W. David O. Taylor is the author of Open and Unafraid: The Psalms as a Guide to Life. David is a scholar and a pastor and a sort of Psalms aficionado. One time he sat down with Eugene Peterson and Bono to talk about the psalms (check out our Facebook group to watch that interview!) Today David and I talk about the Holy Spirit and the Psalms.  Links to the resources referenced in this podcast are listed and linked below. This episode is a part of season 4 of the post where we have focused on the person and work of the Holy Spirit. This and one more episode to come are part of our transition into, not only season 5 of the podcast but a new iteration of The Intersection. In this episode, we also announced our new co-host, AJ Sherrill! And we invited our listeners to chime in on things to come over on our new facebook page.  LINK ::  Open and Unafraid: The Psalms as a Guide to Life by W. David O. Taylorhttps://amzn.to/3L4kUKz The Holy Spirit: In Biblical Teaching, through the Centuries, and Today by Anthony C. Thiselton https://amzn.to/3Der5cZ Presence, Power and Promise: The Role Of The Spirit Of God In The Old Testament, Edited byDavid G Firth and Paul D Wegnerhttps://amzn.to/3RR3fYT Psalms: The Prayer Book of the Bible by Dietrich Bonhoefferhttps://amzn.to/3RwFbL3 More books and resources from the Intersection Podcast can be found at https://tinyurl.com/Intersectionpodcast

Rich Villodas is the exact sort of leader your world needs! And today we get a sneak peek of season 5 episode 1 of the Intersection podcast with Rich! Rich shares what he's excited about and gives up a quick preview of his latest book, Good and Beautiful and Kind: Becoming Whole in a Fractured World. The full episode of our interview with Rich Villodas is right around the corner! Until then, enjoy this preview!  Also, the new season of the podcast is coming your way! Stayed tuned for a couple of bonus episodes and more details about season 5!!! www.IntersectionPodcast.org

On this landmark episode of the Intersection Podcast, the original members of the Telos Collective team reflect on the most memorable moments we shared as a community. Plus, we give you a sneak peek into the future of the podcast after the Telos Collective concludes on March 1. Listen now! For past episodes, please visit www.IntersectionPodcast.org

On this special episode of the Intersection Podcast, we give you a peek into the live conversation that wrapped up our fifth issue of the Intersection Journal. This Journal issue included four articles by four different authors bringing a unique and valuable perspective to the theme, “Life in the Spirit: Cultivating an Empowered Witness.” To go deeper into this topic, we enjoyed an interactive conversation with the authors—listen in! For show notes and past episodes, please visit teloscollective.com/podcast

On this special episode of the Intersection Podcast, we give you a peek into the live conversation that wrapped up our fourth issue of the Intersection Journal. This Journal issue included four articles by four different authors bringing a unique and valuable perspective to the theme, “The Prophetic Character of Missional Leadership.” To go deeper into this topic, we enjoyed an interactive conversation with the authors—listen in! For show note and past episodes, please visit teloscollective.com/podcast

On this special episode of the Intersection Podcast, we give you a peek into the live conversation that wrapped up our June issue of the Intersection Journal. This Journal issue included four articles by four different authors bringing a unique and valuable perspective to the theme, “The Mission of God as the Life of the Church.” To go deeper into this topic, we enjoyed an interactive conversation with the authors—listen in!   For show note and past episodes, please visit teloscollective.com/podcast

On this special episode of the Intersection Podcast, we give you a sneak peek into the brand-new Field Notes Podcast, brought to you by the Telos Lab for Congregational Discovery. On Field Notes with Telos Lab Director Seth Richardson, you'll hear real-life stories behind ministry trends, as well as how theology/leadership gets real on the ground. Today we're excited to share a recent Field Notes episode with Jonny Morrison, co-lead pastor at Missio Dei Community in Salt Lake City. Jonny describes what it was like to deconstruct some of the toxic leadership structures at the base of the Emergent Church Movement as well as navigate the socio-political complexities of his city. Listen now!Make sure to subscribe to The Fieldnotes Podcast! And check out Telos Lab for Congregational Discovery and connect with director Seth Richarson: seth@teloscollective.com For show notes and past episodes of the Intersection Podcast visit teloscollective.com/podcast

On this special episode of the Intersection Podcast, we give you a peek into the live conversation that wrapped up our April issue of the Intersection Journal. This Journal issue included four articles by four different authors bringing a unique and valuable perspective to the theme, "The Sacred Work of Cultural Engagement." To go deeper into this topic, we enjoyed an interactive conversation with the authors—listen in! For show note and past episodes, please visit teloscollective.com/podcast

