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53 minutes
Guest interviews
English
United States
16 episodes
since Nov. 20, 2025
episodic

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In this episode of Prodigal Pastor, Jonny continues exploring the history and diversity of atonement theology with one of Christianity’s earliest theories: recapitulation. Drawing on the second-century theologian Irenaeus, he explores the idea that Jesus enters the human story, succeeds where human…

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What if one of the most important practices of faith isn’t having the right answers, but learning to ask better questions? In this episode, Jonny talks with author and leadership coach J.R. Briggs about his book The Art of Asking Better Questions and why curiosity, humility, wisdom, and courage mat…
What do we actually mean when we talk about “atonement”? In this episode, Jonny explores what the cross accomplishes—and why Christians have never agreed on exactly how it works. From the biblical metaphors of ransom, reconciliation, victory, and sacrifice to the different theories Christians have …
David Fitch has spent decades helping the church imagine a more faithful way of being in the world. In this conversation, we explore the journey that shaped his theology—from Wall Street to church planting, from academic writing to accessible books like Faithful Presence, The Church of Us vs. Them,…
In this episode of Prodigal Pastor, Jonny sits down with theologian, church planter, and Yale professor Matthew Croasmun for a wide-ranging conversation about Scripture, theology, sin, emergence theory, and what it means to live a life worth living. Together they explore how asking difficult questi…
In this episode of Prodigal Pastor, Jonny sits down with New Testament scholar Jennifer Garcia Bashaw to explore how we read the Bible—and how it reads us. Drawing from her books Serving Up Scripture and Scapegoats, Jennifer shares her journey from growing up in a Southern Baptist context to pursui…
After a full stretch of conversations on atonement, this week’s episode of Prodigal Pastor takes a different turn—into rest. In the week following Easter, we practice Sabbath as a community at Missio Dei, making space to breathe, reflect, and “rest into resurrection.” This episode is an extension o…
In this episode, Jonny sits down with theologian and pastor Greg Boyd to explore one of the most transformative ideas in contemporary theology: what if God truly looks like Jesus—crucified? Together, they trace Greg’s journey from academic theology into pastoral ministry, and into a …
In this episode, Jonny sits down with New Testament scholar Michael Gorman for a rich conversation about atonement, the cross, and the new covenant. Together they explore what atonement means, what many popular models miss, and how the death of Jesus is not only the source of salvation but also its…
In this episode, Jonny sits down with theologian and seminary professor Dr. Mark Baker to talk about the cross, the atonement, and why the way we tell that story matters—pastorally, biblically, and ethically. Mark shares the story of becoming a scholar shaped by mission work in Honduras, …
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