Episodes
Friday Aug 24, 2018
Ep. 63 - Trust Your Calling w/ Paul Dyar
Friday Aug 24, 2018
Friday Aug 24, 2018
William invites Paul Dyar to join him in Studio 22 to discuss his call into ministry and how he has discerned how God has led him to his current pastoral position. Dyar is a missional-minded pastor who was the Territorial Overseer in Honduras for Church of God World Missions for eight years and now serves as the senior pastor at Busby Church of God in Loretto, Tennessee.
Click here to learn more about Busby Church of God.
To join the conversation, email servecast22@gmail.com.
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Reflection song: Have Your Way by LeeU Worship
Friday Jul 13, 2018
Ep. 61 - Radical Love w/ Trillia Newbell
Friday Jul 13, 2018
Friday Jul 13, 2018
Trillia Newbell joins William to tackle the topic of loving your neighbor. In this episode, Trillia brings a fresh perspective of being a light in the lives of others and presents practical ways to evaluate your impact on those involved in your community.
Links:
Click here to watch Trillia's sermon in Lee University's chapel.
Click here to visit Trllia's website.
God's Very Good Idea (book) by Trillia Newbell
Enjoy (book) by Trillia Newbell
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Reflection song: Endless by LeeU Worship
Friday Feb 16, 2018
Ep. 54 - The Test of Faith w/Noel Castellanos
Friday Feb 16, 2018
Friday Feb 16, 2018
Following his debut in Lee University chapel, Noel Castellanos returns to Servecast and challenges Christians to move beyond the practice of faith as privatized piety. In this episode, Noel and William discuss the language used in the immigration debate, and Noel calls followers of Jesus to wrestle with the social implications of the Gospel.
This episode was recorded on November 28, 2017.
To join the conversation, email questions and comments to servecast22@gmail.com.
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Friday Feb 02, 2018
Ep. 53 - Simply Jesus w/Noah Herrin
Friday Feb 02, 2018
Friday Feb 02, 2018
William invites local college pastor Noah Herrin to Studio 22 to offer insights about faith, leadership, and service from a Millennial perspective. Noah serves as the College Pastor at North Cleveland Church of God where he leads The Gathering. In this episode, William and Noah talk about demystifying the Bible, the transformational power of mentorship, and the simplicity of following Jesus in service to others.
Click here to learn more about the Gathering 2018.
To join the conversation, email questions and comments to servecast22@gmail.com.
This episode was recorded in November 2017.
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Friday Jan 05, 2018
Ep. 51 - The Greatest Assignment w/Tom Madden & MacKenzie Clinton
Friday Jan 05, 2018
Friday Jan 05, 2018
As humans, many of us have the urge to live for something more. As Christians, we believe that God directs us to fulfill a purpose within God's Kingdom. Tom Madden, the Administrative Bishop for the Church of God in North Georgia, calls the purposes we fulfill our "assignments." He encourages listeners to trust God with the assignment and to focus on hearing God's voice. He describes his part in founding and leading a successful annual youth conference, known as Winterfest, and the role listening to God played in that assignment. MacKenzie Clinton, a Lee University alum, tells how she decided to commit to 12 months in Cambodia teaching English with People for Care and Learning. Tom's and MacKenzie's stories offer sources of encouragement for those seeking to follow God and hear God's voice.
Click here to view Tom Madden's address in Lee University Chapel.
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Friday Oct 13, 2017
Ep. 45 - The Church in the World w/ Dr. Terry Cross Pt. 2
Friday Oct 13, 2017
Friday Oct 13, 2017
In the second part of Servecast Live 2017, Chris Absher, Chelsa Flanary, and D'Metri Mattocks join Dr. Cross and William to address questions about the nature of the Church's presence in the world. Together, they discuss their hope for the Church in the world answering questions about the relationship between relevance and faithfulness. Dr. Cross urges listeners to remain faithful to the Church, which is the global Body of Christ, and the panelists reiterate this by encouraging individuals to locate themselves within Christian community.
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Friday Sep 29, 2017
Ep. 44 - The Church in the World w/ Dr. Terry Cross Pt. 1
Friday Sep 29, 2017
Friday Sep 29, 2017
At the second annual Servecast Live, Dr. Terry Cross, Dean of the School of Religion at Lee University, joins William in front of a live audience to discuss the topic of the church in the world. Drawing on his study of theology and his experience working in the church, Dr. Cross describes the church's "paracletic ministry" of bringing the presence of God to the world. Acknowledging the state of Christianity in western society, Dr. Cross and William discuss how the church today can fulfill that mandate.
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Friday Aug 18, 2017
Ep. 41 - How to Love Your Neighborhood w/ Dr. Shawn Duncan
Friday Aug 18, 2017
Friday Aug 18, 2017
Focused Community Strategies (FCS) has decades of expereince serving in Atlanta, and they recently founded the Lupton Center to share what they have learned. Dr. Shawn Duncan, Director of the Lupton Center, joins William to discuss the work of community development and the philosophy FCS employs. In this episode, Dr. Duncan offers a distinction between traditional charity models and the work of community development.
Click here to learn more about the Lupton Center and their training offerings, including their e-course Seeking Shalom.
Contact Servecast by emailing servecast22@gmail.com.
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Friday Jul 21, 2017
Ep. 40 - Where the Cross Meets the Street w/ Noel Castellanos
Friday Jul 21, 2017
Friday Jul 21, 2017
Faithful Christian mission includes more than preaching. In his book Where the Cross Meets the Street, Noel Castellanos describes his dissatisfaction with the proclamation-only approach and looks at the life of Jesus for a more holistic way to engage our neighborhoods. He believes in the cross God enters our suffering and cares for the vulnerable, and the Christian's duty is to do the same. This entails moving into the neighborhood, engaging both proclamation and formation, demonstrating compassion, seeking restoration and development, and confronting injustice where it may be found. In this episode, Noel joins William to discuss how the radical story of the cross should shape the Church's presence in our communities.
Noel serves as the President of the Christian Community Development Association.
Pick up a copy of Noel's book, Where the Cross Meets the Street: What Happens to the Neighborhood When God is at the Center.
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Thursday Jun 22, 2017
Ep. 37 - The AND Campaign w/ Justin Giboney
Thursday Jun 22, 2017
Thursday Jun 22, 2017
Christians accept a false dichotomy when they believe they must choose between truth and love. This causes compromise in their approach to politics. Justin Giboney, politician and co-founder of the AND Campaign, joins William to discuss faithful Christian engagment. Christians must have a public presence, and this presence should be marked by the compassion and conviction of Jesus Christ.
Check out Justin's 2016 Christianity Today article.
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