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All Christians agree that prayer is important. But often Christ-followers and churches settle for too little when it comes to prayer. Bethel Seminary dean Dr. Peter Vogt and Justin Jeppesen of Strategic Renewal discuss how prayer can revitalize a church and provide some ways to go about that.   Resources Mentioned in This Episode: Strategic Renewal Email for Justin (if interested in learning more): [email protected] Check out Bethel Seminary's program Seminary for Everyone. Use the discount code SEM45 for $45 off any Seminary for Everyone course! Interested in learning more about Bethel Seminary programs? We have 7 degree programs and 3 certificates. You belong at Bethel Seminary! Contact us at 651-635-8000 or [email protected].

This episode features Kaycee Stanley, CEO of the Reel Hope Project. This project seeks to connect kids in the foster care system with their forever families. Seminary dean Peter Vogt and Kaycee Stanley discuss how the church can support these kids and the importance of doing so. Resources mentioned in this episode: The Reel Hope Project Empowered to Connect Embrace Family   Check out Bethel Seminary's program Seminary for Everyone. Use the discount code SEM45 for $45 off any Seminary for Everyone course! Interested in learning more about Bethel Seminary programs? We have 7 degree programs and 3 certificates. You belong at Bethel Seminary! Contact us at 651-635-8000 or [email protected].

Bethel Seminary alum Nick Hall joins Bethel Seminary dean Peter Vogt for a conversation about evangelism and how the church today needs to think about this important aspect of ministry. Resources mentioned in today's episode: Pulse Make Jesus Known Pulse 100   Check out Bethel Seminary's program Seminary for Everyone. Use the discount code SEM45 for $45 off any Seminary for Everyone course! Interested in learning more about Bethel Seminary programs? We have 7 degree programs and 3 certificates. You belong at Bethel Seminary! Contact us at 651-635-8000 or [email protected].

Bethel Seminary Dean Dr. Peter Vogt has another conversation with Dr. Chris Watkin, the 2024-25 Bethel Seminary Karlson Scholar. This is a wide ranging discussion about engaging culture, projects Chris is working on and planning, and some reflections on his time as the Bethel Seminary Karlson Scholar.   Check out Bethel Seminary's program Seminary for Everyone. Use the discount code SEM45 for $45 off any Seminary for Everyone course! Interested in learning more about Bethel Seminary programs? We have 7 degree programs and 3 certificates. You belong at Bethel Seminary! Contact us at 651-635-8000 or [email protected].

After an unexpected hiatus, the Whole & Holy podcast is back! Bethel Seminary Dean Peter Vogt interviews the 2025-26 Bethel Seminary Karlson Scholar Dr. Chris Watkin. Chris is the author of Biblical Critical Theory, the 2024 Christianity Book Award winner. Resources mentioned in this episode: Chris Watkin, Biblical Critical Theory Augustine, City of God John Stott and John Wyatt, Issues Facing Christians Today Richard Thaler and Cass Sunstein, Nudge  Keller Center for Cultural Apologetics Tim Keller, Making Sense of God: Finding God in the Modern World Dick Lucas   Check out Bethel Seminary's program Seminary for Everyone. Use the discount code SEM45 for $45 off any Seminary for Everyone course! Interested in learning more about Bethel Seminary programs? We have 7 degree programs and 3 certificates. You belong at Bethel Seminary! Contact us at 651-635-8000 or [email protected].

Rev. Jeff Sanders, a pastor and licensed marriage and family therapist, talks to seminary dean Dr. Peter Vogt about resilience in ministry and how to cultivate the habits leading to it. Resources mentioned in this episode: Burns, B., Chapman, T., and Guthrie, D. Resilient Ministry: What Pastors Told us about Surviving and Thriving (2013)   Oliver, G., and Olson, D. It's All About Relationships: Emotional & Relational Intelligence (ERQ), 2023   "Resilience and Perseverance for Human Flourishing" APA Psychological Trauma, Vol. 14, No. S1, April 2022 (Journal Special Issue)   "Developing Resilience in Response to Stress & Trauma" APA Psychological Services, Vol. 19, Supplemental 1, April 2022     Check out Bethel Seminary's program Seminary for Everyone. Use the discount code SEM45 for $45 off any Seminary for Everyone course!   Interested in learning more about Bethel Seminary programs? We have 7 degree programs and 3 certificates. You belong at Bethel Seminary! Contact us at 651-635-8000 or [email protected].

