Every Thought Captive Podcast

The end of summer often signals a return to routine and reconnecting with friends you haven't seen for a while. For Michael, Chad, and Doug, it was a chance to catch up on their summer adventures and dive into deeper conversation.

These three friends took full advantage of the warmer months. Michael and his family went on an epic 5-week, cross-country camping trip visiting national parks. Chad also embarked on a camping trip up to Glacier National Park. Doug meanwhile spent the summer overseas.

Swapping travel stories led naturally to reflections on faith. All three friends have roots in the Restoration Movement, a Christian tradition that emerged in the early 19th century. They discussed what it means to identify with this tradition today. There was thoughtful wrestling with notions of Christian unity, praying for revival, and navigating institutions and denominations.

While acknowledging tensions, the friends kept coming back to finding connection points. As Michael put it, "There’s something about what’s happening in this congregation that has proven to be attractive in the best sense of the term, attractive to people coming from all sorts of Christian backgrounds.”

Though the conversation was filled with weighty topics, levity emerged too. Michael and Doug updated each other on upcoming writing projects. Michael just had a book published in June and has another one underway. Doug is making progress on his dissertation. Jokes were made about whether people actually take the time to read the books they buy.

The beauty of this podcast lies in the authentic back-and-forth between friends. It sounds like three people picking up right where they left off. Questions are raised, experiences are shared, faith is discussed—all in a spirit of honesty and goodwill. The mix of summer adventures, reflections on Christian tradition, and good-natured humor makes for a thoughtful yet casually enjoyable listen.

The next time you reconnect with old friends, follow Michael, Chad, and Doug's example. Swap travel stories, discuss meaningful topics, and most importantly, just appreciate the gift of friendship. Wherever you are on your faith journey, having people to share the road with makes all the difference.

Join Michael, Chad, and Doug as they catch up after a summer apart and dive into meaningful conversation.

In this episode, they swap stories from their family adventures road tripping and camping across the U.S. and visiting national parks. The friends then reflect on their faith backgrounds in the Restoration Movement and discuss what it means to identify with this Christian tradition. How do we pray for unity? How do we navigate institutions and draw boundaries? What are our hopes for revival? The conversation wrestles with tensions but circles back to the desire for connection.

We finish the episode with Michael and Doug giving updates on their latest writing projects. There's exciting things coming on the horizon and we're excited for you to join us!

Have something to add to the conversation? Join us on social media @EveryTCPodcast. We'd love to hear from you!

In our Season 3 opener, we sit down with the VP for Enrollment Services and Educational Technologies and Assistant Professor of Theological Studies at Dallas Theological Seminary, John Dyer. In this interview, John bring a wealth of knowledge about the blending of faith and technology. 

Can technology be holy? Does it need to be made so? Or is it just benign? We explore a range of technology topics and how they can apply to our faith walks and even how it can be leveraged to further our kingdom work. 

How has technology influenced or helped your kingdom work? Join the conversation with us on social media @EveryTCPodcast. Feel free to interact and ask questions! Like what you hear? Consider leaving the show a review and sharing the episode with the techie in your life. It really helps out the show!

In the season two finale, Chad, Michael and Doug sit down to discuss upcoming summer plans and talk about Chad's new book True Grit, an honest look and walk through the book of Hebrews. You'll hear Chad talk about why he wrote this book and why a study of the book of Hebrews is so important in today's culture. 

We'll be taking a break over the summer, but will return in the fall with a brand new season of episodes. 

What are you summer plans? Join the conversation on social media @EveryTCPodcast.

On today's episode, we tackle some of the most hard-hitting questions we've ever done, all thought up by a group of 7th graders. Make no mistake, these students brought some great questions and you won't want to miss just how deep these kids can think. 

What do you do with the hard questions of life from teenagers? Join the conversation and tell us all about it on social media @EveryTCPodcast.

In today's episode, Michael and Doug sit down with visiting intercultural professor Mac Johnson to discuss how God has been moving where he and his wife Olivia have been ministering in Poland. You won't want to miss this engaging conversation about how the church is being mobilized to help the people of central Europe through church planting, camps, and even education. 

Have you ever felt like you were called to go and serve overseas? Tell us about it! Find us on social media @EveryTCPodcast and join the conversation. 

We're joined by Beth DeFazio again in today's episode. We always love when Beth is able to join us. She starts the show off with some great questions and then we transition to some questions submitted by a listener. Some great discussions in this episode, you won't want to miss it!

As always, if you like what you hear, would you take a minute to leave the show a review in iTunes? It really helps the show. Thanks for listening! And if you want to join the conversation, find us on social media @EveryTCPodcast.

In this episode, we sit down with Dr. John Marriott, professor of Philosophy and the coordinator for the Center of Christian Thought at Biola University. Dr. Marriott was recently on the campus of Ozark Christian College to share with us his knowledge of navigating faith in today's culture, specifically around the term "deconstruction." If that is a buzz term you have heard recently from social media or other outlets, you're going to want to tune into this fascinating conversation. 

