The Grimké Podcast

Steve Robinson is Dean of Grimké Europe and Senior Pastor of Cornerstone Church in Liverpool, UK. In this episode, Professor Laughlin interviews Steve Robinson about his life as a cop, an international evangelist, and a church planter in Liverpool.SKIP AHEAD.(00:00) Coming Up...(00:29) Introduction(01:10) A Cop Turned Evangelist(05:32) Steve’s Theological Awakening(09:26) Liverpool’s Need for Church Planting(11:43) Replanting Ramilies Road Church(21:22) Church Planting or Revitalization?(28:26) Into Liverpool: The Cornerstone Collective(34:52) Raising Urban Church Planters(40:26) Grimké Europe for Revitalization(46:16) The Dean’s Dreams for Grimké EuropeMORE FROM GRIMKÉ.✦ Grimké Seminary — Training Pastors and Planters in, by, and for the Churchhttps://grimkeseminary.org✦ Grimké College — Practical Biblical Studies for Every Christianhttps://grimkecollege.org✦ Grimké Europe — For the Church in Europe, Hosted in Liverpool, UKhttps://grimkeeurope.orgIN THIS VIDEO.✦ Bryan Laughlin — Chancellor & CEO (Grimké)https://grimkeseminary.org/bryan-laughlin✦ Steve Robinson — Dean (Grimké Europe)https://grimkeeurope/facultySUPPORT GRIMKÉ.✦ Want to support the work of Grimké Seminary? Learn more here:https://grimkeseminary.org/giveFOLLOW US.✦ YouTube https://youtube.com/@grimkeofficial✦ X https://x.com/grimkeseminary✦ Instagram https://instagram.com/grimkeseminary✦ Facebook https://facebook.com/grimkeseminary

This week, we’re talking with Dr. Joe Rigney about his book, Leadership and Emotional Sabotage. In this extended interview, we discuss Edwin Friedman, the Empathy Wars, building resilient families and elder teams, the recent cultural “Vibe Shift,” and more. Dr. Rigney is Fellow of Theology at New Saint Andrews College and Associate Pastor of Christ Church in Moscow, Idaho.READ OUR BOOK REVIEWS.✦ “The Psychiatrist the Rabbi and the Christian” by Joe Hollandhttps://solaecclesia.org/articles/the-psychiatrist-the-rabbi-and-the-christian-a-review-of-joe-rigneys-leadership-and-emotional-sabotage/✦ “Your Chruch Needs Protection from Emotional Sabotage” by Dr. Doug Ponderhttps://cleartruthmedia.com/s/356/your-church-needs-protection-from-emotional-sabotageGET THE BOOK.✦ Leadership and Emotional Sabotage by Joe Rigneyhttps://canonpress.com/products/leadership-and-emotional-sabotage-resisting-the-anxiety-that-will-wreck-your-family-destroy-your-church-and-ruin-the-world✦ New: The Sin of Empathy by Joe Rigneyhttps://canonpress.com/products/the-sin-of-empathyFOLLOW DR. RIGNEY.✦ https://twitter.com/joe_rigneySKIP AHEAD.(00:00) Coming Up...(00:40) Introductions (01:45) Edwin Friedman and The Empathy Wars(08:10) Translating Friedman for the Classroom and Church(16:13) Steering and The Sin of Empathy(22:57) Blame-Shifters in the Bible(29:20) Emotional Sabotage in the Church(34:58) Emotional Sabotage in the Family(43:45) Becoming Resilient to Sabotage(54:06) You Will Be Labeled a...(01:04:18) Dr. Rigney's New Book(01:05:30) Empathy Is the Abuser’s Playground(01:09:32) Empathy and the Culture’s “Vibe Shift”MORE FROM GRIMKÉ.✦ Grimké Seminary — Training Pastors and Planters in, by, and for the Churchhttps://grimkeseminary.org✦ Grimké College — Practical Biblical Studies for Every Christianhttps://grimkecollege.org✦ Grimké Europe — For the Church in Europe, Hosted in Liverpool, UKhttps://grimkeeurope.orgIN THIS VIDEO.✦ Bryan Laughlin — Chancellor & CEO (Grimké)https://grimkeseminary.org/bryan-laughlin✦ Dr. Joe Rigney — Fellow of Theology (New Saint Andrews College)https://nsa.edu/contributors/joe-rigney✦ Joe Holland — Dean (Grimké College)https://grimkeseminary.org/joe-holland✦ Dr. Doug Ponder — Academic Dean (Grimké Seminary)https://grimkeseminary.org/doug-ponderSUPPORT GRIMKÉ.✦ Want to support the work of Grimké Seminary? Learn more here:https://grimkeseminary.org/giveFOLLOW US.✦ YouTube https://youtube.com/@grimkeofficial✦ X https://x.com/grimkeseminary✦ Instagram https://instagram.com/grimkeseminary✦ Facebook https://facebook.com/grimkeseminary

