The Whole Church Podcast

As part of the EVERY TRIBE, (denomi)NATION, & TONGUE convention, we discuss what the Old Testament writers meant by "the heavens" and how the beings they imagined in the heavens compare to what we imagine lives up in space now! Will Rose hosts Joshua Noel of Dummy for Theology , TJ Blackwell of The Whole Church Podcast , Brandon Knight of My Seminary Life , and Christian Ashley of Let Nothing...

As part of our EVERY TRIBE, (denomi)NATION, & TONGUE convention, we discussed the relationship between the Church and politics! Hosts Joshua Noel and TJ (Tiberius Juan) Blackwell speak with Brandon Knight of My Seminary Life and Christian Ashley of Let Nothing Move You about God's heart for His people as we engage in local politics! Does God care about politics? Why are some Churches more libe...

To start off our "EVERY TRIBE, (denomi)NATION, & TONGUE convention", we discuss one another's podcasts and a word I received in prayer to "build the Church". What does it mean to build the Church if "the Church" is just the people of God? What is Church? Who is God? How do we go back to a place where the Church is one united body? What is the true meaning of the Church? What is the primary pur...

Your host, Joshua Noel, goes solo for this interview with a fellow Josh, Josh Patterson of (RE)Thinking Faith ! Josh Patterson is a process theologian, a pluralist, a podcaster, a former teaching / youth pastor, and current brewer! We discuss his journey on faith from childhood to now, including the bumps in the road along the way! He has spoken to some awesome guests on his show, including Rob Be...

Welcome to a very special bonus episode where the " Let Nothing Move You " podcast and " The Whole Church Podcast " collaborate in an interview with Dr Thomas J Oord to discuss his newest book, " The Death of Omnipotence and Birth of Amipotence "! Hosts Joshua Noel and Christian Ashley both present their different views on the power of God and the inerrancy of Scripture and discuss with Dr Oord, h...

Hosts, Joshua Noel and TJ Blackwell, are joined by Charleston Southern University's professor of worship, Andrew Lucius, to wrap up our "Church Services" series! How important are our worship in song portions of our Church services? Should we have hymns sang throughout our services, or should we do more modern worship at the beginning of our services? Is there a preferred structure for worship in...

This is our big reveal! The hosts of " My Seminary Life ", " Let Nothing Move You ", " The Whole Church Podcast ", and " Systematic Geekology " have come together to officially announce the launch of our new network! This announcement may be a little informal and crazy, but so are we! Joshua Noel, Christian Ashley, Brandon Knight, and Will Rose discuss why we made a podcast network, what the conne...

We continue our Church Services series, this time talking about our own churches! Hosts Joshua Noel and TJ Blackwell discuss the churches they grew up in and the churches they attend now. What is a Pentecostal Church like? What is it like to attend a Lutheran Church service for the first time? How different liturgical and open worship services? Is it better to have structure or freedom in worship?...

EXTRA SPECIAL EPISODE(S)!!!! We put together a three-part episode this time! First up, your hosts Joshua Noel and TJ Blackwell are joined by Brandon Knight, of My Seminary Life , and Christian Ashley, of Let Nothing Move You , to discuss our upcoming podcasting network - the Anazao Ministries Podcasting (AMP) Network ! What is "anazao"? Where is this word in the Bible? What is the purpose of a pod...

We are back with our Church services series! This time hosts Joshua Noel and TJ Blackwell are joined by another great return guest, Dr Peter Beck! Pastor Dr Beck speaks with us all about how his Church, a SBC church, runs their service and why they do it the way they do! How often should we do communion? What liturgy do Baptists follow? How should our worship in songs be structured in our churches...

We are continuing our Church Services series! This time co-host Joshua Noel interviews Rev Keno Cannady of the AME Zion Church about what it would be like to visit his church! One great way to engender unity cross-denominationally is to visit other churches to learn and experience how our brothers and sisters of other traditions worship God. Our purpose in this series is to help prepare us all to...

We are starting a brand new series this week! For the next few weeks we will be discussing Church Services and how the service / liturgy differs from denomination to denomination and church to church! Hosts Joshua Noel and TJ (Tiberius Juan) Blackwell are joined by the legendary return guest, Brandon Knight, from My Seminary Life ! How different can one liturgy be from another? What different kind...

WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOU AREN'T FOLLOWING MY SEMINARY LIFE YET!!!!???? Check out Brandon Knight's show here , and listen to the 100th episode of MSL! What do you do when you want to pursue ministry but don't have the money for seminary? What happens if you don't have a home church right now but feel called to start a Church or ministry? How hard is it to do practical ministry in your local area withou...

