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Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley are joined by author, teacher, speaker, podcaster: Nancy Guthrie to discuss Genesis 1:2.Questions Covered in This Episode:What does it mean to start with God created the heavens and the earth? What is the heavens and earth?Genesis 1:2, what are we to learn studying this verse?What does “formless and void” mean?How does this verse set up meta themes that echo throughout scripture? Helpful Definitions:Tohu VaVohu: Hebrew term found in Genesis 1:2 for formless and void.Aseity: God is a se, or has aseity: He is self-existent and self-sufficient.Guest Bio:Nancy Guthrie is the host of “Help me Teach the Bible” podcast, a regular contributor at the Gospel Coalition, and is the author of many books including: The Seeing Jesus in the OT Series, Even Better than Eden, Saints and Scoundrels in the Story of Jesus, and the brand new: God does his best work with Empty.Resources Mentioned in This Episode:Genesis 1:2, Colossians 1:15-16, Habakkuk 2:14, Genesis 1:27-30, Ezekiel 34-36, John 1, Ephesians 2Seeing Jesus in the Old Testament Series by Nancy GuthrieHelp me Teach the Bible Podcast“The Beatitudes” by Arthur W. PinkAmazon affiliate links are used where appropriate. As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases, thank you for supporting Knowing Faith.Follow Us:Twitter | Instagram | Facebook | WebsiteSupport Knowing Faith and Become a Patron:patreon.com/knowingfaith Follow Us:Twitter | Instagram | Facebook | WebsiteOur Sister Podcasts:The Family Discipleship Podcast  | Tiny TheologiansSupport Training the Church and Become a Patron:patreon.com/trainingthechurchMidwestern Seminary is excited to announce FTC Talks, exclusive conversations with MBTS faculty about ministry related topics. Completely online and FREE, you can sign up for any and all FTC Talks today at mbts.edu/ftctalks to reserve your spot. Join us for talks about women's discipleship, God's heart for the nations, gospel-driven ministry, Spurgeon's pastoral ministry, and how every Christian is a counselor. We hope these conversations will spur you on in your service to the local church and help you connect with even more ministry leaders and friends across the country. Sign up today at mbts.edu/ftctalks.To learn more about our sponsors please visit our sponsor page. Editing and support by The Good Podcast Co.

Karen Swallow Prior and Kyle Worley answer how genre shapes the meaning of a text.Questions Covered in This Episode:Why is genre crucial to understanding the meaning of a given text?What are some distinctions between prose and poetry?Is Genesis historical prose?Is Genesis a unique origin story or does it have similarities with other origin stories?Helpful Definitions:Genre: A category of artistic composition, as in music or literature, characterized by similarities in form, style, or subject matter.Genesis: Origin.Prose: Written or spoken language in its ordinary form, without metrical structure.Poetry: Literary work in which special intensity is given to the expression of feelings and ideas by the use of distinctive style and rhythm.Guest Bio:Karen Swallow Prior, Ph. D., is Research Professor of English and Christianity and Culture at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. She is the author of Booked: Literature in the Soul of Me, Fierce Convictions: The Extraordinary Life of Hannah More—Poet, Reformer, Abolitionist, and On Reading Well: Finding the Good Life through Great Books. She is co-editor of Cultural Engagement: A Crash Course in Contemporary Issues and has contributed to numerous other books. Her writing has appeared at Christianity Today, The Atlantic, The Washington Post, First Things, Vox, Relevant, Think Christian, The Gospel Coalition, Religion News Service, Books and Culture and other places.Follow Us:Twitter | Instagram | Facebook | WebsiteSupport Knowing Faith and Become a Patron:patreon.com/knowingfaith Follow Us:Twitter | Instagram | Facebook | WebsiteOur Sister Podcasts:The Family Discipleship Podcast  | Tiny TheologiansSupport Training the Church and Become a Patron:patreon.com/trainingthechurchMidwestern Seminary is excited to announce FTC Talks, exclusive conversations with MBTS faculty about ministry related topics. Completely online and FREE, you can sign up for any and all FTC Talks today at mbts.edu/ftctalks to reserve your spot. Join us for talks about women's discipleship, God's heart for the nations, gospel-driven ministry, Spurgeon's pastoral ministry, and how every Christian is a counselor. We hope these conversations will spur you on in your service to the local church and help you connect with even more ministry leaders and friends across the country. Sign up today at mbts.edu/ftctalks.To learn more about our sponsors please visit our sponsor page. Editing and support by The Good Podcast Co.

Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley discuss JT's new book "Deep Discipleship" and why he wrote it. They also discuss what distinguishes deep discipleship from shallow discipleship, who the book is for, how it will help people, and why we need discipleship now.Questions Covered in This Episode:JT, what is this book and why did you write it?Who is the audience for this book?How is Training the Church connected to this?Why do we need deep discipleship now?Resources Mentioned in This Episode:“Deep Discipleship” by JT EnglishTraining the ChurchAmazon affiliate links are used where appropriate. As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases, thank you for supporting Knowing Faith.Follow Us:Twitter | Instagram | Facebook | WebsiteSupport Knowing Faith and Become a Patron:patreon.com/knowingfaith Follow Us:Twitter | Instagram | Facebook | WebsiteOur Sister Podcasts:The Family Discipleship Podcast  | Tiny TheologiansSupport Training the Church and Become a Patron:patreon.com/trainingthechurchMidwestern Seminary is excited to announce FTC Talks, exclusive conversations with MBTS faculty about ministry related topics. Completely online and FREE, you can sign up for any and all FTC Talks today at mbts.edu/ftctalks to reserve your spot. Join us for talks about women's discipleship, God's heart for the nations, gospel-driven ministry, Spurgeon's pastoral ministry, and how every Christian is a counselor. We hope these conversations will spur you on in your service to the local church and help you connect with even more ministry leaders and friends across the country. Sign up today at mbts.edu/ftctalks.To learn more about our sponsors please visit our sponsor page. Editing and support by The Good Podcast Co.

Dr. Ken Keathley and Kyle Worley answer the question "What's a forgotten, but essential aspect of the doctrine of creation?"“The triune God without opposition or equal, and without the use of preexisting materials, created the world by his will and for his good pleasure.” Dr. Ken KeathleyQuestions Covered in This Episode:What's a forgotten, but essential aspect of the doctrine of creation?If we lose God’s freedom in creating, what do we lose about God?Helpful Definitions:Creation Ex Nihilo: Creation out of nothing.Guest Bio:Ken Keathley is Senior Professor of Theology and the Jesse Hendley Chair of Theology at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary in Wake Forest, North Carolina where he has been teaching since 2006. He also directs the L. Russ Bush Center for Faith and Culture, a center that seeks to engage culture, present and defend the Christian Faith, and explore its implications for all areas of life. He is the author of Salvation and Sovereignty: A Molinist Approach, co-author of 40 Questions About Creation and Evolution and co-editor of Old Earth or Evolutionary Creation?: Discussing Origins with Reasons to Believe and BioLogos.  Ken and his wife Penny have been married since 1980, live in Wake Forest, NC and are members of North Wake Church in Wake Forest, North Carolina.  They have a son and daughter, both married, and four grandchildren.Follow Us:Twitter | Instagram | Facebook | WebsiteSupport Knowing Faith and Become a Patron:patreon.com/knowingfaith Follow Us:Twitter | Instagram | Facebook | WebsiteOur Sister Podcasts:The Family Discipleship Podcast  | Tiny TheologiansSupport Training the Church and Become a Patron:patreon.com/trainingthechurchMidwestern Seminary is excited to announce FTC Talks, exclusive conversations with MBTS faculty about ministry related topics. Completely online and FREE, you can sign up for any and all FTC Talks today at mbts.edu/ftctalks to reserve your spot. Join us for talks about women's discipleship, God's heart for the nations, gospel-driven ministry, Spurgeon's pastoral ministry, and how every Christian is a counselor. We hope these conversations will spur you on in your service to the local church and help you connect with even more ministry leaders and friends across the country. Sign up today at mbts.edu/ftctalks.To learn more about our sponsors please visit our sponsor page. Editing and support by The Good Podcast Co.

Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley continue the discussion on Genesis 1-11 by discussing what happened before the beginning, who/what existed before the beginning, the work of God prior to creation,  when did God create angelic forces, and did Satan fall before the beginning.Questions Covered in This Episode:What was happening before the beginning?Who or what existed before the beginning?Trinitarian relations before the beginning?What are the practical implications of God being uncreated?The work of God prior to creation?Helpful Definitions:Trinitarianism: God eternally exists as one essence in three distinct persons, God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit, each of whom is fully God, yet there is One God.Asiety: God is a se, or has aseity: He is self-existent and self-sufficient.Immanent Trinity: The view that centers on the Trinity in and of Himself, or the internal relations between the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit as present (immanent) only to Himself (c.f. Jn 1:1-2,18); this perspective is distinguished from that of the economic Trinity.Economic Trinity: A view of the Trinity focused on God in the history of redemption, or the functional acts (economies) of the Godhead in the creation and salvation of the world; this perspective is distinguished from that of the immanent Trinity.Eternally Unbegotten: The Father’s unique attribute in relation to the Son and the Spirit: The Father is the first origin of all things and without origin himself. All things are from the Father, through the Son and by the Spirit.Eternally Begotten: The Son’s unique attribute in relation to the Father and the Spirit: the Son is sourced in the Father, but there was never a time when the Son began. All things are from the Father, through the Son and by the Spirit.Eternal Procession: The Holy Spirit’s unique attribute in relation to the Father and Son: He has always come from the Father and the Son and will continue to do so forever. All things are from the Father, through the Son and by the Spirit.Resources Mentioned in This Episode:Genesis 1, Colossians 1, John 5, John 15-16, Ephesians 1:3-11“Delighting in the Trinity” by Michael ReevesAmazon affiliate links are used where appropriate. As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases, thank you for supporting Knowing Faith.Follow Us:Twitter | Instagram | Facebook | WebsiteSupport Knowing Faith and Become a Patron:patreon.com/knowingfaith Follow Us:Twitter | Instagram | Facebook | WebsiteOur Sister Podcasts:The Family Discipleship Podcast  | Tiny TheologiansSupport Training the Church and Become a Patron:patreon.com/trainingthechurchMidwestern Seminary is excited to announce FTC Talks, exclusive conversations with MBTS faculty about ministry related topics. Completely online and FREE, you can sign up for any and all FTC Talks today at mbts.edu/ftctalks to reserve your spot. Join us for talks about women's discipleship, God's heart for the nations, gospel-driven ministry, Spurgeon's pastoral ministry, and how every Christian is a counselor. We hope these conversations will spur you on in your service to the local church and help you connect with even more ministry leaders and friends across the country. Sign up today at mbts.edu/ftctalks.To learn more about our sponsors please visit our sponsor page. Editing and support by The Good Podcast Co.

Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley begin our discussion on Genesis 1-11 by asking what is the book of Genesis, why is it named Genesis,  how old is the earth, who wrote it, and how does understanding the first 11 chapters of Genesis help with understanding the whole story of scripture?Questions Covered in This Episode:What is the book of Genesis?Why is it named “Genesis?”Original audience? Why does that matter?Who wrote Genesis? When?How does understanding the first 11 chapters of Genesis help with understanding the whole story of scripture?If you had to summarize the first 11 chapters, how would you?Helpful Definitions:Pentateuch: The first five books of the Bible; Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy.Genesis: Beginnings.Polemic: Argument.Resources Mentioned in This Episode:“Old Testament Theology” by Bruce WaltkeAmazon affiliate links are used where appropriate. As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases, thank you for supporting Knowing Faith.Follow Us:Twitter | Instagram | Facebook | WebsiteSupport Knowing Faith and Become a Patron:patreon.com/knowingfaith Follow Us:Twitter | Instagram | Facebook | WebsiteOur Sister Podcasts:The Family Discipleship Podcast  | Tiny TheologiansSupport Training the Church and Become a Patron:patreon.com/trainingthechurchMidwestern Seminary is excited to announce FTC Talks, exclusive conversations with MBTS faculty about ministry related topics. Completely online and FREE, you can sign up for any and all FTC Talks today at mbts.edu/ftctalks to reserve your spot. Join us for talks about women's discipleship, God's heart for the nations, gospel-driven ministry, Spurgeon's pastoral ministry, and how every Christian is a counselor. We hope these conversations will spur you on in your service to the local church and help you connect with even more ministry leaders and friends across the country. Sign up today at mbts.edu/ftctalks.To learn more about our sponsors please visit our sponsor page. Editing and support by The Good Podcast Co.

