Theological Table Talk The Center for Christian Studies

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Check out the blog post about our most recent teacher training and leaders' retreat: https://www.christian-studies.org/post/equipping-for-lasting-leadership

Lynn Anderson, They Smell Like Sheep: Spiritual Leadership for the 21st Century
https://a.co/d/e9YtrtK

Peter Scazzero, The Emotionally Healthy Leader: How Transforming Your Inner Life Will Deeply Transform Your Church, Team, and the World
https://a.co/d/5sk4k53

Hope Network, Resources for Elders/Shepherds, Navigating the Storm: Resources of HOPE for Church Leaders
https://hopenetworkministries.org/navigating-the-storm/

The guys discuss how to think about wealth and economics from a Christian perspective.

In anticipation of the new journal issue on singing, Todd, Keith, and Mac Sandlin discuss their favorite church hymns. Comment to let them know if you agree or disagree.

Get a back issue of the Journal of Christian Studies 3/1: Theology and Practice of Singing.

Todd says:

"A New Creature (Buried with Christ)"
Best version I could find:
"’Tis Midnight and on Olive’s Brow"
This one is amazing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BpTtCBLY9Q8

"It Is Well"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCeSccazL8I

Mac says:

I don’t really care for most choral music and I don’t like recordings of congregational singing usually either, so it’s a little hard to pick one that I like a lot. Here are a couple of versions that I like to listen to.

"Be with Me, Lord"
https://youtu.be/X_Zof-dy1DU?feature=shared

"Just as I Am"
https://youtu.be/jLCS2RBXyNI?feature=shared

"Hark! the Herald Angels Sing"
Amy Grant is great on Hark the Herald Angels Sing: https://youtu.be/5nIiFa1gqms?feature=shared

Keith says:

"Hallelujah, Praise Jehovah" (William J. Kirkpatrick)
You probably know this one already:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g4_i-6QPjZ0&t=1s

"Love Divine, All Loves Excelling" (Charles Wesley)
I know of at least three tunes with this, but I am partial to HYFRYDOL. This rendition by the Mormon Tabernacle Choir is good, though the arrangement is a bit excessive:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yRF4KKx7czU

"My God and King" (Konstantin Zhigulin)
Here it is with notation:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wttlfhrmfhc

Here is what it sounds like in the original Russian, with Zhigulin directing from the left:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PBY4-QWtiO0

And if you like those, check out this wonderful choral arrangement:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dcBLG3NbCCs

Todd and Keith discuss denominationalism, sectarianism, ecumenism, and the benefits of understanding various Christian theological traditions, while plugging the upcoming CCS Live class on "Understanding Our Christian Neighbors."

For more information on the upcoming CCS Live class, "Understanding Our Christian Neighbors," and to register, visit https://www.christian-studies.org/event-details/neighbors.

Keith and Todd sit down with Brad East to discuss the doctrine of the church and his article in the Journal of Christian Studies 2/3. They discuss the church's polity or governance and its sacraments, the differences between "low church" and "high church" understandings, and the present fragmentation of the church.

Order a back issue of the Journal of Christian Studies 2/3 on "Ministry and Ordination."

Read various works by Brad East:
https://www.firstthings.com/article/2023/04/theology-in-division
https://www.bradeast.org/
https://comment.org/the-church-and-the-common-good/
https://www.amazon.com/dp/1532664982/
https://mereorthodoxy.com/churches-livestream-public-worship/
https://theopolisinstitute.com/conversations/a-response-to-alastair-roberts/
https://www.bradeast.org/blog/coc-catholic

Stephen Lawson interviews Keith Stanglin about his book on the history of biblical interpretation and what we might learn today about the task of reading and applying Scripture.

See Keith Stanglin, The Letter and Spirit of Biblical Interpretation: From the Early Church to Modern Practice.