Fri, 16 June 2017
In the final regular episode of The Threshing Floor, Joshua, Drew and Chad share about their favorite episodes over the past 4 years. We also share our ideal apocalyptic scenario. We end with a special presentation from Joshua. |
Thu, 25 May 2017
It's Ascension day! For our second-to-last episode, we sit down with our former boss, current friend, and always Jedi High Master, JD. Walt. We've been looking forward to this conversation. Buckle your belts and hold on. This is some next-level stuff. Sabbath with JD Walt | PP 5 * The day Jesus took off. Mentioned |
Wed, 10 May 2017
Welcome to the Threshing Floor. We talk with Pete Greig, founder of the 24/7 prayer movement and author. This conversation comes live from New Room 2016. We also share
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Thu, 27 April 2017
BUCKLE UP FOR THE BANTER!!! In this episode, Joshua and Drew settle down for a nice long conversation directed by twitter feedback. We handle a multitude of topics offered up by you.
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Sat, 15 April 2017
In this episode of The Threshing Floor, we wanted to provide a different type of experience. The Easter Vigil is a tradition dating back to the early church and is still in practice in different expressions of Christianity today. It is a full worship service, complete with multiple expression of devotion to Jesus and includes baptisms and communion. This episode is an immersive experience into the rhythm of the Easter vigil and is complete with a conversation about the host's own experience and love for the vigil. We also have a special guest, Dr. Lester Ruth, research professor of Christian Worship at Duke Divinity. He speaks specifically about the role of baptism and the early expression of baptism in the Easter Vigil. Dr. Marilyn Elliot also serves as part of our experience together. Drew Causey wrote a few special pieces of music and performed some other songs perfect for the Easter Vigil. You will also here a few select clips from Leonard Ravenhill, Joshua's favorite revival preacher. Chad has edited all of the together in a special auditory presentation. So sit back, put on your headphones and spend the next hour with The Threshing Floor's special Easter Vigil Episode.
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Thu, 30 March 2017
Our hosts are back with an action-packed episode full of excitement, suspense, and romance...well, not really. We have a conversation about prayer and what it means to us currently.
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Wed, 15 March 2017
Chad sits down with Adam Weber, lead pastor of Embrace Church, and has a conversation about prayer and his new book Talking with God. Chad and Joshua talk about prayer and how big of fans we are of Adam. Our conversations include:
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Wed, 1 March 2017
It's Lent. And we just finished Mardi Gras. On this episode, Chad and Drew have a conversation about getting ready for Lent and traditions before Ash Wednesday. We also have a conversation with Dr. David Fitch from Northern Seminary in Chicago. Our conversations include:
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Thu, 16 February 2017
In this episode of the Threshing Floor, we sit down with John Heinz from Centerform, an innovation hub for Christian Ministry. Centerform serves as a co-working and event space in downtown Atlanta, Ga. Our conversation includes:
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Wed, 1 February 2017
We are back from our January break and ready to roll! In this episode, we hear from Joshua about his trip to Turkey and talk about what it means to leave our dreams and call on the shelf. It's a little different episode than normal, but it is full of great conversation. We talk about:
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Wed, 18 January 2017
Welcome to the first day of the rest of your life! In this episode, the tireless three have a conversation with Matt Leroy, pastor of Love Chapel Hill in Chapel Hill, NC. We talk about his church plant, what it means to love your community and how that creates different churches. We also talk about:
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Wed, 4 January 2017
In this episode, our hosts talk with the Rev. Dr. Winfield Bevins about church planting, Anglicanism, and home discipleship. Our entire conversation topics include:
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Wed, 21 December 2016
Advent episode 2! Our hosts sit down to talk about the missional side of advent and how folks can take a few steps deeper into the tradition. We also talk about favorite traditions around Christmas both at home and in the church. Episode Content includes:
The Threshing Floor Gift Guide for Procrastinators.
