The Sacramental Charismatic

Wes McLachlan and I discuss the state of church planting, structures and models for multiplication, and what it may look like in the future. ❇️ Recommended John Wimber Books ❇️ "Power Healing," by John Wimber ( https://amzn.to/2HiA3YV ) "Power Evangelism,' by John Wimber ( https://amzn.to/2TP6Nyd ) "Power Points," by John Wimber ( https://amzn.to/31NwqSC ) "Everyone Gets to Play," by John Wimber (...

Brian Blount joins me to talk about his story, Kingdom ministry, and the importance of "doing the stuff" by taking risks! Brian has spent over twenty-five years equipping and training teams and churches in the mission, message, and ministry of Jesus in healing and power evangelism, both nationally and internationally. Brian was a part of planting Crestwood Vineyard Church (https://crestwoodvineyar...

Doug Erickson, Thomas Lyons, & Luke Geraty are THE VINEYARDISTS and on this podcast episode, we discuss: What is Kingdom Theology? Recommended books from this episode 👇🏽 "Gospel of the Kingdom," George Ladd ( https://amzn.to/3HQqvXE) "The King Jesus Gospel," Scot McKnight ( https://amzn.to/3JxWVGW)   "The Kingdom Reformation," Derek Morphew ( https://amzn.to/4lKI35i)   "New Testament Theolog...

I sat down with Pastor Rodrigo Parada, a pastor at Iglesia Viña La Molina (https://www.vinalamolina.com). We discussed his history, experience in the Vineyard, leadership, John Wimber, and more! ❇️ Recommended John Wimber Books ❇️ "Power Healing," by John Wimber ( https://amzn.to/2HiA3YV ) "Power Evangelism,' by John Wimber ( https://amzn.to/2TP6Nyd ) "Power Points," by John Wimber ( https://amzn....

On this episode, Luke has a conversation with Dr. Jeffrey Koperski to discuss Foreknowledge, Determinism, Free-Will, Compatbilism, and basically everything related to Calvinism and Arminianism! Dr. Koperski (PhD) is a professor at Saginaw Valley State University. He is the author of "The Physics of Theism: God, Physics, and the Philosophy of Science" (https://amzn.to/455y9VE) and "Divine Action, D...

On this episode, I have a conversation with Jason DiPinto, a Vineyard chaplain. We discuss what chaplaincy work entails and Jason answers all of the questions I've ever had! ❇️ About Jason ❇️ Chaplain Jason DiPinto was born and raised near Fresno, California. He matriculated to Yale College and completed his Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science (2001). Following graduation, Chaplain DiPint...

Doug Erickson, Thomas Lyons, & Luke Geraty are THE VINEYARDISTS and on this podcast episode, we discuss whether the Vineyard is still equipping and why this is such an important part of our identity! ❇️ Recommended John Wimber Books ❇️ "Power Healing," by John Wimber ( https://amzn.to/2HiA3YV ) "Power Evangelism,' by John Wimber ( https://amzn.to/2TP6Nyd ) "Power Points," by John Wimber ( http...

On this episode, Luke has a conversation with Dr. Jeffrey Koperski to discuss the value of philosophy, arguments for God, the (positive!) challenge of the Resurrection, miracles, and more! This is one of the most interesting conversations to date! Dr. Koperski (PhD) is a professor at Saginaw Valley State University. He is the author of "The Physics of Theism: God, Physics, and the Philosophy of Sc...

On this episode, Joshua Shaw shares about his experience of stepping into leading the FIRST Vineyard church to exist, originally started by Kenn Gulliksen. We discussed the challange of transition into leadership and a lot on preaching! Josh shares some excellent observations about why we should work hard in our preaching! Joshua Shaw is the Lead Pastor of the Vineyard Church (https://vineyardchur...

Doug Erickson, Thomas Lyons, & Luke Geraty are THE VINEYARDISTS and they are BACK! On this special series, we have a new episode discussing why we are STILL Vineyard after all of these years. ❇️ Recommended John Wimber Books ❇️ "Power Healing," by John Wimber ( https://amzn.to/2HiA3YV ) "Power Evangelism,' by John Wimber ( https://amzn.to/2TP6Nyd ) "Power Points," by John Wimber ( https://amzn...

Michael Miller of Remnant Radio shares a bit about his life and how he processes when to speak out about spiritual abuse and other challenges facing the Church. We touch on Alan Scott, Dr. Michael Brown, and Upper Room and much more! You can find out more about Michael here: https://www.thomasministries.org   ❇️ Recommended John Wimber Books ❇️ "Power Healing," by John Wimber ( https://amzn.to/2Hi...

Wes and Luke discuss the gift of prophecy in the local church, especially in relation to what prophecy is, personal gifting, resources, etc. ❇️ Recommended John Wimber Books ❇️ "Power Healing," by John Wimber ( https://amzn.to/2HiA3YV ) "Power Evangelism,' by John Wimber ( https://amzn.to/2TP6Nyd ) "Power Points," by John Wimber ( https://amzn.to/31NwqSC ) "Everyone Gets to Play," by John Wimber (...

