Pocket Theology

Jason Interviews Carrie Smith, the Children's Minister at United in Faith Christian Church in Murphysboro, IL.

Carrie talks about being tricked into interviewing to be a minister (!), how her children pray, and the need for regular people to help support Pre-k - 5th grade ministry in their local churches.

Jason interviews his co-host Martin Hinten, the Youth Minister at North Grand Christian Church in Ames, Iowa.

Martin talks about why youth ministry matters, the importance of parenting, and how God used closed doors to get him into Youth Ministry.

Jason interviews Bryce Pitlick, the Preaching/Discipleship Minister at United in Faith Christian Church in Murphysboro, IL.

Bryce talks about what Discipleship Ministry is, how he entered the ministry to start with, and how you can help your church disciple its members better.

Jason Interviews Brandi Miles, the Worship Minister at United in Faith Christian Church in Murphysboro, IL.

Brandi talks about what scripture inspires her ministry, why worship ministry matters, and how everyday Church people can help worship improve at their church.

Martin and Jason talk about disgraced Pastor Mark Driscoll's latest antics, how Christians should correct one another, and the weirdness of Christian Men's conferences.

Martin and Jason discuss the "He Gets Us" Superbowl ads this year, whether or not they were really Unchristian, and how we should view how Christian groups use their money.

Martin and Jason talk about arguments for the existence of God, and (at the end of the episode) why they both believe in God personally (and it's probably not why you think!)

Almost everyone you know thinks the same way (at least, if you live in North America or Europe).

Martin and Jason talk about Naturalism, the default worldview of the Western world, and why ignoring the Spiritual world is a really bad idea.

Jason and Martin talk about "secularism" (why so many Atheists, and even many Christians, view the world so differently from the way Christians are supposed to see the world), how to detect area of your life that are more secular than sacred, and why you should care about your worldview.

Many of us have heard of (or experienced) Church splits, but not many of us have seen the fruits of a church merger. Berean Christian Church and First Christian Church of Murphysboro, IL decided to merge, and to keep the leadership of BOTH churches around. In this podcast Preaching Ministers Jason Frederick and Bryce Pitlick, along with Elder Russ Ward are interviewed by Dr. Gary Johnson and Dr. Billy Strother of E2 Effective Elders to tell the story of the reuniting of their two congregations.