ISMS That Cause SCHISMS

Aug 18 2023 1
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Welcome to "Isms that Cause Schisms," a thought-provoking podcast from CGN exploring the societal and religious divisions caused by different "isms." In this six-part series, Pastor Jeff Gipe and Professor Brian Nixon delve into Isms that are causing divides in our world today, like materialism, capitalism, hedonism, and more.. "Why are people so divided today? Why so much anger and disdain?" Listeners can expect a lively discussion that will challenge their views and invite them to think deeply about the "isms" that shape our world, and how Jesus brings unity.

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Digging Deeper: Individualism (with Justin Thomas)

Aug 18 2023 52 mins  
On this Digging Deeper episode, Pastor Jeff Gipe and Professor Brian Nixon have a very compelling and important conversation on the ism of individualism, including the realm of gender and sexuality. Our special guest on this episode is Justin Thomas, the president of Calvary Chapel Bible College. Justin has done extensive research on this topic. Click here for a series of lectures.

Digging Deeper: Intellectualism (With Dr. Dominick Hernandez)

Aug 04 2023 44 mins  
On this Digging Deeper episode, Pastor Jeff Gipe and Professor Brian Nixon dialogue with Dr. Dominick Hernandez.Hernandez is an author and associate professor of Old Testament and Semitics at the Talbot School of Theology at Biola University.Together they look at the Ism of intellectualism. Dr. Hernandez provides deep insights on how faith and reason can work together in a way that

Digging Deeper: Materialism

Jun 23 2023 49 mins  
On this Digging Deeper episode, Pastor Jeff Gipe and Professor Brian Nixon dialogue with Pastor Rob Sweet from Fellowship Bible Church in Brentwood, TN. In the conversation, Pastor Rob shares with us the reason why every human being from the beginning of time has had trouble with the ism of materialism. In this episode, he shares many amazing insights, such as “material things we

Digging Deeper: Religionism

Jun 16 2023 50 mins  
On this Digging Deeper episode, Pastor Jeff Gipe and Professor Brian Nixon dialogue with Pastor Nick Cady from White Fields Church in Longmont, CO. In the conversation, Pastor Nick shares some very important principles that helped keep their church united and focused during the pandemic and the social and political upheaval of 2020-2021, which then turned to a robust discussion on

Digging Deeper: Scientism (With Dr. Lu Wing)

Apr 28 2023 62 mins  
Isms That Cause Schisms: Digging Deeper: Scientism | With the introduction of several isms that cause schisms in today’s church and with a positive response to the podcasts, Pastor Jeff Gipe felt a need to go deeper into some of the topics. On this first of the Digging Deeper episodes, Professor Brian Nixon dialogues with Dr. Luman Wing, a leading biotech scientist, about the is

Episode 6: CONCLUSION AND Q&A

Apr 14 2023 32 mins  
In this final episode we walk through seven powerful passages found in the book of Ecclesiastes that reveal the theology of the book. Our hope is that these seven verses will help you overcome any divisions for kingdom unity in the church. Recommended Reading Here is a helpful list of books that our hosts recommend will help you dive deeper into the content of this season. Hills o

Episode 5: RELIGIONISM AND HUMANISM

Apr 07 2023 31 mins  
The last two isms pastor Jeff and professor Brian wrestle with are without a doubt causing great schisms in the church today, Religionism and Humanism. As a reminder, in all our episodes we hope to do three things: direct you to scripture, define our terms, and discuss the topics at hand. Recommended Reading Here is a helpful list of books that our hosts recommend will help you div

Episode 4: EXISTENTIALISM AND CAPITALISM

Mar 31 2023 29 mins  
In this episode we wrestle with two very controversial subjects, existentialism and capitalism. As a reminder, in all our episodes we hope to do three things: direct you to scripture, define our terms, and discuss the topics at hand. Recommended Reading Here is a helpful list of books that our hosts recommend will help you dive deeper into the content of this season. Hills of Cali

Episode 3: HEDONISM AND MATERIALISM

Mar 24 2023 30 mins  
In the last episode we unpacked scientism and intellectualism but now we move to two very appealing topics, hedonism and materialism. As a reminder, in all our episodes we hope to do three things: direct you to scripture, define our terms, and discuss the topics at hand. Recommended Reading Here is a helpful list of books that our hosts recommend will help you dive deeper into the

Episode 2: SCIENTISM AND INTELLECTUALISM

Mar 10 2023 32 mins  
In episode two, we tackle the complex topics of scientism and intellectualism. We begin by referencing scripture text found in Ecclesiastes and then move on to define these terms. Scientism is the belief that the scientific method is the only way to gain knowledge and the only way to understand the world. Intellectualism, on the other hand, is the belief that intellect and reason s