Theology on Mission

Why is your church here? What are you doing? How are you moving forward? The answer to these questions is often based on your assumptions about the church's place in culture. David Fitch and Geoff Holsclaw investigate the 3 streams of church planting over the last 50+ years to help sort out the contemporary American faithscape. Also listen to David Fitch talk more about the mission of preaching and its relationship to other traditions here: https://soundcloud.com/theology-on-mission/special-episode-4-proclamation-or-teaching-with-david-fitch Geoff mentioned the SheLeads conference by Missio Alliance on Oct. 28th. Find more details here: http://www.missioalliance.org/sheleads/

"Many deny that God created human beings for his glory..." This comes from the preamble of the Nashville Statement. David Fitch and Geoff Holsclaw talk about what being "created for God's glory" might mean for pastors, for mission, and for handling contentious topics.

Can we become more aware of God's presence? Why do we pray for God to come if God is already everywhere? And what do these questions have to do with mission? David Fitch and Geoff Holsclaw start season 3 off with a bang talking about why it is important to affirm both God's ubiquitous presence (omnipresence) and God's manifest presence. Follow them on twitter at @fitchest and @geoffholsclaw. And check out the Theology on Mission Facebook Page (https://www.facebook.com/TheologyOnMission/) for any files or links we talked about in this episode.

Is Matthew 18 about Church Discipline, or something else? And is Church Discipline really about making people agree with you? David Fitch and Geoff Holsclaw talk about the (in)famous passage about talking to others about their sin. Join them for this special summer episode. And check out their new "Church Planting Institute" at http://www.seminary.edu/church-planting-institute/

David Fitch interviewing Stanley Hauerwas about life, ministry, and friendship (breakfast meeting at the 2017 THEOLOGY AND MISSION LECTURESHIP).

What do the issues of power, justice, culture, and Jesus have in common? They are all things that church needs to figure out how to relate to! Professors David Fitch and Geoff Holsclaw talk about the 5 Challenges Facing the church as a sneak preview of the upcoming "Theology and Mission Lectures" with Stanley Hauerwas (WHICH YOU DO NOT WANT TO MISS). Go to seminary.edu/onmission17

David Fitch and Geoff Holsclaw (2 white guys) discussing the recent blow up about women bloggers. What could possibly go wrong?

Is Jesus' death a substitute for our penalty? Or does his substitution work in a different way? After David Fitch gets a little coffee (he needed it so bad he was stuttering), he and Geoff Holsclaw about the death of Jesus, the different ways of understanding it as a substitute, and what it means for the gospel. Don't miss this episode as you prepare for Easter.

Should Christians withdraw from a hostile culture? David Fitch and Geoff Holsclaw discuss Rod Dreher's "Benedict Option" as a Christian response to American culture. While appreciative, Dave and Geoff offer points of concern and criticism.

Have we returned the favor and created God in our image? In Harlem, Dietrich Bonhoeffer was confronted with the reality that German Christians had fashioned Jesus in their own image, leading to the tragic rise of Hitler. What can we learn from this today? David Fitch and Geoff Holsclaw talk about Bonhoeffer's Black Jesus, a book by Reggie L. Williams. They discuss two pitfalls of the German Church and how they might affect us now.