World Upside Down

How Creation Informs Liturgy | Dr. Mike Farley | S2E12

What if Sunday morning worship is doing more to shape you than you realize? In this season 2 finale of World Upside Down, Dr. Mike Farley joins us to explore why the doctrine of creation is an often missing foundation in our Sunday liturgies. Interested in going deeper? Learn more about Indianapolis Theological Seminary and how you can take your next step toward robust theological education: https://go.indysem.org/request-more-info

What Beauty Teaches Us About God | S2E11

Sunsets didn’t have to be stunning. Landscapes didn’t have to move us. So what does the beauty of creation reveal about the Creator—and about us as his image-bearers? In this episode of World Upside Down, we sit down with pastor and author Russ Ramsey to explore how the Christian doctrine of creation shapes our understanding of beauty and art. Interested in going deeper? Learn more about Indianapolis Theological Seminary and how you can take your next step toward robust theological education: https://go.indysem.org/request-more-info

Why Your Words and Body Matter | Dr. Kris Holroyd | S2E10

Speaking words is a powerful, intimate, and deeply human thing to do. How does the story of creation inform this claim? Dr. Kris Holroyd guides us through the creation narrative, speech act theory, its implications for life and ministry, along with practical guidelines for Sabbath rest and recovery for our physical bodies in a busy world.  Timestamps 00:00 – Introduction 00:37 – Is Creation Relevant for Ministry? 01:40 – God's First "Speech Act" Informs Life 05:54 – The Purpose & Power of Preaching 10:03 – Importance of "Word Ministry" 18:10 – Stewarding our Speech 19:51 – Speaking for the Creation 25:56 – Speech + Matter = The Lord's Supper  30:16 – Sabbath as Resistance, Rest, and Renewal 47:07 – How to Sabbath as a Pastor 50:26 – Spiritual Prayers for the Physical Body Interested in going deeper? Learn more about Indianapolis Theological Seminary and how you can take your next step toward robust theological education: https://go.indysem.org/request-more-info

The Danger of Forgetting our Humanity | Dr. David Schrock | S2E9

How does God define our reality? What's the right way to live in his world? Dr. David Schrock helps us restore our sense of reality, ethics, and what it means to be human. Timestamps: 00:00 — New Book: "The Business of Is-Ness" 01:10 — Confusion About Creation 03:49 — The Creator & The Purpose of His Cosmos 05:18 — Remembering Sexed Differences 13:29 — Remembering Our Dependence and Neediness 15:26 — Remembering Our Spatial Limits in a Technological Age 19:06 — Dangers of Denying Our Humanness (Transhumanism & AI) 24:06 — How to "Humanize" Ourselves Again 27:02 — Thinking Biblically About Culture & Politics 30:08 — The Need to Recover Creation Theology 34:41 — Spiritual Disciplines for Recovering Our Humanity 46:52 — How to Age Well (Advice for Young & Old) 50:10 — Closing: Schrock's New Book Interested in going deeper? Learn more about Indianapolis Theological Seminary and how you can take your next step toward robust theological education: https://go.indysem.org/request-more-info [https://go.indysem.org/request-more-info] #DoctrineOfCreation #ChristianDiscipleship #Theology #Ontology #Embodiment #TheologyOfTheBody #Marriage #AIethics #Transhumanism #Sabbath #SpiritualDisciplines

How the Gospel Shapes Race, Culture & Identity | Gus Pritchard | S2E8

How does Scripture invite us to think about the categories of race, culture, ethnicity and identity? In this episode of World Upside Down, Pastor Gus Pritchard reflects on growing up in apartheid South Africa and argues that cultural identity is indeed creational, yet not fixed, and that the ultimate identity of Christians is found in their union with Jesus Christ. Timestamps: 00:00 — Opening & Aim (Race, Ethnicity, Culture, Identity) 02:05 — Apartheid Memories & Guarded Boundaries 12:02 — Adoption Training That Re-inscribes Segregation 15:01 — Define “Culture” & “Cultural Identity” (Language & Religion) 18:06 — Scriptural Drivers (Gen 2; Gen 10–11) 26:55 — Thesis: Cultural Identity Is Malleable 28:03 — Scriptural Examples: Ruth & Joseph 35:34 — 1 Cor 9 — “Becoming As…” for Mission 41:12 — Revelation 7 — Unity with Real Diversity 51:10 — Culture-Sharing vs. “Cultural Appropriation” 59:00 — What Counts as Cross-Cultural Marriage 1:16:24 — Union with Christ — Holding Identity Loosely Interested in going deeper? Learn more about Indianapolis Theological Seminary and how you can take your next step toward robust theological education: https://go.indysem.org/request-more-info [https://go.indysem.org/request-more-info] #CulturalIdentity #BiblicalTheology #RaceAndEthnicity #DoctrineOfCreation #UnionWithChrist #CrossCultural #Missions #Adoption #Marriage #ChurchUnity