Regent College Podcast

How should leaders measure success?  Why do leaders often suffer from burnout and how can they avoid it?  And how does empowering and raising up female leaders help to combat slavery and oppression throughout the globe.  We had a conversation around these questions and more with Melissa Russell, who is IJM's (International Justice Mission)  Regional President of North America.   We hope you enjoy the conversation!To learn more about Regent College and our upcoming  courses, visit:https://www.regent-college.edu 

Often we think of a leader having all the answers and the one setting  vision for people.  While it is true that leaders must answer questions and set  vision they must also have an even greater ability to ask good questions.  We had a conversation with Dr. Peter Shaw  who has spent years writing books and coaching others on leadership and asking really good questions through it all.  We hope you enjoy our conversation with Dr. Peter Shaw. Also if you are interested in more content like this, Dr. Shaw is teaching a summer course at Regent College on leadership called, Leading for the Long Term.  Check it out! To learn more about Regent College and our upcoming  courses, visit:https://www.regent-college.edu 

Leaders can become stars, celebrities, and potential saviours to many people they lead and even themselves.   Often this can lead to burnout or fallout and a misconstrued view of what leadership is.  We had a conversation with Dr. Ruth Padilla DeBorst on how one needs to lead in community where trusted friends and colleagues can speak truth into a leaders life.  In an effort to lead like Jesus Dr. DeBorst challenges leaders to allow others to see your humanity and point them to Jesus who emulates true leadership.  We hope you enjoy this conversation.  To learn more about Regent College and our upcoming  courses, visit:https://www.regent-college.edu 

We are continuing our series on Wise Leadership. This week we had a conversation with Linda Chonco who is enrolled in Regent's MALTS program and works for The Zanokhanyo Network in Cape Town, South Africa.   Linda brought wonderful insight into leading amidst adversity, becoming leaders who see well those they lead, and leading people holistically in mind, body, and spirit.  We hope you enjoy this conversation with Linda Chonco.  

What is wise Biblical leadership and how does this play out practically?  Servant leadership is common language today, but what does this really look like? And can poetry teach us anything about leading well?  We discuss these questions and more with Dr. Uli Chi who is one of the instructions of the MALTS program here at Regent.  This is the first episode in a series of conversations on leadership.  Let us know what you think in comments or send us a message at podcast@regent-college.edu. To learn more about Regent College and our upcoming  courses, visit:https://www.regent-college.edu

How are we to understand the doctrine of providence?  Can we discern God's divine purposes in the world?  How does intercessory prayer work in the midst of God's providence?  How should followers of Jesus respond to suffering in light of God's providence?  How are we to respond to the prosperity Gospel?  We sat down with Dr. David Robinson and had a wonderful conversation around these challenging questions and more.  Dr. Robinson spoke to the providence of God on both an individual level and a global level, such as climate change, the current Ukrainian crisis, and the historical divine purposes of God.  We hope you enjoy this challenging and wonderful conversation.  Also, Dr. Robinson is teaching a course on this very topic in our summer courses at Regent.  Check it out here.To learn more about Regent College and our upcoming  courses, visit:https://www.regent-college.edu

Often we talk about the Resurrection of Jesus Christ, but don't actually understand its meaning for humanity and all of creation.  Even more we focus on the Atonement of Christ without realizing that the Resurrection is significantly connected to it.   We sat down with Dr. Ross Hastings and had a conversation about his new book, "The Resurrection of Jesus Christ: Exploring Its Theological Significance and Ongoing Relevance".  We asked questions around the evidence for the Resurrection of Jesus, how we are to understand the mission of God in light of the Resurrection, and how we can live more fully as God's Resurrected people.  We hope you enjoy our conversation with Dr. Ross Hastings!Interested in Dr. Hastings book, check out the Regent College Bookstore.  To learn more about Regent College and our upcoming  courses, visit:https://www.regent-college.edu

Oppression, pain, slavery, and trauma are all a part of Israel’s story.  In the midst of this pain God responds.  We sat down with Dr. Isabelle Hamley and discussed how we can learn from Isreal’s story and the Old Testament scriptures in regards to mental health.  She answered questions around what the “good life” is, how the biblical text speaks to pain, and how to cultivate a holistic response to pain and trauma.   We hope you enjoy our conversation. Also, Dr. Hamley is teaching a course on this very topic in our summer courses at Regent.  Check it out here. To learn more about Regent College and our upcoming  courses, visit:https://www.regent-college.edu

What does it mean to read the scripture confessionally? How do we interpret the difficult verses of scripture that seem to endorse genocide and other difficult texts?  Can we learn how to read scripture from other faith backgrounds?  Today we discuss these questions and more with Dr. Ellen F. Davis.  We hope you enjoy this wonderful conversation as we continue our series on Biblical Hermeneutics.  

