Culture Matters
Culture Matters
Matters of culture should matter to us—because they matter to God. Hosted by Adam Hawkins, Tymarcus Ragland and Chelsea Conway—the Culture Matters podcast explores the intersection of faith and culture. Looking at everything from politics, art and entertainment to issues such as racial reconciliation and the sanctity of human life, we discuss what it looks like to live faithfully on mission—in the world but not of the world.
Episodes
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Nov 12, 2015 • 41min
Southlake & Understanding Our Humanity
Zack Eswine, pastor of Riverside Church in Webster Groves, Missouri, and author of several books, including Sensing Jesus and The Imperfect Pastor joins us to discuss the importance of recognizing our own humanity, especially for pastors and ministers. We talk about common temptations that cloud this sense of humanity and daily rhythms that can help regain it.
Oct 16, 2015 • 33min
Staff Retreat & a Discussion on Gun Control
This week Matt and Josh are joined again by JT English, Pastor of Training for The Village Church Institute, and by Adam Hawkins, Spiritual Formation pastor at our Plano campus. They discuss guns, gun control laws, why this is all such a big deal and how we should view this controversial issue as Christians.
Oct 10, 2015 • 40min
Halloween, Holidays & Brad Lomenick on Leadership
We discuss how Christians should approach Halloween and have a discussion with author Brad Lomenick about leadership in and outside the Church.
Sep 19, 2015 • 38min
The Syrian Refugee Crisis With David Platt
We're joined by David Platt, the current President of the Southern Baptist Convention's International Mission Board, to talk about international missions and the Syrian Refugee Crisis.
Sep 11, 2015 • 33min
Weekend Gathering; Work as Worship & Cultural Renewal
We discuss the purpose and outworkings of the weekend gathering on Sundays and have a conversation about God's heart and intention for vocation and the work we do.
Aug 27, 2015 • 33min
Denton, Church Planting & the Pros and Cons of Multi-site
We sit down with Beau Hughes, the Lead Pastor of The Village Church Denton, to talk about the pros and cons of multi-site and the future of church planting.
Aug 10, 2015 • 32min
Creeds, Literature & Cultural Engagement
After taking a break for the summer, we return with a conversation about Matt's sabbatical, our fall sermon series on The Apostles' Creed and how we should respond to and engage with our current cultural climate. Special guest Dr. Karen Swallow Prior, author and professor of English at Liberty University, provides clarity on how we might approach abortion and the Planned Parenthood scandal, as well as same-sex marriage.
May 22, 2015 • 38min
Worship and Liturgy in the Church and Culture
Pastor and author Mike Cosper joins the show to discuss the relationship of culture to worship and liturgy in the church. They also examine the connection between worship and discipleship, bad vs. good media, and how parents can make informed decisions about media consumption for their kids.
May 7, 2015 • 37min
Covenant Membership and More on Is God Anti-Gay
Our own Trevor Joy joins Josh and Matt to discuss what Covenant Membership is and why we do it, in light of our upcoming classes. They also share some lessons learned in developing ministries over time and how to turn a vision into a reality.
Apr 24, 2015 • 29min
Is God Anti-Gay? & Same-Sex Attraction
We're joined by author and pastor Sam Allberry to talk about same-sex attraction from a biblical perspective and seek to answer the question at the heart of Sam's new book, Is God Anti-Gay?
