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  1. Teens and the Future of the Church

    book
    08/15/23
    4 mins
    By Kelsi Klembara
    As Gen Z and Gen Alpha grow into adolescence and early adulthood, what hope should we have for the future of the church?
    Teens and the Future of the Church

  2. New Testament Church: Prescriptive or Descriptive?

    book
    08/11/23
    4 mins
    By Katie Koplin | Gretchen Ronnevik
    This episode Gretchen Ronnevik and Katie Koplin discuss Acts 2, where we read about the early church, and how it grew.
    New Testament Church: Prescriptive or Descriptive?

  3. Episode 243: Lutheran Colleges and the Formation of Students

    book
    08/09/23
    11 mins
    By Michael Berg | Wade Johnston
    In episode TWO HUNDRED AND FORTY-THREE, Mike, Wade (even though he was just supposed to work the board), Jason, Nick Schmoller, and Dave Scharf discuss Lutheran higher education and the formation of students.
    Episode 243: Lutheran Colleges and the Formation of Students

  4. 317: Löhe - Pastoral Care of the Sick

    book
    08/08/23
    10 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    Spiritual War, What Is It Good For? In this episode, we discuss pastoral care to the healthy and sick and spiritual warfare while reading Wilhelm Loehe’s book, The Pastor.
    317: Löhe - Pastoral Care of the Sick

  5. Vocation of Fostering

    book
    08/04/23
    4 mins
    By Katie Koplin | Gretchen Ronnevik
    In this episode we have on one of Gretchen's closest friends who happens to be a foster mother.
    Vocation of Fostering

  6. That can't be true, but it's not false

    book
    07/28/23
    3 mins
    By Troy Neujahr | Craig Donofrio
    Pardoxeses? Pardoxi? Para . . . well, whatever the plural of "paradox" is, Craig and Troy cut to the quick and determine when a paradox of the Christian faith is good, when it must not be resolved, and when it should be just believed.
    That can't be true, but it's not false

  7. Vocation of Teaching

    book
    07/28/23
    4 mins
    By Katie Koplin | Gretchen Ronnevik
    We are interviewing Austin Hanson, who teaches science to middle schoolers at West Central Public Schools. Picking up on our vocation series, we are wanting to talk with people in various vocations,(as we find them) to talk about how their faith impacts their work.
    Vocation of Teaching

  8. Episode 238: Five Things Beauty Does

    book
    07/10/23
    7 mins
    By Michael Berg | Wade Johnston
    In episode TWO HUNDRED AND THIRTY-EIGHT, Mike, Wade, and Dan Berg, who may or many not be related to Michael, discuss beauty and five things it does.
    Episode 238: Five Things Beauty Does

  9. The Struggle Between Church and Sports

    book
    07/10/23
    4 mins
    By Adam Francisco | Scott Keith | Caleb Keith | Bruce Hillman
    The Thinking Fellows weigh on one of the most tense issues that affect Churches.
    The Struggle Between Church and Sports

  10. The Limits and Expanse of Christian Belief with Sarah Hinlicky Wilson

    book
    07/04/23
    6 mins
    By Kelsi Klembara
    Sarah Hinlicky Wilson joins Kelsi to talk about her new novel, A Tumblin' Down, the good and bad of church community, and how the Christian belief isn't always best defined by our own self-reflection.
    The Limits and Expanse of Christian Belief with Sarah Hinlicky Wilson

  11. Is Christianity a Religion of Doctrines?

    book
    06/20/23
    4 mins
    By Adam Francisco | Scott Keith | Caleb Keith | Bruce Hillman
    In this episode, the Thinking Fellows discuss the centrality and importance of Christians' doctrinal content and confessions.
    Is Christianity a Religion of Doctrines?

  12. Sacred Spaces

    book
    06/08/23
    2 mins
    By Adam Francisco | Scott Keith | Caleb Keith | Bruce Hillman
    In this episode, the Thinking Fellows ask, what are sacred spaces, and do we need them?
    Sacred Spaces