Live from the Siburt Institute

Samjung Kang-Hamilton and Mark Hamilton: Being Formed by the Bible

In this podcast, Carson Reed talks with Samjung Kang-Hamilton and Mark Hamilton about their new book, Story, Ritual, Prophecy, and Wisdom, as well as offer insight and practical wisdom to the ways that narratives, practices, and forthright speech give rise to healthy, living communities of faith that demonstrate wisdom. 
This podcast is a part of our Intersection Webinars. You can listen here or head to our YouTube channel to watch the full webinar recording. 
 
0:00-3:15: Intro
3:15-4:05: Prayer
4:05-8:45: The Hamiltons Talk About Their Book About Living Out the Bible
8:45-10:45: Purpose of the Book
10:45-17:00: Connection Between Narrative/Stories and Community
17:00-25:15: How We Can Incorporate More Stories in Our Sunday Gatherings
25:15-34:30: Ritual: Another Element Important to Identity
34:30-40:30: Prophetic Witness
40:30-47:15: How Scripture Helps Form Wisdom Community
47:15-50:10: Including Children In What the Church is Doing
50:10-54:45: Keeping It Fresh, But Also Biblical
54:45-58:15: Encouraging Preachers to Navigate All 4 Modes
58:15-1:02:00: Final Thoughts

Ian Harber: A Journey Through Deconstruction and Reconstruction

In this episode, Myles Werntz and Ian Harber have a vulnerable conversation about his personal faith journey. Ian discusses his home life growing up, the many losses he has faced, and how the grief in his life affected his walk with God. Through his deconstruction and reconstruction process, Ian Harber discusses his experience with faith deconstruction and how he navigated through this hardship. 
 
0:00-2:00: Intro
2:00-11:20: Ian’s Story
11:20-19:00: What is “DeConstruction”?
19:00-27:45: Key Stages of DeConstruction
27:45-33:15: Accompanying Someone Through DeConstruction
33:15-38:30: Advice for Pastors
38:30-40:00: Contact and Closing
 

Dan Bouchelle: Learning from the Global Church

Dr. Carson Reed talks with Dr. Dan Bouchelle in the January Intersection webinar. Dan discusses his work with the Mission Resource Network and how we might we learn from brothers and sisters in other parts of the world. 
This podcast is a part of our Intersection Webinars. You can listen here or head to our YouTube channel to watch the full webinar recording. 
 
0:00-3:45: Intro
3:45-4:30: Prayer
4:30-10:00: About Missions Resource Network
10:00-19:45: Importance of Prayer to MRN
19:45-26:00: Difference Between Movement in the West vs the East: “Missional Mindset”
26:00-32:15: Relational vs Event Churches
32:15-37:45: Suffering and the Human Experience
37:45-40:45: Is Technology Helpful?: Established Relations vs Introductions
40:45-46:20: Helping Churches and Leaders Become More Relational
46:20-49:45: Multicultural and Diversity Skills
49:45-53:00: Professionalized Ministry in America
53:00-56:10: Final Comments
56:10-58:30: Closing
 

Richard Beck: The Shape of Joy

Myles Werntz talks with Richard Beck about his book, "The Shape of Joy." In this episode, Richard delves into the concepts of joy and self-esteem and their intersection with ministry. 
 
0:00-1:50: Intro
1:50-3:45: New Book, Shape of Joy
3:45-8:00: What is Joy? The Great Debate
8:00-10:45: Problem with Self
10:45-14:45: Issues and RoadBlocks
14:45-22:45: How to Begin Getting Out of the Rut We Are In
22:45-27:25: 6 Steps to Find Our Way to Joy
27:15-37:00: Connecting the Dots to Ministry
37:00-39:00: Contact and Closing
 

Brad East: Moving from Milk to Meat: Catechesis for a Digital Generation

Join the conversation with Brad East as he discusses ways to minister to those who have left the church, the half-churched. In our generation of living online, Dr. East guides us through the difficulties of sharing the gospel to the Digital Generation. 
This podcast is a part of our Intersection Webinars. You can listen here or head to our YouTube channel to watch the full webinar recording. 
 
