Wesley Seminary Podcast: Recent Episodes
Aaron Perry
The Wesley Seminary podcast seeks to provide relevant content to those in ministry while addressing questions of faith with intention and thought. Centered around audience interaction and listener feedback, the podcast is led by Dr. Aaron Perry, Assistant Professor of Pastoral Theology and Leadership at Wesley Seminary.
The final episode in the Lay Leadership series on giving thanks to your team and Aaron's final episode.
Aaron discusses the difficulties in managing people and tips to become a better leader.
Aaron is joined by Mike Croteau to discuss the pillars of his life that God revealed to him while fighting lupus.
Aaron is joined by Rev. Neal Horner to discuss the importance of talking about financial wellness in the church.
Aaron discusses how ministry training also doubles as spiritual formation, and how to best prepare lay leaders for training.
Aaron discusses the importance of fully understanding a task if you are the one recruiting for it.Link to Doug Paul's episode: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4eOYRZy6yh2M7ZWHChY3ot?si=133b04be14074216
Dr. Aaron Perry addresses why it might be difficult to ask lay leaders to assume roles for the church and how to overcome those obstacles.
Dr. Aaron Perry continues his series on Lay Leadership by discussing how to cast your vision through multiple helpful and practical metaphors.
This week: Aaron discusses 3 theological convictions for both pastors and lay people to help them find their place in ministry.
Aaron's email: Aaron.perry@indwes.edu
Aaron is joined by his brother, Paul Perry, to discuss what it has been like to attend the same church for 25 years.
Aaron is joined by Rev. Alex Mandura to discuss how important self-care is for pastors.Link to financial website: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0HEdnk1duWw68gnOu9FLCP?si=d564bc4cb2084e70
Aaron is joined by Dr. Gary Hartenburg to discuss how the teachings of Aristotle apply to modern day education.
Link to Aristotle: Education for Virtue and Leisure: https://classicalacademicpress.com/products/aristotle
Aaron is joined by Dr. Justin Bradbury to discuss the many aspects of mission and the connection that missional work gives Christians to the rest of the world.
Dr. Bradbury's Email: jbpastor5@gmail.com
Aaron is joined by Rev. Catherine Howie to discuss how key a role second chair leaders are for keeping balance in a congregation or workspace.
Aaron is joined by Heidi Haverkamp to discuss the elements of advent buried in the text of The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe and how it can help prepare us for Christmas.
Link to Advent in Narnia: https://www.wjkbooks.com/Products/0664261795/advent-in-narnia.aspx
Aaron is joined by Steven Eng to discuss how Christians can interact with politics and help promote public policies.
Steven's Email: Seng@nae.org
Link to the NAE: https://www.nae.org/resources/
Link to For the Health of the Nation: https://www.nae.org/for-the-health-of-the-nation-publication/
Link to Episode 67: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wesley-seminary-podcast/id1286343947?i=1000428389337
Link to Episode 226: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wesley-seminary-podcast/id1286343947?i=1000556513381
Aaron is joined by John E. Johnson to discuss how we should incorporate God into our leadership principles.
Link to Rooted Leadership: https://zondervanacademic.com/products/rooted-leadership
Dr. Aaron Perry muses over his time spent in Barbados, and how it inspired in him the metaphor of us being lost in the sea by the distractions of life.
Aaron is joined by Rev. Jack Lynn to discuss what the role of an interim pastor is, and helpful hints for this time of transition.
Contact Rev. Lynn: jlynn@theglr.org
Aaron is joined by Dr. Jeremy Grinnell to discuss personal redemption from self-inflicted wounds and regaining your life after a critical mistake.
Link to The Bellowing of Cain: https://bellowingofcain.com/
Guest host Aaron Wilkinson talks with Reverend Jessica LaGrone to discuss how we wrestle with chaos and the plan God has for it.
Link to Out of Chaos: https://www.christianbook.com/chaos-makes-things-broken-pieces-life/9780310119449/pd/0119449?event=ESRCG
Dr. Aaron Perry debunks some of the myths surrounding pastoral referral and gives some tips on how to refer well.
