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In this conversation, Al Erisman and Randy Pope explore the themes of faith, work, and navigating a polarizing world through the lens of biblical narratives. They discuss their collaborative writing process for the book Living with Purpose in a Polarizing World, emphasizing the importance of finding common ground and learning from diverse experiences. The conversation highlights the relevance of biblical characters in contemporary life and the need for Christians to engage with the world around them with humility and love.Our host, John Terrill, executive director of the SL Brown Foundation, welcomes Al Erisman and Randy Pope to the podcast. ABOUT OUR GUESTS:Al Erisman, PhD, current chair of the Theology of Work Project, former director at The Boeing Company, and co-founder of Ethix magazine, has spent decades exploring the intersection of faith and work. He is a senior fellow at the Center for Faithful Business at Seattle Pacific University and executive in residence emeritus. Randy Pope, JD, has practiced law since 1979, representing public institutions, such as public school boards. He currently serves as city attorney of Hattiesburg, Mississippi.====Watch on YouTube!https://youtu.be/3-G0up8XavI

Send us a textWestern culture is increasingly polarized, and Christians often feel they are “under siege” by the dominant secular culture. Compounding the problem is that Christians cannot agree among themselves on how to respond to an increasingly “post-Christian " culture. Susan and Alex talk with authors Randy Pope and Al Erisman about how we can engage the culture we live in as disciples of Jesus. Grab a copy of Living with Purpose in a Polarizing World here. RANDY POPE has practiced law for 45 years in his hometown of Hattiesburg, Mississippi. Since 2017, he has served as City Attorney for the City of Hattiesburg. He has tried numerous cases in state and federal courts in Mississippi and has successfully handled appeals to the Mississippi Supreme Court and the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. He is also admitted to practice before the Supreme Court of the United States. He is a graduate of the University of Southern Mississippi, the University of Mississippi School of Law, and Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. He is the founding President of the C. S. Lewis Society of South Mississippi, and he served on staff with InterVarsity Christian Fellowship/USA from 1973-1976.AL ERISMAN is currently a writer, speaker, and board member including chair of the board for the Theology of Work Project and founding board member for KIROS. He is a senior Fellow for both the Center for Faithful Business at Seattle Pacific University and the Institute for Marketplace Transformation. Since 2015, he has authored or co-authored numerous books on theology, business, and mathematics. After earning his PhD in applied mathematics at Iowa State University, Al spent 32 years at The Boeing Company, starting as a research mathematician. In his last decade there, he was Director of Technology, where he led a 250-person research staff exploring innovation paths for the company. He participated in committees on science and mathematics through the National Science Foundation, National Research Council, and National Institute for Standards and Technology. He is the co-founder of Ethix magazine, exploring business ethics in a technological age. After retiring from Boeing in 2001, he taught in the Business School at Seattle Pacific University until 2017. Thanks for listening to the Embodied Holiness Podcast. We invite you to join the community on Facebook and Instagram @embodiedholiness. You can find all our episodes and more at www.embodiedholiness.com. Embodied Holiness is a ministry of Parkway Heights United Methodist Church in Hattiesburg, MS. If you're in the Hattiesburg area and are looking for a church home, we'd love to meet you and welcome you to the family. You can find out more about Parkway Heights at our website.

Spiritual gifts are given by God for the glory of God and the edification of the Church. In this special episode of Digging Deeper, we continue our conversation about the Holy Spirit, the third person of the Trinity. Laura Story Elvington takes the host seat to interview senior pastor Jeff Norris and founding pastor Randy Pope, who offer additional thoughts beyond our recent Sunday morning sermon series. Jeff and Randy share their biblically-based insights on the spiritual gifts believers receive from the Holy Spirit upon putting their faith in Jesus. Covering topics not addressed during the Holy Spirit sermon series, this episode aims to enrich your understanding of the Holy Spirit's role in the life of believers and the Church. Topics covered in this episode: - A recap of the Holy Spirit sermon series (view at perimeter.org/sermons) - Defining spiritual gifts in three categories - Discovering your spiritual gifts—including a helpful framework provided by Randy - Our church's beliefs on the Pentecost Related resources: - Keeping in Step with the Spirit, by J.I. Packer - Subscribe to our YouTube channel and hit the notification bell to get notified of new episodes.

