The Ephesiology Podcast

In this episode of the 10-min Ephesiologist, Dr. Cooper explains what is meant by a biblically informed worldview. While some continue to argue for a monolithic Christian worldview, such a view does not account for how our belonging to different people groups with specific cultural behaviors impact the manner in which we live out the Christian life. With so many views represented by so many church...

This week on the Ephesiology Podcast Andrew, Matt, and Michael discuss the interesting topic of a biblical worldview. With more than 8,000 denominations and so many different expressions of Christianity, our podcasters rightly ask the question, “Who determines what a biblical worldview looks like?” To get there, they discuss a definition of worldview and consider the impact that belief...

This week on the Ephesiology Podcast we talk about what unites us. Andrew, Matt, and Michael are joined by Father Matt as they discuss the development of early church creeds, church history, and the remarkable unity of the church in her first three hundred years. Such unity strove to preserve the apostolic tradition that had been passed down everywhere, and believed by everyone for all time. Join...

On this Ephesiology Podcast, Andrew and Michael discuss the recent Barna study on the American Worldview. The shocking, but not altogether surprising, data revealed that only 6 percent of Americans hold an identifiable “biblical” worldview. Our podcasters talk about the survey as well as correlating factors that have impacted this phenomenon. In the end, to change the trajectory of the...

On this episode of the Ephesiology Podcast, we interview Dr. Randy Newman about his new book Mere Evangelism: 10 Insights from C.S. Lewis to Help You Share Your Faith . Dr. Newman walks us through Lewis’ ideas of engaging our culture with the gospel. We talk about pre-evangelism which paves the way for evangelism. Randy suggests Lewis was a wonderful model of this pattern in his BBC radio pr...

Over the past 10 years, social media use has exploded and provided people with platforms to voice their thoughts and ideas, even criticisms of the thoughts and ideas of others. How do we navigate such criticism? Or differentiate criticism from critique? On this Ephesiology Podcast, Andrew, Matt, and Michael talk about the need for us to constructively critique ideas rather than the unnecessary and...

We continue in our series After Evangelicalism, What? with the provocative topic of church planting. Starting new churches has long been considered one of the most strategic methods of evangelism. However, with more churches closing than starting in 2019, we rightly reconsider its strategic nature. Should we plant a church where the church is already planted? How is our understanding of church pla...

In this Ephesiology Podcast, Andrew, Matt, and Michael begin a conversation about what might come after evangelicalism. Many have been disenchanted by a distorted form of evangelicalism in the United States. The inclination toward nationalism, moral failures of high profile pastors, power struggles in prominent churches have led some evangelicals to reconsider their allegiance to a theological sys...

In this Ephesiology Podcast, Andrew, Matt, and Michael share what they are looking forward to as they begin moving from the New Testament movement in Ephesus to the first and second century church. After emerging from one of the most polemical years in recent memory, our podcasters cast a hopeful tone for a future that looks back like the Reformers and moves forward to join with God on His continu...

Continuing our series of podcasts on Raising Resilient Children , we sat down with Father Matt Marino and our own Pastor Andrew for their insights. In today’s podcast, we talk about what pastors want parents to know about discipling their children. Discipling children is a role that falls primarily on the shoulders of parents. While pastors and the church are certainly resources, Father Mari...

What is the new heaven and new earth? Join our final episode as we conclude with the exciting completion of God’s mission. Throughout Revelation, we’ve seen God’s remarkable patience, as well as His continual pursuit of relationships with people. He’s given warnings and admonitions. So, it is no surprise that John reveals the place where God will “wipe away every tear...

What does the millennium mean? Is it a literal 1,000 years when Christ will reign on the earth and Satan will be bound by chains? Is it preparation for the final judgment and Armageddon? Join Dr. Cooper, Dr. Harris, and Dr. Feiser as they discuss Revelation 20 and John’s vision of an angel coming down with a key to the bottomless pit. Michael T. Cooper Professor of Missiological Theology Dr....

In Revelation 15 & 16, John sees a great sight that might be described as the beginning of the end. The true worshipers of God declare that the nations will come and worship Him. In spite of the evil experienced through the tumultuous times, God continues to desire more and more people to experience Him. However, it is clear, that only those who do not bear the mark of the beast will have that...

