We Are Vineyard

In this episode of We Are Vineyard, we’ll hear part two of Jay’s conversation with Carmen Imes. They discuss the moment when she realized that it might be hard for people to return to church after COVID, and God’s value for community and building the Church. They also discuss looking at how people have been discipled and what they’re taught to value in a Sunday church experience.

Dr. Carmen Imes serves as associate professor of Old Testament at Talbot School of Theology, Biola University. Carmen is passionate about helping students and other laypeople engage the Old Testament and discover its relevance for Christian identity and mission. She is best known for her books Bearing God's Name: Why Sinai Still Matters (IVP 2019) and Being God's Image: Why Creation Still Matters (IVP 2023). Imes has appeared on over 100 podcasts and radio shows and releases weekly "Torah Tuesday" videos on her own YouTube channel. She writes for Christianity Today, the Politics of Scripture blog, and The Well (InterVarsity). Imes is also a frequent speaker at churches, conferences, and retreats. Before arriving at Biola in 2021, she served as professor of Old Testament at Prairie College in Alberta, Canada. Her academic journey began when Carmen and her husband served as missionaries in the Philippines with SIM International, reaching out to ethnic minorities. Imes loves introducing students to the rich insights of the global church.

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Show Notes:

Becoming God’s Family by Carmen Joy Imes
Churches and the Crisis of Decline by Andrew Root

In this episode of We Are Vineyard, Jay talks with Carmen Imes about being available to explore Biblical themes with young adults alongside their underlying questions, and the approaches that work when interacting with Gen Z students and the ones that don’t actually matter.  

Dr. Carmen Imes serves as associate professor of Old Testament at Talbot School of Theology, Biola University. Carmen is passionate about helping students and other laypeople engage the Old Testament and discover its relevance for Christian identity and mission. She is best known for her books Bearing God's Name: Why Sinai Still Matters (IVP 2019) and Being God's Image: Why Creation Still Matters (IVP 2023). Imes has appeared on over 100 podcasts and radio shows and releases weekly "Torah Tuesday" videos on her own YouTube channel. She writes for Christianity Today, the Politics of Scripture blog, and The Well (InterVarsity). Imes is also a frequent speaker at churches, conferences, and retreats. Before arriving at Biola in 2021, she served as professor of Old Testament at Prairie College in Alberta, Canada. Her academic journey began when Carmen and her husband served as missionaries in the Philippines with SIM International, reaching out to ethnic minorities. Imes loves introducing students to the rich insights of the global church.

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Show Notes:

Becoming God’s Family by Carmen Joy Imes
Churches and the Crisis of Decline by Andrew Root

In this episode of We Are Vineyard, we’ll hear part two of Caleb Maskell’s conversation with Tish Harrison Warren. They discuss their thoughts about what the Lord is doing in this cultural moment of highlighting spiritual practices, and how to think about continuing with these sustaining practices when there are seasons without visible change.

Tish Harrison Warren is a writer and an Anglican priest. She is the author of several books, including Liturgy of the Ordinary, which won Christianity Today’s 2018 Book of the Year, and Prayer in the Night, which won Christianity Today’s 2022 Book of the Year and the 2022 ECPA Christian Book of the Year. She formerly wrote a weekly newsletter for The New York Times, which focused on faith in public discourse and private life. She was also a columnist at Christianity Today. Her articles and essays have appeared in Comment Magazine, The Point Magazine, Religion News Service, and elsewhere. She currently serves as the C.S. Lewis Theological Writer-in-Residence for The Anglican Episcopal House of Studies at Baylor’s George W. Truett Theological Seminary. She is a senior fellow with the Trinity Forum and an assisting priest at Immanuel Anglican Church. She lives in Austin, Texas, with her husband and three children.

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Show Notes: 

Tish’s Website
What Grows In Weary Lands by Tish Harrison Warren
Liturgies of the Wild by Martin Shaw
Liturgy of the Ordinary by Tish Harrison Warren
John Mark Comer
Jared Boyd

In this episode of We Are Vineyard, Caleb Maskell talks with Tish Harrison Warren about her new book What Grows In Weary Lands, doing all the “good Christian” things but feeling burnt out in the Christian life, the space between depression and thriving, and what we can learn from the desert fathers and mothers. This is the first part of a conversation, so come back next week for part two!  

Tish Harrison Warren is a writer and an Anglican priest. She is the author of several books, including Liturgy of the Ordinary, which won Christianity Today’s 2018 Book of the Year, and Prayer in the Night, which won Christianity Today’s 2022 Book of the Year and the 2022 ECPA Christian Book of the Year. She formerly wrote a weekly newsletter for The New York Times, which focused on faith in public discourse and private life. She was also a columnist at Christianity Today. Her articles and essays have appeared in Comment Magazine, The Point Magazine, Religion News Service, and elsewhere. She currently serves as the C.S. Lewis Theological Writer-in-Residence for The Anglican Episcopal House of Studies at Baylor’s George W. Truett Theological Seminary. She is a senior fellow with the Trinity Forum and an assisting priest at Immanuel Anglican Church. She lives in Austin, Texas, with her husband and three children.

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Show Notes: 

Tish’s Website
What Grows In Weary Lands by Tish Harrison Warren
Liturgies of the Wild by Martin Shaw
Liturgy of the Ordinary by Tish Harrison Warren
John Mark Comer
Jared Boyd

In this episode of We Are Vineyard, we’ll hear part two of Caleb Maskell’s conversation with Glenn Packiam about his new book on the Nicene Creed. They discuss how to use the Creed in your own life, how to integrate it into your church, and Glenn shares a pastoral word about hope.

About Glenn:
Glenn Packiam is the Lead Pastor of Rockharbor Church in Costa Mesa, California. Glenn is the author of several books, including The Resilient Pastor, Blessed Broken Given, and the most recent title, co-authored with his wife, Holly, “The Intentional Year”. He earned a Doctorate in Theology and Ministry from Durham University, and is a Senior Fellow at Barna Group, a Visiting Fellow at St. John’s College at Durham University, and an ordained priest with the Anglican Church of North America. Glenn has written over 65 worship songs published with Integrity Music, including “Your Name", co-written with Paul Baloche. Glenn and Holly have four children and live in Orange County, California.

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Show notes:
Glenn’s website 
What’s a Christian, Anyway? by Glenn Packiam
Turning Points by Mark Noll
Salvation By Allegiance Alone by Matthew Bates