The Ephesiology Podcast

On this Ephesiology Podcast, Andrew and Michael explore the concept of missiological theology, emphasizing its distinction from biblical, systematic, and historical theologies. They discuss how missiological theology applies a mission-focused lens to scripture, theology, and church practice, and how it adapts to different cultural contexts. The conversation highlights the early church’s role...

On this Ephesiology Podcast, Andrew and Michael delve into the foundational importance of Christology within the context of innovative disruption. Emphasizing a return to understanding who Jesus is and how He defines Himself, they explore the implications of Christological clarity for mission and ecclesiology. Drawing from biblical texts and theological reflection, they discuss how a correct under...

On this Ephesiology Podcast, Andrew and Michael continue emphasizing how important it is for us to understand Jesus primarily from who He describes Himself to be. Unpacking the paradigm of Christiology-Missiology-Ecclesiology, our podcasters discuss how our view of Jesus informs the manner in which we engage the world and what His people look like as His body. Learn more about Innovative Disruptio...

On this Ephesiology Podcast, Andrew and Michael continue to discuss what a reorientation to Jesus looks like. While John the apostle describes Jesus in awesome language in Revelation 1, Jesus uses the same language to introduce Himself to the seven churches. So, not only does Jesus encourage John with the words, “Fear not, I am . . . ,” He introduces each letter to the churches with a...

On this Ephesiology Podcast, Andrew and Michael discuss what a reorientation to Jesus looks like. Of primary importance is seeing Jesus for who He is right at this moment. They look at the penchant of the first disciples for creating Jesus in their image. Then, by focusing on the only book in the Bible that claims to be a revelation of Jesus Himself, they look at the Person John encountered in Rev...

On this Ephesiology Podcast, Andrew and Michael introduce a 10 week series focused on innovative disruption. In this introduction to the series, our podcasters discuss what exactly they mean by disruption as they begin to lead us to think innovatively about what we learn from the early Christ-followers. Meaningful innovation begins with reorienting to Jesus. When we get our Christology sorted then...

On this Ephesiology Podcast, Andrew and Michael catch up after recent travels to South Asia, the Middle East, and Europe. Among other topics, Michael shares about the significance of archaeology for the study of the New Testament movement and invites listeners to join him on an upcoming research trip to Asia Minor. Learn more about the trip at Ephesiology Master Classes: https://masterclasses.ephe...

On this Ephesiology Podcast, Andrew and Michael are joined by Jeff Christopherson, again. Jeff updates us on the reception of his book, Once You See: Seven Temptations of the Western Church . He gives us more of the context and birth of the book which came out of his interactions with 1600 churches during COVID. To his surprise, 91 percent of those churches returned to what they considered to be n...

On this Ephesiology Podcast, Andrew and Michael are joined by Will Plitt to discuss the work of Christ Together in the United States. Join us for this fascinating conversation about the state of Christianity in America and the ways in which churches are working together to make Christ known. Will shares about the missiological and ecclesiological shifts that occurred to move many to join together...

On this Ephesiology Podcast, Andrew and Michael are joined by Dr. Todd M. Johnson to discuss World Christianity in 2024. Join us for this fascinating conversation about the state of Christian unity, the growth of religion globally, and the increase in the numbers of missionaries around the world along with many other things. If you have a question or topic that you’d like to hear addressed on the...

On this Ephesiology Podcast, Andrew and Michael are joined by Brian Sanders to talk about some early findings from his research on church networking in central Florida. Brian is a social entrepreneur who has helped start hundreds of missional enterprises. He is the founder and former executive director of Tampa Underground. Join us for a conversation about what divides and unites the church on mis...

On this special edition of the Ephesiology Podcast, Andrew and Michael continue the series called Make Disciples. On this episode, they ask the question (and try to answer it in part), “are there more than 11 characteristics of a disciple?” Be sure to follow along with us in Michael’s recent book, Make Disciples: Discover the Spiritual Journey of a Christ-Follower and watch the v...

On this special edition of the Ephesiology Podcast, Andrew and Michael continue the series called Make Disciples. On this episode, they are joined by Jeff Vanderstelt to talk about how disciples make more disciples. Be sure to follow along with us in Michael’s recent book, Make Disciples: Discover the Spiritual Journey of a Christ-Follower and watch the video series on Ephesiology Master Cla...

