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Wayfinding

by Life Together House

Welcome to Wayfinding, a podcast for those who think history matters. Hosts Joe Thomas and Jonathan King travel into history to listen in on the lives of faithful Christians of the past as they help us navigate our way today as followers of Jesus Christ. // Joe Thomas is the founder of Life Together House, whose mission is to revitalize the church in America in order to speak creatively to a world wide awake. Joe is an historian, author, playwright and mentor. He holds an M.A. from Fuller Seminary and a Ph.D. from Trinity, and he serves as faculty in Christian History at Urbana Theological Seminary and Evangelical Theological Seminary. // Jonathan King has served in a variety of ministry and marketplace environments, and he currently works as a writer for the Cancer Center at Illinois. He holds an M.A. in Religion from Urbana Theological Seminary, where he wrote a thesis on the reception of Dietrich Bonhoeffer in the South African church struggle against apartheid. // This podcast i

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Episodes

  1. The New Birth: Epilogue: Evaluating the Great Awakening E5

    In this season of Wayfnding, join historians Joe Thomas and Mark Draper for a journey through "The New Birth: George Whitefield, Benjamin Franklin, and the Great Awakening." This is episode five, "Epilogue: Evaluating the Great Awakening."

  2. The New Birth: The Trials and Tribulations of the Great Awakening E4

    In this season of Wayfnding, join historians Joe Thomas and Mark Draper for a journey through "The New Birth: George Whitefield, Benjamin Franklin, and the Great Awakening." This is episode four, "The Trials and Tribulations of the Great Awakening."

  3. The New Birth: George Whitefield and Ben Franklin: An Improbable Friendship E3

    In this season of Wayfnding, join historians Joe Thomas and Mark Draper for a journey through "The New Birth: George Whitefield, Benjamin Franklin, and the Great Awakening." This is episode three, "George Whitefield and Ben Franklin: An Improbable Friendship."

  4. The New Birth: Ben Franklin and the Creation of the American Persona E2

    In this season of Wayfnding, join historians Joe Thomas and Mark Draper for a journey through "The New Birth: George Whitefield, Benjamin Franklin, and the Great Awakening." This is episode two, "Ben Franklin and the Creation of the American Persona."

  5. The New Birth: George Whitefield and the Making of the Great Awakening: E1

    In this new season of Wayfnding, join historians Joe Thomas and Mark Draper for a journey through "The New Birth: George Whitefield, Benjamin Franklin, and the Great Awakening." This is episode one, "George Whitefield and the Making of the Great Awakening."

  6. Wayfinding through Revivalism - E3

    This season of Wayfinding is hosted by historians Mark Draper and Joe Thomas. Jesus Christ called his first disciples to follow him and leave behind the religiosity of their day. Since then, revival and reform have been a hallmark of Christianity. Every generation of Christians needs their hearts...

  7. Wayfinding through Revivalism - Introduction E2

    This season of Wayfinding is hosted by historians Mark Draper and Joe Thomas. Jesus Christ called his first disciples to follow him and leave behind the religiosity of their day. Since then, revival and reform have been a hallmark of Christianity. Every generation of Christians needs their hearts...

  8. Wayfinding through Revivalism - Introduction E1

    This season of Wayfinding is hosted by historians Mark Draper and Joe Thomas. Jesus Christ called his first disciples to follow him and leave behind the religiosity of their day. Since then, revival and reform have been a hallmark of Christianity. Every generation of Christians needs their hearts...

  9. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Prayer Walk - Wayfinding with Joe Thomas

    In this unique, historically-inspired, and locally-rooted episode of the Wayfinding podcast, Joe Thomas guides listeners on a walking prayer tour of the historic University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus. As a Christian historian at Urbana Theological Seminary, Founder of local ministry Life...

  10. Wayfinding with Dietrich Bonhoeffer: Our Final Wayfinding Thoughts E7

    How then is Bonhoeffer a wayfinder for us today? In this concluding episode of season one, Joe and Jonathan look back over the previous six conversations and discuss several insights for us as we navigate a life of faithfulness to Christ in our own time. Show Notes Questions, comments, feedback?...

  11. Wayfinding with Dietrich Bonhoeffer: World Come of Age E6

    How do we bear witness to Christ in a "world come of age"? Written from prison during his final months on earth, Bonhoeffer exchanged a multitude of letters with close friends and family. He also penned many creative works and musings about the future of the church in the midst of a changing...

  12. Wayfinding with Dietrich Bonhoeffer: Bonhoeffer and South Africa E5

    What does Berlin have to do with Soweto? What could the German Bonhoeffer have to say, years after his death, to Christians struggling against apartheid? Listen in with Joe and Jonathan as they consider the legacy of Bonhoeffer as a wayfinder for the church in South Africa. Show Notes Questions,...

  13. Wayfinding with Dietrich Bonhoeffer: The Conspiracy E4

    The brutality of Adolf Hitler's Nazi ideology was unrelenting. As pastor, theologian, and vocal Nazi dissenter, Dietrich Bonhoeffer devoted many years to every possible means of peaceful resistance, but upon his return to Germany after a brief second sojourn in America, Bonhoeffer's energy…

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  14. Wayfinding with Dietrich Bonhoeffer: Come Before Winter E3

    Have you ever made a decision you agonized over, or perhaps later regretted? In this conversation of Wayfinding, Joe and Jonathan discuss the implications of three words from the apostle Paul for one of Bonhoeffer's most consequential decisions: his early exodus from America and his return to a...

  15. Wayfinding with Dietrich Bonhoeffer: Bonhoeffer and the Bible E2

    What has been your journey of relating to the Bible? Dietrich Bonhoeffer underwent significant shifts in how he approached, read, and applied Scripture. In this episode, Joe and Jonathan trace that history and consider the implications for us today from Bonhoeffer's own wayfinding with God's…

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  16. Wayfinding with Dietrich Bonhoeffer: Paths of Resistance E1

    When you resist evil but your attempts end in failure, what do you do? In this episode, Joe and Jonathan explore Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s search for a faithful Christian response to Nazism, which led him down numerous paths of peaceful resistance. But these paths didn't lead where he had envisioned....

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

Welcome to Wayfinding, a podcast for those who think history matters. Hosts Joe Thomas and Jonathan King travel into history to listen in on the lives of faithful Christians of the past as they help us navigate our way today as followers of Jesus Christ. // Joe Thomas is the founder of Life Together House, whose mission is to revitalize the church in America in order to speak creatively to a world wide awake. Joe is an historian, author, playwright and mentor. He holds an M.A. from Fuller Seminary and a Ph.D. from Trinity, and he serves as faculty in Christian History at Urbana Theological Seminary and Evangelical Theological Seminary. // Jonathan King has served in a variety of ministry and marketplace environments, and he currently works as a writer for the Cancer Center at Illinois. He holds an M.A. in Religion from Urbana Theological Seminary, where he wrote a thesis on the reception of Dietrich Bonhoeffer in the South African church struggle against apartheid. // This podcast i

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Wayfinding currently has 16 episodes available on PodParley. New episodes are automatically indexed when they're published to the podcast feed.

What is Wayfinding about?

Welcome to Wayfinding, a podcast for those who think history matters. Hosts Joe Thomas and Jonathan King travel into history to listen in on the lives of faithful Christians of the past as they help us navigate our way today as followers of Jesus Christ. // Joe Thomas is the founder of Life...

How often does Wayfinding release new episodes?

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