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Helping ministry leaders be more effective in advancing the Gospel
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Monday Sep 27, 2021
Monday Sep 27, 2021
This episode features a conversation with Ivan Veldhuizen, Vice president for International Ministries at Converge. He oversees all mission efforts and missionaries for Converge. This conversation focuses on the importance of missions to the local church.
Resources mentioned in this episode:
J.D. Greear, Gaining By Losing: Why the Future Belongs to Churches That Send
David Platt, Something Needs to Change: An Urgent Call to Make Your Life Count (audiobook)
"Never the Same" video
Please submit suggestions for future episodes or provide feedback to whole-and-holy@bethel.edu
Friday Jul 09, 2021
Friday Jul 09, 2021
This episode features Drs. Jeannine Brown and Mark Strauss, who serve on the Committee on Bible Translation as well as professors of New Testament at Bethel Seminary. They discuss translation philosophy and share insights into the decisions of the Bible translation team.
Resources mentioned in this episode:
Gordon Fee and Mark Strauss, How to Choose a Translation for All Its Worth
Glen Scorgie, Mark Strauss, and Steven Voth, eds., The Challenge of Bible Translation: Communicating God's Word to the World
Please send feedback -- including suggestions for future episodes -- to: whole-and-holy@bethel.edu
Friday Jun 04, 2021
Friday Jun 04, 2021
This episode features a conversation with Rachel Wightman, who serves as Associate Director for Instruction and Outreach at Concordia University Library in St. Paul, MN. She has researched and teaches on dealing with misinformation and how to address it.
Resources mentioned in this episode:
Friday Mar 12, 2021
Friday Mar 12, 2021
This episode features a conversation with Michael Vedders, Vice President of Enrollment and Marketing at Bethel University. He and Bethel Seminary Dean Peter Vogt discuss the importance of marketing for churches, what it is -- and is not, and some things to consider in effective marketing.
Please provide feedback --including suggestions for future episodes -- at whole-and-holy@bethel.edu
Friday Oct 16, 2020
Friday Oct 16, 2020
This episode features a conversation with Leith Anderson, pastor emeritus of Wooddale Church in Eden Prairie, MN, and president emeritus of the National Association of Evangelicals. We discuss strategies for effective leadership in times of division.
Resources mentioned in this episode:
Wooddale Church, Eden Prairie MN
National Association of Evangelicals
Hosanna Church, Lakeville MN, series on religion and politics
Richard Mouw, Uncommon Decency: Christian Civility in an Uncivil World
Leith Anderson and Galen Cary, Faith in the Voting Booth: Practical Wisdom for Voting Well
Thank you for listening! Please send feedback and suggestions for future episodes to whole-and-holy@bethel.edu.
Thursday Sep 17, 2020
Thursday Sep 17, 2020
This episode features a conversation with Pastor John Mark Comer, who serves as Pastor of Vision and Teaching at Bridgetown Church in Portland, Oregon. He is married to Tammy and they have three kids. He is author of several books, including the focus of today's conversation, The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry.
Check out his website here.
Works mentioned in this episode:
John Mark Comer, The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry
John Mark Comer, How to Unhurry
Peter Scazzero, Emotionally Healthy Spirituality
Peter Scazzero, The Emotionally Healthy Church
Thank you for listening to Whole & Holy! Please provide feedback and suggestions for future episodes at whole-and-holy@bethel.edu.
Thursday Jun 11, 2020
Thursday Jun 11, 2020
This episode features a conversation with David A. French about racism in the US and how Christians might think about responding. David is a columnist and senior editor of The Dispatch, who also writes for Time magazine and formerly was a staff writer for National Review. He graduated from Harvard Law School and is an attorney who has worked extensively on religious liberty issues. He served as an Army officer in the Iraq war. He and his wife, Nancy, live in Tennessee with their three children.
Works mentioned in this episode:
"American Racism: We've Got So Very Far to Go"
Follow David on Twitter @DavidAFrench
Monday Jun 08, 2020
Monday Jun 08, 2020
This episode features a conversation with pastor/theologian Dr. Joel Lawrence who shares thoughts on how we can make sense of COVID-19 from a theological perspective.
Resources mentioned in this episode:
Henri Blocher, Evil and the Cross: An Analytical Look at the Problem of Pain
N.T. Wright, Evil and the Justice of God
Wednesday Apr 01, 2020
Wednesday Apr 01, 2020
This episode features a conversation with Brooke Palmer, Online Campus Pastor at Journey's Crossing church in the greater metro Washington DC area. We discuss how to foster digital/online connections in a time of social distancing.
Jay Kranda at Saddleback Church has lots of resources supporting online church.
Church Online Platform provides free platform for online church.
Carey Nieuwhof podcasts -- episodes focusing on digital connections
Journey's Crossing YouTube channel with examples of kids/youth/adult content.
Contact Brooke: Brooke.Palmer@journeyscrossing.org
Thank you for listening! Please provide feedback and suggestions for future episodes at whole-and-holy@bethel.edu.
Monday Mar 23, 2020
Monday Mar 23, 2020
This special episode features a conversation with Drs. David Clark, Professor of Theology, and Mark McCloskey, Professor of Ministry Leadership. They discuss some important principles for leading in these challenging times.
Helpful resources:
Andy Crouch, "Love in the Time of Coronavirus," The Praxis Journal, March 12, 2020.
Mark McCloskey and Jim Louwsma, The Art of Virtue-Based Transformational Leadership
Information on the practice of Examen, mentioned by Dr. McCloskey, is available here.
Thanks for listening! Please provide feedback at whole-and-holy@bethel.edu