The Threshing Floor

In the final regular episode of The Threshing Floor, Joshua, Drew and Chad share about their favorite episodes over the past 4 years. We also share our ideal apocalyptic scenario. We end with a special presentation from Joshua. 

It's Ascension day! For our second-to-last episode, we sit down with our former boss, current friend, and always Jedi High Master, JD. Walt. We've been looking forward to this conversation. Buckle your belts and hold on. This is some next-level stuff.  Sabbath with JD Walt | PP 5 Solid Country Gold | TTF 50 * The day Jesus took off. * Waylon Jennings “If you see me getting smaller…” * zip lining Jesus * heaven is sideways. It’s right here. * Jesus is 6 feet way * The holy spirit brings Jesus from with us to within us * What does it mean for us to have a king * multidimensional state of reality * Where is he and where are we? * Chad preached ascension without knowing it. * What if we are all asleep? * #somelivesmatter * what is the meaning of divine love? * Enlightenment doesn’t mean upward, it faces downward. * Love is counterintuitive * T-shirts Mentioned The Unseen Real by Steve Seamands Surprised by hope by NT Wright How the world Lost its Story - Robert Jenson

Welcome to the Threshing Floor. We talk with Pete Greig, founder of the 24/7 prayer movement and author. This conversation comes live from New Room 2016. We also share Bill Nye meme's Rocky 4 Over The Top Stallone Movies Longing for more of God Tired of past and present forms of prayer Tired of out-sourcing prayer to the old ladies The Lord will try to bless us in and through prayer We have to learn to talk to God and act out Holy things Prayer is not static, it's where everything begins The Glory of God manifests itself in the dirt of the world Big Threshing Floor news Mentioned: New Room 2017 Red Moon Rising Dirty Glory

BUCKLE UP FOR THE BANTER!!! In this episode, Joshua and Drew settle down for a nice long conversation directed by twitter feedback. We handle a multitude of topics offered up by you.  Chad is out. Meredith is doing the ironman. Thunderdome and Meredith can take #masterblaster. Joshua's new position. Allan Bibles Ministry with Muslims and Bible carrying.  Having a presentation Bible.  #snookie or Star Wars? Dennis Kinlaw. leaving a legacy of making disciples. Pickup trucks and the Highwaymen. Which Highwayman are the hosts? Facebook and augmented reality. Is internet interaction a place/location or an action? Inerrancy and infallibility. Bible worship or Jesus worship.   

In this episode of The Threshing Floor, we wanted to provide a different type of experience. The Easter Vigil is a tradition dating back to the early church and is still in practice in different expressions of Christianity today. It is a full worship service, complete with multiple expression of devotion to Jesus and includes baptisms and communion.  This episode is an immersive experience into the rhythm of the Easter vigil and is complete with a conversation about the host's own experience and love for the vigil. We also have a special guest, Dr. Lester Ruth, research professor of Christian Worship at Duke Divinity. He speaks specifically about the role of baptism and the early expression of baptism in the Easter Vigil. Dr. Marilyn Elliot also serves as part of our experience together. Drew Causey wrote a few special pieces of music and performed some other songs perfect for the Easter Vigil. You will also here a few select clips from Leonard Ravenhill, Joshua's favorite revival preacher. Chad has edited al

Our hosts are back with an action-packed episode full of excitement, suspense, and romance...well, not really. We have a conversation about prayer and what it means to us currently. Death Zombie Flu. Call of Duty Zombies. Get Out. Event Horizon. Ernest Goes to Camp. Jurassic Park. What does ministry look like to you right now? church adolescence.  Senior Pastors get dessert.  Watching the Shack. #ShackRant Jesus in the midst of chaos.  The era of the plastic.  Disciplines as a trellis.  create space and structure.  Scripture/Prayer process.  Recent prayer life.  What does it mean to have short prayers? Pissed off Eugene Peterson. How do we bridge the suburban and urban church?

Chad sits down with Adam Weber, lead pastor of Embrace Church, and has a conversation about prayer and his new book Talking with God. Chad and Joshua talk about prayer and how big of fans we are of Adam.  Our conversations include:  RIP Bill Paxton. The Summer will have her fury.  Hatfield and McCoy's Sturgill Simpson and his grammy.  The roots of Bro Country.  Roadies.  The Allman Brothers. Conversation with Adam. How we all love Matt LeRoy.  Shift in prayer life. It's isn't a last resort. It shifts into the first thing.  Prayer is the only option.  your to-do list is secondary to staying with the Lord.  Spend time on your knees. Literally. Make prayer the foundation of your life.  We don't need to #hustle so much.  Sabbath. We aren't robots or machines.  Corporate Prayer. A staff value. 1st place is on our knees.  Partnership Class. 1st ask is prayer.  Prayer after services.  Write/type while praying.  Marca Dawn on Prayer.  Our prayer life is like a phone call with loving parents.  Shame and prayer. And w

