Dr. JD Payne - a Pastor, Planter of churches, Podcaster, Professor - and the author of SIXTEEN books (!) joins Dennis from Samford University to scrimmage the duty of Seminaries in the West.

Is the Mission of a Seminary to drive facts into brains - or to "make" theologically-informed disciples? A wide ranging and interesting episode!

00:00 - 03:07 Introduction
03:08 - 08:57 Discipleship & Seminary....Same? Different?
08:58 - 11:13 Pastoral "Hegemony"
11:14 - 13:55 Clericalism (Let the Pros Handle That)
13:56 - 20:10 Modern Disciples - How Should We Then Live?
20:11 - 21:45 Are Seminaries responsible for Discipling?
21:46 - 25:18 JD's SIXTEEN Books! (Two of Them)
25:19 - 27:48 "Berthie Holler" (JD's Story)
27:49 - 29:53 A Better Definition for Evangelize....
29:54 - 33:58 The Mission of Professors
33:59 - 37:03 The Mission of a Seminary
37:04 - 38:53 "The Pastor Does Everything" Changing Expectations
38:54 - 41:18 JD's Closing Advice for Pastors
41:19 - 42:18 Wrap Up

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Dr. Joe Debeljuh joins Dennis to interview Darin White: a Collegiate National Championship Soccer Coach and today, the Professor of Sports Analytics at Samford University. How does coaching inform us about discipleship?

00:00 - 03:22 Introduction
03:23 - 06:28 Coaching & Discipleship
06:29 - 09:15 Pay It Forward
09:16 - 11:50 Western Discipleship
11:51 - 15:23 Sketchy Definitions of Discipleship
15:24 - 20:15 Discipleship is More Than Sharing the Gospel
20:16 - 23:40 Joe's Story
23:41 - 25:25 Darin's Story
25:26 - 29:13 Spiritual Reflexes
29:14 - 30:42 Not My Job
30:43 - 32:27 "Moneyball"
32:28 - 34:38 Big Names / Big Data
34:39 - 36:12 AI & Sports
36:13 - 39:38 Contact Darin / Wrapup

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Pastor Oz Muwaniri, in Ireland, and Dr. Joe Debeljuh from Zagreb Croatia, join Dennis to talk about how challenges in international discipling is, actually, not so different from American discipling issues.

00:00 - 01:54 Intro
01:55 - 03:29 What is a Discipler?
03:30 - 04:15 Christian or Disciple...Difference?
04:16 - 06:33 When Did Church Member Come to Mean Disciple?
06:34 - 07:48 Irish Protestants & Catholics: How's That Going?
07:49 - 09:06 One Local Church; Many Tribes & Tongues
09:07 - 10:44 "I Need More Time!"
10:45 - 12:15 Is Discipleship Evangelism?
12:16 - 13:35 Is a Disciple a Street Preacher (Evangelist)?
13:36 - 19:19 How Do I Disciple? (Isn't it evangelism?)
19:20 - 21:14 What Does Discipleship Look Like?
21:15 - 22:07 "I can't do that !"
22:08 - 24:15 Share What You DO Know
24:16 - 32:51 Who Is responsible To Initiate Discipling?
32:52 - 36:53 Pastor Oz's Story
36:54 - 37:40 Wrap Up

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How should we then think? How ought a disciple grapple with the avalanches and tsunamis of opinions gushing forth ?

Veteran journalist and the President of Ministry Watch - Warren Cole Smith joins us to parse the risks and rewards of disciples who can think critically, build relationships and pursue Christ as we are called to.

00:00 - 05:27 Overview
05:28 - 09:17 Social Headlines & Christian Frets
09:18 - 12:16 Such a Thing as "Face Value"?
12:17 - 17:35 "Christian" Journalism
17:36 - 20:23 Of Strawmen & Reasoning
20:24 - 23:10 Who Speaks Truth?
23:11 - 29:20 Friendship, Followership...and David French
29:21 - 37:22 That Line Between Conviction and Pharisaical
37:23 - 41:29 Peace & Unity...
41:30 - 43:40 Ted Lasso
43:41 - 48:06 Discernment as a Disciple
48:07 - 49:30 Do Not Fear
49:31 - 51:43 Contact Warren / Wrapup

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How can you possibly combine fear and ice cream with discipleship? Ricky Dickson has a new book about that! "One Scoop at a Time" has just premiered and describes the adventures and challenges of disciples in everyday business life.

