Podcasts by Seminary Dropout

Seminary Dropout

Interviews with Christian authors, leaders, and thinkers.

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Kellye Fabian on Holy Vulnerability from 2022-02-04T23:21:35











Kellye Fabian serves at Willow Creek Community Church ...

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Timothy Mackie and Jonathan Collins from BibleProject from 2021-12-04T00:02:38











Tim Mackie is a writer and creative director for BibleProject. He has a PhD in Semitic Languages and Biblical S...

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Beth Allison Barr on Biblical Womanhood from 2021-11-19T12:36:48











Beth Allison Barr received her B.A. from Baylor University and her M.A. and Ph.D. in Medieval History from the University of North Carolina at...

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Seven Things Mike Bird Wishes Christians Knew about the Bible from 2021-11-05T12:26:21











Michael grew up in Brisbane before joining the Army and serving as a paratrooper, intelligence operator, and then chaplains assistant. It was ...

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John Dickson and the Bullies and Saints of Christian History from 2021-10-22T13:00











Dr John Dickson thinks, writes, and speaks. Starting out as a singer-songwriter, he now works as an author, academic, and media presenter. In ...

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223 – Emotionally Healthy Discipleship with Pete Scazzero from 2021-05-28T19:48:43











Pete Scazzero, after leading New Life Fellowship Church for 26 ...

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123 – Emotionally Healthy Discipleship with Pete Scazzero from 2021-05-28T19:48:43











Pete Scazzero, after leading New Life Fellowship Church for ...

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222 – Michelle Reyes, On Building Lasting Connections Across Cultures from 2021-05-21T19:43:37



Michelle Ami Reyes, PhD, is an Indian American writer, speaker, and activist whose work on faith and culture has been featured in Christianity Today, Faithfully Magazine, Patheos, and mo...

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220 – After Doubt: How to Question Your Faith Without Losing it, with A.J. Swoboda from 2021-04-03T01:08:51



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A. J. Swoboda (PhD, University of Birmingham) is assistant professor of Bible, theology, and world Christi...

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OnRamp S3E1: Welcome Back! Kerri Introduces The Cultural Humility and Antioppressive Leadership Model from 2020-06-17T03:41:36



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217 – Real Life Epidemiologist, Dr. Emily Smith Answers Our Covid 19 Questions. from 2020-05-08T22:07:54



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Emily Smith, an assistant professor of epidemiology at the Robbins C...

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216 – Are Christians Supposed to be Pacifists? With Ron Sider. from 2020-04-24T22:53:57



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215 – Cyd & Jeff Holsclaw On Their New Book “Does God Really Like Me?: Discovering the God Who Wants to Be With Us” from 2020-01-31T22:15:22



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Cyd Holsclaw is a pastor at Vineyard North in Grand Rapids...

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209 – Jeremy Courtney, Found of Preemptive Love Coalition, and Author of Love Anyway from 2019-10-04T20:56:41











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Jeremy Courtney is founder and CEO of Preemptive Love Coalition, a “...

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208 – Natalie Frisk on Raising Disciples from 2019-09-21T02:20:30











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Natalie Frisk is the cur...

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207 – Glenn Packiam Talks ‘Blessed Broken Given: How Your Story Becomes Sacred in the Hands of Jesus’ from 2019-08-28T21:04:41



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Glenn Packiam is an Associate Senior Pastor at New Life Church, a multi-congregational church in Colorado Spring...

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206 – Christena Cleveland on whitemalegod and More! from 2019-07-05T20:37:21



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Christena Cleveland Ph.D. is a social psychologist, public theologia...

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Seminary Dropout Sermon Special: Wholeness Between Ourselves and the Universe from 2019-06-06T17:01:17



Shane concludes a Guiding Values series by teaching about Wholeness. At Austin Mustard Seed we believe that God is in the process of restoring our lives, those around us, and all creatio...

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205 – Did Paul Believe Husbands Are the ‘Head’ of Their Wives or that Women Should Wear Head Coverings? Lucy Peppiatt Has Some Answers. from 2019-05-29T15:20:48



Lucy Peppiatt (PhD, Otago) is the principal of Westminster Theological Centre. Her research interests are Christ and the Spirit, charismatic theology, discipleship, and 1 Corinthians, an...

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Seminary Dropout Sermon Special: Women in Ministry from 2019-05-23T17:47:21



Shane speaks about why we as a community ordain women into pastoral leadership and ministry.







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Rebroadcast: Seminary Dropout 83: Rachel Held Evans from 2019-05-18T20:07:14



Rachel Held Evans is a tremendously successful blogger and author. Many believers have found a refuge in her writings. You can follow her on her blog at Listen

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204 – Ed Cyzewski, Author of “Flee, Be Silent, Pray: Ancient Prayers for Anxious Christians” from 2019-05-04T16:07:04

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Ed Cyzewski is the author of Flee, Be Silent, Pray; A Christian Survival Guide; and other books. He helps anxious Christians learn about contemplative praye...