It's Lent. And we just finished Mardi Gras. On this episode, Chad and Drew have a conversation about getting ready for Lent and traditions before Ash Wednesday. We also have a conversation with Dr. David Fitch from Northern Seminary in Chicago.  Our conversations include: Joshua is skiing. Youth group ski trips. Movie censorship. Mardi Gras. Shrove Tuesday. King Cake. Fat Tuesday and the Filthy Fifty. Shrove Tuesday or Fat Tuesday is the liturgical version of the classic Beatles or Stones question. David Fitch. Theology of Sacramental Presence. How the presence of Christ manifests in places. How are sacraments turned outward. A little fasting goes a long way. The whole church needs more Lent. You will not have a you that is a me without the us. How have you become reconciled back to Christ for the purpose of this world? Living as reconcilers. We pray to "our" Father, not "my" Father.  Different versions of the "presence" of Christ as subjective, experimental or a social reality. Sin in the camp effects the c

In this episode of the Threshing Floor, we sit down with John Heinz from Centerform, an innovation hub for Christian Ministry. Centerform serves as a co-working and event space in downtown Atlanta, Ga.  Our conversation includes: Red Dawn. Gas station snacks. What movie have you seen the most? Casey Neistat. John Heinz, the chief innovation strategist at Centerform. Reurbanization and the church. Engaging urban ministry. Coexisting voices. Centerform is about questions and getting the right people at the table and discovering the answers together. Defining urbanization. What is an innovation hub? What it means to create a fishpond. Discovering common language together.  Rediscovering the idea of vocation.  Space for pioneers and apostles. 

We are back from our January break and ready to roll!  In this episode, we hear from Joshua about his trip to Turkey and talk about what it means to leave our dreams and call on the shelf. It's a little different episode than normal, but it is full of great conversation.  We talk about: Yogurt Catching Up Taking January Off Turkey or Turkey Dinner Istanbul (or Constantinople) The story of Joseph Active and passive faithfulness What does it mean when your call isn't happening? Twitter feedback The origins of "Alright, Alright, Alright" #chadwins

Welcome to the first day of the rest of your life! In this episode, the tireless three have a conversation with Matt Leroy, pastor of Love Chapel Hill in Chapel Hill, NC. We talk about his church plant, what it means to love your community and how that creates different churches.  We also talk about: Coffee consumption Drinking tea Young guns Joshua's hippy tea Turbo granola The Rock The Governator Muscle making as a business Twitter famous Waffle House name dropping missiologists The Lovelab The Flippity Flor The productive pastor shames Matt and makes him want to take a nap. The story of Love Chapel Hill Gethsemane Being in bivocational ministry intentionally.  We think Matt was in Dazed and Confused Being given to a place navigating the distance between good and right 3 lessons about giving yourself to a place love it more than anywhere else Admitting you don't have the answers Becoming a student of your neighborhood

In this episode, our hosts talk with the Rev. Dr. Winfield Bevins about church planting, Anglicanism, and home discipleship.  Our entire conversation topics include: The 12 Days of Christmas Apostles Creed The Christian music comparison poster the 12 Days need new lyrics the 12 Days should be your actual wishlist The 12 Calvinist Days of Christmas Joshua is a bad Anglican and doesn't know his Church Calendar Epiphany Martin Sheen and the 4th Maji The ghost of Christmas past Leading Church planting in a large institution Surfing The Jaws movies the global church and church planting becoming Anglican as an entire church Remissioning our existing churches Family discipleship Losing an entire generation The home as a domestic church Making transitions and change Resolutions and goal-setting Structured growth for the future Not Joel Osteen Having goals focused on bigger vision Marking before and after in our lives The power of causative change Mentioned Resources Grow at Home by Winfield BevinsHistory of the 12

Advent episode 2!  Our hosts sit down to talk about the missional side of advent and how folks can take a few steps deeper into the tradition. We also talk about favorite traditions around Christmas both at home and in the church.  Episode Content includes: When ministry gets intense. Advent Calendars. Lego Advent calendars. Christmas mouse. Calling out Matt Stout. Anticipation and Advent. Entry point into Advent. Drew's Mom voice. Johnny Matthis Christmas album. Stories of hope.  Eschatology. Why we need to anticipate. Jesus coming back.  This isn't how it's going to be.  If it can't bring light...then it isn't as good as we say it is.  O little town of Alleppo. Rescue and redemption. He can save us. Even us.  Being present and not losing hope.  The presence and the future.  The Threshing Floor Gift Guide for Procrastinators.  Amazon gift cards Tools of Titans -Tim Ferris American Buffalo - Steve Rinella The John Wesley Collection Mono remaster of Pet Sounds Sturgill Simpson a Sailor's Guide to Earth. Jos

