The Chat: Recent Episodes
The Chat Podcast
Despite the significant changes to our culture over the last few decades, youth ministry has remained very close to its original form. This has highlighted a need for more direct and impactful discipleship in the upcoming generation. In this episode, we discuss the ways that discipleship has occurred in youth ministry, how it is changing right now, and where we see it going, with our first special guest, Kyle Stutzman!
The old saying "Don't worry, be happy" sounds nice, but have we taken being positive too far? In this episode, we break down what "toxic positivity" means and how it has influenced the culture, our worldview, and the church. It may not be our best episode, but look on the bright side...or not?
For the last four years, it seems like half the country has thought the sky is falling. In today’s episode, we discuss the current climate of our country and consider how we should navigate it as believers. Most importantly, not only matter what the situation may seem to be on this earth, we can take comfort and confidence in the truth that God is still in control!
http://www.thebiblerecap.com
https://www.alisachilders.com
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/all-the-things/id1502041517?i=1000499757471
https://justthinking.me
https://www.sheologians.com
https://www.jimandjon.com
In a follow up to our last episode, What is Worship, we discuss the importance of the theology and message in worship music, particularly for congregational worship.
We worship every Sunday, listen to worship music, and anticipate new albums from our favorite worship bands, but do we really know what worship is? In this episode, we unpack the definition of worship beyond singing songs.
Links:
https://www.desiringgod.org/interviews/what-is-worship
https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/kevin-deyoung/a-theology-of-worship/
The lead singer of the band Hawk Nelson recently announced that he no longer believes in God. In this episode we explore a few of the questions he poses and dive into the answers we find in scripture.
Links:
Jon’s Original Post
https://www.instagram.com/p/CAbHm10lt7w/?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet
Why doesn’t God stop evil video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WV7OQV5eU2I
Mercy and Justice video
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=USqcNcutS9E
Biblical worldview video.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=nWY-6xBA0Pk
Making decisions is complicated. In this episode, we talk about what it means to have a Biblical worldview and how to make decisions based on those values. We also discussed this article from the Barna Group: https://www.barna.com/research/a-biblical-worldview-has-a-radical-effect-on-a-persons-life/
Times such as this, when many of us are staying home, are a great opportunity to reflect on where we put our trust. In this episode, we share why we put our trust in God and how that trust helps us navigate unusual and difficult circumstances.
How do you define truth? In our fifth episode, we break down what it looks like for a Christian to subscribe to a model of “absolute truth” when “individual truth” is so popular. Along the way, we discuss how this impacts our lives, relationships, and the church.
What do you depend on every day? Coffee? Sleep? Friends? In this episode, we talk about what it means to have daily dependence on God, share how we develop or dependence on Him each day, and confide some areas of improvement we're working on in our own lives.
Instead of New Year's Resolutions, this year, we decided to set some spiritual goals for 2020. In this episode, Gina and Lauren share what three goals Lord has put on their hearts for spiritual development this year.
The Chat crew is back! In our second episode we discuss what why is church community important and what does a healthy church community look like? We dig into what the church looked like at the very beginning in the book of Acts, the difference between “capital C” and “lowercase c” church, what it looks like to live in a healthy community, and so much more.