The Whole Church Podcast

This is a music podcast with no rhyme, no rhythm, and no reason! But really it's a podcast about community ! We have no host, no schedule, and no format! This is a place for the leaders of the Anazao Podcast Network to discuss music and we would like to invite you to lead episodes of this show as well! Let us know if YOU would like to create an episode of this podcast by emailing us at anazaominis...

Continuing our What's Next series, Joe Dea of BuddyWalk with Jesus joins our hosts, Joshua Noel and TJ Blackwell, to discuss what happens after a split in ministry. Joe discusses his expereinces with splits in ministries, including a split in his podcast, a split in a home church, and even a split with Joshua on our other podcast, Systematic Geekology. We discuss what we can learn from these split...

This week Christian is joined once again by Joshua Noel of The Whole Church Podcast (https://the-whole-church-podcast.captivate.fm/) and Dummy for Theology (https://dummy-for-theology.captivate.fm/listen) to start up the discussion on the Book of Leviticus. Are these laws or guidelines? How is the sacrificial system constructed? What was the purpose of the burnt offering? Why did God want the Isra...

Continuing out what's next series, Joshua Noel and TJ (Tiberius Juan) Blackwell ask Pastor Will Rose (Holy Trinity Lutheran Church) and Brandon Knight (My Seminary Life) about the ministry process after going to seminary. Brandon from a more Baptist / Low Liturgical background and Will from the ELCA had two very different experiences! . Do Christians go to seminary? What does the name seminary mea...

We continue our "What's Next" series talking about divorce with your hosts, Joshua Noel and TJ Blackwell, and return guest, Jake Doberenz. Jake is a writer, podcast host, and creator of Creatively Christian. Jake went through his own divorce a few years back. This episode has some sensitive and controversial themes that we think are extremely helpful to many in the Church today. . How does the chu...

Continuing our series "What's Next", Joshua Noel and TJ (Tiberius Juan) Blackwell are joined by Pastors, Gregg and Rachel Hoffman, to discuss life after the wedding! We talk all about married life, marriage expectations, and doing ministry together in marriage! . What are the rules of marriage in Christianity? What is a true Christian marriage? What is a Christian marriage supposed to be like? How...

Continuing our series "What's Next", Joshua Noel and TJ (Tiberius Juan) Blackwell are joined by returning guest, Christian Ashley, to discuss the process of finding a "church home" and what we should do once we have found the local church community to which we feel called. We discuss the duties we have to our local churches and why it is important to find ways to participate! . What is a church ho...

Continuing our "What's Next?" series, Joshua Noel interviews Tripp Fuller (of Homebrewed Christianity) and Tom Oord (author of "God Can't") about their newest book, "After Deconstruction"! We discuss what is meant by the term "deconstruction", why people deconstruct, and how we should emerge after deconstruction rethinking our faith! . What is deconstruction in Christianity? What is deconstruction...

Joshua Noel and TJ (Tiberius Juan) Blackwell kick things off in our whats next series by discussing what's next after salvation, what confirmation / chrismation means in the Catholic and Orthodox churches and more with Professor Chris Moreland of the Catholic tradition and Father Johnathan Resmini of Holy Trinity Orthodox Cathedral in Charlotte, NC! . What is confirmation in the Orthodox Church? W...

Joshua Noel and TJ (Tiberius Juan) Blackwell kick off a new miniseries, "What's Next?" discussing what this series will be about, what we plan on talking about int he next 8 weeks, and more! Joshua also discusses his stance on Christian Taoism and being present in each moment. . What's next for our show? What's next after salvation? What's next after deconstruction? Whats next after finding a chur...

Kester Brewin joins Joshua Noel to discuss pirates in this extra special episode! We discuss Kester Brewin's faith journey and a few of his more recent books as well! We discuss what radical theology is, how piracy relates to Christianity, and how the Church should be thinking about Artificial Intelligence (AI)! We discuss a whole wide range of pirates in this episode, including Captain Kidd, Henr...

This week Christian is joined by Joshua Noel of the Whole Church Podcast (https://the-whole-church-podcast.captivate.fm/) and the Dummy for Theology Podcast (https://dummy-for-theology.captivate.fm/) to discuss Exodus 19. How long did the Israelites remain at Mt. Sinai? Are Horeb and Sinai the same? What does it mean for Israel to be a kingdom of priests? What is the documentary hypothesis? Why di...

