Knowing Faith

Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley answer questions submitted by their Patreon supporters!

Questions Covered in This Episode:

• How do we decide what the original author meant, specifically when using the word “all” in Romans 3:23 and Romans 9-11?
• What are some of the rich implications practically and culturally for the doctrine of the Image of God?
• What are your personal rhythms for continuing to learn and grow?
• Is it essential to hold a definitive position on all second-tier theological issues, or can I faithfully choose an unresolved position?
• Any tips for successfully facilitating the Deep Discipleship curriculum?
• How do you choose who you work with in the world of creating resources?

Resources Mentioned in this Episode:

• Romans 9-11, 11:26, 3:23, Romans 5:18
• Deep Discipleship Program

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Kyle Worley is joined by Adam Griffin and Amy Gannett to discuss updates from the Training the Church podcast family.

Questions Covered in This Episode:

• What have you learned in doing Tiny Theologians?
• What was the vision for the Tiny Theologians podcast?
• What was the vision for The Family Discipleship podcast?
• What is the future for these podcasts?
• If someone wanted to follow your podcast, how can they do that?

Resources Mentioned in this Episode:

• Tiny Theologians Podcast, Instagram
• The Family Discipleship Podcast, Website, Instagram
• Confronting Christianity
• Starting Place with Elizabeth Woodson

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Jen Wilkin and Kyle Worley are joined by Elizabeth Woodson to discuss her new study on the book of Galatians.

Questions Covered in This Episode:

• Why Galatians?
• What did you learn as you wrote this study?
• Who were your favorite commentary sources?
• What was the most challenging part to write about?
• How is this study designed to work and be used?
• What are the false stories in Galatians that the gospel brings freedom from?
• What hit you the hardest?

Guest Bio:

Elizabeth Woodson is the founder of The Woodson Institute, where she helps believers learn and grow in their Christian faith. She is a co-host on the Culture Matters podcast and the host of the Starting Place with Elizabeth Woodson podcast. Elizabeth is a graduate of Dallas Theological Seminary with a Masters in Christian Education and the author of several books, including Embrace Your Life, From Beginning to Forever, and Live Free: A Study of Galatians.

Resources Mentioned in this Episode:

• “Live Free: A Study of Galatians” by Elizabeth Woodson
• “Galatians: The Story of God Bible Commentary” Nijay K. Gupta 
• “Galatians For You” by Tim Keller
• “Exalting Jesus in Galatians: Christ-Centered Exposition Commentary” by David Platt
• “From Beginning to Forever: A Study of the Grand Narrative of Scripture” by Elizabeth Woodson

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JT English and Kyle Worley discuss their new books, “ Remember and Rehearse” and “Formed for Fellowship,” and how they are valuable tools for discipleship.

Questions Covered in This Episode:

• What were you thinking when you were trying to build a theological education department in the church?
• What is “You are a Theologian”?
• What’s different about Remember and Rehearse?
• What did you learn about the story of the Bible while you wrote this book?
• What’s different about Formed for Fellowship?
• What did you learn while writing this book?
• What's the value of books for Christian discipleship?

Resources Mentioned in this Episode:

• Deep Discipleship Program
• “Remember and Rehearse” by JT English
• RememberandRehearse.com
• “Formed for Fellowship” by Kyle Worley
• FormedforFellowship.com
• “You are a Theologian” by Jen Wilkin and JT English
• “Drama of Scripture” by Craig Bartholomew and Michael Goheen 
• “Delighting in the Trinity” by Michael Reeves 
• “Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life” by Donald S Whitney

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Jen Wilkin and Kyle Worley are joined by Hunter Beless and Courtney Doctor to discuss their new Bible study on the book of Titus.

Questions Covered in This Episode:

• Why did you decide to do a study on Titus?
• Why did you do this project together?
• How is this study designed to work?
• What is Titus about?
• What is something you learned while writing this study?
• Did you feel any hesitation when talking about morality?
• What was the trickiest passage or verse to work through?

