Buddhist Catholic Contemplative Evangelical General Christian Hindu Jewish Latter-day Saint Muslim New Visions Progressive Christian

Beliefs

Topics

Columnists

Resource Library

Research Tools

Video

Podcasts

Thought Readers

Faith In Media Tracker

Newsletters

Ad-Free & Subscriber Log-In Subscription Support

Follow Patheos

Cooperative Baptist Fellowship

Home
About

Home
Progressive Christian
CBF Podcast: Preaching in the Era of Trump, Featuring Wes Allen

CBF Podcast: Preaching in the Era of Trump, Featuring Wes Allen

Last updated on: May 11, 2018 at 11:24 am by Guest Contributor

CBF Podcast: Preaching in the Era of Trump, Featuring Wes Allen 2018-05-11T11:24:25-04:00 Guest Contributor

LOGO Patheos Explore the world's faith through different perspectives on religion and spirituality! Patheos has the views of the prevalent religions and spiritualities of the world.

By Andy Hale

This should be no surprise to you, but this is one of the most polarizing times in American politics. Compound this fact with a growing theological divide within American churches and you have a Molotov cocktail waiting to be thrown into beloved community.

So what approach should pastors take on the political dissension? Ultra-patriotic? Blind loyalty? Antiestablishment? Fierce rebellion? Apathy? Silence?

This is not the first time a generation of clergy, nor will we certainly be the last, have faced the challenge of navigating a difficult climate of politics with convey the way of Jesus from the pulpit.

Wes Allen is the Professor of Homiletics at Southern Methodist University Perkins School of Theology. He recently wrote “Preaching in the Era of Trump.”

We sat down Dr. Allen to discuss his book and a theology of preaching.

Subscribe or Livestream

CBF’s podcast shares stories from across the Fellowship and innovative practices of those working to renew God’s world. The vision is to share ideas, stories, and innovations from ministers, authors, and practitioners.

Join this bi-weekly audio podcast by subscribing in iTunes or in SoundCloud.

Sponsorship

This podcast episode is brought to you by The School of Divinity at Gardner-Webb University, Campbell University Divinity School, David Correll of Universal Creative Concepts, Baptist Peace Fellowship of North America, and Candler School of Theology at Emory University.

Andy Hale leads Church Starts Initiative and hosts the podcast of the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship. Hale is a CBF church starter who serves as pastor of Mosaic of Clayton in Clayton, N.C. Follow on Twitter @haleandy

Previous Post

May 11, 2018

Faithful Advocacy: Living into the tension

Next Post

May 14, 2018 CBF Podcast: Rachel Held Evans

Browse Our Archives

Select a Category Advent Advocacy Baptist Black Lives Matter Campbell University CCM Chaplain Children Church Starts Clergy Sexual Misconduct Coaching Culture Environment Equality Ethics Events Field Personnel Health History Human Trafficking Immigration Interfaith Interviews Lent Ministry Missions Payday Pentecost Politics Prayer Race Refugees Religious Liberty Sermon Spirituality Theology Uncategorized United Nations Women Worship Young Adults

Select a Month November 2018 October 2018 September 2018 August 2018 July 2018 June 2018 May 2018 April 2018 March 2018 February 2018 January 2018 December 2017 November 2017 October 2017 September 2017 August 2017 July 2017 June 2017 May 2017 April 2017 March 2017 February 2017 January 2017 December 2016 November 2016 October 2016 February 2016

TAKE THE

Religious Wisdom Quiz