Wait for Each Other: Disrupting the Status Quo for the Sake of Solidarity (Pt. 1)
Paul Lim – Vanderbilt Divinity School
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Today on The Pursuit: Paul Lim
Dr. Lim teaches at Vanderbilt Divinity School & the College of Arts & Science. He has earned 4 degrees from schools like Yale University and the University of Cambridge.
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A Cure for Despondency? Nicole Roccas Offers 3 Ancient but Timely Remedies
Betwixt Podcast · 29 Cure for Despondency (The Problem of Time & Eternity) with Nicole Roccas
Dr. Nicole Roccas joins me to talk about the problem of time and eternity. She suggests three ancient cures for despondency that still work today.
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Why Intersex Christian Slip Through the Pew Cracks: Lianne Simon Shares Her story of Fraught Faith Amidst the Culture Wars.
“Intersex is a broad label for people with differences of sex development (DSDs)—people whose bodies show physical characteristics of both male and female.” – Intersex and Faith
In this latest Betwixt Podcast episode, Deb Gregory talks with Lianne Simon about her experience as a Christian intersex woman.
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Reflections After the Statement on Social Justice and the Gospel: What’s This Really All About?
Sex Difference & the Image of God with Megan DeFranza (Part 4: Image of God & the Feminine Experience)
Theologian Megan DeFranza is a bridge-builder in a war zone. As culture battles rage around issues of gender and sexuality, Megan assists Christian communities through controversial conversations related to sex, gender, and sexuality.
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For Sinners & Sufferers: The Baptism of Jesus
Why was Jesus baptized?
And what is sin, really?
And what is sin nature vs. sin nurture?
Geoff Holsclaw, along with special guest Scott Kent Jones, talk about the baptism of Jesus (Fitch is out teaching his week-long intensive for his DMIN cohort—detail below).
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02 Image of God & the Feminine Experience (Part 2): “Female Men of God” and the Early Church
In conversation with Church Historian Dr. Hannah Hunt, we explore the Substantive view of the imago Dei with an eye to Hellenistic influences on early Christian thought. These cultural and theological views led many virtuous women to reject their feminine bodies, forsake marriage and to perform spirituality through masculinization.
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The Image of God and the Feminine Experience: Part 1
“When our understanding of the imago Dei is refracted through a warped philosophical glass and skewed Biblical understanding, the result is that our image, and especially the images of women and minorities along the margins, is tarnished and distorted.”
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Should we be Hero-Makers?
Should we strive to be hero-makers?
Should we just be side-kicks?
And are Dave and Geoff just being too picky about stuff?
David Fitch and Geoff Holsclaw end the year talking about the importance of language when it comes to leadership in the church?
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Are Sacraments for Mission?
Are sacraments for those outside the church?
Are sacraments for those coming in or going out?
Can something that’s not a sacrament be sacramental?
Ranging across topics, David Fitch and Geoff Holsclaw have two guests on—Ben Sternke and Matt Tebbe of Gravity Leadership—to talk about the role of sacraments in mission.
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Why is Your Church Here? The 3 Streams of Cultural Accommodation
Why is your church here? What are you doing? How are you moving forward?
The answer to these questions is often based on your assumptions about the church’s place in culture.
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If God is Everywhere, Why Does God Draw Near?
Can we become more aware of God’s presence?
Why do we pray for God to come if God is already everywhere?
And what do these questions have to do with mission?
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Aliens and Exiles (with 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).
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3 Ways (Not) to Start Your Theology
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Does systematic theology have a future?
And if so, where should it begin?
And what does it matter?
Geoff Holsclaw and regular guest Scott Jones (because Fitch is big-timing it in Pasadena) discuss the three major critiques of systematic theology and then talk about three possible ways to begin theology and how we need them all.
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Seminary Dropout 138: Morgan Guyton, Author of “How Jesus Saves the World From Us”
Christianity has always been about being saved. But today what Christians need saving from most is the toxic understanding of salvation we’ve received through bad theology. The loudest voices in Christianity today sound exactly like the religious authorities who crucified Jesus.
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Science and Scripture, a Search for Purity
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What has authority for you?
Where do you find answers to your deepest questions?
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Theological Jenga: The Word Blocks of Mission
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“In the beginning God raised Jesus from the dead” ~Michael W. Pahl
(From Resurrection to New Creation: A First Journey in Christian Theology)
Where does theology come from?
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Is There a Future for The Reformation?
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Is there a future for Reformed theology? Yes, there is! But it might look different. This internationally diverse panel discusses how the Reformation can still impact the West.
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Reformation, We Have a Problem!
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Does the Reformation though help us engage in mission? Does typical protestant theology have a power problem and a context problem which work against mission?
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The Art of Bi-Vocational
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Is being a bi-vocational pastor a necessary evil or a positive opportunity?
In this re-broadcast of the most popular episode of “Theology on Mission”, David Fitch and Geoff Holsclaw discuss bi-vocational ministry, how it is an opportunity to rethink pastoral vocation and church ministry, all wrapped in personal stories.
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Church Planting without Women = Disaster
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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.
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