Beeson Divinity Podcast

Co-hosts Doug Sweeney and Kristen Padilla talk with Walter Kim about his pastoral ministry, serving as president of the National Association of Evangelicals, what it means to be an evangelical and the scope of evangelicalism around the world.

Josh Reeves talks about the intersection of science and faith, his work with the Center for Science and Religion, his new book, "Redeeming Expertise: Scientific Trust in the Future of the Church," and an upcoming theological anthropology conference in this week's episode.

Co-hosts Doug Sweeney and Kristen Padilla introduce and play a sermon given by Mark Gignilliat titled, God's Advent Promise, which he preached at the Cathedral Church of the Advent in Dec. 2020.

Co-hosts Doug Sweeney and Kristen Padilla talk to Tim Cox about his more than 20 years of pastoral ministry at Liberty Baptist Church in Chelsea, the Alabama Baptist State Convention, and what God is doing among Southern Baptists. 

Co-hosts Doug Sweeney and Kristen Padilla talk to Paul Lawler about the history of Methodism, the future global Methodist church and Beeson's new Wesleyan Certificate. 

Co-hosts Doug Sweeney and Kristen Padilla talk to Michael McClymond about the annual Reformation Heritage lectures he delivered at Beeson in October called, Seeing Christ's Cross Through a Reformation Lens.

This week on the Beeson podcast, the Rev. Dr. Eric Riesen chats with co-hosts Doug Sweeney and Kristen Padilla about the North American Lutheran Church, Beeson’s partnership with the NALC denomination, and his over 30 years of parish ministry experience and how that informs his current role as president of the North American Lutheran Seminary.

Co-hosts Doug Sweeney and Kristen Padilla talk to Karen Ellis this week on the podcast about International Christian Response, Center for the Study of the Bible and Ethnicity and her Go Global Missions Emphasis sermon.

This week's guest is the Rev. Dr. Jason McConnell, pastor of Franklin United Church in Vermont and D.Min. graduate of Beeson, who supervises one of Beeson's Cross-Cultural Ministry Practicum options. He talks to Doug and Kristen about his ministry in Vermont and what he enjoys about the CCMP.

Beeson student Scott Dunaway shares about his CCMP in Alaska this summer for this three-week series on Beeson Divinity School's Cross-Cultural Ministry Practicum.

Beeson students Dallas and Emily Knight share about their CCMP in Vermont this summer for a new three-week series on Beeson Divinity School's Cross-Cultural Ministry Practicum.

Co-hosts Doug Sweeney and Kristen Padilla talk to Doug Webster about his recent book, The Parables: Jesus' Friendly Subversive Speech.

Mark Gignilliat discusses his article, A Prophetically Shaped Ministry, which he contributed to the 2021 Beeson magazine.

Ronald Sterling discusses his article, Persevering in Ministry During Challening Times, which he contributed to the 2021 Beeson magazine.

Paul House discusses his article, Imperturbable Endurance: Fritz Onnasch, Bonhoeffer's Forgotten Friend, which he contributed to the 2021 Beeson magazine.

This week's guest on the Beeson podcast is Beeson alumna Dr. Carol Griggs, who serves as the director of operations of the University of Wisconsin-Madison's University Health Services.

This week on the show, co-hosts Doug Sweeney and Kristen Padilla talk with Jennifer Powell McNutt about the plenary sessions she gave at the Women in Ministry Conference this summer at Beeson Divinity School.

Co-hosts Doug Sweeney and Kristen Padilla chat with Tom Fuller and Donald Guthrie about the first annual Alumni Conference, which is scheduled Nov. 4-6 for Beeson alumni, and about resiliency in ministry.

Co-hosts Doug Sweeney and Kristen Padilla sit down with Tim Hall, dean of Samford University's Howard College of Arts and Sciences, to discuss his work, research and faith.

Co-hosts Doug Sweeney and Kristen Padilla sit down with Betsy Holloway, vice president of Samford University's marketing and communication, to discuss her work and how her faith intersects with her work at Samford.