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Thu, 8 December 2016
It's Advent! #mostwonderfultimeoftheyear. Each year in December, the Threshing Floor plans out special Advent conversations. These are typically our most popular episodes each year. We are excited about this year! In this episode you hear about:
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Thu, 24 November 2016
Happy Thanksgiving! In this episode, the Threshing Floor talks all about Thanksgiving. We share traditions, memories and do a deep dive into the Biblical idea of the concept of Thanksgiving. Plus, plenty more great conversations from the thunderous three. We talk about:
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Thu, 10 November 2016
Today's episode of The Threshing Floor takes you back to the golden era of door-to-door evangelism and talks about handing out gospel tracts. We also talk about Joshua's odd eating habits and jump into some listener feedback. Our conversations include:
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Thu, 27 October 2016
Get ready. We will only say it once. Get ready. In today's episode, our hosts sit down with the infamous theologian Tom Fuerst to talk about theology and his latest book Underdogs and Outsiders. And many other fantastic topics. These conversations include:
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Thu, 13 October 2016
Welcome to the Thunderdome! Not really. But we are trying out a new segment called "The Suitcase." This week, Drew pits Joshua and Chad against each other as they explain sanctification. We also talk about:
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Wed, 28 September 2016
What happens when the fabulous three meet up with the tremendous two? Episode 71 of The Threshing Floor. At the 2016 New Room Conference, our hosts gather around the microphones of two of our favorite people. We fired up the mics and let the Holy Spirit roll. What happened was a fascinating conversation about ministry. We talked about many different things, including;
We also want to congratulate the winner of our Isaiah Epic of Eden giveaway! |
Thu, 22 September 2016
We recorded a fantastic conversation about Fundamentalism and Orthodoxy. We had some audio problems, mainly outside noise from a recording feed. However, the content was great. We let a few listeners in on the audio, they loved it...so we are releasing this as an unadvertised, non-counted episode. Enjoy. |
Thu, 1 September 2016
In the 70th episode of The Threshing Floor, Chad and Drew talk about Joshua's dangerous and deadly podcasting setup. We also reflect on over 3 years of The Threshing Floor and talk about some shifts and changes we want to take. Our big conversation is about game changer gatherings and what it means to come together with other people. Our conversation includes:
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Thu, 18 August 2016
In this Threshing Floor, Drew and Chad talk about our typical shade thrown to missing hosts. So we have decided that Joshua is at a desert monastic retreat center in the suburbs of Atlanta. Besides that, we focus our main conversation on the transition in ministry roles we each have gone through in the last 10 years. Our conversation includes:
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Thu, 4 August 2016
In this episode, Drew sits down with his D.Min cohort leader, Michael Frost, and has a conversation about missional leadership. They dig deep into the power of stories and the realm of mission.
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No Chad due to Foundry's VBS Productivity and Sermon Prep The Weirdest Sermons that We've Ever Experienced Bible Math and the Omega Code Josh's Summer in Atlanta New Room and the TTF House Party (?) New Room Give Away Details Drew and Josh on Gardening Drew in School and our intro of Michael Frost Michael Frost Interview Frost: How He got into the missional conversation Frost: What does Missional even mean? Frost: What he's writing about these days Drew and his love of Australians Mission leads to good stories Do we know our neighbors? The Tic-Tac-Toe Challenge Being on mission where you live What is the relationship between worship and mission? Josh and Drew share albums they have been listening to lately. Peace Out |
Thu, 21 July 2016
So what were you expecting to happen? In this episode, our main conversation centers around Holy Spirit expectation. More specifically, what does it mean to develop a culture in your life and church.
We also talk about plenty of other great things. Nicknames for Chest Hair Main Conversation |
Wed, 6 July 2016
In yet another rousing episode of the Threshing Floor your hosts have a conversation about what it means to practice good self-care in ministry. We also have an extended conversation about what it means to grow old and homemade hair remedies. Our conversation includes (but is not limited to):
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Thu, 23 June 2016
What happens when you mix Netflix and Christian dating? Well, you get a great movie to talk about and Joshua puts his dating life in the hands of Drew and Chad. This and more in the latest Threshing Floor! Our primary conversation surrounds Christendom and the theology of infant baptism. We started our conversation with this article written by Jason Micheli called "Infant Baptisms Malignant Assumption." Our topics include:
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Thu, 9 June 2016
In this episode of The Threshing Floor, Joshua and Chad sit down and have an amazing conversation with Dr. Sandra Richter. Dr. Richter is the author of the Epic of Eden and several other studies on Seedbed.com. Currently, Dr. Richter is a professor of Old Testament at Wheaton College. This episode you can hear us talk about:
We are stoked to give away a free set of Dr. Richter's latest Isaiah OneBook study. It will be released at New Room this year. To win you need to do these two things.
