Kingdom Roots

In this episode, Scot McKnight unpacks with Laura Tarro about her journey of being ordained. God has given Laura a vision for fostering a culture of witness through church planting. They explore the unique challenges many women face on this journey and what the future looks like for women in ministry.

📝 Register Today for Tov for Women: https://bit.ly/TovForWomen  🎧 Subscribe to The Alabaster Jar Podcast on Apple Podcast (https://apple.co/3DpcUyP) or Spotify (https://spoti.fi/3iCJbdt) It can be challenging to step up to the audacious work God calls believers. Laura Tarro chats with Lynn and Sareen about her calling to ministry and the unique challenges women often face to follow the ministry...

✨Take the first step to investigate 🔦 if Northern Seminary is the right fit for you to advance your ability to lead the church and engage the world - https://www.seminary.edu/krapply    Telling stories is fundamental to being human. There are so many stories that dominate the way humans live their lives. Join Scot and Laura as they explore what it looks likes to have a culture telling the most i...

✨Take the first step to investigate 🔦 if Northern Seminary is the right fit for you to advance your ability to lead the church and engage the world - https://www.seminary.edu/krapply    What did the women of the early churches do? Dr. Lynn Cohick, one of the world’s experts on women in the early church, will take us inside the walls and rooms, and homes of early Christians to show us activities...

Start your journey of advancing your Biblical Studies with Northern Seminary at http://seminary.edu/krapply Scot McKnight suggests, “A sermon is a person studying the Bible, encountering God in their own life and history, and then spewing it all out on Sunday morning for the good of the people of God.” Scot and Marshall Hatch have a conversation about the danger of pastors taking others' messages...

What a community does with its financial resources reveals what they value. Scot unpacks the Apostle Paul's vision for generosity and caring for the poor. Generosity was a staple in the early church and is still essential for God's Kingdom to continue to take root today. There is no telling the impact the church can make on the world with a culture of generosity driving toward equality of all. Sug...

It wasn't enough for Paul to call his co-workers friends. He chooses to take it a step further and call them siblings. This close relationship described by Paul captures the revolution from Christ's love that permeates every part of the church. What does it look like to live together in the family of God? How can a view of being siblings guide the church to be the community God desires it to be? S...

Pastors need friends. This reality often gets overlooked and leaves pastors lonely, burnt out, and frustrated. The Apostle Paul can get stereotyped as an individual working for God. When we dig into how Paul carried out his ministry, we find a rich example of friendship in working together in ministry. Join Scot and Laura as they unpack what a culture of friendship can look like with other Kingdom...

What is the fundamental purpose of being a pastor? In this episode, Scot McKnight unpacks the 10 elements he sees present in how the Apostle Paul nurtured living like Christ in the early church. You will be reminded about what the heart of ministry should be all about and get ideas on how you could nurture the same Christlikeness in your church. Purchase your copy of Pastor Paul here - https://amz...

Jesus' humanity suggests that he had to learn. Scot McKnight and James McGrath investigate the reality of what Jesus learning from women meant. There is a tremendous amount of insight and implication for today that we can gain by exploring what Jesus learned from women. Purchase* your copy of James McGrath's book here: https://amzn.to/2TDKzTM *Amazon Affiliate link

📝  Register for the Webinar hosted by Scot McKnight on Women Transforming the Church and their Communities:  https://www.seminary.edu/webinar-women-transforming-the-church-and-their-communities/  Scot and Laura give their take on the latest subjects in the news. They also share some of the exciting behind the scene topics on the most recent projects they’re working on. Don’t miss this chance to g...

We all experience difficulties and hardships. But how can we learn to live richly in the midst of them? And even grow spiritually because of them? The answer is found in the hopeful humanity of Jesus. Scot McKnight and Kurt Willems unpack what led Kurt to write a book about the hope that comes from Jesus' humanity. As the Son of God, Jesus wasn’t exempt from suffering, disappointment, or injustice...

Beth Allison Barr suggests that “Biblical” womanhood actually isn’t very Biblical. Scot McKnight and Laura Tarro investigate Beth’s journey of realizing how the subjugation of women became gospel truth. She discovered that the movement for Biblical womanhood had much more to do with grasping for power and less to do with what the Bible says about women. Purchase* a copy of The Making of Biblical W...

The soil of toxic cultures can produce the most serious of offensives. Tiffany Bluhm has a deep understanding of the cultural and spiritual narratives that silence women and illuminate the devastating emotional, financial, and social impact of silence in the face of injustice. Scot McKnight and Tiffany explore how to navigate cultural challenges when facing the truth that needs to be said. With ho...

Navigating any situation that is deprived of tov is never an easy task. This is the final part of the series based on listener questions from Scot's new book, A Church Called Tov. Scot McKnight and Laura Tarro investigate everything from if complementary theology plays a role in abusive church systems to ideas on addressing abusive situations. Jesus' vision is for tov to be unleashed in the church...

The Church is at her best when she is celebrating her diversity. Many spiritually oppressive situations suppress differing opinions to maintain control. In this episode of Kingdom Roots, Laura Tarro asks Scot McKnight and Laura Barringer your biggest questions from navigating spiritually abusive situations that diminish the diversity of thought to how to orient your church to unleash TOV in your c...

Since writing "A Church Called Tov," Scot McKnight and Laura Barringer have received numerous questions on how to navigate situations in churches that lack the presence of TOV. In this episode, Scot and Laura tackle these questions and more around spiritual abuse. Scot and Laura guide how to work through these difficult situations and attempt to foster the TOV God desires to be present in the chur...

Steve and Sarah Carter have had the opportunity to serve with some of this century's most influential churches. They share what they have learned through the good and challenging moments from their journey. Pastoring a church in America's current cultural moment is challenging at best. Steve and Sarah share many insightful observations that will help you foster the Kingdom taking root in your chur...

Chuck DeGroat has been counseling pastors with Narcissistic Personality Disorder, as well as those wounded by narcissistic leaders and systems, for over twenty years. He knows firsthand the devastation narcissism leaves in its wake and how insidious and painful it is. In this episode of Kingdom Roots, Scot and Laura join Chuck to take a close look at narcissism, not only in ministry leaders but al...

In this episode, Scot and Laura talk with Diane Langberg. She is an internationally recognized psychologist and counselor with forty-seven years of experience. She speaks regularly on abuse and trauma all over the world. She recently wrote a book entitled Redeeming Power: Understanding Authority and Abuse in the Church. Power has a God-given role in human relationships and institutions, but it can...

How did a libertine who lacks even the most basic knowledge of the Christian faith win 81 percent of the white evangelical vote in 2016? And why have white evangelicals become a presidential reprobate’s staunchest supporters? Scot and Laura investigate these questions evaluated by acclaimed historian Kristin Kobes Du Mez. She asks these questions and more in Jesus and John Wayne, which delves beyo...

What do we know about the mother of Jesus? Would you like to meet the real Mary of Nazareth? The real Mary was an unwed, pregnant, teenage girl living in first-century Palestine. And yet, from the moment she learned of God's plan for the Messiah, she showed herself to be a woman of courage, humility, and resolve. In this sermon, Scot McKnight shows us how this seemingly insignificant woman was use...

The recently named Provost of Northern Seminary, Lynn Cohick, joins Scot for a conversation on her new commentary. Lynn Cohick investigates the epistle of Ephesians and the complex relationship between Jews and gentiles within the text and in the broader cultural context as she analyzes the epistle’s description of the Church. This has major implications for discipleship today! Cohick’s historical...

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