Carmen LaBerge looks at some of the policies Minnesota Governor Tim Walz helped put into place regarding abortion and children born alive after an attempted abortion.  Randy Pope, co-author of "Living with Purpose in a Polarized World," talks about some of the Biblical narratives of people like Joseph, Daniel, and Mordecai who show how to live in a world hostile to God's people. Faith Radio podcasts are made possible by your support. Give now: Click here

Rerun: On this episode of Gifts and Graces, we get to hear from Randy Pope on characteristics of a healthy church. Randy is the founding pastor and president of Life of Life Ministries at Perimeter Church in Atlanta, Georgia. This was originally recorded as a seminar delivered at the 2014 General Assembly. Let's listen as Randy shares what he has identified as fundamental characteristics that contribute to church health.

Perimeter Church's founding pastor, Randy Pope, joins the conversation with Jeff and Laura to look at the 10 Commandments as a marriage covenant between God and His people. Randy gives a beautiful illustration of a covenant of grace as the reason behind the law. He focuses on commandment four where the Lord calls us the keep the Sabbath day of rest. This conversation helps us transform our way of thinking about a commandment that many see as restrictive to instead view as renewing. Randy draws a connection of how the law is what enables us to love and enhances our love for others and for God Himself. Listen and be encouraged as God is offering something to us, rather than requiring from us, which leads to true freedom on the Sabbath. Additional Resources: - Order Randy Pope's book, A Remedy for a Disordered Life - Watch Howie Donahoe's Tuesday Night Sermon from PCA General Assembly 2021 - Subscribe to our YouTube channel and hit the notification bell to get notified of new episodes

Rev. Randy Pope preaches on Romans 6:1-13 in his sermon “The Deceit of Willpower: Appropriating the Power of the Holy Spirit”.

On this episode of Gifts and Graces, Randy Pope shares insights on how we can pass the leadership baton. Pope is the founding pastor of Perimeter Church in Johns Creek, Georgia, and currently serves as its president of Life of Life Ministries. This was originally recorded as a seminar delivered at the 2019 General Assembly. Let's listen as Randy Pope explains the importance of involving your elders as you create a succession and ministry plan.

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At the C. S. Lewis Institute, we’re all about “Discipleship of the Heart and Mind.” But we’d hate for people to think we view this as a purely individual effort. Discipleship must occur in community and, especially, through the community of the local church. That’s the topic of my conversation with CSLI Senior Fellow and local pastor Bill Kynes. Go Deeper: Discipleship is a Team Sport by Bill Kynes. Insourcing: Bringing Discipleship Back to the Local Church by Randy Pope.

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For the top stories this week, Jake Menez recaps stories such as: Randy Pope appointed as mayor of Oakley; Kyle Greeson, Oakley native, participates in supercross; The City of Brentwood hires a new city manager; A driver is transported to the hospital after crashing into a streetlight pole; and more!Links to top stories: New Oakley mayor Randy Pope ready to serve | Oakley | thepress.netOakley native competes in Monster Energy AMA Supercross Championship | Sports | thepress.netBrentwood hires assistant city manager | News | thepress.net1 injured in Oakley crash | News | thepress.netCongressman Jerry McNerney will not seek reelection | News | thepress.net

On this episode of Gifts and Graces, we get to hear from Randy Pope on characteristics of a healthy church. Randy is the founding pastor and the president of Life on Life Ministries at Perimeter Church in Atlanta, GA. This was originally recorded as a seminar delivered at the 2014 General Assembly. Let's listen as Randy shares what he has identified as fundamental characteristics that contribute to church health.