It's the return of (the Jedi) Josh Patterson! TJ Blackwell interviews Josh Patterson about his podcast "(Re)Thinking Faith", Dietrich Bonhoeffer, and theopoetics! They discuss how Bonhoeffer is used by both sides of the political and theological aisles, how theopoetics can help us understand our faith and one another better, and how Theology Beer Camp is so freaking cool! . What were Bonhoeffer's...

Johnny Cash released a new album?! That's right your favorite Church unity podcast is finally talking about the man in black! Joshua Noel and TJ (Tiberius Juan) Blackwell are joined by special guest, Nick Polk of Tolkien Pop, to discuss "Songwriter" by Johnny Cash and other post-mortem released works (including a couple in the Bible)! We discuss the morality of making money off of someone's work a...

Back with another Round Table discussion, Joshua Noel is joined by guests Joe Dea (of BuddyWalk with Jesus) and Nathan Gilmore (of the Christian Humanist Project) to discuss how the Church (especially in America) should address partisan politics in whatever context we find ourselves in! . Can churches support political parties? How do Christians view politics? What political party do Christians su...

I often say that part of our goal is to seek after more questions than answers. Here I briefly describe why I think it is so important we strive to find the right questions, engage with one another well, and to struggle with God and the thoughts of God!

Dave Snyder, of "Embracing Racial Unity", joins our co-host, Joshua Noel, to discuss the obstacles to racial unity in the Church today. They discuss what racial unity is, examples of problems the Church faces today, and how we may be blind to issues right in front of us. . What is the meaning of ethnic unity? What does embrace unity mean? What is unity in diversity in the church? What is racial un...

Nick Polk of Tolkien Pop joins Joshua Noel to discuss his involvement with Mallorn (the Tolkien Society's journal) and the Wesleyan Theological Society. They talk all about J. R. R. Tolkien, C. S. Lewis, and the Wesley brothers' impacts on their lives and theology! . What are the Wesleyan theological perspectives? Is Wesleyan the same as Christianity? Who planted the mallorn tree? Why is Tolkien s...

Joshua Noel is joined by guest, Loren Richmond Jr (host of the New Christian Podcast), to discuss the room for disagreement within the Church. They talk about Theology Beer Camp, Conservative & Progressive Theology, intellectual humility, and polarization in the Church! . What is the meaning of polarization in religion? What are the beliefs of progressive Christianity? Who is the founder of pr...

Joshua Noel and TJ (Tiberius Juan) Blackwell interview Leslie Schonfeld, founder of Dragonfly Ministry and Family Life Pastor at LakePoint Community Church. We discuss her miistry in mentorships, at ther church, and her writing! . What are the biblical principles of mentorship? What does Scripture say about mentorship? What does biblical mentorship look like? What is the meaning of the Titus...

Joshua Noel and TJ (Tiberius Juan) Blackwell are joined by Will Rose of Systematic Geekology, Nick Polk of Tolkien Pop and Ryan Does of the Across he Bifrost podcast to discuss Theology Beer Camp 2024 in Denver, Colorado! We discuss our experiences at previous Theology Camps, what we hope to do this year, and what we look forward to in years to come! . What is Theology Beer Camp? How did Tripp Ful...

Our co-host, Joshua Noel, discusses with Michelle Lazurek what it takes to maintain Christian unity between parents and their children as they grow. We discuss several of Michelle's books, including "An Invitation to the Table" where Michelle discusses much of her own personal faith journey. . What does God say about raising kids? How to raise children in the Lord? What does the Bible say about mo...

Back with another Round Table discussion, Joshua Noel and TJ (Tiberius Juan) Blackwell are joined by Christian Ashley (of Let Nothing Move You), Will Rose (of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church), Elizabeth (Pang) Clyde (of Faith Church), and Nathan Gilmour (of the Christian Humanist Project)! This time we will be discussing how churches should handle local disputes, what kind of disputes are most preval...

As a follow up to our last talk on the canon of Scripture and to his take on the Ladder of Jacob, Christian Ashley (of the Let Nothing Move You podcast) joins Joshua Noel and TJ Blackwell to discuss their varying views on the canon of Scripture and why it matters! We discuss some of our differing opinions from one another, why it matters, how we know whether a bok should or should not be considere...

Getting ready for May the 4th be with you, our hosts - Joshua Noel, TJ Blackwell, Will Rose, Christian Ashley, and Kevin Schaeffer - discuss their takes on Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi! Our rating range from negative 1 to a 9.5 / 10! We talk about why is there so much contention around this film, why do we all have such different takes, and how do we learn to disagree well from films like...