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The Pastor Theologians Podcast — 300 episodes
BONUS | Matthew LaMaster on Books, Preaching, and Sermon Prep
Becoming a Pastor Theologians | Matthew LaMaster
Finding Faithful Pastors | Rich Kidd
BONUS | Joey Sherrard on Books and Preaching
The Augustinian Pastor | Joey Sherrard
Jonathan Griffiths | Gathered for Good
BONUS | Matt Erickson on Books and Preaching
The Pastor as Gardener | Matt Erickson
Preaching as Theology | Nicole Martin (Preaching and the Pastor Theologian Episode 10)
A PhD in Preaching | Todd Still (Preaching and the Pastor Theologian Episode 9)
Social Media, Attention, and AI | Dan Brendsel (Preaching and the Pastor Theologian Episode 8)
Political Movements, Social Change, and the Preacher | Ed Copeland (Preaching and the Pastor Theologian Episode 7)
Cultural Intelligence and the Preacher | Gerald Hiestand (Preaching and the Pastor Theologian Episode 6)
Who Is Preaching For? | Ahmi Lee (Preaching and the Pastor Theologian Episode 5)
The Sermon, Discipleship, and the Life of the Church | Jonathan Bailes (Preaching and the Pastor Theologian Episode 4)
Preaching for Theological Formation | Paul Hoffman (Preaching and the Pastor Theologian Episode 3)
Keep Careful Watch on Your Life | Jim Samra (Preaching and the Pastor Theologian Episode 2)
Speaking God, Listening Church | Kimlyn Bender (Preaching and the Pastor Theologian Episode 1)
Building Thriving Congregations | Steve Williamson
Becoming a Pastor Theologian | Joey Sherrard
Becoming a Pastor Theologian | Shaun Brown
What Makes a Good Shepherd? | Amy Peeler
Joy and Sorrow | Chris Bruno
Becoming a Pastor Theologian | Ed Gerber
What We're Reading — June 2025
Encountering God in the Bible | Michael Niebauer
Becoming a Pastor Theologian | Jason Meyer
Feed My Sheep | Doug Sweeney
On Christ and Masculinity | Casey Hough
Culture and Christians | Dennis Greeson
Owned by God | James Arcadi
Becoming a Pastor Theologian | Adam Copenhaver
Becoming a Pastor Theologian | Ben Burkholder
Becoming a Pastor Theologian | Eric Rivera
To Gaze upon God | Samuel Parkison
What We're Reading — April 2025
Mothers, Dignity, and Utility | Nadya Williams
Becoming a Pastor Theologian | Stephen Campbell
What is Holiness? | Matt O'Reilly
A Vision of Freedom | Brad Littlejohn
Becoming a Pastor Theologian | Steve Turnbull
Critical Theory | Carl Trueman
Becoming a Pastor Theologian | Aaron Friesen
The Fantastical Fiction of C.S. Lewis | Rhys Laverty
Sabbath Rest | Jon English Lee
Mary Magdalene, Apostle to the Apostles | Jennifer McNutt
Becoming a Pastor Theologian | Matthew LaPine
Augustine, Humility, and Preaching | Charles G. Kim
Becoming a Pastor Theologian | Ryan Jackson
Year-End Reflections
Peace | Jonathan Huggins
What We're Reading — December 2024
Church and Caesar in Acts 17 | Chris Ganski
Pastoring Post-Election | Caleb Campbell
On Tolkien and Theology | Part II | Douglas Estes
Reading Scripture Faithfully | Kevin Vanhoozer
What We're Reading — November 2024
Becoming a Pastor Theologian | Justin Allison
An Always-Reforming Church | Gavin Ortlund
Becoming a Pastor Theologian | Cory Wilson
Becoming a Pastor Theologian | Nathan Chang
From Ideology to Identity – Tim Keller and the Post-Christian Right | Collin Hansen
Commendable Conduct | Ryan Fields
Becoming a Pastor Theologian | Chris Ganski
Learning the Art of Arts | Coleman Ford and Shawn J. Wilhite
To Be His Image and Bear His Name | Carmen Joy Imes
Sabbath Rest and Release | Jack Franicevich
A Praying Life | Dan Brendsel
Walking the Text – Brad Gray
What We're Reading — July 2024
Ballots, the Bible, and the Witness of the Church
The American Church in Crisis | Russell Moore
Becoming a Pastor Theologian | Ryan Fields
Rock-bound Pulpits | Matt O'Reilly
Unity in a Divisive Age
The Holy Spirit and the Church | Gregg Allison
Tim Keller as Public Theologian | Collin Hansen
Babylon, Politics, and the Church | Preston Sprinkle
Becoming a Pastor Theologian | Chris Bruno
Engaging the World as Pilgrims | Gayle Doornbos
Christology and the Jesus of Evangelicalism | Dan Treier
You Shall Not Take His Name in Vain | Josh Stone
Kingdom Politics 2024
Becoming a Pastor Theologian | Josh Stone
Order Out of Chaos | Charles Anderson
A Race Worth Running | Walter Kim
Know the Theologians | David & Jennifer McNutt
What Is a Doctor of Ecclesial Theology?
