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Sons of PatriarchyA Theology of PoliticsWe are publishing one episode every day from May 5 until the beginning of Season 2... buckle up. Find us: sonsofpatriarchy.com Vincent Bacote: https://www.vincentbacote.com/home Donate to Outreach: https://donorbox.org/outreach-launch Join our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/SonsofPatriarchy2025-05-061h 02
The Table PodcastIs the Church Coping Well with Pluralism?In this episode, Darrell Bock, Vincent Bacote, Danny Carroll Rodas, and Kristen Deede Johnson discuss how Christians can navigate pluralism—the coexistence of diverse religious and cultural beliefs—with conviction, humility, and generosity.
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Trinity Forum ConversationsFaith and Foreign AidUS foreign aid is unexpectedly in the news in 2025 as never before. What do Christians need to know, to help us be part of the dialogue?America's history of foreign aid dates back at least to the Marshall Plan that followed World War II. Many Christians have been involved. How have these believers thought about the appropriate roles of government and of faith-based institutions? What has the US been doing, with what impact? And what is the situation on the ground now?Three believers knowledgeable about this work join...2025-04-291h 01
THE LINK: Bridging Faith and Life with Dr. Vincent BacoteWho Calls the Shots?Welcome to THE LINK: Bridging Faith and Life with Dr. Vincent Bacote! Every month, Dr. Bacote will introduce listeners to ways they can build connections between faith and life in their ministries and personal lives. This month, Dr. Bacote asks a simple question: who or what is the ultimate authority for the way we conduct our lives in God's world? Using part of the statement about the Bible from the Evangelical Free Church of America (the whole statement is below with the relevant section in bold), he invites us to consider how the authority of the Bible functions in o...2025-03-3108 min
THE LINK: Bridging Faith and Life with Dr. Vincent BacoteThe Church is a Big FamilyWelcome to THE LINK - Bridging Faith and Life with Dr. Vincent Bacote! Every month, Dr. Bacote will introduce listeners to ways they can build connections between faith and life in their ministries and personal lives. This month, Dr. Bacote briefly tells the story of making a documentary about Black evangelicals. This documentary is one part of the big story of God's church. In the Nicene Creed we confess "I believe in one, holy, catholic, and apostolic church." It is easy to misunderstand the "catholic" terminology; it means one united church, and black evangelicals have much to tell us...2025-03-0408 min
Curiously KaitlynWhy does God take care of us?Dr. Vincent Bacote joins Kaitlyn to talk about God sovereignty, creation and redemption, and the job God gave humans to take care of the world. They explore the question, “Why does God take care of us?” and discuss the beauty of God’s providence over all things. - Sponsor - For 15% off first order of Blueland cleaning products, go to this link: https://www.blueland.com/CURIOUSLY2025-02-1127 minTHE LINK: Bridging Faith and Life with Dr. Vincent BacoteRiding Political WavesWelcome to THE LINK - Bridging Faith and Life with Dr. Vincent Bacote! Every month, Dr. Bacote will introduce listeners to ways they can build connections between faith and life in their ministries and personal lives. This month, Dr. Bacote invites us to think about the following questions:
How do we respond to changing political winds? On the other side of the most recent presidential inauguration, how do we walk the line between highs of optimism and lows of pessimism? The first lines of the Nicene and Apostles creed provide a reminder of God's greatness and human...2025-02-0214 minTHE LINK: Bridging Faith and Life with Dr. Vincent BacoteA New Year's ResolutionWelcome to THE LINK - Bridging Faith and Life with Dr. Vincent Bacote! Every month, Dr. Bacote will introduce listeners to ways they can build connections between faith and life in their ministries and personal lives. This month's podcast is very brief, offering a word of encouragement from Titus 2:11-14. As we enter the New Year, our great hope gives us reason to pause and make a resolution some us may have made many times: to eagerly seek to do good in the world, no matter the circumstances around us.
