Gospel Beautiful Podcast

 This episode features Rev. Carl Johnson, Lead Pastor of Faith City Church in St. Paul, MN. He is owner and founder of Storehouse Grocers and is leading the effort to establish the G.W. Carver Cultural Center in St. Paul, MN. Follow Carl on Facebook , LinkedIn, Instagram (@carlonfaith), and TikTok (@righteousrev). 

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This week's conversation features return guest, Dr. Andrew Root. Ryan and Michael discuss his brand new book, Churches and the Crisis of Decline: A Hopeful, Practical Ecclesiology for a Secular Age in the context of our larger conversation about hybrid ministry. Andy has written many significant books, all of which can be found here.

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Thanks to Sara Renner (listen to her interview here!) for allowing us to use "Altogether Beautiful," the title track on her new album, which can be purchased at the following link:

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This week's conversation features Rev. Stacy Williams-Duncan (CEO, Learning Forte) and Kyle Oliver (Chief Product Officer, Learning Forte). Learning Forte provides "learning-rich hybrid ministry solutions for organizations."

They are also involved in the Digital Literacy Tool Kit,  which seeks to be a "trusted resource for theological educators of all disciplines seeking to incorporate digital literacy formation across the ministry preparation curriculum."

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Thanks to Sara Renner (listen to her interview here!) for allowing us to use "Altogether Beautiful," the title track on her new album, which can be purchased at the following link:

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This week's episode features Jay Kim on hybrid ministry.  The About page on jaykimthinks.com says it all:

"I’m a follower of Jesus in the Silicon Valley of California. I serve as lead pastor at WestGate Church and as a teacher at Vintage Faith Church.

I’m the author of Analog Church (InterVarsity Press, 2020), Analog Christian (InterVarsity Press, 2022), and a contributing author to Before You Lose Your Faith (The Gospel Coalition, 2021) and The Upside Down Kingdom Study Bible (Zondervan, 2023).

Some of my written work has been featured in Christianity Today, The Gospel Coalition, Missio Alliance, and Relevant Magazine.

You can email me at [email protected] about just about anything. You can also connect with me on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. I’d love to hear from you!"

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This is the first episode in a digital series that I am doing in partnership with Ryan Panzer, author of Grace & Gigabytes: Being Church in a Tech-Shaped Culture. Our conversation is with Jim Keat, Digital Minister at The Riverside Church in NYC. More information about Jim can be found at his LinkIn profile, on the Sojourners website, and at jimkeat.com. 

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Today's conversation features Bethany McKinney Fox--scholar (Ph.D. Fuller Seminary), teacher, and Organizing Pastor of Beloved Everybody Church.

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This conversation features Rev. Dr. Paul Hinlicky who recently published a commentary on the book of Joshua in the Brazos Theological Commentary on the Bible series. Dr. Hinlicky is an internationally regarded interpreter of Martin Luther and of Reformation theology more broadly. Paul's many writings can be found here.
 
Hosting with me this week is Rev. Dr. Sarah Hinlicky Wilson, Paul's daughter and co-host of  the Queen of the Sciences Podcast, which features "Conversations between a Theologian and Her Dad."

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Thanks to Sara Renner (listen to her interview here!) for allowing us to use "Altogether Beautiful," the title track on her new album, which can be purchased at the following link:

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This conversation features Dr. Sabrina Müller of the University of Zurich. There she is Managing Director University Research Priority Program «Digital Religion(s)» and Theological Executive Director Center for Church Development. This conversation features her recently published book, Lived Theology: Impulses for a Pastoral Theology of Empowerment. 

She has also written, Deadly Real: Mourning and Accompaniment after Suicide.

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Thanks to Sara Renner (listen to her interview here!) for allowing us to use "Altogether Beautiful," the title track on her new album, which can be purchased at the following link:

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Today's conversation is with Terry Wildman (Ojibwe and Yaqui). Terry is the primary driver behind the First Nations Version--a fresh translation of the NT. He also serves as the director of spiritual growth and leadership development for Native InterVarsity and is the founder of Rain Ministries. He and his wife, Darlene, live in Arizona. 

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Studio 2 Ceramics. 10% discount code: GOSPEL

Thanks to Sara Renner (listen to her interview here!) for allowing us to use "Altogether Beautiful," the title track on her new album, which can be purchased at the following link:

https://sararenner.bandcamp.com/  

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The Revd Canon Professor Dorothy Lee is the Stewart Research Professor of New Testament in Trinity College Theological School and University of Divinity at the University of Melbourne. She is a prolific scholar of the New Testament who focuses on the canonical Gospels. In this episode we discuss her recently published book, The Ministry of Women in the New Testament.

Here are a number of publications that might be of particular interest to the Gospel Beautiful audience. 

Creation, Matter and the Image of God: Essays on John. Adelaide, ATF Press, 2020

The Gospels Speak: Addressing Life's Questions. Mahwah: Paulist, 2017

A Friendly Guide to the Gospel of Matthew. Melbourne: John Garratt Publishing, 2013

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