Have you or someone you know been wrestling with this idea of deconstruction, or taking a closer look at your faith? Join the conversation and tell us about it. You can catch up with us on social media @EveryTCPodcast.

In today's episode, Chad, Michael and Doug discuss what on earth is going on with all the talk about AI. An abbreviation for Artificial Inteligence, we discuss some of the overwhelming positives of the capability of AI, but also quickly point out where it has either failed, or leaves too many questions. It is most certainly here, but is it a tool or a distraction?

Have you been using AI in your own life or ministry? Join the conversation on social media @EveryTCPodcast and tell us! And don't forget to leave us a review on iTunes. It really helps the show.

In today's episode, the show has a takeover host by none other than Beth DeFazio! ETC proudly welcomes Beth as she leads the show with some fantastic questions and layers in her signature humor as well. We think you're really going to love this one. 

As always, join us in the conversation on social media @EveryTCPodcast. And if you like what you hear, leave us a review on iTunes. It really helps the show. 

The long awaited part two of our year ending Q/A session is here! We finish up the holiday season by asking each other some amazing questions that cover a good range of topics. Everything from favorite Christmas movies, to how to best disciple Gen Z. You won't want to miss this episode.

Be on the lookout for more episodes coming out soon! And don't forget to share the show with friends and loved ones. We really appreciate it!

In the final episdoe of 2022, the guys sit down and do a question and answer session. The questions range from exciting emerging technologies to serious questions about faith and belief. We hope you can connect on some of the answers we talk about in this episode. And if you stick around to the very end, there's a bonus mini episode right after the outro music. What's in the bonus? We pull back the curtain on our pre-show banter and let you hear some of the antics that happen before we record. It's a lot of fun and we hope you think so too. 

As always if you want to join in the conversation, find us on social media @EveryTCPodcast. And if you like what you hear, share the episode on your social media, we love to see who's listening!

We'll be back with part two of this episode filled with more questions and answers after the new year!

In today's episode, Chad sits down with Associate Professor of Theology at Dordt University, Justin Ariel Bailey to discuss his newest book, Interpreting Your World: Five Lenses for Engaging Theology and Culture. In his book, Bailey masterfully lays out the tools of how to merge our theology into the culture that God has established us in. This book should be a call to believers about how to faithfully discern the culture around us, understand how that can shape our theology, and then push us to action to use that knowledge to further the Kingdom. 

For more about Justin Ariel Bailey and his work, please visit his website, pjustin.com where you can see more about his work in theology, and what books he has available to aid in your pursuit of God's call on your life. 

We'd love to hear your feedback! If you like what you hear (or you don't!) could you leave us a review? It really helps out the show. Thanks!

With Michael out at a conference, Doug and Chad sit down, one on one, and give perspective to the recent midterm elections. How do we, as a Church, navigate politics in a post-Trump presidency? How should we marry our faith into our political leanings? Then, to cool down the spice, they end with a short and sweet discussion of their favorite Chicago teams. 

Like many of our episodes, this one is full of fun hot takes. Do you have a hot take you'd like to share with us? Join the conversation on social media @EveryTCPodcast.

In today's episode, we're joined by new OCC professor Laura Porter. Laura has taken the reins of the counseling and psycology department at Ozark and brings a wealth of knowledge and care to the subject. Chad, Michael and Doug take some time to discuss what led her to this career and why counseling and mental health is so very important within the context of church and Christian living.

As always, join our ongoing conversations with us on social media @EveryTCPodcast. Don't forget to share this episode with friends and family and remind each other that someone is always just a conversation away. 

Dan Darling joins the podcast in this episode. Dan is the director of the Land Center for Cultural Engagement at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, author of numerous books with titles like The Original Jesus, The Dignity Revolution, and Ministers of Reconciliation. Dan is a thoughtful, modern-day theologan and we know you'll be as excited as we were to hear what he has to say.

Heard something in today's episode that sparked a question? Join us in the conversation on social media @EveryTCPodcast.

In today's episode we continue our conversation with Doug Aldrige and tackle a topic near to his heart: History. Doug shares with us his passion for studying history and why it matters. 

Do you agree? Join us in the conversation on any social platform @EveryTCPodcast.

After 80 episodes, we have reached Season 2! All jokes aside, we at Every Thought Captive are excited to start having more consistent schedules and episodes. We have a lot of exciting things on the horizon that we can't wait to share with you.

In today's episode Chad, Michael and Doug are joined by OCC Professor and former Academic Dean Doug Aldridge. If you want to join in the conversation, reach out to us on any social media @EveryTCPodcast.

In today's episode, we continue catching up after our long hiatus and we work on answering some more questions about projects we're working on, and just what's been keeping us busy. 

As always we invite you to join our conversation on social media @EveryTCPodcast. Drop us a line!

Well, we're finally back! After a long hiatus, Chad, Michael and Doug are finally back with brand new episodes. We kick it off with a two part series catching everyone up and answering some fun questions. And we've got new things coming for the show that we think listeners are really going to enjoy, so stay tuned!