Titus 2:11-14 (NIV): "For the grace of...2024-12-3008 minTHE LINK: Bridging Faith and Life with Dr. Vincent BacoteLearning from Mary Welcome to THE LINK - Bridging Faith and Life with Dr. Vincent Bacote! Every month, Dr. Bacote will introduce listeners to ways they can build connections between faith and life in their ministries and personal lives. This month, Dr. Bacote invites us to learn from Mary, the mother of Jesus. Luke 1:32-33, 38 provides the specific focus on the truth about the everlasting kingdom of the Messiah and Mary's response to God's plan for her. As we consider Mary, we can see a way to consider our response to the recent election and seek a path of faithful engagement in...2024-12-0215 min
Trinity Forum ConversationsAbraham Kuyper's Sphere Sovereignty with Vincent BacoteAbraham Kuyper’s Sphere Sovereignty with Vincent BacoteIn this episode of the Trinity Forum Conversations podcast, host Brian Daskam and guest Dr. Vincent Bacote explore Dutch theologian Abraham Kuyper’s contributions to Reformed theology, with particular emphasis on his concept of sphere sovereignty:“Kuyper helps us to see that we can be Christian in public spaces without having to turn those public spaces into churches and that we don't have to have a triumphalistic aspiration in order to be faithful in those spaces.” - Dr. Vincent Bacote Kuyper believed that different domains o...2024-11-2630 minTHE LINK: Bridging Faith and Life with Dr. Vincent BacoteThe Greatest ChoiceWelcome to THE LINK - Bridging Faith and Life with Dr. Vincent Bacote! Every month, Dr. Bacote will introduce listeners to ways they can build connections between faith and life in their ministries and personal lives. This month, Dr. Bacote reflects on how elections present opportunities for us to think about why we have our political priorities and how our beliefs truly operate. The Nicene Creed includes a line that ought to always be at the forefront of our minds when we think about ultimate political priorities and loyalties: "...his kingdom will have no end". How does Christ's kingdom...2024-11-0218 min
Trinity Forum ConversationsThe Challenge of Christian Nationalism with Mark Noll and Vincent BacoteThe Challenge of Christian Nationalism with Mark Noll and Vincent BacoteAs the lines between faith, politics, and patriotism have become, in some quarters, increasingly blurred, it is increasingly important to understand the origin, ideas, and consequences of Christian Nationalism — what it means, why it matters, and how best to respond.“Responsible Christian patriots try to show how Christianity can be a service to the nation; extreme nationalists make Christianity a servant of the nation.” - Mark Noll“If you think about the cross: patriotism, rightly construed from a Christian point of view, will put...2024-10-1541 min
The 24-7 Prayer PodcastHow can the church respond to injustice and discrimination? – Lisa Koons, USAHow can the church respond to injustice and discrimination?
In this episode Hannah and Brian are joined by Lisa Koons, an activist, spiritual director, and 24-7 Prayer USA’s National Director of Mission and Justice. She shares about the joy of communion with God and brings rich insight into how she practices His presence in her life, as well as her response to the dark night of the soul, before moving into a wider conversation about the church’s response to injustice.
Speaking with particular reference to racial discrimination in the United States, yet with wisdom for the whole of the...2024-10-0138 minTHE LINK: Bridging Faith and Life with Dr. Vincent BacoteGreater CuriosityWelcome to THE LINK - Bridging Faith and Life with Dr. Vincent Bacote! Every month, Dr. Bacote will introduce listeners to ways they can build connections between faith and life in their ministries and personal lives. This month, Dr. Bacote continues his reflections on his summer travels. A story he heard about planting trees in the mountains of South Korea serves as an example of how we can have greater curiosity about others; becoming better at curiosity is one of the best ways we can learn to live well with those different from us. This is one way to...2024-09-3011 min
TGC PodcastHow Christian Community Empowers Gospel WitnessIn this breakout session from TGC's 2023 National Conference, a panel featuring Vincent Bacote, Steve DeWitt, John Dickson, and Phil Ryken considers how race, sex, politics, and social media are tearing evangelical communities apart. They reflect on what pastors, teachers, and other Christian leaders can do to restore true Christian fellowship and empower effective gospel witness that is faithful to Scripture and relevant to culture.They discuss:Challenges in the evangelical churchThe church's reputation and loyaltyWhat it means to live in a post-Christian societyThe need for pastoral resilienceThe term "evangelical" and its usefulness in the broader worldEducational...2024-09-201h 59
In Conversation With..... An Ideos Institute/ (Re)union Project PodcastIn Conversation With... Dr. Vincent BacoteIn this conversation with Dr. Vincent Bacote, Professor of Theology and Director of the Center for Applied Christian Ethics at Wheaton College (IL), we discuss his book The Political Disciple, the challenges he sees and is studying regarding Christian political engagement, helpful practices for reshaping our political engagement, and the hopefulness he experiences while working with the next generation.
