Wesley Seminary Podcast

Wesley Seminary Podcast

The Wesley Seminary podcast seeks to provide relevant content to those in ministry while addressing questions of faith with intention and thought. Centered around audience interaction and listener feedback, the podcast is led by Dr. Aaron Perry, Assistant Professor of Pastoral Theology and Leadership at Wesley Seminary.

Episodes

April 6, 2023 12 mins

The final episode in the Lay Leadership series on giving thanks to your team and Aaron's final episode.

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Aaron discusses the difficulties in managing people and tips to become a better leader.

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Aaron is joined by Mike Croteau to discuss the pillars of his life that God revealed to him while fighting lupus. 

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Aaron is joined by Rev. Neal Horner to discuss the importance of talking about financial wellness in the church.

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Aaron discusses how ministry training also doubles as spiritual formation, and how to best prepare lay leaders for training.

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Aaron discusses the importance of fully understanding a task if you are the one recruiting for it. Link to Doug Paul's episode: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4eOYRZy6yh2M7ZWHChY3ot?si=133b04be14074216
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Dr. Aaron Perry addresses why it might be difficult to ask lay leaders to assume roles for the church and how to overcome those obstacles.

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February 2, 2023 19 mins

Dr. Aaron Perry continues his series on Lay Leadership by discussing how to cast your vision through multiple helpful and practical metaphors.

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This week: Aaron discusses 3 theological convictions for both pastors and lay people to help them find their place in ministry.

 

Aaron's email: Aaron.perry@indwes.edu

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January 19, 2023 22 mins

Aaron is joined by his brother, Paul Perry, to discuss what it has been like to attend the same church for 25 years.

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Aaron is joined by Rev. Alex Mandura to discuss how important self-care is for pastors. Link to financial website: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0HEdnk1duWw68gnOu9FLCP?si=d564bc4cb2084e70
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Aaron is joined by Dr. Gary Hartenburg to discuss how the teachings of Aristotle apply to modern day education.

 

Link to Aristotle: Education for Virtue and Leisure: https://classicalacademicpress.com/products/aristotle

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Aaron is joined by Dr. Justin Bradbury to discuss the many aspects of mission and the connection that missional work gives Christians to the rest of the world.

 

Dr. Bradbury's Email: jbpastor5@gmail.com

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Aaron is joined by Rev. Catherine Howie to discuss how key a role second chair leaders are for keeping balance in a congregation or workspace.

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Aaron is joined by Heidi Haverkamp to discuss the elements of advent buried in the text of The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe and how it can help prepare us for Christmas.

 

Link to Advent in Narnia: https://www.wjkbooks.com/Products/0664261795/advent-in-narnia.aspx

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Aaron is joined by Steven Eng to discuss how Christians can interact with politics and help promote public policies.

 

Steven's Email: Seng@nae.org

Link to the NAE: https://www.nae.org/resources/

Link to For the Health of the Nation: https://www.nae.org/for-the-health-of-the-nation-publication/

 

Link to Episode 67: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wesley-seminary-podcast/id1286343947?i=1000428389337

Link to Episode 226: https://podc...

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November 10, 2022 31 mins

Aaron is joined by John E. Johnson to discuss how we should incorporate God into our leadership principles.

 

Link to Rooted Leadership: https://zondervanacademic.com/products/rooted-leadership

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Dr. Aaron Perry muses over his time spent in Barbados, and how it inspired in him the metaphor of us being lost in the sea by the distractions of life.

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Aaron is joined by Rev. Jack Lynn to discuss what the role of an interim pastor is, and helpful hints for this time of transition.

 

Contact Rev. Lynn: jlynn@theglr.org

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Aaron is joined by Dr. Jeremy Grinnell to discuss personal redemption from self-inflicted wounds and regaining your life after a critical mistake.

 

Link to The Bellowing of Cain: https://bellowingofcain.com/

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