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October 23, 2017 Episode 093: Am I Singing Good Worship Songs? with Keith Getty
“Am I singing good worship songs?” For many, whatever they hear on the radio and whatever they sing at church is what they believe is “good” worship music – or at least the standard. Sadly, there is a good majority of songs we sing that actually don’t help us worship God at all. That’s why…
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October 23, 2017 Episode 093: Am I Singing Good Worship Songs? with Keith Getty
“Am I singing good worship songs?” For many, whatever they hear on the radio and whatever they sing at church is what they believe is “good” worship music – or at least the standard. Sadly, there is a good majority of songs we sing that actually don’t help us worship God at all. That’s why we got a hold of Keith Getty (one of the songwriters behind “In Christ Alone”) to work through the question, “Am I singing good worship songs?” You may not agree with everything he says in this conversation, but what he says will definitely get you thinking not only about the songs you sing, but the seriousness behind singing.

Who’s Our Guest?
Keith Getty (and his wife Kristyn) occupy a unique space in the world of music today as preeminent modern hymn writers. In re-inventing the traditional hymn form, they have created a catalogue of songs teaching Christian doctrine and crossing the genres of traditional, classical, folk and contemporary composition which are sung the world over.

Episode Links
The book that Keith and his wife wrote is called Sing! How Worship Transforms Your Life, Family, and Church.

Also, make sure to check out gettymusic.com for other resources.

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*Below is an edited transcription of the audio conversation.

With me today is Keith Getty. Keith is a songwriter for the church and has spent many, many years now along with his wife Kristyn and others to write songs for the gathered church to sing. As you’re listening right now, you’ve most likely sung at least one or two of his songs in a church setting. One of his most popular being, “In Christ Alone”. But anyways, it’s great to have you on the show today, Keith.

Honoured to be here, thank you so much, indeed.

The first thing is just, help us know who you are, a little bit. Who are you? How did you meet Jesus? What is your life look like day-to-day right now?

Well, I group up in Ireland. I grew up in a Christian home, musical parents as well. And I came to know Christ when I was young. Music was a huge part. It’s been a huge part of my life. As I was finishing high school, went into professional music.
And then in my mid-20s … Well the concern with what was being sung in church is sort of the reinventing the hymn form. And the first song that we wrote was called “In Christ Alone” which some of you will know. And that really was the start of it. Then by 30, I got married. Married by just before I was 30. And at 30 we quit the music industry to focus entirely on writing hymns and being stewards of those hymns. So that’s what we’ve been doing ever since.

That’s awesome, and you’re right now, I mean, the conference was down in Nashville. Now is that where you reside now or …

That’s right. We live in Nashville from September to June. We’re kind of like students that never grew up. So, September to June, we actually live in the university in Nashville would you believe.
And then June until September we head back to the coast of Ireland where our little small home by the beach that we all just hang. And we ease up for decompressing, and then also for quite a lot of writing.
And of course, all our families are there. So, it allows our kids just to be with their grandparents and their cousins and stuff so it’s cool.

That’s so good.
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October 16, 2017 Episode 092: Am I in a Good Church?
Have you ever stopped and wondered, “Am I in a good church?” Not “good” in the sense of how it interests or pleases you, but “good” in that it’s doing what it’s supposed to be doing (according to the Bible). There is an abundance of churches and denominations today, but what makes a church “good”? We…
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October 16, 2017 Episode 092: Am I in a Good Church?
Have you ever stopped and wondered, “Am I in a good church?” Not “good” in the sense of how it interests or pleases you, but “good” in that it’s doing what it’s supposed to be doing (according to the Bible). There is an abundance of churches and denominations today, but what makes a church “good”? We chat this week with Jonathan Leeman, the editorial director of the parachurch ministry called 9Marks. He helps guide us through what we should be looking for in a church, spending some time on the issue of “church discipline” as well. I think we can only benefit from listening to this conversation.

Who’s Our Guest?
Jonathan Leeman edits the 9Marks series of books as well as the 9Marks Journal. He is also the author of several books on the church. Since his call to ministry, Jonathan has earned a master of divinity from Southern Seminary, a Ph.D. in Ecclesiology from the University of Wales, and has worked as an interim pastor. He lives with his wife and four daughters in Cheverly, Maryland.

Episode Links
Jonathan’s latest book (published this year) is called Word Centered Church.

Also, the ministry Jonathan serves on is called 9Marks. You should definitely check out their site. They have tons of free resources to build up the church.

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*Below is an edited transcription of the audio conversation.

With me today is author and editor Jonathan Leeman. Jonathan is the editorial director for 9Marks. It’s a ministry for the church, really. We’ll get into more about what 9Marks is in just a moment. First of all, thanks for being here today, Jonathan.

Thank you, Isaac.

Do you mind first sharing about how you became a Christian?