In Revelation 14, John sees the 144,000 again along with an angel who has the eternal gospel. In this Ephesiology podcast, Dr. Cooper, Dr. Feiser, and Dr. Harris dive into the understanding of the gospel and discuss the other two angels as well as the two harvests of the earth. Key to understanding Revelation is the reminder that this is a message to encourage the church to stay on mission, &#8220...

We are in Revelation 12 looking at the woman and male child as well as the dragon and the beasts. Some fantastic images revealed to John to add to the continued encouragement of the seven churches. Important to the conversation is getting to what the images meant to the first centuries hearers of Revelation. Join Dr. Cooper, Dr. Feiser, and Dr. Harris as they dive into the text to discover what Jo...

Continuing our series of podcasts on Raising Resilient Children , we sat down with Josh McDowell for his insights. The challenges that children and parents face seem immeasurable at times. According to Josh, the two greatest threats facing families and the church are pornography and critical race theory. In this episode, we’ll learn some helpful parenting tips from someone who has spoken wit...

We continue our series on the Book of Revelation with a discussion about the two witnesses and the beast from the bottomless pit (Rev 11). After John is told to continue to prophesy about the many peoples, nations, languages and kings, he sees what might be the continued mission of the church to witness during tumultuous times. Join Dr. Cooper, Dr. Feiser, and Dr. Harris as they discuss this topic...

The body of Christ is a dynamic, chaordic network of those who are fully committed to His mission. Her engagement of culture is as diverse as the cultures themselves. Her places of gathering are not reduced to scattered and isolated Sunday-centric performance of the few, but rather the ongoing corporate and public worship of the One. The church established by Jesus Christ is a theocentrically post...

From the seven seals to the seven trumpets, one thing seems clear. The disciples continue to have a mission on earth during tumultuous times. Join Dr. Cooper, Dr. Feiser, and Dr. Harris as they discuss the seals, the little scroll, and what John meant when he was told, “you must again prophesy about many people and nations and languages and kings” (Rev 10:11). Michael T. Cooper Profess...

The seven seals reveal more than simply the four horsemen of the apocalypse. Join us this week on the Ephesiology Podcast as Dr. Feiser, Dr. Harris, and Dr. Cooper discuss what seal 5 reveals about Jesus’ disciples. While the septets (seven seals, trumpets, and bowls) describe the mounting political, economic, and social upheaval, there is hope for those who remain faithful to the word of Go...

The portrait that John paints in the book of Revelation often appears strange and unusual to the modern reader. The living creatures with multiple eyes and wings surrounding the throne can become a distraction from the real scope of Revelation 4 and 5. On today’s podcast, Dr. Harris, Dr. Feiser, and Dr. Cooper dive into the imagery of these two notable chapters and draw our attention to the...

In today’s podcast, Dr. Harris, Dr. Feiser, and Dr. Cooper dive into more questions about Revelation to help us figure out what it is about. Beginning with the fantastic description of John’s Jesus (Rev 1:12-18), we’ll discuss the cultural issues confronting the seven churches in Asia Minor (Rev 2-3) and conclude with the reason why John writes Revelation. Join us for another epi...

In today’s podcast, Dr. Harris, Dr. Feiser, and Dr. Cooper dive into the introductory matters for the book of Revelation. What type of literature is Revelation? Who wrote it? When was it written, and from where? What are the various themes in the book? All of these and more are discussed as we develop a framework for understanding John’s revelation. Michael T. Cooper Professor of Missi...

Revelation is one of the most difficult books in the Bible to interpret and it is also one of the most abused and ignored books of the Bible. In this first session on our series focused on rediscovering Jesus through Revelation, Dr. Feiser, Dr. Harris, and Dr. Cooper discuss four interpretative strategies used to understand Revelation: Historicist, Idealist, Preterist, and Futurist. Michael T. Coo...

There is a movement of God in the New Testament, no doubt. It’s not a church planting movement as it’s understood today. It was much more significant and it connected the story of God to the story of people. As church planting movements (CPMs) have drawn the attention of missionary practitioners around the world, missiologists are looking closely at this phenomenon and asking challengi...