EFCA Theology Podcast

From the 2026 EFCA Theology Conference, Dr. Michael McClymond—professor of modern Christianity at Saint Louis University—unpacks the doctrine of hell and eternal conscious punishment by looking to the historical consensus of the Church.

From the 2026 EFCA Theology Conference, Dr. Tom Schreiner—associate dean and professor at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary—explores the doctrine of hell and eternal conscious punishment through a lens of biblical truth and systematic theology.

From the 2026 EFCA Theology Conference, Greg Strand—EFCA executive director of theology and credentialing—introduces the conference theme, "God Will Raise the Dead Bodily and Judge the World: Evangelical Convictions of Eternal Realities.”

From the 2026 EFCA Theology Preconference, Rev. Bob Thune—lead pastor of Coram Deo Church and council member at The Gospel Coalition—explores the proclaimed message of the gospel paired with the embodied witness of the Church.

From the 2026 EFCA Theology Preconference, Dr. Keith Plummer—dean and professor of theology at Cairn University School of Divinity—breaks down how to read our current cultural moment and respond faithfully as the body of Christ.

From the 2026 EFCA Theology Preconference, Collin Hansen—editor-in-chief of The Gospel Coalition and executive director of The Keller Center for Cultural Apologetics—unpacks the importance for Christians to discern deeper issues than just trends and fads when it comes to defending the faith.

Greg Strand joins Hans Madueme, associate professor of theological studies at Covenant College in Lookout Mountain, Georgia, to debrief the 2025 EFCA Theology Conference, and unpack Hans' plenary message from the conference ("A Theological Meditation on Sin and Freedom: Justification, Concupiscence and the Quest for Godliness") and why it matters to the local church.

Watch (or listen to) Hans' full message from the 2025 Theology Conference here.

For further reading:

• You're Only Human by Kelly M. Kapic
• Ruined Sinners to Reclaim: Sin and Depravity in Historical, Biblical, Theological, and Pastoral Perspective (The Doctrines of Grace) edited by David Gibson and Jonathan Gibson
• Pride: Identity and the Worship of Self by Matthew Roberts
• Embodied: Living as Whole People in a Fractured World by Gregg R. Allison

From the breakout sessions of the 2025 EFCA Theology Conference, ⁠Professor Jason Thacker⁠ leads a session on "Theological Anthropology, the Human Person and Ethics-Bioethics," addressing the questions:

• What are the dangers of a developmental account of personhood?
• What impact does that have for what it means for beginning- and end-of-life issues?

From the breakout sessions of the 2025 EFCA Theology Conference, Dr. Donald Fairbairn⁠ leads a session on "Theological Anthropology, Gnosticism and the Early Church," addressing the questions:

• What was the threat of Gnosticism?
• How did the Church respond?
• What similarities are there today?
• What lessons can we learn?

From the breakout sessions of the 2025 EFCA Theology Conference, Dr. David Pao leads a session on "Theological Anthropology and Paul's Theology of the Body," addressing the questions:

• Why does Paul ground his moral teaching in the body?
• What is its significance for the Corinthians and for us?