Who should listen to CHSBT?

After piloting a few episodes and officially releasing some of our podcasts, one of the most frequent questions we received has been “Who is the intended audience of this podcast?”

The short and unhelpful answer is: whoever finds these conversations helpful or interesting.

If that’s good enough for you, then great! Keep listening if you like them! But for those who would like a list and a bit more explanation, here’s a better answer. Wayne has written more extensively on why we started CHSBT, to give space for conversations for those in the Christian school Bible classroom, help frame meaningful interactions with students, etc. That being said, Christian School Bible teachers are not the only people affected by or interacting with the unique cocktail of Christian culture, growing up, theology, and life. While our experience, context, vantage point, and interpretive lens will drive us toward choosing topics that are particularly relevant to High School Bible Teachers, Confessions of a High School Bible Teacher may also be helpful and edifying to other people as well. So here is a narrower list:

  • Christian school teachers.
  • Moms and Dads with teenagers (current, future, or former).
  • Youth ministry volunteers, employees, or workers.
  • Students who attend or attended Christian school.
  • Closet theologians.
  • Seekers who are interested in Christianity (many of our students are non-Christians).
  • Mentors with young protégés.
  • Those who find themselves swimming in the sometimes confusing sea of Christian culture.
  • Anyone thinking dialogue within Christianity needs to be healthier.

If you don’t fit into any of these categories but you still find these conversations helpful or interesting, then praise God! Keep listening!

Grace & Peace,

Chris

Why We Confess

My friend Jen asked me, “So, what’s the deal with this podcast? What are you doing?” She is definitely not the only person who has asked me this question. In fact, when we started, Chris and I had to ask ourselves why would producing such a podcast even be worthwhile? The original impetus was to produce something for people like us, people who find themselves in the interesting world of Christian education with teenagers. Essentially what we realized is that Christian school teachers and students needed a space where they could explore their own theology, grow in the way they frame their discussions with students, and have a couple of voices out there talking about the things they encounter in their world.

In the United States alone, there are about 14,000 Christian Schools (Catholic or Protestant) connected to different private school associations. These schools account for over 3 million students and about 250,000 teachers. We wanted to make space at the theological discussion table for those who grow up, teach, and raise children in this unique educational faith context. While the topics we discuss will definitely apply to those who never attended or taught at a Christian school, our primary lens through which we choose and approach topics will be through the Christian school lens.

Shalom,

Wayne

Articles – Historical Adam

In Episode 002, Chris referenced a couple of articles that look at different views of the original human population. Both articles deal with using human genetics to look at early humanity. Here are some links to articles by the Biologos Foundation and the Institute for Creation Research for your reading enjoyment.

Biologos Article:

http://biologos.org/blogs/dennis-venema-letters-to-the-duchess/does-genetics-point-to-a-single-primal-couple

ICR Article:

http://www.icr.org/article/does-modern-genetics-confirm-historical/

Podcast is officially up!

Our first two podcasts are officially up! We will be releasing a new podcast each week on Saturday.

iOS users, our podcast is now up on iTunes! You can either subscribe by searching for “Confessions of a High School Bible Teacher” in the Podcast app or by following this link: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/confessions-of-a-high-school-bible-teacher/id1233585058?mt=2

Our Android using friends who have their own podcast player app should be able to follow the link in the sidebar that says “on Android”.

If you prefer to just stream straight from your web browser, you can filter posts for only podcast if you click the “CHSBT Podcasts” link in the main menu or sidebar.

Happy listening!