The Whole Church Podcast

Joshua and TJ continue our "Dividing Scriptures" series where we look at divisive topics in the Bible and discuss what the varying sides are. We hope to see how we can disagree in unity over these topics! This episode we look at Gender roles in marriage and in the Church. Is it biblical for women to be head pastors? Does one's view on women's ordination impact their view of gender roles in the hom...

Pastor Andy Kinder joins us to talk about his testimony and the Church of God of Prophecy. He tells us what makes CoGoP special to him and how the whole Church can be better united. We also discuss the importance of letting the Spirit move in Worship and how to prevent scaring guests away from the Church. . Visit the Seneca Church of God of Prophecy website: https://www.senecacogop.org/ . Follow u...

Dr Gregg Allison, author of Historical Theology: An Introduction to Christian Doctrine , joins us in a cram-packed episode! We talk everything from his books on the relation of the Catholic and protestant Churches, how pragmatism gets in the way of Christian unity, and which era of the Church was most united. This episode is rich in fun, theology, history, and (of course) unity! . Check out our "r...

Chaplain Steve Lanclos joins us to talk about his testimony, what Calvinism is and why he left it, and the tension felt between Christian pacifists and Christians in the military. We had a great time learning about what a chaplain does and how we can maintain greater unity along these lines! . Rate us & leave a review: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/the-whole-church-podcast-104837 . Sign u...

*Light SPOILERS for "The Girl Who Wore Freedom" documentary This week Christian Taylor, director of "The Girl Who Wore Freedom" and co-host of "The Holy Post Podcast", joins us to talk about her upcoming movie! "The Girl Who Wore Freedom" is a documentary / celebration of D-Day and how it is celebrated in Normandy, France. This movie has many Christian themes such as love, gratitude, and freedom....

This week's episode is our tenth installation of our "Dividing Scriptures" series. We talk about the many different ways the story of Sodom has been interpreted, what is the sin of Sodom, and how can we remain united despite these differences of opinions. We ask what the sin of Sodom is, so the topic of homosexuality does come up but we do not address the arguments of whether same sex acts are sin...

This week Joshua and TJ interview their good friend, Chris Brissey, about his podcast "Homegrown Discipleship" and his new Pastoral role at Cornerstone Church of God of Prophecy at Camden, SC. We talk about Chris' testimony, Joshua car accident, and how discipleship can lead us all to better Church unity. . Listen to other COGOP Pastors with this link: https://player.captivate.fm/collection/14e174...

This week Father Jonathan Mettasophia and Professor Chris Moreland join us again! Fr Jonathan, representing the Orthodox Church; Professor Chris, representing the Catholic Church; and, our co-hosts, Joshua and TJ represent the Protestant Church. We discuss the split in the Church during the "Great Schism" over the Filioque clause, the problems the Church faces with Christian nationalism, the diffe...

Professor Chris Moreland joins the boys to talk about his faith, having grown up in the Catholic Church. We discuss the differences between how the Catholic and Protestant Churches view baptism, confirmation, the liturgy, the eucharist, and more! We discover these differences enrich our faith and do not need to be hinderances to seeing one another as a united Christian body. This is our introducti...

Dr Tremper Longman III joins our hosts to discuss how he has been able to work with both fundamentalist and liberal scholars in the Church, how hermeneutics impact our ability to maintain Church unity, gender roles, and how God gave us a gift of intimacy meant to be experienced well. We cover a great multitude of topics, including his friendship with Pete Enns, and are left with the challenge to b...

Ken Hagerman joins our co-hosts this week to talk about salvation and the Church. He shares his own testimony and leads us to think about some big questions for how we do Church today. How can satire challenge us and help build up our faith? What kind of culture shock should we all experience as Christians? If we simply Church people for the numbers, what could our churches be missing out on? And,...

Does God participate in or encourage violence? There have been many different views in the Church on this subject throughout history and there is still a great divide over the subject today. Joshua and TJ will go over the Biblical arguments on the topic of pacifism, we will hear different perspectives from the Whole Church think tank (consisting of Church leaders from all different walks and denom...

We have Dr Keith Sherlin back as a return guest to discuss his beliefs on the millennia and how we can keep from letting these types of debated keep us from greater Church unity. Dr Sherlin brings a friend too! He brought on Pastor Brannon Poore to represent a different side of the debate. One of them believes in a Pre-tribulation millennia and the other believes in an Amillennial view. How do the...

