The Whole Church Podcast

Wrapping up our series of Controversial Unity, Joshua Noel and TJ (Tiberius Juan) Blackwell reflect on all we have learned in the last 8 weeks! We discuss how our guests answered the questions we offered, what we gained from doing this series, and what we hope our listeners will able to learn with us. We also take some time to look forward and ask whether we would ever do a series like this again!...

Dr Thomas Oord joins us once more to discuss his views on Spiritual Gifts and to what extent we can have healthy disagreements with other believers around this topic! Joshua Noel and TJ (Tiberius Juan) Blackwell ask him all about the views around continuationism and cessationism, we discuss where we all stand personally, what we think qualifies as a "Spiritual Gift", and we discuss why it even mat...

Continuing our Controversial Unity series, we are joined by Joe Dea (from BuddyWalk with Jesus) and Andrew Fouts (from Ministry Misfits) to discuss differing opinions about how politics should be handled from the pulpit! Joshua Noel and TJ (Tiberius Juan) Blackwell ask them about their stances on politics being spoken about in Church and how they may be able to reconcile with others who disagree w...

I'm joined this week by Joshua Noel of The Whole Church Podcast (https://the-whole-church-podcast.captivate.fm/) to discuss Genesis 35 & 36. Can we agree on how scripture works if one doesn't take it as literally as another? How does the fallout of Dinah's situation effect the family of Jacob and her? Why did they need to get rid of their idols on the trip to Bethel? How did God protect them f...

Tremper Longman III joins us once more, this time to discuss how LGBTQ+ issues are handled in the Church! Joshua Noel and TJ (Tiberius Juan) Blackwell ask Dr Longman about the many different positions churches have taken on issues like whether we should be affirming or not of same-sex marriages, how welcoming we should be to those in these lifestyles, whether the Church should affirm people who ar...

Baptism and the Lord's Supper / the Eucharist have become hot topic / divisive issues in the Church today. Professor Chris Moreland, of the Catholic tradition, joins Joshua Noel and TJ (Tiberius Juan) Blackwell to discuss these topics and more! We discuss how many practices we each consider to be sacramental, how these sacraments should be partaken of in our opinions, and how much room there is fo...

Tripp Fuller joins Joshua Noel to discuss various atonement theories that have existed in the history of the Church and how the Church has historically disagreed about the nature of Salvation and how it works! The Church has always agreed about the presence and experience of Jesus and Salvation but has not always agreed about how it works. Today many theories are still popular, so we ask if it's p...

Christian Ashley joins Joshua Noel and TJ (Tiberius Juan) Blackwell to discuss what the Bible says about the end times, what various theories there are of when and how Christ will come back, and whether or not Christians will endure Tribulations during the apocalypse of Revelation. We will discuss the books of Daniel, Revelation, and more. We will also explore the differences in Pre-Trib, Mid, and...

Fr Jonathan Resmini joins us once more, this time to discuss the controversies around which books we include in the Biblical canon! Joshua Noel and TJ (Tiberius Juan) Blackwell ask Fr Jonathan about the history of how the canon of Scripture came to be, what differences there are in Catholic / Protestant / Orthodox Bibles, and what other books are important to the foundations of our faiths and trad...

Pete Enns joins Joshua Noel and TJ (Tiberius Juan) Blackwell to discuss the doctrine of Biblical Inerrancy, the problems Pete has with the doctrine, and whether there is a way for Christians to have unity when we often disagree over this doctrine that is fundamental to so many. Inerrancy is often a doctrine of great significance for more conservative, evangelical churches, but there are many Chris...

We are starting a whole new series! Joshua Noel and TJ (Tiberius Juan) Blackwell discuss their upcoming series, their own stances on the coming topics, and explain why we are taking the time to get further into controversy! We will be discussing Biblical Inerrancy, the Biblical Canon, Eschatology, Atonement Theories, Sacraments, LGBTQ+ issues, Politics form the Pulpit, and Spiritual Gifts! . What...

We are back with another Round Table discussion! This time Joshua Noel and TJ (Tiberius Juan) Blackwell are joined by Elizabeth (Pangalangan) & Taylor Clyde (of Faith Church - Assemblies of God) , Joseph Dea (Home Church & Nondenominational), and Will Rose (Pastor of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Chapel Hill, NC). We will be discussing whether or not all Christians should tithe & if...

