Whole & Holy: The Bethel Seminary Podcast
Helping ministry leaders be more effective in advancing the Gospel
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This episode features Kaycee Stanley, CEO of the Reel Hope Project. This project seeks to connect kids in the foster care system with their forever families. Seminary dean Peter Vogt and Kaycee Stanley discuss how the church can support these kids and the importance of doing so.
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Bethel Seminary alum Nick Hall joins Bethel Seminary dean Peter Vogt for a conversation about evangelism and how the church today needs to think about this important aspect of ministry.
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Bethel Seminary Dean Dr. Peter Vogt has another conversation with Dr. Chris Watkin, the 2024-25 Bethel Seminary Karlson Scholar. This is a wide ranging discussion about engaging culture, projects Chris is working on and planning, and some reflections on his time as the Bethel Seminary Karlson Scholar.
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Bethel Seminary Dean Peter Vogt interviews the 2025-26 Bethel Seminary Karlson Scholar Dr. Chris Watkin. Chris is the author of Biblical Critical Theory, the 2024 Christianity Book Award winner.
Resources mentioned in this episode:
Chris Watkin, Biblical Critical Theory
Augustine, City of God
John Stott and John Wyatt, Issues Facing Christians Today
Rev. Jeff Sanders, a pastor and licensed marriage and family therapist, talks to seminary dean Dr. Peter Vogt about resilience in ministry and how to cultivate the habits leading to it.
Resources mentioned in this episode:
Burns, B., Chapman, T., and Guthrie, D. Resilient Ministry: What Pastors Told us about Surviving and Thriving (2013) Oliver, G., and Olson, D. It's All About Relationships: Emotional & Relational Intelligen...Bethel Seminary dean Dr. Peter Vogt has a second conversation with pastor/theologian Chris Ganski about what artificial intelligence might mean for the church. Part 1 is episode 27.
Resources mentioned in this episode:
Jacques Ellul, The Technological Society
Andy Crouch, The Life We're Looking For: Reclaiming Relationship in a Technological World.
Craig M. Gay, Modern Technology and the Human Future: A Christian Appraisal
In this episode, Bethel Seminary Dean has a conversation with Pastor Francis Chan. Listeners submitted questions that Francis Chan addresses.
Resources mentioned in this episode:
The Send conference
Antioch Church, Waco TX
Crazy Love ministry
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Bethel Seminary dean Dr. Peter Vogt has a conversation with pastor/theologian Chris Ganski about what artificial intelligence might mean for the church. This is the first of two episodes focused on this topic.
Resources mentioned in this episode:
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In this episode, Seminary Dean Peter Vogt has a conversation with Heather Flies, Junior High Pastor at Wooddale Church in Eden Prairie, MN, and the Youth Ministry Advisor for Bethel Seminary's new Master of Arts in Children's, Youth, and Family Ministry program.
Resources mentioned in this episode:
Heather Flies, I Want to Talk With My Teen About Girl Stuff
Heather Flies, That's What She Said / That's What He Said
Doug Fields, Your...
Bestselling author Francis Chan joins Bethel Seminary Dean Dr. Peter T. Vogt for a conversation about living authentically as followers of Jesus.
Resources mentioned in this episode:
Francis Chan, Crazy Love: Overwhelmed By A Relentless God
Francis Chan, Forgotten God
Francis Chan, You and Me Forever: Marriage in Light of Eternity
A.W. Tozer, The Attributes of God: A Journey Into the Father's Heart
Brother Lawrence, The Practice of...
Bethel Seminary Dean Peter Vogt has a conversation with theologian David Clark about ways of approaching cultural engagement in a sound biblical and theological manner.
Resources mentioned in the episode:
James Davidson Hunter, Culture Wars (academic source on nature of 'culture war') Andy Stanley, Not In It to Win It: Why Choosing Sides ... Sidelines the Church (pastor speaks to importance of prioritizing the Gospel) Rebecca M...Pastors Nathan Miller and Aaron Brockmeier, leaders in the "Made to Flourish" network, join Bethel Seminary Dean Dr. Peter Vogt for a conversation about the role work plays in Christian discipleship.
Resources mentioned in the episode:
Made to Flourish Network -- free resources for people interested in learning more about the integration of faith and work
Bethel Seminary "Work with Purpose" Resource page
Luke Bobo, et al, Fertile G...
Bethel Seminary Dean Dr. Peter Vogt has a conversation with Rev. Joe Boyd about evangelism, why it matters and how to help churches and followers of Jesus be more effective at it.
Resources mentioned in this episode are:
Timothy International (micro churches): https://usa.ttionline.org/micro-churches/ Rick Richardson, You Found Me Organic Outreach books: For churches https://www.amazon.com/Organic-Outreach-Churches-Evangelistic...This episode features a conversation with Bethel Seminary professors Jeannine Brown and John Dunne. They discuss ancient and modern portrayals of Jesus and how they help us better understand the Gospels.
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This episode features a conversation with Ivan Veldhuizen, Vice president for International Ministries at Converge. He oversees all mission efforts and missionaries for Converge. This conversation focuses on the importance of missions to the local church.
Resources mentioned in this episode:
J.D. Greear, Gaining By Losing: Why the Future Belongs to Churches That Send
This episode features Drs. Jeannine Brown and Mark Strauss, who serve on the Committee on Bible Translation as well as professors of New Testament at Bethel Seminary. They discuss translation philosophy and share insights into the decisions of the Bible translation team.
Resources mentioned in this episode:
Gordon Fee and Mark Strauss, How to Choose a Translation for All Its Worth
Glen Scorgie, Mark Strauss, and Steven Voth, eds., ...
This episode features a conversation with Rachel Wightman, who serves as Associate Director for Instruction and Outreach at Concordia University Library in St. Paul, MN. She has researched and teaches on dealing with misinformation and how to address it.
Resources mentioned in this episode:
TED Talk - https://www.ted.com/talks/eli_pariser_beware_online_filter_bubbles?language=en AllSides - www.allsides.com Rachel's website - www.ra...This episode features a conversation with Michael Vedders, Vice President of Enrollment and Marketing at Bethel University. He and Bethel Seminary Dean Peter Vogt discuss the importance of marketing for churches, what it is -- and is not, and some things to consider in effective marketing.
Please provide feedback --including suggestions for future episodes -- at whole-and-holy@bethel.edu
This episode features a conversation with Leith Anderson, pastor emeritus of Wooddale Church in Eden Prairie, MN, and president emeritus of the National Association of Evangelicals. We discuss strategies for effective leadership in times of division.
Resources mentioned in this episode:
Wooddale Church, Eden Prairie MN
National Association of Evangelicals
Hosanna Church, Lakeville MN, series on religion and politics
...This episode features a conversation with Pastor John Mark Comer, who serves as Pastor of Vision and Teaching at Bridgetown Church in Portland, Oregon. He is married to Tammy and they have three kids. He is author of several books, including the focus of today's conversation, The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry.
Check out his website here.
Works mentioned in this episode:
John Mark Comer, The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry
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