Interviews Archives - Struggling for Purpose

Urban Apologetics with Minister Christopher Perkins

Minister Christopher Perkins is an associate pastor at Redeemed Christian Center in Jackson, TN. I first met Minister Perkins through the Christian Podcasters Association.

I recently heard him discussing urban apologetics on his podcast and wanted to have a conversation with him about it from the perspective of someone who lives in white, suburban America.

I hope you enjoy this conversation and it spurs you to have similar conversations with Christians who don’t share the same background and experience as yours.

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Pathway to Revelation with Erik Price [STR4P 32]

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I first learned about Erik Price from his YouTube channel, California Driver, when I was researching driving for Uber.

I’ve been following his channel for about 18 months now and recently saw something on a whiteboard in the background. It read, “Pathway to Revelation.”

I knew from a few of his other videos that he was a man of faith so I thought it would be interesting to have him on the podcast to talk about his journey.

Erik and his brother Bret also run The State Mate, a company that sells state-themed socks. They recently successfully funded a state-themed deck of playing cards on Kickstarter.

If you’d like to buy some of the socks Erik sells, use the promo code “UBER30” to receive 30% your purchase.

Finally, I have another movie ticket giveaway.

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Failure to Partner with Paeter Frandsen [STR4P 28]

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Paeter Frandsen is the mastermind behind Spirit Blade Productions and the Christian Geek Central.

Spirit Blade Productions produces high-quality audio dramas for Christian geeks who are looking for more edgy material but is uncompromising in Biblical truth.

Christian Geek Central exists to equip, encourage and inspire Christian geeks of all kinds to live more and more for Christ. It provides resources and a community of Christian geeks that celebrate their hobbies from a Christian perspective.

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Church and Mental Health with Jeremy Smith [STR4P 27]

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Jeremy Smith joins me today to discuss mental health and the church. We also discuss how the church can help those struggling with mental illness. during and after the Cornovirus pandemic.

Failure to Promote with Chris Staron [STR4P 23]

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Chris Staron hosts Truce Podcast and has written and directed two movies: Bringing Up Bobby and Between the Walls. If you listen to his podcast, you’ve probably also heard him mention his novel, Cradle Robber.

Chris has previously appeared on the podcast and since then he’s made great progress using journalistic tools to look inside the Christian church.

Although his approach to examining the American Church is unique and insightful, Chris explains how his failure to promote the podcast has stunted its growth.

You can hear Chris dissect some sacred Christian cows by listening to Truce.