Link to Kairos Care: https://www.amazon.com/Kairos-Care-Pastoral-Counseling-Encounters/dp/1501899112
Aaron is joined by Dr. Carolyn Moore to discuss how to encourage and support female leadership in the church.
Link to When Women Lead: https://zondervanacademic.com/products/when-women-lead
Aaron is joined by Dr. Chris Williams to discuss his dissertation on the impacts local districts have in the church community.
Aaron is joined by Dr. Roger E. Olson to discuss what liberal theology truly is, the history behind it, and what it leads to.
Link to Against Liberal Theology: https://www.amazon.com/Against-Liberal-Theology-Progressive-Christianity/dp/0310139430
Aaron is joined by Dr. Angie Ward to discuss how Christians interact with the U.S. and how to faithfully engage in conversations on patriotism.
Link to When the Universe Cracks: https://www.navpress.com/p/when-the-universe-cracks/9781641584098
Link to Dr. Ward's episode on Leadership: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wesley-seminary-podcast/id1286343947?i=1000539989323
Link to Dr. Reyes' episode: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wesley-seminary-podcast/id1286343947?i=1000529095205
Link to Dr. Guretzki's episode: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wesley-seminary-podcast/id1286343947?i=1000453850507
Aaron is joined by Rev. Eric Roemer to discuss the techniques found in "Strategetics" and how they can be applied in leadership.
Link to The Strategics: https://www.amazon.com/Strategetics-Practical-Concise-Models-Leader/dp/B09R3D3BJH
Contact Eric: ecroemer@gmail.com
This week we're revisiting an early episode where Aaron Perry interview Andy Crouch on power, weakness, and risk in leadership.
Link to Strong and Weak: https://www.ivpress.com/strong-and-weak
Dr. Aaron Perry discusses Christ's examples of listening as healing and how we can surpass the barriers that stop us from being good listeners.
Dr. Aaron Perry discusses the importance of silence in spiritual life and examples of the Godliness of silence in scripture.
Dr. Aaron Perry uses his book Kairos Care to breaks down what it means to be a discipled person.
Link to Kairos Care: https://www.abingdonpress.com/product/9781501899119/
Aaron is joined by Dr. Darrell E. Hall to discuss the research he has conducted on generational preferences in the church.
Link to Speaking Across Generations: https://www.ivpress.com/speaking-across-generations
Aaron is joined by Dr. Darrell E. Hall to discuss the importance of Inter-Generational Churches and the work it takes to preach to all generations.
Link to Speaking Across Generations: https://www.ivpress.com/speaking-across-generations
Aaron is joined by Re. Dr. Kate Coleman to discuss her journey to leadership and elements that can often deter good leaders.
Link to 7 Deadly Sins of Women in Leadership: https://www.christianbook.com/deadly-leadership-overcome-defeating-behavior-ministry/kate-coleman/9780310119975/pd/0119975?en=google&event=SHOP&kw=church-supplies-20-40%7C0119975&p=1179710&utm_source=google&dv=c&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI2uWXhYfn-AIVSsLCBB0kiAjaEAQYASABEgIHivD_BwE
Aaron is joined by Dr. Kwasi Kena to discuss why Bi-vocational ministry is valid and why it is actually beneficial to pastors.
Link to Bivocational and Beyond: https://www.amazon.com/dp/194980030X
Link to Free Digital Copy: https://books.atla.com/atlapress/catalog/book/82
Aaron is joined by Jay & Tammy Daughtry to discuss their own personal experiences with Co-Parenting and the beautiful redemption that can come from it.
Link to Co-Parenting International: https://www.coparentinginternational.com/
Link to Co-Parenting Works!: https://www.amazon.com/Co-Parenting-Works-Helping-Children-Divorce/dp/0310325528
Link to Recalibrate: https://store.randallhouse.com/product/recalibrate/
Follow Jay & Tammy:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/1heart2homes/?hl=en
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/coparentinginternational/
Aaron is joined by Dr. Ed Love to dig into the message of the 7 churches in Revelations.
