Kingdom Roots

In this episode Scot McKnight and Cody Matchett continue their series on the politics of the New Testament (A Time To…Politick!) within which they will examine political themes, texts, and theories from Jesus of Nazareth to John of Patmos. 

The Apostle Paul - Letters From Prison

Philippians 1.27-30; 2.1-11

Colossians 1.15-20

Philemon

In this special release day episode, Cody Matchett interviews Scot McKnight and Laura Barringer on their new book, Pivot.

After the release of their groundbreaking book, A Church Called Tov, which recorded the stories of abuse and toxic church cultures at some of the most prominent churches in the United States, New Testament scholar and blogger for Christianity Today Scot McKnight and Laura Barringer heard from a flood of people who had experienced similar instances of abuse. After all they’ve seen and heard, they still believe it’s possible for church cultures to be transformed from toxic to tov—from oppressive to good.

In Pivot, Scot and Laura help churches to implement practices,establish priorities, and cultivate the Kingdom Gospel-centered qualities that form goodness cultures. Readers will find answers to the four most common questions people have about culture transformation:

Pivot also includes the following practical features:

Transformation is never easy. But for the sake of the next generation, we must do it.

In this episode Scot McKnight and Cody Matchett continue their series on the politics of the New Testament (A Time To…Politick!) within which they will examine political themes, texts, and theories from Jesus of Nazareth to John of Patmos. 

In this episode Scot McKnight and Cody Matchett continue their series on the politics of the New Testament (A Time To…Politick!) within which they will examine political themes, texts, and theories from Jesus of Nazareth to John of Patmos. 

In particular, they discuss the destabilization and formation of the early Jesus-communities, turning the world upside down, and Paul's Roman citizenship. 

In this episode Scot McKnight and Cody Matchett continue their series on the politics of the New Testament (A Time To…Politick!) within which they will examine political themes, texts, and theories from Jesus of Nazareth to John of Patmos. 

Text Discussed:

Mark 12.13-17

Matthew 17.14-27

Luke 13.31-35

In this episode Scot McKnight and Cody Matchett begin a new series on the politics of the New Testament (A Time To…Politick!) within which they will examine political themes, texts, and theories from Jesus of Nazareth to John of Patmos. 

On this episode of Kingdom Roots, Scot and I interviewed Scott Nelson about his new book, Supply Lines: Five Supporting Relationships Every Planter and Pastor Needs.  

In this book, Scott identified five supply lines, or types of relational support, that pastors and church planters need: Spiritual, Inspirational, Motivational, Interpersonal, and Practical. 

Scott Nelson is a church planter and lead pastor of Covenant Grove Church in Modesto, California. He also serves as a church planting coach and trainer. 

An Interview with John Blake about his recent book, More Than I Imagined: What a black man discovered about the white mother he never knew, published this past May with Convergent Books.

John Blake is an award-winning CNN journalist. Previously, he was a reporter for the Atlanta Journal Constitution. He has been honored by the Associated Press, the Society of Professional Journalists, the American Academy of Religion, the National Association of Black Journalists, and the Religion Communicators Council. A recipient of the GLAAD Media Award, he has spoken at high schools, colleges, symposiums, and in documentaries on race, religion, and politics. Blake is a native of Baltimore, MD, and now lives in Atlanta, GA. https://johnkblake.com

In this episode, Scot and I talk with Cody Matchett. Cody is a teacher, writer, and pastor from Calgary, Alberta, Canada. He is also a PhD student in New Testament studying Paul and character in the Greco-Roman world. He lives in the Beltline of Calgary with his wife Brianna who is a counseling-therapist, his daughter Aletheia Theodora and his son Atticus Ignatius. 

Cody is a graduate of Northern Seminary with a Master in New Testament. He helped Scot write Revelation for the Rest of Us. 

In this episode, Scot and I interview Jon Ward about his book Testimony: Inside the Evangelical Movement that Failed a Generation. Jon is the chief national correspondent at Yahoo! News. 

Jon grew up in evangelical Christian circles and has spent the last two decades covering politics, government, culture, and the nature of power. In this book, Jon explores how the evangelical church lost its witness—and how it can regain it by laying aside grasps for power to serve with Christlike love.