Rev. Jeff Sanders, a pastor and licensed marriage and family therapist, talks to seminary dean Dr. Peter Vogt about resilience in ministry and how to cultivate the habits leading to it.Resources mentioned in this episode:Burns, B., Chapman, T

Artificial Intelligence and the Church: Threat or Opportunity? Part 2 With Chris Ganski

Dec 21st, 2023 34m 12s

Bethel Seminary dean Dr. Peter Vogt has a second conversation with pastor/theologian Chris Ganski about what artificial intelligence might mean for the church. Part 1 is episode 27.Resources mentioned in this episode:Jacques Ellul, The Techno

Q & A With Francis Chan

Nov 10th, 2023 37m 31s

In this episode, Bethel Seminary Dean has a conversation with Pastor Francis Chan. Listeners submitted questions that Francis Chan addresses.Resources mentioned in this episode:The Send conferenceAntioch Church, Waco TXCrazy Love ministryC

Artificial Intelligence and the Church: Threat or Opportunity? With Chris Ganski

Sep 11th, 2023 32m 34s

Bethel Seminary dean Dr. Peter Vogt has a conversation with pastor/theologian Chris Ganski about what artificial intelligence might mean for the church. This is the first of two episodes focused on this topic.Resources mentioned in this episod

Engaging Youth with Heather Flies

Jun 12th, 2023 36m 36s

In this episode, Seminary Dean Peter Vogt has a conversation with Heather Flies, Junior High Pastor at Wooddale Church in Eden Prairie, MN, and the Youth Ministry Advisor for Bethel Seminary's new Master of Arts in Children's, Youth, and Family

Authentic Faith with Francis Chan

May 9th, 2023 32m 10s

Bestselling author Francis Chan joins Bethel Seminary Dean Dr. Peter T. Vogt for a conversation about living authentically as followers of Jesus.Resources mentioned in this episode:Francis Chan, Crazy Love: Overwhelmed By A Relentless GodFra

Engaging Culture

Mar 11th, 2023 34m 13s

Bethel Seminary Dean Peter Vogt has a conversation with theologian David Clark about ways of approaching cultural engagement in a sound biblical and theological manner.Resources mentioned in the episode:James Davidson Hunter, Culture Wars (ac

Why Work Matters

Jun 9th, 2022 30m 1s

Pastors Nathan Miller and Aaron Brockmeier, leaders in the "Made to Flourish" network, join Bethel Seminary Dean Dr. Peter Vogt for a conversation about the role work plays in Christian discipleship.Resources mentioned in the episode:Made to

Rethinking Evangelism

Apr 8th, 2022 33m 2s

Bethel Seminary Dean Dr. Peter Vogt has a conversation with Rev. Joe Boyd about evangelism, why it matters and how to help churches and followers of Jesus be more effective at it.Resources mentioned in this episode are:Timothy International (

Jesus Now Playing

Feb 24th, 2022 41m

This episode features a conversation with Bethel Seminary professors Jeannine Brown and John Dunne. They discuss ancient and modern portrayals of Jesus and how they help us better understand the Gospels.Works mentioned in this episode:Ric

Why Missions Matters

Sep 27th, 2021 31m 55s

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 lo

Making Sense of Bible Translation

Jul 9th, 2021 30m 59s

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

Combatting Misinformation

Jun 5th, 2021 30m 23s

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 a

Marketing is NOT a Dirty Word

Mar 12th, 2021 31m 51s

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

Leading in Times of Division with Leith Anderson

Oct 16th, 2020 31m 42s

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 di

Eliminating Hurry with John Mark Comer

Sep 17th, 2020 37m 4s

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

Confronting Racism

Jun 11th, 2020 29m 52s

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 staf

Making Sense of COVID-19

Jun 8th, 2020 33m 3s

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

Mission Over Method: Connection in the Time of COVID-19

Apr 1st, 2020 31m 21s

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

Ministry Leadership in the Coronavirus Era

Mar 23rd, 2020 27m 38s

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:

Serving Special Families

Feb 14th, 2020 28m 18s

Check out this exciting episode with Jodi Wolkerstorfer, focusing on how churches can support families with members with special needs.Resources mentioned in this episode:BOOKSMental Health and the Church: A Ministry Handbook for Including C

Hello, Goodbye: Hiring and Terminations in Church Ministry

Dec 11th, 2019 32m 34s

This episode features a conversation with Cara Wald, Bethel University's Chief Human Resources and Strategy Officer. We discuss important considerations in hiring and making terminations in church ministry, and how to approach these endeavors

Christians and Politics: Faithfulness in the Public Square

Nov 4th, 2019 29m 12s

Special guest Justin Giboney is featured on this episode. Justin is one of the co-founders of the AND Campaign. The AND Campaign believes that politics is a limited, but essential forum for pursuing the well-being of our neighbors. It is limi

Feeling the Pinch: Personal Finance and Pastoral Ministry

Oct 16th, 2019 31m 4s

This episode features a special guest, Leif Erickson, from Thrivent Financial Services.Send comments and suggestions to [email protected]. Please rate us! The higher our rating, the more easily people can find us.Resources mentioned

Leadership in Christian Perspective

Sep 23rd, 2019 31m 28s

A conversation with Dr. Justin Irving, Professor of Ministry Leadership and Director of the Doctor of Ministry Program at Bethel Seminary, and Dr. Mark Strauss, University Professor of New Testament at Bethel Seminary, discussing their new book