Theologically Driven

By Detroit Baptist Theological Seminary

Education Religion & Spirituality Christianity

What's Theologically Driven about?

A podcast for those who want to know God through his word and have that knowledge drive their decisions. Learn more at dbts.edu.

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Theologically Driven episodes:

05.23.2024
Public Prayer w/ David Doran
Ben Edwards talks with David Doran about best practices for public prayer.
05.16.2024
Raising Kids in Ministry to Love Ministry w/ Matt and Nancy Smith
All three of the Smith kids are currently serving in full-time ministry. Ben Edwards talked with Matt and Nancy about the lessons they learned raising children in ministry.
05.09.2024
Planning a Worship Service with David Doran
Ben Edwards talks with Dr. David Doran about the principles and practices of planning an effective worship service.
05.02.2024
Spiritual Gifts in the Life of the Church with Ben Edwards
Jacob Elwart and Ben Edwards talk about the role of spiritual gifts in the church.
04.25.2024
Before the Son of Man Comes with Ryan Meyer
Ben Edwards talks with Dr. Ryan Meyer about what Jesus means when he says, "you will not have gone through all the towns of Israel before the Son of Man comes" (Matt 10:23).
04.18.2024
Church Membership with David Doran
Ben Edwards talks with Dr. David Doran about the importance of church membership.
04.11.2024
Gavin Ortlund and a Local Flood? with Ben Edwards
In this episode, Ben Edwards responds to Gavin Ortlund's arguments for a local flood.
04.04.2024
The Theology of the Psalms with Kyle Dunham
Ben Edwards talks with Dr. Kyle Dunham about the theology of the Psalms.
03.28.2024
Deacons with David Doran
Ben Edwards talks with David Doran about the role of Deacons in the church.
03.21.2024
Sharing the Gospel During Easter with Aaron Coffey
Ben Edwards talks with Aaron Coffey about effectively sharing the gospel during the Easter season.
03.14.2024
Pastoral Calling with David Doran
Ben Edwards talks to Dr David Doran about how churches call a pastor.
03.07.2024
Qualifications for a Pastor with Bruce Compton
Ben Edwards talks with Dr Compton about the qualifications for pastors.
02.29.2024
How Pastors Lead with David Doran
Ben Edwards talks with Pastor David Doran about how pastors lead well.
02.22.2024
Funerals with Pastor Tracy Fressel
Ben Edwards talks with Pastor Tracy Fressel about how to prepare for and execute funerals well in a way that honors God and care for the family. Access "The Fundamentals of Funerals for Fundamental Churches" by William Eugene Towns...
02.15.2024
Congregationally Governed Churches with David Doran
Ben Edwards and David Doran talk about churches with a congregational church government.
02.08.2024
The Origin of Baptist Churches with John Aloisi
Ben Edwards talks with John Aloisi about the origin of baptist churches.
02.01.2024
Authority w/ Jonathan Leeman
Ben Edwards talks with Jonathan Leeman about his new book on Authority.
01.25.2024
Church Business Meetings with David Doran
Ben Edwards talks with David Doran about the principles behind a church business meeting.
01.18.2024
Baptist Churches with Mark Snoeberger
Ben Edwards talks with Mark Snoeberger about the distinctives of baptist churches.
01.11.2024
What Pastors Should Know about Students Today
Ben Edwards talks with Dr Jim Hubbard about problems facing students and how pastors can be informed about those.
01.04.2024
Church Budgets
Ben Edwards talks with David Doran about how a pastor should lead through the budgeting process.
12.28.2023
The Homogeneous Unit Principle
Ben Edwards talks to David Doran about the homogeneous unit principle.
12.21.2023
Celebrating Christmas after the Loss of a Loved One
Ben Edwards talks with Jacob Elwart about dealing with loss during the holidays.
12.14.2023
The Pastoral Need for Apologetics
Ben Edwards talking with Ken Brown about the need for apologetics in pastoral ministry. You can learn more about the Christianity vs Everybody Conference here.
12.07.2023
Ministry in Southeast Asia
Ben Edwards talks with Chris Seawright about ministry in Southeast Asia. Below are some important links related to their ministry. 1. Their family/ministry website. 2. Chris's booklet on Gospel Communication to those coming from a Folk Buddhist Worldview: ...
11.30.2023
Expositional Preaching with Rick Holland
Ben Edwards talks with Rick Holland about expositional preaching.
11.23.2023
The Detroit Baptist Seminary Journal
You can access the journal here.
11.16.2023
The Sin Offering and the Guilt Offering
Ben Edwards talks with Kyle Dunham about his most recent DBSJ article.
11.09.2023
The Received Laws of Language
Ben Edwards talks with Mark Snoeberger about the received laws of language.
11.02.2023
Improving as a Preacher with Kerry McGonigal
Ben Edwards talks with Dr. Kerry McGonigal about how preachers can continue to improve.
10.26.2023
Evangelistic Bible Studies
Ben Edwards talks with Peter Cushman about doing Evangelistic Bible Studies.
10.19.2023
The King James Bible Study Project with Mark Ward
Ben Edwards talks with Dr. Mark Ward about his new project on the King James Bible. View the KJB Study Project here.
10.12.2023
Spread the Word
Spread the Word is church planting internship at Inter-City Baptist Church in Allen Park, MI. Ben Edwards talks with Riley Woodfin about how it works. Check out their website at plantdetroit.org
10.05.2023
Using the Bible in Biblical Counseling
Ben Edwards talks with Jacob Elwart about using the Bible in Biblical Counseling.
09.28.2023
Ministry in Zambia
Ben Edwards talks with Hector Garcia about ministry in Zambia.
09.21.2023
Movies at Church
Ben Edwards talks to David Doran about churches that use movies at church.
09.14.2023
Theologically Driven, DBTS, and Other Listener-Submitted Questions
In this episode Phil Cecil asks Ben questions about Theologically Driven, DBTS, and other misc topics. Important Links: Series on Fundamentalism Caring for Members Who Experience Loss with Torrey Jaspers Detroit Baptist Seminary Sermon Audio Detroit Baptist Seminary...
09.07.2023
Wayward Children
Ben Edwards talks to Jacob Elwart about parenting children who are wandering away from the faith.
08.31.2023
The Problem of Pluralism
Jacob Elwart talks with Ben Edwards about problems with Pluralism.
08.24.2023
Biblical Counseling and Abuse
Ben Edwards talks with Dr Ernie Baker about dealing with abuse as a biblical counselor.
08.17.2023
Injustices Done in the Name of Christianity
Ben Edwards talks with Dr Aloisi about injustices committed by professing Christians.
08.10.2023
Redeeming Productivity with Reagan Rose
Ben Edwards talks about productivity with Reagan Rose. Register for Summer Series Here Register for the E3 Pastors Conference Here
08.03.2023
Discovering Dispensationalism
Ben Edwards talks to Mark Snoeberger about his contribution to a recently released book on dispensational.
07.27.2023
Paul's Address on Mars Hill
Ben Edwards talks with Mark Snoeberger about the apologetical significance of Paul's address on Mars Hill.
07.20.2023
Pastors and Their Children with Tim Jordan
Ben Edwards talks with Tim Jordan about how pastors can care well for their kids.
07.13.2023
How Could God Send People to Hell?
Jacob Elwart interviews Ben Edwards on the doctrine of Hell.
07.06.2023
Creeds, Confessions, and Catechisms
Ben Edwards talks with John Aloisi about the apologetical value of creeds, confessions, and catechisms.
06.29.2023
The Problem of Evil
Jacob Elwart interviews Ben Edwards on the problem of evil.
06.22.2023
The Transcendental Argument
Ben Edwards talks with Dr. Michael Riley about the transcendental argument for God's existence.
06.15.2023
The Canaanite War
Ben Edwards talks to Kyle Dunham about the apologetical difficulties of the Canaanite War and answers to the problems.

