Pastoral Theology with Joseph Lear Podcast
by Joseph Lear · 22 episodes
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Theology in the local church, and the local church in theology. As it should be. pastoraltheology.josephmlear.com
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Live with Bonnie Kristian: In Defense of Evangelicalism
Just finished up a live interview in which I joined Myles Werntz to talk to Bonnie Kristian’s forthcoming book In Defense of Evangelicalism: A Response To Its Cultured Despisers.Th…
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What If We're All Mentally Ill?
What are we supposed to do with those who experience madness in the local church? Cody Bivins-Starr wants to suggest that maybe just asking the question that way starts us off on t…
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53 min
Racism, Dysentery, Colonialism, and Relief: The Missionary Life with Joseph Lear (Sr.)
The Sahel of West Africa is one of the harshest places on earth to live: desertification, food and water scarcity, malaria and dysentery, and political upheaval.That’s where my par…
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39 min
Matt Erickson talks Pastor as Gardener (Discount still available!)
Hello everyone, my name is Joseph Lear, and this is Pastoral Theology.I’m a pastor, theologian, and professor bringing theology into the local church and the local church into theo…
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53 min
Evangelicals corrupted Bible reading by trying to defend it
What if the way evangelicals learned to defend the Bible actually corrupted the way we read it?That’s not a hostile question from a skeptic on the outside. That’s the argument my f…
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43 min
Tongues of Fire with Dr. Josh Brahinsky: How Charismatic Prayer Transforms Evangelical Brains and Inspires Spi…
I had the incredible privilege of interviewing Dr. Josh Brahinsky about his forthcoming book, Tongues of Fire: How Charismatic Prayer Changes Evangelical Brains and Inspires Spirit…
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8 min
Why Apologetics Suck and Doing Something Better with Preaching
I’m not a fan of trying to argue people into the kingdom of God. But neither do I think becoming a Christian is a leap into the irrational abyss of faith.So what the alternative? P…
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12 min
Book Update 4: The Contrast of Heaven
I’m writing a book about Pentecostal proclamation in the 21st century, and I’m sharing the process with you. The working title is Tongue On Fire: Pentecostal Proclamation in the 21…
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5 min
Surprised by God :: Sorprendido por Dios by Chris EW Green has hit the press
I’ve been heading up a project to get Chris EW Green’s Surprised by God: How and Why What We Think About the Divine Matters translated into Spanish.Both the English and Spanish ver…
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13 min
Seeing Jesus Without Seeing Him
Here’s another bit about my forthcoming book on Pentecostal preaching 🤓In the first part, I talk for 2-3 mins about mechanical and stylistic matters—like how I’ve manuscripted most…
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12 min
Book Update 3: The Problem of Christology for Pentecostal Preachers *and* Everyone Else
One of the odd ways that conservatism and liberalism in theology horseshoe together is anti-intellectualism. It’s a rejection of complicated, calm thoughtfulness about all things t…
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7 min
Book Update 2.5: We Look For A City
All Christian preaching should be Pentecostal preaching. One of the things that means is that all preaching should set the eyes of the congregation to the end times horizon. Jesus…
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14 min
Book Update 2: Unpacking Rival Eschatologies
It was my friend Matt Burdette who pointed out to me that the Communist Manifesto is a work of eschatology more than political philosophy. This insight ran parallel to some other r…
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8 min
End Times Proclamation and the Theology of the Church Go Hand in Hand
I’m a Pentecostal, and, as my mentor, Marty Mittlstadt, has written, Luke-Acts has functioned like a Bible within the Bible for the movement. In this video pod I talk about what my…
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Why I Wrote Resurrecting Worship
Here are a few reasons I wrote Resurrecting Worship: A Pentecostal Liturgy for Slow Burn Revival.* In an American evangelical church dominated by stories of megachurches, we need m…
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2 min
Book Update 1: It's Time To Wake Up
My next book is on Pentecostal preaching, which should be out next year. I’m convinced that preachers learn to preach more by imitation than by following a list of principles. With…
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16 min
Miscarriage Memorial
On Holy Saturday we observed a miscarriage memorial service at Resurrection Assembly of God, and I want to share a portion of that event with you.There’s a number of reasons we did…
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26 min
The Kingdom of God is Like an Immigrant Widow
The kingdom of God is like an immigrant widow who loved her destitute mother-in-law. That’s what I preached this last Sunday. What I didn’t preach I think is noteworthy: I didn’t p…
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27 min
God's Happy To Be Homeless So You Don't Have To Be
This is Pastoral Theology with Joseph Lear: Housing is a major problem in Iowa City. Over the years at Resurrection Assembly, we’ve moved our congregants in and out of houses, advo…
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26 min
Pledging Allegiance and the End of America
America is a temporary project. As often as we pray the Lord’s Prayer asking for God’s kingdom to come, we’re praying for the end of the United States of America. We look forward t…