For Context

For Context: Bible and Context Interlude Episode # 09 🎙️ Episode Overview Podcast Show Notes: For Context Episode Title: From Missional to Contextual: Leading in the Great Unraveling Hosts: Gino Curcuruto & Luke Stair Guest: Dr. Alan Roxburgh (Pastor, Teacher, Writer, and Consultant) Episode Summary In this episode, Gino and Luke sit down with Dr. Alan Roxburgh to unpack a fundamental shift happen...

For Context: Bible and Context Interlude Episode # 08 🎙️ Episode Overview Key Takeaways & Discussion Highlights 1. The “Monoethnic but Multicultural” Church * The Toronto Context: Shu Ling describes his ministry context as a “mom-and-pop shop megachurch” serving roughly 4,000 attendees across three campuses. * The Cultural Shift: Over the last two decades, the church has navigated a distinct shift...

For Context: Bible and Context Interlude Episode # 07 🎙️ Episode Overview How do our backgrounds, cultures, and current life situations change the way we read the Bible? In this episode, Gino and Luke dive into the complexities of Contextual Theological Interpretation. They explore why traditional academic methods sometimes fall short by ignoring the “cultural blinders” of the reader and discuss h...

For Context: Dr. Michael Moore Episode # 06 🎙️ Episode Overview This episode of For Context features a conversation with Dr. Mike Moore , the Dean of Northern Seminary and a graduate of the very first cohort of the Contextual Theology program. Hosts Gino and Luke dive into the history of the program, the shift from "Missional Leadership" to "Contextual Theology," and how academic rigor meets the g...

For Context: Ethnography Interlude Episode # 05 🎙️ Episode Overview Ethnography and Theology — Holding the Tension Together. In this special episode of For Context , hosts Gino Curcuruto and Luke Stehr dive into the unique intersection of ethnography and theology. They explore why social science is a critical tool for the modern pastor and how their personal research projects—ranging from church p...

For Context: Dr. Jonny Morrison Episode # 04 🎙️ Episode Overview On this episode, we welcome another program grad in Jonny Morrison. Jonny is a pastor, writer, and church planter based in Salt Lake City, Utah. He’s known for his integration of theology, culture, and everyday life in ways that are thoughtful, creative, and accessible. Whether preaching, writing, or hosting conversations, Jonny is p...

For Context: Dr. Jon Massimi Episode # 03 🎙️ Episode Overview On this episode of For Context, Dr. Jon Massimi, another Canadian, joins Luke and Gino to discuss contextual theology. Jon is a graduate (second cohort!) of the Doctorate in Ministry in Contextual Theology program at Northern Seminary. They discuss how contextual theology works in every day life by changing our posture toward our neighb...

For Context: Bernard Tam Episode # 02 🎙️ Episode Overview In this episode of For Context, Bernard Tam joins Luke and Gino to discuss contextual theology. Bernard had just turned in the first draft of his dissertation for the Doctorate in Ministry in Contextual Theology program at Northern Seminary. On this episode, they discuss a bit of the program’s impact on Bernard, life and ministry in Toronto...

For Context: Dr. David Fitch Episode # 01 🎙️ Episode Overview In this inaugural episode of For Context, Luke and Gino interview David Fitch. Fitch is the founder and director of the Doctorate in Ministry in Contextual Theology program at Northern Seminary. On this episode, they discuss a bit of the program’s origin story as well as why and how contextual theology works as a discipline. Give it a l...

We’re excited to announce For Context, a podcast coming soon that celebrates Northern Seminary’s Doctorate of Ministry in Contextual Theology. We’ll interview faculty, graduates, and current students from the Contextual Theology program at Northern. Northern Seminary’s Contextual Theology program has already been so helpful for us. And we thought it would be great to dive into all of the amazing t...