It's Advent! #mostwonderfultimeoftheyear. Each year in December, the Threshing Floor plans out special Advent conversations. These are typically our most popular episodes each year. We are excited about this year! In this episode you hear about: We laugh at the beginning. radagascar. Lord of the Rings. Tetherball. sports designed for bullies. Advent. decorating and hope. What are your advent essentials? God's silence that we need to recognize. What does it mean to die waiting? Advent as reclaiming. Advent as completeness. What it means to wait Advent Episode History Advent 2013 | Prepare the WayAdvent 2014 | Christmas TraditionsAdvent 2015 | Solid Country Gold, Advent, and JD Walt

Happy Thanksgiving! In this episode, the Threshing Floor talks all about Thanksgiving. We share traditions, memories and do a deep dive into the Biblical idea of the concept of Thanksgiving. Plus, plenty more great conversations from the thunderous three.  We talk about: Kids Snacks. Why coffee is better overseas. Son-In-Law. Bio-dome. Pauly Shore. Pauly Shore as a sociological concept. Squirrel Brains. Board Games. Fried Moon Pies. What we love about thanksgiving. TTF gets thanksgiving. The Old Testament idea of thanksgiving. The power of acknowledgment. Thanksgiving as offering. The New Testament shift towards gratitude. Thankfulness in different cultures. Sentimentality as tradition. Someone doing something for you that you can't do yourself. Acknowledging powerlessness.  Thankfulness NOT entitlement.  Sentimentality without deep revelation Learning to be a thankful people. Twitter feedback. Tract as a verb. (tracted?) Do you use a rosary or prayer beads?

Today's episode of The Threshing Floor takes you back to the golden era of door-to-door evangelism and talks about handing out gospel tracts. We also talk about Joshua's odd eating habits and jump into some listener feedback.  Our conversations include: Bed Times. The Hashbrown Bowl at Waffle House. Why we need to record an episode at Waffle House. Joshua is a ghostbuster. #makewafflesgreatagain. Food Hacks. Milk and Cereal or Cereal and Milk? G-Love's early 2000's hit about breakfast food. Jack Chick's death. Soul-winning. Revelation 21:8 Chad bails on evangelism and goes to a tattoo parlor. Facebook as the modern tract. There are things about this mode of evangelism with good intention. does it require people to be convinced? The message of the gospel is meant to be translated by transformed people.  If we don't have active transformation-evangelism is hollow.  Discipleship and evangelism.  Thanksgiving The sanctification suitcase episode The best Mario game ever.  Mentioned links R.I.P Jack Chick, comic

Get ready. We will only say it once. Get ready. In today's episode, our hosts sit down with the infamous theologian Tom Fuerst to talk about theology and his latest book Underdogs and Outsiders. And many other fantastic topics. These conversations include: Chicago Hot Dogs The Threshing Floor's best episode ever Chad went to Chicago Chicago pizza culture Leonard Ravenhill (of course) Why Tom eats chicken fingers (almost exclusively) God creating our emotions Why theology matters and needs to be creative The job of the preacher Why we need to develop an ethos with preaching Jesus is not sitting at the right hand of God to coddle us Why preaching should be rough The word of God should destroy us twitter feedback What we are reading right now AW Tozer's overalls Criss cross applesauce Joshua's new podcast Mentioned Tom on Twitter @Thom1st Tom1st.com Underdogs and Outsiders (Cokesbury)  

Welcome to the Thunderdome! Not really. But we are trying out a new segment called "The Suitcase." This week, Drew pits Joshua and Chad against each other as they explain sanctification.  We also talk about: Meeting listeners at New Room. How the New Room Conference has changed. what it means to practice a revival approach to Wesleyanism instead of justifying a revival approach to Wesleyanism. The Squire. How Joshua eats on the show. Kevin from the office. The path of discipleship vs. the path of grace. The best mario game ever made. Joe Dongell on love (Sola Sancta Caritas link). The Suitcase. Free of willful sin. (Baptist) Encountering a Risen Lord (EO and Pentecostal) A street definition of sanctification. 3 Graces Kalistos Ware Thanks for listening! 

What happens when the fabulous three meet up with the tremendous two?  Episode 71 of The Threshing Floor.  At the 2016 New Room Conference, our hosts gather around the microphones of two of our favorite people. We fired up the mics and let the Holy Spirit roll. What happened was a fascinating conversation about ministry.  We talked about many different things, including; The role of power and Christlikeness. The role of power and women in ministry. How we are called to sociological imagination. What it means to not use power for the self, but for others. The role of race and privilege. Being a good neighbor. The role of power in healing ministry and relationships Listening first to what Jesus says. Fear. How do we act around fear. When we become a poor servant rather than something awesome. Performance. When we have a crisis in the gap. Learning that ourself is enough. Healing and the true self. Listening loosely. Why "God using us" is janky. How we distort the image of God in our language of call. The tempt

We recorded a fantastic conversation about Fundamentalism and Orthodoxy. We had some audio problems, mainly outside noise from a recording feed. However, the content was great.  We let a few listeners in on the audio, they loved it...so we are releasing this as an unadvertised, non-counted episode.  Enjoy.