From the Lectern

E118 - Jesus and Parables: A Metaphorical Theologian

Mon, 30 Nov 2020 14:00:00 -0400

Bailey exposes the rich depths within Jesus’ parables positing Jesus as the metaphorical theologian whose parables must be considered within a Middle Eastern context. We examine the parable of the Good Samaritan and the parable of the Rich man and Lazarus for insights that would have stood out to Jesus’ Middle Eastern audience and apply them to our contemporary context.

E117 - Jesus and Women: The One Who Elevates and Protects

Mon, 23 Nov 2020 14:00:00 -0400

In our continuing discussion of Jesus Through Middle Eastern Eyes, the KD Team examines Bailey's work on Jesus' ministry with and to women. Western readers gain much from Jesus' interaction with the woman at the well from John 4:1-42 and the woman caught in adultery from John 7:53-8:11.

E116 - Transcending Nationalism: The Inauguration of Jesus’ Ministry

Mon, 16 Nov 2020 14:00:00 -0400

Kenneth E. Bailey offers an in-depth exegetical, cultural, and social examination of Jesus’ inaugural sermon in Luke 4:16-31. In posing the question, “how would they have heard it?” Bailey illuminates how transcendent Jesus’ sermon was to the Jewish crowd laden with nationalistic ideas of salvation.

E115 - The Lord’s Prayer: Our Father, His Kingdom

Mon, 09 Nov 2020 14:00:00 -0400

Kenneth E. Bailey’s Jesus Through Middle Eastern Eyes considers how the Lord’s Prayer would have dramatically opened the minds and hearts for Jesus’ Middle Eastern listeners. The KD team discusses key points from Part 3 of this insightful book.

E114 - Reimagining the Christmas Story: The Manger and the Cross

Mon, 02 Nov 2020 15:00:00 -0300

Jesus Through Middle Eastern Eyes by Kenneth E. Bailey seeks to illuminate parts of Jesus’ life and ministry that often get overlooked by Western readers. The KD team begins to unpack this extraordinary text by considering points of emphasis in the Western telling of the Christmas narrative.

E113 - Christ and the African American Community

Mon, 26 Oct 2020 14:00:00 -0300

Lisa Spencer joins the KD Team to discuss her contribution to the Southeastern Theological Review.

E112 - Worshipping Christ From Various Cultural Contexts

Mon, 19 Oct 2020 14:00:00 -0300

Dr. Daniel Hill of Dallas Theological Seminary discusses the connection between our understanding of Christ and our daily actions.

E111 - Christ of the Mudswamp

Mon, 12 Oct 2020 14:00:00 -0300

Dr. Naomi Reese from Trinity International University shares insights on Japanese Christological engagement.

E110 - Neglected Latino Voices and North American Eschatologies

Mon, 05 Oct 2020 12:00:00 -0300

Dr. Miguel Echevarria shares insights from his essay "Middleton and Wright Have We Loved, But Padilla and Escobar? North American Eschatologies and Neglected Latino Voices"

E109 - Southeastern Theological Review: Introduction

Mon, 28 Sep 2020 12:00:00 -0300

E108 - Eschatology Matters Part 2: Eschatology and Suffering

Mon, 14 Sep 2020 13:30:14 -0300

Concluding the discussion of All Things New: Eschatology in a Majority World, the KD Team explores how suffering in a cultural context shapes eschatology. Dr. Strickland also shares a compelling hope for the future development of this doctrine.

E107 - Eschatology Matters

Mon, 07 Sep 2020 12:00:00 -0300

The KD team explores themes from All Things New: Eschatology from A Majority World edited by Gene L. Green, Stephen T. Pardue, and K.K. Yeo

E106 - Kingdom Diversity Vision

Mon, 31 Aug 2020 16:03:29 -0300

What is Kingdom Diversity at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary and how did it all begin? Join us as Dr. Walter Strickland and Phabienne Anderson celebrate the 7-year anniversary of the Kingdom Diversity Initiative.

E105 - George Floyd and Racial Reconciliation in the Church

Mon, 01 Jun 2020 14:05:40 -0300

**SPECIAL EDITION** The recent deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Ahmaud Arbery reveal, once again, deep division in our country. This episode of From the Lectern laments these horrific tragedies and offers theological insights about how communities respond to racism, and its implications for the racial reconciliation conversation.

E104 - African Hermeneutics: Part 3

Mon, 06 Apr 2020 10:00:00 -0300

In the third and final episode on African Hermeneutics by Dr. Elizabeth Mburu, Kingdom Diversity team members analyze the hermeneutical model Mburu offers that helps the African reader move from their known African worldview to the unknown biblical worldview.

E103 - African Hermeneutics: Part 2

Mon, 30 Mar 2020 10:00:00 -0300

In part 2 on the discussion of African Hermeneutics by Dr. Elizabeth Mburu, Kingdom Diversity team members discuss Mubru’s expert presentation of the philosophical aspects of the African worldview. Any culture’s point of view on knowledge, morality, suffering, and art influences how they read Scripture. Mburu demonstrates where the African worldview offers familiar connecting points to a Christian worldview.