Link to Revive: https://my.seedbed.com/product/revive-how-the-seven-letters-of-revelation-can-awaken-your-soul/
Aaron is joined by Jay & Tammie Daughtry to discuss why churches need to address unique families and give some great co-parenting tips.
Link to Co-Parenting International: https://www.coparentinginternational.com/
Link to Co-Parenting Works!: https://www.amazon.com/Co-Parenting-Works-Helping-Children-Divorce/dp/0310325528
Follow Jay & Tammie:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/1heart2homes/?hl=en
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/coparentinginternational/
Aaron is joined by Al Lopus to talk about what makes workplaces flourish and how Christian organizations continuously appear on best places to work.
Link to Road to Flourishing: https://www.ivpress.com/road-to-flourishing
Link to Best Christian Workplaces Institute: https://www.bcwinstitute.org/
Aaron is joined by Barry Johnson to discuss the principles of polarity thinking and the importance of switching from Or-thinking to And-thinking.
Link to And... Vol. 1: https://www.amazon.com/Difference-Leveraging-Polarity-Paradox-Dilemma/dp/1610144570
Link to And... Vol. 2: https://www.amazon.com/Difference-Leveraging-Polarity-Paradox-Applications/dp/1610144597/ref=pd_lpo_1?pd_rd_i=1610144597&psc=1
Aaron is joined by Dr. R. Robert Creech to discuss how men need to make room for women in leadership, and how Covid has affected church.
Link to Pastoral Theology in the Baptist Tradition: http://bakerpublishinggroup.com/books/pastoral-theology-in-the-baptist-tradition/402961
(Note: Apologies for the rough and sometimes unclear audio)
Aaron is joined by Dr. Myron Rolle to discuss his NFL and medical career and the paths that lead him there.
Link to the 2% Way: https://www.zondervan.com/p/the-two-percent-way/
Aaron is joined by Dr. Ahmi Lee to discuss the relevancy of preaching and the importance of hearing feedback from your congregation.
Link to Preaching God's Grand Drama: http://bakerpublishinggroup.com/books/preaching-god-s-grand-drama/391620
Aaron is joined by Dr. R. Robert Creech to discuss how our theology effects the way we preach and teach.
Link to Pastoral Theology in the Baptist Tradition: http://bakerpublishinggroup.com/books/pastoral-theology-in-the-baptist-tradition/402961
(Note: Apologies for the rough and sometimes unclear audio)
Aaron is joined by Dr. Felicia Wu Song to discuss the effects of phone addiction and how to reduce our tendency to constantly check our phones.
Link to Restless Devices: https://www.ivpress.com/restless-devices
Aaron is joined by pastor Lance Witt to discuss the need for pastors and leaders to take time to find peace and replenish.
Link to Replenish: https://www.christianbook.com/replenish-leading-from-a-healthy-soul/lance-witt/9780801013546/pd/013546
Link to Your One Life: https://bakerbookhouse.com/products/260824
Aaron is joined by Rev. Bernadette Haddad to talk about her journey with prison ministry and the ways you can get involved.
Link to Mercy Unleashed: https://www.mercyunleashed.org/
Link to Prison Fellowship: https://www.prisonfellowship.org/
Aaron Wilkinson is joined by Dr. Aaron Perry to discuss his new book and how to counsel and help others as a pastor or spiritual advisor.
Link to Kairos Care: https://www.abingdonpress.com/product/9781501899119/
Aaron is joined by Dr. Bob Kaylor to discuss what good transitions look like for pastors and their churches.
Link to Your Best Move: https://my.seedbed.com/product/your-best-move-by-dr-bob-kaylor/
Guest host Aaron Wilkinson is joined by Dr. Diane Langberg to talk about her career as a therapist, and the corruption of power in the church and what we can do to help those affected by it.