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203 – Michael Rhodes, Author of ‘Practicing the King’s Economy’ from 2019-04-26T22:09:55

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202 – Kathy Khang, Author of “Raise Your Voice: Why We Stay Silent and How to Speak Up” from 2019-04-20T01:04:40

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201 – Austin Fischer, Talks Faith & Doubt from 2019-04-12T22:47:31

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200 – Emily P Freeman from 2019-04-05T19:54:19



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Emily P. Freeman is a writer, creative director, and spiritual mentor who helps create space for the soul to bre...

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Seminary Dropout 199 – Carolyn Custis James, Author of ‘Finding God in the Margins: The Book of Ruth’ from 2019-01-12T21:32:40

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Carolyn Custis James is an award-winning author and international speaker. She blogs at www.carolyncustisjames.com, as a Leading Voice at MissioA...

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Seminary Dropout 198 – Matthew Bates, Author of ‘Salvation by Allegiance Alone: Rethinking Faith, Works, and the Gospel of Jesus the King’ from 2018-12-15T00:07:37

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Matthew W. Bates (Ph.D., University of Notre Dame) is Assistant Professor of Theology at Quincy University. His main teaching area is the Bible a...

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196 – Lee Strobel, The Case For Miracles from 2018-11-16T21:07:06

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194 – Rebekah Lyons, on Hardship, Feminism, and More! from 2018-06-08T21:37:18

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192 – Bonnie Kristian, Author of A Flexible Faith from 2018-05-18T22:15:52

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188 – Daniel Hill, on What it Means to be White from 2018-04-06T17:05:06

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187 – Chris A. Hall on Living Wisely with the Church Fathers from 2018-03-26T22:35:26

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185 – Shannon Kiser & Verlon Fosner Talk About Revitalizing a 90 Year Old Church, A Bilingual Church, and Fresh Expressions from 2018-03-02T23:53:21

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184 – Michael Beck, Talking about Church in a Tattoo Parlor, Yoga Studio, and Dog Park from 2018-02-23T17:21:39

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182 – Travis Collins, What is a Fresh Expression of Church Anyway? from 2018-02-13T03:08:14

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The State of the Podcast from 2017-12-29T23:01:34

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My original intention was to pick SD back up in January, which is now just a few days away. Some of you may remember I did the s...

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A Seminary Dropout Preview of OnRamp Season 2 from 2017-12-15T21:41:53

Hey Seminary Dropout listeners this is a very special episode in which I’m previewing the first episode of season 2 of OnRamp, my other podcast.

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180 – John Mark McMillan, Talks Creativity, Minivans, and His New Album “Mercury & Lightning” from 2017-11-25T01:17:30

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179 – Amena Brown, Author of “How to Fix a Broken Record” on Poetry, Marriage, and Princesses from 2017-11-17T17:21:52

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178 – Bruxy Cavey, Author of “Reunion: The Good News of Jesus for Seekers, Saints, and Sinners” from 2017-11-11T00:24:13

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177 – Tara Beth Leach, Author of Emboldened: A Vision for Empowering Women in Ministry from 2017-11-03T20:49:11

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176 – Kelley Nikondeha, Talks about Being Adopted, Adopting, & the Biblical Narrative of Adoption from 2017-10-30T16:28:46

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175 – Monique & Vito Aiuto of The Welcome Wagon, on Their New Album: Light Up The Stairs from 2017-10-21T02:06:14

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171 – Mandy Smith, Author of ‘The Vulnerable Pastor’ and Director of SheLeads 2017 from 2017-09-08T20:13:14

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166 – Leroy Barber on the NFL, and Colin Kaepernick from 2017-07-24T20:31:28

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160 – Karen Swallow Prior: Abortion in the USA from 2017-05-27T00:08:14

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156 – Traveling to Sri Lanka with Compassion International from 2017-04-22T20:28:22

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154 – Jamin Goggin & Kyle Strobel on the Church’s Problems with Power from 2017-04-08T19:49:17



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A Very Special Episode of Seminary Dropout: Announcing a Brand New Podcast – OnRamp from 2016-12-14T23:00:56

Hey Seminary Dropout listeners this is a very special episode in which I’m previewing to you the very first episode of a brand new podcast called OnRamp. OnRamp is hosted by myself and my fri...

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153: David Fitch Author of ‘Faithful Presence: Seven Disciplines that Shape the Church for Mission’ from 2016-12-01T13:30:47

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David E. Fitch (PhD, Northwestern University) is the B. R. Lindner Chair of Evang...

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152: Paul Pavao on Cancer, The Early Church, and Living in Intentional Community from 2016-11-29T03:05:14

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Paul Pavao is a teacher at Rose Creek village, a Christian community. He is marrie...

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151: Greg Boyd on How to Live in a Trump Presidency from 2016-11-19T14:30:08

Greg Boyd is an internationally recognized theologian, preacher, teacher, apologist and author.

