What the Hell is a Pastor?

What the Hell is a Pastor?

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What the Hell is a Pastor? episodes

  • Systematic Theology Explained, Part 1 (Abridged)

    In which Ethan and Jo discuss what qualifies as systematic theology and discuss how to make your own theology more systematic.

    Want more? The full version of this episode is packed with theological nerdy goodness and is available on the patreon for only five dollars a month! https://www.patreon.com/posts/systematic-part-136240803

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    51 min
  • Minisode 183: Theology, Pastoricity, Chaplaincy

    In which Deep Mac and the Dude discuss theological questions like, "How do we practice acceptance when the world needs to change?", "How does someone with a Messiah complex fit into a spiritual care group?", and most importantly, "How can anyone defend total depravity?"

    Find Miriam's book, Sacred Balance, wherever fine publications are sold.

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    24 min
  • Sacred Balance (with Rev. Miriam Diephouse-McMillan)

    In which Rev. Miriam Diephouse-McMillan joins Jo to discuss her ministry journey, her work as a chaplain in a psychiatric hospital, and her new book, Sacred Balance: How Ancient Practices Can Restore Modern Minds, available where books are sold!

    Learn more about Miriam here: https://www.miriamdiephousemcmillan.com/

    Get Sacred Balance here: https://chalicepress.com/products/sacred-balance-how-ancient-practices-can-restore-modern-minds


    Want to tune in to Jo's ordination on August 2 or send a kind word their way? You can learn everything you need to know about that at wthiap.com/ordination.


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    56 min
  • A Way to Access the World

    In which Caroline O'Neal, CEO of Reading Assist in Wilmington, DE, joins Jo to talk about service, community partnerships, and the crucial and solvable problem of literacy access in the US.

    Learn more about Reading Assist at https://readingassist.org/.

    Want to protect AmeriCorps? Tell your member of Congress about it here: https://voicesforservice.org/take-action/contact-congress/

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    1 hr 9 min
  • Embed Teaching

    In which Jo and Ethan are joined by Dr. Jonathan LeMaster-Smith to talk about his call, his journey, Kairos University, disaster response, and being a Certified Lay Minister. You can find Dr. J on socials under his name or the handle rural_professor.

    Learn more about Kairos at https://kairos.edu/.

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    1 hr 5 min
  • Minisode 181: Everyone Thinks God Suffers

    Yes, it's longer than the regular episode. Yes, I could have cut it in half. Just pause it around 45 minutes and go for a walk and it'll feel the same.

    In which Spanks Rebok and the Dude discuss how to teach congregations about pain and God, based on the work of Japanese theologian Kazoh Kitamori, along with the pitfalls of love monism.

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    1 hr 25 min
  • Symbols of the Pain of God

    In which Ethan and Jo discuss again the work of Japanese theologian Kazoh Kitamori and the connection between Mary the mother of Jesus's pain and loss and the experience of the Trinity.


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    1 hr 9 min

About What the Hell is a Pastor?

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Two current and former young pastors in small town ministry sit down each week to talk about the ups and downs of their jobs as they try to figure out what the hell it is they're supposed to be doing.…