Have you ever felt cynical about religion, irritated with church-goers, or confused about faith?  In this episode, the podcaster shares her experience.   Life Issues, Randy Pope, 1994

Learn how to be strong and courageous in Christ exactly as Deuteronomy‬ ‭31:6‬ teaches in scripture. Explore how God's word reveals His will for you and His work in you. “Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified, for the Lord your God goes with you. He will never leave you nor forsake you.” – Deuteronomy 31:6 NIV. Have you ever felt weak and fearful? I have. Today's Biblical devotional for women is dedicated to exploring how to be strong and of good courage through Christ. From my personal experience with God, I've learned that being strong isn't possible in my own power. It's only possible when I abide in Christ. I've also learned on my faith journey that being courageous doesn't mean being fearless. It means that with my free will I intentionally mobilize and deploy my faith as an antidote to my fear. In this Biblical devotional for Christian women, I will share with you how to be strong and courageous by abiding in Christ. I will also pray for you if you stick around and allow me to lift you up to God through prayer. Deuteronomy‬ ‭31:6‬   Be strong and courageous Bible verse calls us out of our natural anxiety and doubt into God's supernatural divine power of protection, provision, and promotion. But we must believe. Faith over fear! That's the mindset we must adopt in order to be strong and courageous as Deuteronomy‬ ‭31:6‬ teaches us to be as Christian women. Let me tell you my story. It is a story of how scared and insecure I was when God asked me to step out of my own power and into His so that I could do the good work He prepared in advance for me to do. See, I knew what God said in Deuteronomy‬ ‭31:6, only now I had to actually do it. When we have to do God's word and not just hear or know it, things get very personal and scary. That's what happened to me. And that's why my entire Christian ministry Online Discipleship For Women is dedicated to helping you create a joyful life by embracing God's word. In fact, this ministry is exactly what my story of being strong and courageous is all about. Here's what happened to me and how God taught me to be strong and courageous as Deuteronomy‬ ‭31:6‬ teaches us to be as Christian women. I never could have imagined starting a ministry. Not only because I myself wasn't even a Christian for most of my life but also because something like this would be the last thing on my mind. The typical things I was excited about for most of my adult life were sex, alcohol, exotic travel, night clubs, hairdos, and shopping. I came to Christ in 2014, and God's been working in my heart ever since, drawing me closer to Jesus one day at a time. You can read my testimony here. In the beginning, I believed in a Santa Claus kind of God: I'll check the boxes for being nice, and God will give me a fairytale kind of perfect life. Well, that's not how things turned out for me… Instead of having a perfect life with God, I was attacked by Satan. The devil almost destroyed my faith and hope by intentionally manipulating me into suicide. You can read what happened to me in the blog post called “How Satan Came at Me Looking Saint” and “My Story of Narcissistic Marriage.” During the next few years, I learned that on my own, I am weak and scared, but with Christ, I am strong and courageous. God's will for me was to grow in faith. To grow my faith, He wanted me to study His word. To study His word, He needed me to choose Him using my free will. It happened when I signed up for Biblical counseling in 2016, after my husband of four months filed for divorce saying he wasn't interested in me anymore and wanted to be an IronMan instead. I shared the details of that story in an essay called “IronMan vs Marriage.” That was when I chose to focus on God's word. Once I wholeheartedly and intentionally focused on the word of God, my faith grew. God revealed His will to me, and I was called to step out of my fears and doubts and start a Christian ministry to encourage and empower women. I felt inadequate and unworthy but I did see the truth. Here was the truth… During that devastating marriage with the narcissist, God equipped and prepared me for His divine labor. He taught me how to be strong and courageous in the Lord, not in my own limited ability, intelligence, power, connections, finances, health, or discernment. Satan stripped me of everything, and that's when God stepped in, rebuilt me anew, and used my story for His glory. I discovered the depths of the Gospel listening to the teachings of Randy Pope at Perimeter Church and reading the book of Laura Story called “When God Doesn't Fix It.” Interestingly enough, the book was a gift for graduation from premarital counseling with the narcissist in 2016. And as I walked down the aisle a few months later, I was wondering why such a book was actually given to us as a wedding gift… My marriage – I was confident – was going to be God-glorifying and perfect since all the proper boxes were checked and I was marrying a good Christian man. See, I had a performance-based view of God. My Heavenly Father wanted me to be in an intimate relationship with Him and be completely dependent on Him for strength and courage. My fantasy ended as my new husband filed for divorce four months after our wedding and rejected me in every way, which is described in the essay called “My Story of Rejection.” When I ran out of my own strength and power, I read Laura Story's book called “When God Doesn't Fix It.” I read the Bible, too. In fact, I devoured the word of God. I was hungry for His truth. I dove deep into the Gospel and found hope and healing. I became strong and courageous in Christ instead of my own performance, intelligence, career, finances, health, power, knowledge, talent, discernment, and overall my own ability. Just a few months after my wedding, I was divorced and discovered that there's no Santa Claus God. I also discovered that I don't have any strength or power on my own. But I do have a sovereign, loving, kind, and understanding Heavenly Father who has a perfect plan for me, which I can't see since I'm too close to my life circumstances. I don't have His infinite intelligence and can't comprehend how divorce, depression, and other “troubles in the world” can possibly be used for His good. But… I trust in the Lord with all my heart and lean not on my own limited understanding. That's why I declare that God is good, that in my own weakness His strength is perfect, and that in Christ, I am strong and courageous. Mine is a story for God's glory!   