Interviews
Life, Ministry, and More with Dr. Robert Picirilli (Part 2)
by Zach Maloney & Jarred Taylor On Monday, we posted Part 1 of Jarred Taylor’s interview with Dr. Picirilli. In today’s post, we conclude this wide-ranging interview. ______________________ JT: You also talk about the narrative account of Jesus and the rich young ruler in the book. What significance does this story have for how we should view discipleship? RP: The rich young ruler asked Jesus, “Teacher, what good deed must I do to have eternal life?” (Mt. 19:16). Jesus then issued the call to discipleship. He issued it in the very same...
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by Zach Maloney & Jarred Taylor The Helwys Society Forum is pleased to have Jarred Taylor contribute a special interview this week. Jarred attends Tippett’s Chapel FWB Church in Clayton, North Carolina. Jarred and his family are actively involved in music and youth related activities at Tippett’s Chapel. Jarred and his brother, Logan, also make up a cellist team that performs on a regular basis. Back in March, congregants at Tippett’s Chapel were blessed to have Dr. Robert Picirilli for a weekend. Robert Picirilli spent his career...
read moreGrief, Care-Giving, and the Church with Dr. Roy Harris: Part 2
Today’s post is the second part of my interview with Dr. Roy Harris. ____________________ JW: So there’s plenty of work for us to be doing already in the local church on this front. That seems clear. But when you look at the situation, do you see this as an opportunity for the church in their own communities in terms of outreach and care beyond the four walls of the church building? RH: I think there is opportunity there. Now typically when you think about church growth, you don’t typically think about older couples as a part of that group....
read moreGrief, Care-giving, and the Church with Dr. Roy Harris
Grief is one of the most common life experiences. Yet it is often preceded by a period of great emotional, physical, and financial distress for those serving as caregivers. Caregivers come in many shapes and sizes, and yet our lives are filled with persons who wear this hat. In truth, nearly all of us will do so at some point in time. Seeing such struggles in the lives of my own congregation led me to invite Dr. Roy Harris to share his Living Beyond Grief Conference with our church this past weekend. Harris is a veteran minister, conference...
read moreThe Pastor-as-Scholar and Public-Theologian with Owen Strachan (Part 2)
This is the second part of my interview with Dr. Owen Strachan, which follows Part One that posted on Monday. You may listen to the audio below, or you may read the transcript. ____________________ Jackson Watts (“JW”): I think a lot of pastors who listen to this or read the transcript will say, “Yeah, I can buy that. And I get that.” And I think they would say that they see the mandate to study, to be a student, to interpret the Word. I wonder too, though, if there is an error that guys might run into. Just to call attention a specific...
read moreThe Pastor as Scholar? An Interview with Owen Strachan
Recently I had the opportunity to interview Owen Strachan, an emerging evangelical author, as well as professor of theology and history at Boyce College. We discussed a number of subjects that will be of interest to Forum readers. You may read a transcript of our interview below, or listen to the audio file below. ____________________ Jackson Watts (“JW”): It’s my pleasure this afternoon to be here at the 2014 National Meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society in sunny San Diego (little bit nicer than Baltimore last year!). But it’s a...
read moreHow Do We Know? An Interview with Dr. James Dew
In a recent Forum essay, some attention was given to the theory of knowledge which is known as epistemology. Rather than being an esoteric branch of philosophy for scholars alone, it can be an immensely practical area of inquiry for the church. The publication of this essay has transpired concurrently with my reading of the recently published How Do We Know? (IVP Academic, 2014), an introduction to epistemology authored by two Christian philosophers. It’s my privilege to interview Dr. James Dew, one of the authors. After pastoring for several...
read moreAdapting to the First Year of Pastoral Ministry: An Interview with Ken Simpson (Part Two)
Read Part One of this interview here. Readers may listen to the interview here, or read the transcript below. ____________________ JW: You’ve often told me and others that they really aren’t going to be seen as the pastor for perhaps at least 3 or 4 years. And I’m sure you don’t mean to suggest that it’s always that long—perhaps it may take longer to gain credibility, or even shorter in some cases. What are the factors that determine the time-frame for a pastor to be called and to earn some “relational capital,” as you’ve often put it? KS:...
read moreAdapting to the First Year of Pastoral Ministry: An Interview with Ken Simpson (Part One)
Ten years ago I had the privilege of taking a pastoral ministry seminar at Welch College entitled “Adapting to the First of Pastoral Ministry.” The course title reflects something important to all who enter ministry. Yet it was the instructor for this course that gave it its value. It was taught by Ken Simpson, who was then in his first pastorate in the greater Kansas City area. Following his time earning a master’s degree from Covenant Theological Seminary and serving as an associate minister, Simpson spent nine years as pastor of the Beacon...
read moreInterview with Dr. Thomas Bergler
This past year, while reading a variety of youth ministry books and resources, I was recommended a wonderful book by Dr. Thomas Bergler. That book, The Juvenilization of American Christianity, has been deeply insightful and helpful in my ministry to youth. Because of this, I was thrilled to hear that I would have the opportunity to interview him on the content found therein. Dr. Tom Bergler serves as Professor of Ministry and Missions at Huntington University where he has been training youth ministers for fourteen years. His book The...
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