There is a juvenilization taking place in many places in the church and it is threatening the ability of the church to have a wisdom culture. The church needs to move past the temptation to be relevant at all costs and focus on the value of wisdom. Paul calls his communities to value wisdom at all costs. This creates a culture that has a faithful tradition as its foundation and enables the church to move forward in its mission.

The way of Jesus and His Kingdom is radically foreign to the way of the world. There is a quiet revolution present with every community that possesses a culture of Christoformity. Pastors are called to be the first ones to invite and show their community what it looks like to follow Jesus. The only way to experience all of life as it was designed to be experienced is to join the quiet revolution of the church to subvert worldliness.

The first and foremost responsibility of any pastor is to be a witness. Paul’s example of being a witness is using his story to make the story of Christ, the gospel, important. When churches foster a community of witnessing they become living libraries of God’s Word. The world is in desperate need to hear and see the witness of transformation that Jesus does in the church. Investigate conversion to Jesus and how that impacts witness in Scot's Book turning to Jesus >> amzn.to/30tLHIJ

Our nation is fractured into factions. Politics cuts us in half and religion cuts out some and makes others a cut above. Wearing masks turns some into beastly behaviors. Which is one of the problems. We gravitate toward extremes. Facebook knows it; Twitter knows it; that’s why the bots under Silicon Valley are shaping our culture. Kirstin Powers suggests Grace offers humans a different way to enter the public dialogue. Scot McKnight talks with Kirstin Powers about her new book Saving Grace. In this book, she writes with wit and insight about our country's poisonous political discourse, chronicling the efforts she's made to stay grounded and preserve her sanity in a post-truth era that has driven many of us to the edge. She draws on lessons offered by faith leaders, therapists, theologians, social scientists, and activists working for change today. She dismantles the widespread misconception that grace means being nice, letting people get away with harmful behavior, or choosing neutrality in the name of peace. Grace, she argues, is anything but an act of surrender; instead, it is a kinetic and transformative force. Purchase* your copy of Saving Grace Today - https://amzn.to/3wcJqS6 *Affiliate Link - Support the work of the Kingdom Roots Podcast with your purchase.

In this episode, Scot McKnight unpacks with Laura Tarro about her journey of being ordained. God has given Laura a vision for fostering a culture of witness through church planting. They explore the unique challenges many women face on this journey and what the future looks like for women in ministry.

📝 Register Today for Tov for Women: https://bit.ly/TovForWomen  🎧 Subscribe to The Alabaster Jar Podcast on Apple Podcast (https://apple.co/3DpcUyP) or Spotify (https://spoti.fi/3iCJbdt) It can be challenging to step up to the audacious work God calls believers. Laura Tarro chats with Lynn and Sareen about her calling to ministry and the unique challenges women often face to follow the ministry dreams God has given.  Laura is working toward planting a church and shares how furthering her theological and Biblical education at Northern Seminary has helped prepare her for this work.

✨Take the first step to investigate 🔦 if Northern Seminary is the right fit for you to advance your ability to lead the church and engage the world - https://www.seminary.edu/krapply    Telling stories is fundamental to being human. There are so many stories that dominate the way humans live their lives. Join Scot and Laura as they explore what it looks likes to have a culture telling the most important story in history. If a church doesn’t nurture a culture where the gospel story is allowed to form the community, then living out God’s will is near impossible. Central to the kingdom taking root now is telling the story of how the Kingdom took root then. Purchase* Pastor Paul by Scot McKnight >> amzn.to/35Y4G0F *Amazon Affiliate Link

✨Take the first step to investigate 🔦 if Northern Seminary is the right fit for you to advance your ability to lead the church and engage the world - https://www.seminary.edu/krapply    What did the women of the early churches do? Dr. Lynn Cohick, one of the world’s experts on women in the early church, will take us inside the walls and rooms, and homes of early Christians to show us activities by women who are largely neglected in the current discussion. The voices of these women from the Early Church deserve and need to be heard today. Join Scot and Lynn as they explore this important topic.

Start your journey of advancing your Biblical Studies with Northern Seminary at http://seminary.edu/krapply Scot McKnight suggests, “A sermon is a person studying the Bible, encountering God in their own life and history, and then spewing it all out on Sunday morning for the good of the people of God.” Scot and Marshall Hatch have a conversation about the danger of pastors taking others' messages as if they were their own. Listen to this episode of Kingdom Roots to get guidance on how to keep your own well running deep.

Exploring Paul's emphasis on generosity and caring for the poor in the early church, highlighting the impact of a culture of generosity on the world. Insights on economic stewardship, unity, and worship through giving, emphasizing the leadership role in fostering a culture of generosity within the Christian community.