Episode 175: The “Worship Leader” Trademark Controversy

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In this episode, Scott and Micah discuss the recent controversy over the term “Worship Leader.”  We look at the discussion from the trademark holder’s perspective and a worship leader whose social media account got taken down due to the Worship Leader’s trademark.  We also discuss the future implications of what this may mean for job titles, and other Christian content that gets published.

Episode 174: Rick Warren speaks on the Saddleback “disfellowship”

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On this episode, Scott and Micah discuss the recent interview in Christianity Today From Rick Warren on the SBC disfellowshiping the church over the ordination of women and how reading the Scriptures changed his stance on women in ministry.

For the full article, click on the link below:

https://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2023/march-web-only/rick-warren-russell-moore-saddleback-church-women-preaching.html

Episode 173: Why Church Conventions are on the Decline

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In this episode, Scott and Micah discuss the topic of church conventions and why they are seeing less and less attendance at these events.  We discuss how the pandemic has a part to play in the decline and other factors that may be the cause of it.  Plus, Scott talks and shares a silly game he played with his teens, while Micah gives an update on his home renovation in our stories gone wild.

Episode 172: Fundraising

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In this episode, Scott and Micah discuss the topic of fundraising in ministry.  We look at our own experiences with fundraising, and some of the integrity when it comes to transparency and trust.  In stories gone wild, Scott talks about poodle skirts in the 90s, while Micah has a friend who took a “secondary role” in ministry.

Episode 171: Who Killed the Prayer Meeting?

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On this podcast, Micah and Scott discuss the article “Who Killed the Prayer Meeting?” by Paul E. Miller and discuss their experiences with prayer meetings, the blessings, and disappointments in those prayer meetings, and discuss weather, flubs, and playing drums in the “Stories Gone Wild” segment.

To access the article, click the link below.

https://www.crossway.org/articles/who-killed-the-prayer-meeting/

Episode 170: Saddleback Church, The SBC, and Women being Ordained

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A few weeks back, the SBC disfellowship Saddleback Church, one of the SBC’s largest churches, due to Rick Warren ordaining three women in the church.  Scott and Micah discuss this topic and look at some of the hypocrisy in the SBC, in regards to who can be pastors, and get theological about women in ministry.

Episode 167: Stop Reading Jesus into the Old Testament

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On this episode of the Scott Stedman podcast, Scott shares his frustration with Micah Current on Christians inserting Jesus into the Old Testament.  This began a deep dive into faithful biblical interpretation; do we need always to view the Old Testament through a Jesus lens, or can we let the Old Testament speak for itself and see how Jesus fulfills it?