S4E2: Creating Growth without Compromising Truth

S4E2: Creating Growth without Compromising Truth

Author: Religion & Story December 19, 2019 Duration: 45:34
In this episode, three brothers discuss different strategies for Church growth and the costs or benefits associated with those tactics.

In Religion & Story, three brothers reconnect across state lines-from Texas, Arkansas, and Tennessee-for a dialogue that feels more like a kitchen table conversation than a formal lecture. Grounded in their shared Church of Christ heritage and decades of combined religious study, they navigate the space where high theology meets daily life. The discussions are open and honest, often wrestling with complex doctrinal questions alongside the practical realities and occasional frustrations of church community. This podcast doesn’t offer easy answers but instead explores how ancient faith fits into modern, messy human stories. Listeners will hear a familial dynamic where challenge and respect coexist, where personal experience informs scriptural exploration, and where the goal is to make sense of belief within the ordinary. It’s a thoughtful exchange for anyone interested in the intersection of tradition, scripture, and lived spirituality, all filtered through the distinctive rapport only siblings can provide.
Author: Language: en-us Episodes: 60

Religion & Story
Podcast Episodes
S5E2: Thinking about Technology: Tomorrow [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 40:00
In this episode, three brothers discuss the implications of technological advancements on the horizon for what they will mean for society and the Christian kingdom. Listen or subscribe via your favorite podcast app at th…
S5E1: Thinking about Technology: Today [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 36:57
In this episode, three brothers discuss the consequences of technology today, including social media, automation, plastic surgery, and other pertinent advances. Listen or subscribe via your favorite podcast app at the bo…
S4E12: God in Music [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 37:38
In this episode, three brothers discuss Christian potential in secular music and some popular songs where it is already evident.
S4E11: World Religions and Why They Matter [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 37:41
In this episode, three brothers discuss religions other than Christianity and the importance of knowing and understanding these religions and their adherents.
S4E10: How to Pray [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 37:32
In this episode, three brothers analyze the Lord’s Prayer and seek to better understand prayer and building spiritual habits.
S4E9: Hell [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 38:54
In this episode, three brothers discuss the major views of Hell, including annihilationism and universalism, and the importance of considering this topic.
S4E8: The Old Testament vs. New Testament [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 36:22
In this episode, three brothers discuss the role of the Old Testament in the Christian faith and how we are meant to understand the hard teachings of the ancient texts.
S4E7: The Craft of Sermons [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 38:37
In this episode, three brothers discuss the structure and content of sermons and what sermons ought to look like in the modern church setting.
S4E6: Schisms in the Church [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 32:16
In this episode, three brothers discuss the historical schisms of the Church as well as what divisions means for the Church today.
S4E5: Social Justice [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 43:14
In this episode, three brothers discuss the place of social justice in Christianity and the difference approaches to it, including equality of opportunity and equality of outcome.