Bethel Seminary dean Dr. Peter Vogt has a second conversation with pastor/theologian Chris Ganski about what artificial intelligence might mean for the church. Part 1 is episode 27. Resources mentioned in this episode: Jacques Ellul, The Technological Society Andy Crouch, The Life We're Looking For: Reclaiming Relationship in a Technological World. Craig M. Gay, Modern Technology and the Human Future: A Christian Appraisal   Check out Bethel Seminary's program Seminary for Everyone. Use the discount code SEM45 for $45 off any Seminary for Everyone course! Interested in learning more about Bethel Seminary programs? We have 7 degree programs and 3 certificates. You belong at Bethel Seminary! Contact us at 651-635-8000 or [email protected].

In this episode, Bethel Seminary Dean has a conversation with Pastor Francis Chan. Listeners submitted questions that Francis Chan addresses. Resources mentioned in this episode: The Send conference Antioch Church, Waco TX Crazy Love ministry Check out Bethel Seminary's program Seminary for Everyone. Use the discount code SEM45 for $45 off any Seminary for Everyone course! Interested in learning more about Bethel Seminary programs? We have 7 degree programs and 3 certificates. You belong at Bethel Seminary! Contact us at 651-635-8000 or [email protected].

Bethel Seminary dean Dr. Peter Vogt has a conversation with pastor/theologian Chris Ganski about what artificial intelligence might mean for the church. This is the first of two episodes focused on this topic. Resources mentioned in this episode: City Reformed Church Center for Pastor Theologians   Check out Bethel Seminary's program Seminary for Everyone. Use the discount code SEM45 for $45 off any Seminary for Everyone course! Interested in learning more about Bethel Seminary programs? We have 7 degree programs and 3 certificates. You belong at Bethel Seminary! Contact us at 651-635-8000 or [email protected].

In this episode, Seminary Dean Peter Vogt has a conversation with Heather Flies, Junior High Pastor at Wooddale Church in Eden Prairie, MN, and the Youth Ministry Advisor for Bethel Seminary's new Master of Arts in Children's, Youth, and Family Ministry program. Resources mentioned in this episode: Heather Flies, I Want to Talk With My Teen About Girl Stuff Heather Flies, That's What She Said / That's What He Said Doug Fields, Your First Two Years in Youth Ministry: A personal and practical guide to starting right Download Youth Ministry Bethel Seminary's Children's, Youth, and Family Ministry program   Check out Bethel Seminary's program Seminary for Everyone. Use the discount code SEM45 for $45 off any Seminary for Everyone course! Interested in learning more about Bethel Seminary programs? We have 7 degree programs and 3 certificates. You belong at Bethel Seminary! Contact us at 651-635-8000 or  [email protected]

Bestselling author Francis Chan joins Bethel Seminary Dean Dr. Peter T. Vogt for a conversation about living authentically as followers of Jesus. Resources mentioned in this episode: Francis Chan, Crazy Love: Overwhelmed By A Relentless God Francis Chan, Forgotten God Francis Chan, You and Me Forever: Marriage in Light of Eternity A.W. Tozer, The Attributes of God: A Journey Into the Father's Heart Brother Lawrence, The Practice of the Presence of God Henri Nouwen, The Way of the Heart Dane Ortlund, Gentle and Lowly: The Heart of Christ for Sinners and Sufferers   Check out Bethel Seminary's program Seminary for Everyone. Use the discount code SEM45 for $45 off any Seminary for Everyone course!   Interested in learning more about Bethel Seminary programs? We have 7 degree programs and 3 certificates. You belong at Bethel Seminary! Contact us at 651-635-8000 or  [email protected]

