TheoDisc Podcast

In episode 13 of TheoDisc, Kenny chats with Dr Ruth Perrin and Ed Earnshaw about emerging adults and how the church can be more proactive in reaching out to students in today's context... Episode 13 Outline: Start-00:57 – Introduction. 01:01-05:27 – Welcome to Ruth and Ed, and 3 questions. 05:35-15:39 – Discussion about Ruth’s research into emerging adults and looking at the differences between Millennials and Generation Z. 15:47-23:54 – What is the current attitude of students towards faith and spirituality? What are the opportunities for the church in reaching the student generation? 24:02-31:41 – How can we encourage people in our churches to invest in outreach to students in our areas? 31:50-End – Info about the Student Ministry GradDip, close and further information.  

In episode 12 of TheoDisc, Kenny chats with Dr Jasper Knecht. Jasper teaches Christian Doctrine at WTC. He grew up in the Netherlands, and completed his PhD in Systematic and Historical Theology at the University of St Andrews, Scotland. His interests include the history of doctrine, and particularly the development of Christological thought in the Patristic era, Late Antiquity, and the Early Medieval Church. Jasper is married to Stefania and is a big fan of classical music. In this conversation, Jasper and Kenny talked about how the early church provides a rich field of study of the Scriptures for the Charismatic church of today. Topics like exegesis, sola scriptura, allegory, and historical critical method abounded in our discussion, and it was truly fascinating. We hope you enjoy it!

In episode 11 of TheoDisc, Kenny chats with Christine Westhoff. Chris serves on the Int’l team for 24-7 Prayer, and is the founder of Akouo Missions. She is also the author and developer of ReFraming the Prophetic, a biblical reflection course on the gift and purpose of the prophetic. You can find out more at reframingtheprophetic.com In our conversation, Chris unpacked some of the misapplication and misunderstandings of prophetic gifting that she sees in churches, and speaks about her passion to see this vital gift flourishing across the church in a healthy, scriptural and vibrant way. We hope you enjoy this episode!

In episode 10 of TheoDisc, Kenny chats with Danny Hampson. Danny and his family live and minister in Ibiza as part of 24/7 Prayer and, he is also completing a Masters with WTC. In our conversation we talked about the real Ibiza, the necessity of continual prayer for our awareness of God’s kingdom at work, how theological awareness impacts day to day ministry, and Danny’s MA dissertation which focuses on a trinitarian perspective on peace. We hope you enjoy it! Episode 10 Outline: Start-00:59 - Introduction  01:07-03:11 - Welcome to Danny and 3 questions. 03:20-10:35 - Tell us about your work with 24/7 Prayer in Ibiza... How did you end up there with 24/7 Prayer and what is the Ibiza you have experienced? 10:42-21:45 -  What are some of the things you are involved in with 24/7 Prayer on Ibiza? What does it look like on a practical basis? 21:53-28:42 - Tell us about your Masters with WTC and your dissertation on a trinitarian perspective on peace. 28:50-End - Close and further information  

In episode 9 of TheoDisc, Kenny chats with Bev Murrill about emerging from, and feeling the effects of, the pandemic on church life and practice. They ask what lessons have been learned from that time, and what might church leadership and community look like going forward? Enjoy! Episode 9 Outline: Start-00:59 - Introduction  01:07-04:55 - Welcome to Bev and 3 questions. 05:02-15:23 - Tell us about your own leadership journey and about what you felt God saying to you at the beginning of and during the pandemic. What are some of the lessons you've learned during this time?  15:30-29:54 - Can you tell us more about social cohesion erosion as a result of the pandemic in church communities? Has this led to the death of the 'church machine' and a sense of disillusionment? How can we encourage church leaders who are struggling now?  30:02-33:47 - What does the future of church and church leadership look like for you? 33:55-End - Close and further information  

In episode 8 of the TheoDisc Podcast, Kenny chats with Dr Steve Watts about the cultural arrogance borne from ignorance of the context of church history, contrasted with the potential for humility, self-aware insight, and faithful witness. They look at how we can be empowered by a healthy engagement with church history. Enjoy! Episode 8 Outline: Start-01:20 - Introduction  01:24-07:01 - Welcome to Steve and 3 questions. 07:09-16:06 - How does our knowledge of history affect our perspective on it? Why has our abandonment of engaging with the history of the church come to be seen as a virtuous and spiritual shedding of a stale and deathly religious expression? 16:15-31:31 - In what ways do we gain a healthy perspective on church history while maintaining a posture of humility? 31:39-36:00 - How can we shift our attention from the heroes and villains to a more holistic view of history? 36:10-45:28 - How can we become more self-aware in our knowledge and also apply it to our witness in our world today?  45:37-End - Close and further information  