Welcome back to another Round Table episode! Hosts Joshua Noel and TJ Blackwell are joined by Dr Nathan Gilmour, host of the Christian Humanist Profile , Brandon Knight, host of My Seminary Life , and Christian Ashley, host of the Let Nothing Move You podcast! Rev Shayna Watson suggested in the last Round Table discussion that Christians should visit Mosques and Synagogues in their local communiti...

Your hosts Joshua Noel and TJ (Tiberius Juan) Blackwell are joined by Brother Matthew (Winter) to discuss his testimony, his online ministries, and his deconstruction / reconstruction journey! Matthew has his own website, www.brothermatthew.net where you can learn all about his other podcasts The Commuter Christian Podcast and The Reconstructed Faith Podcast! What is deconstruction? What does it m...

Hosts Joshua Noel, TJ (Tiberius Juan) Blackwell, and David (Pizza Roll) Pizarro are joined by Melynne Rust, author of "Common Spaces Between Us: Nurturing the Good in the Midst of Difference" to discuss how we can all learn to better ask questions, find common spaces, and help those who seem beyond help. Could you find a way to help a man who abused his girlfriend, or would you turn him away? Can...

We have no gust today, but rather your host Joshua Noel interviews newcomer host David Pizarro (Pizza Roll) about his testimony, beliefs, and passion for Church Unity! How can the joy of the Lord be misread as being immature? What power is there in our stories? How can we have joy even after we go through hardships in life? What are some dangerous ideas that are passed along in the Church as doctr...

We're back with another Round Table, this time talking about the particularities each of our traditions have and why we should hold onto some of these in unity! Hosts Joshua Noel and TJ Blackwell are joined by Pastor Will Rose of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Chapel Hill, NC; Joe Dea, pastor of a home church and host of BuddyWalk with Jesus ; Molleen Dupree-Dominguez, host of On a Mission podcas...

We have been taken over! This episode is a merger between our two shows, The Whole Church Podcast, and Systematic Geekology ! Hosts WIll Rose and Christian Ashley from Sysytematic Geekology interview Andrew Gillsmith about his new SciFi book, "Our Lady of the Artilects"! What is SciFi? Is it SyFy, SciFi, or Sci-Fi? What defines SciFi? What is Artificial Intelligence? What is a soul? How prepared a...

Special guest, Dr Rev Jennifer Bashaw, joins us to discuss everything from the pronouns of God to the Divine Feminine to her most recent book, Scapegoats: The Gospel Through the Eyes of Victims ! Hosts TJ (Tiberius Juan) Blackwell, Joshua Noel, and guest host David Pizarro (pizza roll) ask all about it and how we can all have unity even if we disagree on God's gender! Why is God referred to as a m...

Andrew Fouts joins host, TJ (Tiberius Juan) Blackwell, and guest host, David Pizzaro to discuss his podcast, " Ministry Misfits ", and what he calls "Cold War Theology". Do you have to affiiated with any one political position to be Christian? What is Christian Nationalism? What is "Cold War Theology"? What scare tactics are used in Church? How do we continue in ministry when our theology doesn't...

Thomas J Oord joins us today to discuss his books, "Open and Relation Theology", "God Can't", and "The Death of Omnipotence... and the Birth of Amipotence". Host, Joshua Noel, discusses his own views in contrast to an open and relational theological perspective, and they discuss what makes open and relational theology more appealing to some. Is open and relational theology the same as process theo...

Dr Tripp Fuller, host of Homebrewed Christianity , joins hosts Joshua Noel and TJ (Tiberius Juan) Blackwell to discuss his podcast, his theology, the history of alcohol and Christianity, and the differences of evangelicalism and Protestantism in America today! Is drinking alcohol sin in Christianity? What does the Bible say about drinking alcohol? Does the Bible prohibit beer? What do the Protesta...

We are back with another Round Table discussion! Hosts Joshua Noel and TJ (Tiberius Juan) Blackwell are joined by Rev Justin Coleman, Dr Nathan Gilmour, and Pastor Joe Dea! Building on our discussion on Church buildings last time, we discuss how churches share their buildings, and how they can share their communities and online space as well! How can multiple congregations share one building? How...

A special Christmas bonus! We interview Eugene Stutzman of Watoto about the status of the ministry, how they are helping the children of Uganda learn to love and support their own country, and how we can help this ministry. Watoto is a ministry that seeks to help the people of Uganda learn to better help themselves. They have lifted up local voices and people to lead this ministry and continue to...