0:00-4:00: Intro
4:00-5:30: Prayer
5:30-7:15: Genesis of Brad’s Book
7:15-12:00: Milk vs. Meat
12:00-15:00: Catechesis: What It Is
15:00-21:30: How Can Catechesis Can Be Done Well: Reviving Biblical Literacy
21:30-24:00: Continuous Biblical Story 
24:00-27:30: Emphasis on Community Within the Letters
27:30-32:45: Ministry in the Modern Age: Keeping Substance While Getting on Their Level
32:45-37:15: What Does Meaningful Life Look Like? Communicating Stakes To Our Youth
37:15-41:10: Roles of Art and Drama in Catechesis
41:10-47:15: Children and Their Capacity in Faith
47:15-49:45: Distinction Between “Evangelism” and “Catechesis”
49:45-53:30: Challenges of Ministry in the Digital Age
53:30-56:30: Creating Microcultural Habits in an Adverse Culture
56:30-59:45: Takeaways from Conversation
59:45-1:01:15: Prayer and Closing

Steve Bezner: Embodying the Culture of the Sermon on the Mount

Myles Werntz and Steve Bezner discuss the topics within Dr. Bezner’s newest book, Jesus is Too American. In this conversation, Steve talks about his journey of leading his Houston church through a sermon series that calls us to lean more into Jesus’ teachings from the Sermon on the Mount and embody the culture that Jesus calls us to.
 
0:00-2:00: Intro
2:00-6:30: Steve’s New Book, “Your Jesus is Too American”
6:30-8:45: Why is This Topic So Important Theologically
8:45-10:30: Where Do We Start?
10:30-16:15: Pacing Ourselves in the Church and Practicing Honesty
16:15-19:15: Sermon on the Mount: What Jumped Out at Steve
19:15-22:20: Biblical Power Distribution and Dynamics
22:20-26:30: Sermon on the Mount: Drawing Deeper into Its Interrelated Truths
26:30-28:00: Importance of Community for Motivation and Courage
28:00-30:00: Most Challenging Aspect for Steve
30:00-31:30: Contact and Closing

Suzie Macaluso: Who are These People? Researching Churches of Christ Today

Listen to the conversation with Suzie Macaluso about the Church Research Council. Christianity is in decline in the United States today, and so many changes are occurring in our culture as well. However, researchers are at work seeking to learn about what is happening in Churches of Christ. In this Intersection webinar, Dr. Suzie Macaluso will give an overview of cultural and sociological trends as well as tell us about this new research group that is forming to learn about congregations in Churches of Christ in terms of demographics, practices, and other sociological factors.
This podcast is a part of our Intersection Webinars. You can listen here or head to our YouTube channel to watch the full webinar recording. 
 
0:00-3:30: Intro
3:30-4:15: Prayer
4:15-5:45: Church of Christ and the “Nones”
5:45-12:30: Church of Christ Statistics Over the Years in Contrast to Other Traditions
12:30-15:30: Importance of Sociological Work for These Goals
15:30-19:00: Church Research Council
19:00-21:45: Contacting Churches of Christ for the Survey
21:45-24:00: Different Teams for the Survey
25:00-27:00: Research on Diversity Throughout the Church of Christ Tradition
27:00-29:30: Self Identification as a Church of Christ
29:30-33:15: What Else Are The Researchers Curious About?
33:15-36:00: Possible Research on Church Education 
36:00-41:05: What is the Goal for this Data?
41:05-42:00: Moving Past Conservative vs. Progressive Boxes
42:00-45:00: Keeping an Active List of Congregations
45:00-46:50: Ways to Participate in the Survey
46:50-48:00: Student Work Within the Survey and Data Collection
48:00-51:00: Seeing and Identifying Trends Over Time
51:00-54:00: Other Ways That The We Can Help the Research
54:00-56:30: Overview of Preliminary Data
56:30-59:30: Closing and Prayer

Katie Frugé and Irene Gallegos: Helping Churches Foster a Moral Imagination

Myles Werntz talks with Katie Frugé and Irene Gallegos about their work in public advocacy and in helping churches find ways to express a "social witness" through involvement with moral issues in the world, especially hunger and poverty.  Both Dr. Frugé and Dr. Gallegos are members of the Christian Life Commission of the Baptist General Convention of Texas.
 