Playing off of the bestseller "The Coddling of the American Mind" (Lukianoff & Haidt, 2018), the profs talk about the dangers and symptoms of coddling in the church—excessive concern for the safety of others that keep them from dealing with the truth of God's word.SKIP AHEAD.(00:00) Coming Up...(00:49) Introduction: What Is Coddling?(06:08) Fragility: Safetyism In the Church(21:40) Stop Protecting the People from God(29:17) Can We Balance the Offense of the Cross?(33:15) Subtleties of Unintended Coddling(38:57) Coddled Men, Coddled Pastorate(41:54) Emotional Reasoning: “The Feels” Are Killing Us(49:58) The Full Range of Christian Emotion(01:01:04) Tribalism: “Us Versus Them” in the ChurchMORE FROM GRIMKÉ.✦ Grimké Seminary — Training Pastors and Planters in, by, and for the Churchhttps://grimkeseminary.org✦ Grimké College — Practical Biblical Studies for Every Christianhttps://grimkecollege.org✦ Grimké Europe — For the Church in Europe, Hosted in Liverpool, UKhttps://grimkeeurope.orgIN THIS VIDEO.✦ Bryan Laughlin — Chancellor & CEO (Grimké)https://grimkeseminary.org/bryan-laughlin✦ Dr. Doug Logan Jr. — President (Grimké)https://grimkeseminary.org/doug-logan✦ Joe Holland — Dean (Grimké College)https://grimkeseminary.org/joe-holland✦ Dr. Doug Ponder — Academic Dean (Grimké Seminary)https://grimkeseminary.org/doug-ponderSUPPORT GRIMKÉ.✦ Want to support the work of Grimké Seminary? Learn more here:https://grimkeseminary.org/giveFOLLOW US.✦ YouTube https://youtube.com/@grimkeofficial✦ X https://x.com/grimkeseminary✦ Instagram https://instagram.com/grimkeseminary✦ Facebook https://facebook.com/grimkeseminary

Pastor John Piper has impacted millions of evangelicals throughout his ministry. This week, the profs reflect on Dr. Piper's contributions to the church, discussing his written works, preaching, and undeniable love of God's word.SKIP AHEAD.(00:00) Coming Up...(00:39) John Piper: Remember Your Leaders(02:50) Dr. Ponder: “Don’t Waste Your Life”(07:29) Prof. Laughlin: Desiring God and Christian Hedonism(10:46) Prof. Holland: Popularizing the Puritans(14:54) Dr. Logan: Christian Hip Hop and Missions(20:44) A Servant of God’s Word(35:25) A Steward of Reformed Theology(43:21) An Advocate for Biblical Manhood and Womanhood(57:12) An Example of CourageMORE FROM GRIMKÉ.✦ Grimké Seminary — Training Pastors and Planters in, by, and for the Churchhttps://grimkeseminary.org✦ Grimké College — Practical Biblical Studies for Every Christianhttps://grimkecollege.org✦ Grimké Europe — For the Church in Europe, Hosted in Liverpool, UKhttps://grimkeeurope.orgIN THIS VIDEO.✦ Bryan Laughlin — Chancellor & CEO (Grimké)https://grimkeseminary.org/bryan-laughlin✦ Dr. Doug Logan Jr. — President (Grimké)https://grimkeseminary.org/doug-logan✦ Joe Holland — Dean (Grimké College)https://grimkeseminary.org/joe-holland✦ Dr. Doug Ponder — Academic Dean (Grimké Seminary)https://grimkeseminary.org/doug-ponderSUPPORT GRIMKÉ.✦ Want to support the work of Grimké Seminary? Learn more here:https://grimkeseminary.org/giveFOLLOW US.✦ YouTube https://youtube.com/@grimkeofficial✦ X https://x.com/grimkeseminary✦ Instagram https://instagram.com/grimkeseminary✦ Facebook https://facebook.com/grimkeseminary

