Teh-O-logy: Recent Episodes
Ezra Jalin
With all the crazies and weird, jacked-up stuff in Malaysia and the local Church, join the host, Ezra and his weekly guests as they chat over a cuppa about all that happen in our beloved country and the Church!
Ezra and Jeremy dive into the topic of church leadership, challenging unhealthy practices, and how to deal with trauma. Jeremy coined the term “leadership gospel” for the benefit of pastors and theologians of generations to come. At the end of the episode, they share some resources on how to be Scripture-formed Christians and further readings on cults, heresies, false teachings, and church servanthood.
World conflicts make churches divided and that's fine! We have personal convictions. However, are they justifiable with the Scripture? Maybe. But are they Christlike? Maybe not. So, how then should we evaluate conflicts such as in Israel, Palestine, Afghanistan and various parts of the world. Join us as we discuss this with a political columnist and writer, C. Douglas Golden.
Jeremy & Ezra kick start this limited series with some “mental and spiritual first-aid for bad church victims”. Tune in to the first part of this episode to hear them share their own experiences with bad churches and look into some vital things to address before one searches for a new church.
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Life under lockdown seems to never make any sense anymore. People are losing jobs and losing themselves. Those who suffered prior to the pandemic are suffering even more. What should we do about it? How to make sense of everything during this pandemic?
Join our host, Ezra as he chats with Ivan Ong, youth pastor of SIB (BEM) Airport Road, Miri, part-time dancer and a local basketball coach on making sense of our life in this ongoing pandemic.
Music: Since 1999 - Dreams
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Church pastors and elders are the go-to people when we have issues, an enquiry or in need of assistance. They are the people we seek for guidance and insights. Whether on the pulpit or behind-the-scenes, they often show smiles and would be the most encouraging (or to some, bold) people in the midst of hardship, chaos and suffering. However, statistics have proven that they are amongst the mentally-challenged individuals, whether in ministry or at home. What can we do for them as the Church? If you're a pastor/elder, what can you do about it? Ezra sits down with a church pastor and director of pastor care ministry, Ps. Scott Egbert to discuss mental health and church leadership.
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Indonesia's first president, Sukarno once said, "Give me 1,000 old men, I can move Mount Semeru from its roots, but give me 10 youths and I will shake the world". The youth, today, possesses the ability to shake the core and to shape the world. For the Church to grow, the youths need to be part of the leadership. What can the Church do about the youths? Ezra sits down with an associate pastor of World Harvest Church (WHC) Malaysia and the youth pastor of TRIBE KL, Daniel Isaac to discuss the "youth power" and to learn biblical model of youth leadership.
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The local Church today deals with the great decline of attendance, especially among the youth and young adults. It seems that the new generation hates the Church and we wonder why. For this episode, we're going a little personal with the issue regarding the local Church and her relation with the youth. Ezra brings his good friend and a core member of the Students Connect in HTBB, Sharon Maria Kuruvilla, on the podcast to dissect the issue and encouraging the Church to fight the stigma concerning the youth in the Church.
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What comes into our mind on mission and evangelism? Is it a one-off outreach, a tour, or perhaps a call? Where do we go? There is a big need for international and rural outreach but what about our own city and our own country? With the growing concern on urban mission and evangelism, Dr. Michael Crane of Radius Global City Network (a church planting network affiliated to Gospel City Network) sits down with our host, Ezra to talk about doing urban mission and evangelism within the local Malaysian context.
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The early churches were deeply involved with the political affairs...that until we learned how corrupted the Church became and thus, the Reformation during the 1500s became a blessing. However, the Enlightenment period called for the total separation between the Church and the secular world. Today, we're thinking whether should the Church be involved with the secular affairs and how can the Church play a role in the development of the local society. Joining the host, Ezra, over a cup of tea is Rev. Stephen Chin of the Anglican Diocese of Kuching and Brunei Darussalam on what the Church can do for the world and sharing some practical examples on how to bridge the two worlds of sacred and secular.
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The Church is a beautiful a place; a safe haven and a home to many but lies a secret: Everyday Christians are either lack of understanding in faith or perhaps, couldn't care about exploring the faith on a deeper level. The Church can disciple the heart but can it disciple the mind? Apologetics provides the answer but how? Join the host, Ezra, as he sits down with the co-founder of Explain Apologetics, Samuel Nesan to talk about discipleship of mind and heart through apologetics.
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Rabbi Jonathan Sacks, an Orthodox Jewish rabbi once said, "we should thank God for skeptics to raise doubts in us as believers". They exists in the Church and make our comfortable butts burn like hell. Are they blessings or the wrath of God to the Church? What is God saying to the Church through the skeptics? Join the host, Ezra, as he sits down with philosopher and Christian apologist, Dr. Henry Teh of Ratio Christi Malaysia to discuss skepticism, faith, the skeptics, Christians and the local Church.
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Should women preach, teach and lead? Are we going to hell when a woman takes the pulpit in the Church? If men could, why not women? Ezra sits down with Rev. Jacqueline Rodwell, an ordained Anglican priest to discover the root of the problem.
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We're sitting down with the founder of Real Love Ministry, Rev. Edmund Smith to talk about LGBTQ+, the local Church and how to unconditionally love, care and show concern for them.
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With the crazies we hear within Malaysian politics, what would Jesus do? We're sitting down with Jo Fan Pang, a human rights activist and social justice advocate to talk about what it means to be involved with politics and how to deal with the present-day governance as the Church.