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ideosinstitute.org/31-days-of-unity2024-09-0541 minTHE LINK: Bridging Faith and Life with Dr. Vincent BacoteGaining Greater PerspectiveWelcome to THE LINK - Bridging Faith and Life with Dr. Vincent Bacote! Every month, Dr. Bacote will introduce listeners to ways they can build connections between faith and life in their ministries and personal lives.
This month, Dr. Bacote reflects on travel to South Korea and Guatemala and begins considering how it expands perspective on faith and expectations for our life. God's promise to Abram in Genesis 12:3 helps remind us that His people come from "all the peoples."
How have you learned to have a bigger view of God's people? Leave a comment.2024-09-0314 min
RTS Washington Faculty PodcastThe Public Theology of Abraham Kuyper (ft. Vincent Bacote)Episode 198. The Public Theology of Abraham Kuyper (ft. Vincent Bacote)
We are pleased to share this recent lecture with you! Dr. Vincent Bacote, Professor of Theology and Director of the Center for Applied Christian Ethics at Wheaton College, recently taught a class for us and delivered this public lecture, analyzing the life and influence of Abraham Kuyper.2024-08-2248 min
Beyond Ordinary Women PodcastPolitics and DiscipleshipKaitlyn Schiess
Kelley Mathews
Politics and discipleship--do they go together? How should church leaders approach politics? Well, politics and discipleship do relate, but not necessarily the way that some of us as Jesus followers think. Because of the division and confusion about this subject, we at BOW called for help for this highly partisan election year. Author Kaitlyn Schiess joins Kelley Mathews to discuss what having a healthier and more biblical approach to politics would look like.
Whether you're a church leader, a mentor or a parent, Kaitlyn can help you learn to communicate and assess political questions in a...2024-08-1335 minTHE LINK: Bridging Faith and Life with Dr. Vincent BacoteBenefits of the Sufferings of JesusWelcome to THE LINK - Bridging Faith and Life with Dr. Vincent Bacote! Every month, Dr. Bacote will introduce listeners to ways they can build connections between faith and life in their ministries and personal lives.
This month, the podcast is brief, but Dr. Bacote considers how the sufferings of Jesus provide a surprising path of growth for us as we contend with uncertainties and distress in the face of our next presidential election in the United States.
The Catechism of the Anglican Church in North America gives us this language that helps us to see a...2024-08-0207 min
The UpWords PodcastNavigating the In-Between: Black Evangelicalism Oral History Project | Vincent BacoteIn this episode, host Dan Hummel, sits down with Vincent Bacote, Professor of Theology and Director of Wheaton College’s Center for Applied Christian Ethics in Wheaton, Illinois. Bacote is the lead for The Black Evangelical Oral History Project, a documentary film that aims to tell the story of black evangelicalism in the United States. The project originated from an event at Fuller Seminary in 2008, where the idea of capturing the history of black evangelicalism through oral interviews was conceived. The documentary features interviews with various black evangelical leaders, highlighting their experiences and perspectives within the evangelical movement. The film e...2024-07-0840 minTHE LINK: Bridging Faith and Life with Dr. Vincent BacoteDeconstruction and GrowthWelcome to THE LINK - Bridging Faith and Life with Dr. Vincent Bacote! Every month, Dr. Bacote will introduce listeners to ways they can build connections between faith and life in their ministries and personal lives.
This month, Dr. Bacote offers a few reflections on Christians and deconstruction through the lens of these words from the New City Catechism: "Sanctification means our gradual, growing righteousness, made possible by the Spirit’s work in us." Maybe there are better names for what many call deconstruction; one could be "sanctification." Here's where you can find this par...2024-07-0314 minTHE LINK: Bridging Faith and Life with Dr. Vincent BacoteFacing SufferingWelcome to THE LINK - Bridging Faith and Life with Dr. Vincent Bacote! Every month, Dr. Bacote will introduce listeners to ways they can build connections between faith and life in their ministries and personal lives. This month, Dr. Bacote reflects on suffering and connects it to the suffering of Jesus and the book of 1 Peter.