Understanding the Post-Christian West | Andrew Wilson
Critiquing Culture as Christians | Chris Watkin
Becoming a Pastor Theologian | Charles Anderson
Swimming the Tiber | Chris Castaldo & Brad Littlejohn
What We're Reading — February 2024
Formed with the Church to Behold God | Coleman Ford
Peering Past the Baptismal Veil | Cole Hartin
On Tolkien and Theology | Douglas Estes
Preaching and the Nature of God’s Word | Kimlyn Bender
Imagining Evangelicalism | Karen Swallow Prior
Tim Keller as Pastor Theologian | Collin Hansen
What We’re Reading – December 2023
From Bully Pulpits to Katapulpits | Kevin Vanhoozer
Becoming a Pastor Theologian | Ernest Gray
Augustine, Apologetics, and the Church | Josh Chatraw
Becoming a Pastor Theologian | Jim Samra
Pastoral Authority | Mike Cosper
Leadership, History, and Vision for the CPT
Is Your Preaching Pain-Full? Adopting Paul’s Theology of Homiletical Weakness | Matthew Kim
Power and the Pulpit | Jennifer Powell McNutt
Preaching and the Atonement | Jeremy Treat
Cuckoos in Our Nest | Iain Provan
Jesus' Upside-Down Kingdom | Chris Castaldo
Christian Celebrity and Pastoral Ministry | Katelyn Beaty
Evolution and Thomas Aquinas | Danny Houck
Thomas Aquinas and Original Sin | Danny Houck
Restoring Our Political Witness | Michael Wear
What We're Reading | May 2023
Reimagining How We Learn Greek and Hebrew | Nick Messmer
On Barth's Ecclesiology | Kimlyn Bender
The Thrill of Orthodoxy | Trevin Wax
Becoming a Pastor Theologian | Jarrod Longbons
Becoming a Pastor Theologian | Dillon Thornton
Sojourn, Persecution, and Ancient Languages | Jacob Rodriguez
The Compelling Preaching Initiative | CPT Staff`
Formation in the Digital World | Felicia Wu Song & Joel Lawrence
Hope-Filled Cultural Engagement | Justin Bailey
A New Book on Confronting Racial Injustice | Gerald Hiestand & Eric Redmond
The Books Episode (2022)
An Advent Sermon – Cory Wilson
The Liturgy of Advent | Cory Wilson
Galatians, Paul, and the Pagans | Neil Martin
An Ecumenical Calling | Neal Presa
Women, Gender, and the Incarnation | Amy Peeler & Gerald Hiestand
On "Reconstructing Evangelicalism"
On Pastoring, Teaching, and Publishing | Douglas O'Donnell
Douglas O'Donnell | Reform, Redemption, and Life Transformation
The Life of the Mind & the Life of the Church | Dan Brendsel
Wrestling with Gender and a Call to Ministry | Amy Peeler
Understanding Our Knowledge Crisis | Bonnie Kristian
What We're Reading | September 2022
One-Volume Seminary | Laurie Norris
Virtuous Persuasion | Micael Niebauer
Ministry and the Life of the Mind | Mickey Klink
Becoming a Pastor Theologian | Daryl Ellis
Pastoring in a Post-Roe America
What We're Reading | June 2022 (feat. Joey Sherrard)
Technology and Personhood | Andy Crouch
Institutional Failure (and Signs of Hope) in the SBC | Danny Slavich
House Church Theology | Hannah Nation
On Suffering and the Problem of Evil | Mark Talbot
Hope and Lament | Steven Sandage
Neil Martin (Part 2) | Becoming a Pastor Theologian
Neil Martin | Becoming a Pastor Theologian
What's the Deal with Bavinck? (Part 2) | Gayle Doornbos & Gray Sutanto
What We're Reading | March 2022 (feat. Paul Morrison)
What's the Deal with Bavinck? (Part 1) | Gayle Doornbos & Gray Sutanto
The Trinity and Trauma-Safe Churches | Preston Hill
Marketing, Branding, and the Church | Emily Hill
Becoming a Pastor Theologian | Andrew Ray Williams
American and Global Evangelicalism | Michael Bird
What We're Reading | February 2022 (feat. Gerald Hiestand)
Pastors, Historians, and Culture | Kristin Kobes Du Mez
Becoming a Pastor Theologian | Dave Morlan
Whole Life Worship in Opposition to the Patter of the Age | Raymond Chang
The Books We Read and Why We Read Them
Deconstruction and the Beauty of Christian Theism
Preaching During Advent
Redeeming Power (Part 2) | Diane Langberg