Have you ever wondered what the difference between a Biblical Scholar and Systematic Theologian is?  What is the role of tradition when it comes to interpreting scripture?  Is it necessary to have a platonic framework to understand scripture? To continue our Biblical Hermeneutics series, we had a conversation with Dr. Hans Boersma around these questions and more.  We hope you enjoy the conversation! To learn more about Regent College and our upcoming  courses, visit:https://www.regent-college.eduCheck out the Regent bookstore for Dr. Boersma’s book. https://bookstore.regent-college.edu 

Have you ever wondered what biblical scholars want theologians to know when interpreting scripture? Continuing in our Biblical Hermeneutics series, we had the opportunity to have a conversation with Dr. Scott McKnight.  He has recently written a book called “Five Things Biblical Scholars Wish Theologians Knew."  We hope you enjoy our conversation.  To learn more about Regent College and our upcoming  courses, visit:https://www.regent-college.eduCheck out the Regent bookstore for Dr. McKnight’s book. https://bookstore.regent-college.edu 

How should we think about scripture in our post-modern contexts?  What are we to do with historical and scientific discoveries that supposedly contradict scripture?  Does inherency and infallibility still play a part in our modern Biblical understanding?  We sat down and had a conversation with Dr. Iain Provan discussing these questions and more.  We hope you enjoy this conversation, as well as the episodes to follow in our series on Biblical Hermeneutics.  To learn more about Regent College and our upcoming  courses, visit:https://www.regent-college.edu

Churches gather weekly, but for what purpose?  We sat down, in person, and had a conversation with Dr. Jeff Greenman around this very question.  In it we discussed Jeff's book, The Pedagogy of Praise,  which delves into the formative practices that mold the people of God into who God has called them to be.  We also discussed the importance of theological institutions like Regent and the relationship between the academy and the church.  We hope you enjoy our conversation with Dr. Jeff Greenman.  To learn more about Regent College and our upcoming  courses, visit:https://www.regent-college.edu

Theological education is about the formation of people, communities, and the world.  However, much of our theological and higher education has been designed and formed by rugged individualism and what is known as whiteness.  Today we had a conversation with Dr. Willie J. Jennings about his new book, After Whiteness: An Education in Belonging.   Listen in on what Dr. Jennings means by whiteness and how it has permeated our theological institutions.  We hope you enjoy this conversation. To learn more about Regent College and its upcoming courses visit:www.regent-college.edu 

Brokenness and addiction are prevalent in our communities, churches, and nations.  Drug overdoses have gone up significantly in North America and our addictions to media, entertainment, and consumerism have only increased.  Today we had a conversation with Aaron White about the descriptive and prescriptive beatitude community Jesus calls us into and out of our addictions.  Aaron White is a pastor, author, and resident theologian for Jacob's Well and 24-7 Prayer Canada. He recently wrote a book entitled Recovering: From Brokenness and Addiction to Blessedness and Community.  We hope you enjoy our conversation.  

We have really enjoyed this past year of conversations around life, faith, and theology on the Regent College Podcast! If you have enjoyed the podcast, would you consider writing a review or rating us.  Also if there are any conversations you enjoyed or topics you think we should discuss feel free to email us at podcast@regent-college.edu.  If you would like to give an end of the year donation to Regent College please let them know the podcast sent you.  Have a wonderful Advent season.  We will be back the beginning of January next year.  

Power has a God-given role in human relationships and institutions, but it can lead to abuse when used in unhealthy ways.  The #MeToo and #ChurchToo conversations allow for light and truth to be shed on the abuse of power.  Often organizations and churches want to prevent this abuse, but many lack an awareness of how power actually works.  Dr. Diane Langberg offers a clinical and theological framework for how we can address these issues and understand how power can be redeemed.  We hope you enjoy our conversation.  

The housing crisis has effected many major cities including here in Vancouver, Canada.   Providing affordable housing has also been a challenge for many cities.  Rebecca Pousette works for an organization called Cohere which inspires and encourages faith-based organization to develop affordable housing.  We hope this episode encourages and inspires you to help cultivate places of home wherever you are.  

Calling often can be for vocation or career, but can one be called to friendship?   Many of us have had childhood best friends, but is friendship merely  a matter of preference?  And what does friendship with God look like, is it a disembodied friendship, or something more?  Join us in our conversation as we tackle these questions and more with Dr. Cindy Aalders and Dr. David Robinson. 

In this conversation we unpack the harmful and destructive effects of the Doctrine of Discovery.  Sarah Augustine brings a much needed prophetic voice calling the church to rise up and take action against ways this Doctrine has and continues to devastate indigenous cultures.  Sarah recently wrote a book on this subject, called "The Land is Not Empty: Following Jesus in Dismantling the Doctrine of Discovery."  We hope this conversation challenges you.