1. Sign up for the New Room Conference. You can do that at 2. At checkout, use the code TTF in the box. That will enter you for the drawing. --- If you are already registered for new room, just shoot us an email at threshingfloorpodcast@gmail.com and let us know. We will make sure your name gets in the drawing. |
Thu, 26 May 2016
The Threshing Floor is rounding the corner with the last few of our New Room Conference conversations. In this episode. Joshua and Chad sit down with the Rev. Dr. Timothy Tennent, president of Asbury Theological Seminary. We have a conversation about church planting, post-Christendom and the broader scope of worldwide Christianity. Our larger conversation consists of:
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Wed, 11 May 2016
The Threshing Floor is back! In this episode, our hosts sit down to talk about TONS of different things. Our larger conversation focuses on itinerancy and church leadership tenure. We also break down into conversations about Swedish Christian death metal, bowel health and Drew's guest appearance on the Parent Pastor Podcast. We talk about
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Thu, 28 April 2016
The Threshing Floor can almost get discount coffee at McDonald's! We are excited about our 61st episode. We have tons of great content geared up and ready for you. Our main discussion centers around some twitter conversations we have been having about missional priorities and how they can drive the decisions we make in church, leadership and worship. We also talk about;
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Thu, 14 April 2016
We have a guest this week. The Threshing Floor sits down with Padre Dean Simmer. Dean is an Anglican priest, IT specialist and soccer enthusiast in Detroit, Michigan. We talk about the power of embedding yourself in a localized culture and serving as a witness to the presence of Jesus. You can get more from dean at @mojodean and deanpsimmer.com.
In this episode, you can hear about;
We also share more about our friends at the Parent Pastor Podcast, Mark Swayze and the dead grandma game and The Art of the Sermon's recent interview with Rob Bell
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Wed, 30 March 2016
Happy Easter(tide). The Threshing Floor is super excited to talk about Easter today. We gathered together all of our crazy easter stories, favorite candy and plenty of other things to create a jaw-dropping, life-changing Easter episode for 2016. Here is what we talk about:
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Wed, 16 March 2016
Back at New Room of 2015, Joshua and Chad sat down with Mark Swayze. Mark is the Charles Wesley of the New Room movement. We talk about contemporary worship and worship songwriting. Here's our full rundown of conversation topics.
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Wed, 2 March 2016
The Three Horsemen of the cheap steak buffet are back with another award-winning episode of the Threshing Floor. In this episode we have a conversation about the role of adult conversion in the Christian Church. Specifically, we talk about the conversation about conversion inside of an infant baptism tradition. Joshua also spits out some serious knowledge he is learning in his ThM program at Candler School of Theology. Our conversation includes
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Wed, 17 February 2016
The Threshing Floor is back with another hot episode. Our hosts talk about;
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Wed, 3 February 2016
It's Ash Wednesday...wednesday, Wednesday, WEDNESDAY. In this episode we talk about...
We are giving away 5 copies of seedbed.com's new Lent Soundtrack resource. Tweet #ttfsoundtrack to enter. The Threshing Floor would LOVE to get Dr. James K. A. Smith on the show (he is our favorite Calvinist). Would you help us with this? Tweet to @james_ka_smith to help us out...and tell him how much he NEEDS to be on The Threshing Floor? |
Wed, 20 January 2016
Threshing Floor. Live from New Room 2015. Chad and Joshua sit down with the Rev. Dr. Andrew Thompson, senior pastor of First United Methodist in Springdale, Arkansas. Andrew also holds a doctorate of Theology from Duke University. He has spent time in college ministry, local church ministry, teaching in seminary and is now the pastor of a large, vital congregation in Arkansas. Chad and Joshua have a conversation with Andrew about what it means to be a pastoral theologian and why it matters to carry your education into the pulpit. We also have a raucous good time with another Southern boy at the expense of Joshua. Andrew is also part of the podcast Behind the Sermon. It is an experiment in public theology in reference to the weekly preaching event. Make sure to check it out here. |
Wed, 6 January 2016
In this episode of The Threshing Floor, our hosts sit down and talk about 2015. They share their favorite music and movies and then get into some more serious questions. They speak about what they are looking forward to, how they feel God leading them in 2016 and what ministry and leadership will be. We also share our excitement for the regional New Room gatherings. You can find more information out here. |
