The Catch with John Fischer

A Catch Conversation: Do Muslims and Christians worship the same God?

On the heels of John's recent Catch post asking this very question, John invites Tim Gilman and others to a round table discussion on this question.

From the post, John launched the blog with this introduction:

"A Wheaton College professor recently stated that Muslims and Christians worship the same God and lost her job. This has stirred up quite a debate in the echelons of evangelical accuracy that should have gone on before the professor lost her job. It’s a healthy discussion. At least let the teacher keep her job until we figure this out."

You can read the post here.

Tune in to this broadcast of The Catch on Blog Talk Radio as we discuss further.. Do Muslims and Christians worship the same God?

Dr. Anderson serves as Director of Judson’s Demoss Center for Worship in the Performing Arts, with responsibilities that include directing the Judson University Choir and teaching in the Worship Arts and Music departments. Dr. Anderson is also the worship pastor at Elgin Evangelical Free Church, and he serves on the editorial board of Worship Leader magazine, for which he writes a monthly column and occasional features.  He has been married to Lea since 1991, and they have two children.

Join John with his special guests as they discuss their second album, Mystic Chapel:

"Our second album, Mystic Chapel, asks another question, “What if we still believed?”. We came to faith in a time when something was happening. It wasn’t programmed, it wasn’t planned, but it was real. The theology was not deep or profound and there was much that we needed to learn, but we believed, and that belief was translated into a movement that changed the Church, changed the style and substance of ministry, changed worship and changed music. It was a time when it seemed nothing was impossible."

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Speakng with our producer Gunnar Simonsen, who literally just got off a plan from a medical missions trip to Rwanda.

John Fischer is dedicated to creating bridges between those within the church and those out beyond its walls, that Christians might rise up in the marketplace with a sense of inclusiveness, diversity, and acceptance. John is a bestselling author and singer/songwriter. You can join thousands of others who each day read The Catch at catchjohnfischer.com

Join John here each Tuesday at 6PT/9ET for an enteraining and informative discussion with one of the many special guests invited to be on the show.

ArkMusic recording artist, composer, producer, and Selah worship leader has released numerous solo recordings along with collaborations with Irish flutist, Brian Dunning inspired by Stephen Lawhead's novels and guitarist, Phil Keaggy. View Jeff's complete discography here: www.selahservice.com/2015/05/jeff-johnsons-arkmusic-discography/

Dr. Brent Garrison currently serves as the Vice President of Education with CEO Forum in Colorado Springs, Colorado, a ministry to high level CEOs around the country who oversee a wide variety of public and private companies, universities, and non-profits.

In his 32 years in Christian higher education, Dr. Garrison served as Vice President of External Studies at Moody Bible Institute in Chicago, Illinois; Dean of Students at LeTourneau University and Moody Bible Institute, and for 15 years he served as the president of Arizona Christian University in Phoenix, Arizona.

Brent Garrison has a doctorate in educational administration, masters in educational administration, undergraduate degree in history, and extensive study in Bible/Theology.

He has been married to Margaret for 41 years and together they have four grown children and five grandkids. Brent is a voracious reader, enjoys motorcycle trips (and anything with wheels), golfing, and drinking strong coffee.

Randall Herbert Balmer (born October 22, 1954) is an American author and a historian of American religion. He taught at Barnard College and Columbia University for twenty-seven years before moving to Dartmouth College in 2012, where he was named the Mandel Family Professor in the Arts & Sciences. He is also an Episcopal priest. 

His books:

Redeemer: The Life of Jimmy Carter. New York: Basic Books, 2014.Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory: A Journey into the Evangelical Subculture in America. 4th ed. New York: Oxford University Press, 2006. Blessed Assurance: A History of Evangelicalism in America. Boston: Beacon Press, 1999.Protestantism in America. New York: Columbia University Press, 2002. Balmer, Randall Herbert (2004), Encyclopedia of Evangelicalism, 2nd Edition, Waco, Texas: Baylor University PressThy Kingdom Come: How the Religious Right Distorts the Faith and Threatens America. New York: Basic Books, 2006.God in the White House: How Faith Shaped the Presidency from John F. Kennedy to George W. Bush. San Francisco: HarperOne, 2008.

For 30 years, Don has been on staff of Search Ministries, leading open forum discussions with friends inside the faith and outside the faith. Search Ministries works out of a neutral setting where skeptics and seekers can feel comfortable asking any and all questions related to faith issue in a non-judgmental, non-threatening environment of friendly discussion. Don has graduated from Wheaton College and Dallas Seminary and now lives in Orange County, California with his wife, Ann. They have four adult children.

Ramon Presson, PhD, a licensed marriage & family therapist, has been in practice for 30 years and is the founder of LifeChange Counseling and the Marriage Center of Franklin (www.LifeChangeCS.org) . He is a newspaper columnist; and with a dozen books in print he is the most published practicing therapist in Tennessee. From 1989 to 2004 Presson served as an assistant pastor in large churches in North Carolina South Carolina, Florida, and Tennessee. Ramon has had the unique privilege to serve on staff with and later co-author several books with Dr. Gary Chapman. Dr. Chapman wrote the foreword for Ramon’s most recent book titled, "When Will My Life Not Suck? Authentic Hope for the Disillusioned”. Presson is currently co-authoring the teen edition of the book with his 17-year-old son, Cameron. Ramon & his wife, Dorrie, have been married for 28 years, have two sons, and live outside of Nashville. He can be reached at [email protected]

Don Williams is a native Californian. He graduated from Princeton University, Princeton Theological Seminary, and holds the PhD from Columbia University. He served on the staff of the Hollywood Presbyterian Church for 10 years as college pastor and was heavily involved in the Jesus Movement in the late 1960's. He has been Adjunct Professor of New Testament at Fuller Theological Seminary and lecturer in religion at Claremont MacKenna College. He also pastored the Mt. Soledad Presbyterian Church in La Jolla, CA., and planted the Coast Vineyard in La Jolla, California in 1988. He is the author of more than a dozen books, including 12 Steps with Jesus and Start Here: Kingdom Essentials for Christians. He also serves on the Board of Christian Healing Ministries, led by Francis and Judith MacNutt. Don is married to Kathryn. They now live in Los Angeles, CA.