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A podcast by the pastors at Creekside Community Church in Gainesville, FL.
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#75 - Don't Forget the Poor
In Galatians 2:10, Paul adds a footnote to the conclusion of this church leadership meeting. Peter, James, and John agreed that circumcision and a Jewish religious identity should not be added to repentance as a necessary response to the gospel. However, there was one thing they didn’t want Paul to forget: take care of the poor! How does care for the poor intersect with a preserved gospel, and what is required of us now?
#74 - What Present Hope Can We Find in the Bodily Resurrection of Jesus?
Steve and Mike delve into the topic of Jesus' bodily resurrection from the dead as we celebrate Holy Week and prepare to rejoice in the hope of the resurrection on Easter Sunday!We also are taking a hiatus from Pastors at the Mic until further notice due to the need to give sufficient attention to staff transitions this Spring. Until next time, go in peace!
#73 - Understanding Our Cultural Moment (Interview with Greg Strand)
Steve and Mike interview Greg Strand, Executive Director of Theology and Credentialing for the Evangelical Free Church of America, about this year’s EFCA Theology Conference.https://blogs.efca.org/strands-of-thought/posts/2022-efca-theology-conferenceGot a question you’d like us to consider on a future episode? Email pastorsatthemic@creekside.com.
#72 - A Racial Justice Pilgrimage (Interview with Glen Schrieber)
Steve and Mike interview Glen Schrieber, superintendent of the EFCA’s Southeast District, about the district’s efforts to understand and address systemic racism. Got a question you’d like us to consider on a future episode? Email pastorsatthemic@creekside.com.
#71 - Have Archeological Discoveries Confirmed or Contradicted The Bible?
Steve and Mike are joined by Pastor Eric to talk archeology and the Bible.Got a question you’d like us to consider on a future episode? Email pastorsatthemic@creekside.com.
#70 - How Should We Lead Family Worship in Our Homes?
Steve and Mike are joined by youth pastor Steve Lammers to discuss best practices for family worship.Got a question you’d like us to consider on a future episode? Email pastorsatthemic@creekside.com.
#69 - What Is Our Biblical Mandate for Creation Care?
Steve and Mike talk about a deeply politicized topic.Got a question you’d like us to consider on a future episode? Email pastorsatthemic@creekside.com.
#68 - A Hot Take on Dating Well
Steve and Mike do a special hot take episode (recorded on Valentine's Day!) on how Christians can date well.Got a question you’d like us to consider on a future episode? Email pastorsatthemic@creekside.com.
#67 - Is Critical Race Theory Compatible with Christianity?
Steve and Mike tackle an important and pressing question for evangelicals. For Tim Keller’s critique of modern justice theories (including Critical Theory), check out this article: https://bit.ly/3oMQgeEGot a question you’d like us to consider on a future episode? Email pastorsatthemic@creekside.com.
#66 - Why Did God Allow Polygamy In The Old Testament?
Steve and Mike discuss the existence of polygamy in the Old Testament.Got a question you’d like us to consider on a future episode? Email pastorsatthemic@creekside.com
#65 - Was Jesus Truly Tempted If He Could Not Sin?
Steve and Mike offer some thoughts on the extent to which Jesus experienced true temptation.Got a question you’d like us to consider on a future episode? Email pastorsatthemic@creekside.com
#64 - Questioning Evangelism (Interview with Randy Newman)
Steve and Mike interview Dr. Randy Newman about his book Questioning Evangelism. Got a question you’d like us to consider on a future episode? Email pastorsatthemic@creekside.com
#63 - How Can We Discern Between Our Intuition and the Holy Spirit's Guidance?
Steve and Mike wade into the inner life of the Christ follower.Got a question you’d like us to consider on a future episode? Email pastorsatthemic@creekside.com
#62 - How Do We Forgive Those Who Are Actively Sinning Against Us?
Steve and Mike consider a deeply practical question with great implications for the Christian life.Got a question you’d like us to consider on a future episode? Email pastorsatthemic@creekside.com.
#61 - What Is the Function of Prayer within God's Sovereignty?