Wed, 16 December 2015
Our hosts continue Joshua's interview with worship leader and poet Jason Upton. Jason shares more about worship leading, the role of prophecy in worship and how eschatology shapes our worship and worship writing. |
Wed, 2 December 2015
On The Threshing Floor this week.... Chad is probably duck hunting, more on Advent and ministry and what ministry looks like in formation rather than performance. Joshua sits down with worship leader Jason Upton, a highly influential singer-songwriter with the heart of a Pastor. In part 1 of this interview, they talk about his journey into ministry and the influences in that process. If you are a fan of prophetic worship, don't miss this one. |
Wed, 18 November 2015
It's the Threshing Floor's 50th episode! We celebrate this milestone by sitting down with sower-in-chief Rev. John David Walt. We take a short detour into our usual antics with JD in tow and then have a conversation about Advent. JD talks about the importance of Advent as a season, the eschatological dimensions of Advent and the power and role of poetry has an engine of expectation. We are giving away 5 copies of JD's new book, Not Yet Christmas, to the first 5 listeners to tweet #boomsauce to us @ttfpodcast. |
Wed, 4 November 2015
In this episode of the Threshing Floor we go back in time to New Room 2015. Chad and Joshua sit down with the infamous Dr. Howard Snyder. We have a fabulous conversation about creation care, incarnational theology and the power of realizing the presence of Christ. We get into eschatology (one of the TTF's favorite topics). We also take some time to talk about tambourines in worship and what you can look forward to for our 50th episode. Mentioned: |
Wed, 21 October 2015
What happens when Christian Artists go see Taylor Swift and share it on Instagram? (We promise this is the last episode we talk about Taylor Swift). ((Seriously)). #wehopeso Our hosts also talk about their first experience with All Saints and why the All Saints celebration is a necessary part of not only Christian worship, but the larger theological perspective of Christianity. We also go through some listener mail, talk about Joshua's Halloween costume and get into a little #cagerage.
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Wed, 7 October 2015
This episode our hosts begin a two-part conversation on Death, Dying and Grief. Today, we specifically share about what it looks like to pastor people in the middle of grief and why the Christian Church needs a better concept of death. We also share about the birth of Drew's son, McDonalds 24 hr breakfast and more about Ryan Adams 1989. In the end, we go through some listener mail. Resources Mentioned: |
Wed, 23 September 2015
Joshua and Chad sit down with Mike Breen, founder and 3dm. Mike is a discipleship guru and we had the time to grab him at New Room 2015. For 30 minutes, Mike opens up on the rawness of discipleship, the language of "missional", the family space, and why movements must be anti-fragile. The hosts also talk about the latest Ryan Adams/Taylor Swift collaboration and do a quick run down of New Room. Mentioned:
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Wed, 9 September 2015
The boys are back in town.
Chad, Drew and Joshua sit down to have a conversation about the recent Ashley Madison scandal and integrity in ministry. We also realize it is our 45th episode and contemplate what the Threshing Floor's mid-life crisis will be. We also talk about the worship record that sticks with us the most and Drew's wife giving birth to a man cup in the coming weeks. |
Wed, 12 August 2015
In this episode of The Threshing Floor, Drew and Joshua interview Dr. Quincy Brown, associate pastor at Peachtree City UMC in Peachtree City Georgia. They discuss growing up in the South, being a minority voice in ministry, and ways young leaders can engage in conversations about race that honor Christ and the other. They also discuss issues of social power and how recognizing where one sits in the social milieu is critical in engaging people who are unlike you. They also discuss Chad’s absence due to breakfast, Vinyl Record Day, and 5 “Seed Thoughts” as to why everyone should go to New Room. |
Thu, 30 July 2015
Chad and Joshua run wild without Drew on this episode of the Threshing Floor. They share the longest they went between visits to the dentist and high dollar recreational vehicles. We also have a discussion about the underbelly of leadership, those times you just have to grind down on new skills and growing as a minister. We focus our conversation around two topics. Leading under stress and leading through weaknesses. Resources Mentioned: |
Wed, 15 July 2015
The Threshing Floor continues our conversation with Dr. Matthew Sleeth in this episode. Dr. Sleeth shares about sabbath and what it means and our hosts talk about their Sabbath experiences and struggles. We also talk about being offended on facebook, share our seedthought of the 5 best albums for Sabbath Soundtracking. And finally...Joshua is back.
