Our guest, Scott Callaham, explains why the Old Testament should anchor our teachings in cross-cultural ministry. We can’t understand the New Testament fully until we appreciate the background music of the Old Testament.

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We discuss how practically to apply a model of contextualization. Formulas have an input and an output. That is not what we mean by biblically faithful and culturally meaningful contextualization. This model of contextualization is not a formula, it’s a process.

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What are the stories that make us who we are? This is a critical question that few of us spend time thinking about. Brandon O’Brien has spent a lot of time reflecting on a few of the major myths that shape every person. These include the personal myth, the communal myth, the national myth, and the philosophical-religious myth.

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We interview William Strickland, who challenges people to rethink healthy cross-cultural partnerships. In a candid discussion, he says the goal in partnership should be interdependence. We discuss whether the biblical patron-client metaphor can helpfully describe cross-cultural partnerships.

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Sacred, social, and psychological shame are all present in the Bible, but figuring out what’s what can be messy.

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Jim Mullins is a storyteller. He seeks creative expressions of God’s kingdom in everything from wearing a clown suit to being a part of a human shield to protect his neighbors at a Mosque in Phoenix.  

We talk with Jim Mullins, lead pastor of Redemption Tempe and former missionary to Turkey, about Symphony of Mission (co-written with Michael Goheen). 

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Here's a preview of what's dropping on Wednesday!

Jackson interviews Chris Flanders who says there is no such thing as “honor” or “honor cultures. Yet, this seems to contradict much of what’s been written about honor and shame cultures.

We discuss misunderstandings that people tend to have about honor and shame. What does honor do? How does it function? How does defining honor as a “right to respect” impact how we live?

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All theology is contextualized. But when does it become syncretism?

Too often we misunderstand the role of interpretation. This episode looks at the battle of titans for biblical interpretation–– that of contextualization versus syncretism.

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A peek into our first episode