Steve and Mike try to make sense of the command to pray to a sovereign, foreknowing God.Got a question you’d like us to consider on a future episode? Email pastorsatthemic@creekside.com.
#60 - How Does the Bible Define Discipleship?
Steve and Mike work through a biblical definition of a very Christianized word.Got a question you’d like us to consider on a future episode? Email pastorsatthemic@creekside.com.
#59 - What Do We Lose Without the Virgin Birth?
Steve and Mike consider one of the recent disputes in the story of the first Christmas.Got a question you’d like us to consider on a future episode? Email pastorsatthemic@creekside.com.
#58 - How Does Idolatry Exist in the Modern Age?
Steve and Mike look at an ancient problem through a modern lens.Got a question you’d like us to consider on a future episode? Email pastorsatthemic@creekside.com.
#57 - Can Tragedy Be a Blessing?
Steve and Mike consider the hidden blessings to be found amidst life’s hardest moments.Got a question you’d like us to consider on a future episode? Email pastorsatthemic@creekside.com.
#56 - Echoes of the Gospel in Harry Potter (Interview with Clay Myatt)
Steve and Mike are joined by Clay Myatt, an alumnus of Creekside’s pastoral residency program, to talk about his new book. You can order Clay’s book here: https://amzn.to/2YssI54Got a question you’d like us to consider on a future episode? Email pastorsatthemic@creekside.com.
#55 - How Can I Trust God When I've Had Abusive Parents?
Steve and Mike work through the important and heavy question of how to trust God after (or while) enduring abusive parents. Got a question you’d like us to consider on a future episode? Email pastorsatthemic@creekside.com.
#54 - What Will Life Be Like in the New Creation?
Steve and Mike exercise some biblically-grounded imagination as they consider some great questions about life in the New Creation.
#53 - Why is the Doctrine of Predestination Good News for Us?
Steve and Mike jump back into the Q&R format by considering together why the doctrine of predestination is good news for us.
#52 - The Flourishing Pastor | Interview with Tom Nelson
Steve and Mike interview Dr. Tom Nelson, senior pastor of Christ Community Church in Kansas City, and president of Made to Flourish, about his forthcoming book entitled The Flourishing Pastor: Recovering the Lost Art of Shepherd Leadership (IVP, 2021). You can pre-order Tom’s book here. Got a question you’d like us to consider on a future episode? Email pastorsatthemic@creekside.com.
#51 - How Should We Think About Music Style in a Worship Service?
Steve and Mike wade into a common point of conflict among evangelical churches today.Got a question you’d like us to consider on a future episode? Email pastorsatthemic@creekside.com.
#50 - What Happens to Those Who Die Without Hearing the Gospel?
Steve and Mike discuss the difficult question of how a just God can send someone to hell.Got a question you’d like us to consider on a future episode? Email pastorsatthemic@creekside.com.
#49 - How Can We Discipline Our Children in a Godly Way
Steve and Mike look to Scripture for guidance on how to discipline our children as God disciplines us.Got a question you’d like us to consider on a future episode? Email pastorsatthemic@creekside.com.
#48 - The Power of Story | Interview with Laura
Steve and Mike interview Laura, one of Creekside’s overseas missionaries, about lessons she’s learned during her work in the field.Got a question you’d like us to consider? Submit it here, or email pastorsatthemic@creekside.com.
#47 - What Does the Bible Say about Retirement?
Steve and Mike consider a biblical view of retirement, both the precedent and the warning, before offering some practical suggestions for navigating retirement in our time and place.Got a question you’d like us to consider? Submit it here, or email pastorsatthemic@creekside.com.
#46 - What Blessings Are Often Overlooked?
Steve and Mike consider the types of blessings that are often overlooked by American Christians, and how we can learn to be thankful for them.Got a question you’d like us to consider? Submit it here, or email pastorsatthemic@creekside.com.
#45 - How Do I Love Someone Who is Difficult to Love?
Steve and Mike weigh in on the common struggle of loving those who are difficult to love.Got a question you’d like us to consider? Submit it here, or email pastorsatthemic@creekside.com.
