The Gottesdienst Crowd

TGC 302 — Thinking Out Loud (Trinity 6)

Two pastors thinking out loud about the upcoming Gospel reading. This episode is devoted to the Gospel reading for the Sixth Sunday after Trinity, Matthew 5:17–26

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TGC 301 — Conventions Matter

In this episode, we discuss the resolution at the forthcoming LCMS Convention that is being put forward to commend the new volume Luther’s Large Catechism with Annotations and Contemporary Applications for use by pastors, teachers, commissioned ministers, and laity. Today’s guest was the main author of an Overture asking for the distribution of this volume to cease and desist. We’ll look at his rationale and discuss what can yet be done about it. 

• Convention Workbook
• First Issue of Today’s Business

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TGC 300 — Thinking Out Loud (Trinity 5)

Two pastors thinking out loud about the upcoming Gospel reading. This episode is devoted to the Gospel reading for the Fifth Sunday after Trinity, Luke 5:1–11

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TGC 299 — When Woke Goes to Church

In this episode, Jon Harris from Conversations That Matter discusses what to watch out for when wokism and social justice go to church. He offers a framework for categorizing the kinds of offices that either practice, promote, permit, or prevent this in churches. For more of his work, you can follow him on Twitter @jonharris1989 or check out the below resources. 

• Conversations That Matter website
• Conversations That Matter YouTube Channel
• Social Justice Goes to Church, by Jon Harris
• Christianity and Social Justice, by Jon Harris

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TGC 298 — Thinking Out Loud (Visitation)

Two pastors thinking out loud about the upcoming Gospel reading. This episode is devoted to the Gospel reading for the Feast of the Visitation, Luke 1:39–56.

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TGC 297 — Most Influential Theologian You Never Heard Of

The Rev. Dr. Chad Walsh is the most influential theologian of the twentieth century you have never heard of. Larry Beane tells us why and how he is helpful for us today. 

• Order Servant of Christ’s Church: A Festschrift in Honour of John R. Stephenson.

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TGC 296 — Thinking Out Loud (Presentation of Augsburg Confession)

Two pastors thinking out loud about the upcoming Gospel reading. This episode is devoted to the Gospel reading for the Commemoration of the Presentation of the Augsburg Confession, Matthew 10:26–33.

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[From the Archives] TGC 187 — On Imprecation

They’re not in our hymnals. But they’re in the Bible. And so they should be in our hymnals. Thus, a great treasure has been stolen from Christians to learn how to pray in the way of the Imprecatory Psalms. We’re trying to fix that. In this episode, Ramirez leads us through what imprecation is. Then he demonstrates from the psalms and examples in the Bible, where the saints of old imprecate God’s enemies, and so their enemies also, so that we can follow in their train.

Host: Fr. Jason Braaten

Special Guest: Fr. David Ramirez

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TGC 295 — Thinking Out Loud (Trinity 2)

Two pastors thinking out loud about the upcoming Gospel reading. This episode is devoted to the Gospel reading for the Second Sunday after Trinity, Luke 14:15–24.

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TGC 294 — Familiarty Breeds Contemplation

Familiarity, we are told, breeds contempt. In practice, however, familiarity breeds contemplation. In this episode, we see how repetition of a single, standard rite for the Divine Service, not only allows for (both young and old alike) all to participate, but it also creates room for contemplation on what God is doing therein. 

• Order Servant of Christ’s Church: A Festschrift in Honour of John R. Stephenson.

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