Join us as Dr. Adrian Hinkle helps you learn more about the way Christians are called to interact with others based on an understanding of the image of God, including lessons we learn from both the ministry of Christ and from unnamed characters in the Bible; resisting the urge to create categories of others; and what it means to see the image of God in Christians and non-Christians alike.

00:00 - Introduction

02:02 - Patreon

02:38 - Defining the image of God

04:18 - Lessons in the image of God through Jesus’ ministry

07:26 - Seeing God where we’d rather not look

10:55 - Resisting the urge to other

16:28 - Seeing the image of God in non-Christians

23:14 - Learning from unnamed Bible characters

26:30 - From image of God to mission of God

30:05 - Different calls for different parts of the body

35:32 - Universal calls for different parts of the body

40:08 - Demonstrating who God is through action

43:19 - Text-centered vs. reader-centered hermeneutic

53:40 - Other-focused vs. self-focused living

Find us online:

Website - https://www.biblicaljusticeresources.com/

Instagram - @biblicaljusticeresources

YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@biblicaljusticeresources

Patreon - patreon.com/BiblicalJusticeResources

Links:

Oral Roberts College of Theology and Ministry - https://oru.edu/academics/cotm/index.php

Join us for this conversation with Dr. Joel Lawrence as we work to define the image of God, understand how we image God as individuals and as a community, and define ecclesiology in light of individual congregations and the entire Church.

00:00 - Introduction

02:30 - Patreon

03:05 - What is a pastor theologian?

06:47 - Pastors reclaiming the work of theology

12:56 - Social imaginary and cultural narratives

17:17 - Defining the image of God

24:02 - Imaging God when others aren’t

35:29 - Image of God in community

47:52 - Ecclesiology, from the church to the Church

57:40 - A call from the congregation for more

Find us online:

Website - https://www.biblicaljusticeresources.com/

Instagram - @biblicaljusticeresources

YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@biblicaljusticeresources

Patreon - patreon.com/BiblicalJusticeResources

Links:

Center for Pastor Theologians - https://www.pastortheologians.com/

Join us as Dr. Ramon Pastrano helps you learn more about what polarization actually means in the U.S., why the Church should care, and the internal work we can do to move toward transformation (especially in light of our neurological wiring).

00:00 - Introduction

02:30 - Patreon

03:06 - Shared language vs. shared meaning

05:06 - Why should the Church care about polarization?

10:47 - What’s happening in our brains?

16:51 - Understanding our rights and responsibilities

20:12 - The potential cost of enacting change

24:58 - Our internal work

30:56 - Change vs. transformation

34:55 - Becoming aware of our blindspots

42:56 - Impact across demographic groups

50:34 - Additional resources

Find us online:

Website - https://www.biblicaljusticeresources.com/

Instagram - @biblicaljusticeresources

YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@biblicaljusticeresources

Patreon - patreon.com/BiblicalJusticeResources

Links:

Third Sphere Inc. - https://thirdsphere.com/

Peacemaking in Polarized Times - https://agileresourcenetwork.com/peacemaking/

Society for Human Resource Management - https://www.shrm.org/

Strengthsfinder (Clifton Strengths) - https://www.gallup.com/cliftonstrengths/en/252137/home.aspx

Myers-Briggs - https://www.themyersbriggs.com/en-US/Explore-Solutions/MBTI

IDI - https://idiinventory.com/

Rachel Wightman episode - https://www.biblicaljusticeresources.com/podcast-archive/2025/7/2/ep-5-faithfully-engage-information-with-rachel-wightman

Braver Angels - https://braverangels.org/

The Hidden Brain - https://www.hiddenbrain.org/

Additional resources - https://agileresourcenetwork.com/peacemakingresources/