Season 3 Trailer
Welcome back to the third season of Pastors at the Mic with pastors Steve and Mike!Hear about the upcoming season with some slight changes, and get ready to continue digging into the Word, our relationship with God, and the world around us.
#44 - The Fruit of the Spirit: Self-Control
Steve and Mike wrap up the Fruit of the Spirit series (and season 2 of Pastors at the MIc) by discussing self-control.
#43 - The Fruit of the Spirit: Gentleness
Steve and Mike are back in the Fruit of the Spirit series, discussing gentleness.
#42 - Q&A Episode: Part 2
Steve and Mike answer your questions (continued)!
#41 - Q&A Episode: Part 1
Steve and Mike answer your questions!
#40 - One Catholic Church Pt. 2 (Interview with Ryan Fields)
Steve and Mike wrap up their conversation with Ryan Fields about the catholicity of the church.
#39 - One Catholic Church Pt. 1 (Interview with Ryan Fields)
Steve and Mike are joined by former Creekside pastor Ryan Fields to discuss his PhD research and its importance for the church in this cultural moment.
Checking in on COVID-19 (Interview with Dr. Mike Lauzardo)
Infectious disease expert Dr. Mike Lauzardo is back on the show to answer your questions and update us on the state of the COVID-19 response. For more information on the Keira Grace Foundation, visit their website: www.keiragracefoundation.org
#38 - The Fruit of the Spirit: Faithfulness
Steve and Mike jump back into the Fruit of the Spirit series to discussion the value of faithfulness.
#37 - Ashes to Ashes
Lark Kelsey joins Steve and Mike to discuss Lent, both its place in the church calendar and it's value to our walk with Christ.https://www.paultripp.com/journey-to-the-cross-a-40-day-lenten-devotionalhttp://ccca.biola.edu/lent/
#36 - The Fruit of the Spirit: Goodness
Steve and Mike are back with the next Fruit of the Spirit: Goodness.
#35 - The Fruit of the Spirit: Kindness
Steve and Mike jump back into the Fruit of the Spirit to discuss the virtue of kindness. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJEtyAiAQik&t=153s
#34 - Ditch Your Resolution
How's your New Year's resolution coming? It's ok, they never work anyway. Steve and Mike are joined by Lark to discuss a better way to change your life.
#33 - Practicing Christmas
Steve and Mike are joined by Creekside staffers Lark Kelsey and Nina Spencer to talk about forming our families during Christmas. https://www.familylife.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/51/2018/04/WGWFC-MTM-Printables.pdf | https://shop.everthinehome.com/collections/christmas
#32 - The Fruit of the Spirit: Patience
Steve and Mike are back in the fruit of the Spirit series talking about.... wait for it...
#17 Lenten Reflections: Suffering (Interview with Danny Madrid)
Steve and Mike are joined by Creekside member Danny Madrid to discuss the role of suffering in the life of the Christian. Main passage: 1 Peter 4:12-19.For more resources, visit our website: creekside.com
#31 - Doing Church during COVID
Steve and Mike are joined by local pastors Destin Williams and Chipper Flaniken to talk about doing church during a global pandemic.
#30 - The Fruit of the Spirit: Peace
Steve and Mike jump back into this season's series on the fruit of the Spirit with a timely call to pursue peace.
#29 - The Gainesville Fellows Initiative (Interview with Chris Musgrove)
Steve and Mike are joined by Chris Musgrove, director of the Gainesville Fellows Initiative. to talk about developing the next generation of young professionals to work for the common good. For more information on the initiative, visit their website. https://www.gainesvillefellows.org/
#28 - The Fruit of the Spirit: Joy
Steve and Mike look at the next fruit of the Spirit, one that remains elusive for many of us.
#27 - The Local Church and Spiritual Formation
Steve and Mike are joined by two new staff members to talk about Creekside's commitment to Christian Education. For more information on our Sundays at 9 ministry, visit our website.
#26 - The Fruit of the Spirit: Love
Steve and Mike launch into this season's doctrinal series looking at the fruit of the Spirit found in Galatians 5:22-23.