In the Nicene Creed we see the words "he was crucified under Pontius Pilate," words that tell us Jesus truly suffered. Throughout the book of 1 Peter we see a church that faces suffering and persecution...2024-06-0114 min
Those Who Serve The Lord#236 | Can We Actually Be Political Disciples? with Vincent Bacote"Christians should not be talking about politics!" is what I heard when I was a young Christian. Is that true? How can Christians be engaged in politics in a biblically faithful way? What does it mean to be a political disciple? Should we as Christians stay out of politics? These are questions that we all must wrestle with if we are to have an effective witness in the world. Join Travis and Dr. Vincent Bacote as they discuss what it means to be a political disciple in a polarized world. Dr. Vincent Bacote is a...2024-05-031h 10THE LINK: Bridging Faith and Life with Dr. Vincent BacoteGifted to ServeWelcome to THE LINK - Bridging Faith and Life with Dr. Vincent Bacote! Every month, Dr. Bacote will introduce listeners to ways they can build connections between faith and life in their ministries and personal lives. This month, Dr. Bacote discusses how there are lots of great causes and important ministries, but no one can do all of them. Our gifts and the help of our community can help us discern the paths of service to take. 1 Peter 4:10-11 is one lens to help us choose how and where to serve.
Dr. Bacote is...2024-05-0115 minTHE LINK: Bridging Faith and Life with Dr. Vincent BacoteEaster and EmbodimentWelcome to THE LINK - Bridging Faith and Life with Dr. Vincent Bacote! Every month, Dr. Bacote will introduce listeners to ways they can build connections between faith and life in their ministries and personal lives. This month, Dr. Bacote considers how Easter includes good news for our bodies.
These words from John 20:27 are among the texts he considers to help make this point: "Then he said to Thomas, “Put your finger here; see my hands. Reach out your hand and put it into my side. Stop doubting and believe.”"
2024-04-0109 minTHE LINK: Bridging Faith and Life with Dr. Vincent BacoteCuriosity and WitnessWelcome to THE LINK - Bridging Faith and Life with Dr. Vincent Bacote! Every month, Dr. Bacote will introduce listeners to ways they can build connections between faith and life in their ministries and personal lives. This month, Dr. Bacote looks back at his first job and considers how a healthy curiosity about others can be a gateway to prayer and witness. He connects this to the following statement from the ACNA catechism, particularly the lines about witness and service:
Q: How do you live in God’s kingdom?
As a citizen of God’s kingdo...2024-02-2912 minTHE LINK: Bridging Faith and Life with Dr. Vincent BacoteFacing FearWelcome to THE LINK - Bridging Faith and Life with Dr. Vincent Bacote! Every month, Dr. Bacote will introduce listeners to ways they can build connections between faith and life in their ministries and personal lives. This month, Dr. Bacote discusses facing fear through the lens of these words found in the Nicene Creed:
"He ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead and his kingdom will have no end."
You can find...2024-01-3113 minTHE LINK: Bridging Faith and Life with Dr. Vincent BacoteRemembering the PlotWelcome to THE LINK - Bridging Faith and Life with Dr. Vincent Bacote! Every month, Dr. Bacote will introduce listeners to ways they can build connections between faith and life in their ministries and personal lives. This month, Dr. Bacote considers the words of Jesus and how they serve as a reminder that confusion and bewilderment are not the final word. There is much evidence that may suggest that the big story ends with distress and conflict, but Jesus has other ideas.
The section of Scripture for this episode is found...2023-12-2907 min
Trinity Forum ConversationsCaroling Christmas and Christian Formation with Keith GettyDuring Advent and Christmastide–and at all times–how can we understand and fully experience the formative power of music? And amid distraction and anxiety, how can we keep Christ at the center of our hearts as we sing?As Keith Getty explains, Christmas carols are not only about festivity, but also formation. For all of the delight they bring, they stand as musical masterpieces that teach deep truths, embed them within our memory and consciousness, unite a disparate people in praise, and cultivate and orient our sense of joy:“We're fearfully and wonderfully made. We rememb...2023-12-1929 min
Trinity Forum ConversationsAdvent: The Season of Hope with Tish Harrison WarrenThe season of Advent calls us to remember the incarnation of Christ into our world while anticipating his future return. Yet what does Advent have to tell us about our present “now and not yet” moment?In her new book Advent: The Season of Hope, priest, author, and Trinity Forum Senior Fellow Tish Harrison Warren draws our attention towards the ways the church reflects and represents the incarnation of Christ, and how our waiting can be transformed from drudgery to joy by the object of our hope:The only way that waiting can be t...2023-12-1234 minTHE LINK: Bridging Faith and Life with Dr. Vincent BacoteGratitude for the ObviousWelcome to THE LINK - Bridging Faith and Life with Dr. Vincent Bacote! Every month, Dr. Bacote will introduce listeners to ways they can build connections between faith and life in their ministries and personal lives. This month, Dr. Bacote considers familiar language about Jesus and Mary in the Apostle's Creed and uses that as an opportunity to look at some obvious things in life. This is a great opportunity for gratitude.