Link to Redeeming Power: https://bakerbookhouse.com/products/41904
Link to Dr. Langberg's website: https://www.dianelangberg.com/
Aaron is joined by Dr. Matthew D. Kim to discuss why pastors need to preach about hard subjects and how to deal with the pain their members are facing.
Link to Preaching to People in Pain: http://bakerpublishinggroup.com/books/preaching-to-people-in-pain/396661
Aaron is joined by Dr. Stephen Elliott to discuss the changes in leadership style as the congregation grows.
Link to Next Level Church: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/next-level-church-stephen-elliott/1140326393
Aaron is joined by Dr. Mike Tapper and pastor Marc Jolicoeur to discuss the trends in worship music in churches.
Follow Marc: www.marcjolicoeur.com
Follow Mike: https://www.swu.edu/academics/division-of-religion/flex-ministry-program/
Aaron is joined by Dr. Tammie Grimm to discuss how pastors should be theological educators and how to teach during a crisis.
Aaron is joined by Dr. JP Moreland to discuss the spiritual worldview of Christians and Dr. Moreland's supernatural experiences.
Link to Simple Guide to Experiencing Miracles: https://www.christianbook.com/experience-miracles-instruction-inspiration-supernaturally-christ/j-p-moreland/9780310124191/pd/0124191?en=google&event=SHOP&kw=christian-living-0-20%7C0124191&p=1179710&utm_source=google&dv=c&gclid=Cj0KCQiAraSPBhDuARIsAM3Js4plq1V21wVa-uCf3Uvo1w9US9PpgczpOKFFHJYapRiVmQHQJwvNLhAaAvbMEALw_wcB
Aaron is joined by Dr. Tammie Grimm to discuss her research project of what it was like for pastors during the pandemic and the importance of Wesley's rules.
Aaron is joined by Dr. JP Moreland to discuss how to distinguish miracles from everyday coincidences.
Link to Simple Guide to Experiencing Miracles: https://www.christianbook.com/experience-miracles-instruction-inspiration-supernaturally-christ/j-p-moreland/9780310124191/pd/0124191?en=google&event=SHOP&kw=christian-living-0-20%7C0124191&p=1179710&utm_source=google&dv=c&gclid=Cj0KCQiAraSPBhDuARIsAM3Js4plq1V21wVa-uCf3Uvo1w9US9PpgczpOKFFHJYapRiVmQHQJwvNLhAaAvbMEALw_wcB
Aaron is joined by Dr. Brian Russell to discuss quiet prayer and the necessity of silence in our spiritual lives.
Link to Centering Prayer: https://paracletepress.com/products/centering-prayer
Link to Dr. Russell's Website: https://www.brianrussellphd.com
Aaron is joined by Dr. George Bassey, Sr. to discuss what good and bad leadership looks like in times of crisis.
Link to Leadership Influence in Time of Crisis: https://outskirtspress.com/leadershipinfluence
Aaron is joined by Don Brewster of Agape International to discuss what they do to help victims of sex trafficking and how everyone can play their part to help survivors.
Link to Agape International Missions: https://aimfree.org/tending-clouds/
Link to The Journey to Hope: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-journey-to-hope-phd-becca-c-johnson/1129477407
Link to Overcoming Emotions That Destroy: https://livingontheedge.org/product/overcoming-emotions-that-destroy-book/
Link to Nefarious Documentary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MFaDHgXPbUg
For New Years we are revisiting Aaron's conversation with Peter Scazzero on the importance of staying emotionally healthy.
This Christmas we're revisiting Aaron's conversation with Gerry Bowler on the history of Christmas and its traditions.
Aaron is joined by Dr. Chris Kaczor and Dr. Matthew Petrusek to discuss Jordan Peterson's influence on the spread of Biblical teachings.
Link to Jordan Peterson, God, and Christianity: https://www.amazon.com/Jordan-Peterson-God-Christianity-Meaningful-ebook/dp/B095J3SB9M
Aaron is joined by Dr. Hans Boersma to discuss what it is like being a Theologian and the importance of Theology for Christians.