Season 2 Trailer
We're back! Steve and Mike look forward to the second season of Pastors at the Mic and rediscovering the sound effects function on the soundboard.
#25 - That's a Wrap
Steve and Mike wrap up season one of Pastors at the Mic by reviewing their favorite episodes and sharing summer plans.
#24 - Hospitable God (Interview with Dr. Joshua Jipp)
Steve and Mike are joined by Dr. Joshua Jipp, associate professor of New Testament at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, to talk about the role of hospitailty in the spread of the gospel.
#23 The Doctrine of God: Sovereign
Steve and Mike wrap up this season’s doctrinal series on the incommunicable attributes of God by discussing God’s sovereignty over all creation. Our series on the doctrine of God was heavily influenced by Jen Wilkin's book None Like Him.For more resources, visit our website: creekside.com/resources
#22 Hope During a Global Pandemic
Steve and Mike interview Creeksider Dr. Diane Howell about finding hope in the midst of a global pandemic.Diane’s closing prayer: https://debbiemcdaniel.com/2017/08/28/9-prayers-hope-youre-going-storm/For more resources, visit our website: creekside.com/resources
Special Episode: Another Coronavirus Conversation (Interview with Dr. Michael Lauzardo)
Steve and Mike are joined by Dr. Michael Lauzardo to talk all things COVID 19. Dr. Lauzardo is associate professor of infectious diseases and global medicine at the UF College of Medicine. For seven years, Mike served as the chief of the infectious diseases and global medicine department at the UF College of Medicine, and is now the deputy director of the Emerging Pathogens Institute.CDC Website - www.cdc.govFlorida Health Department - www.floridahealth.govAlachua County Public Schools - www.sbac.eduCreekside Facebook - www.facebook.com/creeksideccCreekside’s Website - www.creekside.com
#21 The Doctrine of God: Omnipotent
Steve and Mike continue the doctrinal series on the incommunicable attributes of God by discussing the implications of the fact that God has all power.Our series on the doctrine of God was heavily influenced by Jen Wilkin's book None Like Him.For more resources, visit our website: creekside.com/resources
#20 The Importance of Jesus’ Bodily Resurrection
Why does it matter that Jesus rose bodily? Steve and Mike are joined by Creekside pastors Steve Lammers and Clay Myatt to discuss.
#19 Lessons We Hope COVID-19 Will Teach Us
Steve and Mike are joined by Creekside pastors Steve Lammers and Clay Myatt to talk about lessons we hope society and the church will learn in the aftermath of COVID-19.For more resources, visit our website: creekside.com
#18 Lenten Reflections: Lament (Interview with Laura Lynch)
Steve and Mike are joined by Creekside member Laura Lynch to discuss the practice of lament in preparation for Easter. Main Passage: Lamentations 3:22-25For more resources, visit our website.
#16 The Doctrine of God: Omniscient
In this episode, Steve and Mike discuss the fact that God's omniscience should be the greatest source of peace for the follower of Jesus.Our series on the doctrine of God was heavily influenced by Jen Wilkin's book None Like Him.
Special Episode: A Coronavirus Conversation (Interview with Dr. Michael Lauzardo)
Steve and Mike are joined by Dr. Michael Lauzardo to talk all things COVID 19. Dr. Lauzardo is associate professor of infectious diseases and global medicine at the UF College of Medicine. For seven years, Mike served as the chief of the infectious diseases and global medicine department at the UF College of Medicine, and is now the deputy director of the Emerging Pathogens Institute.CDC Website - www.cdc.govFlorida Health Department - www.floridahealth.govAlachua County Public Schools - www.sbac.eduCreekside Facebook - www.facebook.com/creeksideccCreekside’s Website - www.creekside.com
#15 - The Doctrine of God: Omnipresent
In this episode, we continue our series looking at the attributes of God that are true of Him alone by focusing our attention on the omnipresence of God.