Guest Bio:

Hunter Beless is the founder of Journeywomen Ministries, the author of "Read It, See It, Say It, Sing It!" and "Amy Carmichael: The Brown-Eyed Girl Who Learned to Pray," and she loves doing ministry in her local church context. Hunter and her husband, Brooks, have four amazing kiddos who memorize Scripture way faster than their mama! When they’re not reading, seeing, saying, or singing the Bible, you can find the Beless family camping, riding bikes, or snuggling up with a good book. You can find her at www.hunterbeless.com and on the Journeywomen Podcast.

Courtney Doctor is an author, Bible teacher, frequent conference and retreat speaker, and periodic blogger. She received an MDiv from Covenant Theological Seminary in 2013 and is a Bible teacher and author of several books and Bible studies including From Garden to Glory: How Understanding God's Story Changes Yours; Steadfast: A Devotional Bible Study on the Book of James; and In View of God's Mercies: The Gift of the Gospel in Romans. She currently serves as the Director of Women's Initiatives for The Gospel Coalition. God has blessed Courtney and her husband, Craig, with four wonderful children, three great kids-in-law, five sweet grandchildren — and their much-loved, goofy dog, Walter.

Resources Mentioned in this Episode:

• “Titus: Displaying the Gospel of Grace” by Courtney Doctor and Hunter Beless

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Kyle Worley is joined by Thomas West and Trevin Wax to discuss their new book, The Gospel Way Catechism.

Questions Covered in This Episode:

• What’s all this talk about a catechism? Isn’t the bible enough?
• What is the relationship between a catechism and bible study?
• What is the response from people when you told them you were working on a catechism?
• Why another catechism?
• Are catechisms supposed to be contextual?
• Can you share an example from your catechism?
• What role or value does catechism have in the church?

Guest Bio:

Trevin Wax is vice president of research and resource development at the North American Mission Board and a visiting professor at Cedarville University. He is a founding editor of The Gospel Project, has served as publisher for the Christian Standard Bible, and is currently a fellow for The Keller Center for Cultural Apologetics. He is the author of multiple books, including The Thrill of Orthodoxy, The Multi-Directional Leader, Rethink Your Self, This Is Our Time, and Gospel Centered Teaching. His podcast is Reconstructing Faith. He and his wife, Corina, have three children. You can follow him on Twitter or Facebook, or receive his columns via email.

Thomas West (PhD, Southeastern Seminary) is the senior pastor of Nashville First Baptist Church and an adjunct professor of theology at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. He is the coauthor of The Gospel Way Catechism (with Trevin Wax). He and his wife, Elizabeth, have two children. You can follow him on X or Instagram.

Resources Mentioned in this Episode:

• “The Gospel Way Catechism” by Trevin Wax and Thomas West
• The Westminster Larger Catechism
• The New City Catechism

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JT English and Kyle Worley discuss how the Training the Church Ministry Cohort can help you shape and form deep disciples in your ministry.

Questions Covered in This Episode:

• Why did we choose to name this “Training the Church”?
• When did we launch our first cohort?
• What kind of people participate in the cohort?
• What is something people will learn from the cohort?
• What format is the cohort offered in (in-person, Zoom, online class)?
• What's the difference between the Training the Church Ministry Cohort and the Deep Discipleship Program?
• What is the goal of this cohort?

Resources Mentioned in this Episode:

• Training the Church Ministry Cohort
• Deep Discipleship Program

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Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley are joined by Jason Allen and Patrick Schreiner live from the Gospel Coalition Conference. 

