THE LINK: Bridging Faith and Life with Dr. Vincent Bacote

Welcome to THE LINK - Bridging Faith and Life with Dr. Vincent Bacote! Every month, Dr. Bacote will introduce listeners to ways they can build connections between faith and life in their ministries and personal lives.

The Catechism of the Anglican Church in North America gives us this language that helps us to see a path towards perseverance, hope, and greater knowledge of Jesus:
61. How do Jesus’ sufferings help you?
Jesus has experienced our sufferings, understands our sorrows, and is able to sympathize with our weakness. Therefore, I should bear my sufferings with perseverance and hope, for my Savior is with me in them, and through them I will come to know him more fully. ( Job 9:32–35; Psalm 22:22–26; Isaiah 53:4–7; Luke 4:1–13; Hebrews 4:14–5:10)

How have you thought about being helped by Christ's sufferings? Leave a comment.

Dr. Bacote is a professor of theology and the director of the Center for Applied Christian Ethics at Wheaton College in Wheaton, Illinois.

If you'd like to connect with Dr. Bacote, click on the link below! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.vincentbacote.com/coaching⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Welcome to THE LINK - Bridging Faith and Life with Dr. Vincent Bacote! Every month, Dr. Bacote will introduce listeners to ways they can build connections between faith and life in their ministries and personal lives.

This month, Dr. Bacote offers a few reflections on Christians and deconstruction through the lens of these words from the New City Catechism: "Sanctification means our gradual, growing righteousness, made possible by the Spirit’s work in us." Maybe there are better names for what many call deconstruction; one could be "sanctification." Here's where you can find this part of The New City Catechism: https://newcitycatechism.com/new-city-catechism/#32

Dr. Bacote is a professor of theology and the director of the Center for Applied Christian Ethics at Wheaton College in Wheaton, Illinois.

If you'd like to connect with Dr. Bacote, click on the link below! ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.vincentbacote.com/coaching⁠⁠⁠⁠

Welcome to THE LINK - Bridging Faith and Life with Dr. Vincent Bacote! Every month, Dr. Bacote will introduce listeners to ways they can build connections between faith and life in their ministries and personal lives. This month, Dr. Bacote reflects on suffering and connects it to the suffering of Jesus and the book of 1 Peter.

In the Nicene Creed we see the words "he was crucified under Pontius Pilate," words that tell us Jesus truly suffered. Throughout the book of 1 Peter we see a church that faces suffering and persecution. Jesus' suffering and the message of 1 Peter show us we cannot avoid suffering as we pursue a life of faithfulness.

Dr. Bacote is a professor of theology and the director of the Center for Applied Christian Ethics at Wheaton College in Wheaton, Illinois.

If you'd like to connect with Dr. Bacote, click on the link below! ⁠⁠⁠www.vincentbacote.com/coaching⁠⁠⁠

Welcome to THE LINK - Bridging Faith and Life with Dr. Vincent Bacote! Every month, Dr. Bacote will introduce listeners to ways they can build connections between faith and life in their ministries and personal lives. This month, Dr. Bacote discusses how there are lots of great causes and important ministries, but no one can do all of them. Our gifts and the help of our community can help us discern the paths of service to take. 1 Peter 4:10-11 is one lens to help us choose how and where to serve.

Dr. Bacote is a professor of theology and the director of the Center for Applied Christian Ethics at Wheaton College in Wheaton, Illinois.

If you'd like to connect with Dr. Bacote, click on the link below! ⁠⁠www.vincentbacote.com/coaching⁠⁠

Welcome to THE LINK - Bridging Faith and Life with Dr. Vincent Bacote! Every month, Dr. Bacote will introduce listeners to ways they can build connections between faith and life in their ministries and personal lives. This month, Dr. Bacote considers how Easter includes good news for our bodies.

These words from John 20:27 are among the texts he considers to help make this point: "Then he said to Thomas, “Put your finger here; see my hands. Reach out your hand and put it into my side. Stop doubting and believe.”"