Luke Geraty has a conversation with Nate Brooks about John Wimber and the nature of the Kingdom of God. Recently a couple of videos have been released that mischaracterize Wimber's views and on this episode of the podcast we evaluate those ideas and talk about Wimber *actually* believed! You can also watch Luke's previous video here: https://youtu.be/zkB-HkS0EQ0?si=mRVRsAW1OzVbqcSd   ❇️ Recommende...

Wes and Luke talk about their respective views concerning Sacramental Theology, Sacramentality, and how this applies in the life of the Church. ❇️ Recommended John Wimber Books ❇️ "Power Healing," by John Wimber ( https://amzn.to/2HiA3YV ) "Power Evangelism,' by John Wimber ( https://amzn.to/2TP6Nyd ) "Power Points," by John Wimber ( https://amzn.to/31NwqSC ) "Everyone Gets to Play," by John Wimbe...

Wes & Luke sit down with Dr. Matthew D. Taylor to discuss a better understanding of the New Apostolic Reformation (NAR) and Christian Nationalism. Plus some discussion on Alan Scott and Dwelling Place Anaheim (formerly known as the Anaheim Vineyard). ❇️ About Dr. Matthew D. Taylor ❇️ Matthew D. Taylor is a religious studies scholar and expert in American Christianity, American Islam, Christian...

What's a sermon? What is preaching? Are you looking to improve your preaching? On this episode of The Sacramental Charismatic, Wes and Luke discuss sermons and share thoughts on how they put together sermons as well as dive into the dynamic role of the Holy Spirit in the midst of preaching! ❇️ Recommended Reading ❇️ Calvin Miller's "Preaching" ( https://amzn.to/4fWwINV ) Haddon Robinson's "Biblica...

Luke and Wes spend time talking about a requested subject -- the New Apostolic Reformation (NAR). How should we evaluate this movement's theology and practices? Take a listen. ❇️ Recommended Reading ❇️ John Wimber's "The Five-Fold Ministry" ( https://bit.ly/4dlkaOi ) Robby McAlpine's "Post-Charismatic: A Road to Recovery" ( https://amzn.to/3M2P2qP ) R. Douglas Geivett & Holly Pivec's "A New Ap...

Continuing the conversation regarding what makes a church healthy, Wes and Luke discuss other values and practices that should shape our churches to be more healthy. Read more on this in Luke's article: https://sacramentalcharismatic.substack.com/p/10-things-john-wimber-looked-for   ❇️ Recommended John Wimber Books ❇️ "Power Healing," by John Wimber ( https://amzn.to/2HiA3YV ) "Power Evangelism,'...

What are the characteristics or qualities that indicate a church's health? While many focus purely on numbers, what are more important values that should be found in local churches? On this episode of the podcast, Wes & Luke interact with John Wimber's values that he looked for in a local church. Read more on this in Luke's article: https://sacramentalcharismatic.substack.com/p/10-things-john-...

On this episode of the podcast, Luke Geraty and Wes McLachlan recap our recent interview with Bradley Andrews on Alan Scott's leadership. In episode 30, we learned that rather than focusing on the Person of the Holy Spirit, there's a huge emphasis on the "supernatural" at Dwelling Place Anaheim? Here, Wes & Luke provide a biblical-theological response to such. ❇️ Recommended Reading in Relatio...

On this episode of the podcast, Luke Geraty has a discussion with Bradley Andrews to evaluate the biblical, theological, & pastoral leadership of Alan Scott at Dwelling Place Anaheim. Bradley was on staff under Alan's leadership and shares his experience from that time. ❇️ Recommended Reading in Relation to Alan Scott ❇️ The Roys Report ( https://julieroys.com/tag/alan-scott/ ). Independent In...

On this episode of the Sacramental Charismatic, Luke and Wes discuss how churches can be more missional during Easter. As the church gathers to celebrate the Resurrection of Jesus, this is a unique opportunity to reach more people with the life-changing message of the gospel. Shout out to John Barnett for the new intro music! We'll have a link to his music as soon as it drops! ❇️ Recommended John...

On this episode of the Sacramental Charismatic, Luke has a discussion with Robby McAlpine. Robby has written some excellent books, including "Post-Charismatic: A Road to Recovery" (https://amzn.to/3GLKXoE). Shout out to John Barnett for the new intro music! We'll have a link to his music as soon as it drops! ❇️ Recommended John Wimber Books ❇️ "Power Healing," by John Wimber ( https://amzn.to/2HiA...

On this episode of the Sacramental Charismatic, Wes and Luke reflect on an article making its round on the internet -- "Departure: Why I Left the Church" ( https://www.restorativefaith.org/post/departure-why-i-left-the-church ). Luke wrote an article addressing a significant challenging facing pastors: https://sacramentalcharismatic.substack.com/p/the-worst-part-of-pastoring Shout out to John Barn...

On this episode of the Sacramental Charismatic, Wes and Luke reflect on the movie "Jesus Revolution" as well as a recent VUSA webcast. Check out Wes' corresponding article: https://sacramentalcharismatic.substack.com/   Watch the webcast here: https://youtu.be/svZemXIggA0 ❇️ Recommended John Wimber Books ❇️ "Power Healing," by John Wimber ( https://amzn.to/2HiA3YV ) "Power Evangelism,' by John Wim...