the provocative article by Rogers Brubaker and Fredrick Cooper, “Beyo...
Aug 25, 2022•1 hr 13 min•Season 2Ep. 1002
At last year’s “Exiles in Babylon” conference, Francis Chan kicked it off with a bang! He opened up the whole can of Chan about why we need to get back to the centrality of the Eucharist. This podcast episode is a recording of that talk, along with the couch conversation I had with him and the audience Q & A. To register for next year’s “Exiles in Babylon” 2023 conference, go to theologyintheraw.com to register to attend in person or live-stream. If you would like to support Theology in the ...
Aug 22, 2022•1 hr 21 min•Season 2Ep. 1001
What’s there to say? It’s Beth Moore, folks. The Queen of Evangelicalism. Let’s close in prayer… –––––– PROMOS Save 10% on courses with Kairos Classroom using code TITR at kairosclassroom.com ! –––––– Sign up with Faithful Counseling today to save 10% off of your first month at the link: faithfulcounseling.com/theology –––––– Save 30% at SeminaryNow.com by using code TITR –––––– Support Preston Support Preston by going to patreon.com Venmo: @Preston-Sprinkle-1 Connect with Preston Twitter | @Pre...
Aug 18, 2022•55 min•Season 2Ep. 1000
Dr. Kara E. Powell is Chief of Leadership Formation, Executive Director of the Fuller Youth Institute, and Professor of Youth and Family Ministry at Fuller Theological Seminary. She has a B.A. from Stanford, an MDiv from Bethel Theological Seminary, and a Ph.D. from Fuller Theological Seminary. Named by Christianity Today as one of “50 Women to Watch,” Kara is the author or coauthor of Faith in an Anxious World (2020), Growing with (2019), 18 Plus (2018), Growing Young (2016), 10 StickyFaith boo...
Aug 15, 2022•45 min•Season 9Ep. 999
Aaron Keyes is a singer/songwriter, pastor, speaker, and has not only been a worship leader for over 20 years, but has discipled and trained hundreds (if not thousands) of other Christian worship leaders. What I love most about Aaron is that he’s incredibly thoughtful and meaningful, and has been trying to restore a more pure, rooted, and theologically rich form of worship in the contemporary church. In this second TITR conversation with Aaron, we talk about the contemporary scene of Christian w...
Aug 11, 2022•1 hr 1 min•Season 9Ep. 998
What does it mean to have the gift of celibacy (or singleness)? Does it mean that you don’t desire sex or marriage? Or that you’ve been given an extra booster shot of the Holy Spirit that gives you radical immunity to sexual temptation (or at least prevents you from serious spiriutal hospitalization)? What actually was Paul talking about when he said that “it’s better to marry than to burn?” (1 Cor 7:7-8). Dr. Dani Treweek is both single and a theological expert in singleness, having recently co...
Aug 08, 2022•1 hr 4 min•Season 9Ep. 997
My patreon supporters sent in tons of questions, some which I address on this podcast. Some questions include: What would a perfect church look like in my opinion? Did Judas go to hell. Is Chrisitan rock music sinful? When do I feel most intimate with God? Should Pastors copy other people’s sermons? Would the Canon of Scripture look different if women were involved in the putting it together? What’s my view of the intermediate state? Did the Pharisees and Jesus hold to eternal conscious torment?...
Aug 04, 2022•1 hr 4 min•Season 9Ep. 996
Gerry holds to a view of women in leaders that’s sometimes considered “soft complementarian.” He believes women can serve in any position of leadership and teaching in the church, except for elders, since one of the criteria for being an elder (or overseer) is “a husband of one wife.” Gerry explains his view in this podcast episode. Gerry has an MDiv from Denver Seminary and a Ph.D. in Systematic Theology from Fuller Seminary. He’s been teaching at Western Seminary since 1980 where he currently ...
Aug 01, 2022•1 hr•Season 9Ep. 995
Writing a book on transgender idendities as a non-trans person is a bit bold, some might say audacious. This is why I decided to open myself up to my friend Seda, who is a transwoman. Seda read my book Embodied and appreciated a lot of things in it, but she does have some disagreements, which we discuss in this podcast. Seda has become a friend over the last year and has been an incredible dialogue partner. –––––– PROMOS Save 10% on courses with Kairos Classroom using code TITR at kairosclassroo...
Jul 28, 2022•1 hr 3 min•Season 9Ep. 994
Dr. Joseph (Joey) Dodson is the Craig L. Blomberg Endowed Chair of New Testament at Denver Seminary. He completed his Ph.D. at the University of Aberdeen in Scotland and continued his studies at the University of Tübingen in Germany. He has written a number of articles for peer review journals such as Harvard Theological Review, Novum Testamentum, the Journal for Jewish Studies, and Catholic Biblical Quarterly. His most recent books include The Things I Want to Do: Romans 7 Revisited (forthcomin...
Jul 25, 2022•1 hr 1 min•Season 9Ep. 993
Is ethnic reconciliation an essential part of the gospel, or is it an optional add on? In this solo episode, I argue for the former, that part of the reason why Christ came, died, and was raised from the dead was to create “in one new humanity” (Eph. 2) a multiethnic kingdom and church. After giving a long personal narrative about why this topic is important to me, I work through several key passages integral to the storyline of Scripture including: Genesis 12, Acts 2, 6, 8, 13, Galatians 2-3, E...
Jul 21, 2022•1 hr 14 min•Season 9Ep. 992
Eric Targe gives leadership and oversight to the College (Crossroads) and Disability (139) Ministries at Moody Church in Chicago. He is also an adjunct faculty member of Moody Bible Institute. Originally from New York, Eric has lived in Chicago since 2009. He was born into a Puerto Rican-Jewish family and came to faith during his teen years. Eric is passionate about seeing people come to faith in Christ and grow in the use of their spiritual gifts. Eric has a BA in Theology from Moody Bible Inst...
Jul 18, 2022•1 hr 2 min•Season 9Ep. 991
Evan Wickham is the co-founder and lead pastor of Park Hill Church in San Diego. Scott Curran is an administrative assistant and teacher at the church. Over a year ago, Scott confessed to Evan that he had committed sexual immorality as he was a leader/teacher at the church, and Evan and the leaders beautifully navigated what it looks like to address this situation with grace, truth, and authenticity. –––––– PROMOS Save 10% on courses with Kairos Classroom using code TITR at kairosclassroom.com !...
Jul 15, 2022•59 min•Season 9Ep. 990
Are orphanages helping orphans? Most Christians would say: obviously yes. But Brandon, who’s been working in orphan care for over a decade, says that they are actually perpetuating a system of care that is ultimately not helpful for orphans. Kids belong in families, and there are many other more healthy ways to help kids be raised in a family. Brandon is the senior director of global programs and partnerships for 1MILLIONHOME – an organization aimed at revolutionizing orphan care through broadly...
Jul 11, 2022•1 hr 20 min•Season 9Ep. 989
It’s that time again, folks! My Patreon supporters sent in a plethora of scintillating questions this month. I addressed many of them in my Patreon-only Q & A podcast, but there were still a few questions I wanted to address on the podcast podcast, which I do so here. –––––– PROMOS Save 10% on courses with Kairos Classroom using code TITR at kairosclassroom.com ! –––––– Sign up with Faithful Counseling today to save 10% off of your first month at the link: faithfulcounseling.com/titr or use ...
Jul 08, 2022•54 min•Season 9Ep. 988
