The Epworth Table

How should we think about our bodies? What are the resources to help us relate to and care for our bodies in a culture that often creates a fraught notion of our bodies? Dr. Janet Dean sits down at the Epworth Table to discuss bodies, body image, and our embodied lives. Then, Dr. Ryan Hansen leads us through a study of James, paying attention to the themes of riches and poverty. The Epworth Table is produced by the Center for Wesleyan-Holiness Formation at Trevecca Nazarene University in Nashville, TN. To learn more about the resources the Center provides and participate, you can visit https://www.trevecca.edu/center-for-wesleyan-holiness-formation.

How might we understand our relationship to the church, especially in light of church hurt and moral failures? Dr. Beth Felker Jones joins to discuss her book, Why I Am Protestant and how the convictions of the protestant movement might help us navigate challenging church issues. Then, Dr. Ryan Hansen begins walking us through the book of James. The Epworth Table is produced by the Center for Wesleyan-Holiness Formation at Trevecca Nazarene University in Nashville, TN. To learn more about the resources the Center provides and participate, you can visit https://www.trevecca.edu/center-for-wesleyan-holiness-formation.

How can we find joy and rest in an age of anxiety? Dr. Michael Jordan of Houghton University joins us at the Epworth Table to explore the ways that worship doesn’t have to depend on anxiety and how the practices of the church can bring healing to those who live in an anxious age. Dr. Renee Dutter Miller rounds out our current series on hospitality in Luke and Acts.The Epworth Table is produced by the Center for Wesleyan-Holiness Formation at Trevecca Nazarene University in Nashville, TN. To learn more about the resources the Center provides and participate, you can visit https://www.trevecca.edu/center-for-wesleyan-holiness-formation.

What are families for? Are families simply part of a quest to fulfill the American dream, or do they serve a larger purpose? Dr. Emily McGowin, a theology professor at Wheaton College, takes a seat at The Epworth Table to discuss how we might imagine families differently and live family life in new, fulfilling, and compelling ways. Dr. Renee Dutter Miller takes us another step further in exploring the themes of hospitality in Luke and Acts.The Epworth Table is produced by the Center for Wesleyan-Holiness Formation at Trevecca Nazarene University in Nashville, TN. To learn more about the resources the Center provides and participate, you can visit https://www.trevecca.edu/center-for-wesleyan-holiness-formation.

Is there any hope for the political divisions that are separating us? Dr. Dan Boone joins the Epworth Table to discuss how he’s come to see the moral life beyond legalism and explore how a couple of biblical themes can help heal political divisions. Dr. Renee Dutter-Miller takes us further into Luke’s writings to help us discover insights about hospitality.The Epworth Table is produced by the Center for Wesleyan-Holiness Formation at Trevecca Nazarene University in Nashville, TN. To learn more about the resources the Center provides and participate, you can visit https://www.trevecca.edu/center-for-wesleyan-holiness-formation.

Dave Anderson, pastor at K1 Church, opens up about the change he experienced that moved him from self-centeredness to care for others, a shift that ultimately took him from being a lawyer to his current work. Dr. Renee Dutter-Miller steps in to introduce us to the theme of tables and hospitality in Luke’s writings.The Epworth Table is produced by the Center for Wesleyan-Holiness Formation at Trevecca Nazarene University in Nashville, TN. To learn more about the resources the Center provides and participate, you can visit https://www.trevecca.edu/center-for-wesleyan-holiness-formation.

Dr. Brent Peterson joins us at the Epworth Table to share his story of thinking differently about what the church is and explore how the church might remain faithful and resist the temptation of empire. Pastor Steve Rodeheaver concludes his series on the Sermon on the Mount in our Bible segment.The Epworth Table is produced by the Center for Wesleyan-Holiness Formation at Trevecca Nazarene University in Nashville, TN. To learn more about the resources the Center provides and participate, you can visit https://www.trevecca.edu/center-for-wesleyan-holiness-formation.

Dr. Scott Daniels helps us explore suffering and loss in light of God’s sovereignty. We also discuss the way viewing God relationally allows for a hopeful engagement with suffering. In our Bible segment, Pastor Steve Rodeheaver takes us deeper into the Sermon on the Mount.The Epworth Table is produced by the Center for Wesleyan-Holiness Formation at Trevecca Nazarene University in Nashville, TN. To learn more about the resources the Center provides and participate, you can visit https://www.trevecca.edu/center-for-wesleyan-holiness-formation.

Dr. Andrew Root, a leading voice on how we can engage in the cultural dynamics of secularity, joins us at the Epworth Table to discuss his own story and insights. Steve Rodeheaver is also back to take us deeper into the Sermon on the Mount and explore salty living.The Epworth Table is produced by the Center for Wesleyan-Holiness Formation at Trevecca Nazarene University in Nashville, TN. To learn more about the resources the Center provides and participate, you can visit https://www.trevecca.edu/center-for-wesleyan-holiness-formation.

Welcome to the Epworth Table! Our co-hosts Alexa, Jarrod, Tim, and Shawna talk about transformation points in their lives, and we hear from Steve Rodeheaver, as he opens a series of teachings on the Sermon on the Mount. The Epworth Table is produced by the Center for Wesleyan-Holiness Formation at Trevecca Nazarene University in Nashville, TN. To learn more about the resources the Center provides and participate, you can visit https://www.trevecca.edu/center-for-wesleyan-holiness-formation.