Seminary Dropout 72: Scot McKnight, Author of Kingdom Conspiracy

Making his second appearance on Seminary Dropout is professor of New Testament at Northern Seminary, and author or editor of over 50 books, Scot McKnight. affiliate link Scot’s latest book is ‘Kingdom Conspiracy: Returning to the Radical Mission of the Local Church’,and in it he makes some controversial claims that have been met with a fair share of criticism as well as considerable praise. If you are in or near the Nashville, TN area then you may be interested in an upcoming event centered around Kingdom Conspiracy. The Hazelip School of Theology at Lipscomb University and Missio Alliance are organizing a discussion of the Christian faith led by Scot. The questions asked in the book will be the same questions discussed at the event. What is the purpose and role of the local church in kingdom work? Should our concern be primarily on spiritual matters or on social justice issues? Are social justice issues kingdom work even if the name of Jesus is not involved? Can kingdom work avoid social issues and still be authentically Christian? Find out more details about the event here. Check out Scot’s blog here. Remember our beloved sponsor for this episode is Deidox Films. If you like the podcast and want to support it then please check out Deidox and tell your pastor, worship leader or whoever organizes your worship gatherings about it. Deidox produces beautiful, high quality, short documentaries about the real lives of Christians.This week I recommend the short film Alyssa. Deidox Films is a 501(c)3 film production and distribution company. They are media missionaries. Their mission is to produce and promote documentary films that help the Church reflect Christ and redeem culture. Their purpose is to partner with Pastors and Church leaders to help make disciples and fulfill the Great Commission. They do this by creating visual models of faith that provide practical examples of modern-day disciples. If you liked this episode then you might also like… Seminary Dropout 019: Scot McKnight (my first interview with Scot) Seminary Dropout 54: Walter Brueggemann Talking – Reality, Grief, Hope Subscribe/Rate/Review Seminary Dropout in iTunes