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Miroslav Volf and Pamela Ebstyne King discuss God's mission to make the world His home, church's need for ministry models, the concept of dynamic stabilization in modern society, contrasting realms of Babylon and New Jerusalem, preparing Earth for God's arrival, embracing identity and mission in God's love, and the mandate of fullness in Christian life.

Miroslav Volf and N. T. Wright discuss their faith journeys, church challenges, unity, and cultural influences. They explore the role of prayer in ministry, women's roles in the church, and the concept of costly grace. The conversation highlights the future of the church resting in God's hands.

Miroslav Volf discusses how world faiths interact with globalization, emphasizing the importance of maintaining spiritual values in a materialistic world. The podcast explores the core purpose of religions, the impact of globalization on faith, and the conflict between material wealth and spiritual values.

The theologian Miroslav Volf discusses common features of world religions and interfaith engagement in a globalized world. Topics include understanding diverse religious perspectives, the growth of world religions, political assertiveness of faiths, and the interplay between transcendent and mundane realities in religious beliefs.

William Pannell speaks with Jemar Tisby about his journey of faith, the cost of following Jesus, the racial history of the American church, and the newly updated and expanded edition of his 1993 book, The Coming Race Wars. William Pannell is professor emeritus of preaching at Fuller Seminary. Jemar Tisby is a historian, author, and the president and co-founder of The Witness: A Black Christian Collective.

Alexis Abernethy teaches that pathways to healing require communities, spaces, and relationships which hold pain and allow for expressing truth through lament. Alexis Abernethy is professor of psychology and Fuller’s chief academic officer. This lecture was originally delivered as part of Fuller’s Student Engagement and Success’s Last Lecture series.

In a conversation moderated by Amos Yong, Warren Brown and Brad Strawn discuss the dynamics of extended cognition in embodied religious experiences, practices, and communities. Warren S. Brown is director of Fuller’s Lee Edward Travis Research Institute and professor of Psychology; Brad Strawn is Fuller’s chief of spiritual formation and integration and Evelyn and Frank Freed Professor of the Integration of Psychology and Theology; and Amos Yong is Fuller’s dean of the School of Mission and Theology.

In his lecture “Navigating the Generations,” delivered at the 2012 Missiology Lectures, Soong-Chan Rah examined the sociocultural factors at play across generations within immigrant churches—with a specific look at the Asian North American church. In response, Sunoko Lin and Timothy K. Park discussed the generational divides in Asian Immigrant churches. At the time of recording, Soong-Chan Rah was the Milton B. Engebretson Associate Professor of Church Growth and Evangelism at North Park Theological Seminary, Sunoko Lin was pastor of Maranatha Christian Fellowship, and Timothy K. Park was professor of Asian mission and director of Korean Studies at Fuller Seminary.

In his lecture “Suffering and Celebration,” delivered at the 2012 Missiology Lectures, Soong-Chan Rah spoke on the multicultural church’s need for intersecting theologies of both suffering and celebration. In response, Ryan K. Bolger and Juan Martínez discussed the problems of American church growth and the varying Christian narratives told in churches. At the time of recording, Soong-Chan Rah was the Milton B. Engebretson Associate Professor of Church Growth and Evangelism at North Park Theological Seminary, Ryan K. Bolger was associate professor of church in contemporary culture, and Juan Martínez was associate provost for diversity and international programs and associate professor of Hispanic studies and pastoral leadership.

In his lecture “Cultural Intelligence and the Multicultural Church,” delivered at the 2012 Missiology Lectures, Soong-Chan Rah explained how power and cultural incompetence in majority cultures breeds an oppressive otherness, in the world and in the church, in particular. In response, Kevin Haah, Craig Hendrickson, and Roberta King offered perspectives on leading congregations and communities in developing cultural intelligence. At the time of recording, Soong-Chan Rah was the Milton B. Engebretson Associate Professor of Church Growth and Evangelism at North Park Theological Seminary, Kevin Haah was pastor of New City Church in LA, Craig Hendrickson was pastor of Living Hope in New York City, and Roberta King was assistant professor of communication and ethnomusicology at Fuller Seminary.