0:00-2:30: Intro
2:30-6:20: CLC (Christian Life Commission)
6:20-9:30: Working With the Broad Group of Baptists of Texas
9:30-14:00: Poverty in the US: Faces Are Different Than We Think
14:00-17:35: Major Influences in Hunger and Food Insecurity
17:35-20:00: Theological Ideas Relating to Care of Those in Poverty
20:00-22:15: Sharing the Gospel By Meeting Basic Needs
22:15-28:00: How Churches Can Become Involved with CLC
28:00-31:00: Learning from Other’s Successes and Collaboration
31:00-33:00: Providing Food with Dignity and Practicality
33:00-35:30: Talking To Rather than At
35:30-37:45: Working Together Toward the Goal as the Church
37:45-40:30: Contact and Closing

Josh Ross: Navigating an Election Season without Losing Your Witness

Tune in to this timely discussion with Josh Ross about his new book, Coreology: Six Principles for Navigating an Election Season without Losing Your Witness. As we know, it can take hours, weeks, months, maybe even years for people to trust the witness of a Jesus-follower. And yet, we can lose that witness in a moment: with one social media post, a negative encounter, or an insensitive comment. Dozens of voices in our culture are fighting for our attention, affection, and allegiance, and for us Kingdom people, any form of drifting from our core confession of Jesus Christ’s kingship can lead to destruction. If we neglect our core, we lose our center, we lose our balance, and we can hurt our witness. We’ll talk about how to live with passion yet be driven by principles that keep us properly rooted.
 
0:00-3:30: Intro
3:30-4:05: Prayer
4:05-9:15: Josh’s Book and Relevance to Political Times
9:15-13:00: 6 Frames Outlined in the Book
13:00-17:15: What Are Christians Searching For During This Time?
17:15-23:30: Media Consumption and Fear: Limiting Intake
23:30-26:00: How The Monks Do It
26:00-30:45: How We Should Start Praying Differently
30:45-34:15: Being Hospitable In the Midst of Politics
34:15-37:15: Keeping Our Hearts Soft
37:15-40:30: Preaching About Politics? Yes or No?
40:30-45:45: Bringing The Gospel In
45:45-47:35: Being a Gospel Voice in the Rocky Culture
47:35-50:15: Anxiety
50:15-53:00: Reading or Watching the News: Pros and Cons of Each
53:00-56:30: Closing and Prayer

Stephen Bullivant: Churches of Christ and the Rise of the Nones

Our discussion with Dr. Stephen Bullivant continues as we pivot from the broader religious landscape into Churches of Christ. We will begin with Dr. Bullivant's perspective and intrigue on Churches of Christ and their pioneering of restoration. Then move into how the rise of the "nones" is playing out within Churches of Christ. Since Churches of Christ are not unaffected by the rise of the nones and secularization, how have churches in our context responded to this reality? 
This podcast is a recording of our Intersection Teleconference from September 2024. You can watch the conference on our website at www.siburtinstitute.org/intersection. 
 
0:00-4:20: Intro
4:20-4:40: Prayer
4:40-10:00: Stephen’s Studies on American Christianity 
10:00-17:00: “A Simple Christianity”: Continual Effort and Failure to Return to Simplicity
17:00-21:30: Competition Between Denominations
21:30-27:30: Churches of Christ: A Diverse Denomination
27:30-35:15: Recent Rise of Non-Denominational Churches
35:15-41:15: “Nones”: Who Are They and Why Have They Decided This?
41:15-44:30: Appealing to the Nones to Come Back
44:30-48:45: Out of the American Context: Secularization in Other Countries
50:00-55:45: How Do Screens Add to This Conversation?
55:45-58:30: Is There a Simple Appeal for Christianity that Can Be Made to Nones?
58:30-1:00:30: Final Comments
1:00:30-1:03:00: Closing and Prayer