Kingdom Roots with Scot McKnight Scot McKnight

Chuck DeGroat has been counseling pastors with Narcissistic Personality Disorder, as well as those wounded by narcissistic leaders and systems, for over twenty years. He knows firsthand the devastation narcissism leaves in its wake and how insidious and painful it is.

In this episode of Kingdom Roots, Scot and Laura join Chuck to take a close look at narcissism, not only in ministry leaders but also in church systems. Chuck offers insight about how to share compassion and hope for those affected by its destructive power and imparts wise counsel for churches looking to heal from its systemic effects.

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In this episode, Scot and Laura talk with Diane Langberg. She is an internationally recognized psychologist and counselor with forty-seven years of experience. She speaks regularly on abuse and trauma all over the world. She recently wrote a book entitled Redeeming Power: Understanding Authority and Abuse in the Church.

Power has a God-given role in human relationships and institutions, but it can lead to abuse when used in unhealthy ways. Speaking into current #MeToo and #ChurchToo conversations, this book shows that the body of Christ desperately needs to understand the form's power takes, how it is abused, and how to respond to abuses of power.

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How did a libertine who lacks even the most basic knowledge of the Christian faith win 81 percent of the white evangelical vote in 2016? And why have white evangelicals become a presidential reprobate’s staunchest supporters?

Scot and Laura investigate these questions evaluated by acclaimed historian Kristin Kobes Du Mez. She asks these questions and more in Jesus and John Wayne, which delves beyond facile headlines to explain how white evangelicals have brought us to our fractured political moment. Challenging the commonly held assumption that the “moral majority” backed Donald Trump for purely pragmatic reasons, Du Mez reveals that Donald Trump in fact represents the fulfillment, rather than the betrayal, of white evangelicals’ most deeply held values.

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What do we know about the mother of Jesus?

Would you like to meet the real Mary of Nazareth? The real Mary was an unwed, pregnant, teenage girl living in first-century Palestine. And yet, from the moment she learned of God's plan for the Messiah, she showed herself to be a woman of courage, humility, and resolve.

In this sermon, Scot McKnight shows us how this seemingly insignificant woman was used by God to shift the tectonic plates of history. You may never look at the powder blue figurine in your nativity scene the same way again!

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The recently named Provost of Northern Seminary, Lynn Cohick, joins Scot for a conversation on her new commentary. Lynn Cohick investigates the epistle of Ephesians and the complex relationship between Jews and gentiles within the text and in the broader cultural context as she analyzes the epistle’s description of the Church. This has major implications for discipleship today! Cohick’s historically sensitive and theologically rich commentary will resource a new generation of scholars, pastors, and lay leaders.

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Scot gives 7 practical ways to combat toxicity in a church. It takes great intentionality to nurture Christ-likeness and these 7 suggestions are a great starting point to combat narcissism.