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A New Kind of Christianity – Brian McLaren on SBE

Erik Guzman — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 14:37:36 +0000

If you know anything about Brian McLaren, you won’t be surprised to hear that his new book has many Christians’ undies in a bunch. Is McLaren a heretic or herald of God’s movement to get the church to do it Jesus’ way? Join Brian on Steve Brown Etc. and decide for yourself as we talk about his latest controversial work, A New Kind of Christianity: Ten Questions That Are Transforming the Faith.

(The reincarnation of Gandhi stops by as well.)

Time Magazine says Brian McLaren is one of America’s 25 most influential evangelicals. He’s a social activist, former pastor and author. Brian’s previous books include A New Kind of Christian, A Generous Orthodoxy, The Secret Message of Jesus, and Everything Must Change. Visit BrianMcLaren.net for all things Brian McLaren.

Restoring the Soul – Michael Cusick on SBE

Erik Guzman — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 15:59:18 +0000

If you’re a pastor and you struggle with sexual addiction, you know how hard it can be to come clean about your problems to those closest to you. You may want to get help, but you have a good chance of losing your livelihood if anyone ever found out. It’s a dark trap in which many Christian leaders find themselves.

If you can relate, take a break from looking at porn on the Internet and join us for Steve Brown Etc. with Michael Cusick.

For years, Michael led a hidden life that consisted of prostitutes, pornography, alcohol abuse, massage parlors and adultery. Today Michael has been clean for 15 years and he’s the founder and president of Restoring the Soul, an organization that exists to provide life changing soul care to Christian leaders. He’s also featured in the documentary Somebody’s Daughter: A Journey to Freedom from Pornography.

Emotionally Healthy Spirituality – Pete Scazzero on SBE

Erik Guzman — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 15:11:38 +0000

From the outside, it looked like Pastor Pete Scazzero was on top of the world. The church he planted in New York was filling up with people (many of them new Christians) and the atmosphere was electric.

However, on the inside, Pete was secretly dying. Then he hit the wall.

Don’t miss Pete Scazzero on Steve Brown Etc. as he talks about moving past manic religious activity to emotionally healthy spirituality.

Pete Scazzero is the senior pastor of New Life Fellowship Church in Queens, New York and author of Emotionally Healthy Spirituality and The Emotionally Healthy Church. Visit EmotionallyHealthy.org for more info and helpful resources.

Jim & Casper Go to Church – Jim Henderson on SBE

Erik Guzman — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 15:01:24 +0000

Jim Henderson bought an atheist’s soul on eBay, then he took him to church. That’s show-worthy enough, but Jim wasn’t trying to convert this guy. He wanted to see church through the eyes of an outsider. Jim found the experience so enlightening, he started going through atheists like a bag of chips.

Join us on this edition of Steve Brown Etc. as we talk with Jim Henderson about what he learned when he hired atheist, Matt Casper, to visit 10 churches with him and report on his reaction.

Jim Henderson is the co-founder and executive director of Off The Map and author of Jim and Casper Go to Church: Frank Conversation about Faith, Churches, and Well-Meaning Christians. Go to ThePracticingChurch.com to find out what Jim is doing with all this fancy atheist knowledge he’s getting.

The Great Emergence – Phyllis Tickle on SBE

Erik Guzman — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 14:06:41 +0000

Borrowing an image from Bishop Mark Dyer, Phyllis Tickle often says that every 500 years, the Church cleans out its attic and has a giant rummage sale. Join Phyllis Tickle on this edition of Steve Brown Etc. as we discuss the current purging, what’s on the table and the treasures we’re rediscovering in the process.

The implications for your ministry are staggering.

Phyllis Tickle is the founding editor of the Religion Department of Publishers Weekly and the author of The Great Emergence: How Christianity Is Changing and Why.

Go to TheGreatEmergence.com for a video discussion of the book and a free study guide.Phyllis Tickle on SBE

Leading with a Limp – Dan Allender

Erik Guzman — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 19:15:27 +0000

As a leader in the Church, you simply have to listen to this interview with Dan Allender. Here’s something he said to whet your appetite…

“What [posturing] leads to is this dual life. Who I am before you, I know I am not behind your back. And so the discrepancy, that sense of contradiction, I think is an acid that eventually literally tears away at the very fabric of faith for most leaders.”

