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For those in public ministry, especially musicians in the church, social media can be a convenient way to let others know what we’ve been doing. But when does the desire to communicate ways we’ve been serving become more about us than Jesus? In this episode, Bob and David explore that topic and suggest ways we can use social media wisely and in a God-glorifying way.

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It’s easy for leaders and band members to think of themselves as different, separated from, or even above the members of their congregation. In this episode of Sound Plus Doctrine, Bob and David suggest reasons we might think that way, why it’s unhelpful and unbiblical, and ways we can start seeing ourselves a members of the congregation under the leadership of Jesus.

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In this second part of our interview with Josh Blount, we get into more details about what difference being made male and female makes as we think about our Sunday gatherings. Josh serves as a pastor of Living Faith Church in Franklin, WV, and wrote his doctoral dissertation on issues related to gender. Below are some of the resources that Josh recommends on this topic.

The Christian Family by Herman Bavinck. Bavinck was a brilliant Dutch Reformed theologian, and this book is his contribution to help the pre-WWI Dutch church think carefully about marriage and the family in a changing world. Sections will feel quite “dated,” given that it’s over 100 years old, but that’s actually part of the strength of the work: by reading a faithful theologian address a controversial topic in a previous age, we can see more clearly some of our own contemporary biases.

The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self and Strange New World by Carl Trueman. These two books are the absolute best on understanding our current culture. The Rise and Triumph is Trueman’s first, much longer book, which he then shortened to an accessible, 200 page version in Strange New World. Both are very valuable. If reading a 400 page book excites you, begin with The Rise and Triumph and then read Strange New World to continue the learning experience. If a 400 page book is the last thing you want to pick up, then begin with Strange New World and follow up with select chapters in the longer volume that interest you or are particularly relevant.

Men and Women in the Church by Kevin DeYoung. This is a very useful summary of the texts and theology behind why men’s and women’s roles in the church aren’t interchangeable, and why it matters.

Finally, anything Rosaria Butterfield writes on these topics!

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The world is more confused than ever about the distinctions between men and women and why they even exist. Do those differences matter? Are there problems if we neglect them? And what does gender have to do with our Sunday meetings? To help us answer those questions and learn why God’s design for men and women is good, true, and beautiful, we’re joined in this episode by Josh Blount, a pastor at Living Faith Church in Franklin, WV, who wrote his doctoral dissertation on issues related to gender. This is part 1 of a 2 part podcast.

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Church musicians and sound teams aren’t always on the same page. Sometimes they rarely talk to each other! In this Sound Plus Doctrine episode, Bob, David, and Devon dive into practical ways bands and tech teams can work together to serve their churches more effectively for the glory of Christ.

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In this episode, Bob, David, and Devon answer questions that have been sent in to the podcast. We revisit singing songs from questionable sources, how to respond when someone encourages you for your leading, the appropriateness of asking God for mercy, and how long rehearsals should be.

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When we first became aware of it in 2020, COVID-19 had a significant impact on churches throughout the world. For some, it brought to the forefront questions about who decides when the church can gather. For others, it revealed a deficiency in our understanding of why the church meets. For everyone, it caused us to reevaluate why God calls us together in the first place. In this episode, Bob Kauflin, David Zimmer, and Devon Kauflin talk about the consequences of COVID, both good and bad, and the importance of remaining firmly planted in the unchanging truths of God’s Word.

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Every week church leaders plan their Sunday gathering. How do we measure whether or not those meetings have been effective? More importantly, how do we know if they’ve been pleasing to the Lord? Join Bob, David, and Devon as they talk about various standards we can use to determine if our meetings are being faithful to fulfill God’s desires for us when we gather.

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We often find it easy to trust God when things are going well and difficult to trust him when our world is falling apart. But Scripture assures us we can “trust in the Lord forever, for the Lord God is an everlasting rock” (Isaiah 26:4, ESV). In this very personal episode David Zimmer and Bob Kauflin interview Bob’s son, Devon, about the way God has sustained him during some significant trials he and his church have encountered this past year.

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We gather each Sunday as the church to hear from God and worship him as he has revealed himself to us in Jesus Christ. But we can subtly shift our worship to secondary matters like music, liturgy, or skill and end up engaging in idolatry. This is the part 2 of two episodes where David and Bob explore the different idols we can worship on Sunday mornings.

Resources in this episode:

Os Guinness from his book, Prophetic Untimeliness: A Challenge to the Idol of Relevance

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