You can read the Apostle's Creed here.
Dr. Bacote is a p...2023-11-3013 min
The Stone Chapel PodcastWe Are All Evangelicals with Vincent BacoteWe Are All Evangelicals documents an oral history of black evangelicals, looking at the intersection of traditional black churches and the evangelical movement. The post Episode 169 “We Are All Evangelicals” with Vince Bacote” first appeared on Lanier Theological Library.2023-11-2821 min
Trinity Forum ConversationsHow to Know a Person with David BrooksIn a society where so many feel unseen and unknown, how do we become the kind of people who deeply see and know those around us? The conflict and division in our society demonstrate the need for people committed to pursuing human connection, even across lines of difference. What can we do – as individuals and in community – that will help us really understand the people in our lives?David Brooks, author of How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen, joined us to explore what it means to k...2023-11-2837 minTHE LINK: Bridging Faith and Life with Dr. Vincent BacoteTaking It SlowWelcome to THE LINK - Bridging Faith and Life with Dr. Vincent Bacote! Every month, Dr. Bacote will introduce listeners to ways they can build connections between faith and life in their ministries and personal lives. This month, Dr. Bacote uses James 1:19 as a window into a brief reflection on taking more time before sharing his opinions and views. Views and opinions should be shared, but Dr. Bacote knows his sometimes should spend more time baking in the oven before being brought to others.
Dr. Bacote is a professor of theology a...2023-10-3111 min
Trinity Forum ConversationsTrust, Truth, and the Knowledge CrisisThe question “How do I know what’s true?” comes up with increasing frequency and urgency in our time of angry polarization, deliberately-stoked outrage, and earned distrust. There is money to be made and a growing market for the kind of misinformation that reinforces our views and confirms our preconceptions — as well as a large price to be paid:“We like to tell ourselves that we're consuming this political media because we're going to be good citizens and we're going to be well informed and have, you know, very rational opinions and all sorts of flattering things like that. But...2023-10-3133 min
Exegetically SpeakingTheology, Therefore Biblical Languages, with Vincent BacoteFor Prof. Vincent Bacote, his vocation as a professional theologian led him to value the biblical languages, study them, and make use of that training in his ongoing work with the Scriptures. He recommends the same for younger people entering on the same path. Dr. Vince Bacote is Professor of Theology and Director of Center for Applied Christian Ethics at Wheaton College. Among his publications are The Political Disciple: A Theology of Public Life (Ordinary Theology) and Reckoning with Race and Performing the Good News: In Search of a Better Evangelical Theology (Theological Traditions).2023-10-0909 minTHE LINK: Bridging Faith and Life with Dr. Vincent BacoteSanctified VisionWelcome to THE LINK - Bridging Faith and Life with Dr. Vincent Bacote! Every month, Dr. Bacote will introduce listeners to ways they can build connections between faith and life in their ministries and personal lives. This month, Dr. Bacote talks about the Historical Review Task Force at Wheaton College, with a focus on why this can be a very positive thing for the public witness of Christians. You can find the historical review here: https://www.wheaton.edu/historical-review-task-force-final-report/
This month, our doctrinal statement is about sanctification and comes from the National Baptist C...2023-09-3015 min
Trinity Forum ConversationsThe Decadent Society with Ross DouthatDecadence isn’t a word most of us use on a daily basis, and yet author and columnist Ross Douthat believes that it perfectly captures the state of a largely stagnant and sclerotic American culture.In his book, The Decadent Society, Douthat explores both the meaning of decadence and the trajectory that led us there. But in addition to diagnosing our state of cultural stagnation, he points with great hope toward societal renewal:“I think the escape from decadence is probably a dynamic thing where technology, politics, and religion are all sort of oper...2023-09-0547 minTHE LINK: Bridging Faith and Life with Dr. Vincent BacoteScandal Part 3: Engaging ListenersWelcome to THE LINK - Bridging Faith and Life with Dr. Vincent Bacote! Every month, Dr. Bacote will introduce listeners to ways they can build connections between faith and life in their ministries and personal lives. This month marks one year of The Link - 12 episodes! On this episode, Dr. Bacote engages the responses of four listeners who reached out after June's episode on the topic of scandals. The episode ends with a reflection on scandal seen through the lens of the doctrine of sin.
