The Whole Church Podcast

Eric Nevins, founder of the Christian Podcaster's Association, joins us again for our end of year episode! We ask him about his podcast, the state of Christian podcasting in 2021, and the future for Christian podcasts in 2022! We even get into a message dear to Eric's heart about the Christian journey and deconstruction. If Matt Chandler is listening, please message us about that debate with Eric...

For Joshua's Intro to Missions Class, he had to interview a missionary about missions. He spoke with Eugene Stutzman of Watoto Church in Uganda, Africa. Joshua's family had a history of helping this ministry. We felt this conversation was valuable enough that we wanted to share it with you all. Merry Christmas! Mentioned in this episode: Check out the other AMP Network shows! https://anazao-minist...

Marie Laure is a three time author with two masters in theology, one from the Episcopal Divinity School and one from Boston's School of Theology. She joins us to talk about her experience writing, " Return from Exile: Revelations from an Anchoress in St. Augustine ". We discuss what an anchorage is, who Julian of Norwich was, and how we all can relate to these periods of "in-between". Marie Laure...

Andrew Croft, of Open Doors Canada and the World Watch Weekly podcast, joins us to talk about the changes made on the World Watch Weekly list this year. Who has suffered more persecution for their beliefs during the COVID-19 pandemic and how can we best pray for our Christian family around the globe. Does the amount of persecution in Mexico surprise you? We discuss the top persecuted groups around...

Kristin Kobes Du Mez is the author of "Jesus and John Wayne: How White Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith and Fractured a Nation" and professor of  History, Gender Studies, Urban Studies at Calvin University. She discusses how the culture of evangelicalism has become so political and how it may have gotten in the way of the work of the Whole Church. We ask if it possible to rectify with...

Pastor Matt Chandler joins us today to discuss how his Church, Village Church, plays a part in the Whole Church. We also talk about his messages on the book of Revelation, on self, and how he believes we can better attain unity in the Church today. Today we talk to Bodie Hodge of "Answers in Genesis". We discuss young earth creationism, evolution, and the creation museum. I ask him if he believes...

Today we talk to Bodie Hodge of "Answers in Genesis". We discuss young earth creationism, evolution, and the creation museum. I ask him if he believes we can worship side-by-side with creationists and evolutionists! We also got the chance to discuss the upcoming tower of Babel attraction! . Follow us on Social: facebook.com/thewholechurchpodcast Twitter @thewholechurch Instagram @wholechurchpodcas...

We discuss the importance that the Barna Group plays in the whole Church today. Alyce Youngblood, Vice President of Editorial for the Barna Group joins us to discuss what they do and how seeing the numbers and data behind the variety of beliefs in the Church can help us find commonalities and come together for the first tier issues more easily. We ask her what areas the Church most agreed with one...

The Israel people have had a complicated relationship with the Church. Many still think of "Jesus" as a curse word. We talk to Dr Seth Postell, the academic dean of the Israel College of the Bible, about his relationship with the Church as a Jewish believer in Jesus who grew up in a Jewish home. We ask about the unique problems this part of the Church faces, how we can see Jesus in Moses' writings...

We are the priests to the geeks! And by that, we just mean that we act as mediators between the faith and culture. We are not claiming any ordination or anything like that. In this bonus episode, hosts Joshua Noel, TJ Blackwell, Reverend Keno Cannady, and Pastor Will Rose. We try to do our own "God Loves Geeks" meeting to help our audiences get an idea what the meetings are like. We have three dif...

Rev Keno Cannady and Pastor Will Rose return! We ask Pastor Will about his "God Loves Geeks" ministry and how Rev Keno got into anime, then we all talk about how this inspired us to start our new podcast, "Systematic Geekology". How can geeking out together engender greater Christian Unity? What is our favorite geekdoms? What can Star Wars or Dragon Ball Z teach us about our faith? We ask all that...

Joshua and TJ get together to discuss what all we have learned in the last 2.5 years and how our applications have impacted Church unity in their lives. We discuss a few of our favorite moments from the show and how we can better maintain the unity of the Church. . Rate us & leave a review: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/the-whole-church-podcast-104837 . Sign up for our newsletter: thewhol...

