The Grimké Podcast

How exactly do men get into ministry? Some churches operate as if pastors are manufactured, packaged, and shipped from seminaries, eager to answer their church’s latest job posting. This week, we discuss how faithful men are made for ministry, the challenges churches face in finding good help, and the pastor’s role in raising and training the next pastoral crop.

No one accepts the call of the pastoral office thinking, “One day I’m going to tap out.” Every pastor wants to finish well, completing his ministry with joy, fruitfulness, and a lasting legacy. This week, the profs discuss the challenges of complacency, entitlement, drift, and more that lead to pastors failing to finish well. 

What does it mean for a man to be “called” to the elder’s office? Who ordains men for ministry? What do you do when you feel called to pastoral ministry? This week, the profs answer these questions (and more) about ordination. Listen to our personal stories as well as the role the seminary plays in the process.

Let’s settle this one for good—Is Jesus a Democrat or a Republican? Or—“How, then, shall we vote?” In these increasingly turbulent political times, Christians can’t afford to shy away from the question with platitudes. This week, the profs discuss the Reformed view of political engagement and whether or not one party is closer to the mark.

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The Grimke Podcast is back for Season 2 with a special episode featuring Michael Foster, author of It’s Good to Be a Man and senior pastor of East River Church in Batavia, OH. Profs Joe Holland and Bryan Laughlin interview Pastor Michael on hope for churches and young men amid the decades-long war on masculinity.

During the final panel at Christianity Tomorrow, Bryan Laughlin, Joe Holland, and Dr. Doug Logan Jr. sat down with Mez McConnell to talk about service to the poor. We discussed the Reformed church’s (often) tenuous relationship with the poor, as well as with the good, the bad, and the ugly of local church mercy ministries. (Discussed on July 30, 2025)

It was a joy to chat with the legendary H. B. Charles Jr. on the subject of preaching and preachers. In this panel, Dr. Charles, along with profs Holland, Logan, and Laughlin, discussed the significance of preaching in a man's life, sermon prep, and how to get the most out of sitting under sound preaching. (Discussed on July 29, 2025)

On the first evening of our men’s conference, Christianity Tomorrow, Joe Holland, Dr. Doug Logan Jr., Steve Robinson, and Bryan Laughlin discuss what churches and churchmen can and must do to face the challenges that will confront our compromised society. (Discussed on July 28, 2025)

SEASON 1 FINALE — Listen to the end for more info on SEASON 2 // Are Calvinists just stogie-smoking, know-it-alls? Is Reformed Theology only about Predestination and the Doctrines of Grace? This week, the profs champion the view of Calvinism that once brought about great unity, mission, and order to the Protestant world. Along the way, they critique six common Calvinist stereotypes.

Tilly Dillehay and Abigail Dodds (both authors and co-hosts of the Home Fires podcast) join us to talk about ministering to women in the local church. Together, we highlight the need to look to and learn from older women (Titus 2), as well as the challenges women face in marriage and at various life stages. Want to support the podcast? Be sure to like, subscribe, and share it with the ladies in your church.