Press On

Nov 10 2023 307
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Our current culture seems more interested in the last two minutes than the last two thousand years. This is unfortunate. It’s also avoidable. Join Mike Woodruff each week as he break down some of the most significant people, events, and ideas in church history. Gain insight. Avoid mistakes. Take ground. Mike Woodruff is a pastor at Christ Church, a multisite ministry with four campuses in the north suburbs of Chicago.Learn more about Christ Church at https://www.christchurchil.org

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Restoring Trust – A Press On Interview with Dr. David Miller, Mike Zafirovski, and Tom Tropp

Nov 10 2023 51 mins  
Enjoy listening to Mike lead a panel discussion about restoring trust at the sold-out inaugural Lakelight Institute Good Work Summit. Panelists include Dr. David Miller (Director of Princeton Faith and Work Initiative), Mike Zafirovski (former President of Motorola) and Tom Tropp (Chief Ethics Officer at Gallagher).

Exodus Answers – Pastor Mike answers your sermon series questions

Oct 15 2023 53 mins  

The Character Gap - a Press On interview with Dr. Christian Miller

Sep 29 2023 51 mins  
Today Mike’s guest is American philosopher Christian Miller, PhD, an award-winning professor from Wake Forest University who recently authored The Character Gap, has authored numerous other books and articles, and is a regular contributor to publications including Forbes. He is also director of The Honesty Project. Mike and Dr. Miller discuss his work and how our character shapes

Trueface Interview - A joint Press On and Trueface interview with Robby Angle

Sep 22 2023 47 mins  
This week we are sharing with you a link to a podcast that Mike appeared on as a guest.In it, he talks about the importance of thinking well, particularly at this moment in history when we are allowing other voices to think for us. Mike argues for more “white space” as the volume and velocity of life is increasing every day. Mike also talks about some of his news rules includin

Tim Keller – A Press On interview with Collin Hansen

Sep 15 2023 60 mins  
On this week’s podcast, Mike’s guest is journalist, podcaster, and author Collin Hanson, who recently published a book on one of the 21st century’s most influential church leaders--Tim Keller. Collin is vice president for content and editor in chief of The Gospel Coalition, as well as executive director of The Keller Center for Cultural Apologetics. Listen to Mike and Collin

The Hope of Life After Death - A Press On interview with Dr. Jeff Brannon

Sep 07 2023 50 mins  
This week’s Press On guest is Dr. Jeff Brannon, chair of the Biblical Studies Department at Belhaven University, and author of the recently published The Hope of Life After Death: A Biblical Theology of the Resurrection. Dr. Brannon and Mike discuss the hope of Christ’s resurrection, which changes everything.

The Dawning of Redemption – A Press On interview with Dr. Ian Vaillancourt

Sep 01 2023 61 mins  
In today’s podcast, Mike talks with Ian Vaillancourt, a professor in Ontario and an award winning author about his most recent book, The Dawning of Redemption, which provides an accessible overview of the Pentateuch (the first five books of the Bible). Dr. Vaillancourt is particularly focused on the way the Bible is an unified work and the big themes are introduced early.

Conspiracy – A Press On interview with Jared Stacey

Aug 26 2023 58 mins  
In this week’s podcast, Mike explores the rise of Conspiracy Theories. What are they? Why are they growing and how do we deal with them. His guest is Jared Stacey, a PhD student in Theological Ethics at the University of Aberdeen in Scotland.

Everything is Not Fine – A Press On interview with Katie Schnack

Aug 18 2023 37 mins  
In this week’s episode of The Press On Podcast, Mike talks with Katie Schnack, the author of Everything is Not Fine: Finding Strength When Life Gets Annoyingly Difficult (IVP: Sept. 2023). Through lots of stories (and humor) Katie reflects on the struggles she and her husband face when their son is born with very serious – and life-long – medical challenges.

Written In Stone – A Press On interview with Dr. Philip Ryken

Aug 12 2023 61 mins  
Dr. Phil Ryken is a theologian, an author and the President of Wheaton College. He received his BA from Wheaton College, a Master of Divinity (1 of only 2 degrees after which you will likely lose money) – from Westminster Theological Seminary and then did a PhD in historical theology at Oxford.He joined the pastoral staff at 10th Presbyterian church in Philly in 1995 and became t