Brianna and Matthew Penfold join Joshua Noel to discuss the role Millennials play in the modern Church as bridge builders. Millennials often get called the middle child generation, and have seen the world swiftly change in many ways. The gap between Baby Boomers and Gen Z is widened by technology, different understandings of mental health, different ideas of a Christian's role in politics, and mor...

Jared Byas, cohost of The Bible for Normal People and author of "Love Matters More:  How Fighting to Be Right Keeps Us from Loving Like Jesus", joins Joshua Noel to discuss his book and why it is such an important message for the Church today! We discuss the relationship love and truth have to one another, and what we mean by the word "truth" in the first place. . What church does Jared Byas...

Eric Nevins, founder of the Christian Podcaster Association and host of the Halfway There Podcast, joins us once more to end the year! Hosts Joshua Noel and TJ (Tiberius Juan) Blackwell join him in discussing what's up with our shows, the podcasts in our networks, and other podcasts that are worth listening to in our opinions! We discuss all we were able to do in 2023 for our shows and everything...

Back with another Whole Church Round Table, Pastors Will Rose and Joe Dea join Joshua Noel and TJ (Tiberius Juan) Blackwell to discuss various Church polities and procedures! Real unity often begins on these most practical levels of how we govern and organize our churches. . What is Baptist church polity? What are the 3 basic models of polity in Christianity? What is the polity of the early church...

Getting hype for our Book Fair next year in Charlotte, NC! Hosts, Will Rose, TJ Blackwell, Christian Ashley, and Joshua Noel discuss 5 short stories they read recently and what makes short-form story telling so special! Each of the hosts picked one short story for us all to read, and author Alyssa Wong chose one of their own works for us to include as well! . What are examples of literacy? Why is...

Dr Thomas Oord, author of "The Death of Omnipotence and Birth of Amipotence", joins us again to discuss the omniscience of God. Joshua Noel asks Dr Oord about the differences of omnipotence and omniscience. They discuss their views of what God can and cannot know, then get into the nature of time and practical takeaways of this doctrine. . What does the Bible mean by omnipotence? What is the probl...

Elizabeth Donnelly and Russ Petrus, from "Catholic Women Preach", join us again! This time we discuss how women have been systemically disadvantaged in Church environments. Hosts Joshua Noel and TJ Blackwell ask about the ways the Bible has been translated, deaconesses have been overlooked, and jobs have been given away in Church history. . What the Bible says about women's role in the church? Wha...

Pastor Jay Y Kim joins us today to discuss his study guide on Colossians! Joshua Noel and TJ (Tiberius Juan) Blackwell ask him about the need for this book in our time, religious syncretism, and what it's like to pastor a church in Silicon Valley! . What is the main message in Colossians? What is the main issue in Colossians? What is an example of a religious syncretism? What does syncretism mean...

Examining the debate of Martyn Lloyd-Jones and John Stott from 1966, we think through the implications and costs of church unity and sound doctrine! Joshua Noel hosts as he explores the history of Church splits and whether or not they were worth the cost. . What Bible did Martyn Lloyd-Jones use? What does God say about unity? What is the message of unity in the church? What did John Stott believe?...

In this episode of Dummy for Theology, we discuss the person and theology of Dietrich Bonhoeffer. Brandon Knight, of My Seminary Life , joins our host, Joshua Noel, to discuss the series he did this summer on the Lutheran theologian. We explore how Bonhoeffer stood out amongst Christian thinkers of his own time and how his words against Christian nationalism remain relevant today. . What is Bonhoe...

World Religion Professor, Chris Moreland, joins us to finish our Ecumenical Aesthetic series, comparing how both Protestant and Catholic Churches use art to how other religions use art in their worship spaces. . Is the iconoclastic nature of many protestant churches similar to the iconoclastic nature of much of Islam? Is the Catholic's use of art similar to more Eastern religions like Hinduism or...

It is finally here! Welcome to our first ever Halloween/Reformation Day special. In this episode, I and Joshua Noel of The Whole Church Podcast sit down first to discuss the history and practices of Satanism, then on the second half of the episode we discuss some of Martin Luther's teachings on Satan. Josh shares his story of visiting a Satanic Temple and I talk about my skepticism of stories of d...

Continuing our Ecumenical Aesthetic series, Joe Dea (home church pastor, online media specialist, and Christian podcaster) and Taylor Clyde (former worship pastor, minister to online media, and Christian podcaster) join Joshua Noel to discuss the art used in online ministry and in church brands / marketing! . How do you brand a church? What is the branding of the church program? Why is church bran...