What's Theologically Driven about?

Download our free app to listen on your phone

Theologically Driven episodes:

Public Prayer w/ David Doran

Raising Kids in Ministry to Love Ministry w/ Matt and Nancy Smith

Planning a Worship Service with David Doran

Spiritual Gifts in the Life of the Church with Ben Edwards

Before the Son of Man Comes with Ryan Meyer

Church Membership with David Doran

Gavin Ortlund and a Local Flood? with Ben Edwards

The Theology of the Psalms with Kyle Dunham

Deacons with David Doran

Sharing the Gospel During Easter with Aaron Coffey

Pastoral Calling with David Doran

Qualifications for a Pastor with Bruce Compton

How Pastors Lead with David Doran

Funerals with Pastor Tracy Fressel

Congregationally Governed Churches with David Doran

The Origin of Baptist Churches with John Aloisi

Authority w/ Jonathan Leeman

Church Business Meetings with David Doran

Baptist Churches with Mark Snoeberger

What Pastors Should Know about Students Today

Church Budgets

The Homogeneous Unit Principle

Celebrating Christmas after the Loss of a Loved One

The Pastoral Need for Apologetics

Ministry in Southeast Asia

Expositional Preaching with Rick Holland

The Detroit Baptist Seminary Journal

The Sin Offering and the Guilt Offering

The Received Laws of Language

Improving as a Preacher with Kerry McGonigal

Evangelistic Bible Studies

The King James Bible Study Project with Mark Ward

Spread the Word

Using the Bible in Biblical Counseling

Ministry in Zambia

Movies at Church

Theologically Driven, DBTS, and Other Listener-Submitted Questions

Wayward Children

The Problem of Pluralism

Biblical Counseling and Abuse

Injustices Done in the Name of Christianity

Redeeming Productivity with Reagan Rose

Discovering Dispensationalism

Paul's Address on Mars Hill

Pastors and Their Children with Tim Jordan

How Could God Send People to Hell?

Creeds, Confessions, and Catechisms

The Problem of Evil

The Transcendental Argument

The Canaanite War