The Threshing Floor hits episode 40. 

In this episode our hosts talk about fashion and ministry, consipiracy theory and why Drew always stops conversation. We have an extended conversation about the role of education, both formal and informal, in ministry. 

We finish the episode dreaming of what movie we wish Hollywood would remake. 

Mentioned:Sasquatch Chronicles: Nephilim ConspiracyThe Genesis 6 Conspiracy: How Secret Societies and the Descendants of Giants Plan to Enslave Humankind

In our first summer episode our guys talk about their favorite beginnings of summer, snow cones vs. snow balls and early 90's Christian television. When things get a little serious, the boys talk about Aldersgate and the role of salvation in Wesleyan theology. To finish up the episode, we have our 3rd (and final) discussion about Mad Max: Fury Road.

We're back.

In this episode Chad and Drew sing more than Joshua. We find out more about how Joshua's Dad thought he had a girlfriend because of The Threshing Floor. We also discuss great country songs, what Drew should be naming his child and why Episode 2's "Redneck Hibachi" is still the greatest idea ever.

On a more serious note our hosts talk about what the word Gospel actually means. We work through some of the more popular (and current) ideas of the word and why it is important to have both a wide and narrow view of the Gospel. Plus, Joshua mentions NT Wright 1,983,019 times.

We also go through listener mail and talk about church revitalization, websites and being gospel centric.

Resources MentionedSimply Good News: Why The Gospel is News and What Makes It Good by N.T. WrightThe King Jesus Gospel: The Original Good News Revisited by Scot McKnightCenter Church: Doing Balanced, Gospel-Centered Ministry in Your City by Tim Keller

We continue our Missional month with a great interview with Dr. Brian Russell of Asbury Seminary. Brian shares how and why he teaches from a missional perspective in his classes and what being missional means for every local church. He shares a tremendous amount of wisdom with us this episode. 

Brian is also the author of Invitation, a 10 week Bible study teaching basic fundamentals of scripture. 

The Threshing Floor is giving away a workbook and DVD of Invitation, over a $100 value, over the next two weeks. Just retweet us on twitter @TTFpodcast.

Besides our interview with Brian we talk about major life changes in the near future, Chad joining a bigfoot organization and we share 5 seedthoughts on "What you do when spring comes."

It's Missional Month at The Threshing Floor. This month our hosts are having a conversation with other leaders about what missional means in different contexts and how ministries see themselves as missional. 

In this episode we have a conversation with Adam Weber, the founding and lead pastor of Embrace in South Falls, SD. Embrace is a leading UMC church and Adam shares some great wisdom and drops gospel bombs on us. Seriously-if you listen to this interview you just might find yourself having church.

We also go through some listener mail, talk about our own definitions of mission and start a brand-new segment on the Threshing Floor; 5 Seed Thoughts. 

In this episode of The Threshing Floor Joshua interviews the Rev. Carolyn Moore, founding pastor of Mosiac United Methodist Church in Augusta, Georgia. Carolyn shares her story of call, the role her family plays in her ministry, how there needs to be a different conversation about gender roles in leadership and how people can support women in ministry.

Our hosts talk about the interview, great 80's movies and Lindsey Lohan. 

Chad and Joshua host our annual Lent episode. We talk about Lent as an individual practice vs a community practice. Joshua has found his future wife and what the best Bill Murray costume is also makes the show. Additionaly, we take some time to talk about dumb things we have done as adults and go through twitter conversations.

This week on the Threshing Floor our triumphant hosts talk about three different issues.

1. Our thoughts about the famous phrase from the Westminster Catchecism "The Chief End of Man is..." 2. Our hosts least favorite books of the Bible.3. Duke University and the Muslim call to prayer.

Besides such weighty topics, we talk about 1980's arcades, Waynes World and way Sam's Club has the best combo meals. We end the episode with a discussion about which John Wayne is better, Western Duke or Military Duke. 

For this 31st episode of the Threshing Floor hosts Joshua Toepper and Chad Brooks try to make it work without Drew. We talk about 2014 and our favorite things. We spend time talking about our new favorite Country singer, what happens when Chad misses an episode of the podcast and reminisce about the early days of The Threshing Floor podcast. Chad shares the top 6 Threshing Floor episodes of 2014. 

We have a conversation about the major conversations of Christianity in 2014 and what it means for the worldwide church. 

Thanks for making 2014 such a successful year in podcasting and at Seedbed. 

We wrap up our episode with some listener suggestions via twitter (hit us up at @ttfpodcast). We talk about theologians in conversation with John Wesley and how the means of grace matter in community.