Niles Merrit joins Joshua and TJ this week to talk about his testimony and his experience with various different church denominations. He suggests many of the arguments in the Church today comes down to semantics. . Check out some of the books Niles suggested in our new "The Whole Church Podcast - Reading List": https://docs.google.com/document/d/1fCffbWx3GNt3nJtUSwlby4iJaupjoIxvQWmU1vV-N8o/edit?u...

Pastor Will Rose, of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Chapel Hill, NC, joins us to talk about faith, science, and comic books! We talk about our favorite comic book moments, and how science and faith can relate better. His church includes many science professors and students, including one professor who worked on the Higgs boson (God particle) project. He creates a safe place in his church to ask b...

We have a bonus round! We just made this episode to reiterate where our Church stands on creationism, and to help provide a more extensive history of the arguments in the Church over creationism. This is all history going from Augustine's view of creation to Billy Graham and John Piper's views. If you enjoy history, this one is for you! . To hear more on Genesis, listen to our "Dividing Scriptures...

Pastor J.R. Martin, of Summerville Family Worship Center, joins Joshua and TJ to talk about the Church of God of Prophecy and what the Church will be like after the pandemic. He encourages us all to love and not hate; and, to not let fear stop us once we can congregate together again. . Hear from others in the Church of God of Prophecy on our show: https://player.captivate.fm/collection/14e17462-c...

Joshua and TJ continue our "Dividing Scriptures" series with Genesis 14. Today, we ask if tithing applies to believers in the New Covenant. We look at what the Church has believed historically, as well as arguments from both sides today. Finally, we ask how our disagreements in this area might impact Church unity. . Check out the rest of our "Dividing Scriptures" series by clicking the link below:...

Joshua and Tiberius welcome back guests Rev Keno Cannady and Sister Sylvia Staten! We discuss what has happened in everyone's life since last we spoke, how far our country has come since the beginning of the Black Lives Matter movement began, and what we need to do to continue forward in racial equality. See other episodes that deal with racial equality: https://player.captivate.fm/collection/256f...

Pastor Paul Calcote joins our co-hosts, Joshua Noel and Tiberius Juan, to talk about his podcast, 'Real People, Real Talk'. In this episode, we ask about his experience growing up in a non-denominational, Pentecostal Church and now pastoring a Church affiliated with the Southern Baptist Commission. We hear his testimony and discuss generational curses and blessings. We even learned that Houston, T...

Your co-hosts, Joshua and TJ, discuss God's promise to Abram in Genesis 12. We trace the religious arrogance of the Israelites in the Bible to the religious and national arrogance of parts of the Church throughout history. We consider the arguments in Israel's role now, comparing replacement theology and dispensationalism. We even look the "filioque" clause and how the Church's arrogance has led t...

Pastor CT Kirk joins our hosts, Joshua and Tiberius, once more. This time we focus our talk on his new book, "How the West was White-Washed", and we ask him for his opinions on black history month, as a history teacher. Pastor CT inspires us to further our passion for American history and to normalize having friends that look different from ourselves. See other episodes that deal with racial equal...

Marie Proctor (Sam) and Delores Matthews (Ruth), from "The Pastors of a Dying Church" podcast, return to tell us everything they have done since they last joined us in May 2019! Donate to the show on Cashapp: $wholechurch Follow us on Patreon: patreon.com/thewholechurchpodcast Mentioned in this episode: Easily subscribe to our show wherever you listen! https://the-whole-church-podcast.captivate.fm...

Caroline Harries of "A Cup Full of Hope" podcast and founder of "Moms in the Making" joins our co-hosts, Joshua Noel and TJ Blackwell, to talk about her testimony and her ministry with "moms in the making". Follow us on Patreon: patreon.com/thewholechurchpodcast CxDHIP05XCbAx3XcoHeF Mentioned in this episode: Easily subscribe to our show wherever you listen! https://the-whole-church-podcast.captiv...

Pastor Tim Register joins cohosts Joshua and TJ to talk about the challenges of pastoring a small church and how churches of every side can unite as one. Follow us on Patreon: patreon.com/thewholechurchpodcast Mentioned in this episode: Easily subscribe to our show wherever you listen! https://the-whole-church-podcast.captivate.fm/listen Check out the other AMP Network shows! https://anazao-minist...