Dr. Bacote is a professor of theology and the d...2023-08-3127 min
Trinity Forum ConversationsThe Challenge of Christian Nationalism with Mark Noll and Vincent BacoteThe Challenge of Christian Nationalism with Mark Noll and Vincent BacoteAs the lines between faith, politics, and patriotism have become, in some quarters, increasingly blurred, it is increasingly important to understand the origin, ideas, and consequences of Christian Nationalism — what it means, why it matters, and how best to respond.“Responsible Christian patriots try to show how Christianity can be a service to the nation; extreme nationalists make Christianity a servant of the nation.” - Mark Noll“If you think about the cross: patriotism, rightly construed from a Christian point of view, will put...2023-08-2241 min
Trinity Forum ConversationsRebuilding our Common Life with Yuval LevinRebuilding our Common life with Yuval LevinOne of the greatest problems in our civic life is that our institutions are weak. And they're weak not merely because they are distrusted by outsiders, but because their leaders fail to take their institution-building responsibilities seriously. Rather than submitting to the responsibilities and constraints that any functioning institution imposes, those leaders have come to use the institution as a personal platform to gain attention and express themselves.On our podcast, Yuval Levin explains how institutions have historically served to connect, mediate, and structure much...2023-08-0831 minTHE LINK: Bridging Faith and Life with Dr. Vincent BacoteAnother Look at ScandalsWelcome to THE LINK - Bridging Faith and Life with Dr. Vincent Bacote! Every month, Dr. Bacote will introduce listeners to ways they can build connections between faith and life in their ministries and personal lives. This month, Dr. Bacote considers how Christians should respond to the recent Carlee Russell scandal and takes a look through the lens of the statement on Christian Living in the Evangelical Free Church of America's statement of faith. You can find the entire statement here.
Here is the part of the statement featured in this episode:
"God...2023-07-2814 min
SimplyWhyDr. Vincent Bacote: The Political TheologianThis week Connor is joined by theologian and professor Dr. Vincent Bacote. Dr. Bacote is a professor of Theology at and the director of the Center for Applied Christian Ethics at Wheaton College. He is also a prolific author and speaker, having published and contributed to multiple books and articles that have appeared in magazines such as Books and Culture and Christianity Today. He also hosts a podcast called The Link - Bridging Faith and Life with Dr. Vincent Bacote. Listen in to hear how to interact with politics as a Christian, why curiosity can make you more kind...2023-07-1220 minTHE LINK: Bridging Faith and Life with Dr. Vincent BacoteTaking a Look at ScandalWelcome to THE LINK - Bridging Faith and Life with Dr. Vincent Bacote! Every month, Dr. Bacote will introduce listeners to ways they can build connections between faith and life in their ministries and personal lives. This month, Dr. Bacote considers what we do in the face of scandal and how the doctrine of sanctification is one lens that can help us have a version of "Christian realism" that is both honest and hopeful.
This month's statement of doctrine comes from the National Baptist Convention, USA:
"We believe the Scriptures teach that S...2023-06-3018 minTHE LINK: Bridging Faith and Life with Dr. Vincent BacoteThe Great EqualizerWelcome to THE LINK - Bridging Faith and Life with Dr. Vincent Bacote! Every month, Dr. Bacote will introduce listeners to ways they can build connections between faith and life in their ministries and personal lives. This month, Dr. Bacote considers the topic of death through the lens of these closing words from the Nicene Creed: "We look forward to the resurrection of the dead, and to life in the world to come. Amen."
Dr. Bacote is a professor of theology and the director of the Center for Applied Christian Ethics at Wheaton College...2023-05-3116 minTHE LINK: Bridging Faith and Life with Dr. Vincent BacoteJesus and Other MessiahsWelcome to THE LINK - Bridging Faith and Life with Dr. Vincent Bacote! Every month, Dr. Bacote will introduce listeners to ways they can build connections between faith and life in their ministries and personal lives. This month, Dr. Bacote reflects on the truth that Jesus is the only true Messiah while considering the ways other things can take on a similar role in our lives.
