In this episode, we discuss Spencer's new book, "Cultivating Culture: Creating Spirit-Powered Churches for the Future." We discuss why church culture is so important and how churches can cast a vision incorporating the past, present, and future. Find the book on Amazon, our website, thinkingtheologically.org, or wherever else books are sold. 0:00 Introduction 6:34 About the Book 15:30 Who is the Audience? 22:24 Why Church Culture is Important 37:37 A Culture with Vision (Visioning with the Past, Present, and Future) 53:49 Closing Thoughts #christianscholar #theology #podcast #bible #newtestament #paul #church #culture Music: "Kid Kodi" Blue Dot Sessions www.sessions.blue

The ministry of Jesus did not merely deal with the problem of sin (Genesis 3), but it was also the defeat of the spiritual powers (Genesis 4–11) and the establishment of the kingdom of the heavens.

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In the Old Testament, sacred spaces and places are connected to the divine. These themes appear again in the New Testament, particularly in Jesus' ministry.

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In this episode, we discuss how Yahweh God and his other spiritual beings interact and intersect with the gods of other nations and Ancient Near Eastern Religions.

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In this episode, we talk about the Nephilim and their role in the stories of Moses, Joshua, and David.

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In this episode, we address some recent criticisms around Spencer's "The Problem with the Bible's One Unified Voice" and talk at length about the importance of defining terms and speaking to one another.

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How do young women experience the church? What does the church's future look like? How can the church listen to and utilize women's voices? In this second conversation episode, we address these questions and many more.

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How important is the Tower of Babel to the greater biblical narrative? We discuss Genesis 11, its spiritual realm backing, and why it matters to us today in this episode.

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