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. 

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

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:
Sasquatch Chronicles: Nephilim Conspiracy
The Genesis 6 Conspiracy: How Secret Societies and the Descendants of Giants Plan to Enslave Humankind

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.

How do you define discipleship? This is exactly the question our hosts talk about today. We also sidebar off and share the movie we are really excited about coming out, how international Hummus day is a horrible holiday, where to get great catfish and we share the books we have been reading. 

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
Simply Good News: Why The Gospel is News and What Makes It Good by N.T. Wright
The King Jesus Gospel: The Original Good News Revisited by Scot McKnight
Center Church: Doing Balanced, Gospel-Centered Ministry in Your City by Tim Keller

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."

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. 

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. 

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.