Epiclesis

Dr. Rick Asche was the guest for this edition of The Chapterhouse, a long-form interview format podcast. Taking its name from a building or room attached to a cathedral where monastic community meetings are held, our Chapter House is a gathering place for longer conversations with a wide variety of interesting guests. In this episode, Rick talked about his passion for intergenerational ministry and discipleship.

In this episode of Ancient-Future Faith radio, Dr. Rick Asche was the guest as he talked about intergenerational ministry. What would discipleship and worship and church look like if we did it together-- learning from each other and passing wisdom down from generation to generation. Join Dr. Chris Alford as he talks with Pastor Rick about playing "long ball" in the church.

The usual take on Peter's latenight water-walk is that he was faithful and bold. After all, if you want to walk on water, you have to get out of the boat. But what about the disciples who remained in the boat? And what's the point of the story? Join Pastor Chris for a not-so-typical take on a familiar story.

Josh Flood, a frequent contributor to our Chapter House conversations, was back in the studio with Dr. Chris Alford, this time to talk about cognitive dissonance-- it's a good thing. He also had some things to say about the business world and its ethics and what the church could learn there. We sometimes hear that the church has appropriated some bad behavior from the corporate world, but are there some positive lessons we can learn? Along the way we also talked about Josh's latest project called "The Thinker Lab."

On this episode of Ancient-Future Faith radio, Josh Flood was the guest as he and Dr. Chris Alford talked about Ancient-Future ethics, business, and community. Could the church learn something from the business world about community? Join us!

A familiar passage in Genesis, then another in Matthew, gave us the chance to talk about "thin places." It's said that on Easter morning, the "veil between here and eternity thins to gossamer." But are there other "thin places," as Celtic Christians call them? And just what happens in a thin place?

In this Season after Pentecost, our community of faith is spending some time talking about what makes us Ancient-Future. Part of it means that we tell the whole story of God-- Creation, Incarnation, and Re-Creation-- in all of life, and most especially in worship. And part of that means that we'll likely rub shoulders with a lot of weeds and unusual fish along the way. Confused? Join us as Pastor Chris teaches about the kind of scribes that Jesus calls us to be.

In this teaching, Pastor Chris continued his look at what makes us Ancient-Future with a focus on community. When you think about the parable of the wheat and the weeds, you'll notice the enemy has some things that he both loves and hates-- and we can learn a lot about community along the way.

Dr. Jack Van Marion, pastor, theologian, seminary professor, and Epiclesis fall retreat leader, was the guest on this edition of Ancient-Future Faith to talk about the ascension of Christ. Is the bodily ascension of Christ important, and what might happen to our theology if we downplay or ignore it? Join Pastor Chris as he talks with Jack about the retreat coming to Sacramento this fall.

In the Sundays after Pentecost we're taking some time to look at what makes us Ancient-Future. In this follow up to an introduction the previous week to Christus Victor theology, Pastor Chris led us through some familiar passages in Romans 8, but this time seeing them through the lens of the atonement and, most especially, what they say to us about our ultimate, conquering Christ. Join us!