Shepherd's Study Podcast
The Shepherd’s Study podcast is produced by Grow in Grace to help pastors grow in the art and practice of pastoral ministry. Each episode features Lutheran pastors discussing a book that is salient to their work, much in the manner of an informal conversation that pops up at a circuit meeting.
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Shepherd's Study Podcast
Latest Episodes
Episode 25 - Telling People What to Think with Pastor Ryan Gurgel
When pastors fill out their tax forms, they list their profession as "Minister of the Gospel." Author Heath Curtis has a different idea for our job description: "I tell people what to think." Is this a useful framework for understanding the pas...
Episode 24 - The Book Your Pastor Wishes You Would Read with Pastor Lucas Proeber and Prof. Brad Wordell
A pastor takes care of the flock, and it is a joy to do so. But what about the times when the flock needs to take care of the pastor? Are pastors willing to bring that up? Author Christopher Ash believes so, and wrote this book to alleviate som...
Episode 23 - The Challenge of Acts with Pastor Joseph Neuberger
More than just a biography of the Apostles, the book of Acts gives Christians an important look at what the Church looks like without Jesus' visible presence. One could read the book as a challenge to Christians throughout time: this is the mis...
Episode 22 - Limping with God with Pastor Joel Hopper
Jacob, son of Isaac: Hero of Faith, or Perpetual Screw-Up? As one of the Patriarchs, Jacob is used in the Bible and in Luther's writing as a "Hall of Faith" member and forefather to look up to. As you read and re-read his account in Scripture, ...
Episode 21 - Prayer in the Night with Pastor Josh Koelpin
"Keep watch, dear Lord, with those who wake, or watch, or weep this night, and give your angels charge over those who sleep. Tend the sick, give rest to the weary, sustain the dying, calm the suffering, and pity the distressed; all for your lov...