Redeeming Power (Part 1) | Diane Langberg
Reflections on Evangelical Theological Education | Doug Sweeney
Navigating Denominational Tension as an Evangelical | Doug Sweeney
Sexual Violence, #MeToo, and the Crucifixion | Erin Heim
Adoption Metaphors in Paul | Erin Heim
Why We're Hosting a Theology Conference on Race
Formation in the Wake of Distress | Vincent Bacote
Becoming a Pastor Theologian | Marcus Johnson (Part 2)
Becoming a Pastor Theologian | Marcus Johnson (Part 1)
Authority, Leadership, and Power in the Church (PART 2) | Mickey Klink & Joel Lawrence
Authority, Leadership, and Power in the Church (PART 1) | Mickey Klink & Joel Lawrence
Christian Patriarchal Feminism | Gerald Hiestand & Amy Peeler
Pain and Power in 2 Corinthians | Ben White
Becoming a Pastor Theologian | Ben White
A Burning in My Bones | Winn Collier (Part 2)
A Burning in My Bones | Winn Collier (Part 1)
Becoming a Pastor Theologian | Nathan Chambers (Part 2)
Becoming a Pastor Theologian | Nathan Chambers (Part 1)
Preaching in the African American Church | Eric Redmond
Power, Injustice, and the Black Experience in America | Eric Redmond
The Road of Technology and the Path of the Church | Dan Brendsel
Becoming a Pastor Theologian | Paul Morrison (Part 2)
Becoming a Pastor Theologian | Paul Morrison
Theologizing as a Pastor
Writing, Relationships, and the Intellectual Public Square
Life, Learning, and Longing | Carolyn Weber
What Is an M.A. in Ecclesial Theology?
Rehearsing the Story of Redemption | Paul van der Bijl
The Enneagram and Pastoral Ministry | Todd Wilson
Why I Wrote a Book about the Enneagram | Todd Wilson
Becoming a Pastor Theologian | Jennifer Powell McNutt
An Historically-Rooted Liturgy | John Yates
John Stott's Study Assistant | John Yates
Liturgy as Christian Formation | Trygve Johnson
Modernism, Individualism, and Shepherding Institutions | Trygve Johnson
The Pastor as Public Theologian | Kevin Vanhoozer
Weariness and the Ordinary Means of Grace | Ryan Davidson
Christian Nationalism and the Ideological Civil War
Christian Insurrection and Our Gospel Witness | Gerald Hiestand
Looking Back at 2020
Discipling Children During the Christmas Season | Dillon Thornton
What Is Advent for? | Benj Petroelje
Becoming a Pastor Theologian | Tim Fox (Part 2)
Becoming a Pastor Theologian | Tim Fox (Part 1)
The Virtue of Gratitude | Peter Hill
Abiding Divisions, Abiding Hope | Todd Wilson & Joel Lawrence
Election Week and the Love of God | Eric Johnson
Part 2 – A Political Vision for the Church | Jonathan Leeman
Part 1 – A Political Vision for the Church | Jonathan Leeman
The Liturgy of Politics | Kaitlyn Schiess
Shepherding a Politically Diverse Congregation | Gerald Hiestand
Apologetics – Telling a Better Story | Josh Chatraw
PART 2 – Race and the Humanity of Jesus | Cherith Fee Nordling
PART 1 – Race and the Humanity of Jesus | Cherith Fee Nordling
Applying for a Phd | Zachary Wagner
Should I get an MDiv or an MA? | Zachary Wagner
Bible College or the Liberal Arts? | Zachary Wagner
Augustine's Doctrine of Creation | Gavin Ortlund
A Call to Lead | JT English (Part 2)
A Call to Lead | JT English
Becoming a Pastor Theologian | Rachel Stahle (Part 2)
The Most Complicated Election of Our Generation | Karen Swallow Prior
Becoming a Pastor Theologian | Rachel Stahle (Part 1)
The Pastor as Ecclesial Theologian | Gerald Hiestand
Race & The Politics of Reckoning | Vincent Bacote
Becoming a Pastor Theologian | Matthew Wilcoxen (Part 2)
Pluralism, Politics, and St. Augustine | Kristen Deede Johnson
Becoming a Pastor Theologian | Matthew Wilcoxen (Part 1)
Extremists for Love | Todd Wilson
I Can't Breathe | Charlie Dates
Sadness, Anger, and Fear: Responding to the Murder of George Floyd | Eric Redmond
How to Survive in the Wilderness | Chris Ganski
