Épisodes

  • Ep. 31 - De-Centering Whiteness and Learning How to Follow with Rev. Dr. Rose Lee-Norman
    Jan 20 2026

    Join us for a conversation with Rev. Dr. Rose Lee-Norman, as we discuss what we’ve seen in Minneapolis up to the point of our recording on January 13, and then move into a conversation about white followership: what it is, why it’s important to de-center whiteness, and how this applies to understanding the Gospel.

    00:00 - Introduction

    01:56 - Patreon

    02:29 - Current church response to ICE in Minneapolis

    06:43 - Preparing the congregation for practical engagement

    11:52 - Lessons from George Floyd for today

    18:52 - Defining White followership

    25:53 - Educating White people in multiethnic spaces

    35:29 - White preferences affecting Gospel understanding

    42:09 - Understanding power as Christians

    45:41 - Differences between the classroom and the pulpit

    51:51 - Engaging people who aren’t pursuing justice

    56:54 - Additional resources


    Find us online:

    Website - https://www.biblicaljusticeresources.com/

    Instagram - @biblicaljusticeresources

    YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@biblicaljusticeresources

    Patreon - https://patreon.com/BiblicalJusticeResources

    Links:

    Join the Resistance by Michelle Ferrigno Warren - https://www.ivpress.com/join-the-resistance

    The Elusive Dream - https://global.oup.com/academic/product/the-elusive-dream-9780197604403

    No Longer Strangers - https://www.ivpress.com/no-longer-strangers

    Episode with Greg Coles - https://www.biblicaljusticeresources.com/podcast-archive/2025/8/19/ep-12-what-we-say-and-how-we-say-it-with-dr-greg-coles

    Might from the Margins - https://heraldpress.com/9781513806013/might-from-the-margins/

    Episode with Dennis Edwards - https://www.biblicaljusticeresources.com/podcast-archive/2025/11/18/ep-22-the-power-of-a-robust-gospel-with-rev-dr-dennis-r-edwards

    ECC Antiracism Discipleship Pathway - https://covchurch.org/resource/antiracism-discipleship-pathway/

    Be the Bridge groups - https://bethebridge.com/groups/

    Sanctuary resource list - https://www.biblicaljusticeresources.com/s/Sanctuary-justice-resources.pdf
    The New Testament in Color - https://www.ivpress.com/the-new-testament-in-color

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    1 h
  • Ep. 30 - From Renee Good Square to George Floyd Square
    Jan 13 2026

    Join us for some thoughts on the events of the last week in Minnesota, and some historical context for the neighborhood where they happened.

    Find us online:

    Website - https://www.biblicaljusticeresources.com/

    Instagram - @biblicaljusticeresources

    YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@biblicaljusticeresources

    Patreon - https://patreon.com/BiblicalJusticeResources

    Links:

    Ghost of a Chance podcast - https://lemonadamedia.com/show/ghost-of-a-chance/

    Jim Crow of the North - https://youtu.be/XWQfDbbQv9E?si=XrjEA3yeMzZBk8wX

    Redlining map laid over present-day road map - https://streets.mn/2016/10/24/map-monday-twin-cities-redlining-holc-map-1934/

    Arthur and Edith Lee House/Housing Covenants PDF - https://transformmn.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Arthur-and-Edith-Lee-House-Housing-Covenants.pdf

    Video on detained protestors’ experience - https://youtu.be/ZSGEgs2ItKg?si=gn_WanbTjx8qZy9H

    Podcast episode with Dr. Danny Carroll - https://www.biblicaljusticeresources.com/podcast-archive/2025/9/2/ep-14-migration-stories-and-the-bible-with-dr-danny-carroll

    The Bible and Borders - https://bakerpublishinggroup.com/products/9781587434457_the-bible-and-borders

    World Relief advocate page - https://worldrelief.org/advocate/

    World Relief teaching toolkit - https://worldrelief.org/church-hub/resources/

    Evangelical Immigration Table resources - https://evangelicalimmigrationtable.com/resources/

    The Stranger documentary - https://evangelicalimmigrationtable.com/the-stranger-film/

    La Misma Luna/Under the Same Moon - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0796307/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_8_nm_0_in_0_q_under%2520the%2520same%2520moon


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    21 min
  • Ep. 29 - Racial Justice for the Long Haul with Dr. Christine Jeske
    Jan 6 2026

    Join us as Dr. Christine Jeske discusses findings from her book Racial Justice for the Long Haul, including: he different ways individuals come to pursue racial justice; the characteristics and practices of people who remain committed to racial justice; and how we understand not just what we are called to do, but who we are called to be.


    00:00 - Introduction

    02:08 - Patreon

    02:40 - Understanding anthropology

    07:20 - Doing the research

    12:35 - How do we recover from failure?

    20:55 - Collisions, asking why, and responding to grace

    37:43 - No one way to do racial justice

    41:49 - Aspects of grace

    46:33 - Hoping differently

    52:03 - Finding the remnant


    Find us online:

    Website - https://www.biblicaljusticeresources.com/

    Instagram - @biblicaljusticeresources

    YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@biblicaljusticeresources

    Patreon - https://patreon.com/BiblicalJusticeResources


    Links:

    Racial Justice for the Long Haul - https://www.ivpress.com/racial-justice-for-the-long-haul

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    58 min
  • Ep. 28 - Effecting Change, Personal Formation, and the Long Work of Justice
    Dec 30 2025

    Join us for a conversation on some of the things we’ve learned this year about effecting change; our personal formation; and the long work of justice.

