Discussing Everyday Theology: Recent Episodes
Philip Lawton
Sometimes the theology that you hear in church doesn't translate well to the rest of your life. Join Pastor Phil Lawton as he explores ways to apply the theology of the Christian faith to everyday life.
Paul Andries is the pastor of the Washington (D.C.) Seventh Day Baptist church. This episode we discuss how Christians have responded to racial issues in America. He shares some of his personal experiences and we seek to bridge the divide that seems to be part of American Christianity.
You can email Rev. Paul R. Andries at wsdb@verizon.net
Jeremiah Owen is the Director of Communications for the Seventh Day Baptist General Conference and serves as President of the Acton Town Council in Acton, CA. On this podcast we talk about Christianity and its relationship to media.
You can email Jeremiah Owen at jowen@seventhdaybaptist.org
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Paula Morrison-Smith is a certified drug and alcohol therapist and is a resident chaplain at major hospital in Philadelphia. In this episode we talk about her story of faith and how God used her history of adversity and drug addiction to build a ministry.
You can email Paula at paulamorrison3@aol.com
Carl Greene is the Executive Director of the Seventh Day Baptist General Conference. In this podcast we talk about vision casting and what that looks like denominationally and on the local church level.
You can email Carl at CGreene@seventhdaybaptist.org
John Pethtel currently lives in Colorado Springs, CO and serves as Director of Church Development & Pastoral Services for the SDB General Conference. You may contact him at jpethtel@seventhdaybaptist.org
Jamie Knight is a singer, songwriter, and pastor. She has been on star search and even recorded a song with Jay-Z. We talk about how she made the hard choice to leave the music industry when it conflicted with her Christian values and how she has continued to be faithful to Jesus and music since then.
Follow Jamie on Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, and Spotify
Lori Stanley Roeleveld is an author, speaker, and disturber of hobbits who enjoys making comfortable Christians late for dinner. She’s authored four encouraging, unsettling books. Her latest release is The Art of Hard Conversations: Biblical Tools for the Tough Talks that Matter. She speaks her mind at www.loriroeleveld.com.
Daniel Appel is a good friend and professed atheist. This week on the podcast we talk about why he became an atheist and how that relates to his journey with mental health.
David Stall is the senior pastor at First Hopkinton Seventh Day Baptist Church in Ashaway, Rhode Island. In this episode we talk about the importance that accountability makes in the Christian faith and how he grew his church by committing to covenant living.
You can email Pastor Dave at pastordavestall@gmail.com
Karissa Bornemann is a social worker specializing in youth mentoring. She lives and works in Wisconsin. This episode deals with the sensitive subject of abuse and the church's response to it. Though this is not a subject that we enjoy talking about, we know that it is something that the church needs to address.
You can email Karissa here.
Books discussed in this podcast:
Trauma and Recovery
The Cry of Tamar
Sexual Violence
Julia Coleman, Maura Mazza, and Valerie Probasco are all women from my church who regularly work in the gift of prophecy. This week we talk about what prophecy is, their spiritual journey in developing this gift, and some common critiques of the gift of prophecy.
If you wish to contact any of the three you can email them: Julia Coleman, Maura Mazza, Valerie Probasco
Miriam Berg has a background in adult education internationally and currently works in advancement at her children's language immersion school in Colorado. On this podcast we discuss scriptures that are typically interpreted against ordaining women as pastors and why it matters.
You can contact Miriam at contactmiriamberg@gmail.com
Charlotte Chroniger is a retired teacher and ordained minister in the Seventh Day Baptist denomination. She spent many years working with children in schools, camps, and denominational conferences. On this podcast we talk about her passion for sharing the gospel with children.
Joshua ES O'Shea is the Young Adult Librarian at Glen Ellyn Public Library in Glen Ellyn Illinois. He grew up going to many different churches and was eventually received into an Anglican communion. For our discussion we talk about ecumenism - the idea that though Christianity may have diverse expressions of faith, it is still united in its understanding of core beliefs.
Joshua is a contributor to the Glen Ellyn Public Library blog and you can email him at joshuaesoshea@gmail.com
Phill Lambert is a Family Teacher at Mooseheart Child City and School. In this episode we talk about our shared passion for gaming and how that fits into being a Christian.
Check out Phill's Instagram, ruuakk, to see his work painting miniatures.
Nick Kersten is the Director of History and Education for Seventh Day Baptists. In this episode we discuss a recent blog post of his on truth and what that means for modern Christians.
You can reach Nick at his blog nickkersten.com or on twitter @incaseoflife