Knowing Faith

Kyle Worley is joined by Tyler Sykora to answer the question, “How do we get more out of daily Bible reading?”

Questions Covered in This Episode:

• How do we get more out of daily Bible reading?
• What if someone gets stalled out?

Guest Bio:

W. Tyler Sykora is the Chief of Staff in the Office of the President and Assistant Professor of Biblical Studies at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. He is also a pastor at Liberty Bapti...

Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley continue their discussion on the book of Revelation by discussing the symbolism found in Chapters 18-20.

Questions Covered in This Episode:

• What’s the point of Revelation? What’s the big idea?
• Why Babylon?
• Is there a discomfort around what the Bible says about judgment?
• What are the “woes” we find in Chapter 18?
• Who is the multitude in Revelation 19?
• Who is the bride in the marriage supper of th...

Kyle Worley is joined by Sam Pirotta to answer the question, “Why go to seminary if I'm already in ministry?”

Questions Covered in This Episode:

• Why go to seminary if I'm already in ministry?
• What is the benefit of doctrinal studies for evangelism?
• Why Midwestern?

Guest Bio:

Sam Pirotta is currently working on his Ph.D. in Systematic Theology at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. He is an evangelist with Ambassadors for Ch...

Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley continue their discussion on the core doctrines of the Christian faith by having a conversation about union with Christ.

Questions Covered in This Episode:

• What is union with Christ? Why does it matter?
• Why do we have an unbalanced understanding of this? Why do we think more about Christ in me?
• How does the story of the prodigal son show us union with Christ?
• What is the difference between Uni...

Kyle Worley is joined by Dale Johnson to answer the question, “How do I help a hurting person?”

Questions Covered in This Episode:

• How do I help a hurting person?
• What's the single greatest struggle you see well-intended Christians face when attempting to care for a hurting person?

Guest Bio:

T. Dale Johnson, Jr., is the Director of Counseling Programs and Professor of Biblical Counseling at Midwestern Baptist Theological Semin...

Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley discuss the significance of the resurrection and ascension of Jesus. 

Questions Covered in This Episode:

• Is the resurrection of Jesus surprising?
• Was the “resurrection” part of Jewish beliefs or hopes at the time of Jesus?
• Hadn’t they already seen a resurrection with Lazarus?
• Should we be troubled that the resurrection accounts we have in the gospels aren’t a perfect match?
• What does the resurr...

Kyle Worley is joined by Leslie Umstattd and Christy Allen to discuss how to care for women in the local church.

Questions Covered in This Episode:

• Why are you passionate about caring for women in the church?
• What are two key practices for women to grow in their ability to care for women in their local church??

Guest Bio:

Leslie Umstattd serves as Associate Professor of Christian Education & Ministry to Women and Faculty Co-Coo...

Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley are joined by Dr. Jeremy Treat to discuss the doctrine of atonement.

Questions Covered in This Episode:

• When and how did we learn about the atonement?
• What is the event of the atonement? What does the word mean?
• How is the cross an enthronement ceremony?
• What do we gain when we view the atonement with this lens?
• Is there a predominant theme in the atonement?
• How do the atonement, resurrection, a...

Kyle Worley is joined by Jason Allen to answer the question, “Why is community crucial for ministry preparation?”

Questions Covered in This Episode:

• Why is community crucial for ministry preparation?

Guest Bio:

Dr. Jason Allen is the president of Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. In addition to his role as president, he also serves as a professor for preaching and pastoral ministry. He is the author of a number of books...

Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley are back in the book of Revelation to discuss chapters 15-17.

Questions Covered in This Episode:

• We’ve been talking about cycles of 7 this season - what we are looking for here?
• What's the point of Revelation?
• What is this history showing us?
• What is the song of Moses supposed to remind us of?
• What about the sea?
• What is the new song?
• How else is this text pointing back to Exodus? (temple, bowls ...

Kyle Worley is joined by Jared Wilson to discuss his new book “Lest We Drift” and answer the question, what happens if we depart from the one true gospel?

Questions Covered in This Episode:

• Why did you write “Lest We Drift: Five Departure Dangers from the One True Gospel”?
• What are two of the five dangers?
• What is the solution?

Guest Bio:

Jared C. Wilson serves as Assistant Professor of Pastoral Ministry, Author in Residence, an...

Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley are joined by Kevin J. Vanhoozer to discuss his new book, “Mere Christian Hermeneutics.”

Questions Covered in This Episode:

• Can you give our listeners a sense of your larger interest? What are you trying to accomplish in your body of work? What’s your goal as you write and teach?
• What is hermeneutics?
• What is the Bible? What is it meant to do?
• What is mere Christianity? What’s a mere Christian...

Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley continue their discussion on the book of Revelation by looking at chapters 13-14.

Questions Covered in This Episode:

• What is Revelation?
• Who is the beast? What about the sea?
• How do we understand the dragon, the beast from the sea, and the beast from the earth?
• What is your personal experience with the mark of the beast?
• How are we supposed to understand the number of the beast?
• How do we see th...

Kyle Worley is joined by Dean Inserra to answer the question, how have you seen seminary education benefit your local church?

Questions Covered in This Episode:

• How have you seen seminary education benefit your local church?
• What does being “for the church” really mean for a seminary?

Guest Bio:

Dean Inserra is the founding and lead pastor of CITYCHURCH, where he leads the vision and preaching. Dean graduated from Liberty Unive...

Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley are joined by Patrick Schreiner to discuss what the gospel of the Kingdom is.

Questions Covered in This Episode:

• When the New Testament says that Jesus was preaching the gospel of the kingdom, before his death, burial, resurrection, and ascension; what gospel is he preaching?
• How does “the Kingdom” help frame the story of the Bible?
• When you share the gospel with somebody, do you include king...

Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley discuss the imagery and symbolic history found in Revelation 12.

Questions Covered in This Episode:

• What is the purpose of Revelation?
• Where are we in the book of Revelation?
• Who is the dragon? Who is the child? Who is the woman?
• Where do we find a contrast between a woman and a dragon in the story of the bible prior to Revelation?
• How is Revelation providing instruction on how a Christian can ...

Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley discuss a core doctrine of the Christian faith; Christology.

Questions Covered in This Episode:

• What is the common approach to Jesus in our cultural moment?
• Where should someone start if they want to dive deep into the question of who is Jesus?
• What about when Colossians 1 calls him the “firstborn?”
• What are the essentials of Christology?
• What are the implications of leaning into one of the nat...

Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley discuss what it means to be a disciple and launch a preview of their Deep Discipleship Program!

Questions Covered in This Episode:

• What is the need of the hour in the church today in the global west?
• What is a disciple?
• Why should we spend our time learning?
• What is deep discipleship?
• Why is community important?
• What do disciples need?
• How do we pursue deep discipleship?
• What is the goal of deep d...

Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley are back to explore the book of Revelation!

Questions Covered in This Episode:

• Who wrote Revelation? Where? When?
• How does Rev. 1:4-8 lay down a thesis of sorts for the book?
• How do you encourage people to study the book of Revelation?
• What genre is the book of Revelation?
• What are helpful terms to define when studying this book?
• Are people comfortable with the seven letters?
• How are numbers bein...