Pastor Writer: Conversations on Reading, Writing, and the Christian Life

Dr. Chapman is the senior associate pastor at Calvary Baptist Church in Winston-Salem, N.C.He holds several academic degrees including a Ph.D. in adult education from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary.He’s also an international public speaker and the best-selling author of numerous books including The Five Love Languages which has sold more than 12 million copies and has been translated into 50 languages.He joins me to discuss the five love languages and a newly released book, Screen Kids: 5 Relational Skills Every Child Needs in a Tech-Driven World. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mark Buchanan is a professor, a former pastor, and an award-winning author of several books including Your God is Too Safe, The Rest of God, and Spiritual Rhythm.He has a new book out, this past summer, entitled, God Walk: Moving at the Speed of Your Soul. In it, Mark asks a simple question, what if the Bible's command to walk in the Spirit is also literal. Mark explores one of the Bible's most recurring things: walking.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

John Starke is lead pastor at Apostles Church Uptown in New York City. He is the coeditor (with Bruce Ware) of One God in Three Persons. In 2020, he published The Possibility of Prayer: Finding Stillness With God in a Restless World. John lives in Manhattan with his wife and four children.In our conversation, we discuss why prayer feels difficult, how we should go about developing a deeper prayer life, and why recognizing that the possibility of prayer is good news frees us to pray in new ways. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

John opens his gospel account with a prologue. In a brilliant literary move, he opens his tale of Christ's life and ministry with an epic image. He was the word of God. With God. He was God. John makes sure that we read the story of Jesus in the fullness of the story.As we anticipate the start of a new year, what are the stakes of our own story? What are we in on that 2020, has kept us from fully realizing. In this week's episode, I want to encourage you to recognize and experience more of Christ this year and I want to offer you some updates and plans for the year ahead.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The end of the year is almost upon us. Come January, the Pastor Writer podcast will be three years old. That’s hard for me to believe. I want to say a big thank you to so many listeners who have made it an incredible experience. It’s become such a part of my weekly routine I can’t imagine life without out.I’m really excited about the upcoming year. I’ve got some big announcements coming up, some new opportunities for you as listeners, and already some amazing guests scheduled for the new year. I want to keep having conversations with great authors to learn about the topics their passionate about and how they go about writing their books.But for today, as we wrap up 2020 and as I’ve done for the last few years, I want to share with you my list of favorite reads from the past year. Looking back over what you have read is a really interesting way of thinking about what has snapped you how God has been at work growing you.For me, this list is slightly different from previous years. I’ve spent most of 2020 working on a manuscript that is currently titled, Five Masculine Instincts. I’ve been reading a ton of books as research for that manuscript. So a lot of my reading was biased by this topic I’ve been digging so deep into. I just finished the first-fish draft of that manuscript this week, so stay tuned for more updates.So, without further ado, my favorite reads of 2020. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ethan is a writer and storyteller and is convinced baseball helps tell some of the best stories. His baseball stories have landed him an invitation to the White House for the Kansas City Royals World Series celebration, a trip to the National Baseball Hall of Fame to read his baseball poetry, as a background ballplayer in an Emmy-award winning documentary First Boys of Spring, and a brief appearance in an ESPN 30-for-30.Ethan played catch every single day of 2018, traveling more than 12,000 miles in an effort that came to be known as Catch 365. The stories from that adventure are featured in a recently released book, A Year of Playing Catch: What a simple daily experiment Taught me about Life.Ethan joins me to talk about baseball, his experience playing catch, and how we went about writing it all down. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Barb Roose is a popular speaker and author. Since 2005, she has been speaking to audiences in the US and abroad, including national platforms such as the Aspire Women’s Events, She Speaks Conference, and the UMC Leadership Institute.She is also the author of multiple books including a Surrendered: 40 Days to Help You Let Go and Live Like Jesus Devotional,  Winning the Worry Battle: Life Lessons from the Book of Joshua and Enough Already: Winning Your Ugly Struggle with Beauty.Recently began work as a literary agent with Books & Such Literary Management. She joins me to talk about her ranging career, the challenges of publishing, and the role of a great literary agent.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Visit logos.com/pastorwriter for a special listener discount.I use Logos Bible Software just about every day. I can't imagine pastoring without it. I can't imagine writing without it. And more than ever before, it's a tool I believe every believer would benefit from owning. Logos recently released version nine with some amazing new features. In this week's episode, I'm joined by Scott Lindsey to talk all things Logos.Scott Lindsey is the Executive Director of Faithlife, the parent company of Logos Bible Software. Scott is a nationally renowned expert on the future of digital Bible study and has been a conference presenter and trainer for 20+ years.“Scott, as the ambassador of Logos, greatly helped me learn how to customize Logos and master its best features. I heartily recommend him and his training to anyone who wants to get the most out of their studies using Logos Bible Software.” — Tim Keller – New York Times Best Selling Author and Founding Pastor of Redeemer in New York City Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Angela Perritt is the founder and director of Love God Greatly, a nonprofit online Bible study ministry reaching thousands of women in over two hundred countries around the world.Started in 2014, Love God Greatly has published more than 37 studies in over 30 languages. Angela is passionate about God’s Word and believes one woman in God’s Word can change a family, community and ultimately a nation. She has degrees from Baldwin Wallace University and Bowling Green State University.She's also a General Editor for the newly released Love God Greatly Bible, which includes personal testimonies from women around the world and over 150 devotionals.She and her husband live in Dallas, Texas with their three daughters. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Eric is the founding pastor of Colbert Presbyterian Church in Eastern Washington where he has served since 1997. His first book, Wade in the Water, represents a pastoral perspective on the power of baptism. He joins me to talk about two books he recently released: Letters to a Young Congregation and Letters to a Young Pastor a collection of letters written by Eric's father, Eugene Peterson. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices