The Art of Holiness

Carolyn and Pierce sit down today to talk about where they are seeing God's love poured out, Christ personified, and Holy Spirit power in action in their life today. We also get a sneak peek at some of the guests we have lined up for Season 2 (which starts next week!) Lean in with us as we continue to press towards practical holiness, supernatural ministry, and intergenerational encouragement...

In this bonus episode, Carolyn Moore and Pierce Drake sit down to have a conversation about spiritual direction, mentoring, coaching, and spiritual parenting. Carolyn kicks us off today asking Pierce about his journey over the last year as he has intentionally gone after those four terms above. We pray these this conversation helps you lean into Jesus more fully. --- Join us at A Night With New Ro...

Our host Carolyn Moore and Pierce Drake sit down to reflect on the first season and discuss a question that came out of season one. They dive into looking at the difference of a Holy Spirit led life verses simply acknowledging that the Holy Spirit is with us but living as though it's just on us. May our time today encourage you to lean in with the Holy Spirit and fall forward into grace. ---...

Every episode has been for us a gift of great conversation with deep spiritual leaders in the Wesleyan/Arminian tradition, and we end the season with the best of the best — Jack Deere. Author of “Surprised by the Power of the Spirit” and the revised and recently released “Why I Am Still Surprised by the Spirit,” Jack shares his own journey from a successful ministry in a cessationist tribe — a the...

It was truly an honor to have a conversation with Dr. Scot McKnight. We discovered in this world-renowned speaker, writer, and academic a deeply faithful and socially active man of God who is humble, humorous and courageous. McKnight is a recognized authority on the historical Jesus, early Christianity, and New Testament. His blog, Jesus Creed, is a leading Christian blog. He has authored or edite...

Rev Dr Madeline Henners has an amazing story of incremental surrender as the Holy Spirit drew her out of a "mainline" worldview and into the life of the Spirit. She now swims deeply in that stream and talks us through a number of Spirit-filled movements happening in the U.S. In her words, her "dream for the church is revival." Madeline shares also around intimacy with God, the...

We found a treasure when we found Rev. Dimetra Barrios while watching the online messages of Jon Tyson's Church of the City. She serves as the founding and lead pastor at Legacy Brooklyn. She has studied at Liberty and Fuller, and is a featured speaker at Exponential conference. And she gets the Art of Holiness. Dimetra speaks with such spiritual insight about issues like practical holiness,...

Chris Backert has a passion for creating and supporting new ways of doing Christian community. You know him by his influence over several significant movements. He serves as the national director of Fresh Expressions US, as Director & Organizational Architect for a church planting network called Ecclesia, as a church planter himself in both Virginia and Maryland, and with the Baptist General A...

Matt Scott is the founding pastor of the Gathering Place in Moody, Alabama. Since it began in 2011, The Gathering Place Church has grown to average more than 1500 people attending each weekend. In Matt, we discovered a pastor who was not content with large numbers, but someone intensely passionate about pursuing the supernatural power of God. He talks in this episode about that search, and about h...

Jorge Acevedo is a true elder in the church -- a man of God who has poured in faithfully for more than two decades to a local faith community (Grace Church in Cape Coral, FL), while pouring into the national and even international Church and into generations of leaders who call him both mentor and friend. In this episode, we talk with Jorge about missional discipleship, supernatural ministry, Wesl...

The word that immediately comes to mind when talking to Bob Beckwith is fruitfulness. Bob has served as the director of the UGA Wesley Foundation since 1999. His story is one of “a long obedience in the same direction” (to quote Eugene Peterson). Staying true to his call and passion for developing workable discipleship systems, he has seen significant growth at Wesley in their internship program,...

Dr. Helen Musick has served the Kingdom of God as a pastor, seminary professor, leader of a successful recovery ministry, and a featured speaker and leader. In this conversation, she talks about the simple brilliance of the twelve steps of A.A. and how the supernatural power of God works in the midst of recovery. Helen shares as a seasoned pastor what it means to be a spiritual elder in the church...

J.D. is an author, speaker, thought-leader, and is the "Sower-in-Chief" at Seedbed (and New Room). Formerly the Dean of Chapel at Asbury Theological Seminary, J.D. founded Seedbed in 2012 to begin the work of sowing for a great Awakening. He writes daily to a community of thousands via the Seedbed Daily Text. Links: - Seedbed - The Seedbed Daily Text - The Seedbed Daily Text printed book...

This conversation with Cheryl Bridges Johns is rich and deep. If you haven't found her already, you need to listen. Dr. Johns serves in the Robert E. Fisher Chair of Spiritual Renewal at Pentecostal Theological Seminary. She carries the fire of a Pentecostal and the heart of a social activist. What humbles and inspires us most is that with thousands of Twitter followers and a national platfor...

Welcome to our first episode! Dr. Bellini often says: "Pentecostals don’t have a copyright on the Holy Spirit." To which we at The Art of Holiness reply, "Amen!" In this episode we chat about "prophetic informed intercession" and the miracles waiting to happen when we pray from a place of knowing. Dr. Bellini is a professor at United Seminary and he takes us to school...

Join Pastors Carolyn Moore and Pierce Drake in this introductory conversation and hear why they've decided to start this podcast. You'll hear a little bit of their stories as well as their hope and prayer for this community. We are excited to have you in this conversation!