Episodes
Monday Oct 28, 2024
Are We In a Bonhoeffer Moment?
Monday Oct 28, 2024
Monday Oct 28, 2024
With the election in America approaching there has been much talk of churches and pastors being in a "Bonhoeffer moment". Andy looks at Bonhoeffer's time vs. ours and what it means for us in ministry.
Wednesday Aug 14, 2024
Preachers vs. Peloton
Wednesday Aug 14, 2024
Wednesday Aug 14, 2024
Derek's peloton has started preaching to him and he feels weird about it. Andy thinks this is because we live in an age of secular mysticism, and it has a lot to do with how the Church can preach to the Secular Age.
Thursday Jun 06, 2024
The Theological Turn in Children's Ministry
Thursday Jun 06, 2024
Thursday Jun 06, 2024
It's an interesting time for congregations and Children's Ministry. Andy talks about why a theological turn for Children's Ministry is sorely needed for churches today.
Monday Apr 29, 2024
Wagering Can't Win Happiness
Monday Apr 29, 2024
Monday Apr 29, 2024
If you watch a sports event in the US, gambling ads are everywhere. Andy thinks this is a sign that our society is turning to a bunch of pagans. Instead of trying to find happiness in stuff, Andy thinks we should turn to the wisdom of 17th century thinker Blaise Pascal and embrace our own emptiness and brokenness instead.
Thursday Mar 21, 2024
F*** Isn't F*** Anymore
Thursday Mar 21, 2024
Thursday Mar 21, 2024
Swear words don't seem to pack the same punch anymore, and Andy thinks it all has to do with the decline of protestantism and the "polite society". It turns out that this also has some big ministry implications for those of us here in the Secular Age.
With the topic, this episode features some salty language & swear words.
Be sure to grab Andy's book "When Church Stops Working" along with his other books on Amazon or, better yet, your local bookstore.
Special thanks to Baker Publishing for sponsoring our podcast.
Thursday Mar 07, 2024
Existential Problems in YouTube Kids
Thursday Mar 07, 2024
Thursday Mar 07, 2024
Derek's children are addicted to YouTube Kids and Andy thinks it's all connected to the work of Byung-Chul Han and Martin Heidegger.
YouTube along with other social media, are vapid reflections of us that don't call us further into our own being, and that's the problem. Andy and Derek discuss.
Be sure to grab Andy's book "When Church Stops Working" along with his other books on Amazon or, better yet, your local bookstore.
Special thanks to Baker Publishing for sponsoring our podcast.
Wednesday Feb 14, 2024
Papering Over God
Wednesday Feb 14, 2024
Wednesday Feb 14, 2024
We're back from a hiatus with more new episodes to come!
Andy attends a graduation ceremony held in a church where the school papered over God's name on the wall. What does this say about the secular age we live in? What's the deeper meaning for those of us in minisry?
Andy's **brand new** book "WHEN CHURCH STOPS WORKING" is out now. Grab it on Amazon or, better yet, your local bookstore.
Special thanks to Baker Publishing for sponsoring our podcast.
Monday Aug 14, 2023
If Aliens Are Real
Monday Aug 14, 2023
Monday Aug 14, 2023
Aliens have been in the news a bit, and Derek wants to know what Andy thinks would happen to the Church if aliens are real.
Andy's **brand new** book "WHEN CHURCH STOPS WORKING" is out now. Grab it on Amazon or, better yet, your local bookstore.
Special thanks to Baker Publishing for sponsoring our podcast.
Wednesday Jun 07, 2023
Mission Statements or Watch Words
Wednesday Jun 07, 2023
Wednesday Jun 07, 2023
Churches are obsessed with mission statements, but Andy thinks that watch words are even more important.
Andy's **brand new** book "WHEN CHURCH STOPS WORKING" is out now. Grab it on Amazon or, better yet, your local bookstore.
Special thanks to Baker Publishing for sponsoring our podcast.
Thursday May 25, 2023
Take Your Bucket List Off Your Bucket List
Thursday May 25, 2023
Thursday May 25, 2023
Andy thinks there's something deeply wrong with having "bucket lists".
Andy's **brand new** book "WHEN CHURCH STOPS WORKING" is out now. Grab it on Amazon or, better yet, your local bookstore.
Special thanks to Baker Publishing for sponsoring our podcast.