37 episodes

A podcast for "orthodoxical" (orthodox evangelical) Christians seeking balanced wisdom and integrated faith for the renewal of God's kingdom. Join host Kyle Bumgarner as he chops it up with guests about how to faithfully follow Jesus while pursuing righteousness for the sake of our neighbors and enjoying the goodness of God's creation. If you're pro "both/and", your love for Jesus leads you to justice, and you appreciate the nuance and beauty of life with God, subscribe and listen in!

The Orthodoxical Podcast Kyle Bumgarner

    • Religion & Spirituality
    • 5.0 • 10 Ratings

A podcast for "orthodoxical" (orthodox evangelical) Christians seeking balanced wisdom and integrated faith for the renewal of God's kingdom. Join host Kyle Bumgarner as he chops it up with guests about how to faithfully follow Jesus while pursuing righteousness for the sake of our neighbors and enjoying the goodness of God's creation. If you're pro "both/and", your love for Jesus leads you to justice, and you appreciate the nuance and beauty of life with God, subscribe and listen in!

    African Christianity, Race, and Combatting a Euro-centric Gospel with Dr. Vince Bantu | E36

    African Christianity, Race, and Combatting a Euro-centric Gospel with Dr. Vince Bantu | E36

    Y'ALL. We had a legit legend on the podcast. Kyle chops it up with Dr. Vince Bantu, a key scholar in early African Christianity (and one of Kyle's favorite theological scholars!). Dr. Bantu's work on early African Christianity is nothing short of paradigm shifting; it challenges both Christian and secular narratives about the genesis, proliferation, and praxis of the Christian faith in the ancient Near East and beyond. You won't want to miss this episode, check it out ASAP!

    • 46 min
    Reading the Bible, Understanding Context, and Foundational Bible Study Habits with Yana Conner | E35

    Reading the Bible, Understanding Context, and Foundational Bible Study Habits with Yana Conner | E35

    If you started the year with a resolution to "read the Bible more", how is it going? Are you stuck in Leviticus? Reading Jeremiah 29:11 and Philippians 4:13 to yourself every day? Memorizing the original Hebrew? The Bible is a lifeline for Christians, but far too often it becomes a difficult and frustrating chore for believers. Luckily, we have boss Bible teacher and writer Yana Conner, host of the Living Single with Yana Jenay podcast, to help us out. In addition to being seminary trained, Yana has a practical and down-to-earth style to help us dive into the word in refreshing and life-giving ways. Check this episode now!

    • 1 hr 19 min
    Grief, Faith, and Ritual with Amanda Held Opelt | E34

    Grief, Faith, and Ritual with Amanda Held Opelt | E34

    2022 feels like it's already been a whole year in just one month. The pandemic continues to march on, and we lost many notable and well-loved celebrities over the last few weeks. Death, suffering, and misery just seem to be our roommates at this point. As Christians, what does it mean for us to grieve? Is it possible to grieve "well", or is all grief necessarily difficult? What do we make of grief in light of the gospel? Amanda Held Opelt has wrestled with these questions on a very personal level. After losing her sister (beloved and well-respected Christian author Rachel Held Evans) unexpectedly, Amanda has been probing the nature of grief in Christian life, and is even writing a book about various grieving rituals from various cultures. She joins Kyle to talk about all this and more, so jump in and listen now!

    • 1 hr 14 min
    Masculinity, Cultural Messaging, and Good Men Do Exist with Jeff Tyler | E33

    Masculinity, Cultural Messaging, and Good Men Do Exist with Jeff Tyler | E33

    There's been a reckoning over the last decade of what it means to be a "man". How do men relate to God? How do men live out their faith in a culture that consistently sabotages healthy masculinity? What do we do about patriarchy? What even is healthy masculinity? Mr. Jeff Tyler, teacher, minister, speaker, and founder of Good Men Do Exist, comes on the podcast to chat with Kyle about how we should think about these questions. Grab your headphones and listen in! 

    • 1 hr 24 min
    Integral Mission, Justice, and Lessons From The Brown Church with Robert Chao Romero | E32

    Integral Mission, Justice, and Lessons From The Brown Church with Robert Chao Romero | E32

    In the United States, Christianity has largely been divided into those who value orthodoxy (right belief) vs. orthopraxy (right action). However, Christians in Latin America have a rich and storied history of proclaiming both of these elements as inseparable parts of Christian faith. Dr. Robert Chao Romero, author of Brown Church: Five Centuries of Latina/o Social Justice, Theology, and Identity, stops by the podcast to chat with Kyle about the history and legacy of the the Brown church in Latin America and what Christians can learn from our siblings in this movement. Listen in now!

    • 50 min
    Social Media, Reconciliation and Posting Peace | E31

    Social Media, Reconciliation and Posting Peace | E31

    Social media has gone from an amusing cultural phenomenon to a world-altering entity in the span of just twenty years. Millions of people around the world are connected and able to share vast quantities of information (and memes) like never before. There are amazing upsides to social media; however, there are also tremendous risks with social media: polarization, mental health decline, addiction, etc. In light of this, how should Christians approach social media? Dr. Doug Bursch has studied and written on the phenomenon of social media, including a book called "Posting Peace" about how Christians can use this powerful medium. Doug joins Kyle to talk about all this and more. Listen in now!

    • 57 min

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