In this episode, Kenny chats with Janey Lawry-White about why it's important to study theology in today’s climate. Janey not only oversees all operations full-time at WTC, she has also studied on the GradDip and is currently doing the MA, so really knows what she’s talking about! Episode 7 Outline: Start-01:20 - Introduction  01:24-04:14 - Welcome to Janey and 3 questions. 04:23-07:33 - Discussion about the accessibility of theological study. 07:42-15:00 - What was your own experience of studying theology and what were some obstacles to study? How transformative has it been for you to study theology? 15:09-21:23 - What are some of the key theological nuggets you've discovered on your own journey? 21:32-30:21 - How have you experienced academic study and the work of the Holy Spirit working together? How would you encourage others who feel they have enough 'Bible things' in their lives? What are the things that have brought you closer to God through your studies? 30:28-32:55 - What would be your encouragement be for those who definitely think that to study theology is not for them?.  32:55-End - Close and further information  

For our Christmas special TheoDisc episode, Kenny Innes and Lucy Peppiatt had a chat with Tim Mackie from BibleProject at 24-7 Prayer's 'The Gathering' in Belfast. They found out more about his journey from being purely a biblical scholar, to gaining a deeper understanding of Systematic Theology and looking at the early church fathers and mothers, and how it plays such a significant part in shaping and influencing our faith. Enjoy! Episode 5 Outline: Start-01:20 - Introduction  01:24-05:01 - Welcome to Tim and 3 questions. 05:01-09:33 - Lucy and Tim, how did you guys meet? 09:33-18:05 - What are some of the conversations you've been having around Christology, particularly, and how have your disciplines of Systematics and Biblical Studies overlapped? 18:05-25:56 - In the context of the Incarnation, what were people's conceptions of God, particularly from an Old Testament perspective, and how did the person of Jesus influence them in that context? 25:56-38:40 - Tim, what are your thoughts on the way in which the early church viewed Jesus' incarnational nature and the church fathers who then defended a high Christology? 38:40-46:29 - Tim talks about a big misconception he'd had about the early centuries of the church and how it became very personal for him.  46:29-50:48 - Kenny tries to wrap up the conversation... And then Tim and Lucy talk more about Christology, but in our different contexts today. Tim finishes by talking about where to start when attempting to read the church fathers. 50:48-End - Close and further information  

In episode 5, we look at how Christian Nationalism is a present danger in the US and to some extent the UK in its pursuit of power and exclusion over love and service. Bob also has a podcast called Disciple. You can listen to it HERE. Episode 5 Outline: Start-01:20 - Introduction  01:24-04:30 - Welcome to Bob and 3 questions. 04:30-07:31 - What do you mean when you talk about 'Christian Nationalism? 07:31-12:04 - How do you see the idea of Christian Nationalism being played out in the USA, particularly in the church, at the moment? 12:04-16:36 - How does assigning a divine value on a nation state affect how we view Jesus and his kingdom? How does the idea of justice fit into us exalting our nations?  16:36-19:23 - In what ways has Christian Nationalism united groups that were previously fairly divided? 19:23-24:15 - Can we look at ways in which we can resist this notion that our nation's future is wrapped up in the future of the Kingdom of God? How can we practically and prophetically speak and work against that? 24:15-30:00 - Do you think that if our focus is on a centralised national power, does it pull us away from the margins where we see Jesus at work in the Gospels? 30:00-End - Closing prayer and further information  

In episode 4, we look at how developing awareness of the interplay between New Testament and Hebrew scriptures with regards to literary and narrative links and how reading with this in mind can open our eyes to fresh ways of understanding the text for our world. We do hope you enjoy listening to our fourth episode of the TheoDisc Podcast! Read the BONUS Blog Post HERE! Episode 4 Outline: Start-01:20 - Introduction  01:24-06:30 - Welcome to Tobias and 3 questions. 06:38-11:51 - What does a narrative approach to Scripture look like and how does this compare and contrast to other views, like the historical approach?  12:00-15:42 - Looking at the biblical writers as literary authors in their own right, and not only writers of historical fact, with various examples. 15:50-23:17 - How do we read the Gospels narratively? Reference is made to specific stories in the Old Testament through two examples.  23:26-26:57 - How do we deal with this idea of the unity of Scripture? In what ways can we make the narrative approach to the Bible more accessible? 27:05-32:33 - Thinking of how the idea of 'one meaning' to a biblical passage is often proclaimed, how can we, through a narrative approach, find our stories within the overall Story of the Gospel itself? 32:33-End - Closing information