Link to Five Things Theologians Wish Biblical Scholars Knew: https://www.ivpress.com/five-things-theologians-wish-biblical-scholars-knew
Aaron is joined by Dr. Scott Burson to discuss how Christians should communicate with others in these divisive times and about the human superpower that is empathy.
Link to All About That Bass: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/all-about-the-bass-scott-r-burson/1139585609
Aaron is joined by Dr. Mark Wilson to discuss what elements help to make a church successful.
Aaron is joined by Dr. Louis Markos to discuss a Platonic way of looking inward that is not self-centered, but God-centered.
Link to On the Shoulders of Hobbits: https://www.amazon.com/Shoulders-Hobbits-Virtue-Tolkien-Lewis/dp/0802443192/ref=asc_df_0802443192/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=266120610675&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=16453838406884245189&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9016386&hvtargid=pla-570010025891&psc=1
Link to From Plato to Christ: https://www.christianbook.com/christ-platonic-thought-shaped-christian-faith/louis-markos/9780830853045/pd/853043?en=google&event=SHOP&kw=academic-0-20%7C853043&p=1179710&utm_source=google&dv=c&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI2-a0kd6d9AIVAzI4Ch0ILQSUEAQYAiABEgKnqfD_BwE
Aaron is joined by Dr. Wesley Hill to discuss the importance of the Lord's Prayer and how the Bible teaches us to pray.
Link to The Lord's Prayer: https://lexhampress.com/product/175815/the-lords-prayer-a-guide-to-praying-to-our-father
Aaron is joined by Dr. Louis Markos to discuss how Plato impacts modern society and why Christians should not shy away from philosophy.
Link to From Plato to Christ: https://www.ivpress.com/from-plato-to-christ
Aaron is joined by Dr. Angie Ward to discuss how we can both encourage our leaders and keep them accountable to the tasks at hand.
Link to When the Universe Cracks: https://www.navpress.com/p/when-the-universe-cracks/9781641584098
Link to I Am a Leader: https://www.amazon.com/Am-Leader-Women-Discover-Calling/dp/164158176X/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=i%20am%20a%20leader%20angie%20ward&qid=1570225011&sr=8-1
Aaron is joined by Dr. Angie Ward to discuss the importance of discovering that you're a leader and finding confidence in that.
Link to I Am A Leader: https://www.amazon.com/Am-Leader-Women-Discover-Calling/dp/164158176X/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=i%20am%20a%20leader%20angie%20ward&qid=1570225011&sr=8-1
Link to When the Universe Cracks: https://www.navpress.com/p/when-the-universe-cracks/9781641584098
Aaron is joined by detective J Warner Wallace to discuss his investigative work on the life of Jesus and the historical evidence in the books of the Bible.
Link to Person of Interest: https://www.christianbook.com/person-interest-matters-rejects-bible-ebook/j-wallace/9780310111283/pd/114261EB
Link to Cold Case Christianity: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1434704696/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=coldcasechris-20&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=1434704696&linkId=8b4ac9fcb16ebe37059784de1c809414
Aaron is joined by Dr. David Bauer to discuss the book of Acts and what we are to learn from the examples of the apostles.
Link to The Book of Acts as Story: http://bakerpublishinggroup.com/books/the-book-of-acts-as-story/383141
Aaron is joined by Rev. Gloria Azikiwe to talk about her perspective on God and how attending Wesley Seminary has helped to shape her faith.
Link to The Crucifixion: https://www.christianbook.com/crucifixion-understanding-the-death-jesus-christ/fleming-rutledge/9780802875341/pd/875341?en=google&event=SHOP&kw=academic-20-40%7C875341&p=1179710&dv=c&gclid=CjwKCAjw7rWKBhAtEiwAJ3CWLDikDyoB8Qav_JVxLnAE0NsNXRc1GTFlf0wEnnAPYA06TnQfipAG2RoC7IIQAvD_BwE
Link to The Cross of Christ: https://www.ivpress.com/the-cross-of-christ
Aaron is joined by Dr. Craig Keener to give some examples of miracles in the modern age.