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Wed, 1 July 2015
Drew sits down with Dr. Matthew Sleeth and has a conversation about wants, the speed of life and what it means for a Christian to care about creation. Drew and Chad also have a conversation about the recent S.C.O.T.U.S ruling over marriage, we talk about favorite hangouts and why #nicholasvillerocks
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Thu, 18 June 2015
The Threshing Floor hits episode 40. In this episode our hosts talk about fashion and ministry, consipiracy theory and why Drew always stops conversation. We have an extended conversation about the role of education, both formal and informal, in ministry. We finish the episode dreaming of what movie we wish Hollywood would remake. Mentioned: |
Thu, 28 May 2015
In our first summer episode our guys talk about their favorite beginnings of summer, snow cones vs. snow balls and early 90's Christian television. When things get a little serious, the boys talk about Aldersgate and the role of salvation in Wesleyan theology. To finish up the episode, we have our 3rd (and final) discussion about Mad Max: Fury Road. |
Thu, 30 April 2015
We're back. In this episode Chad and Drew sing more than Joshua. We find out more about how Joshua's Dad thought he had a girlfriend because of The Threshing Floor. We also discuss great country songs, what Drew should be naming his child and why Episode 2's "Redneck Hibachi" is still the greatest idea ever. On a more serious note our hosts talk about what the word Gospel actually means. We work through some of the more popular (and current) ideas of the word and why it is important to have both a wide and narrow view of the Gospel. Plus, Joshua mentions NT Wright 1,983,019 times. We also go through listener mail and talk about church revitalization, websites and being gospel centric. Resources Mentioned
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Thu, 19 March 2015
We continue our Missional month with a great interview with Dr. Brian Russell of Asbury Seminary. Brian shares how and why he teaches from a missional perspective in his classes and what being missional means for every local church. He shares a tremendous amount of wisdom with us this episode. Brian is also the author of Invitation, a 10 week Bible study teaching basic fundamentals of scripture. The Threshing Floor is giving away a workbook and DVD of Invitation, over a $100 value, over the next two weeks. Just retweet us on twitter @TTFpodcast. Besides our interview with Brian we talk about major life changes in the near future, Chad joining a bigfoot organization and we share 5 seedthoughts on "What you do when spring comes."
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Thu, 5 March 2015
It's Missional Month at The Threshing Floor. This month our hosts are having a conversation with other leaders about what missional means in different contexts and how ministries see themselves as missional. In this episode we have a conversation with Adam Weber, the founding and lead pastor of Embrace in South Falls, SD. Embrace is a leading UMC church and Adam shares some great wisdom and drops gospel bombs on us. Seriously-if you listen to this interview you just might find yourself having church. We also go through some listener mail, talk about our own definitions of mission and start a brand-new segment on the Threshing Floor; 5 Seed Thoughts. |
Thu, 19 February 2015
In this episode of The Threshing Floor Joshua interviews the Rev. Carolyn Moore, founding pastor of Mosiac United Methodist Church in Augusta, Georgia. Carolyn shares her story of call, the role her family plays in her ministry, how there needs to be a different conversation about gender roles in leadership and how people can support women in ministry. Our hosts talk about the interview, great 80's movies and Lindsey Lohan. |
Thu, 5 February 2015
Chad and Joshua host our annual Lent episode. We talk about Lent as an individual practice vs a community practice. Joshua has found his future wife and what the best Bill Murray costume is also makes the show. Additionaly, we take some time to talk about dumb things we have done as adults and go through twitter conversations.
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Thu, 22 January 2015
This week on the Threshing Floor our triumphant hosts talk about three different issues. 1. Our thoughts about the famous phrase from the Westminster Catchecism "The Chief End of Man is..." Besides such weighty topics, we talk about 1980's arcades, Waynes World and way Sam's Club has the best combo meals. We end the episode with a discussion about which John Wayne is better, Western Duke or Military Duke.
