In the fall Redeemer is hosting Trinity Classical Christian Academy. We believe it's important to be involved in education. In this first of three in a series, we will discuss why Redeemer is running a school and why we think Education is an important part of the long term discipleship of the church, and the area. 

Gabe and Riley discuss Christian Nationalism. What is it? Should Christians be for it or against it?

SHOW NOTES

Andrew Naselli Article

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You may have heard the term “Gospel-Centered” before. Although it has kind of fallen out of fashion we still describe ourselves as a Gospel centered church. Today we’ll talk about what gospel centrality means and how you can recognize it in our church and others. 

How do we think about Church size? Are smaller churches always better? Are larger churches just machines for celebrity and platforms? Let's think about the size of the church and how it affects our ministry and fellowship. 

SHOW NOTES
LEADERSHIP AND CHURCH SIZE DYNAMICS - Tim Keller

In this episode, Gabe and Riley talk about the Gospel. We often talk about the gospel, but we seldom go through the process of defining it and talking about what the Gospel is and what the gospel means. Today we will do just that, and we hope that after listening, you would be equipped to explain to anyone just what you mean when you say, believe in the gospel of Jesus Christ.

SHOW NOTES:

Crossway Article: "What is the Gospel?"

R.C. Sproul Video: "What is the Gospel?"

Today is a conversational potluck where we each bring an item or two and discuss them without preparatio, preamble or warning.

SHOW NOTES
https://www.desiringgod.org/interviews/how-hobbies-glorify-god

Redeemer is located in the Pacific Northwest, an area that is notoriously secular in culture, life, and faith. How do we think about the area we live in and how does our identity as the church inform how we think about moving or staying in a particular area?
Gabe, Riley and Jerod unpack what we think is a biblical way of thinking about where we live.

SHOW NOTES
Pew Research Religious Landscape Study
Pew Research Religious Attendance By State
Religion New Service Article: The Pacific Northwest is the American religious future
Seattle Times: The Unchurched Northwest
Gallup: U.S. Church Membership Down Sharply in Past Two Decades

Gabe and Riley are joined by Cameron and Robin to talk about Student Ministry at Redeemer. Hear about how Student Ministry is done at Redeemer and how we view the role of parents in the church partnering with the church to disciple the young people in our care. 

The topic of the reliability of scripture is one that many Christians do not feel qualified to argue, or simply take at its face value, or even concede some points on! In this episode, we make a case for the reliability of scripture historically, internally, and coherently.

Show Notes:

Unity of Scripture Graphic

Ancient Manuscript Comparison Chart

On this installment of our recurring series "Knowing Redeemer" Gabe and Jerod ask Riley a few questions.