Pastor Jeffery talks with Pastor Jonatas Cunha, a Minister in the Presbyterian Church of Brazil. They discuss Brazil’s religious history; the Protestant landscape in Brazil; the problem of weak theological resources; the universality of distinctive vocational challenges; the dangers of pastoral introspection; Jonatas’s upbringing and ministry; church planting; theological visions for church ministry; the CREC landscape; Jonatas’s own theological development; and other topics.

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The first of four talks on the subject of death given by Pastor Steve Jeffery at Trinity Reformed Church in Moscow, ID, in 2014.

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Pastor Jeffery talks with Nate Douglas, a long-time member of All Saints and a Deacon for over five years, about the life and culture of the community at All Saints, especially at its intersection with family life. They discuss the early days of All Saints; the influence of upbringing and parents; navigating various options in Christian education; children growing up in a Christian community; the relationship between church and family cultures; life and liturgy; liturgy and freedom; eschatology; impatient postmillennialism; evangelism and cultural change; and other topics. 

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Family Life in the Real World (6) Q&A

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Pastor Jeffery talks with Pastor Drew Maney about the nature of our Lord’s Day worship and its intersection with the rest of our lives. They discuss the Levitical background to Christian worship; worship and the gospel; Alexander Schmemann; the pastoral implications of God’s call; music and singing; dialog in worship; liturgical robes; confession and its pastoral implications; the nature of consecration; fulfilling the law by the Spirit, and other topics.

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Family Life in the Real World (5) Postmillenial Spirituality

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Pastor Jeffery talks with Pastor Drew Maney about some important elements of cultural reformation in the church, home, and world. Sparked by their shared appreciation of Ken Myers, they discuss long, short, and medium-term trends; All God’s Children and Blue Suede Shoes; role models; work; “the medium is the message”; form, content, and Leithartian exegesis; meals, different conceptions of freedom; DC Schindler; political theology; James B. Jordan; Gregory Dix; the “use” of God’s creation; Jesus as the true man; gratitude and freedom; the place of meditation; music; cultivating aesthetic appreciation; choosing church music; family singing; chanting the Psalms; singing and masculine leadership; and other topics.

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