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Thu, 8 January 2015
For this 31st episode of the Threshing Floor hosts Joshua Toepper and Chad Brooks try to make it work without Drew. We talk about 2014 and our favorite things. We spend time talking about our new favorite Country singer, what happens when Chad misses an episode of the podcast and reminisce about the early days of The Threshing Floor podcast. Chad shares the top 6 Threshing Floor episodes of 2014. We have a conversation about the major conversations of Christianity in 2014 and what it means for the worldwide church. Thanks for making 2014 such a successful year in podcasting and at Seedbed. We wrap up our episode with some listener suggestions via twitter (hit us up at @ttfpodcast). We talk about theologians in conversation with John Wesley and how the means of grace matter in community. |
Thu, 18 December 2014
It's Advent, one of our favorite seasons of the liturgical year! In episode 30, Josh and Drew discuss some of their family Christmas traditions, including boxing matches and brass band caroling. We open up the conversation with some of our TTF Twitter follower's questions about the Lord of the Rings movies and our thoughts on the Exodus movie (we haven't seen it...), and then move into our Advent conversation.. With some of our nation's current events in view, we discuss what it means to anticipate the coming of Jesus and the justice of the Kingdom as a people in process. We also talk about the call to readiness during the Advent season and what it means in our day and time to be prepared for the return of Christ. Josh and Drew also close the episode by sharing some of their gift ideas for you last-minute Christmas shoppers. |
Thu, 4 December 2014
In the final Threshing Floor episode featuring content from the New Room Conference, The Threshing Floor offers closing thoughts about the conference with a live audience. If you have ever been curious what a random conversation with Drew, Joshua and Chad is like...then this is your episode. We get feedback from multiple other folks at the conference about the best learning moments at the conference. Plus, plenty of great banter and we finally let Joshua sing the majority of Usher's hit "Yeah" and Chad tells a story about eating horse. Mentioned:
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Thu, 13 November 2014
At the recent New Room Conference, the Threshing Floor had a chance to spend time with Alan and Deb Hirsch. It was a great time. Drew and Joshua managed to sit down and interview the Hirsch family. In addition to our interview, this episode features discussion about Patrick Swayze, Drew going to see Garth Brooks and Chad's most recent embarrassing musical declaration. We finish out our interview with a conversation about the future of the missional church. |
Thu, 30 October 2014
Have you ever served in Youth Ministry? In this episode Drew interviews Jeremy Steele, author of Reclaiming the Lost Soul of Youth Ministry and serves as the head of Youth Ministry Collective. |
Thu, 16 October 2014
For the final installment in our series on Left Behind our hosts talk about the best and worst parts of the Movie, rap about hanging out in hardware stores, Christian movies and do we go to heaven in our underwear? We go through some user mail and talk with Joshua about his singing. In the final part of the episode, Chad interviews Omar Rikabi about his upcoming seedbed resource on Left Behind theology and how it affects all of us. |
Thu, 2 October 2014
For the very first time, The Threshing Floor has a topic so wild it deserves a two part episode! In this first part, our hosts break down their own latent fears of being Left Behind, some Eschatological Terminology and their own memories of crazy church end of the world culture in the 1980's. Chad also decides how much it is worth him hugging a fish, we do some reader mail and debate the best/worst (because seriously...they are the same thing) Nicholas Cage movies.
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Thu, 18 September 2014
On this episode of the Threshing Floor our hosts are live at the New Room conference. We share about the first day with Ed Stetzer and Alan and Deb Hirsch. We also go through a TON of listener tweets. We finish up with a listener question (via video) about social media and ministry. We look forward to sharing day 2 with you in two weeks. |
Thu, 4 September 2014
In this episode of The Threshing Floor, our three hosts talk about something important to each of them. Throughout the history of the Church, healing and healing ministry has played an important role. In the 21st century, healing can get a bad rap or just disappear in a general state of confusion. Joshua, Drew and Chad share about the ontological necessity of healing and what role healing plays in our sanctification. They also talk about the different roles of healing in the life of believers as well as the difference between healing and coping. As always, we get things off with a totally out there conversation. Joshua talks about Michael Jordan, Chad shares how his greatest fear came into reality and Drew talks about a recent trip to Guatemala. We also bat around the idea of Threshing Floor Bingo and what would make it on the card. |
Thu, 21 August 2014
In this episode of The Threshing Floor our hosts turn to a conversation on the hearts of many people today, The Middle East. We focus our conversation on having a heart for people outside of our world and what it means to cultivate a reality of living with a global mindset. We also go through some twitter mail, share more about apocalyptic sidekicks, give reasons why we love vinyl records and go on an tangent about the matrix. Resources Mentioned: |
Thu, 7 August 2014
In the 21st episode of the Threshing Floor our hosts talk about some old favorites and discuss the effects of season of life and seasons of ministry. We also talk about the new Mad Max Fury Road Trailer, why post-apocalyptic stories are popular right now and what sidekick they would each pick to live in a post-apocalyptic world. Resources Mentioned: |
Wed, 23 July 2014
Atonement. What's atonement? In this episode of The Threshing Floor our hosts answer that question and talk about why atonement matters in our world. We also talk about contextualization and communion and middle eastern food in central Kentucky. |
Thu, 10 July 2014
After much fanfare and great effort, The Threshing Floor has finally managed to get this episode on Evangelism recorded. Evangelism is our Sasquatch, we can never manage to get a record of it. We share stories about our hangups with evangelism, but also why it is absolutely necessary for the Christian life. We also talk about awkward patriotic moments, crowd participation during Lee Greenwood songs and a trained bald eagle.
