In the coming weeks, I will be sharing about a new reading initiative out of the PLNTD Network for planters and pastors alike. Our first reading project will be reading two new and important contributions to the subject of the mission of the church. The first one is the sequel to Total Church by Steve [...]
Archive for the ‘Interviews’ category
Jeff Vanderstelt on Gospel Fluency, Missional Communities, and Hospitality in America
July 1, 2011Several months ago, NewFrontiers interviewed Jeff Vanderstelt leading up to their conference, and below are three parts of the interview, focusing on gospel fluency, meaning of missional, and hospitality. These are some critical issues for the church today, and Jeff is one of the best at addressing them. Check out these short videos: Gospel Fluency [...]
Joe Thorn on Note to Self
June 4, 2011My good friend Joe Thorn was recently interviewed by Justin Taylor about his new book, Note to Self: The Discipline of Preaching to Yourself. I have been recently working through it in my morning devotions (on Kindle) and have found it to be a very edifying read. In this interview, Joe answers the question of [...]
John Piper, Rick Warren, and the Purpose Driven Life
May 27, 2011Let’s just pretend for a moment you did not read the title of this blogpost. Let’s pretend that there was an anonymous Christian minister who explicitly affirmed the following: I am passionate about the glory of God above all things. I believe in the absolute sovereignty of God in all things, including sin and tragedy. [...]
Insight Podcast: Interview with Tullian Tchividjian on Gospel, Church, and Culture
April 9, 2009My good friend Doug Baker has continued his long list of excellent podcasts with his most recent addition – Tullian Tchividjian. It was recently announced that Tullian accepted the position of pastor of Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church, suceeding Dr. D. James Kennedy. Tullian is the author of several books, most recently Unfashionable: Making a Difference [...]
Insight Podcast with SBC/Acts 29 Guys
February 21, 2009Where on the one hand, the Missouri Baptist Convention de-funds all dually affiliated SBC/Acts 29 church planters, the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina invites them to a convseration about the Gospel, the church, and the mission. That’s my kind of state convention! The Insight Podcast is hosted by Doug Baker, and recently he sat [...]
Mike McKinley Interviews Steve Timmis
January 26, 2009One of the more significant books of 2008 was Total Church: A Radical Reshaping of Gospel and Community by Tim Chester and Steve Timmis (#9 on my top 25 list). Mike McKinley (from IX Marks) recently interviewed Steve Timmis on various issues including preching, membership, leadership, evangelism, and missions. I thought the interview was well [...]
Founders Podcast 3: Interview with Voddie Baucham
June 26, 2008Yesterday afternoon, Voddie Baucham joined me for the third Founders Podcast, discussing his theological pilgrimage, cultural apologetics, church planting, family worship, the Southern Baptist Convention, and future projects he is pursuing. As I shared with Voddie, I first met him a decade ago at a conference for college ministers (REFUGE) in Birmingham. It’s great to [...]
Founders Podcast 2: Interview with Donald Whitney
June 24, 2008This morning, I had the opportunity to sit down with Dr. Donald Whitney to discuss spiritual disciplines and the 2008 National Founders Conference. In the interview, I asked Dr. Whitney about his pilgrimage in the study of spiritual disciplines, how to cultivate spiritual disciplines in challenging and demanding times, his work at the Center for [...]
Adrian Warnock Interviews Ed Stetzer
June 22, 2008Ed Stetzer, keynote speaker for this week’s upcoming National Founders Conference, was recently interviewed by Mac-evangelist Adrian Warnock. Using iChat, Warnock provides an hour-long, eight-part video interview with Stetzer, and the videos are posting here below. 1. Ed and Adrian talk about what ‘missional’ means. 2. Stetzer speaks about church planting. 3. Are Apostollic and [...]
Doug Baker Interviews David Dockery On Consensus and Renewal
June 5, 2008My friend Doug Baker has recently posted a three-part interview with one of the men I look up to the most – David Dockery. Those of you who were around in January of 2007 will remember the week-long interview I had with Dr. Dockery as well as the live, interactive Q&A on the blog. I [...]
Calling for Truth, Tom Ascol, and Regenerate Church Membership
May 28, 2008A little more than a week ago, Dr. Paul Dean who hosts the Calling for Truth radio program, interviewed Tom Ascol regarding the resolution on regenerate church membership. You can access this interview by listening online or by downloading it (MP3) to your computer. As the conversation continues, I hope to provide more excerpts on [...]
Henry Center and Hansen on Young, Restless, and Reformed
May 13, 2008Two brothers whom I have grown to love and appreciate over the past year are Owen Strachan and Collin Hansen. A couple of weeks ago, The Henry Center (of which Owen is managing director) held a discussion between Dr. Doug Sweeney, professor of Church History at TEDS, and Collin, who as you know, is the [...]
Interview with Collin Hansen, Part Three
April 10, 2008Previous posts: * Interview with Collin Hansen, Part One * Interview with Collin Hansen, Part Two In this third and final part of my interview with Collin Hansen, we discuss the largest chapter in his book, entitled “Ground Zero: Southern Baptist Theological Seminary.” Hansen is not an SBCer, so I was particularly interested in his [...]
Tim Challies, Rick Warren, and My Take on the John Piper Interview
June 1, 2011Last Friday, I took some time to post my thoughts on John Piper’s interview of Rick Warren. And I was entirely not surprised by the comments my post received. However, I did appreciate the interaction I received offline with my fellow pastors and with other friends through email, Tim Challies included. Tim shared with me [...]
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