Doctrine and Devotion

Pastor Nick Batzig is back on the pod, and this time we are talking about presbyterianism, the CREC, and Doug Wilson. Nick serves as the senior pastor of Church Creek PCA in Charleston, SC and is an associate editor for Ligonier Ministries. Hit him up on Twitter at @nick_batzig. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/doctrine-and-devotion/exclusive-content Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

There was a good discussion on Twitter recent about sermon length. How long should a sermon be in the 21st century western world? What is the purpose of preaching? Is more time better than less time? Joe and Jimmy get into it. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/doctrine-and-devotion/exclusive-content Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

We got an email from a listener about pastoral disqualification, and why some pastors seem to get a pass on certain disqualifying behavior. Sexual immorality will get a pastor fired, but being quarrelsome or pugnacious often doesn’t raise much concern. What disqualifies a pastor from the office? How can churches get ahead of disqualifying behavior? How or why do churches enable disqualifying behavior? Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/doctrine-and-devotion/exclusive-content Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Jimmy and Joe are back, and they decide to talk through a recent Twitter post of Joe’s the elicited quite a response. Was Joe unclear? Did some people read too much into it? Can it be fairly read in different ways? Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/doctrine-and-devotion/exclusive-content Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Dr. Sam Renihan is back on the pod, and this time we get into healthy associations, covenant theology, a present danger to the church today, heavy metal, and more. Be sure to pick up some, or all, of Sam’s books if you don’t already have them. Get all the links and show notes at http://www.doctrineanddevotion.com/podcast/sam-renihan-1 Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/doctrine-and-devotion/exclusive-content Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Today Joe and Jimmy dip into a recent Twitter suspension that a number of people were talking about, Fourth of July celebration in the church, and one listener’s email about the new fundamentalism creating division in the church. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/doctrine-and-devotion/exclusive-content Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

As we continue with SBC week Griffin Gulledge joins us. Griffin is the pastor of Madison Baptist Church in Madison, GA, and a PhD candidate at Southeastern Seminary. We talk about the division in the Southern Baptist Convention, Rick Warren, Founders Ministry, pragmatism, and what encourages Griffin in the SBC today. OUR SPONSOR Christian Healthcare Ministries is a nonprofit, voluntary cost-sharing ministry through which participating Christians meet each other’s medical bills. Christian Healthcare Ministries is not a health insurance company. Rather, we are a group of thousands of Christians across the United States and around the world who share each other’s burdens in the area of health care costs. Since 1981, CHM members have shared nearly $7 billion in medical bills. Want to learn more? Visit www.chministries.org/podcast Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/doctrine-and-devotion/exclusive-content Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Banter of Truth is a commercial-free podcast only available to our All Access subscribers, but today we are sharing another episode with the entire Doctrine and Devotion family! On this episode the guys talk through JD Halls disqualification from ministry and then talk a bit about multi-site churches. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/doctrine-and-devotion/exclusive-content Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

We were honored to spend an hour with the newly elected President of the Southern Baptist Convention, Dr. Bart Barber. He was kind enough to answer questions like: Why would he want to serve as SBC President? What was the hardest part of running for the office? What are some things that need repair or reformation in the convention? Is the SBC tent big enough to allow female pastors? What did he think of the Rick Warren’s time at the mic? There’s more, so check it all out. OUR SPONSOR Christian Healthcare Ministries is a nonprofit, voluntary cost-sharing ministry through which participating Christians meet each other’s medical bills. Christian Healthcare Ministries is not a health insurance company. Rather, we are a group of thousands of Christians across the United States and around the world who share each other’s burdens in the area of health care costs. Since 1981, CHM members have shared nearly $7 billion in medical bills. Want to learn more? Visit www.chministries.org/podcast Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/doctrine-and-devotion/exclusive-content Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Jimmy and Joe discuss the value of outside voices and influences. Why should we consider what people outside of our theological tradition or tribe have to say? How does this relate to us in the SBC? OUR SPONSOR Christian Healthcare Ministries is a nonprofit, voluntary cost-sharing ministry through which participating Christians meet each other’s medical bills. Christian Healthcare Ministries is not a health insurance company. Rather, we are a group of thousands of Christians across the United States and around the world who share each other’s burdens in the area of health care costs. Since 1981, CHM members have shared nearly $7 billion in medical bills. Want to learn more? Visit www.chministries.org/podcast Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/doctrine-and-devotion/exclusive-content Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands