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/

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/

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

Join us as Justin Giboney shows how examples from the history of the Black church and the civil rights generation offer an alternative Christian framework for engaging culture war issues.

00:00 - Introduction

02:36 - Patreon

03:08 - Understanding AND

05:04 - Defining social justice and moral order

07:01 - The pieces of a public witness

09:07 - Reception of AND Campaign’s Gospel framework

10:53 - Why political identity becomes centered

13:07 - How we define and engage the culture war

17:32 - Pros and cons of party membership

23:27 - Building consensus in the Church

28:57 - Impacting the public square through personal formation

32:44 - Narratives of racial minorities missing from the culture war

39:56 - Roles in politics beyond elected officials

42:26 - Examples of courage from the civil rights movement

46:12 - Charitably engaging across political difference

51:29 - How secular culture holds a mirror to the Church

Find us online:

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

Instagram - @biblicaljusticeresources

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

Patreon - patreon.com/BiblicalJusticeResources

Links:

AND Campaign - https://www.andcampaign.org/

Don’t Let Nobody Turn You Around - https://www.ivpress.com/don-t-let-nobody-turn-you-around

Compassion (&) Conviction - https://www.ivpress.com/compassion-conviction

Join us as Rev. Dr. Dennis R. Edwards helps introduces us to a robust Gospel and helps you understand how your perspective and social location can affect your interpretation of scripture, what we can learn about God and the Bible from voices on the margins, and what it looks like to embody the Gospel in the community of the Church.

00:00 - Introduction

01:48 - Patreon

02:24 - Defining a robust Gospel

03:44 - Seeing Jesus across scripture

05:14 - How does our perspective affect our biblical understanding

07:18 - How new perspectives help us reform our own

11:00 - Balancing the power of our understanding with the power of God’s voice

14:48 - Discerning God’s voice from our human perspectives

16:35 - What aspects of justice do we overlook in the Bible

19:11 - Understanding individual and communal aspects of sin

23:31 - The meaning of liberation

25:51 - Individual responsibility in responding to sin

28:40 - Future-focused and present-minded salvation messaging

30:42 - Our work vs. God’s work

32:38 - The Gospel embodied in community

34:53 - Creating genuine community in a church environment

38:00 - Connecting the church to the Church

40:07 - Moving from interpretation to application

43:45 - What is universal in applying scripture

44:59 - What can we learn from people on the margins

Find us online:

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

Instagram - @biblicaljusticeresources

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

Patreon - patreon.com/BiblicalJusticeResources

Links:

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

Humility Illuminated - https://www.ivpress.com/humility-illuminated

North Park Theological Seminary - https://seminary.northpark.edu/

Join us as Dr. Michael O. Emerson discusses The Religion of Whiteness, including a discussion about how religion is defined sociologically, identifying markers of the religion of whiteness, and profiles of different types of people inside the religion of whiteness.

00:00 - Introduction

02:27 - Patreon

03:02 - Why research race in the Church

05:31 - Racial differences between 2000 and 2020

08:20 - How do we know surveys are representative

11:17 - Comparing white evangelical responses to other groups

14:24 - Understanding the research sociologically vs. theologically

17:46 - Understanding race as central to the American story

19:55 - Defining religion sociologically

22:19 - Defining the religion of whiteness

27:55 - Sacred symbols, beliefs, and practices

32:47 - Selectively using the Bible

38:12 - Efforts to maintain power through ROW

42:09 - White veil and white might groups

47:48 - Epistemology of ignorance

50:56 - Attempting to address racial division through evangelism

52:28 - Christianity vs. ROW in church demographics

53:55 - ROW practitioners outside white communities

56:00 - Setting the table for change

Find us online:

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

Instagram - @biblicaljusticeresources

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

Patreon - patreon.com/BiblicalJusticeResources

Links:

The Religion of Whiteness - https://global.oup.com/academic/product/the-religion-of-whiteness-9780197746288?cc=us&lang=en&

Divided by Faith - https://global.oup.com/academic/product/divided-by-faith-9780197796726?q=divided%20by%20faith&lang=en&cc=us

Kingdom Racial Change - https://www.eerdmans.com/9780802883728/kingdom-racial-change/

Baker Institute - https://www.bakerinstitute.org/program/religion-and-public-policy

Join us as Dr. Gary VanderPol helps us think through the structural issues contributing to our lack of time for the work of justice, how we can operate in the now while changing those structures for the future, and some creative examples for ways we can pursue justice in our daily lives.

Find us online:

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

Instagram - @biblicaljusticeresources

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

Patreon - patreon.com/BiblicalJusticeResources

Links:

Return to Justice - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27177421-return-to-justice

Katharine Hayhoe - https://katharinehayhoe.com/

Redeemer Community Church - https://redeemersf.squarespace.com/

Dayspring Partners - https://www.dayspringpartners.com/

RISE - https://riseprep.org/

Work Pray Code - https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691219080/work-pray-code?srsltid=AfmBOopvSRHwYpgmddfJi8SZBbHdtNStT24JPM0SLvGLq5RqzTFxFWfx
20 Minute Takes podcast - https://christiansforsocialaction.org/programs/20-minute-takes-podcast/

Join us as we learn more about how we can define and do justice, why it is so important that all people are able to experience sabbath, and what it looks like to equip Christians to do justice.

00:00 - Introduction

02:27 - Patreon

03:03 - Introducing Sarah

04:25 - Defining justice

08:20 - Sabbath for all

19:00 - Learning how to do justice

41:45 - Creating sermon series

50:08 - Equipping Christians through Bible studies

54:18 - how feedback leads to formation

1:00:15 - Proactive vs. reactive

Find us online:

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

Instagram - @biblicaljusticeresources

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

Patreon - patreon.com/BiblicalJusticeResources

Links:

Sarah’s Substack - sarahdriver.substack.com

Sarah’s Instagram - instagram.com/justicedriver

Justice Driver - https://www.justicedriver.com/

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

Justice Driver Bible studies and sermon series - https://www.justicedriver.com/shop

Ed Uszynski episode - https://www.biblicaljusticeresources.com/podcast-archive/2025/8/13/ep-11-drawing-insight-from-the-questions-raised-by-crt-with-dr-ed-uszynski

Bethany Huang - https://www.ivpress.com/bethany-h-hoang?srsltid=AfmBOooyoyEpNP2yf8iVCATKeWVldUYipCGtk7Euzz8GsgCLTnpe_jhC

Gary Haugen/IJM - https://www.ijm.org/people/gary-a-haugen

Malcolm Foley/The Anti-Greed Gospel - https://bakerpublishinggroup.com/products/9781587436307_the-anti-greed-gospel