And get this…

“I think if you were to peer into many leader’s hearts, they remember believing. They remember the first love. But in one sense, the posturing has so eroded something of their own capacity to be real and to be alive…that they’ve become somewhat robotic and certainly distant. And that kind of leadership never is a person that you would want to deeply follow.”

Dan Allender is the President of Mars Hill Graduate School and Professor of Counseling. He’s the author of a bunch of books, among them, The Wounded Heart: Hope for Adult Victims of Childhood Sexual Abuse.

Join Steve as he talks with Allender about his book, Leading with a Limp: Turning Your Struggles into Strengths.Dan Allender and Steve Brown

The Confessions of a Pooped Pastor – Steve Brown

Erik Guzman — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 16:00:09 +0000

It’s hard to be a pastor. The really hard part about being a pastor is that very few know how hard it is. Steve Brown is one of the few…the pooped…a pastor of pastors. Use the audio player options below to hear Steve’s confessions of a pooped pastor.

Steve was a pastor for over 30 years. He’s the Founder & President of Key Life Network. His radio broadcasts which include Key Life, Steve Brown Etc., and Think Spots are currently heard on more than 600 radio outlets. Steve also serves as Professor at the Orlando, FL campus of Reformed Theological Seminary. He teaches Communications and Pastoral Ministry.

The Mistakes of a Pooped Pastor – Steve Childers

Erik Guzman — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 15:58:55 +0000

Many think pastors only work one or two days a week, get lots of vacation time and enjoy the peace and contentment of constant intimacy with God. How is it possible to mess up a cush job like that? If you’re a pastor, you know better. Use the player options below to hear Steve Childers discuss the mistakes of a pooped pastor.

Steve Childers served as a pastor for 15 years. He’s now Professor of Practical Theology and Director of the Doctoral Program at Reformed Theological Seminary in Orlando. Steve also serves as Director of the U.S. Center for Church Planting, Inc., an interdenominational ministry that provides training, consultants and resources for church planters and missionaries throughout the world.

The Psychology of a Pooped Pastor – Dan Allender

Erik Guzman — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 15:56:00 +0000

Pastors are expected to play the roll of prophet, priest and king. Attempting to embody these three contradictory callings is enough to drive the best of us nuts. Use the player options below to hear Dan Allender discuss the psychology of a pooped pastor.

Dan Allender is President & Professor of Counseling at Mars Hill Graduate School in Seattle, WA. He has authored numerous books including The Wounded Heart and The Healing Path and has co-authored a number of books with Tremper Longman, III, including Bold Love and The Cry of the Soul.

The Honesty of a Pooped Pastor – Tom Wood

Erik Guzman — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 15:55:37 +0000

As a pastor, the prospect of getting honest with the leadership in your church and your congregation probably scares the spit out of you. Use the player options below to hear Tom Wood talk about the honesty of a pooped pastor.

Tom Wood has been a pastor for 25 years. He has planted and pastored two churches and has served as a church planting trainer and coach for the Presbyterian Church in America. He is currently the president of Church Multiplication Ministries, in Atlanta. His mission is starting, strengthening and multiplying grace centered churches and church planting networks, through coaching and consults with church planting pastors, leaders and emerging leaders.

The Outlets of a Pooped Pastor – Pete Alwinson

Erik Guzman — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 15:54:59 +0000

One of the reasons pastors are pooped is that there is very little room for joy in their schedules. Driven by guilt and duty, many pastors crash and burn without healthy outlets. Use the audio player below to hear Pete Alwinson discuss the outlets of a pooped pastor.

Pete Alwinson has been a pastor for 20 years. Currently, he serves as the Senior Pastor of Willow Creek Church, P.C.A. in Winter Springs, FL. Pete also travels with Man in the Mirror teaching seminars for men, frequently teaching Communications at Reformed Theological Seminary in Orlando and shares the microphone with Steve Brown for Q & A on the Friday broadcasts on Key Life.