Doctrine and Devotion

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Joe and Jimmy talk about the concept of sermon preparation teams and a twitter thread encouraging the practice. Is this a good idea? How might it work well, and how can it go bad? This was originally released on Nov. 22, 2022 for Banter of Truth, our exclusive podcast for All Access members.

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Jimmy and Joe sit down after worship on Sunday to talk about how we deal with death as pastors, and they remember Joe’s sister, Michelle, who passed away late last week.

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Joe and Jimmy are back discussing the Table, Pulpit, and Square paradigm for understanding the life of a local church. For a full exploration of this be sure to pick up Joe’s book, The Life of the Church.

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Happy Thanksgiving, suckas! We have Dr. Jason “All Good” Alligood back on to talk about thankfulness: what it is, what interrupts it, and how to cultivate it. You can follow the good doctor on Twitter.

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Jimmy and Joe answer a couple listeners’ emails. One about choosing the right seminary and another about plugging into a new church after leaving a toxic one.

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Today Joe hangs out with Dean Lentini to talk about theological downgrade of a different sort. We most often heard of liberal drift, but what about conservative drift? The pharisees weren’t liberal, yet their conservatism was corrupt. Listen in as Joe and Dean chat and chuckle.

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Joe and Jimmy address a listener’s questions about making disciples. What does discipleship look like in the local church? Who should be doing it? What guards (if any) should be in place? Does Ephesians 4:11 come into it?

Banter of Truth is a commercial-free podcast (normally) only available to our All Access subscribers. But today we are giving to everyone! Following up on yesterday’s episode, Joe and Jimmy get into the doctrines that support healthy churches and church plants.

Joe and Jimmy start a conversation about where our churches, denominations, and networks often put their confidence in attempting to plant or revitalize healthy churches. Part two will drop on tomorrow's episode of Banter of Truth (which will be available for everyone).

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Today we have Jason “All Good” Alligood back on the pod, and he and Joe discuss 10 ways to handle criticism, fair and unfair, when it comes our way:

1. Don’t get Defensive

2. Listen to Understand

3. Pray On It

4. Get Some Perspective from Others

5. What (if anything) is Valid in Their Criticism?

6. What (if anything) is Wrong in Their Criticism?

7. Remember Your Justification

8. Learn in Your Sanctification

9. Ask: What is God Teaching Me?

10. Is a Conversation or Confrontation Needed?