In a recently published article—“Can the Church Talk about Politics?”—Prof. Bryan Laughlin and Dr. Doug Ponder explain how and why the church can and must talk about politics. In this episode, the profs discuss how to think properly about the nature of politics, the role of the state, and common errors and objections made by modern evangelicals.READ THE ARTICLE ON SOLA ECCLESIA.https://solaecclesia.org/articles/can-the-church-talk-about-politics/SKIP AHEAD.(00:00) Coming Up...(00:36) Give100 to The Grimké Foundation(01:16) Should Christians Care about Politics?(07:44) Occasions for Rethinking Christianity and Politics(10:57) Distinctly Reformed Political Theology(17:16) Politics and the Mission of the Church(26:39) Politics and the Lordship of Christ(31:47) American Christians and Voting(39:36) The Purpose of Government(45:00) The Myth of Political Neutrality(49:19) The Truncated Gospel and Politics(53:20) A Pietistic Objection(58:27) “You Can't Legislate Morality”(01:06:30) “But the Separation of Church and State” (Reprise)(01:07:39) “Politics Is Not the Pastor’s Job”(01:10:45) “Christ Is Neither Left Nor Right”(01:24:53) Thinking about Politics Outside the Election CycleMORE FROM GRIMKÉ.✦ Grimké Seminary — Training Pastors and Planters in, by, and for the Churchhttps://grimkeseminary.org✦ Grimké College — Practical Biblical Studies for Every Christianhttps://grimkecollege.org✦ Grimké Europe — For the Church in Europe, Hosted in Liverpool, UKhttps://grimkeeurope.orgIN THIS VIDEO.✦ Bryan Laughlin — Chancellor & CEO (Grimké)https://grimkeseminary.org/bryan-laughlin✦ Joe Holland — Dean (Grimké College)https://grimkeseminary.org/joe-holland✦ Dr. Doug Ponder — Academic Dean (Grimké Seminary)https://grimkeseminary.org/doug-ponderSUPPORT GRIMKÉ.✦ Want to support the work of Grimké Seminary? Learn more here:https://grimkeseminary.org/giveFOLLOW US.✦ YouTube https://youtube.com/@grimkeofficial✦ X https://x.com/grimkeseminary✦ Instagram https://instagram.com/grimkeseminary✦ Facebook https://facebook.com/grimkeseminary

With plenty of “What they didn't teach me in seminary” videos floating around, is it possible we’re still missing several big issues? We think so. This week, the profs discuss wielding biblical authority in the church, building a healthy elder culture, and suffering well.SKIP AHEAD.(00:00) Coming Up...(00:40) Give100 to The Grimké Foundation(01:19) Introduction: What’s Missing from “What They Missed”(05:41) How to Understand Biblical Authority(15:15) How to Establish Proper Authority(27:04) How to Cultivate Elder Fraternity(40:07) How to Navigate Elder Relationships(45:02) How to Suffer Well in Ministry(55:07) How to Do Difficult Work with Joy(01:00:22) How to See the Wonders of Pastoral MinistryMORE FROM GRIMKÉ.✦ Grimké Seminary — Training Pastors and Planters in, by, and for the Churchhttps://grimkeseminary.org✦ Grimké College — Practical Biblical Studies for Every Christianhttps://grimkecollege.org✦ Grimké Europe — For the Church in Europe, Hosted in Liverpool, UKhttps://grimkeeurope.orgIN THIS VIDEO.✦ Bryan Laughlin — Chancellor & CEO (Grimké)https://grimkeseminary.org/bryan-laughlin✦ Dr. Doug Logan Jr. — President (Grimké)https://grimkeseminary.org/doug-logan✦ Joe Holland — Dean (Grimké College)https://grimkeseminary.org/joe-holland✦ Dr. Doug Ponder — Academic Dean (Grimké Seminary)https://grimkeseminary.org/doug-ponderSUPPORT GRIMKÉ.✦ Want to support the work of Grimké Seminary? Learn more here:https://grimkeseminary.org/giveFOLLOW US.✦ YouTube https://youtube.com/@grimkeofficial✦ X https://x.com/grimkeseminary✦ Instagram https://instagram.com/grimkeseminary✦ Facebook https://facebook.com/grimkeseminary