The Source of Strength and Courage   God placed this ministry for Christian women in my heart. Online Discipleship For Women was born in 2017 right after my divorce from the narcissist. The desire to share the Gospel has been burning on the inside every day ever since. That year, I also launched my Christian podcast The Anna Szabo Show and started speaking openly about my story, giving God all the honor and glory. The feedback from those who were comforted by God through my ministry was so encouraging, that I decided to also publish Christian videos on YouTube, which I began doing in December of 2017. God uniquely equipped and prepared me to minister to women by ridding me of my own strength and performance-based faith and drawing me closer to Himself so that I could step into the power of Jesus and be strong and of good courage through Christ. Sharing my testimony and encouraging women has been hard because my life story is full of adversity, drama, trauma, and pain. I shared my entire life story in an essay called “Getting To Know Anna Szabo.” It takes courage to overcome my fears every time I speak on behalf of God. He called me to do this. He gave me this ministry. I am very scared somtimes because th kinds of things I share about myself as a part of my powerful testimony are very personal and intimate. Sometimes, I get bullied online by people. But I'm strong in the Lord. I minister to women through Christ.    Strong and Courageous My concept of life used to be totally wrong. In my own power, I was trying to be strong. God has taught me to lean on the Lord And grow in faith by devouring His word. In Christ, I am now strong and courageous. My faith is steadfast and contagious. To Jesus wholeheartedly I forever belong. My strength and courage are now lifelong. 1/2/2020 © Anna Szabo, JD, MBA   Be Strong and Courageous   It's very important that we do not misunderstand the Be strong and courageous verse as a call to disregard our humanness. We are not called b God to be happy all the time. We are humans. Even Jesus wept when overcome with grief and genuine human emotion. We aren't destined by God to be trapped in toxic positivity. On the contrary, God in the Bible calls us to cast our anxieties on Him because He cares. I have discussed this topic in great detail in a talk I delivered on September 19th, 2020 at TEDx Marietta Square about grief, sorrow, and mourning. My talk is called “The Healing Power of Self-Pity.” Being strong and courageous doesn't mean being dissociative, detached, and disconnected from reality. God calls us to be aware, alert, and fully alive. I cry often. I grieve my losses and cast my anxieties on my heavenly father God who genuinely cares. By processing my life, my weaknesses, my fears, my doubts, and my insecurities, I practice being strong and courageous in Christ. All that work allowed me to also help other women process their emotions, adversity, trauma, and pain by facing their reality, reaching out for God's help, and finding sacred peace, comfort, and joy in an intimate relationship with Jesus. As you can see, God had a good plan all the way. He comforted me when I was weak and scared so that now I can comfort other Christian women with the same comfort I myself received from God. Before I pray for you, let me answer the most commonly asked questions about Deuteronomy 31:6 and being strong and courageous.   What is the meaning of Deuteronomy 31:6? Deuteronomy 31:6 teaches Christians how to be strong and courageous in Christ by surrendering own natural power and ability and stepping into God's supernatural power and divine capability. It means abiding in the power of Jesus instead of living in your own power. How do you find strength in the Lord? To find strength in the Lord, you must surrender your own strength, trust God's good plan, seek His guidance, hear God's voice, and follow His will for your life, even when you're uncomfortable or scared. How do I stay strong in God? To stay strong in Christ, you need to pray without casing, read God's word so that your faith can grow, and also do what God asks you to do, even when you're weak and fearful in the natural. How do you pray for strength and courage? Dear God, I trust your promises. You promised to guide my path and make it straight, you promised to be with me wherever I go, you promised to protect me from all evil and to promote me, God. I believe in you. From the bottom of my heart, I am praying right now for your divine, supernatural strength and courage. In Jesus' name. Amen.   I hope this Biblical devotional really helped you understand Deuteronomy 31:6 and God's calling for you to be strong and courageous – not in your own power but in the power of Jesus Christ. Please share this devotion with other Christian women who really need to hear God's message right now. Let me pray for you.   Dear God, I am praying for the Christian woman reading this Biblical devotional right now. I want to lift her up and ask for your favor in her life. Whatever her situation, I know that, in her weakness, your strength is perfected. You gave her 3573 promises, God, including the promises of protection, prosperity, promotion. I pray that you bless her, Father. In Jesus' name. Anna Szabo  

