The Big C Church Podcast
Challenging Conversations to Better the Body. Author, professor, and thought leader Dr. Angie Ward hosts hopeful conversations about the past, present, and future of the church.
Episodes
In the final episode of the “What is Evangelicalism” series Angie talks with Brandon Washington, Black pastor, theologian, and author, about how contemporary American evangelicalism has gone far off track from its theological and activistic roots.
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Gabriel Pfeiffer shares his experience as a gay evangelical Christian and how his experience in each of those areas individually and collectively has shaped him.
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- The Big C Church Podcast: “Loaded Terms”
- The Big C Church Podcast: “A Conversation with an Evangelical Seminary President” (What is Evangelicalism, Part 1)
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Our guest this week is Meredith Hoxie School, Director of Doctoral Studies at the Theological School at Drew University, who shares about her experience with evangelicalism as a progressive feminist.
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Angie talks with Mark Young, president of Denver Seminary and newly appointed board member of the National Association of Evangelicals, about the movement and culture known as evangelicalism. What is it and who gets to decide?
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Eugene Kim is a longtime pastor and founder of New Wine Collective which is helping people reimagine church. In this episode we talk about the importance of how reframing the “Big C Church” results in reimagined practice of the local church.
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John Moreland, Director of Urban Initiatives at Denver Seminary, talks about his understanding of church based on his experience growing up in and pastoring within the Black community.
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- Denver Seminary Urban Initiative
- The Big C Church Podcast: Loaded Terms
- The Big C Church Podcast: “The Friendships of Pastors”
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This episode is dedicated to John Hwang, Founder and CEO of Public Platform.
Angie talks with Jayne Wilcox, professor and founder of the SHEcclesiology podcast, about her understanding of church and how theology impacts structure and practice.
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Rowland Smith, National Director of Forge America, talks with Angie about the essential missional nature of the church and how that affects practice.
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Ryan Tafilowski, professor of theology at Denver Seminary, shares his perspective about the nature and purpose of the church and its relationship to what is commonly known as the parachurch.
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- Thinking About God: An Introduction to Theology by Dorothea Solle
- A Theology of Pastoral Care by Eduard Thurneysen
- The Way of St. Benedict by Rowan Williams
- The Hauerwas Reader by Stanley Hauerwas
- The Book of Pastora...
Angie talks frankly with Bronwyn Lea—author, pastor, editor and coach for Propel Women—about the unique temptations that women leaders face.
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- Beyond Awkward Side Hugs: Living as Christian Brothers and Sisters in a Sex-Crazed World
- Bronwyn’s web site
- Bronwyn on Facebook
- Propel Women
- The Big C Church Podcast: “The Friendships of Pastors”
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Angie talks with Scott Douglas, Southern Baptist pastor in southern Illinois, about the challenges and conflicts facing the Southern Baptist Convention regarding the role of women in ministry and leadership.
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- The Danvers Statement by the Council for Biblical Manhood & Womanhood
- “Bebbington’s Quadrilateral” of evangelicalism
- Scott on X
- The Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) is headquartered in...
In this episode Angie talks to Rob Brendle, founding and lead pastor of Denver United Church, about how he changed his views about women’s leadership roles and how he is leading his congregation and leadership team through the process of implementing this new posture and paradigm.
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What does power look like as a female pastor? Angie talks with Katie Fowler, co-pastor at Nova Church in Denver, about her experiences hearing and obeying a call to pastoral ministry in a male-dominant profession.
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- Playing God: Redeeming the Gift of Power by Andy Crouch
- Making Room for Leadership: Power, Space and Influence by MaryKate Morse
The world loves celebrities, and the Christian world is no exception. In this episode Angie talks with Rick Dunn, Lead Pastor at Fellowship Church in Knoxville, TN, who speaks honestly about the temptations and challenges to maintaining humility, character, and integrity in a celebrity-driven, platform-focused culture.
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Should pastors be friends with their congregants? How about with co-pastors or other staff members? Angie talks to Matt Tebbe, co-pastor of The Table church in Indianapolis and co-founder of Gravity Leadership, about the opportunities and dangers that result from the power dynamics inherent to a pastor’s relationships.
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Leadership by one “Senior” or “Lead” Pastor is the prevailing, assumed model in a majority of churches today. But is this the best way, and is it even biblical? In this episode, Angie and author and New Testament scholar Dr. Scot McKnight challenge current models and discuss possible corrections for healthier congregations and leaders.
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- The Big C Church Podcast: A Failure of Leadership (w/Tim Koller)
- Northe...
For the last forty or so years, our culture—and by extension, the church and ministry world—have been obsessed with leadership. But what and where has this emphasis gotten us? Angie talks with Denver Seminary colleague and leadership expert Tim Koller about what leadership is, what has been the impact of a generation of leadership focus, and how we can course correct where we’ve gotten off-track.
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I'm sure you've experienced it before: someone uses a term you're familiar with, but with a slightly or altogether different meaning from how you've understood it. For the inaugural episode of The Big C Church Podcast Angie talks with Terry Ishee, the Executive Director of Forge America, about these "Loaded Terms." We talk about why words matter, the danger and power of loaded terms, and what are some of the common terms that h...
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