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A podcast to equip pastors for more faithful gospel ministry.
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Listen in as Dr. Pohlman considers the difference between professional sports and preaching.
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In our pandemic age it may feel like lots of life is on hold. Join Dr. Pohlman as he considers one thing that can never be on hold: preparing for heaven.
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The Bible calls Christians to set their minds on things above, not on earthly things (Colossians 3:1-2). And, yet, the Bible is also clear about the church's role in extending the love of Christ into this sin-darkened world in an effort to alleviate suffering. Conventional wisdom in evangelicalism seems to suggest that being heavenly minded makes you no earthly good. Is this true? Join Dr. Pohlman as he takes a road trip to the heartland of America and considers the importance of heaven for living faithfully in the world today.
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Join Dr. Pohlman as he tries to help us put amazing back into grace.
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Welcome to the new season of the SPT podcast. Join our host Dr. Michael Pohlman each week as he helps us think about life theologically. This week, Dr. Pohlman is thinking about justification. People today are scrambling to be declared righteous. This effort at justifying oneself points to a great theological reality that is both terrifying and hopeful. We hope you'll listen in for the renewing of your mind around truth for the greater love of God and neighbor.
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1Mike & Jeremy discuss some of the essential books that should make up a pastor's library. Why should a pastor read? What type of books should be shaping pastors and why?
Books mentioned in this episode:
Knowing God (J.I. Packer)
The Institutes of the Christian Religion (John Calvin)
The Autobiography of Charles H. Spurgeon (2 volumes)
The Bondage of the Will (Martin Luther)
Expository Exultation: Chrsitian Preaching as Worship (John Piper)
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Mike & Jeremy take up the important issue of the pastor and depression. How do you persevere in ministry when the heart is weary? How can we continue to care for God's people with earnestness when emotionally we are spent? What does the cross of Christ have to say to pastoral depression?
Resources
Depression: Looking Up From the Stubborn Darkness (Edward Welch)
Spiritual Depression: It's Causes and Cure (Martyn Lloyd-Jones)
Dangerous Calling: Confronting the Unique Challenges of Pastoral Ministry (Paul David Tripp)
Lectures to My Students (Charles Haddon Spurgeon)
When the Darkness Will Not Lift (John Piper)
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Mike & Jeremy consider the pastor's embrace of digital media to build his "platform." What are the dangers of this? How can a pastor move away from a worldly vision of platform building toward a biblical vision for ministry?
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Mike & Jeremy take up progressive sanctification in the life of the pastor and the role mortification plays in personal holiness. With a little help from John Owen, this episode considers how to put to death indwelling sin in the pursuit of Christlikeness. [Disclaimer: We experienced some technical difficulties such that the audio is not at the level of excellence we desire. However, we're posting the episode given the importance of the topic. Our apologies.]
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Mike & Zach discuss the pastor's use of social media. What are the potential ministry advantages? Dangers? What are some helpful principles to guide our engagement of various media platforms?
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Mike & Zach launch season 2 of the podcast by recasting the vision for the program and explaining the value they hope to add to the sea of podcasts dealing with pastoral ministry.
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Mike & Zach ask what constitutes ministry success. Rather than pastors measuring their ministries by worldly standards, the pastor must ask first and foremost, "Is my ministry being faithful to the Word of God?" Faithfulness is the measure of ministry success.
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Mike & Zach consider how God's redemptive goal of creating "one new humanity" influences how we treat each other today.
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Mike & Zach take up the unique contribution the pastor must make to the important conversation taking place today on the issue of racial reconciliation. How should pastors and their congregations think about humanity? What is the theological perspective missing in so much of this conversation today?
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Join Mike & Zach as they continue their discussion of the shepherd as sheep and the ongoing need to wage war against indwelling sin. After all, our churches need holy pastors.
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Mike & Zach take up part 2 of their discussion of the grace of church discipline by considering when church discipline should be done and the steps involved in the process.
Helpful resources:
Church Discipline: How the Church Protects the Name of Jesus (Jonathan Leeman)
40 Questions About Church Membership and Discipline (Jeremy Kimble)
Handbook of Church Discipline (Jay Adams)
"A Church Discipline Primer" (Jonathan Leeman/Article)
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Join Mike & Zach as they discuss one of the essential marks of a true church: church discipline. What is it? Why do we do it?
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Mike & Zach take up the recent report in the Houston Chronicle detailing the sexual abuse scandal in the Southern Baptist Convention. The implications of this report are not just for Southern Baptists, but should be a wake up call for all ministers of the gospel.
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Mike & Zach are convinced that to pastor well we must know what a church is. In this episode they discuss the nature of the church as the people of God and what that means for the pastor.
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Mike & Zach discuss the three goals of preaching: displaying the glory of God, awakening the spiritually dead, and sanctifying the saints.
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