What Does Theological Discipleship in the Church Look Like? Elizabeth Woodsen

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Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

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🗓️ 2 May 2024

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Elizabeth Woodson, a Bible teacher and theologian, discusses her passion for Bible study, discipleship, and theological education in the local church. She shares her personal journey of searching for the relevance of the gospel in her own life and how it led her to pursue theological education. Elizabeth emphasizes the importance of creating pathways for discipleship and theological education within the church, so that believers can understand and apply the truths of Scripture in their everyday lives. She also discusses the challenges of busyness and the need for churches to provide meaningful and accessible opportunities for learning and growth. In a post-COVID world, churches have had to explore new opportunities for theological education and discipleship. People are hungry for connection, support, and answers to their questions. There is an opportunity to disciple adults in the basics of the faith and help them grow deeper in their faith. The early church valued theological education and had a rigorous catechism process for new converts. The church today can learn from the past and prioritize discipleship. Singleness in the church is often misunderstood and undervalued. The church needs to have a deeper theology of singleness and provide community and support for single individuals. The church should prioritize friendships and create a culture where singleness is seen as a beautiful season. The church needs to navigate the volatile political climate with grace, honoring people and holding true to the teachings of Jesus. Elizabeth Woodson is a Bible teacher, theologian, author, and the Founder of The Woodson Institute, an organization that equips believers to understand and grow in their Christian faith. With over a decade of experience in church ministry, Elizabeth is passionate about creating pathways for discipleship and theological education in the local church. Elizabeth is a graduate of Dallas Theological Seminary with a Masters in Christian Education. She is also the author of Embrace Your Life: How To Find Joy When The Life You Have Is Not The Life You Hoped For and From Beginning To Forever: A Study of the Grand Narrative of Scripture. Support Theology in the Raw through Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theologyintheraw

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0:00.0	Hello friends welcome back to another episode of theology and around my guest today is Elizabeth
0:04.1	Woodson who is a Bible teacher theologian author and the founder of the Woodson Institute an organization that equips believers to
0:10.6	understand and grow in their Christian faith.
0:13.2	With over a decade of experience in church ministry,
0:15.0	Elizabeth is passionate about creating pathways
0:18.1	for discipleship and theological education in the local church,
0:21.8	which is why I'm so excited to have Elizabeth on because I have the same passion too. theological education
0:29.8	and is also the author of the local church which is why I'm so excited to have Elizabeth on the graduate of Dallas theological seminary at the master's degree in Christian education and is also the author of
0:31.2	Embrace your life how to find joy when the life you have is not the life you hope for.
0:37.4	And she's the author of from beginning to forever a study in the grand of the grand narrative of scripture.
0:43.6	I so enjoy talking to Elizabeth Woodson.
0:46.0	She is passionate about the things I'm passionate about.
0:48.1	So this conversation was just free flowing.
0:51.1	So please welcome to the show for the first time the one only
0:54.1	Elizabeth Woodson. Thanks so much for coming on theology and the round. I'm really excited about this conversation.
1:11.6	Yeah, now I'm excited to be here, excited for what we're going to talk about.
1:14.4	So I told you just offline a second ago that my every now and then I asked my patron
1:19.6	supporters hey who should I have on the podcast and I'll get to a wide range of people and I usually look for is there a name that kind of keeps popping up because you'll get you know you know a hundred people you'll give me like 90 different names or whatever but your name came up multiple times so I was like oh all right I got a I got to have Elizabeth on so that's what is that's the background for this conversation.
1:41.0	You have a passion for Bible study and discipleship and theological education in the church.
1:46.1	Where did that come from? You can take us back as far as you want to go. I mean is
1:50.1	childhood, teenage, young adult, wherever it really wherever that spark first was first
1:55.2	definitely like back in 1984 now I'm not gonna go back that fire but I'd like to tell the story by starting by letting folks not grew up in a Christian household.
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