Ringside Preachers

TOPICS:

1. Gospels as confession
2. Application of apocalypse
3. Christian identity
4. Heavenly Rest

Thank you:

1517.org

thejaggedword.com

Grace Lutheran Ventura

St. James Lutheran, Chicago

Monthly Sponsors: Frankie Meadows, Blayne Watts, and Eddie Switek

YOU CAN BE A RINGSIDE SPONSOR:

https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=TZBU7UQQAWEVN

Music:

Joel Allen Hess - More on bandcamp

Dead Horse One - "I love my man"

GUEST: Rev. Andrew Preus

Camp Trinity Academy: camptrinityacademy.com

TOPICS:

1. Camp ministry
2. Theological formation for young men
3. Benefits of formal education
4. Core of pastoral care

Thank you:

1517.org

thejaggedword.com

Grace Lutheran Ventura

St. James Lutheran, Chicago

Monthly Sponsors: Frankie Meadows, Blayne Watts, and Eddie Switek

YOU CAN BE A RINGSIDE SPONSOR:

https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=TZBU7UQQAWEVN

Music:

Joel Allen Hess - More on bandcamp

Dead Horse One - "I love my man"

TOPICS:

1. 9-11 and Assassination
2. Perception of Reality through Social Media
3. Christian Response to Tragedy

Thank you:

1517.org

thejaggedword.com

Grace Lutheran Ventura

St. James Lutheran, Chicago

Monthly Sponsors: Frankie Meadows, Blayne Watts, and Eddie Switek

YOU CAN BE A RINGSIDE SPONSOR:

https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=TZBU7UQQAWEVN

Music:

Joel Allen Hess - More on bandcamp

Dead Horse One - "I love my man"

TOPICS:

1. New Heaven and New Earth
2. Porn
3. Theology vs. Raw Faith
4. Vocation and Career

Thank you:

1517.org

thejaggedword.com

Grace Lutheran Ventura

St. James Lutheran, Chicago

Monthly Sponsors: Frankie Meadows, Blayne Watts, and Eddie Switek

YOU CAN BE A RINGSIDE SPONSOR:

https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=TZBU7UQQAWEVN

Music:

Joel Allen Hess - More on bandcamp

Dead Horse One - "I love my man"

Guest Rev. Matt Hoffmann

TOPICS:

1. Challenges and Joys of Being a Pastor's Kid
2. Failures of a Pastor
3. Relaxed and Reverent Worship
4. Back to School Ministry

Thank you:

1517.org

thejaggedword.com

Grace Lutheran Ventura

St. James Lutheran, Chicago

Monthly Sponsors: Frankie Meadows, Blayne Watts, and Eddie Switek

YOU CAN BE A RINGSIDE SPONSOR:

https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=TZBU7UQQAWEVN

Music:

Joel Allen Hess - More on bandcamp

Dead Horse One - "I love my man"

TOPICS:

1. Youth Gatherings
2. Funerals & Weddings for the Unbelieving
3. Apologetics, Reason and Faith
4. Adam's relation to Christ

Thank you:

1517.org

thejaggedword.com

Grace Lutheran Ventura

St. James Lutheran, Chicago

Monthly Sponsors: Frankie Meadows, Blayne Watts, and Eddie Switek

YOU CAN BE A RINGSIDE SPONSOR:

https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=TZBU7UQQAWEVN

Music:

Joel Allen Hess - More on bandcamp

Dead Horse One - "I love my man"

Other:

Chicago by Carl Sandberg

TOPICS:

1. Mafia Envy
2. Conspiracy and Power
3. Church workers and family dynamics
4. Prayer

CRAFT of PREACHING WORKSHOP

August 4-6, 2025 at St. James, Chicago

Thank you:

1517.org

thejaggedword.com

Grace Lutheran Ventura

St. James Lutheran, Chicago

Monthly Sponsors: Frankie Meadows, Blayne Watts, and Eddie Switek

YOU CAN BE A RINGSIDE SPONSOR:

https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=TZBU7UQQAWEVN

Music:

Joel Allen Hess - More on bandcamp

Dead Horse One - "I love my man"

Guest Rev. Matt Hoffmann

TOPICS:

1. Reflections on Independence Day
2. Conspiracy Theories
3. Preaching with Metaphor and Illusions
4. Gospel vs. Politics

CRAFT of PREACHING WORKSHOP

August 4-6, 2025 at St. James, Chicago

Thank you:

1517.org

thejaggedword.com

Grace Lutheran Ventura

St. James Lutheran, Chicago

Monthly Sponsors: Frankie Meadows, Blayne Watts, and Eddie Switek

YOU CAN BE A RINGSIDE SPONSOR:

https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=TZBU7UQQAWEVN

Music:

Joel Allen Hess - More on bandcamp

Dead Horse One - "I love my man"

Other:

The Lonely Street

Welcome special Guest Dieter Reinstorf, Former bishop (2010-2023) of the Free Evangelical Lutheran Synod in South Africa (FELSISA). His academic expertise is New Testament and Hermeneutics, and he has served as a research associate of the Department of New Testament Studies in the Faculty of Theology at the University of Pretoria.

TOPICS:

1. Post-apartheid Preaching in South Africa
2. Listening to the voice of the oppressed
3. Interpretation should challenge the Interpreter
4. Recovering interest in the Christian Faith

CRAFT of PREACHING WORKSHOP

August 4-6, 2025 at St. James, Chicago

Thank you:

1517.org

thejaggedword.com

Grace Lutheran Ventura

St. James Lutheran, Chicago

Monthly Sponsors: Frankie Meadows, Blayne Watts, and Eddie Switek

YOU CAN BE A RINGSIDE SPONSOR:

https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=TZBU7UQQAWEVN

Music:

Joel Allen Hess - More on bandcamp

Dead Horse One - "I love my man"

TOPICS:

1. Dress like a Man
2. Gen Z worship trends
3. Men and women in church
4. Why the tree of good and evil?

CRAFT of PREACHING WORKSHOP

August 4-6, 2025 at St. James, Chicago

Thank you:

1517.org

thejaggedword.com

Grace Lutheran Ventura

St. James Lutheran, Chicago

Monthly Sponsors: Frankie Meadows, Blayne Watts, and Eddie Switek

YOU CAN BE A RINGSIDE SPONSOR:

https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=TZBU7UQQAWEVN

Music:

Joel Allen Hess - More on bandcamp

Dead Horse One - "I love my man"