The Scott Stedman Podcast

Episode 272: Stories Gone Wild: Holy Week Edition

In this episode, Scott and Micah share their outrageous stories from Holy Week, including Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Easter Events, and Easter Service.
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Episode 271: What if Scott was General Director of the Church of God (Anderson)

Note: Since recording this episode, the National Church of God has called their Interim Director. In this episode, Micah interviews Scott and asks him what he would do if he were the General Director of the Church of God.  Scott discusses leadership changes, reaching the next generation of leaders, dealing with responding to divisions culturally and internally in the Church of God, and balancing time between duty, family, and faith.
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Episode 270: What if Micah was General Director of the Church of God (Anderson)

Note: Since recording this episode, the National Church of God has called their Interim Director.
In this episode, Scott decided to interview Micah and ask him questions about what he would do if he were the General Director of the Church of God.  Micah discusses connecting with leaders to make sure communication is clear and unified, and having a concrete way to make sure everyone knows what the Church of God believes theologically.
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Episode 269: Understanding & Navigating Church Scandals.

In recent weeks, news has exposed a number of church scandals, one of them being Robert Morris at Gateway Church and the other Faithlife Church in New Albany, Ohio. Scott and Micah discuss these scandals and begin to ask questions about how these Scandals keep happening, why it takes so long for these pastors to be tried in court, and some signs to look for that breed a culture of abuse and scandal in churches.
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Episode 268: Analyzing Mark Driscoll's recent comments on Household Management

Two weeks ago, Mark Driscoll commented on a marriage summit that men should be working and not staying at home, even if the wife can support the family financially.  Micah discusses how the comment upset him, as he believes we have evolved as a culture.  Scott weighs in on the biblical implications and interpretations of why it's important to understand the text, as a whole, and how certain individuals and denominations can use the scriptures to force people into making family decisions that may not work for their situations.
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Episode 267: What the Heck is Happening with the Church of God?

What is happening with the Church of God (Anderson, IN)?  Recently there have been some new developments with COG-affiliated groups and state ministries that have Scott and Micah scratching their head.  We discuss Pastor's Fellowship's Retreat in May and debate what it means to have "uncompromising teaching" looking at their theme "A Fresh Word on Critical Themes," and question if the topics are even critical themes.
We then look at the events happening at Indiana Ministries and unpack the recent events where pastors have to sign a document agreeing to certain theological issues or risk losing their pastoral credentials.  We discuss whether this is a good thing or not and whether this is even allowed based on the leadership structures of the Church of God.
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Episode 266: Things Churches Say that are Unbiblical

Have you ever heard someone say something that sounded biblical but turned out it was not?  Scott and Micah unpack the various things that church people say that sometimes can be attributed to scripture or sound theology, but it is nothing more than feel-good gibberish.
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Episode 265: Reflections on Bishop Mariann Budde's message to Donald Trump

During the inaugural prayer service, Bishop Mariann Budde preached a message that upset President Trump.  Scott and Micah discuss the moment and debate whether or not it was an appropriate time for that service.  Micah thinks it was not the appropriate time to have that message presented due to the nature of the service, where Scott took a different stance.  Aside from the prayer service, we discuss the pastor's from the pulpit and when or when not is a time to speak on timely events, or is it challenging due to our culture today.
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Episode 264: Should Churches disclose their Finances with the Congregation?

In recent years, there have been conversations about churches not disclosing or withholding information regarding their finances. Scott and Micah weigh in on the topic by looking at why churches need to be transparent about their finances and why some churches choose not to disclose that information.
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263: Film for Thought: Nosferatu (2024)

Scott is returning to a former segment, Film for Thought, discussing Robert Egger's film "Nosferatu."  Scott discusses the homage to Marnau's original take and updates it for modern audiences from the film elements to the thematic themes.  Scott then discusses the play of dark and light and how when we share our struggles in a loving community, we can receive healing for it.
 
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