You can find the Wheaton College Statement of Faith here: https://www.wheaton.edu/about-wheaton/statement-of-faith-and-educational-purpose/
Dr. Bacote is a professor of theology a...2023-05-0110 min
THE CHARGE with Dennis MetzlerEthics and Eschatology: Theological and Biblical Reflections with Dr. Vincent BacoteWe dive into the world of eschatology and ethics and how they impact each other with Dr. Vincent Bacote, Professor of Theology at Wheaton College and the Director of the Center for Applied Christian Ethics. We explore key Scriptures, various historical approaches including Anabaptist, dispensationalist, Albert Schweitzer, and liberation theology as well as the kingdom of God, judgment, the resurrection, and Christian hope. Dr. Bacote also addresses worldly mixes of ethics and eschatology including capitalism and Marxism as well as economic sharing and the racial and ecclesiological implications of Revelation's proclamation of every tribe, nation and tongue worshiping in...2023-04-241h 12THE CHARGE with Dennis MetzlerEthics and Eschatology: Theological and Biblical Reflections with Dr. Vincent BacoteWe dive into the world of eschatology and ethics and how they impact each other with Dr. Vincent Bacote, Professor of Theology at Wheaton College and the Director of the Center for Applied Christian Ethics. We explore key Scriptures, various historical approaches including Anabaptist, dispensationalist, Albert Schweitzer, and liberation theology as well as the kingdom of God, judgment, the resurrection, and Christian hope. Dr. Bacote also addresses worldly mixes of ethics and eschatology including capitalism and Marxism as well as economic sharing and the racial and ecclesiological implications of Revelation's proclamation of every tribe, nation and tongue worshiping in...2023-04-241h 12
Providence Bible Church (Denver, CO)Dr. Vincent Bacote: The Political Discipleship Experiment - Redemptive Edge Summit 2022Message from Guest Speaker on April 23, 20232023-04-2300 minTHE LINK: Bridging Faith and Life with Dr. Vincent BacoteFocusing Anew on EasterWelcome to THE LINK - Bridging Faith and Life with Dr. Vincent Bacote! Every month, Dr. Bacote will introduce listeners to ways they can build connections between faith and life in their ministries and personal lives. This month, Dr. Bacote invites us to look again at what is often overly familiar to us at Easter: the cross of Christ and His resurrection. Christ's great suffering and the resurrection's great victory can help us be the most realistic and most hopeful people in a world where we encounter tragedy and horror.
Here are the excerpts f...2023-03-3018 min
THE LINK: Bridging Faith and Life with Dr. Vincent BacoteJesus: God's Commitment to the WorldWelcome to THE LINK - Bridging Faith and Life with Dr. Vincent Bacote! Every month, Dr. Bacote will introduce listeners to ways they can build connections between faith and life in their ministries and personal lives. This month, Dr. Bacote discusses the humanity of Jesus and the implications for our approach to the world.
Dr. Bacote is a professor of theology and the director of the Center for Applied Christian Ethics at Wheaton College in Wheaton, Illinois.
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...2023-02-2815 minTHE LINK: Bridging Faith and Life with Dr. Vincent BacoteGazing at the Real WorldWelcome to THE LINK - Bridging Faith and Life with Dr. Vincent Bacote! Every month, Dr. Bacote will introduce listeners to ways they can build connections between faith and life in their ministries and personal lives. This month, Dr. Bacote discusses looking at the world in light of the truth about human sinfulness.
The statement of doctrine in today's episode comes from the catechism of the Anglican Church in North America:
"How does sin affect you?
Sin alienates me from God, my neighbor, God’s good creation,
and myself. Ap...2023-01-3117 minTHE LINK: Bridging Faith and Life with Dr. Vincent BacoteThe Politics of ChristmasWelcome to THE LINK - Bridging Faith and Life with Dr. Vincent Bacote! Every month, Dr. Bacote will introduce listeners to ways they can build connections between faith and life in their ministries and personal lives. This month, Dr. Bacote discusses how the Nicene Creed helps show us that we cannot escape politics. Christmas is "inescapably political."