E102 - African Hermeneutics: Part 1

Mon, 23 Mar 2020 13:02:50 -0300

African Hermeneutics by Dr. Elizabeth Mburu offers a contextualized approach to reading and interpreting Scripture for Christians on the continent of Africa. In this episode, the KD team members have an in-depth discussion about the African worldview and why understanding one’s worldview is an important first step for Mburu’s work.

E101 - Celebrating Black History Month: A Parade of Resources from a Rich Tradition

Mon, 24 Feb 2020 18:30:40 -0400

Dr. Walter Strickland and Phabienne Anderson commemorate Black History Month by sharing a number of meaningful resources from the African American Christian tradition. African American preachers, authors, and thinkers who have been under represented offer a wealth of material to encourage all believers in the faith.

Black History Celebration Luncheon 2020

Mon, 17 Feb 2020 19:04:29 -0400

Official audio of Kingdom Diversity's annual Black History Celebration Luncheon.

E100 - Repentance & Reconciliation; Pt 2

Tue, 29 Oct 2019 11:38:05 -0300

In this two part discussion we explore the meaning and role that repentance plays in conversations about ethnic reconciliation and what practical steps can be taken to move the conversation forward with Phabienne Anderson and Courtlandt Perkins.

E099 - Repentance & Reconciliation

Tue, 29 Oct 2019 11:37:50 -0300

E098 - Lecture on Global Theology

Tue, 29 Oct 2019 11:37:37 -0300

What is global theology? A Q&A with Dr. Strickland and Phabienne Anderson.

E097 - Why I Joined a Black Church

Tue, 29 Oct 2019 11:37:22 -0300

SEBTS student Collin Crawford talks about his background as a white male Christian and how his journey thinking through his own identity and the issues of race lead him to join a predominately black congregation with Courtlandt Perkins.

E096 - Before the Black Exodus; Part II

Tue, 29 Oct 2019 11:37:07 -0300

Professor William (Duce) Branch takes a look back before the recent conversation surrounding the "Black Exodus" of believers from white churches to assess how we got here and the influences of Christian Hip-hop in this narrative with Courtlandt Perkins.

E095 - Before the Black Exodus

Tue, 29 Oct 2019 11:36:49 -0300

E093 - Discipleship and Diversity

Tue, 29 Oct 2019 11:36:31 -0300

Phabienne Anderson provides insight on the importance of cross-cultural discipleship and how diverse perspectives come to bear on it with Courtlandt Perkins.

E094 - Multiethnic Churches

Tue, 29 Oct 2019 11:36:15 -0300

Jason Cook, pastor of Fellowship Memphis, discusses the challenges and joys of pastoral ministry in a multiethnic church and shares if pursuing multiethnic ministry is worth it with Courtlandt Perkins.

E092 - Mañana Theology

Tue, 29 Oct 2019 11:36:00 -0300

Dr. Miguel Echeverria helps us think through doing theology from a Hispanic perspective and what we can learn from the Mañana theology of Justo Gonzalez for all people with Courtlandt Perkins.

E091 - Black Theology for All People

Tue, 29 Oct 2019 11:35:45 -0300

Dr. Walter Strickland sheds light on the nuances within Black Theology and the importance of Black Theology for all people with Courtlandt Perkins.

E090 - Prison Ministry and Human Dignity

Tue, 29 Oct 2019 11:35:29 -0300

Professor William Branch raises awareness about the Prison Ministry and SEBTS and human dignity with Courtlandt Perkins.

E089 - Race, Slavery, and our Contemporary Moment

Tue, 29 Oct 2019 11:35:15 -0300

Thabiti Anyabwile discusses African American history and hopes for contemporary conversation on race and reconciliation with Dr.Walter Strickland.

E088 - Lecture on Theological Diversity

Tue, 29 Oct 2019 11:35:00 -0300

Courtlandt Perkins reflects on the significance of American chattel slavery in 2019 and explain how dealing with history is necessary for the American Christian with Dr. Walter Strickland.

E087 - What is Biblical Womanhood

Tue, 29 Oct 2019 11:34:47 -0300

Dr. Julia Bickley has a conversation about the misconceptions and contours of biblical womanhood with Courtlandt Perkins.

E086 - Lecture on Social Justice

Tue, 29 Oct 2019 11:33:03 -0300

Dr. Walter Strickland addresses the conversation surrounding the "Social Justice Warrior" and how to think through these issues through a gospel lens.

E085 - BLS: Getting Political

Tue, 29 Oct 2019 11:32:33 -0300

In light of the upcoming midterm elections, Dr. Walter Strickland recaps the recent Bagged Lunch Series: Getting Political, a discussion on whether getting political is a distraction from the gospel, with Courtland Perkins.

E084 - Lecture on Theology

Tue, 29 Oct 2019 11:32:11 -0300

A lecture on the nature of theology and why it is important for us today by Dr. Walter Strickland.