Yeah, sure. I grew up in a Christian home with faithful Christian parents who brought me to church and taught me the gospel. I would say, though, it was in my early 20s where I repented and believed. It was actually as a member of Capitol Hill Baptist Church in Washington, DC in the late ’90s. I had joined the church because I understood the gospel, but it was as a member here that I think I truly began to understand repentance and faith in a way that the Spirit applied to my life, and to my heart, and to my understanding.
My life before that point had been characterized by living for the world in pursuit of pleasure. It was in those years, probably my early to mid-20s, working as a magazine editor here in town that my life changed and changed dramatically in the way that we think of as typifying conversion.

What does your kind of average day look like right now, because you’re this editorial director for this ministry, so what do you do?

Yeah. 9Marks exists to equip church leaders with a biblical vision and practical resources for building healthy churches. That means our primary audience is church leaders and pastors. We also, though, have a lot of resources for just regular church members as well, so they’re not completely outside of our purview, but primarily, we’re trying to reach church leaders.
My typical day is going to be spent either writing or editing. Occasionally, it’s traveling around and speaking, not too much though, that last bit, on different matters related to church life. Lately, I’ve been doing a monthly column in the Tabletalk Magazine and writing articles for that,
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October 09, 2017 Episode 091: What Movies Should I Watch?
There are very few people that don’t enjoy watching movies/TV shows. It’s become such a normal and regular part of our lives. Throwing up Netflix on a Tuesday evening before you go to bed is just normal. Binge watching TV shows on a Saturday morning is normal. Now, because watching movies/TV shows has become so normal…
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October 09, 2017 Episode 091: What Movies Should I Watch?
There are very few people that don’t enjoy watching movies/TV shows. It’s become such a normal and regular part of our lives. Throwing up Netflix on a Tuesday evening before you go to bed is just normal. Binge watching TV shows on a Saturday morning is normal. Now, because watching movies/TV shows has become so normal in our lives, it’s crucial that we, as Christians, look at it carefully. We need to ask the questions, “What movies should I watch?” and “How should I watch them?” To help us answer these questions is Brett McCracken, a Christian film critic. I’m sure you’ll be encouraged and convicted listening to this conversation.

Who’s Our Guest?
Brett McCracken is a senior editor at The Gospel Coalition and author of Uncomfortable: The Awkward and Essential Challenge of Christian Community, Gray Matters: Navigating the Space Between Legalism and Liberty, and Hipster Christianity: When Church and Cool Collide. Brett and his wife, Kira, live in Santa Ana, California. They belong to Southlands Church, where Brett serves as an elder. You can follow him on Twitter.

Episode Links
Be sure to check out Brett’s new book.

You should also check out Brett’s blog at brettmccracken.com.

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*Below is an edited transcription of the audio conversation.

With me today is author and journalist Brett McCracken. Brett is the recent author of a new book called Uncomfortable: The Awkward and Essential Challenge of Christian Community. But Brett is also a film critic, and if you listened a little while ago, you would have known that Brett was already on the show.

So, anyways, it’s great to have you again on the show today, Brett.

Yeah, it’s great to be back.

So, first, if people didn’t listen to the last conversation that we had together, how could you sort of sum up who you are in just a few sentences?

Yeah. So, I’m a writer. I’m a pastor. I’m a journalist, so I write film reviews. Currently, I work at The Gospel Coalition. I oversee the arts and entertainment, arts and cultures section of The Gospel Coalition’s website.

For many years, I’ve written film reviews for Christianity Today. I’ve written a couple of books. Probably my second book, Gray Matters: Navigating the Space Between Legalism and Liberties, kind of the most germane to this conversation we’re going to have today.

And then I’m a pastor, so I’m an elder at a church and it’s kind of a part-time thing but the church is a big passion for me. I love bridging the worlds of the church and the arts and culture and helping there to be productive conversations there.

That’s awesome. Yeah, and that’s exactly what we’re going to try to get into today. So, Brett, since this conversation is really on film criticism, I think it’s just best to start off with, at this moment, because this is such a hard question,
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October 02, 2017 Episode 090: Does God Exist? (an Apologetic Debate)
Does God exist? This is the question we’re tackling on indoubt’s very first apologetic debate. Justin Brierley, host of Unbelievable? and Andy Steiger, director of Apologetics Canada, argue with one another over this question – a question that’s been thought about for years. Though both guests are genuine Christians, Justin takes the role of an atheist and uses…
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October 02, 2017 Episode 090: Does God Exist? (an Apologetic Debate)
Does God exist? This is the question we’re tackling on indoubt’s very first apologetic debate. Justin Brierley, host of Unbelievable? and Andy Steiger, director of Apologetics Canada, argue with one another over this question – a question that’s been thought about for years. Though both guests are genuine Christians, Justin takes the role of an atheist and uses arguments against Christianity that he’s heard over the years on his show. Though this conversation is fun, it’s also quite informative.