Questions Covered in This Episode:

• How has the deep discipleship program been a part of how you do women's ministry?
• Is the church meant to be for or against the world?
• Am I supposed to be going out into the world thinking I am ready for battle or ready for love?
• Is it a Godly expression of love to oppose that which is evil?
• In Jesus’ ministry, is there a pattern of “welcome and warning”?
• JT, can you share about leading and pastoring, walking faithfully for or against the world?
• How should we think about what evangelism and discipleship are in this world that is designed to be beautiful but is broken by sin?
• Is there a relationship between wordlieness and a lack of proclamation of sanctification?
• When you think about the preaching and teaching ministry of the word of God, how do you be faithful to correct what's out there in the world and in here (the church)?
• How would you form a theological response to Christian nationalism in your church?
• How do you convince busy parents that depth matters?
• Is there a reason the doctrine of hell is missing from “You Are a Theologian”?
• What doctrine have you studied individually that drew your heart closer to God?

Guest Bio:

Dr. Jason Allen is the president of Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. In addition to his role as president, he also serves as a professor for preaching and pastoral ministry. He is the author of a number of books including; Turnaround: The Remarkable Story of an Institutional Transformation and the 10 Essential Principles and Practices That Made It Happen. He posts essays on his website, jasonkallen.com, and hosts a weekly podcast, “Preaching & Preachers.”

Patrick Schreiner is the Director of the Residency PhD program, Associate Professor of New Testament and Biblical Theology at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, and Gene and Jo Downing Endowed Chair of Biblical Studies. He is the author of numerous books, including but not limited to; The Four Gospels: Jesus, the Hope of the World, The Transfiguration of Christ: An Exegetical and Theological Reading, a commentary on Acts, The Visual Word: An Illustrated Guide to the New Testament Books, and Political Gospel: Public Witness in a Politically Crazy World.

Resources Mentioned in this Episode:

• John 3:16, John 15:18, Psalm 1, James 4:4, 1 John 2:15-17, 2 Timothy 4:10, Hebrews 4:12, Hebrews 5-6, John 1
• Deep Discipleship Program
• TGC25 On-Demand
• “You Are a Theologian” by Jen Wilkin and JT English
• “Communion With God” by John Owens
• “Home With God” by Kyle Worley

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Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley answer questions submitted by their Patreon supporters!

Questions Covered in This Episode:

• Why is God referred to as three “persons”?
• I heard someone say that Adam would be in heaven. What are your thoughts on this?
• What are some great books to listen to?
• While studying Revelation, our group is leaving more fearful than encouraged. How do we read and understand this book correctly?
• How important is it to take a stance on the views of Revelation (millenium, tribulation)? Does the view you take change the way you should act today?
• What is the doctrine of incarnation? What are some resources to study this doctrine?
• Can you explain the eternal subordination of the son?
• How do we come to such vastly different theological undertandings with the same Scirpture?

Helpful Definitions:

• Incarnation: The doctrine where the son of God assumes a human nature in his birth.
• Hypostatic Union: The human nature and divine nature of Christ being in union in one person.
• Eternal Subordination of the Son: The son of God, prior to assuming a human nature, for eternity past, submits His will to the Father.
• Tritheism: Three gods.

Resources Mentioned in this Episode:

• Hebrews 11, Genesis 3, John 1, John 13-17, Luke 22:42
• “The Thursday Murder Club” by Richard Osman
• “Remaking the World” by Andrew Wilson
• “Be Ready When the Luck Happens” by Ina Garten
• “The Bomber Mafia” by Malcolm Gladwell
• “On the Incarnation” by Saint Athanasius
• “Cur Deus Homo: Why the God-Man?” by Anselm of Canterbury
• “God the Son Incarnate” by Stephen J Wellum and John S Feinberg
• Matthew Barrett

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Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley discuss why they created the Deep Discipleship program, what it is, and who it is for.

Questions Covered in This Episode:

• What is our goal?
• How does someone become a theological contributor?
• Why is it important to do theology in community?
• How does dissonance play a role in learning?
• What does the Deep Discipleship Program look like for a participant?
• What is one of the challenges of hosting this program?
• Who is this program for?
• What is one of your favorite moments from leading this program?

Resources Mentioned in this Episode:

• Deep Discipleship Program
• Lifeway.com/KnowingFaith

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