Apollos Watered Podcast

#235 | What Are Christians For? with Jake Meador, Pt. 2

April 26, 2024

Travis and Jake continue their conversation discussing his book, “What Are Christians For?” Surprisingly, there is a great deal of confusion as to what the role of Christians should be in society. Is it only to be disciples who make disciples? Is it to glorify God and enjoy Him forever? What about in our public […]

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#234 | What Are Christians For? with Jake Meador, Pt. 1

April 19, 2024

What Are Christians For? Is it only to be disciples who make disciples? Is it to glorify God and enjoy Him forever? What about in our public life? What role does our Christian faith play in the political sphere? Our vocation? Does it have any effect on the environment? The answer is an unequivocal, yes! […]

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#233 | Why Evangelical Theology Needs the Global Church with Stephen Pardue

April 12, 2024

What do you need in your relationship with God? I am sure you can think of many things. One thing that has helped so many Christians and churches is developing a relationship with global Christians, and in doing so, you find your vision of God expands, your relationship with God deepens, and your zeal for […]

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#232 | Jesus and the Powers with N.T. Wright, Pt. 2

April 5, 2024

In this second part of our conversation, Travis and Tom discuss our political witness, premillennial dispensationalism, bad theology, Christian nationalism, and how the gospel is bigger than we often realize. While the gospel encapsulates our personal salvation, there is much more involved than just that, but the redemption of all creation. Understanding Tom means understanding […]

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#231 | Jesus and the Powers with N.T. Wright, Pt. 1

March 22, 2024

What should our Christian political witness look like in an age of totalitarian terror and dysfunctional democracies? What is the church’s role between Jesus and Caesar? What does Jesus’ kingdom look like in the shadow of empire? How do we testify to the powers? How do we resist them? Today we welcome N.T. Wright to […]

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#230 | Politics and Christian Nationalism with Cherie Harder

March 20, 2024

What role does politics play in the mission of God? How do we navigate the political field without stepping on a cultural landmine? What should our political engagement look like? And what do we do with things like Christian nationalism? Today’s guest is Cherie Harder, President of the Trinity Forum. Cherie Harder serves as President […]

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#229 | Futureproof Your Church with Stephen McAlpine

March 8, 2024

There are so many things that are happening in our world today and churches are trying to figure out what to do next. What do we do next? How can we be faithful and fruitful in this moment? How do we do community in this world when people are already so busy? Pastor and author […]

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#228 | The Great Dechurching with Michael Graham

March 4, 2024

The stats reveal trouble in evangelicalism, Bible reading is down, church attendance is down, and the none’s are rising. What’s going on? In The Great Dechurching, authors Michael Graham, Jim Davis, and Ryan P. Burge have done the work and come back with the stats. It’s both better and worse than we could imagine. 40 […]

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#227 | A God-Centered Life In A Self-Centered World with George Marsden

February 26, 2024

Everywhere we look its about us. How “we” want things, “our” true self, “our” vision of the world, what “we” want, etc. Even algorithms cater to us, giving us more and more of what we want, but is that the secret to happiness? Getting more of what “we” want? There is a better way. By […]

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#226 | The Church Between Temple & Mosque | Dan Strange

February 16, 2024

Where does Christianity stand between Islam, Judaism, Hinduism, and the like? How do we build a relationship with those of other religions without losing ourselves in the process? What are the bridges that need to be crossed to lead them to Jesus? What is the mission of the church today? What role does the cultural […]

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