Smartest in the Room:

Everyone has an opinion, especially when it comes to religion and spirituality, and most people are a lot smarter than we are. We just happen to be the only four people in the room having the conversation. Hosted by Kirkland Gee, Nathan Cant and Kyle Major, this is a place for conversations, disagreements, and strategizing how we can better do ministry in the 21st-century.

Today on the show, we're talking about the Coronavirus. With so many people concerned, stuck at home, and unsure of what comes next, we wanted to talk about what we're doing, both individually and in our churches, during such a difficult time. It has never been more important to stay connected to God and to our communities, so we hope this gives you some ideas of how you can do that and how you can love those around you. We're also joined by our dear friend David Wickward, who we thought could offer a unique perspective on this issue as well. 

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Everyone has an opinion, especially when it comes to religion and spirituality, and most people are a lot smarter than we are. We just happen to be the only four people in the room having the conversation. Hosted by Kirkland Gee, Nathan Cantu, Kyle Major, and Tanner Petty, this is a place for conversations, disagreements, and strategizing how we can better do ministry in the 21st-century.  

Today on the show, we're talking about biblical masculinity. There's a lot of confusion and dysphoria around gender roles these days, especially within the church, so we wanted to take some time to talk about what the Bible has to say about manhood. This conversation may not go where you're expecting, but we hope that you can take something away from it.

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Everyone has an opinion, especially when it comes to religion and spirituality, and most people are a lot smarter than we are. We just happen to be the only four people in the room having the conversation. Hosted by Kirkland Gee, Nathan Cantu, Kyle Major, and Tanner Petty, this is a place for conversations, disagreements, and strategizing how we can better do ministry in the 21st-century.  Today on the show, we're talking about the personality tests. At one time, the church was hesitant to embrace using personality test. In recent years, though, it seems like everyone is talking about Myers-Briggs and the Enneagram. We wanted to take some time to talk about this and give you our perspective on how we think about the use of these tests in our personal spiritual formation and discipleship. EMAIL: [email protected] // WEBSITE: https://anchor.fm/smartest-in-the-room // RECOMMENDED READING: The Road Back to You - Ian Morgan Chron; The Wisdom of the Enneagram - Don Richard Riso; enneagraminstitiute.com

Everyone has an opinion, especially when it comes to religion and spirituality, and most people are a lot smarter than we are. We just happen to be the only four people in the room having the conversation. Hosted by Kirkland Gee, Nathan Cantu, Kyle Major, and Tanner Petty, this is a place for conversations, disagreements, and strategizing how we can better do ministry in the 21st-century.  Today on the show, we're talking about #WakeUpOlive. After a lot of listener requests, we felt like it would be beneficial to address a lot of the questions floating around right now and try to help both ourselves and you all think through this situation with love, care, and respect while also trying to learn from the situation in how we can better serve the people we lead on a daily basis. EMAIL: [email protected] // WEBSITE: https://anchor.fm/smartest-in-the-room // RECOMMENDED READING: Surprised by Hope - N.T. Wright

Everyone has an opinion, especially when it comes to religion and spirituality, and most people are a lot smarter than we are. We just happen to be the only four people in the room having the conversation. Hosted by Kirkland Gee, Nathan Cantu, Kyle Major, and Tanner Petty, this is a place for conversations, disagreements, and strategizing how we can better do ministry in the 21st-century. Today on the show, we're talking about the best books we read last year, what we learned from them, and what we're looking forward to reading and working on next year.  EMAIL: [email protected]   WEBSITE: https://anchor.fm/smartest-in-the-room  RECOMMENDED READING:  Theology and Spirituality: The Coddling of the American Mind - Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt | Sacred Fire - Ronald Rollheiser | The Critical Journey - Janet Hagberg and Robert A. Guelich | Soul Care - Rob Reimer | The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry - John Mark Comer | Celebration of Discipline - Richard Foster | God Has a Name - John Mark Comer | Reappearing Church - Mark Sayers | Surprised by Hope - N.T. Wright | Desiring the Kingdom - James K. A. Smith | Why Don't We Listen Better? - James Peterson |

For Fun: Name of the Wind - Patrick Rothfas | Leviathan Wakes - James S. A. Corey | God in a Cup - Michaele Weissman

Everyone has an opinion, especially when it comes to religion and spirituality, and most people are a lot smarter than we are. We just happen to be the only four people in the room having the conversation. Hosted by Kirkland Gee, Nathan Cantu, Kyle Major, and Tanner Petty, this is a place for conversations, disagreements, and strategizing how we can better do ministry in the 21st-century. Today on the show, we're talking about what someone has to do to become a pastor in 2019, how that's changed over the years, and what we think is the best path forward to fix that problem for the next generation of church leaders. EMAIL: [email protected]   WEBSITE: https://anchor.fm/smartest-in-the-room  RECOMMENDED READING: Helmut Thelicke, A Little Exercise for Young Theologians. Paul David Tripp, Dangerous Calling. Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Life Together.

Everyone has an opinion, especially when it comes to religion and spirituality, and most people are a lot smarter than we are. We just happen to be the only people in the room having the conversation. Hosted by Kirkland Gee, Nathan Cantu, and Kyle Major, this is a place for conversations, disagreements, and strategizing how we can better do ministry in the 21st-century.  

Today on the show, Kirkland, Nathan, and Tanner are talking about women in ministry leadership with special guest, Marcus Thomas. We're talking about the controversy between John MacArthur and Beth Moore, whether women should lead in church ministry settings, and how we can approach this issue pastorally as we engage with the people in our churches on both sides of the discussion. EMAIL: [email protected]  WEBSITE: https://anchor.fm/smartest-in-the-room 

RECOMMENDED READING: McKnight, Scott. The Blue Parakeet | Westfall, Cynthia. Paul and Gender: Reclaiming the Apostle’s Vision for Men and Women in Christ | Peppiatt, Lucy. Rediscovering Scripture’s Vision for Women: Fresh Perspectives on Disputed Texts

Everyone has an opinion, especially when it comes to religion and spirituality, and most people are a lot smarter than we are. We just happen to be the only people in the room having the conversation. Hosted by Kirkland Gee, Nathan Cantu, and Kyle Major, this is a place for conversations, disagreements, and strategizing how we can better do ministry in the 21st-century. 

Today on the show, Kirkland, Nathan, and Kyle are talking about the purity culture movement. We're talking about what the church got right, what it got wrong, and how we can have a truly biblical sexual ethic in 2019. 

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WEBSITE: https://anchor.fm/smartest-in-the-room