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Wed, 11 June 2014
In this episode, one of our hosts is missing. Is Chad hunting bigfoot or does he just hate the show? Joshua and Drew focus their conversation on The Sacramental Life and share about nostalgia. Plus, Joshua sings his favorite Dolly Parton song.
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Wed, 28 May 2014
In the 17th episode of The Threshing Floor Drew, Joshua and Chad talk about call. What does it mean to live out a called life, and what exactly is the called life? Does it belong to everyone or just those in ministry? We also share about Joshua's visit with Chad, finding Phil Robertson's house and share the music we are listening too. We also give Joshua grief for his enjoyment of early 80's synth based Willie Nelson. |
Wed, 14 May 2014
In this episode, host Joshua Toepper shares about his trip to Rome and the hosts talk about the role of pilgrimage. They also talk about the role of subcultures and how groups of people learn to anchor themselves in the larger story of what God is doing. Resources Mentioned. |
Wed, 30 April 2014
In this episode of The Threshing Floor, our hosts share their experiences with family dynamics in ministry. We talk about what it is like to be in ministry as single people, married with no children and married with kids. Part of this conversation is how we need to understand the mystery to all different dynamics of family and how we show what a life of faithfulness is like no matter where we are in life. All stages of life matter and our identity is found in our relationship with Christ. We also talk about king cakes, Corrie Ten Boom and why Russell Crowe should never cover Johnny Cash songs. |
Wed, 16 April 2014
In the midst of the glorious (and Lent breaking) reality of the AM Crunchwrap our hosts find the time to talk about the recent movie Noah. They share a conversation about Biblical narrative, the nature of God and the interior human struggle of the Biblical Story. We also lament the loss of a childhood hero for two of the hosts and talk about the spring of super Jesus movies. The Master List of Noah Links: |
Wed, 2 April 2014
Have you ever wondered if the world self destructs with only two people on The Threshing Floor? Well, you can relax, nothing bad happens. Joshua and Chad lead this episode talking about leadership, connection and influence. Joshua interviews Rev. Steve Wood, Senior Pastor of Mt. Pisgah UMC in the greater Atlanta area. Steve talks about self leadership, leading congregations and the upcoming Large Church Initiative conference. |
Wed, 19 March 2014
In this episode of The Threshing Floor our hosts get back to the basics of our relationship with a conversation on worship design. Drew interviews the Rev. Dr. Constance Cherry. In their conversation, Dr. Cherry shares about several topics: the centrality of Christ in worship, the rhythm of Eucharist and understanding worship as an appointment with God. If you are interested in worship, you will want to give this a listen. Our hosts also talk about worship design and then share their oddest worship experience. Resources Mentioned: |
Wed, 5 March 2014
On this episode of the Threshing Floor our three hosts share about the Church Calendar and what they love about Lent. We ask questions to each other about what it means to Lead lent as a pastor but also share some of our own decision of the changes we are making during Lent in our own lives. |
Wed, 19 February 2014
The Threshing Floor has hit double digits! In our tenth episode we cover a plethora of topics. In our focus conversation, our hosts talk about the Ken Ham and Bill Nye debate. We ask ourselves questions about how we read Genesis, how to talk about creation with church members and why Orthodoxy matters. Part of this conversation is the importance of Christian dialogue and we talk about John Wesley's Catholic Spirit. Resources Mentioned: |
Thu, 6 February 2014