Here's the section of the Nicene Creed quoted in the episode with the featured phrases in bold:
And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only-begotten Son of God, begotten of the Father before all worlds; G...2022-12-2609 min
For the JourneyReflection | “Following the Supreme Jesus” | Dr. Vincent BacoteThis week, we share a reflection offered by Dr. Vincent Bacote (Director of the Center for Applied Christian Ethics at Wheaton College). Vince invites us to take a close look at Hebrews 1 during the Advent season. He unpacks how this chapter exalts the supremacy of Jesus while setting up what it looks like to follow Christ through the challenging circumstances we all face in different seasons.inthecoracle.org | @inthecoracleSupport the show2022-12-1122 minTHE LINK: Bridging Faith and Life with Dr. Vincent BacoteOur Public DispositionWelcome to THE LINK - Bridging Faith and Life with Dr. Vincent Bacote! Every month, Dr. Bacote will introduce listeners to ways they can build connections between faith and life in their ministries and personal lives. This month, Dr. Bacote discusses our public posture by connecting it to a doctrinal statement from the Converge Worldwide denomination.
Here's Converge Worldwide's statement mentioned in the show:
Christian Conduct
We believe that Christians should live for the glory of God and the well-being of others; that their conduct should be blameless before the...2022-11-3015 minTHE LINK: Bridging Faith and Life with Dr. Vincent BacoteHow I Made the LinkWelcome to THE LINK - Bridging Faith and Life with Dr. Vincent Bacote! Every month, Dr. Bacote will introduce listeners to ways they can build connections between faith and life in their ministries and personal lives. This month, Dr. Bacote shares how he made the link.
Dr. Bacote is a professor of theology and the director of the Center for Applied Christian Ethics at Wheaton College in Wheaton, Illinois.
If you'd like to connect with Dr. Bacote, click on the link below!
https://www.vincentbacote.com/coaching2022-10-2816 min
THE LINK: Bridging Faith and Life with Dr. Vincent BacoteWelcome to THE LINK!Welcome to THE LINK - Bridging Faith and Life with Dr. Vincent Bacote! Every month, Dr. Bacote will introduce listeners to ways they can build connections between faith and life in their ministries and personal lives. This month, Dr. Bacote reveals his heart for this topic and how it led to this podcast's existence.
Dr. Bacote is a professor of theology and the director of the Center for Applied Christian Ethics at Wheaton College in Wheaton, Illinois.
If you'd like to connect with Dr. Bacote, click on the link below!
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All of Life Podcast65. First Wednesday: End Times, Ethics, and Other Conversations with Your Crazy UncleWelcome to the All of Life podcast from Redemption Church Tempe where we have conversations on faith, culture, theology, and beyond to help us live all of life all for Jesus.
This episode is a recording from our September 2022 First Wednesday: "End Times, Ethics, and Other Conversations with Your Crazy Uncle" with Co-Lead Pastor Josh Butler and guest speaker Dr. Vincent Bacote. Dr. Bacote is an Associate Professor of Theology and the Director of the Center for Applied Christian Ethics at Wheaton College in Wheaton, IL. He is also the author of The Political Disciple: A Theology...2022-09-151h 24
Nuance: Being Faithful in the Public SquareA Theology of Public Life with Dr. Vincent BacoteDo not miss Dr. Vincent Bacote of Wheaton College discussing what public theology is and its importance to a Christian’s walk. A rich public theology gives us a vocabulary and concepts to better understand that as Christians our God is ALWAYS greater than our experiences. For a spiritual formation exercise that corresponds with this episode, click here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1S... Dr. Vincent Bacote gave us much to think about in this episode. To learn more about him, go to https://www.vincentbacote.com/ and purchase his book The Political Disciple: A...2022-09-1448 min
For the JourneySeminar | "Faithfully Navigating Fracturing in the Church" | Vincent Bacote & John InazuThis week, we share our recent Soundings Seminar conversation between Bill Haley (Coracle Executive Director), Dr. Vincent Bacote (Wheaton College), and Dr. John Inazu (Washington University in St. Louis). They reflect on the well-documented fracturing taking place throughout the American church, and they offer a few ways forward for followers of Jesus who long to see a renewed church. Vince and John offered so many valuable insights, and we hope this conversation will be a blessing to you as it was to us!This Seminar was offered as part...2022-07-031h 00