

All of the Above
Ridgewood Church
This is All of the Above, the podcast where we couldn’t decide whether to focus on theology, sharing stories, discussing books, or philosophy of ministry so we chose to do all of the above.
Episodes
Mentioned books

Mar 24, 2023 • 21min
Does the Church Idolize Family?
Given that the church is made up of people in all stages of life (single, married, married with kids, widowed, etc.), does the church have a tendency to primarily focus on families? Trevor and Aaron discuss this question, 2000s pop, and footballs shaped like brains.

Mar 7, 2023 • 33min
ALIENS!
In this episode we take our name seriously! Get your tinfoil hats ready...we are talking about aliens. Trevor and Jim take a look at the essay Religion and Rocketry by C.S. Lewis and discuss the existence of aliens and the impact that it would have on the Christian faith.

Feb 14, 2023 • 19min
Being An Unofficial Chaplain
Jonathan and Trevor discuss a chapter in Sam Chan's book How to Talk about Jesus (Without Being That Guy) that calls Christians to be unofficial chaplains in their workplaces, gyms, coffee shops, etc.

Jan 24, 2023 • 34min
Faith and Works
Aaron and Jim discuss their recent sermons and the tension between faith and works that is seen in scripture.

Jan 6, 2023 • 23min
What is Fasting?
As Ridgewood Church enters into a season of prayer and fasting, Jonathan and Trevor discuss the topic of fasting, its role in scripture, and significance in the Christian life.

Nov 29, 2022 • 7min
What is Advent?
In this mini episode Jonathan talks about the Advent season and tackles the questions "Where did Advent come from?", "What are we supposed to do in this season?", and "Why is there only one pink candle?"

Nov 8, 2022 • 30min
Are Kids My Neighbor Too?
Jonathan and Hannah discuss our responsibility to the kids of the church, how to grow in the discipline of engaging with kids, being aunts and uncles in the faith, and the one children's show that will never grow old.

Oct 4, 2022 • 36min
Live Like A Narnian (with Bryce Harrison)
Listen in as Bryce and Jonathan discuss Joe Rigney's book Live Like A Narnian and ways in which we can be discipled by "breathing Narnian air".

Sep 20, 2022 • 41min
Sing Loud, Die Happy (with Jim Thompson)
Why sing? Why does God command his people to sing? Why are songs on nearly every page of the Bible? Why has every Christian in the history of the world sung? Give this episode to listen —Especially if you are terrible at singing like Trevor

Aug 16, 2022 • 29min
Doing Community Groups Well
In light of the recent Community Group restart at Ridgewood church, Jonathan and Aaron discuss ways to do community group well.