Link to Miracles: The Credibility of the New Testament Accounts: https://www.christianbook.com/miracles-credibility-new-testament-accounts-vols/craig-keener/9780801039522/pd/039522?en=google&event=SHOP&kw=academic-60-80%7C039522&p=1179710
Link to Miracles Today: http://bakerpublishinggroup.com/books/miracles-today/407220
Aaron is joined by Dr. Craig Keener to discuss the nature of miracles and how we respond to them in the modern day.
Link to Miracles Today: http://bakerpublishinggroup.com/books/miracles-today/407220
Aaron is joined by Dr. Michael Ward to discuss the importance of Lewis' work: The Abolition of Man, and to help readers ease into it.
Link to After Humanity (Free copy of Abolition of Man included): https://store.wordonfire.org/collections/just-added/products/after-humanity
Aaron is joined by Lance Ford to discuss some of the misconceptions that readers can pull from his book and what is truly in the text.
Link to The Starfish and the Spirit: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-starfish-and-the-spirit-lance-ford/1137648157?ean=9780310098379
Aaron is joined by Lance Ford to discuss better leadership in the church and dealing with church leaders who could be abusing power.
Link to The Starfish and the Spirit: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-starfish-and-the-spirit-lance-ford/1137648157?ean=9780310098379
Aaron is joined by Dr. Tim Perry to finish their discussion on the importance of the role of a pastor in a funeral.
Link to Funerals: For the Care of Souls: https://lexhampress.com/product/197377/funerals-for-the-care-of-souls
Aaron is joined by Dr. Tim Perry to discuss the importance of funerals as a pastoral leader and the common evangelical misconception of hell.
Link to Funerals: For the Care of Souls: https://lexhampress.com/product/197377/funerals-for-the-care-of-souls
Aaron is joined by Dr. Anneke Stasson to discuss the roles of women throughout church history and the incredible life of Ida B. Wells.
Link to Women in the Mission of the Church: http://bakerpublishinggroup.com/books/women-in-the-mission-of-the-church/393021
Aaron is joined by Dr. Terry Cross to discuss the purpose of people in ministry and to give encouragement to pastors.
Link to Serving the People of God's Presence: http://bakerpublishinggroup.com/books/serving-the-people-of-god-s-presence/392181
Link to Lee University School of Religion: https://www.facebook.com/leeUSOR
Aaron is joined by Dr. Holly Beers to discuss what life was like for women in First Century Ephesus, and how Christians played an interesting and counter-cultural role in child-rearing.
Link to A Week in the Life of a Greco-Roman Woman: https://www.ivpress.com/a-week-in-the-life-of-a-greco-roman-woman
Link to The Followers of Jesus as a Servant: https://www.amazon.com/Followers-Jesus-Servant-Disciples-Luke-Acts/dp/0567656527
Aaron is joined by Rev. Mitchell Hescox and Dr. Jeremy Summers to discuss the importance of caring about the environment and how that in turn is caring for our neighbor.
Explore the Evangelical Environmental Network: https://creationcare.org
Aaron is joined by Dr. Derwin Gray to discuss why a multi-ethnic church and leadership is essential to the Gospel. Dr. Gray talks about some of the methods he uses to work with and better understand a team of leaders of other ethnicities.
Link to Building a Multi-Ethnic Church: https://www.harpercollinschristian.com/9781400230488/building-a-multiethnic-church/
Link to Dr. Gray's Podcast: https://www.derwinlgray.com/marinate-on-that-podcast
Aaron is joined by Peter Scazzero to discuss the importance of staying emotionally healthy and what the Bible says about humility.
