Host Erik Masci and producer Zane Goggans sit down to talk about what a seminary education looks like for someone who has completed an M.Div. and for someone who is currently working on one.              

Dr. Mark Hamilton discusses what the Old Testament is, what it means for us to share history and Scripture with Judaism, and how we can be better readers of the Hebrew Bible.            

Dr. Doug Foster is an expert in the Stone-Campbell restoration movement in the U.S., the movement that produced the Churches of Christ. He helps us understand this tradition’s history and where it may be going next.  Check out Dr. Foster’s biography on Alexander Campbell here: https://www.eerdmans.com/Products/7633/a-life-of-alexander-campbell.aspx        

In this episode we talk to Dr. Melinda Thompson. We discusses original biblical languages, particularly Greek. She helps us understand the difference between translation and interpretation, what exegesis is, and how translation applies to God’s identity.    

Dr. Carson Reed, Executive Director of the Siburt Institute for Church Ministry at ACU, has a lot of experience in congregational ministry and as a church consultant. In this episode, he examines how churches navigate shifting cultural landscapes and what it means to be a Christian minister today.    

In this episode, Dr. Jeff Childers walks us through the study of church history and discusses what historians do, the formation of the biblical canon, and the importance of historical literacy for our everyday lives.        

Dr. Frederick Aquino discusses canonical theism, which helps us answer the question, “Do Christians have to comprehend everything about their experience of God in order to be Christians?” Canonical Theism: A Proposal for Theology and the Church by William J. Abraham, Jason E. Vickers, and Natalie B. Van Kirk https://www.amazon.com/dp/B001IKJXZY/ 

Over the years, we’ve noticed a hesitancy toward theological education. We were curious what role it still might have to play in our work, lives, and engagement in Christian ministry. Join us in some conversations about where Christian faith and education meet and work together.