    Find us online:

    Website - https://www.biblicaljusticeresources.com/

    Instagram - @biblicaljusticeresources

    YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@biblicaljusticeresources

    Patreon - https://patreon.com/BiblicalJusticeResources

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    8 min
  • Ep. 27 - From the Image of God to the Mission of God with Dr. Adrian Hinkle
    Dec 23 2025

    Join us as Dr. Adrian Hinkle helps you learn more about the way Christians are called to interact with others based on an understanding of the image of God, including lessons we learn from both the ministry of Christ and from unnamed characters in the Bible; resisting the urge to create categories of others; and what it means to see the image of God in Christians and non-Christians alike.

    00:00 - Introduction

    02:02 - Patreon

    02:38 - Defining the image of God

    04:18 - Lessons in the image of God through Jesus’ ministry

    07:26 - Seeing God where we’d rather not look

    10:55 - Resisting the urge to other

    16:28 - Seeing the image of God in non-Christians

    23:14 - Learning from unnamed Bible characters

    26:30 - From image of God to mission of God

    30:05 - Different calls for different parts of the body

    35:32 - Universal calls for different parts of the body

    40:08 - Demonstrating who God is through action

    43:19 - Text-centered vs. reader-centered hermeneutic

    53:40 - Other-focused vs. self-focused living

    Find us online:

    Website - https://www.biblicaljusticeresources.com/

    Instagram - @biblicaljusticeresources

    YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@biblicaljusticeresources

    Patreon - patreon.com/BiblicalJusticeResources

    Links:

    Oral Roberts College of Theology and Ministry - https://oru.edu/academics/cotm/index.php

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    59 min
  • Ep. 26 - The Image of God In Community with Dr. Joel Lawrence
    Dec 16 2025

    Join us for this conversation with Dr. Joel Lawrence as we work to define the image of God, understand how we image God as individuals and as a community, and define ecclesiology in light of individual congregations and the entire Church.

    00:00 - Introduction

    02:30 - Patreon

    03:05 - What is a pastor theologian?

    06:47 - Pastors reclaiming the work of theology

    12:56 - Social imaginary and cultural narratives

    17:17 - Defining the image of God

    24:02 - Imaging God when others aren’t

    35:29 - Image of God in community

    47:52 - Ecclesiology, from the church to the Church

    57:40 - A call from the congregation for more

    Find us online:

    Website - https://www.biblicaljusticeresources.com/

    Instagram - @biblicaljusticeresources

    YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@biblicaljusticeresources

    Patreon - patreon.com/BiblicalJusticeResources


    Links:

    Center for Pastor Theologians - https://www.pastortheologians.com/

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    1 h et 4 min
  • Ep. 25 - Should the Church Care About Polarization? with Dr. Ramon Pastrano
    Dec 9 2025

    Join us as Dr. Ramon Pastrano helps you learn more about what polarization actually means in the U.S., why the Church should care, and the internal work we can do to move toward transformation (especially in light of our neurological wiring).

    00:00 - Introduction

    02:30 - Patreon

    03:06 - Shared language vs. shared meaning

    05:06 - Why should the Church care about polarization?

    10:47 - What’s happening in our brains?

    16:51 - Understanding our rights and responsibilities

    20:12 - The potential cost of enacting change

    24:58 - Our internal work

    30:56 - Change vs. transformation

    34:55 - Becoming aware of our blindspots

    42:56 - Impact across demographic groups

    50:34 - Additional resources

    Find us online:

    Website - https://www.biblicaljusticeresources.com/

    Instagram - @biblicaljusticeresources

    YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@biblicaljusticeresources

    Patreon - patreon.com/BiblicalJusticeResources

    Links:

    Third Sphere Inc. - https://thirdsphere.com/

    Peacemaking in Polarized Times - https://agileresourcenetwork.com/peacemaking/

    Society for Human Resource Management - https://www.shrm.org/

    Strengthsfinder (Clifton Strengths) - https://www.gallup.com/cliftonstrengths/en/252137/home.aspx

    Myers-Briggs - https://www.themyersbriggs.com/en-US/Explore-Solutions/MBTI

    IDI - https://idiinventory.com/

    Rachel Wightman episode - https://www.biblicaljusticeresources.com/podcast-archive/2025/7/2/ep-5-faithfully-engage-information-with-rachel-wightman

    Braver Angels - https://braverangels.org/

    The Hidden Brain - https://www.hiddenbrain.org/

    Additional resources - https://agileresourcenetwork.com/peacemakingresources/


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    55 min
  • Ep. 24 - Co-Creation, Authenticity, and Trust-Building with Gen Z with Holly Bishu
    Dec 2 2025

    Join us for this conversation with Holly Bishu and learn how co-creation, authenticity, and trust-building are necessities when interacting with Gen Z.

    00:00 - Introduction

    02:27 - Patreon

    02:59 - Engaging the next generation through their questions

    11:14 - What questions go to greater depths?

    14:31 - No magic formula

    19:28 - Gen Z civic engagement

    23:06 - Gen Z understandings of justice

    30:15 - Gen Z experiences in different countries

    35:06 - American history detour

    40:05 - A generation feeling lied to

    43:43 - Shared reality between generations

    48:03 - Gen Z and the Church

    Find us online:

    Website - https://www.biblicaljusticeresources.com/

    Instagram - @biblicaljusticeresources

    YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@biblicaljusticeresources

    Patreon - patreon.com/BiblicalJusticeResources

    Links:

    Connect with Holly - https://hollybishu.com/

    Dr. Sarah Stamper on Gen Z civic engagement - https://anchorchange.substack.com/p/gen-z-redefines-civic-engagement-537


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    56 min