Jesus' Ascension: The Rule and Reign of a Man at God's Right Hand | Donnie Berry
Mental Health and Human Connection | Ryan Davidson
PART 2: A Big Gospel in Small Places | Stephen Witmer
A Big Gospel in Small Places | Stephen Witmer
Pandemic or Plague – Where Is God in Coronavirus? | Jim Samra
Shepherding God's (Socially Distanced) People | Jarrod Longbons
Quarantines and Sabbath Rest | Jon English Lee
Holding Death Before Our Eyes | Chris Ganski & Benj Petroelje
Worship and Sacrament When the Church Is Scattered | Chris Ganski & Benj Petroelje
Economics, Theology, and Pastoral Ministry in Cambridge, MA | Nathan Barczi
Processing Suffering after 9/11 and the Path to Pastoral Ministry | Nathan Barczi
Celebrity Preachers, Homiletics, and Discipleship | Matthew Kim
Preaching, Personality, and Identity | Matthew Kim
Irenaeus, the Devil, and the Goodness of Creation | Gerald Hiestand
Earning a PhD as a Full-Time Pastor (Part 2) | Gerald Hiestand
Earning a PhD as a Full-Time Pastor (Part 1) | Gerald Hiestand
The Pastor as Cruciform Theologian (Part 2) | Todd Wilson
The Pastor as Cruciform Theologian (Part 1) | Todd Wilson
Bonhoeffer's Ecclesial Hermeneutic | Jameson Ross
Mary, the Incarnation, and Women in the Christian Story (Part 2) | Amy Peeler & Jennifer McNutt
Mary, the Incarnation, and Women in the Christian Story (Part 1) | Amy Peeler & Jennifer McNutt
Catholics, Protestants, and Justification 500 Years after the Reformation | Chris Castaldo
Becoming a Pastor Theologian | Chris Castaldo
Becoming a Pastor Theologian | Jameson Ross
Preaching and Presence in the Local Church | Chris Bruno & Matt O'Reilly
Digital Life as Secular Liturgy (Part 2) | Felicia Wu Song
Digital Life as Secular Liturgy (Part 1) | Felicia Wu Song
Global Theological Education (Part 2) | Nick Ellis
Global Theological Education (Part 1) | Nick Ellis
Theological Retrieval for Evangelicals | Gavin Ortlund
Becoming a Pastor Theologian | Gavin Ortlund
Mere Sexuality (Part 2) | Todd Wilson
Mere Sexuality (Part 1) | Todd Wilson
The Intersection of Technology and Theology (Part 2) | Paul Taylor
The Intersection of Technology and Theology (Part 1) | Paul Taylor
Christianity, Reading, and Literature (Part 2) | Karen Swallow Prior
Christianity, Reading, and Literature (Part 1) | Karen Swallow Prior
Integration and Pastoral Counseling | Eric Johnson
Therapy, the Enneagram, and Christian Psychological Method | Eric Johnson
Christian Psychology and Spiritual Formation | Eric Johnson
The Journey from the Academy to the Church (Part 2) | Mickey Klink
The Journey from the Academy to the Church (Part 1) | Mickey Klink
What Does It Mean To Be Human? (Part 2) | Owen Strachan
What Does It Mean To Be Human? (Part 1) | Owen Strachan
Episode 16 – Gerald Hiestand | Confronting the Separation between Theology and the Church
Sexuality and Gender – Embodied from Creation through Redemption | Beth Felker Jones
Theology and Ministry in Hollywood | Jeremy Treat
Becoming a Pastor Theologian | Jeremy Treat
Dietrich Bonhoeffer's Pastoral Journey (Part 2) | Joel Lawrence
Dietrich Bonhoeffer's Pastoral Journey (Part 1) | Joel Lawrence
Becoming a Pastor Theologian | Joel Lawrence
The Integrated Pastor (Part 2) | Todd Wilson
The Integrated Pastor (Part 1) | Todd Wilson
Hebrews, Interpretation, and Preaching (Part 2) | Amy Peeler & Gerald Hiestand
Hebrews, Interpretation, and Preaching (Part 1) | Amy Peeler & Gerald Hiestand
Episode 5: Same-Sex Marriage, Ordination and the United Methodist Church (Part 2) | Matt O'Reilly
Episode 4: Same-Sex Marriage, Ordination and the United Methodist Church (Part 1) | Matt O'Reilly
Episode 3: Theological Education in the Local Church | JT English
Episode 2: Becoming a Pastor Theologian | JT English
Episode 1: The Pastor Theologian: Resurrecting an Ancient Vision | Gerald Hiestand
Episode 0 – Show Introduction/Preview