In this episode, Tommy and I try to process all the explosive information we received from Dr Michael Emerson in Episode 7. What rang true? What was the most challenging? And how do we see the ROW play out in the church and world around us? We hope you're ready; let's get into it!

In this episode Tommy and I truly get into an explosive topic - The Religion of Whiteness. We are joined by Dr Michael Emerson, one of the preeminent researchers of race and religion in the United States, author of many books including "Divided by Faith" and the upcoming "Religion of Whiteness." Dr Emerson discusses with us his groundbreaking and explosive research, what it tells us, what the Religion of Whiteness is and how it has infected and distorted Christianity. We always say it, but today we really mean it! We hope you're ready; let's get into it!

In this episode, Tommy and I tackle the question of conferences, or more precisely, the question of what value church conference culture holds? Is it effective? Meaningful? Truly life-changing? Does the impact match the cost? How could we make conferences more impactful and less costly? All that and more! Hope you're ready; let's get into it!

In this episode, Tommy and I get into a current event hot topic, and really one that has raged for decades, but has been highlighted by the violence in Israel: "Does God expect Christians to always defend and support Israel without question?" We get into some of the ancient and modern history of Israel, some of the lesser known and lesser reported violence by Israel against Palestinians, and look at how God has treated Israel historically to try and find some guidance on this big question. Hope you're ready; let's get into it!

In this episode, Tommy and I tackle the question, "is accessibility important in church? And we're not just talking handicap access or an elevator - we get into physical, spacial, emotional, cultural, socio-economic, and even lingual accessibility. Hope you're ready; let's get into it!

In this episode, Tommy and I continue our early season 7 focus on worship by tackling the question, "do we need suffering-informed worship?" This conversation was sparked by an article published at ChristianityToday.com by Kelsey Kramer McGinnis titled, "Worship in a Time of Trauma: New Releases Offer Songs for Healing." Why is suffering, pain, trauma, and other struggles important to the expression of our faith? Why should it be a part of our communal worship? All that and more! Hope you're ready; let's get into it!

In this episode, Tommy and I are excited to be joined by two members of the Worship Leader Research team as well as Worship Pastor Genesis Ueligitone-Parker as we discuss the WLR's most recent research results about what songs worship leaders are picking to sing and why. How much do things like theology, the performing artist, and/or public controversy affect what songs are sung in churches? And is there more to the story?

All that and more in this second episode of Season 7! Hope you're ready; let's get into it!

Tommy and I are excited to kick off season 7 with a doozy as we get into the documentaries, news, and questions surrounding Hillsong that came out this summer. How do we separate questions surround Pastor Brian Houston vs Hillsong Church vs Hillsong Music? Should we still listen to, play, and sing Hillsong music? What does it mean that Pastor Houston was found Not Guilty in court? All that and more in this first Episode of Season 7! Hope you're ready; let's get into it!

With Juneteenth just a few days away, we thought it would be a great way to wrap up Season 6 to discuss the theology, practice, rewards, and challenges of doing intentionally diverse ministry with guest, Pastor Peter Chin of Rainier Avenue Church in Seattle, WA. What does it mean to intentionally do diverse ministry? What are the differences between diversity, multi-racial, multi-ethnic, and multi-cultural awareness and ministry? How did Pastor Peter's life and faith journey bring him to this place of emphasizing justice & spirituality? All that and more in this final episode of Season 6! We'll see you all in September for Season 7! In the meantime, we have over 130 episodes for you to enjoy or reconnect with over the summer!