Who’s Our Guests?
Justin Brierley presents Faith Explored in the UK which includes the debate programme Unbelievable? The show is also a popular podcast and has produced an annual evangelism and apologetics conference. He is also the Senior Editor of Premier Christianity Magazine. Justin has a wonderful wife called Lucy and four amazing children too. When he’s not working Justin is usually either spending time with his family or helping out at the church.

Andy Steiger is the founder and director of Apologetics Canada. He created and hosted the Thinking Series and is the Author of Thinking? Answering Life’s Five Biggest Questions. He has spoken on life’s big questions internationally in universities, conferences, churches, prisons and coffee shops. He is currently a PhD candidate at the University of Aberdeen in Scotland. Andy lives in Abbotsford, BC, Canada with his wife, Nancy, and their two boys.

Episode Links
Justin’s book is called Unbelievable? Why After 10 Years of Talking to Atheists I’m Still a Christian.

You can also access Justin’s Unbelievable? show.
Andy’s book is called Thinking? Answering Life’s Five Biggest Questions.

You can also listen to the Apologetics Canada podcast.

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*Below is an edited transcription of the audio conversation.

Well today is quite the unusual indoubt episode. I’m actually really looking forward to it. I have the privilege of introducing two special guests today. Firstly, Justin Brierley. He’s host of the popular radio and podcast show, Unbelievable?, in England. Yeah, he’s joining us. Thanks for being here, Justin.

Great to be with you again. Thanks for having me on.

And across from me in studio, he’s a friend of mine, Andy Steiger, who is an author, he’s a pastor, and he’s the director of Apologetics Canada. He once was my world religions teacher in college as well. So thanks for being here, Andy.

Yeah, great to be here.

All right, so here we go. Justin’s just written a book called Unbelievable?
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September 25, 2017 Episode 089: Confused Sexuality with Owen Strachan
There seems to be some confusion regarding sexuality today – both in the church and world. Not everyone’s confused, by the way. Many people are quite confident in their views. And while there is some authentic confusion, there’s also unconscious confusion. Looking at the church, you see two major camps when it comes to sexuality:…
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September 25, 2017 Episode 089: Confused Sexuality with Owen Strachan
There seems to be some confusion regarding sexuality today – both in the church and world. Not everyone’s confused, by the way. Many people are quite confident in their views. And while there is some authentic confusion, there’s also unconscious confusion. Looking at the church, you see two major camps when it comes to sexuality: one is the more orthodox, traditional view, and the other is a more liberal, progressive view. And then in those two camps are multiple little camps. So, what should we believe? Just last month The Nashville Statement was released – a statement that affirmed biblical truths in regards to homosexuality and transgenderism. This, obviously, caused much controversy among the church. To tell us about the statement and then help us know how to respond to sexual confusion we have author and professor Owen Strachan joining us this week.

Who’s Our Guest?
Owen Strachan is associate professor of Christian Theology at The Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, senior fellow at The Council of Biblical Manhood and Womanhood (where he used to sit as President), and the author of many books, including The Grand Design: Male and Female He Made Them. Owen and his wife Bethany and their children live in Missouri.

Episode Links
The book that Owen mentioned (written with Gavin Peacock) is called The Grand Design: Male and Female He Made Them.

You can also access The Center for Public Theology where Owen frequently writes.

Lastly, if you haven’t yet seen/read The Nashville Statement, you should check it out.

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*Below is an edited transcription of the audio conversation.

With me today is professor and author Owen Strachan. I’m not going to list everything that he’s done because that would take a bit of time, but I will say that he’s currently Associate Professor of Christian Theology at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. He used to sit as president over the Council of Biblical Manhood and Womanhood as well. Anyways, it’s great to have you on the show today Owen.

Thank you so much Isaac, great to be with you.

Before we get into our conversation on the confused sexual state of the church and the world, who are you? How did you meet Jesus? What does your day to day life look like right now?

I am … Wow, that’s an interesting question. I am a speck of dust, speaking into the void. No, that’s a little philosophical.
I am a professor of systematic theology. I’m a husband and a father, married to Bethany now for over a decade. I have three little kids and find a ton of happiness and satisfaction in being a husband and a father. I’m a churchman. I love the church, the Lord Jesus Christ. I love writing books and have written a few. I love teaching students and training the next generation of pastors. Those are a few things about me.

That’s awesome. And your day to day life? If you’re an associate professor, you’re probably already into teaching this semester.

Yes. I’m actually on sabbatical. I’ve taught now for about, yeah, seven years, and so I had successfully entered my first ever sabbatical for the full academic year … People hear that and they think, “What on earth are you going to do with your time?
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