With Pentecost just around the corner, we welcome the Rev. Dr. Glenn Packiam, author of Worship and the World to Come, to explore why Pentecost is so important for the Church, and how we can cultivate an imagination for the Spirit's missional work in our midst.  For show note and past episodes, please visit teloscollective.com/blog

We welcome the Rev. Jon Ziegler of Resurrection L.A. to talk about the presence and work of the Holy Spirit across denominational lines. Jon discusses his surprising journey from the Charismatic Assemblies of God to Anglicanism and the common threads that unite both traditions. For show note and past episodes, please visit teloscollective.com/blog

S4 BONUS: In this bonus episode of the podcast, you'll meet The Rev. Jon Ziegler. He shares his journey and the twists and turns that lead him from the charismatic world into the Anglican tradition. This episode precedes a great conversation Jon and Erik had about the Holy Spirit, why the charismatic and sacramental traditions have more in common than we typically think, and how we all grow and evolve in our experience and understanding of the Spirit. Make sure to listen to season 4 episode 6 with Jon Ziegler as soon as it drops!  For show notes and past episodes, please visit teloscollective.com/blog

S4E5: On today’s episode, the Rev. Dr. Kyle Hughes, a scholar, pastor, teacher and author of How the Spirit Became God: The Mosaic of Early Christian Pneumatology, gives us a fresh look at the personhood of the Holy Spirit. He explores early patristic readings of the Holy Spirit in the Bible, how and why we confess His full divinity, and key ways the Spirit empowers us into Christ-likeness. For show notes and past episodes, please visit teloscollective.com/blog

S4E4: We're pleased to welcome the Rev. Dr. Kris McDaniel of Trinity Anglican Church and the Renewing the Center Podcast to talk about the elusive and often overlooked Third Person of the Trinity. Kris shares his own experience with the Holy Spirit's power and presence and offers practical suggestions for inviting and intentionally pursuing the Spirit in our lives today. For show note and past episodes, please visit teloscollective.com/blog

S4E3: On this episode, we hear from the Rev. Canon Dr. Scot McKnight, New Testament scholar, theologian and author, about the Spirit’s work in Christians’ lives throughout history. Scot describes Jesus’ paradigmatic relationship with the Holy Spirit and how it informs our understanding of the Spirit-filled life, and gives practical suggestions for opening ourselves to the Spirit’s empowering presence already at work in us. For show note and past episodes, please visit teloscollective.com/blog

S4E2: In the midst of Lent and Black History Month, we sit down with the Rev. Teesha Hadra to explore how the Holy Spirit infuses us with a Pentecost imagination to catalyze friendships and begin the work of dismantling the power of racism in our world. Teesha talks about lament, how it cultivates empathy, and how we can be intentional about approaching authentic, transformative relationships with people of different races and ethnicities.  For show note and past episodes, please visit teloscollective.com/blog

S4E1 :: We kick off Season 4 with Bishop Todd laying a strong foundation for our 2021 theme—Life in the Spirit. Bishop Todd shares a biblical understanding of the Holy Spirit and His role, why power and formation are intricately connected, and how we can discern when the Spirit is speaking to us. For show notes and past episodes, please visit teloscollective.com/blog

The Rev. Seth Richardson, Director of the Telos Lab for Congregational Discovery, shares how the Telos Lab emerged, the custom research process he walks through with churches, and how curiosity can close the reality gap in a ministry context.

S3B2 - Bonus episode! A dear friend of the Telos Collective, the Rev. Dr. Emily McGowin of Wheaton College, talks to Bishop Todd and host Erik Willits about the ways academic theology—specifically the realities of the incarnation, the resurrection and the kingdom—hits the ground in leaders’ everyday lives.

S3B1 - Bonus episode!  In response to Esau McCaulley’s thoughts on Episode 6, “A Holistic Vision for Missional Leadership,” three practitioners from the Telos Collective team share what missional leadership means to them and how they live it out in their context.

S3E16 :: For this “Countdown to the Intersection Conference” mini-series, we’re interviewing our speakers to build anticipation for all the goodness coming your way Sept 16-17. Today, our host Erik Willits and Bishop Todd Hunter interview the Rev. Ashley Mathews, Education Pastor of Trinity Anglican Atlanta, about the interweaving of justice and spiritual formation that leads to mission, and what it looks like to be a pastor committed to the work of justice. For show notes and past episodes, please visit teloscollective.com/blog