Link to Mr. Scazzero's book: https://www.amazon.com/Emotionally-Healthy-Discipleship-Christianity-Transformation/dp/0310109485
Link to The Emotionally Healthy Leader Podcast: https://www.emotionallyhealthy.org/podcast/
Aaron is joined by Dr. Michelle Ami Reyes to discuss how we can understand and celebrate cultural identities, and the importance of narrative justice.
Link to Becoming All Things: https://zondervanacademic.com/products/becoming-all-things
Link to Dr. Reyes Website: https://michelleamireyes.com
Aaron is joined by Dr. Chris Bounds to discuss the common misconceptions of holiness and what it truly means to pursue sanctification.
Link to Dr. Bounds' sermon: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AnSQF7hU8Og
Link to Dr. Bounds' article: https://place.asburyseminary.edu/asburyjournal/vol62/iss2/3/
Aaron is joined by Dr. Amanda Drury to discuss the importance of testimony in our lives and how we can better understand our own story.
Link to Dr. Drury's book: https://www.amazon.com/Saying-Believing-Necessity-Adolescent-Development/dp/0830840656
Today Aaron is joined by Sheila Wise Rowe to discuss how racial trauma effects and harms people and the steps we can take to start healing.
Link to Sheila's book: https://www.ivpress.com/healing-racial-trauma
Aaron is joined by Dr. Derwin L. Gray to discuss how to build a multi-ethnic church and the lack of diversity in the American church.
Link to Dr. Gray's Book: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1400230489?pd_rd_r=c628a90c-0a21-4972-85b8-8455a726f941&pd_rd_w=QSpTl&pd_rd_wg=TJXfc&pf_rd_p=5ae2c7f8-e0c6-4f35-9071-dc3240e894a8&pf_rd_r=JNX972PJVJHWMZ208GEA&ref_=pd_gw_unk
Today Aaron is joined by the president of Open Doors ministry to discuss the persecuted church around the world and how we can help those in need.
Follow Open Doors: https://www.opendoorsusa.org
Aaron is joined by Justin Giboney Esq. and Dr. Colleen Derr to discuss Justin's book Compassion (&) Conviction: The AND Campaign's Guide to Faithful and Civic Engagement.
Follow Justin:
Buy his book: https://www.amazon.com/Compassion-Conviction-Campaigns-Faithful-Engagement/dp/083084810X
The AND Campaign: https://www.andcampaign.org
Listen to his podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-church-politics-podcast/id1289898626
Today Aaron meets with Doug Paul and discusses his new book: Kingdom Innovation for a Brave New World.
Link to book: https://dougpaul.org/readyornot/
177 Rev. Dr. Charles Thurman: Maintaining Your Center Through Honesty and Transparency by Aaron Perry
120 Rev. Elizabeth Glass Turner: The Importance of Theological Education by Aaron Perry
114 Bethany McKinney Fox: Healing Ministry - Creating Space for Special Needs in the Church by Aaron Perry
112 Dr. Bob Burns & Dr. Donald Guthrie: Redeeming politics - Advice for Church Leaders by Aaron Perry
61 Dr. Larisa Levicheva-Joseph and Dr. Dan Freemyer: Part 2, Questions About The Old Testament.mp3 by Aaron Perry
60 Dr Larisa Levicheva Joseph And Dr. Dan Freemyer: Part 1 , Questions About The Old Testament by Aaron Perry
41 Daniel Hill: White Awake- An Honest Look At What It Means To Be White, Part 2 by Aaron Perry
40 Dr. Daniel Hill: White Awake- An Honest Look At What It Means To Be White, Part 1 by Aaron Perry
37 Matthew Deprez: What You DON'T Need To Do When Growing Young, Effective Leaders by Aaron Perry
28 Tara Beth Leach: Emboldened A Vision For Empowering Women In Ministry by Aaron Perry
FRESH TEXT is a discussion about the upcoming gospel passage from the revised common lectionary. We hope to help you think about how the passage might preach that coming Sunday. Allow us to be a part of your preaching preparation for the week- and enjoy.