Live from the Siburt Institute

Live from the Siburt Institute

Vibrant conversations between ministers, church leaders, and scholars, brought to you by the staff of the Siburt Institute for Church Ministry at Abilene Christian University. The Siburt Institute’s mission is to equip church leaders and help churches thrive. Topics include contemporary issues facing churches and church leaders, as well as ways that scholarship can inform church leadership.

Episodes

June 26, 2026 38 mins

Jennifer Schroeder and Hannah Sutton-Adams discuss "Godly Play," an approach to engaging the Bible with children that seeks to find and make meaning through story, wonder, and play. They discuss how Godly Play nurtures children's spirituality honoring children's knowledge of God, capacity for wonder, and ability to ask and discuss deep questions. They also consider some of the challenges and opportunities that come for children's m...

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Myles Werntz talks with Julio Guarneri, the executive director of the Baptist Convention of Texas. Growing up in a ministerial environment, Julio moved to Texas as a teenager when his pastored in Texas and felt a call into ministry. After his time working in the local church, he became the executive director and talks with us about his experience in this role. He encourages all in the Baptist Convention, and those in the Church acr...
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Jennifer Schroeder and Kim Botto discuss doing children’s ministry with children of all personalities and temperaments. Kim discusses how the church has often done ministry in an exclusive way to kids with disabilities or sensitivities and suggests how we can become more inclusive. She offers insight to how leaders can create an environment of calm, being flexible to the needs that children may need, and curious to their need...
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Jennifer Schroeder talks with Robert and Lori Crosby about their work with children who have experienced trauma and how it shapes our work with them in ministry. They share what it looks like to think about ministry through a trauma-informed lens and why that approach fosters an environment that leads to feelings of safety and welcome in the church. Website: https://reachhurtingkids.com Book: Trauma-Informed Children's Ministry: A...
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Jennifer Schroeder talks with Tiffany Yecke Brooks about her upcoming book, To Rebehold the Stars, which talks about rebuilding your faith after deconstruction. In this podcast, she shares her insight to how people can navigate faith after deconstruction. She also discusses ways our churches can help others as they are going through deconstruction and how we can equip young people with resources to feel comfortable to ask questions...
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Jennifer Schroeder talks with Zane McGee about how we read Scripture as people seeking to be faithful. Zane reflects on the role interpretation plays in every reading, the importance of approaching the Bible as a cohesive story, and practices that help develop greater attentiveness to the text.
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Myles Werntz interviews Wissam Al-Saliby about his life working as an advocate for religious freedom. Growing up in post-war Lebanon, Wissam developed a passion to help the evangelical church in other countries how to handle war and violence as Christians. He also gives advice for people in the American church who want to help churches living in persecution.
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Jennifer Schroeder and Jeremy Marshall explore what it looks like for the church to truly embrace neurodiversity. By naming common ministry practices that are unintentionally exclusive, churches can reimagine ministry and become spaces of belonging, safety, and dignity for people with neurodivergence. Drawing on Jeremy's ministry experience, this conversation offers practical wisdom for cultivating a church where everyone is welcom...
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Jennifer Schroeder and Wilson McCoy talk about intergenerational ministry on a congregational level, the benefits Wilson has witnessed through his research, and practical ways to shift into ministry that includes people of all ages. In this podcast, Wilson helps define and differentiate between multigenerational ministry and intergenerational ministry and gives insight to what flourishing intergenerational churches can look like.&n...
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December 4, 2025 32 mins
Jennifer Schroeder and Emily McGowin talk about her book, Households of Faith, and her work on reimagining what a family can look like in the church. Growing up in a non-traditional household, she is passionate about changing our perspective of the church’s definition of “family.” Dr. McGowin shares the importance of changing our view of family in the church and at home in order to create a more unified and God-re...
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November 13, 2025 58 mins

Carson Reed talks with Dudley Chancey and discuss Chancey’s new book, Keep Faith Alive: Grandparents and a Godly Legacy. The discussion will focus on the importance of intentionally telling every generation about the story of the great things that God has done and is doing in our world. Chancey will provide actionable steps for passing the faith along to other generations.

This podcast is a part of our Intersection Webinars. ...

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October 16, 2025 39 mins
Myles Werntz talks with Elizabeth Newman about her work and passions of church unity and incorporating liturgy into non-liturgical communities. They discuss her work in wanting to bring unity with Baptists and other Christian communities as well as her book, Living the Liturgy, which was influenced by her background working with Catholic, Presbyterian, and Methodist institutions.
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October 8, 2025 61 mins

Carson Reed talks with Wes Crawford about his new book,Courage in the Sheer Silence: Challenging Racism in 20th Century Churches of Christ. The two discuss 20th-century church leaders and their response to racially motivated social injustice in their day. Explore with them how the lessons of the past can inform the future work of the church.

This podcast is a part of our Intersection Webinars. You can listen here or head to ou...

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Myles Werntz talks with Jesse Rincones about his journey from studying engineering to law school and now his ministry at the Hispanic Baptist Convention of Texas. Jesse talks about the various initiatives they do within the convention for the Hispanic community in the San Antonio area.
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Jennifer Schroeder talks with Mimi Larson and Lindsey Goetz about the intentional inclusion of children in the faith community. The three discuss ways to invite children to be an active part of the faith community in a way that is counter-cultural to most churches. See below for the website and resources discussed in the conversation.

Website: faithandchildren.org Books: Faithful Presence by Dave Fitch Bridging Theory an...
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Jennifer Schroeder talks with Greg Dowell (executive minister), Mic Biesboer (senior minister), and Gabby Brandner (children's minister), from Central Church of Christ in Amarillo, TX, about their experience with helping new ministers transition well into their role at a church. This episode explores intentional choices that Central made throughout the process with insight into both the challenges and blessings that come with intro...
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Jennifer Schroeder talks with Sarah Holmes about the important role grandparents play in the faith journey of their family. Dr. Holmes helps us think about ways churches can empower grandparents and grandparent-figures to play an active part in the spiritual lives of their grandchildren and the younger generations within their churches.

You can access her published resources at https://cym.ac.uk

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Jennifer Schroeder talks with Falon Barton and Rachel Collins about their experiences in ministry with emerging adults, their research of the "dones," and how these two conversations converge to shape how we think of young adult ministry and the church. Their insight provides church leaders with innovative ways to walk alongside emerging adults as they build or rebuild their spiritual lives.

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Myles Werntz talks with Ellen Di Giosia about her role as the Coordinator of the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship (CBF) of Texas. They help the audience get acquainted with what CBF is and how they can utilize its resources. Ellen shared the future goals of CBF and how you can partner with them either in Texas or in your home state. 

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Carson Reed talks with Heather Gorman and Mark Nelson about their new book, Lunchroom Theology: Pushing Tables Together in a Fractured World. In this podcast, Heather and Mark discuss the theological and sociological origins of the polarization we’re experiencing and then examine how Jesus and the earliest Christians help us think faithfully and creatively about how to push tables together in our fractured world.&nb...

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