Am I Called

In this episode of the “Am I Called?” podcast, Dave talks to pastor Mike Bullmore.  Mike is the senior pastor of CrossWay Community Church in Kenosha, Wisconsin, where he has served since 1998 (when the church was launched). For 15 years, Mike was Associate Professor of Homiletics (preaching) and Pastoral Theology, as well as chairman of the Practical Theology Department at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Deerfield, Illinois.

They discuss:

• Life in the world of a homiletics professor
• The role preaching plays in the evaluation of a church planter
• How to determine if a man is called to preach
• Plagiarizing preachers
• and more!

In this episode, Dave Harvey talks to author and speaker Paul Tripp.  They discuss:

• Paul's health
• How God is meeting Paul in this time of physical difficulty
• What's making a difference as he suffers
• How called men can deal with suffering in ministry
• Life and suffering in their 30's, 40's, 50's and 60's
• What's in Paul's heart for the next generation of pastors and their futures

Barnabas Piper works at Lifeway Christian Resources for the Leadership Development Team.  He's also the son of son of Pastor and bestselling author John Piper. Dave recently interviewed Barnabas, and they discussed thoughts from his book, The Pastor's Kid: Finding Your Own Faith and Identity.

In this episode, Dave Harvey talks to seminary professor and author, Don Whitney. They discuss: 

Why Don likes to use fountain pens. Don’s call out of law school and into ministry. 

What is biblical spirituality?

How Don developed his book on the spiritual disciplines.

How to be godly in a technologically driven culture.

How Don’s thinking on the spiritual disciplines has changed in the last 20 years.

The good and bad of contemplative Christianity.

The most important spiritual disciplines.

In this episode, Dave talks to Randy Alcorn. Dave and Randy discuss:

Why Randy decided to leave pastoral ministry. 

Why Randy has given so much time and thought to the subject of heaven.

What it means to live for eternity.

How God set eternity in Randy's heart. 

How fiction works uniquely upon the human heart. 

How God has used Randy's books to change people's lives. 

In this episode, Dave Harvey talks to JR Vassar. Dave and JR discuss:

The innate hunger all of us have for glory, and how that is both a good and a bad thing. 

The difference between a celebrity pastor and a popular faithful pastor. 

How to handle receiving accolades from others. 

The difference between preaching in the North and in the South. 

In this episode of Calling Questions, Dave answers the following question: What should a guy do if he wants to go into ministry but his elders don't like him? 

In this episode, Dave Harvey talks to Sam Storms. Dave and Sam discuss: Sam's unique sense of calling to pastoral ministry, the definition of a continuationist, why people are hesitant to pursue the gifts of the Holy Spirit, the necessity of actually pursing the Holy Spirit, and the need for pastors to teach on the gifts of the Holy Spirit.

In this episode, Dave Harvey talks with Sam Logan. Sam was the president of Westminster Seminary until 2005 and was the International Director of World Reformed Fellowship until March of 2015. Dave and Sam talk about: The crucial connection between churches and seminaries, Jonathan Edwards' contribution to training men for ministry, the need for pastoral mentoring, and sermons that shaped America. 

In this episode of the Am I Called podcast, Dave talks to Scotty Smith. They discuss what it really means to be gospel centered, the invaluable role of mentors, marks of a healthy church, the problem of morality, and internal threats to the gospel.