Dr. Bacote is a professor of theology and the director of the Center for Applied Christian Ethics at Wheaton College in Wheaton, Illinois.

If you'd like to connect with Dr. Bacote, click on the link below! ⁠www.vincentbacote.com/coaching⁠

Welcome to THE LINK - Bridging Faith and Life with Dr. Vincent Bacote! Every month, Dr. Bacote will introduce listeners to ways they can build connections between faith and life in their ministries and personal lives. This month, Dr. Bacote looks back at his first job and considers how a healthy curiosity about others can be a gateway to prayer and witness. He connects this to the following statement from the ACNA catechism, particularly the lines about witness and service: 

Q: How do you live in God’s kingdom?

As a citizen of God’s kingdom, I am called to live in obedience to

God’s Word and will, in loving witness and service to others, and

in joyful hope of Christ’s return.

Dr. Bacote is a professor of theology and the director of the Center for Applied Christian Ethics at Wheaton College in Wheaton, Illinois.

If you'd like to connect with Dr. Bacote, click on the link below!

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.vincentbacote.com/coaching⁠⁠

Welcome to THE LINK - Bridging Faith and Life with Dr. Vincent Bacote! Every month, Dr. Bacote will introduce listeners to ways they can build connections between faith and life in their ministries and personal lives. This month, Dr. Bacote discusses facing fear through the lens of these words found in the Nicene Creed:

"He ascended into heaven
 and is seated at the right hand of the Father.
 He will come again in glory
 to judge the living and the dead
 and his kingdom will have no end."

You can find the Chapman University Survey of American Fears including a link to the list of top ten fears here: https://www.chapman.edu/wilkinson/research-centers/babbie-center/survey-american-fears.aspx

Dr. Bacote is a professor of theology and the director of the Center for Applied Christian Ethics at Wheaton College in Wheaton, Illinois.

If you'd like to connect with Dr. Bacote, click on the link below!

⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.vincentbacote.com/coaching⁠⁠

Welcome to THE LINK - Bridging Faith and Life with Dr. Vincent Bacote! Every month, Dr. Bacote will introduce listeners to ways they can build connections between faith and life in their ministries and personal lives. This month, Dr. Bacote considers the words of Jesus and how they serve as a reminder that confusion and bewilderment are not the final word. There is much evidence that may suggest that the big story ends with distress and conflict, but Jesus has other ideas.

The section of Scripture for this episode is found in John 16:33, particularly the words "...In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.”

Dr. Bacote is a professor of theology and the director of the Center for Applied Christian Ethics at Wheaton College in Wheaton, Illinois.

If you'd like to connect with Dr. Bacote, click on the link below!

⁠⁠https://www.vincentbacote.com/coaching⁠

Welcome to THE LINK - Bridging Faith and Life with Dr. Vincent Bacote! Every month, Dr. Bacote will introduce listeners to ways they can build connections between faith and life in their ministries and personal lives. This month, Dr. Bacote considers familiar language about Jesus and Mary in the Apostle's Creed and uses that as an opportunity to look at some obvious things in life. This is a great opportunity for gratitude.

You can read the Apostle's Creed here.

Dr. Bacote is a professor of theology and the director of the Center for Applied Christian Ethics at Wheaton College in Wheaton, Illinois.

If you'd like to connect with Dr. Bacote, click on the link below!

⁠https://www.vincentbacote.com/coaching⁠

Welcome to THE LINK - Bridging Faith and Life with Dr. Vincent Bacote! Every month, Dr. Bacote will introduce listeners to ways they can build connections between faith and life in their ministries and personal lives. This month, Dr. Bacote uses James 1:19 as a window into a brief reflection on taking more time before sharing his opinions and views. Views and opinions should be shared, but Dr. Bacote knows his sometimes should spend more time baking in the oven before being brought to others.

Dr. Bacote is a professor of theology and the director of the Center for Applied Christian Ethics at Wheaton College in Wheaton, Illinois.

If you'd like to connect with Dr. Bacote, click on the link below!

https://www.vincentbacote.com/coaching