The Pastor Theologians Podcast
A theology podcast for the church. The pastor theologians podcast consists of conversations and teaching resources at the intersection of theological scholarship and life and ministry in the local church. The vision for this show is to help equip pastors to be theologians for today’s complex world.
Episodes
239 episodes
Commendable Conduct | Ryan Fields
Ryan Fields joins the podcast again to share a sermon he preached on 1 Peter 2:12, calling the church to pursue commendable conduct "among the Gentiles" in the turmoil of a divisive moment in America's public and ecclesial life. What does God c...
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Season 6
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Episode 37
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48:56
Becoming a Pastor Theologian | Chris Ganski
Chris Ganski shares his story of faith and ministry in one of our Becoming a Pastor Theologian episodes. He shares how his journey has been a series of continuing conversions towards deeper faith and how the Lord worked through various experien...
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Season 6
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Episode 36
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47:00
Learning the Art of Arts | Coleman Ford and Shawn J. Wilhite
Coleman Ford and Shawn J. Wilhite join the podcast to discuss their recently published book Ancient Wisdom and the Care of Souls: Learning the Art of Pas...
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Season 6
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Episode 35
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47:19
To Be His Image and Bear His Name | Carmen Joy Imes
Carmen Joy Imes joins the podcast to discuss her books
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Season 6
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Episode 34
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50:17
Sabbath Rest and Release | Jack Franicevich
Jack Franicevich, a parish priest in the Anglican Church of North America, joins the podcast to discuss his book, Sunday: Keeping Christian Time (Athanasi...
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Season 6
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Episode 33
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50:30
A Praying Life | Dan Brendsel
Dan Brendsel joins the podcast to discuss his recent book Answering Speech: The Life of Prayer as Response to God (Crossway, 2023). Paul commands the chur...
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Season 6
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Episode 32
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45:19
Walking the Text – Brad Gray
Joel is joined by Brad Gray, CEO of Walking the Text, a non-profit organization that specalizes in helping pastors and Christians understand the cultural, linguistic, and literary context of the Bible. What are the "lenses of context" for readi...
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Season 6
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Episode 31
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32:59
What We're Reading — July 2024
For our July episode on books, we, the CPT staff, have been reading:
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Season 6
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Episode 30
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44:43
Ballots, the Bible, and the Witness of the Church
Kaitlyn Schiess joins the podcast to talk about her recent book The Ballot and the Bible: How Scripture Has Been Used and Abused in American Politics and Where We Go from Here (Brazos, 2023). She shares her background of education and ...
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Season 6
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Episode 29
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54:22
The American Church in Crisis | Russell Moore
Russell Moore, Editor-in-Chief of Christianity Today, joins the podcast to talk about his journey of faith, major influences on his faith, and current reflections on the state of American Evangelicalism. Why is fiction so profoundly impactful o...
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Season 6
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Episode 28
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42:33
Becoming a Pastor Theologian | Ryan Fields
Ryan Fields, senior pastor of Faith Evangelical Free Church, joins the podcast to tell his story of coming to faith and his journey of education and ministry.
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Season 6
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Episode 27
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48:59
Rock-bound Pulpits | Matt O'Reilly
Matt O'Reilly joins the podcast to discuss and share the presentation he gave at the Reconstructing Methodism conference earlier this spring, explaining why the new Global Methodist church needs to be firmly planted on strong theological rock, ...
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Season 6
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Episode 26
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57:41
Unity in a Divisive Age
Richard Lints joins the podcast to discuss his recent book Uncommon Unity: Wisdom for the Church in an Age of Division (Lexham 2022). Pressing into the giv...
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Season 6
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Episode 25
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47:00
The Holy Spirit and the Church | Gregg Allison
Gregg Allison joins the podcast to talk about his journey of faith and ministry and his theological work on the Holy Spirit. He discusses common misperceptions about the Holy Spirit, encouraging believers to think about the Spirit as the greate...
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Season 6
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Episode 24
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48:11
Tim Keller as Public Theologian | Collin Hansen
Collin Hansen joins the podcast to discuss Tim Keller's legacy as a public theologian and his work in New York City to both a modern and orthodox Christian, engaging the world and seeking the good of the city. We address such questions as the i...
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Season 6
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Episode 23
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49:25
Babylon, Politics, and the Church | Preston Sprinkle
Preston Sprinkle joins the podcast to talk about his recent book Exiles: The Church in the Shadow of Empire, to discuss a biblical theology of Christian eng...
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Season 6
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Episode 22
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48:43
Becoming a Pastor Theologian | Chris Bruno
Chris Bruno joins the podcast to share his story of becoming a pastor theologian. He talks about his journey of faith the path the Lord led him on to pursue higher education, as well as sharing about the current work he is doing to train pastor...
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Season 6
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Episode 21
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49:43
Engaging the World as Pilgrims | Gayle Doornbos
Gayle Doornbos joins the podcast to talk about her journey of faith and education and current ministry at Dordt University. Gayle brings us into conversation with Herman Bavinck and the importance of his work as a theologian who sits pati...
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Season 6
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Episode 20
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50:46
Christology and the Jesus of Evangelicalism | Dan Treier
Dr. Dan Treier, Gunther H. Knoedler Professor of Theology at Wheaton College, joins the podcast to discuss his recent book on Christology, Lord Jesus Christ<...
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Season 6
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Episode 19
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49:08
You Shall Not Take His Name in Vain | Josh Stone
"In order to understand the third commandment, we have to understand how it relates to the greatest commandment." Josh Stone shares a sermon he recently preached on Exodus 20:7: "You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain, for the...
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Season 6
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Episode 18
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37:09
Kingdom Politics 2024
Why are is the CPT hosting a conference on Kingdom Politics this September? Joel Lawrence and Zach Wagner preview the 2024 CPT conference, explaining why creating space for intentional conversations about the church and politics fits within the...
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Season 6
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24:03
Becoming a Pastor Theologian | Josh Stone
Josh Stone joins the podcast to tell his story of becoming a pastor theologian. He discusses the influence of significant medical diagnoses in his family, his journey of education, his studies in gender, and what it means to be a pastor theolog...
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Season 6
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Episode 17
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36:57
Order Out of Chaos | Charles Anderson
The text of Genesis 1 helps us understand who God is, who we are, and what our purpose in the world is. In this sermon, Charles Anderson explains the structure and purpose of Genesis 1 to help us understand how God is purposefully at work in cr...
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Season 6
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Episode 16
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44:51
A Race Worth Running | Walter Kim
Walter Kim, president of the National Association of Evangelicals (NAE), joins the podcast to discuss the mission of the church in the present political climate. Along the way, he shares about his journey of faith and call to ministry, the work...
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Season 6
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Episode 15
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36:47
Know the Theologians | David & Jennifer McNutt
David and Jennifer McNutt join the podcast to discuss their recent book Know the Theologians, an introduction for the church to theologians who have had a significant impact in the history of the church. In our conversation we cover su...
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Season 6
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Episode 14
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41:10