#14 - Dunkin' Babies? A Conversation on Baptism
Mike is joined by Steve Lammers to discuss the differences between believer and infant baptism, and all the common ground we share.Westminster and London Baptist Confessions of Faith - https://www.proginosko.com/docs/wcf_lbcf.html
#13 - The Doctrine of God: Immutable
Continuing our series looking at the attributes of God, we encounter the immutability of God - the fact that He does not change.
#12 - Spiritual Formation in a Digital Age (Interview with Mike Sacasas)
Steve and Mike are joined by Mike Sacasas, the associate director at The Christian Study Center here in Gainesville. Mike will bring his expertise in the area of our digital lives and suggest a practical step for the Lent season.The Convivial Society - https://tinyletter.com/lmsacasas/archivePrograms at the Christian Study Center - https://www.christianstudycenter.org/programs-1
#11 - The Doctrine of God: Eternal
We're back with the next episode in our series on the doctrine of God. This episode, we try to wrap our minds around the fact that God is eternal, having no beginning or end.
#10 Your 2020 Reading List
The four Creekside pastors discuss the most influential books they read this year.Round 1God and Football by Chad Gibbs: https://amzn.to/2DljUjeThe Second Mountain by David Brooks: https://amzn.to/2slT48n7 Myths about Singleness by Sam Allberry: https://amzn.to/34nJDU1Digital Minimalism by Cal Newport: https://amzn.to/2OKUjWaRound 2Jesus Outside the Lines by Scott Sauls: https://amzn.to/2OllqYMThe Imperfect Pastor by Zack Eswine: https://amzn.to/37DlfzHThe Nightengale by Kristin Hannah: https://amzn.to/2OkAOonThe Minority Experience by Adrian Pei: https://amzn.to/2XWcZqcRound 3Confronting Christianity by Rebecca McLaughlin: https://amzn.to/33jKHHeDivided by Faith by Emerson and Smith: https://amzn.to/33pNizgLove of Loves in the Song of Songs by Philip Ryken: https://amzn.to/2QZEgpY12 Faithful Men by Hansen and Robinson: https://amzn.to/2rsBuyWFaithful Women and Their Extraordinary God by Noelle Piper: https://amzn.to/2qBG4LnLightning RoundSex, Dating, and Relationships by Gerald Hiestand: https://amzn.to/2QT2D92Call Sign Chaos by Jim Mattis: https://amzn.to/37IsupZThe Color of Compromise by Jemar Tisby: https://amzn.to/2KU3J0iA Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens: https://amzn.to/35CrGBaSteve's Bonus BonusHeal Us Emmanuel by Doug Serven: https://amzn.to/2rvTSHq
#9 The Doctrine of God: Self-Sufficient
Continuing our series looking at the attributes of God, we consider the implications of God's limitless self-sufficiency.
#8 Contentment in a Season of Consumption
Tis the season for gift-giving...and gift-getting. How can we find contentment when everything around us calls us to desire more? Youth Pastor Steve Lammers and Pastoral Resident Clay Myatt join us to discuss.
#7 The Doctrine of God: Self-Existent
In this episode, we continue our series looking at the attributes of God that are true of Him alone.
#6 The Doctrine of God: Incomprehensible
Continuing in our series on the attributes of God, we see that He goes beyond our ability to fully comprehend.
#5 - Being Female in a Complementarian Church (Interview with Sarah Higgins)
Sarah Higgins, former youth director at Creekside, joins us to talk about the experience of being female in a complementarian church.
#4 - God at Work in the Local Church
We are joined by two local pastors to hear how God is moving in their churches and how we can support them in prayer.
#3 - The Doctrine of God: Infinite
In this episode, we begin our series looking at the attributes of God that are true of Him alone. And we lead things off by looking at God's infinitude, that He is limitless and without rival in all creation.
#2 - Pastoral Residencies (Interview with Kevin Harlan)
We’re back with a great interview with Kevin Harlan, VP of Philanthropy at Made to Flourish, to glean some wisdom from his 12 years of running a pastoral residency in Kansas City.
#1 - Why Another Podcast
This is episode 1 of a brand new podcast! So we’re starting with the question everyone is asking: Why another podcast?