E083 - Interracial Adoption

Tue, 29 Oct 2019 11:32:01 -0300

Dr. Matthew Mullins has a conversation investigating God's heart for adoption, the motives for adopting interracially, and shares a personal adoption story with Courtlandt Perkins.

E082 - Raising Children in a Racialized Society

Tue, 29 Oct 2019 11:31:49 -0300

Phabienne Anderson discusses the changing racial climate and how this affects the way we raise children with Courtlandt Perkins

E081 - To Minority Pastor's Wives in a Majority White Church

Tue, 29 Oct 2019 11:31:36 -0300

Phabienne Anderson shares her experience as a minority pastor's wife in a majority white context, and gives voice to an often overlooked group with Courtlandt Perkins.

E080 - Urban Apologetics

Tue, 29 Oct 2019 11:31:18 -0300

SEBTS Old Testament Student Cortez Jones discusses Black Hebrew Israelites, Kemetic Science and the need for Urban Apologetics with Courtlandt Perkins.

E079 - BLS: American Bias and Mission Trips

Tue, 29 Oct 2019 11:31:06 -0300

Courtlandt Perkins provides a recap of the first Bagged Lunch Series discussion of this semester titled "American Bias and Mission Trips: Examining culture's impact on missions" with Phabienne Anderson.

E078 - Lecture on the Doctrine of the Curse of Ham

Tue, 29 Oct 2019 11:30:52 -0300

Courtlandt Perkins gives a short lecture on the history and impact of reading Genesis 9 to teach the unbiblical notion of the inferiority of people of African descent known as the Curse of Ham.

E077 - Why Are You Still SBC?

Tue, 29 Oct 2019 11:30:37 -0300

Hear from various pastors and leaders from around the country answer the question, "Why are you still SBC?" in light of this past summer's Southern Baptist Convention, and unsettling news headlines both heading into and leaving the convention, with Courtlandt Perkins.

E076 - What is From the Lectern

Tue, 29 Oct 2019 11:30:24 -0300

Dr. Walter Strickland and Courtlandt Perkins cast vision for what the "From the Lectern" media platform is all about and why it is a resource to equip a diverse audience.

E075 - Remembering James Cone; Part II

Tue, 29 Oct 2019 11:30:10 -0300

Courtlandt Perkins follows up the previous discussion, focusing on the thought of James Cone and his value for Evangelicalism with Dr. Strickland.

E074 - Remembering James Cone Part; I

Tue, 29 Oct 2019 11:29:58 -0300

Courtlandt Perkins discusses the life of James Cone and his value for evangelicalism with Dr. Strickland.

E073 - Where Do We Go From Here?

Tue, 29 Oct 2019 11:29:38 -0300

Dr. Walter Strickland discusses the seeming momentum toward racial reconciliation following #MLK50 and Together for the Gospel.

E072 - BLS: A Tainted Legacy

Tue, 29 Oct 2019 11:29:20 -0300

Kingdom Diversity Staffer Courtlandt Perkins recaps our last Bagged Lunch Series Discussion "A Tainted Legacy" discussing how we should reconcile the sins of our faith heroes with Dr. Walter Strickland.

E071 - Gospel Reflections from Wakanda

Tue, 29 Oct 2019 11:29:04 -0300

Phabienne Anderson discusses the impact and gospel parallels of the movie Black Panther with Courtlandt Perkins.

E070 - Enter the Ring

Tue, 29 Oct 2019 11:28:43 -0300

Pastor D.A. Horton discusses the release of a new marriage resource written by him and his wife Elicia Horton and the need for marriage resources from the minority perspective with Kingdom Diversity Content Strategist Courtlandt Perkins.

E069 - What to the Slave is Fourth of July?

Tue, 29 Oct 2019 11:28:30 -0300

This reading and discussion of Frederick Douglass' seminal speech "What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?' is closing out our Black History Month Spotlight with Kingdom Diversity staffers Phabienne Anderson and Courtlandt Perkins.

E068 - Strangers in a Foreign Land

Tue, 29 Oct 2019 11:28:18 -0300

This recap of the February 6th Bagged Lunch Series, Strangers in a Foreign Land: Immigration and the People God, is a summary of the discussion on how we can continue having further dialogue addressing these issues across lines of difference with Dr. Walter Strickland and Courtlandt Perkins.

E066 - BLS: White Evangelicalism

Tue, 29 Oct 2019 11:27:41 -0300

This recap of the November 7th Bagged Lunch Series, White Evangelicalism: Myth or Reality, is a summary of the discussion on how we can continue having further dialogue addressing these issues across lines of difference with Dr. Walter Strickland and Courtlandt Perkins.

E067 - Why Come to the Link Conference

Tue, 29 Oct 2019 11:27:18 -0300

Dr. Walter Strickland and Courtlandt Perkins discuss how the link conference puts multicultural passion into informed practice. Join us on April 13, 2018! http://kingdomdiversity.sebts.edu/index.php/link-conference/

E065 - From the Lectern Introduction

Tue, 29 Oct 2019 11:27:03 -0300

Introducing the new media platform, From the Lectern, produced by the Kingdom Diversity Initiative at Southeastern.