He has been featured on the front page of The New York Times, The Charlie Rose Show, CNN, N...

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150: #SheLeads: Reclaiming the Blessed Alliance for Faithful Mission – Austin Panel from 2016-11-11T00:03:38

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On Saturday October 29th Missio Alliance hosted She Leads: Reclaiming th...

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149: Leonard Sweet talks about The Bad Habits of Jesus from 2016-11-04T12:30:21

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Leonard I. Sweet is an American theologian, semiotician, church historian, past...

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148: Shane Claiborne Talks “Executing Grace: How the Death Penalty Killed Jesus and Why it’s Killing Us” from 2016-10-27T12:15:19

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Shane Claiborne graduated from Eastern University...

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147: N.T. Wright Talks about The Day the Revolution Began from 2016-10-20T21:22:08

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N.T. WRIGHT is the former Bishop of Durham in the Church of England...

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146: Voting, Part 2 with Nekeisha Alayna Alexis from 2016-10-14T20:16:40



Nekeisha Alayna Alexis is an independent scholar with wide-ranging interests related to human and other animal liberation. She orients her life toward undoing oppression through her vega...

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145: Voting, Part 1 with Greg Boyd from 2016-10-08T09:33:49



Greg Boyd is an internationally recognized theologian, preacher, teacher, apologist and author.

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144: Ann Voskamp on her new book “The Broken Way: A Daring Path Into the Abundant Life” from 2016-09-30T12:30:44



Ann Voskamp’s the wife of one fine, down-to-earth farmer; a book-reading mama to a posse of seven; and the author of the New York Times bestsellers The Greatest Gift and Unwrapping...

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143: Mike McHargue aka “Science Mike”, Author of “Finding God In The Waves” from 2016-09-22T15:18:49

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Mike McHargue (better known as Science Mike) is the best-selling author o...

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142: Brandon Hatmaker, Author of “A Mile Wide” from 2016-09-15T21:37:03

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Brandon is an author, biker, humanitarian, and a huge fan of the under...

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141: Cathleen Falsani & Jennifer Grant, Editors of “Disquiet Time” from 2016-09-09T14:00:55

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A Connecticut native and granddaughter of Italian and Iri...

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140: Frank James, Logos Video Course: “Introducing Church History” from 2016-09-01T19:15:10

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Dr. James has two doctorates, a D.Phil. in History from Oxford University and a Ph.D. ...

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139: Todd Adkins, Host of “5 Leadership Questions” from 2016-08-25T21:15:59

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Todd Adkins is the Director of Leadership at Lifeway Christian Resources. H...

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138: Morgan Guyton, Author of “How Jesus Saves the World From Us” from 2016-08-19T16:45:55

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Christianity has always been about being saved. But today what Christians ...

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137: Chris Marlow, Author of ” Doing Good is Simple: Make a Difference Right Where You Are” from 2016-08-11T17:00:58

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Chris Marlow, founder of the global advocacy organization Help One Now, once felt par...

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136: Gerald McDermott, Author of “The Great Theologians, A Brief Guide” from 2016-08-04T06:45:24

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Gerald R. McDermott (PhD, University of Iowa) is Anglican Chair o...

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135: Suzanne Burden, Author of “Reclaiming Eve: The Identity and Calling of Women in the Kingdom of God” from 2016-07-28T15:00:44

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Suzanne is a graduate of Cornerstone University and Grace Theological Seminary...

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134: Jessica Kelley, Author of “Lord Willing?: Wrestling with God’s Role in My Child’s Death” from 2016-07-21T17:00:01

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Jessica Kelley is a writer, speaker, and survivor of child loss. Sh...

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133: Lisa Sharon Harper on The Very Good Gospel: How Everything Wrong Can Be Made Right from 2016-07-14T17:00:10

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Lisa Sharon Harper is the chief church engagement offic...

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Seminary Dropout 131: Brian Zahnd Author of “Water to Wine: Some of My Story” from 2016-07-02T05:21:39

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Brian Zahnd is the founder and lead pastor, of Word o...

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Seminary Dropout 130: Makoto Fujimura, Author of Silence and Beauty: Hidden Faith Born of Suffering from 2016-06-23T17:00:13

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Makoto Fujimura is an internationally renowned artist, writer and speaker ...

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Seminary Dropout 129: Christine Caine on Shame, Immigration, and Freedom from 2016-06-16T22:00:42

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Christine Caine is a recognized teacher, preacher, author, and act...

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Seminary Dropout 128: Soong-Chan Rah, on Prophetic Lament: A Call for Justice in Troubled Times from 2016-06-09T19:00:25

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Soong-Chan Rah is the Milton B. Engebretson Associate Professor of Church ...

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Seminary Dropout 127: Rethinking Hell with Chris Date & Graham Ware from 2016-06-02T19:00:33

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Graham Ware is currently Pastor of Centre Street Baptist Church in...

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