The Way Home featuring Christian George
What shaped Charles Spurgeon’s early ministry? Christian George joins me to talk about a recently discovered trove of Spurgon sermons. George, curator of the Spurgeon Library at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, is the world’s foremost Charles Spurgeon scholar. On this episode we discuss Spurgeon’s preaching style, his prolific output, and what he would say to […]
The Way Home featuring Eric Geiger
What does spiritual leadership look like? We ask Eric Geiger, the vice-president of church resources at LifeWay Christian Resources. He is also the senior pastor of Clearview Baptist Church in the Nashville area. Eric is the author of a brand new book, Designed to Lead: The Church and Leadership Development coauthored with Kevin Peck, from Austin […]
How Pastors Can Help Their People Find Their Calling
I remember sitting in church hearing sermon after sermon on the importance of giving it all up to serve God. These were great convicting sermons God used to melt my heart toward him. But I never knew exactly what God’s will looked like, specifically. Did it mean leaving it all behind to go to the […]
Shepherding the Flock: A Conversation About Pastoral Ministry and Cultural Engagement
At the 2016 ERLC National Conference: Onward, I sat down with David Prince, Robby Gallaty, Jimmy Scroggins, and Bryan Loritts to discuss pastoral ministry and cultural engagement. I asked Bryan Loritts, “Do you feel that many churches, by being afraid of speaking on cultural issues, have seeded authority in many ways to other voices in […]
The Way Home featuring Jason K. Allen
Dr. Jason K. Allen serves as the fifth president of Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, in Kansas City, Mo. He is the author of the new book Discerning Your Call to Ministry: How to Know For Sure and What to Do About It. Show Notes Twitter: @jasonkeithallen Website: jasonkallen.com Book: Discerning Your Call to Ministry: How to Know For Sure […]
Teach Us to Pray: Give Us This Day Our Daily Bread
This is part of an occasional series of posts on the Lord’s Prayer. You can read the previous entries in this series here, here, here, here, here, and here. Today’s post looks at the phrase “Give us this day our daily bread” from the Lord’s Prayer. This is the first in a series of three […]
The Way Home featuring Candi Cushman
What rights do Christian public school students have? What is the best way to be a witness to unbelieving friends? Candi Cushman, from Focus on the Family, joins me with some practical wisdom for parents, pastors, and students. Show Notes Recent writing: Religious freedom on campus: What students can and can’t do Website: focusonthefamily.com/about/media/candi-cushman Be inspired and […]
Teach Us To Pray: “Thy Will Be Done, On Earth As It Is In Heaven”
This is part of an occasional series of posts on the Lord’s Prayer. You can read the previous entries in this series here, here, here, here, here, and here. In this post we will discuss the third request found in the Lord’s Prayer, “Thy will be done, on earth as it is in Heaven.” This […]