Ideology

In Episode 10 of Season 2, Drew and Mick interview Vincent Carpenter about his take on race in America today.  Vincent is a staff pastor at Antioch Community Church in Waco, TX, and brings a distinctly pastoral view to the conversation, delving more deeply into the Biblical teaching on ethnicity, and then looking at practical ways we can participate in healing the divides in our nation. &nbsp...

In Episode 9 of Season 2, Drew and Mick discuss the main sources of authority that arbitrate truth in our lives and the challenge for the believer to think critically about who or what we allow to be our ultimate authority.   Connect with us at ideologypc@gmail.com // like what you found here?  Feel free to rate, comment, subscribe, and/or share.

In Episode 8 of Season 2, Drew and Mick begin a conversation on race and ethnicity, laying the groundwork for a broader discussion by looking at the history of ethnicity from a Biblical perspective, and how race factors into the larger mission of God as revealed in the scriptures.   Connect with us at ideologypc@gmail.com // like what you found here?  Feel free to rate, comment, subscrib...

In Episode 7 of Season 2, Mick and Drew build on the Season 1 episodes regarding Sexual Ethics and delve more deeply into the differences between secular and Christian understandings of human sexuality. Connect with us at ideologypc@gmail.com // like what you found here?  Feel free to rate, comment, subscribe, and/or share. Episode notes:  - Marty Solomon and the Bema Discipleship Podcas...

In Episode 6 of Season 2, Drew and Mick pick back up the discussion on ethics begun in Episodes 1 & 2 of Season 2 and look more in depth at three specific ethical constructs that dominate modern (Western) discourse and compare them with Christian ethics.  Connect with us at ideologypc@gmail.com // like what you found here?  Feel free to rate, comment, subscribe, and/or share. Episode...

In Episode 5 of Season 2, Drew and Mick walk us through four expressions of the church - micro church, megachurch, sacramental, and pentecostal - and explore the tensions, strengths, and weaknesses inherent in each expression.  They end with a plea to appreciate the strengths and to learn from the weaknesses with humility as the Holy Spirit continues to guide the church in our day.   Con...

In Episode 4 of Season 2, Mick and Drew compare and contrast the Buddhist, Secular, and Christian understandings of the nature of suffering and our subsequent response to this universal reality, as well as how the church has been impacted - perhaps unwittingly - by secular ideology on the issue.   Connect with us at ideologypc@gmail.com.  We welcome your feedback, questions, and suggestions! // Li...

In Episode 3 of Season 2, Drew and Mick look at A Secular Age by Charles Taylor, After Virtue by Alasdair MacIntyre, and The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self by Carl Trueman.  These works look at the evolution of the philosophical underpinnings of how we've come to understand the self, beginning in the Enlightenment, right on through Freud and Nietzsche to the present.   Comments, que...

In Episode 2 of Season 2, Drew and Mick applied last week's thoughts on ethics to the effects of COVID over the past 18 months, and how applying the biblical ethic locally can help us appreciate and approach complex issues at scale. Connect with us at ideologypc@gmail.com // Like what you found here?  Feel free to rate, comment, subscribe, and/or share. Episode notes: - The Divine Conspiracy...

In Episode 1 of Season 2, Drew and Mick discuss the discernment needed in today's climate of performative ethics and call the church to think critically about the foundations of the morality by which we are evaluating the world around us.    **Mick's new podcast, Meditations , can be found on all major podcast platforms.   Questions, comments, suggestions?  Email us at ideology...

In Episode 37, Mick continues to build on the tips and tools from Episode 35 and walks through the context, structure, and main themes of the book of Job, as well as where those themes intersect with the broader themes of this podcast.   **Broadcasting note: we will be taking a 4-week break from recording.  We will be back with the start of season 2 on July 5th.  Until then, take so...

In Episode 36, Drew takes us through the book of Romans utilizing some of the exegetical and hermeneutical tools discussed in the last episode, as an example of how to dig more deeply into a book of the Bible on our own.    Questions, comments, suggestions?  Email us at ideologypc@gmail.com // Like what you found here?  Feel free to rate, comment, subscribe, and/or share.