The hosts of the Threshing Floor are all big book nerds. There, it is out in public. While we all have different books we absolutely love, we want to share a few certain books with you. In this episode, each of our three hosts share their own opinion of the best books for Wesleyans. They run the gamut from modern books to foundational documents for the Wesleyan movement. We another conversation about what excites us in modern contemporary worship. Worship music is taking a turn in artistic and contextual direction. There are Catholic writers (Matt Maher, Audrey Assad) as well as local churches developing their own cultural sound (Hillsong Young & Free, Elevation, Mars Hill). On the completely unrelated side some thoughts about movies in 2014 come up, Chad shares the Maximus theory about Russell Crowe movies and Joshua sounds like Optimus Prime. We talk about a funny little mix up with the Seedbed App podcast feed in the last episode. What is your recommendation for the best book(s) for Wesleyans? |
Thu, 23 January 2014
The Threshing Floor podcast is terribly excited to jump into 2014. Our first full episode with Seedbed centers around a conversation about why the hosts are Wesleyan. All three of us grew up outside of, but influenced by, a Wesleyan theological framework. We found out almost all of our reasons center around worship, experience, holiness and grace. We also had conversations about our predictions for 2014 and Joshua's fascination with preacher techno. You can hear more of that here. Our hosts are also writing blog posts on the topic. You can find them at Joshua Toepper, Drew Causey and Chad Brooks. We would absolutely love to hear your reasons why you are wesleyan. Share your thoughts and links in the comments below. |
Thu, 19 December 2013
In this episode of The Threshing Floor our hosts talked about why they love Advent and what it was like journeying towards celebrating Advent. All three of our hosts grew up in a non-liturgical traditions, so Advent is a recent holiday for them. Chad interviews JD Walt, sower in chief of Seedbed.com about the new relationship between The Threshing Floor and Seedbed. As always, there is some great off topic banter. Our closing song is from The Opiate Mass's record "From the Belly of a Woman". It is their rendition of the classic advent song "For Unto Us a Child is Born". You can get their music from the usual places and The Threshing Floor is a big fan of The Opiate Mass. |
Fri, 8 November 2013
In the 6th episode of The Threshing Floor our hosts close out the season with two conversations. The first focuses on the development of the 4th season of "The Walking Dead" and how the zombie apocalypse really defines what it means to be human. The second conversation focuses on why Joshua is a cheater. Actually, it is a discussion on the "desert island" book each host would take with him. At the end of the episode we make a very special announcement regarding the 2nd and any future season of The Threshing Floor! |
Fri, 18 October 2013
Episode 5 is our first guest interview. Mike Gammill is a Lead Navigator at Auxano, an organization specializing in vision clarity. Mike is a friend and gave us TONS of podcast gold. |
Fri, 19 July 2013
As the three hosts journey off into somewhat charted waters, they discuss a plethora of topics. These include World War Z, childhood television shows and weight loss. This is also the first episode failing to mention Willie Nelson, quite the feat! The serious side of things focuses on spiritual practices, the things we do to stay close to God. The spiritual life is the intentional life. |
Fri, 19 July 2013
The Thunderous Three tackle television, a great restaurant idea and Joshua’s blind date with a Calvinist. We find out more about who our hosts are and what they do. They also get serious and share their primary spiritual experiences. Join in with the guys as they think about why certain moments make us who we are. |
Fri, 19 July 2013
The Magnificent Three take on several somewhat related topics, and unlike another ill fated episode 1 ours doesn’t involve Jar Jar! The focus of the conversation is the tornado is Moore, OK earlier this week and John Piper’s subsequent comment. You can read the exact information and Piper’s response here. We talk about theological determinism, a particular persuasion some Christians hold. The larger conversation centers on a discussion of God choosing (or not choosing) to cause pain.
You can also expect several alternate topics like Online Dating and the benefits of a personal theme song.
All in just 45 minutes!
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Fri, 19 July 2013
As we fly towards our first full episode, we wanted to give you a quick teaser (and also throw up some audio content for iTunes to catch). Here is just a brief look into what life inside The Threshing Floor studio is like. |
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