Wayfinding
Welcome to Wayfinding, a podcast for those who think history matters. Hosts Joe Thomas and Jonathan King travel into history to listen in on the lives of faithful Christians of the past as they help us navigate our way today as followers of Jesus Christ. // Joe Thomas is the founder of Life Together House, whose mission is to revitalize the church in America in order to speak creatively to a world wide awake. Joe is an historian, author, playwright and mentor. He holds an M.A. from Fuller Seminary and a Ph.D. from Trinity, and he serves as faculty in Christian History at Urbana Theological Seminary and Evangelical Theological Seminary. // Jonathan King has served in a variety of ministry and marketplace environments, and he currently works as a writer for the Cancer Center at Illinois. He holds an M.A. in Religion from Urbana Theological Seminary, where he wrote a thesis on the reception of Dietrich Bonhoeffer in the South African church struggle against apartheid. // This podcast is produced by Life Together House.
Wayfinding
Wayfinding through Revivalism - Introduction E1
This season of Wayfinding is hosted by historians Mark Draper and Joe Thomas.
Jesus Christ called his first disciples to follow him and leave behind the religiosity of their day. Since then, revival and reform have been a hallmark of Christianity. Every generation of Christians needs their hearts revitalized. Likewise, the church is always in need of reform. In this first of three episodes of Wayfinding through Revivalism, Mark and Joe explore the surprising ways in which God moves among his people. Whether it is the itinerant preacher St. Francis of Assisi, the desert monk St. Anthony, the abbess Hildegard of Bingen, or the Czech reformer Jan Hus, God decides who he will use to arouse his people. Revivals, no matter what period, reveal a need for repentance, release an energy of wide popularity, display a need for personal transformation and devotion, call the church back to its original mission and purity, and hearken the saints to preach the Good News of Jesus Christ.
Wayfinding is excited to work with the Christian History Institute on this three-part history of revivalism. For this first episode, you can read Christian History magazine issue #149 Revival: the first thousand years for free online, or purchase your print copy. Visit christianhistoryinstitute.org to sign up for your free first-year subscription to Christian History magazine and find more resources on the history of our faith.
Questions, comments, feedback? Email us at joe.thomas@lifetogetherhouse.com
Special thanks to our producer, Michael Chermak, and to James Karper and the studio at Lancaster Bible College (LBC) in Lancaster, PA. We are indebted to LBC students and voice actors Sydney Hersch and James Garman.
Along with podcasting together, Mark and Joe also team up to teach church history graduate and doctoral courses, guide doctoral students towards a ThD in Church History, and lead Christian history tours throughout Europe.