In Episode 35, Drew and Mick give some practical tips on how to study the Bible as we continue to see the need to become more biblically grounded in today's complex cultural context.    Questions, suggestions, comments?  Email us at ideologypc@gmail.com // Like what you found here?  Feel free to rate, comment, subscribe, and/or share.  Episode notes:   - App: You...

In Episode 34, Drew & Mick continue the conversation regarding the church and colonialism.  In this installment, Drew suggests that colonialism is still a problem today, but that in the modern era it is actually the onslaught of secular humanism rather than the imposition of Christianity.  Then he turns a corner to discuss the state and future of the global church.  Take a liste...

In Episode 33, Drew & Mick look at the state of missions in a globalized society and address the critique that mission work has been complicit with colonialism over the past several centuries.   Questions, comments, suggestions?  Email us at ideologypc@gmail.com // Like what you found here?  Feel free to rate, comment, subscribe, and/or share. Episode notes:  - Christopher...

In Episode 32, Drew and Mick discuss the relative importance of the Sunday morning gathering in light of the current trends to pull back from traditional models of corporate worship.   Questions, comments, suggestions?  Email us at ideologypc@gmail.com // Like what you found here?  Feel free to rate, comment, subscribe, and/or share. Episode reference: - Justin Martyr, First Apology...

In Episode 31, Mick & Drew continue a dialogue about sexual ethics and the various challenges and considerations the church must face moving forward. Questions, comments, suggestions?  Email us at ideologypc@gmail.com // Like what you found here?  Feel free to rate, comment, subscribe, and/or share.

In Episode 30, Mick & Drew begin to unpack the very complex issue of human sexuality relative to the scriptures and modern society.  In part 1, they look at the historical and biblical narrative underpinning human sexuality and begin to extrapolate the implications for our lives.   Questions, comments, suggestions?  Email us at ideologypc@gmail.com // Like what you found here? &...

In Episode 29, Drew and Mick review the biblical and historical significance of Jesus' death and resurrection, as well as the period in between referred to as Holy (or Black) Saturday.  Take a listen and enjoy the episode! Questions, comments, suggestions?  Email us at ideologypc@gmail.com

In Episode 28, Drew and Mick unpack what it means to be saved in terms of redemption, justification, reconciliation, sanctification, adoption, participation, and resurrection.  They also take a look at how fundamentally the salvation narratives differ between Christianity and secularism, and some of the implications that arise from those differences. **We also apologize for the poor sound qua...

In Episode 27, Drew & Mick unpack the potential pitfalls of Liberal Theology when it is rooted in Modernist notions of ontology and how robust trinitarian theology serves as a strong antidote to a relativistic culture.   **Please forgive the poor sound quality on Mick's microphone... we're not quite sure what happened!   Questions, comments, suggestions?  Email us at ideologypc@...

In Episode 26, Drew & Mick continue a dialogue around whether and in what ways science complements faith.  Is science an effective epistemology on its own?  How can the believer's faith be bolstered by the various scientific disciplines?  Listen in to find out.   Questions, comments, suggestions?  Email us at ideologypc@gmail.com

In Episode 25, Mick & Drew explore the compatibility of faith and science, the reality of scientism as a standalone faith claim, and how the natural sciences can bolster faith.  Mick also reveals his desire to be on Yusaku Maezawa's civilian flight around the moon planned for 2023.   Questions, comments, suggestions?  Email us at ideologypc@gmail.com

In Episode 24, Drew and Mick explore why we press into the body of Christ, even amid pain and offense.   Questions, comments, suggestions? Email us at ideologypc@gmail.com

In Episode 23, Mick & Drew explore part 1 of a discussion on ecclesiology - or the study of the church.  What is it?  What are some of the prevailing worldviews that affect our view of the church?  Why does any of this matter?  Take a listen to find out!  Questions, comments, feedback?  Email us at ideologypc@gmail.com