Jake Doberenz joins us again! Today we talk about Theophany Media, Christian Creatives, "Born to Create", and much more! We ask what role creativity can play in the whole Church. How can creativity and imagination help us to better maintain the unity of all believers? . See our whole reading list here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1fCffbWx3GNt3nJtUSwlby4iJaupjoIxvQWmU1vV-N8o/edit?usp=sharing...

Dr Gregg Allison joins us again! This time to talk about his new book, "Embodied: Living as a Whole People in a Fractured World". Why do we belittle our bodies? What does the Bible have to say about the human body? Why was Jesus embodied as man? We talk all this and more, don't miss it! . Check out our whole book list: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1fCffbWx3GNt3nJtUSwlby4iJaupjoIxvQWmU1vV-N8o...

Professor Chris Moreland and Sister Rose join us again, this time to talk about the Catholic Church's view on Mother Mary and women leadership. Should women be able to preach / give the homily? Should women be able to hold the position of deaconess in the Church? In what ways are women leaders already keeping the Church running? Professor Moreland provides a unique perspective as a professor of "W...

Professor Chris Moreland joins us again for another bonus episode. For this episode, we will be discussing the Pope's recent declaration concerning the latin mass for Catholic Churches. If you don't know anything about the latin mass motu proprio, then this episode should tell you all you need to know. Whether you are Catholic or Protestant, we go over how the whole Church should respond to this n...

Christian Ashley joins us today to talk about his faith journey, his church(es), and how we can see God through creative writing / story telling. We discuss how Christian and Joshua met, and how CS Lewis' Space Trilogy is better than Narnia. We also talk about a new show Joshua and TJ are starting with some other guys called, "Systematic Geekology". You won't wanna miss this one! . Follow us on So...

Best-selling author, Frank Viola joins us to talk about his new book, "Hang On; Let Go: What to do When Your Dreams are Shattered and Life is Falling Apart".  This new release will be published the same day this episode airs! This work is all about how Christians navigate trials in their lives. Frank Viola is always real and honest in his works so he won't tip toe around how bad things can ge...

Dr John Soden, co-author of "In the Beginning... We Misunderstood", joins us to talk about his testimony, as well as how people with varying views on Genesis can have unity. He discusses how important context is to understanding the book of Genesis and how the Egyptian captivity played a role in how God chose to communicate His truths with His people. Discussing the beginning of the universe can b...

Our "Dividing Scriptures" series is where we go through the Bible looking at scriptures that have been the subject of major arguments. We are taking a break from Genesis to cover the Book of Job! Why? Because one of the major debates of the Book of Job concerns when it took place! Many believe it occured during the book of Genesis. Today we introduce some of the arguments over the books origin, me...

The Peters return! Dr Peter Link and Dr Pete Beck return to talk about their thoughts on Genesis and its significance. How does Genesis 1 - 11 inform the rest of our theology? How does the Creation story comment on marriage and declare the Gospel, itself? What can we disagree about concerning ideas like Creation, Theistic Evolution, and the historicity of Genesis 1 - 3? . Check out our episode whe...

Dave Ebert, host of the "Gifts for Glory" podcast, joins us to talk about his show, his testimony, and comedy! Dave runs through an improv exercise with our hosts, TJ Blackwell and Joshua Noel, in this special episode! . Subscribe to our show: https://the-whole-church-podcast.captivate.fm/listen . Rate us & leave a review: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/the-whole-church-podcast-104837 . Si...

Gloria Guadron joins us to talk about her faith journey leaving the Mennonites faith and still maintaining unity with her family in that tradition. We learn about the Mennonite Church and how we can all be better witnesses to those around us! We also learn what a "Life Coach" is and how we can best achieve unity with those in the Church we don't always see eye-to-eye with! . Support us on Patreon:...

How big were giants really? (And were they really giants?) How do we understand numbers used in Biblical prophecies? ( What do all the numbers represent or mean? ) And, what does the Bible really say about gambling? ( And how does that apply to stock and cryptocurrencies? ) Pastor Chris Galloway joins us for a special episode that's a little different than anything we've done before. We talk all a...

Dr Michael Heiser, author of "The Unseen Realm" and host of "The Naked Bible Podcast", joins us to talk about his testimony, what is a "Deuteronomy 32 world-view", and what role the Leviathan played in creation. We learn all about the supernatural in the Bible, Dr Heiser's views on literalism, and a whole lot more. This was a very rich theological discussion! . Make a one-time donation: Cashapp $w...