The Soft Prosperity Gospel

Josiah Walker asked Bryan Catherman about what’s “off” with all these sponsored adds from churches inviting people to church? Is the reason for the local church for Jesus to fix our earthly problems or is there something more? We know about the prosperity gospel about health and wealth, what is the soft prosperity gospel? Is Jesus’ main purpose not about making me happy? Copyright 2023. For more information, please visit SaltyBeliever.com.

Help for Newer Preachers, but Not New Preachers

Jeremy Meeks joins Bryan Catherman and Josiah Walker on Salty Believer Unscripted. In this episode, Josiah asks Jeremy about help for newer preachers but not brand new preachers. Jeremy offers some ideas to help the preacher who’s preached about 30 sermons. He’s not completely green, but needing some help to get comfortable in the preaching saddle. Jeremy Meeks is the Director of the Chicago Course with the Charles Simeon Trust. Copyright 2023. Find more information at SaltyBeliever.com.

What is the Chicago Course? (With Jeremy Meeks)

Jeremy Meeks joined Bryan Catherman and Josiah Walker to talk about the Chicago Course, a program through the Charles Simeon Trust. What is the Chicago Course? Why enroll in the Chicago course? What if a person can’t pack up and live in Chicago for a year? Jeremy answers these questions and a host of others. Copyright 2023. For more information, please visit SaltyBeliever.com.

Charles Simeon Trust

In this episode of Salty Believer Unscripted, Josiah Walker asks Bryan Catherman for a good preaching resource for guys who have preached a few sermons but are ready to start sharpening the peaching saw. He recommends Charles Simeon Trust (https://simeontrust.org/) and explains how he’s finds it so beneficial to good preaching. Copyright 2023. For more information, please visit SaltyBeliever.com.

Resources for New Preachers

Join Josiah Walker and Bryan Catherman as they discuss Bryan’s one (or maybe two) recommendations for guys who are called to preach and just getting started. What should he do? Is there a book or class? Where does a guy start? Josiah ask for Bryan’s top recommendation for a guy just getting started. Copyright 2023. For more information, please visit SaltyBeliever.com.

Seminary with Josiah

Josiah Walker is halfway through this seminary eduction at Gateway Seminary. He stated at the teaching site, the Salt Lake School of Theology but his pace outpaced their pace so he shifted to on-line classes from Gateway. He’s halfway through the program so we sat down to chat with him about how it’s going. Bryan Catherman interviews Josiah in this episode of Salty Believer Unscripted. Copy 2022. For more information, please visit SaltyBeliever.com.

Christmas from the Bible

In this episode of Salty Believer Unscripted, Josiah Walker and Bryan Catherman discuss what happens when we learn more about the Christmas story from our decorations and traditions than from the Bible. Who are the Magi? When did they find Jesus? How many of them were there? They answer these questions and many more. Copyright 2022. For more info, please visit SaltyBeliever.com.

Parables

Join Josiah Walker and Bryan Catherman on Salty Believer Unscripted as they discuss parables. How do we interpret them? What does the parable of the dishonest manager mean? What does it mean to be faithful with a little? These seem simple but at times they stump us; how should we approach the parables of the Bible? Copyright 2022. For more information, please visit SaltyBeliever.com.

Church and Politics

What is the role of politics in the Church? How should pastors handle this? What is good and what’s not good during an election? And what about praying for leaders when they show up at a service? In this episode of Salty Believer Unscripted, Bryan Catherman and Josiah Walker discuss their take on church and politics. Copyright 2022. For more information, please visit SaltyBeliever.com.

Systematic Theology: Where Do We Start?

In this episode of Salty Believer Unscripted, Josiah Walker and Bryan Catherman ask the question, where do we start when doing systematic theology. This is part of a series called Systematic Theology. Do we start with God or start with God’s Word. The Bible is God’s revelation to us, but do we start with the document or the God who wrote it? Copyright 2022. For more information, please visit SaltyBeliever.com

The Miracle of Forgiveness (With Eric Johnson)

Eric Johnson, author of Introducing Christianity to Mormons: A Practical and Comparative Guide to What the Bible Teaches, met with Josiah Walker and Bryan Catherman to discuss how he uses a Mormon book to witness to Mormons. The Miracle of Forgiveness is a book written by former LDS President and Prophet, Spencer W. Kimball. In it, Kimball is clear about what Mormons believe. Johnson explains how that differs from the biblical gospel and how he has conversations with people about it. Copyright 2022. For more information, please visit SaltyBeliever.com.

What is Systematic Theology?

Join Josiah Walker and Bryan Catherman as they discuss systematic theology. In this episode, they address the question, “What is Systematic Theology?” They also discuss other approaches to theology and many books on the topic of systematic theology. In this series, “Systematic Theology,” they’ll be using Wayne Grudem’s book, “Christian Beliefs: Twenty Basics Every Christian Should Know” as a road map. This road map, however, won’t prevent them from pulling in many other resources or rabbit trails in this discussion. Copyright 2022. For more information, please visit SaltyBeliever.com.

Introducing Christianity to Mormons (Part 2)

Join Bryan Catherman, Josiah Walker, and Robbie Tschorn as they discuss the new book, Introducing Christianity to Mormons with the author, Eric Johnson. This book is a practical and comparative guide to What the Bible teaches. It is published by Harvest house Publishers, 2022. In this the second part of an interview where Eric discusses the book, why it was written, and the best way to benefit from his work. Copyright 2022. For more information, please visit SaltyBeliever.com.