On this special edition of the Ephesiology Podcast, Andrew and Michael continue a the series called Make Disciples. On this episode, they are joined by Michelle and Rob Wegner to talk about how disciples multiply. Be sure to follow along with us in Michael’s recent book, Make Disciples: Discover the Spiritual Journey of a Christ-Follower and watch the video series on Ephesiology Master Class...

On this special edition of the Ephesiology Podcast, Andrew and Michael continue a the series called Make Disciples. On this episode, they are joined by Emmanuel Tsoutsas to talk about how disciples suffer. Be sure to follow along with us in Michael’s recent book, Make Disciples: Discover the Spiritual Journey of a Christ-Follower and watch the video series on Ephesiology Master Classes. If y...

On this special edition of the Ephesiology Podcast, Andrew and Michael continue a the series called Make Disciples. On this episode, they are joined by Liz Rios to talk about how disciples learn. Be sure to follow along with us in Michael’s recent book, Make Disciples: Discover the Spiritual Journey of a Christ-Follower and watch the video series on Ephesiology Master Classes. If you have a...

On this special edition of the Ephesiology Podcast, Andrew and Michael continue a new series called Make Disciples. On this episode, they are joined by Miguel Castillo to talk about how disciples are respectful. Be sure to follow along with us in Michael’s recent book, Make Disciples: Discover the Spiritual Journey of a Christ-Follower and watch the video series on Ephesiology Master Classes...

On this special edition of the Ephesiology Podcast, Andrew and Michael continue a new series called Make Disciples. On this episode, they are joined by Danielle Strickland to talk about how disciples pray. Be sure to follow along with us in Michael’s recent book, Make Disciples: Discover the Spiritual Journey of a Christ-Follower and watch the video series on Ephesiology Master Classes. If y...

On this special edition of the Ephesiology Podcast, Andrew and Michael continue a new series called Make Disciples. On this episode, they are joined by Bev Murrill to talk about how disciples are godly. Be sure to follow along with us in Michael’s recent book, Make Disciples: Discover the Spiritual Journey of a Christ-Follower and watch the video series on Ephesiology Master Classes. If you...

On this special edition of the Ephesiology Podcast, Andrew and Michael continue a new series called Make Disciples. On this episode, they are joined by Tim Catchim to talk about how disciples witness. Be sure to follow along with us in Michael’s recent book, Make Disciples: Discover the Spiritual Journey of a Christ-Follower and watch the video series on Ephesiology Master Classes. If you ha...

On this special edition of the Ephesiology Podcast, Andrew and Michael continue a new series called Make Disciples. On this episode, they are joined by Rob Kelly to talk about how disciples unite on mission. Be sure to follow along with us in Michael’s recent book, Make Disciples: Discover the Spiritual Journey of a Christ-Follower and watch the video series on Ephesiology Master Classes. If...

On this special edition of the Ephesiology Podcast, Andrew and Michael continue a new series called Make Disciples. On this episode, they are joined by Bree Mills to talk about how disciples prepare. Be sure to follow along with us in Michael’s recent book, Make Disciples: Discover the Spiritual Journey of a Christ-Follower and watch the video series on Ephesiology Master Classes. If you hav...

On this special edition of the Ephesiology Podcast, Andrew and Michael continue a new series called Make Disciples. On this episode, they are joined by Mike Frost to talk about how disciples encounter people. Be sure to follow along with us in Michael’s recent book, Make Disciples: Discover the Spiritual Journey of a Christ-Follower and watch the video series on Ephesiology Master Classes. I...

On this special edition of the Ephesiology Podcast, Andrew and Michael begin a new series called Make Disciples. On this episode, they are joined by Lucas Pulley and Bill Couchenour to talk about God’s will. Be sure to follow along with us in Michael’s recent book, Make Disciples: Discover the Spiritual Journey of a Christ-Follower and watch the video series on Ephesiology Master Class...

On this special edition of the Ephesiology Podcast, Andrew and Michael begin a new series called Make Disciples. On this episode, they are joined by Alan Hirsch to talk about the definition of “disciple.” Be sure to follow along with us in Michael’s recent book, Make Disciples: Discover the Spiritual Journey of a Christ-Follower and watch the video series on Ephesiology Master Cl...