Video - What the Church Needs Today: Renewed Minds
We are often tempted to treat Christianity as a set of rules, but Douglas Moo argues that the New Testament calls us to something much more radical: lives transformed by the renewing of our minds.
Video - Pitfalls & Promises of Preaching from the Old Testament in the Middle East
Reflecting on the unique challenges and opportunities experienced by Middle Eastern Christians, Yohanna Katanacho suggests six principles for engaging with Old Testament texts based on how we see Jesus using Scripture in the New Testament.
Video - The Real Dark Ages: How Evangelicals Wrote Women out of Church History
Historian Beth Allison Barr presents new archival research showing how courses at a major evangelical seminary ignored or explained away women's leadership roles in church history. She argues that, intentionally or otherwise, these acts of forgetfulness bolstered movements to impose new limits on women in the present.
Children, Books, and Being Human
This article explores how stories shape the moral and spiritual imagination of children and adults alike. Drawing from both Scripture and literature, it reflects on storytelling as a formative force that nurtures empathy, faith, wonder, and our understanding of what it means to be human.
Video - The Word Embodied: Jeremiah, Christ & a Needy People
Old Testament scholar Lissa Wray Beal looks at how God reveals his message through the words and embodied experiences of the prophet Jeremiah, anticipating a fuller and even more personal revelation in Jesus Christ.
Wade Even Deeper
In this convocation address on Book of Ezekiel 47, graduates are invited to “wade even deeper” into the life of God, pictured as a life-giving river. Tracing this image through Christ and the gift of the Holy Spirit, the message calls for deeper spiritual formation, engagement with Scripture, and participation in God’s mission in the world.
Podcast: Imagination and Spiritual Formation
How does the imagination shape our life with God? In this conversation, Lanta Davis discusses the formative power of stories, symbols, art, and images, exploring how they influence faith, identity, and spiritual growth. From saints' lives and medieval bestiaries to practical habits of reading and seeing, Davis invites listeners to rediscover the imagination as an essential part of Christian formation.
Jars of Clay
What does it mean to leave Regent College carrying a treasure greater than a diploma? In this Convocation address, a graduating student reflects on the formative journey of theological education, the gift of community, and the biblical image of being “jars of clay.” Looking back with gratitude and forward with hope, the speech invites graduates to trust God’s shaping work as they step into lives of faithful service.
Podcast: Cultural Intelligence for a Changing Church
In this episode, Dr. Soong-Chan Rah reflects on the North American church’s call to move beyond Western cultural captivity and more fully embody the diversity of the global body of Christ. The conversation explores how worship, theology, and church life can better reflect the cultural richness of our communities, emphasizing the need for genuine diversity, faithful contextual expression, and deeper cultural awareness in a changing church landscape.
Podcast: A Biblical Theology of Race and Ethnicity
Dennis Edwards joins us to discuss race, ethnicity, and Scripture, highlighting how our "social location" shapes our theology. Contending that the Bible celebrates diversity and rejects racial superiority, he points to Philippians 2 as a model for humility, reconciliation, and relinquishing power to elevate others.