We have too much fun. Seriously, who knew sitting around with your friends talking about the biggest issues could be so fun! Knowing Faith is a podcast exploring the Christian story and Christian belief from Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley.Questions Covered in This Episode:What is Training the Church?What’s on the docket for Season 5?Who are some guests that we have lined up for this season?When does the season start?How can listeners get more involved?Resources Mentioned in This Episode:“Ten Words to Live By” by Jen WilkinStoryline FellowshipTraining the ChurchAmazon affiliate links are used where appropriate. As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases, thank you for supporting Knowing Faith.Follow Us:Twitter | Instagram | Facebook | WebsiteSupport Knowing Faith and Become a Patron:patreon.com/knowingfaith Follow Us:Twitter | Instagram | Facebook | WebsiteOur Sister Podcasts:The Family Discipleship Podcast  | Tiny TheologiansSupport Training the Church and Become a Patron:patreon.com/trainingthechurchMidwestern Seminary is excited to announce FTC Talks, exclusive conversations with MBTS faculty about ministry related topics. Completely online and FREE, you can sign up for any and all FTC Talks today at mbts.edu/ftctalks to reserve your spot. Join us for talks about women's discipleship, God's heart for the nations, gospel-driven ministry, Spurgeon's pastoral ministry, and how every Christian is a counselor. We hope these conversations will spur you on in your service to the local church and help you connect with even more ministry leaders and friends across the country. Sign up today at mbts.edu/ftctalks.To learn more about our sponsors please visit our sponsor page. Editing and support by The Good Podcast Co.

Join Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley for conversation with pastor and author, Jeremy Treat.Questions Covered in This Episode:What’s the Kingdom of God?When do I enter the Kingdom of God?Why is this a helpful paradigm for understanding the whole story of scripture?How do we communicate the idea of kingdom in our contemporary moment where we don’t really have kings and kingdoms?How do the Kingdom and the Cross intertwine?Where is the Kingdom of God helping people understand both the brokenness and beauty of the world in the role of what God is doing?Helpful Definitions:Kingdom of God: God’s reign through God’s people over God’s place. Dwelling: God’s presence with humanity in the world that He created. The story of the Bible is “God with us.”Dominion: God’s creation of the world and his command to humanity to extend his glory to all of creation. Dominion relates to the place (Eden/Earth/Kingdom) and the task (Cultural mandate/discipleship) of God’s people.Dynasty: The crowning achievement of God’s creation is a people that will reign and rule with God as His vice-regents, or representatives on earth.Sovereign: He has the authority to use His power.Guest Bio:Jeremy Treat received his PhD from Wheaton College and serves as the pastor at Reality LA in California. He is the author of a book entitled, The Crucified King.Resources Mentioned in This Episode:Genesis 1-2, Acts 14:22, Exodus 15, Mark 1, Matthew 4:23, Matthew 16, Isaiah 52“The Crucified King” by Jeremy Treat“Dominion and Dynasty” by Stephen Dempster“The Presence of God” by Ryan Lister“The Whole Story” Sermon Series Mosaic Church“Seek First” by Jeremy TreatAmazon affiliate links are used where appropriate. As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases, thank you for supporting Knowing Faith.Sponsored by HOPE International:Christ calls us to care for those living in poverty. The question is, how? Download your free copy of Created to Flourish: How Employment-Based Solutions Help Eradicate Poverty, written by HOPE International President and CEO Peter Greer. HOPE International focuses on alleviating physical and spiritual poverty in 16 countries through Christ-centered microenterprise development.Follow Us:Twitter | Instagram | Facebook | WebsiteSupport Knowing Faith and Become a Patron:patreon.com/knowingfaithJoin Jen, JT, and Kyle for conversation with pastor and author, Jeremy Treat. Sponsored by HOPE International: Christ calls us to care for those living in poverty. The question is, how? Download your free copy of Created to Flourish: How Employment-Based Solutions Help Eradicate Poverty, written by HOPE International President and CEO Peter Greer. HOPE International focuses on alleviating physical and spiritual poverty in 16 countries through Christ-centered microenterprise development.  Follow Us:Twitter | Instagram | Facebook | WebsiteOur Sister Podcasts:The Family Discipleship Podcast  | Tiny TheologiansSupport Training the Church and Become a Patron:patreon.com/trainingthechurchMidwestern Seminary is excited to announce FTC Talks, exclusive conversations with MBTS faculty about ministry related topics. Completely online and FREE, you can sign up for any and all FTC Talks today at mbts.edu/ftctalks to reserve your spot. Join us for talks about women's discipleship, God's heart for the nations, gospel-driven ministry, Spurgeon's pastoral ministry, and how every Christian is a counselor. We hope these conversations will spur you on in your service to the local church and help you connect with even more ministry leaders and friends across the country. Sign up today at mbts.edu/ftctalks.To learn more about our sponsors please visit our sponsor page. Editing and support by The Good Podcast Co.

Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley are joined by pastor, author, and speaker, Sam Allberry, to talk about union with Christ.Questions Covered in This Episode:How does the doctrine of union with Christ shape your life?If I am united with Christ, how does that shape my pursuit of holiness?What about when we fail?How does this doctrine shape the way I pray?How does it shape the way I conceive of myself? My identity?If I am united with Christ, why should I bother with the church? I’m already in Christ Jesus, why be a meaningful part of a local church?Guest Bio:Sam Allberry is a pastor, regular conference speaker, global speaker for Ravi Zacharias International Ministries, editor for the Gospel Coalition, and visiting professor at Cedarville University. He is the author of a number of books, including Is God Anti-Gay?; Why Bother with Church?; and 7 Myths about Singleness.Resources Mentioned in This Episode:Galatians 2:20, Genesis 3, John 17:26, John 10, Romans 6-8, Colossians 3, Galatians 3:26, Hebrews 10:19-22, Galatians 4:6-7“The Trinity and Christian Prayer” Sam Alberry Sermon“Is God Anti-Gay?” Sam Alberry Forum“Creation Regained” by Albert Wolters“Why Does God Care Who I Sleep With?” by Sam AlberryAmazon affiliate links are used where appropriate. As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases, thank you for supporting Knowing Faith.Sponsored by HOPE International:Christ calls us to care for those living in poverty. The question is, how? Download your free copy of Created to Flourish: How Employment-Based Solutions Help Eradicate Poverty, written by HOPE International President and CEO Peter Greer. HOPE International focuses on alleviating physical and spiritual poverty in 16 countries through Christ-centered microenterprise development.Follow Us:Twitter | Instagram | Facebook | WebsiteSupport Knowing Faith and Become a Patron:patreon.com/knowingfaithJen, JT, and Kyle are joined by pastor, author, and speaker, Sam Allberry, to talk about union with Christ. Sponsored by HOPE International: Christ calls us to care for those living in poverty. The question is, how? Download your free copy of Created to Flourish: How Employment-Based Solutions Help Eradicate Poverty, written by HOPE International President and CEO Peter Greer. HOPE International focuses on alleviating physical and spiritual poverty in 16 countries through Christ-centered microenterprise development.  Follow Us:Twitter | Instagram | Facebook | WebsiteOur Sister Podcasts:The Family Discipleship Podcast  | Tiny TheologiansSupport Training the Church and Become a Patron:patreon.com/trainingthechurchMidwestern Seminary is excited to announce FTC Talks, exclusive conversations with MBTS faculty about ministry related topics. Completely online and FREE, you can sign up for any and all FTC Talks today at mbts.edu/ftctalks to reserve your spot. Join us for talks about women's discipleship, God's heart for the nations, gospel-driven ministry, Spurgeon's pastoral ministry, and how every Christian is a counselor. We hope these conversations will spur you on in your service to the local church and help you connect with even more ministry leaders and friends across the country. Sign up today at mbts.edu/ftctalks.To learn more about our sponsors please visit our sponsor page. Editing and support by The Good Podcast Co.

Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley answer listener questions—live on YouTube!Questions Covered in This Episode:How did you or have you explained the Trinity (or other theological concepts) to your kids?Is it possible that the original ending to Mark’s gospel was lost? Is it consistent to hold this view as well as inerrancy of scripture?My small group is reading Delighting in the Trinity right now. It’s brought up some questions about angels and their place in relation to the Trinity and humanity? How does free will work for them?Why did John the Baptist still have his own disciples after Jesus came on the scene?How do you start biblical education in church when your pastor doesn’t have a vision for it?Could you break down the false/true disciples in Matthew 7:21-23, how could the false disciples have power to perform many miracles but were false? How can one explain biblical gender roles without sounding discriminatory?What does it mean to have a literate vs. literal reading of scripture?Relationship between Calvinism and determinism? Can you hold to one without the other?What is a good way to teach Esther so that it doesn’t fall into a stereotypical feelings level discussion?Most theologically moving, non-literary work for us?…(painting, film, album)Something you have changed your mind on theologically…Do angels exist among us today but we just can’t see them?Thoughts on meshing anabaptist traditions of pacifism, non-resistance, and separation of church and state in the context of american evangelicalism?  Can you please talk about a literate vs. literal reading of hyperbole in historical narrative. What cues can we look for to know we are reading hyperbole, how do we know when it is not?Do you think that there are theological issues in the church that the COVID crisis is revealing?Helpful Definitions:Theological Compatibilism: We are free to act in accordance with our desires. God determines the course of the world in accordance with our desires that are either broken by sin or redeemed by grace.Theological Determinism: Everything that is done is because of the superintendence of God.Ecclesiology: Doctrine of the church.Incommunicable Attributes: Things that can only be true of God.Resources Mentioned in This Episode:Mark 16:9-20, Matthew 7:21-23, 1 Corinthians 11:2-16, Esther, Isaiah 40New City Catechism“Delighting in the Trinity” by Michael Reeves“The Sermon on the Mount” by Jen Wilkin“Sermon on the Mount and Human Flourishing” by Jonathan PenningtonKnowing Faith Episode #39 - Humble Calvinism with Jeff Medders“Handle: Messiah” Conducted by Trevor Pinnock“The Lord of the Rings” by J.R.R. Tolkien“Christina's World” Painting by Andrew Wyeth“I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For” by U2“Humble Calvinism” by Jeff MeddersAmazon affiliate links are used where appropriate. As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases, thank you for supporting Knowing Faith.Sponsored by HOPE International:Christ calls us to care for those living in poverty. The question is, how? Download your free copy of Created to Flourish: How Employment-Based Solutions Help Eradicate Poverty, written by HOPE International President and CEO Peter Greer. HOPE International focuses on alleviating physical and spiritual poverty in 16 countries through Christ-centered microenterprise development.Follow Us:Twitter | Instagram | Facebook | WebsiteSupport Knowing Faith and Become a Patron:patreon.com/knowingfaithJen, JT, and Kyle answer listener questions—live on YouTube! Sponsored by HOPE International: Christ calls us to care for those living in poverty. The question is, how? Download your free copy of Created to Flourish: How Employment-Based Solutions Help Eradicate Poverty, written by HOPE International President and CEO Peter Greer. HOPE International focuses on alleviating physical and spiritual poverty in 16 countries through Christ-centered microenterprise development.  Follow Us:Twitter | Instagram | Facebook | WebsiteOur Sister Podcasts:The Family Discipleship Podcast  | Tiny TheologiansSupport Training the Church and Become a Patron:patreon.com/trainingthechurchMidwestern Seminary is excited to announce FTC Talks, exclusive conversations with MBTS faculty about ministry related topics. Completely online and FREE, you can sign up for any and all FTC Talks today at mbts.edu/ftctalks to reserve your spot. Join us for talks about women's discipleship, God's heart for the nations, gospel-driven ministry, Spurgeon's pastoral ministry, and how every Christian is a counselor. We hope these conversations will spur you on in your service to the local church and help you connect with even more ministry leaders and friends across the country. Sign up today at mbts.edu/ftctalks.To learn more about our sponsors please visit our sponsor page. Editing and support by The Good Podcast Co.