Bethel Seminary Dean Peter Vogt has a conversation with theologian David Clark about ways of approaching cultural engagement in a sound biblical and theological manner. Resources mentioned in the episode: James Davidson Hunter, Culture Wars (academic source on nature of 'culture war')   Andy Stanley, Not In It to Win It: Why Choosing Sides ... Sidelines the Church (pastor speaks to importance of prioritizing the Gospel)   Rebecca McLaughlin, Confronting Christianity: 12 Hard Questions for the World's Largest Religion (competent responses to very contemporary questions about faith)   Rebecca McLaughlin, 10 Questions Every Teen Should Ask (and Answer) about Christianity (contemporary questions--identity politics and transgenderism--relevant to teens)   David Clark, Dialogical Apologetics: A Person-Centered Approach to Apologetics (advocating for engaging others through respectful dialogue)   Benno van den Toren, Kang-San Tan, Humble Confidence: A Model for Interfaith Apologetics (defines the appropriate stance for apologetic engagement)   Mary Eberstadt, "Paradoxes of the Secular Revolution" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7pki484uEXQ) (a competent example of defending a Christian viewpoint on a social topic without quoting the Bible)   Please provide feedback or suggestions for further episodes to [email protected]

Pastors Nathan Miller and Aaron Brockmeier, leaders in the "Made to Flourish" network, join Bethel Seminary Dean Dr. Peter Vogt for a conversation about the role work plays in Christian discipleship. Resources mentioned in the episode: Made to Flourish Network -- free resources for people interested in learning more about the integration of faith and work Bethel Seminary "Work with Purpose" Resource page Luke Bobo, et al, Fertile Ground: Faith and Work for Youth Pastors Luke Bobo and Skye Jethani, Discipleship With Monday in Mind: Connecting Faith and Work Gene Edward Veith, Jr., God at Work: Your Christian Vocation in All of Life Tom Nelson, The Flourishing Pastor: Recovering the Lost Art of Shepherd Leadership Amy Sherman, Agents of Flourishing: Pursuing Shalom in Every Corner of Society Amy Sherman, Kingdom Calling: Vocational Stewardship for the Common Good Tim Keller, Every Good Endeavor: Connecting Your Work to God's Work The Porter's Gate (https://www.theportersgate.com/) Letters to the Exiles -- For the Life of the World (https://www.letterstotheexiles.com/) Theology of Work free online commentary: https://www.theologyofwork.org/resources/theology-of-work-bible-commentary-free-online Windrider Institute workplace visit videos:   Behind the Business Behind the Business Film: https://vimeo.com/661028447/351da296ba Story Behind the Film: https://vimeo.com/646615586/4fbf0d8b6c Seng the Plumber Seng the Plumber Film: https://vimeo.com/661267319/7694b96357 Story Behind the Film: https://vimeo.com/645385742/9a12f8d827   For more on having congregants share how they serve the Lord where they stand on Monday morning (#ServeWhereYouStand), you can contact Aaron at [email protected] or reach him on social media.   Send feedback and suggestions for future episodes to: [email protected]

Bethel Seminary Dean Dr. Peter Vogt has a conversation with Rev. Joe Boyd about evangelism, why it matters and how to help churches and followers of Jesus be more effective at it. Resources mentioned in this episode are: Timothy International (micro churches): https://usa.ttionline.org/micro-churches/   Rick Richardson, You Found Me   Organic Outreach books: For churches https://www.amazon.com/Organic-Outreach-Churches-Evangelistic-Congregation/dp/031056607X/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1884S04EJ3IKE&keywords=organic+outreach+for+churches&qid=1649345406&s=books&sprefix=organic+outreach%2Cstripbooks%2C101&sr=1-1   For Ordinary people https://www.amazon.com/Organic-Outreach-Ordinary-People-Naturally/dp/031056610X/ref=sr_1_3?crid=1884S04EJ3IKE&keywords=organic+outreach+for+churches&qid=1649345406&s=books&sprefix=organic+outreach%2Cstripbooks%2C101&sr=1-3   Grace Fellowship Findgrace.com    Coaching  shorturl.at/tuBV2   Send comments and suggestions to: [email protected]

This episode features a conversation with Bethel Seminary professors Jeannine Brown and John Dunne. They discuss ancient and modern portrayals of Jesus and how they help us better understand the Gospels.   Works mentioned in this episode:   Richard Walsh and Jeffrey Staley, Jesus, the Gospels, and Cinematic Imagination: Introducing Jesus Movies, Christ Films, and the Messiah in Motion Adele Reinhartz, Jesus of Hollywood W. Barnes Tatum, Jesus at the Movies 3rd edition Jeannine Brown, The Gospels as Stories: A Narrative Approach to Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John Seminary for Everyone at Bethel Seminary   Thanks for listening! If you have suggestions or feedback, email us at [email protected]