Many engage in youth ministry as if young people are satisfied with distractions and can only swallow shallow faith. The church often responds as if there were no way around this assumption. In today’s Seven Minute Seminary video, Dr. Matt Frie

Episode 335: Jesus and the Creed Are Supervise - with Carolyn Moore

Jan 23rd, 2019 6m 34s

Many people assume that Jesus is merely a nice person, or perhaps a safe idea, that helps people cope with the challenges of life. On the contrary, the claims that Jesus makes on the world are totalizing and life-altering. In this Seven Minute

Episode 334: How the Doctrine of the Trinity Helps Our Pastoral and Counseling Practice - with Virginia Holeman

Aug 22nd, 2018 5m 47s

The doctrine of the Trinity, and the persons of the Trinity themselves, have a deep impact on our pastoral and counseling practices. God’s inherent relational nature helps define what it means to be whole and how we can get there. Watch this Se

Episode 333: The Problem with Attractional Services - with Steven Bruns

Jul 18th, 2018 7m 17s

For whom should worship services be designed? Should their intended purpose be evangelism, discipleship, or both? Should seekers (non-Christians) be in mind, or Christians already in the faith? In today’s Seven Minute Seminary video, Dr. Steven

Episode 332: What Repentance Has to Do with Evangelism - with Scott Camp

Jul 4th, 2018 6m 52s

What does repentance have to do with evangelism? In this Seven Minute Seminary, Dr. Scott Camp challenges the church not to leave out an essential ingredient—repentance—when presenting the good news of Jesus in the 21st century. Camp defines re

Episode 331: How Jesus Christ Atones for Our Sins - with Joshua McNall

Jun 13th, 2018 6m 42s

How does Jesus’s life, death, and resurrection atone for our sins? How does the death of a fully divine and fully human person offer salvation for all of humankind? In this Seven Minute Seminary, Dr. Joshua McNall presents four models for what’

Episode 330: The Protestant Reformation in Wesleyan Perspective - with Jason Vickers

May 23rd, 2018 4m 28s

The year 2017 marked 500 years since the Protestant Reformation. In today’s Seven Minute Seminary, Dr. Jason Vickers interprets this reform movement, of which Methodism was a part, by focusing on two of its renewal emphases: 1. The Authority of

Episode 329: The Continuity Between the Old Testament and New Testament - with Craig Keener

May 19th, 2018 8m 22s

Was the Old Testament religion one of salvation by works, while the New Testament one by grace? Many in the church have often framed the contrast between the covenants this way: Law-keeping vs. Grace. But that’s not where the biblical evidence

Episode 328: The Old Testament Laws and Their Modern Application - with Craig Keener

May 12th, 2018 9m 5s

How should Christians in the 21st century relate to Old Testament laws and moral examples? In this Seven Minute Seminary, Dr. Craig Keener helps explain the context of Israel’s laws by pointing out that many of the laws were admittedly meant to

Episode 327: Christian Counselling and the Spiritual World - with Stephen Stratton

May 9th, 2018 6m 2s

What might a Christian approach to counseling look like? One crucial aspect is getting the starting point right by having an integrated view of personhood. This means holding in union the emotional, cognitive, spiritual, and physical dimensions

Episode 326: The Old Testament Laws in Their Ancient Context - with Craig Keener

May 5th, 2018 11m 46s

The Old Testament laws, especially those given as part of the Sinai Covenant, are sometimes difficult to understand and are therefore engaged less fruitfully. Yet we have psalmists declaring, “Oh, how I love your law! I meditate on it all day l

Episode 325: The Meaning of the Tabernacle in the Old Testament - with Craig Keener

Apr 28th, 2018 5m 48s

In Exodus 25, God instructs Israel to prepare offerings for the tabernacle, and also provides instructions for how to build this sanctuary. Many assume that every little detail has symbolic significance—and some of it does. However, we fail to

Episode 324: How to Use Alpha to Plant Churches - with Christian Selvaratnam

Apr 25th, 2018 7m 14s

Church-planting is increasingly becoming recognized as one of the most effective ways to reach new people with the gospel in critical parts of the secular West. In today’s Seven Minute Seminary, Christian Selvaratnam of Alpha encourages those c

Episode 323: Ministry in the Power of the Holy Spirit - with Steve Seamands

Apr 18th, 2018 6m 59s

Ministry in the power of the Holy Spirit can refer to many things, including the signs and wonders that often attend missional ministry. It also encourages the love of Jesus and encompasses the empowerment for holy living among his disciples. I

Episode 322: What happens when the Church reads the Bible out of Context (Part IV) - with Craig Keener

Apr 14th, 2018 9m 19s

What happens when the church reads the Bible out of context? Some of our most cherished beliefs, songs, and platitudes are based on proof-texting, which means that the original historical and literary context of the Bible is ignored.

Episode 321: How the Gospel Is Sown Across Asia - with Adonis Gorospe

Apr 11th, 2018 3m 40s

How is the gospel sown across Asia? Both indigenous and Western Christian missionaries to Asian countries must grapple with how the gospel is sown and lived out in unique cultural contexts. In this Seven Minute Seminary, Dr. Adonis Abelard O. G

Episode 320: What Happens When the Church Reads the Bible Out of Context (Part III) - with Craig Keener

Apr 7th, 2018 7m 36s

Episode 319: How Christianity Became a Heart Religion - with Scott Kisker

Apr 4th, 2018 7m 58s

How did Christianity once again become a religion of the heart? In this Seven Minute Seminary video, Dr. Scott Kisker explains how several traditions recaptured the significance of a genuine faith encounter with Jesus Christ following the Prote

Episode 318: What Happens When the Church Reads the Bible Out of Context (Part II) - with Craig Keener

Mar 31st, 2018 8m 36s

Episode 317: Ministry in the Pattern of the Resurrected Jesus - with James Swanson

Mar 28th, 2018 6m 42s

In the wake of the crucifixion, Jesus’s early followers likely wondered whether the Christian movement be abandoned. Then the resurrected Jesus started appearing to his disciples and opening their eyes to the significance of his suffering. What

Episode 316: What Happens When the Church Reads the Bible Out of Context (Part I) - with Craig Keener

Mar 24th, 2018 8m 12s

Episode 315: How Gospel Movements Multiply and Affect Existing Churches - with Steve Addison

Mar 14th, 2018 6m 55s

How do gospel movements affect current, existing churches? In this Seven Minute Seminary video, Steve Addison offers a different starting point for church-planting—evangelism and discipleship. He then explores how this movement model multiplies

Episode 314: Fundraising Strategies for Churches - with William Chaney

Mar 7th, 2018 5m 11s

Planting a new church is an exciting gospel commission, but it can also involve many complex processes. Fundraising is one of those challenging aspects of church planting that can feel overwhelming. Watch this Seven Minute Seminary video by Wil

Episode 313: The Meaning of Biblical Miracles - with Craig Keener

Feb 28th, 2018 6m 45s

In the Gospels, Jesus performs many miracles that are sometimes called signs. His apostles also carry out important healing ministry, as did the prophets of the Old Testament. When John the Baptist doubted Jesus, his response was to demonstrate

Episode 312: Creating Multiplying Church-Planting Movements - with Ric Thorpe

Feb 21st, 2018 8m 16s

In regions where people need the gospel direly—church-planting based on the addition model cannot sustain the profound cultural needs for the church. In today’s Seven Minute Seminary video, Ric Thorpe shares how the Church of England transition