Reverend Dr. Lillian Daniel, of First Congregational Church in Dubuque, Iowa, talks pronouns, biblical interpretation, and her preference of religion over spirituality.
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The mysteries behind preaching revealed! If you ever listen to sermons and wonder what it's like to prepare for that week after week, you'll be interested in this episode. George Mason and Gary Simpson -- two renowned practitioners of preaching -- talk about their craft and the future generation of preachers that they are bringing up.
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Michael W. Waters is a pastor, author and activist leader in the Black community. He speaks with George about the need for confederate monuments to come down, his work on the Poor People’s Campaign, and the racial and economic injustices in Dallas.
Read MoreDanielle Shroyer describes how she felt "called out" by God to discover her new role as a spiritual director; and she gives listeners a crash course in two soul-nurturing practices you can try at home.
Read MoreDanielle Shroyer is an author, minister and advocate, who has made a life reimagining what church can look like. She does so for people, like herself, who struggle to connect with church as they know it, but have a lot of love for God.
Read MoreKen Crawford is the pastor of a church in Dallas, possibly the oldest existing church in Dallas. To be hospitable to the community around them, they have used their facility and spaces in new and creative ways, welcoming people that wouldn't otherwise step into a church.
Read MoreThe mysteries behind preaching revealed! If you ever listen to sermons and wonder what it's like to prepare for that week after week, you'll be interested in this episode. George Mason and Gary Simpson -- two renowned practitioners of preaching -- talk about their craft and the future generation of preachers that they are bringing up.
Read MoreYou won't want to miss a minute of this episode if you are concerned with the future of the church. Amy Butler offers some fierce criticism of the American church as well some ideas for how it can redeem itself.
Read MoreAmy Butler was the first female pastor of Riverside Church: the historic Protestant cathedral built by the Rockefellers in New York's Upper West Side. She is on Good God to talk about her time there--the good and the bad--and how it all came to an end. She also offers insights on being a woman in a male dominated role, and how we can do better for women in ministry.
Read MorePastor Gary Simpson of Concord Baptist Church of Christ in Brooklyn, New York, joins George on his 30th anniversary at Wilshire Baptist in Dallas to talk about their shared experiences of long-term pastoral ministry, and what makes their churches so wonderful.
Read MoreMichelle Kinder is on Good God talking about her childhood in Guatemala as a third culture kid, and how her work led her to Dallas to lead a movement helping kids and families succeed.
Read MoreRabbi David Stern is on Good God today. Like George, he has been a prominent faith leader in Dallas for 30 years. Their friendship has deepened their respect for the similarities and differences between Christianity and Judaism. Listen as they discuss the roles of individual v. communal responsibility, the Ten Commandments, and how to keep "one foot on Sinai and one foot in the world."
Read MoreIn Christianity, it feels like denominational lines are becoming less important. Fellowship Southwest is a new organization that demonstrates this by connecting people of faith to the work of the church in the world, particularly these days to serve refugees on the border of the U.S. and Mexico. Marv Knox is the coordinator of Fellowship, and he and George talk about this new kind of organization today on Good God.
Read MoreRobert Hunt is back on Good God talking about evangelism in a pluralistic world. How can Christians engage in relationships with people of other faiths or no faith and still offer what we believe is a life of beauty and truth?
Read MoreThe United Methodists made a historic decision last week about LGBTQ people. This episode of Good God was recorded late spring of 2018. George talks with pastor of First United Methodist Church of Dallas Andy Stoker about the expected events in the upcoming year and how he hoped it would go:
"My hope and prayer for Methodism is that we don't have to vote congregationally. My hope and prayer for Methodism is that it becomes a denominational decision where we together are deciding what an open table really means."
Listen to their conversation and hear more about what Andy means by the church being an open table, as well as the church's role in the City of Dallas.
Read MoreHow does the Church address social issues without losing its own soul? Tune into George Mason's conversation with Father Joshua Whitfield in this week's episode of Good God to explore that and other issues facing the Church today.
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This week’s guest is Father Joshua J Whitfield, a Roman Catholic Priest of the Diocese of Dallas. Totally normal...except that he's married with 4 kids! This episode is a great conversation between a committed Catholic and a committed Baptist.
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This week’s guest is Father Joshua J Whitfield, a Roman Catholic Priest of the Diocese of Dallas. Totally normal...except that he's married with 4 kids! This episode is a great conversation between a committed Catholic and a committed Baptist.
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