Matt Cohen sits down with Joe Holland to discuss his journey from elite gymnastics to becoming a preacher and pastor. In this interview, Profs Cohen and Holland explore the great need for postgraduate studies in preaching and Grimké’s vision for training gospel preachers for the church. Matt Cohen is Dean of the Center for Christ-Centered Preaching at Grimké Seminary and the Lead Pastor at Citylight Church in Philadelphia, PA.SKIP AHEAD.(00:00) Coming Up...(00:39) Introduction: Meet Matt Cohen(02:14) Gymnastics, Elite Pressures, and Growth in Christ(04:04) Solid Discipleship in the PCUSA?(04:59) Penn State and Earning the “Heisman of Gymnastics”(10:56) Planting and Preaching in Philadelphia(16:06) Balance in a Ministry Team(18:05) The Importance of Postgraduate Studies in Preaching(20:39) Practical Benefits of Studying Preaching(24:10) How We Teach Preaching at Grimké(28:54) Teaching Students to Preach Proverbs(30:32) Student Preachers with Real QuestionsMORE FROM GRIMKÉ.✦ Grimké Seminary — Training Pastors and Planters in, by, and for the Churchhttps://grimkeseminary.org✦ Grimké College — Practical Biblical Studies for Every Christianhttps://grimkecollege.org✦ Grimké Europe — For the Church in Europe, Hosted in Liverpool, UKhttps://grimkeeurope.orgIN THIS VIDEO.✦ Joe Holland — Dean (Grimké College)https://grimkeseminary.org/joe-holland✦ Matt Cohen — Dean of the Center for Christ-Centered Preaching (Grimké Seminary)https://grimkeseminary.org/matt-cohenSUPPORT GRIMKÉ.✦ Want to support the work of Grimké Seminary? Learn more here:https://grimkeseminary.org/giveFOLLOW US.✦ YouTube https://youtube.com/@grimkeofficial✦ X https://x.com/grimkeseminary✦ Instagram https://instagram.com/grimkeseminary✦ Facebook https://facebook.com/grimkeseminary

Like the men of Issachar, wise pastors should understand the times and know what the people of God should do (1 Chr. 12:32). This week, the profs highlight the acids of our anti-Christian age, offering critical wisdom for pastors to navigate it.SKIP AHEAD.(00:00) Coming Up...(00:42) Introductions(01:34) Men of Issachar and Our Anti-Christian Age(03:36) I. Understanding the Times(05:05) —The Culture and its Symptoms(07:39) —A. Unprecedented Times: The Digital Revolution(09:08) ——Technology and the Digital Revolution(13:20) ——Scrolling and Anxiety(15:25) ——Religious Decline(18:47) ——Faux Omniscience and Too Much Information(21:46) ——Post-Christian Life and the "Negative World"(23:19) —B. Polarized Times: Political Religion (26:01) ——Modernity in Full Bloom: We Didn't Get Here Overnight(31:11) ——Diagnosing the Problems(32:27) —C. Anti-Authoritarian Times: "Who's in Charge Here?"(34:54) —D. Sentimental Times: Stuck in the Feels(38:02) —E. Therapeutic Times: Redefining Healing and Counsel(41:35) ——Psychological Man and the Secular Priesthood(43:58) ——Man's Reasoning over God's Word(47:32) —F. Licentious Times: Free from All Constraints(49:18) ——The Yuck Factor and the Overton Window(52:36) —G. Progressive Times: The "Right" Side of History(55:23) II. Knowing What to Do(55:23) —Pastors Need Courage: The Fear of Being Canceled(01:01:14) —Pastors Need Wisdom: Learning to Properly Diagnose(01:05:38) —Pastoring Sinners on God's Terms, Not Theirs(01:12:40) —Don’t Fuel the Acids of the Age(01:17:59) —Daily Discipline and Diligence(01:20:39) —Don't Predict the Future, Pastor Right NowMORE FROM GRIMKÉ.✦ Grimké Seminary — Training Pastors and Planters in, by, and for the Churchhttps://grimkeseminary.org✦ Grimké College — Practical Biblical Studies for Every Christianhttps://grimkecollege.org✦ Grimké Europe — For the Church in Europe, Hosted in Liverpool, UKhttps://grimkeeurope.orgIN THIS VIDEO.✦ Bryan Laughlin — Chancellor & CEO (Grimké)https://grimkeseminary.org/bryan-laughlin✦ Dr. Doug Logan Jr. — President (Grimké)https://grimkeseminary.org/doug-logan✦ Joe Holland — Dean (Grimké College)https://grimkeseminary.org/joe-holland✦ Dr. Doug Ponder — Academic Dean (Grimké Seminary)https://grimkeseminary.org/doug-ponderSUPPORT GRIMKÉ.✦ Want to support the work of Grimké Seminary? Learn more here:https://grimkeseminary.org/giveFOLLOW US.✦ YouTube https://youtube.com/@grimkeofficial✦ X https://x.com/grimkeseminary✦ Instagram https://instagram.com/grimkeseminary✦ Facebook https://facebook.com/grimkeseminary