00:00 - 02:05 Opening
02:06 - 02:54 Commencement Speech
02:55 - 05:10 "One Scoop at a Time" - the new book
05:11 - 06:32 Workforce Challenges for a CEO
06:33 - 11:20 Faith....and Fear
11:21 - 15:50 Can You Train Away Fear?
15:51 - 17:20 CEO's and Discipleship
17:21 - 19:08 Contact Ricky

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Matt McCollum, Princeton-educated "PK" (Pastor's Kid), Husband, Dad and the Senior Pastor of Trinity Presbyterian in Fairhope, Alabama joins Dennis & Raymond to talk about leadership and changing church culture.

00:00 - 05:39 Introduction
05:40 - 08:00 What's It Like These Days as a Pastor?
08:01 - 12:10 "Five-Year Crisis"
12:11 - 13:27 Sticking With It Has Advantages
13:28 - 14:49 Seeing The Dilemma
14:50 - 16:57 Not At MY Church!
16:58 - 20:08 Dilemma Heartburn
20:09 - 23:51 Let's Shut This Conversation Down
23:52 - 26:19 The Myth of the Omnipresent Pastor
26:20 - 30:40 Church Isn't The 4th Member of the Trinity?
30:41 - 35:09 How Is Discipleship Going at Your Church?
35:10 - 40:15 The Long March of Culture Change
40:16 - 43:20 How Leadership Grapples With Culture Change
43:21 - 45:25 "Land The Plane Safely" Leadership
45:26 - 46:17 Wrap Up

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Justin Gravitt, Ohio Area Director for Navigator Church Ministries joins Dennis & Raymond to talk about Justin's new book "The Foundation of a Disciple Making Culture"

00:00 - 04:45 Chap 1: Introduction
04:46 - 09:59 Chap 2: Who's Side Are You On?
10:00 - 12:55 Chap 3: Does Change Come From the Individual, or the Top?
12:56 - 15:56 Chap 4: Secrets of the Universe? Culture Change
15:57 - 19:52 Chap 5: Can Leaders Delegate Discipleship?
19:53 - 21:38 Chap 6: Words Matter
21:39 - 22:43 Chap 7: Change Team Struggles
22:44 - 26:25 Chap 8: Justin's Book - The "Elevator Speech"
26:26 - 30:48 Chap 9: Read The Book - Fly The Plane?
30:49 - 33:15 Chap 10: Define "Disciplemaker"
33:16 - 35:55 Chap 11: Disciples Who Make Disciples Who Make Disciples
35:56 - 37:04 Chap 12: What Comes First? Institutional Change -or- Individual?
37:05 - 39:10 Chap 13: What Do You Mean by the Term "Mission"?
39:11 - 41:00 Chap 14: Great Commission...Great Disconnection?
41:01 - 43:20 Chap 15 Metrics!
43:21 - 44:09 Chap 16: Mustard Seed Discipling
44:10 - 46:55 Chap 17: Perils in Change
46:56 - 49:18 Chap 18 Contact Justin / Wrap Up

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Author, Professor, Ministry Entrepreneur, Children's Foster Philanthropist and Disciple - Dr. Krish Kandiah joins Dennis and @carmenfowlerlaberge6134 to talk about...
- Doctor Who & Disciples
- Constipated sponges
- Discipleship sausage factories
and serving the Most-High God with all our hearts, minds and strength.

Hilarious and thought provoking!

00:00 - 01:53 Chap 1 Introduction
01:54 - 03:56 Chap 2 "Doctor Who" and Discipleship
03:57 - 06:55 Chap 3 Whack-Job Christianity
06:56 - 12:39 Chap 4 Christian Tribalisms
12:40 - 16:24 Chap 5 Carmen Talks About Gaps in Discipleship
16:25 - 21:25 Chap 6 "You Guys Need to Preach Better!"
21:26 - 22:18 Chap 7 Mid-Show
22:19 - 23:56 Chap 8 The Cost of Discipleship
23:57 - 33:49 Chap 9 Institutions, Discipleship and the "RNLI"
33:50 - 36:44 Chap 10 So, Now What?
36:45 - 38:19 Chap 11 Wrap Up

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