Knowing Faith

Kyle Worley is joined by Don Whitney to answer the question, “How important is the local church and the Christian community to the journey of becoming more like Christ?” Questions Covered in This Episode: How important is the local church and the Christian community to the journey of becoming more like Christ? Helpful Definitions: Spiritual Disciplines: Practices found in the Bible by which we exp...

Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley are joined by Macy English to play Knowing Faith Theological Trivia. Grab a pen and paper to play along! Questions Covered in This Episode: The Story of the Bible: Name the four gospels. In what waters did Naaman wash in to be healed of leprosy? Who in the Old Testament prefigures Christ as both priest and king? True or False: King Saul was from the tribe of...

Kyle Worley is joined by Jared Bumpers to answer the question, “Why does theological formation happen best in the local church? Questions Covered in This Episode: Why does theological formation happen best in the church? What does this mean at Midwestern Seminary? Helpful Definitions: Theology: The study of God and all other things in relation to God. John Webster Guest Bio: Jared Bumpers is the A...

Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley discuss if Christians should gamble. Questions Covered in This Episode: Why is this timely? Why does this matter? Do Christians know how to answer this question? What is categorized as gambling? What was the most surprising thing you learned when you wrote your article? Does the level of risk matter? Does the purpose or heart behind gambling matter? Can you...

Kyle Worley is joined by Peter Gurr to answer the question, “Why trust the New Testament?” Questions Covered in This Episode: Why trust the New Testament? When you are talking about the resurrection, is it a spiritual reality or a historical event? Guest Bio: Dr. Peter Gurry is Associate Professor of New Testament at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary . He is the author of several books, incl...

Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley discuss the question, Is God still speaking audibly today? Questions Covered in This Episode: Is God still speaking audibly today? In the Bible, has God spoken through dreams, visions, prophecies, and audibly? What are some strange ways God speaks in the Bible? Is there a time in scripture we are told this is over? What additional revelation do we need if he...

Kyle Worley is joined by Dr. Travis Montgomery to discuss how technology impacts spiritual formation. Questions Covered in This Episode: What is one blessing and one burden that technology provides on the journey of spiritual formation? Guest Bio: Dr. Travis Montgomery is the Assistant Professor of Christian Studies and Assistant Dean of Global Campus at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary . H...

Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley have a conversation about what the Bible says about angels, demons, and Satan. Questions Covered in This Episode: Did you have any interest in this stuff as a non-Christian? Does talking about demons and angels make people a little uncomfortable? If someone brings this up in conversation with you, how do you react? What are some clear things that we can agre...

Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley are joined by Bobby Jamieson to discuss his book “Everything Is Never Enough ,” the book of Ecclesiastes, and what happiness is. Questions Covered in This Episode: Is it wrong to want to be happy? Why did this become your thing? What are the common misconceptions about what happiness is? Do you feel like the answer lies in the book of Ecclesiastes or in the...

Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley are joined by Gavin Ortlund to have a conversation about why Christians have disagreements and how we can engage in disagreements biblically. Questions Covered in This Episode: If all Christians believe the bible, why do they disagree so often? What’s the distinction between significant disagreement that separates and real disagreement that doesn’t require s...

Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley have a conversation around the question, “Why doesn’t God always heal the sick?” Questions Covered in This Episode: Why do people get sick? Where does sickness come from? What's the difference between personal sin and the presence of sin? Throughout the Bible, we see God perform miraculous healings. What are some examples that come to mind? Does my faith pla...

Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley have a conversation around giving and generosity in the life of a believer. Questions Covered in This Episode: What does the word “tithe” mean? Where do we get the principle of the “tithe?” What's the difference between tithes and offerings? How is Israel functioning in the Old Testament? Is tithing biblical? Must Christians tithe? Should they give 10% of th...

Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley are joined by Ian Harber to have a conversation about deconstruction in the Christian faith.  Questions Covered in This Episode: Is deconstruction good? What is deconstruction? What are some common examples? What is your personal story of deconstruction? How is your faith different from what it was before your deconstruction journey? Is there such a thing as...

Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley are joined by Ronni Kurtz to discuss the impassability of God. Questions Covered in This Episode: Why this is problematic to say (if it is): God has an emotional life. Does God feel? Is impassability part of historic Christian doctrine? What is true and beautiful about this? Are passions and emotions the same thing? When we say God is simple, what are we say...

Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley discuss what preaching is and its purpose in the church. Questions Covered in This Episode: Does preaching still matter? What is preaching? How is preaching different from other forms of teaching in the church? Should preaching be a part of corporate worship? What are the core concerns/questions/considerations around this? Why is preaching not more formative...

Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley discuss the role of an apostle and the importance of understanding its meaning when using the term. Questions Covered in This Episode: Are there modern-day apostles? Why are we asking this question right now? Are bishop and apostle the same thing? What is an apostle? What about Ephesians 4? Is that indicating that “apostle” is an office? Do the apostles ever...

Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley discuss what makes someone a real Christian. Questions Covered in This Episode: What makes a real Christian? Is everyone who claims to be a Christian a Christian? How does anyone get to define what Christianity is or is not? Why would we say a Jehovah's Witness or a Mormon is not a Christian? If Jesus is not God, does it change the nature of the atonement? H...

Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley have a conversation about how therapeutic language has invaded the church. Questions Covered in This Episode: Has therapeutic language invaded the church? What are the root theological issues at play in therapeutic language and the church? What do we mean by therapy language? What is the history that got us here? How should the Christian enter into therapeut...

Season 15 of the Knowing Faith podcast begins on August 21st! In this episode, Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley give you a preview of what is to come in Season 15. Questions Covered in This Episode: What are some of our main disagreements? What is our goal? What are we talking about this season? Resources Mentioned in this Episode: Romans 9-11 Follow Us: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook | Web...

Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley answer questions submitted by their Patreon supporters! Questions Covered in This Episode: How do we decide what the original author meant, specifically when using the word “all” in Romans 3:23 and Romans 9-11? What are some of the rich implications practically and culturally for the doctrine of the Image of God? What are your personal rhythms for continuing...

Kyle Worley is joined by Adam Griffin and Amy Gannett to discuss updates from the Training the Church podcast family. Questions Covered in This Episode: What have you learned in doing Tiny Theologians? What was the vision for the Tiny Theologians podcast? What was the vision for The Family Discipleship podcast? What is the future for these podcasts? If someone wanted to follow your podcast, how ca...

Jen Wilkin and Kyle Worley are joined by Elizabeth Woodson to discuss her new study on the book of Galatians. Questions Covered in This Episode: Why Galatians? What did you learn as you wrote this study? Who were your favorite commentary sources? What was the most challenging part to write about? How is this study designed to work and be used? What are the false stories in Galatians that the gospe...

JT English and Kyle Worley discuss their new books, “ Remember and Rehearse” and “Formed for Fellowship,” and how they are valuable tools for discipleship. Questions Covered in This Episode: What were you thinking when you were trying to build a theological education department in the church? What is “You are a Theologian”? What’s different about Remember and Rehearse? What did you learn about the...

Jen Wilkin and Kyle Worley are joined by Hunter Beless and Courtney Doctor to discuss their new Bible study on the book of Titus. Questions Covered in This Episode: Why did you decide to do a study on Titus? Why did you do this project together? How is this study designed to work? What is Titus about? What is something you learned while writing this study? Did you feel any hesitation when talking...

Kyle Worley is joined by Thomas West and Trevin Wax to discuss their new book, The Gospel Way Catechism . Questions Covered in This Episode: What’s all this talk about a catechism? Isn’t the bible enough? What is the relationship between a catechism and bible study? What is the response from people when you told them you were working on a catechism? Why another catechism? Are catechisms supposed t...