Listen in as Prof Holland interviews Grimké graduate Justin Honaker (MTS, 2021)—a former coal miner and pharmacist turned pastor. Pastor Honaker talks about his journey to pastoral ministry, life in the mountains, and how Grimké has shaped his church and relationships with other men in ministry. Justin Honaker is the Lead Pastor of Lebanon Community Fellowship in Lebanon, VA, and the Fraternity Director of Grimké Fraternity.SKIP AHEAD.(00:00) Coming Up...(00:27) Introduction: Meet Justin Honaker(01:25) Coal Miner, Pharmacist, Pastor(06:44) Ministry Preparation through the Grind(08:08) A Heart for Mountains and Mountain Folk(09:27) Installed amid Grief and Debt(12:00) Finding All-of-Life Theology at Grimké(14:10) Personal Growth and Its Effects in the Church(19:06) Encouraging Fellow Students—Being “The Glue Guy”(22:41) Brotherhood at Grimké(25:10) Keeping in Touch through Grimké FraternityMORE FROM GRIMKÉ.✦ Grimké Seminary — Training Pastors and Planters in, by, and for the Churchhttps://grimkeseminary.org✦ Grimké College — Practical Biblical Studies for Every Christianhttps://grimkecollege.org✦ Grimké Europe — For the Church in Europe, Hosted in Liverpool, UKhttps://grimkeeurope.orgIN THIS VIDEO.✦ Joe Holland — Dean (Grimké College)https://grimkeseminary.org/joe-holland✦ Justin Honaker — Fraternity Director (Grimké Fraternity)https://grimkeseminary.org/facultySUPPORT GRIMKÉ.✦ Want to support the work of Grimké Seminary? Learn more here:https://grimkeseminary.org/giveFOLLOW US.✦ YouTube https://youtube.com/@grimkeofficial✦ X https://x.com/grimkeseminary✦ Instagram https://instagram.com/grimkeseminary✦ Facebook https://facebook.com/grimkeseminary

With the best intentions, the Gospel-Centered Movement attempted to refocus churches on the primacy and centrality of the gospel in all of life. This week, the profs discuss the movement’s benefits and unintended man-fearing, sin-minimizing effects.SKIP AHEAD.(00:00) Coming Up...(00:53) Introduction: Gospel Centrality(04:15) Correctives for Evangelicalism(08:21) The Gospel-Centered Movement and Milieu(15:30) “The A to Z of Christianity” and Other Catch Phrases(25:28) Halfway Between Legalism and Antinomianism?(29:28) Stop Truncating: The Good News is Comprehensive(44:06) Did the Gospel-Centered Movement Deal with Sin Lightly?(59:18) Why Are We Scared to Teach Obedience?(01:04:46) Symptoms of Slipping from Gospel Centrality...(01:05:17) I. Compromising God’s Word for the Sake of Reaching the Lost(01:10:28) II. Capitulating to the Culture(01:15:14) III. Wincing at and Softening God’s Word(01:17:57) IV. Losing a Sense of Awe for God’s Word(01:20:30) Let the Tiger Out: The Offense of the GospelMORE FROM GRIMKÉ.✦ Grimké Seminary — Training Pastors and Planters in, by, and for the Churchhttps://grimkeseminary.org✦ Grimké College — Practical Biblical Studies for Every Christianhttps://grimkecollege.org✦ Grimké Europe — For the Church in Europe, Hosted in Liverpool, UKhttps://grimkeeurope.orgIN THIS VIDEO.✦ Bryan Laughlin — Chancellor & CEO (Grimké)https://grimkeseminary.org/bryan-laughlin✦ Dr. Doug Logan Jr. — President (Grimké)https://grimkeseminary.org/doug-logan✦ Joe Holland — Dean (Grimké College)https://grimkeseminary.org/joe-holland✦ Dr. Doug Ponder — Academic Dean (Grimké Seminary)https://grimkeseminary.org/doug-ponderSUPPORT GRIMKÉ.✦ Want to support the work of Grimké Seminary? Learn more here:https://grimkeseminary.org/giveFOLLOW US.✦ YouTube https://youtube.com/@grimkeofficial✦ X https://x.com/grimkeseminary✦ Instagram https://instagram.com/grimkeseminary✦ Facebook https://facebook.com/grimkeseminary