
Gospel Beautiful Podcast
This interview-based podcast features a range of guests who are wrestling with the challenging task of preaching the Gospel in the 21st century.
Episodes
91 episodes
Rev. Carl Johnson
This episode features Rev. Carl Johnson, Lead Pastor of Faith City Church in St. Paul, MN. He is owner and founder of Storehouse Grocers and is leadi...
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Andrew Root: Churches and the Crisis of Decline
This week's conversation features return guest, Dr. Andrew Root. Ryan and Michael discuss his brand new book, Churches and the
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Rev. Stacy Williams-Duncan and Kyle Oliver: Hybrid Ministry
This week's conversation features Rev. Stacy Williams-Duncan (CEO, Learning Forte) and Kyle Oliver (Chief Product Officer, L...
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Jay Kim: Hybrid Ministry
This week's episode features Jay Kim on hybrid ministry. The About page on jaykimthinks.com says it all: "I’m a follower of Jesus in the Silicon Valley of California. I serve as lead pastor a...
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Jim Keat: Hybrid Ministry
This is the first episode in a digital series that I am doing in partnership with Ryan Panzer, author of Grace & Gigabytes: Being Church in a Tech-Shaped Culture. Our conversation is with Jim Keat, ...
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Bethany McKinney Fox: Disability and the Way of Jesus
Today's conversation features Bethany McKinney Fox--scholar (Ph.D. Fuller Seminary), teacher, and Organizing Pastor of Beloved Everybody Church. Many thanks to our sponsors:
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Paul R. Hinlicky: The Book of Joshua
This conversation features Rev. Dr. Paul Hinlicky who recently published a commentary on the book of Joshua in the Brazos Theological Commentary on the Bible series. Dr. Hinlicky is an internationally...
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Sabrina Müller: Lived Theology
This conversation features Dr. Sabrina Müller of the University of Zurich. There she is Managing Director University Research Prior...
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Terry Wildman: First Nations Translation of the New Testament
Today's conversation is with Terry Wildman (Ojibwe and Yaqui). Terry is the primary driver behind the First Nations Version--a fresh translation of the NT. He also se...
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Dorothy Lee: The Ministry of Women in the New Testament
The Revd Canon Professor Dorothy Lee is the Stewart Research Professor of New Testament in Trinity College Theological School and University of Di...
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Sarah Hinlicky Wilson: I Am a Brave Bridge
This week we are welcoming return guest, Rev. Dr. Sarah Hinlicky Wilson, who has recently published a memoir, I Am a Brave Bridge: An American Girl's Hilarious and Heartbreaking Year in the F...
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Rimes McElveen: Mere Christianity Forum
This week's conversation features Rimes McElveen, Executive Director of Mere Christianity Forum, a collegiate ministry at Furman University in Greenville, South Carolina and a young adult mini...
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Brian Brock: Disability
This conversation features Christian ethicist, Brian Brock. We discuss his recently published book, Disability: Living into the Diversity of Christ’s Body. Brock has wr...
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Joe Davis: Show Up
This week's conversation is with Joe Davis (http://joedavispoetry.com/). We discuss his newly released album, Show Up: The Music Project. Featured on BET, CNN, and VH1, Joe Davis is a ...
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Cameron B.R. Howard: The Old Testament for a Complex World
This episode features Dr. Cameron Howard, my colleague and friend at Luther Seminary. Her forthcoming book is the topic of our conversation: The Old Te...
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Leopoldo Sanchez: Sculptor Spirit
This conversation features Leopoldo Sanchez, who holds a number of titles at Concordia Seminary, St. Louis. We discuss his recently published book,
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Terence Lester: When We Stand
This conversation features Terence Lester, an Atlanta-based activist, writer, and storyteller. We focus on his recently published book, When We Stand: T...
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Matthew Thiessen: Jesus and The Forces of Death
In this conversation, I speak with Matthew Thiessen about his recently published book, Jesus and the Forces of Death: The Gospels' Portrayal of Ritual Impurity...
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R.W.L. Moberly: The Bible in a Disenchanted Age
This conversation features R.W.L. Moberly, professor of theology and biblical interpretation at Durham University. We talk at length about his recently published book,
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Alan Padgett: Ecotheology
This episode features Alan Padgett, Professor of Systematic Theology at Luther Seminary. We discuss a book he recently co-edited with Kiara Jorgenson titled,
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Stephen Brookfield and Mary Hess: Becoming a White Antiracist
This episode features Stephen Brookfield and Mary Hess. Brookfield is currently Antioch University Distinguished Scholar, Adjunct Professor at...
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Dirk Lange: Today Everything is Different
This week's conversation is with my dear friend and colleague Dirk Lange, Professor of Worship and Frederik A. Schiotz Chair of Christian Missions and deputy general secretary for ecumenical relations of the Lutheran World Federation. We ...
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Katie Langston: Sealed
This conversation features Katie Langston, author of the recently published memoir, Sealed: An Unexpected Journey into the Heart of Grace. Katie's memoir is a delightful, humorous, and witty dive ...
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