In this episode of Thinking Biblically, Jeff Norris sits down with former lead pastor, Randy Pope, to talk about the major events of 2020.  From a controversial presidential election to social unrest to a global pandemic, the men try to glean wisdom from the scripture and help give insight and perspective on these cultural issues that have many Christians on opposite sides of the argument, by providing biblical application and wisdom. Check out episode notes at perimeter.org/TB-E4-Notes.

In this episode of Thinking Biblically, Jeff Norris sits down with former lead pastor, Randy Pope, to talk about the major events of 2020.  From a controversial presidential election to social unrest to a global pandemic, the men try to glean wisdom from the scripture and help give insight and perspective on these cultural issues that have many Christians on opposite sides of the argument, by providing biblical application and wisdom. Check out episode notes at perimeter.org/TB-E4-Notes.

In this episode of Thinking Biblically, Jeff Norris sits down with former lead pastor, Randy Pope, to talk about the major events of 2020.  From a controversial presidential election to social unrest to a global pandemic, the men try to glean wisdom from the scripture and help give insight and perspective on these cultural issues that have many Christians on opposite sides of the argument, by providing biblical application and wisdom. Check out episode notes at perimeter.org/TB-E4-Notes.

Randy Pope | 2018 General Assembly by Gifts and Graces

Randy Pope | Passing the Leadership Baton by Gifts and Graces

On March 8th, Randy Pope, a guest preacher from Perimeter church in Johns Creek, came and spoke on, "The Deceit of Willpower: Appropriating the Power of the Holy Spirit."

Randy Pope, lead pastor of Atlanta's Perimeter Church for 42 years, joins us this week, as he transitions out of the senior leadership role. Perimeter has been responsible for over forty church plants since 1977.He joins us to talk ministry strategy, his realisation that he needed to focus on spiritual maturity, rather than growth, and a thorn in the flesh for many senior pastors, 'Spiritual Pride.'Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/thepastorsheart)

There are two kinds of people in the world…the natural person, and the spiritual person. There are two certainties true of every spiritual person, each with serious implications for who or what will influence their lives.Our guest speaker this Sunday, Randy Pope, is the Lead Teacher at Perimeter Church in Atlanta, GA. Randy is the author of four books and discipleship curriculum “The Journey”. His latest book is “Insourcing: Bringing Discipleship Back to the Local Church”.

When Randy Pope was in high school, a disciple maker asked him if he wanted to be discipled in the ways of Jesus. He said yes. After meeting together for a year, that man asked Randy, do you want to it again next year? This time Randy had to disciple someone else, too. So Randy asked Bobby Cargo, who was younger than him if he wanted to be discipled. They started meeting together on a regular basis. Here's Bobby (who now goes by Bob) on what he remembers from that group, which Randy led about 50 years ago: Music credit: Tony Anderson (www.tonyandersonmusic.com)

Randy Pope, from Perimeter Church in Georgia, reminds us of our new identity in Christ and leads us to appropriate the power of God over our own willpower.