*ISMS That Cause SCHISMS

On this Digging Deeper episode, Pastor Jeff Gipe and Professor Brian Nixon have a very compelling and important conversation on the ism of individualism, including the realm of gender and sexuality. Our special guest on this episode is Justin Thomas, the president of Calvary C...

On this Digging Deeper episode, Pastor Jeff Gipe and Professor Brian Nixon dialogue with Dr. Dominick Hernandez.Hernandez is an author and associate professor of Old Testament and Semitics at the Talbot School of Theology at Biola University.Together they look at the Ism of in...

On this Digging Deeper episode, Pastor Jeff Gipe and Professor Brian Nixon dialogue with Pastor Rob Sweet from Fellowship Bible Church in Brentwood, TN. In the conversation, Pastor Rob shares with us the reason why every human being from the beginning of time has had trouble w...

On this Digging Deeper episode, Pastor Jeff Gipe and Professor Brian Nixon dialogue with Pastor Nick Cady from White Fields Church in Longmont, CO. In the conversation, Pastor Nick shares some very important principles that helped keep their church united and focused during th...

Isms That Cause Schisms: Digging Deeper: Scientism | With the introduction of several isms that cause schisms in today’s church and with a positive response to the podcasts, Pastor Jeff Gipe felt a need to go deeper into some of the topics. On this first of the Digging Deepe...

In this final episode we walk through seven powerful passages found in the book of Ecclesiastes that reveal the theology of the book. Our hope is that these seven verses will help you overcome any divisions for kingdom unity in the church. Recommended Reading Here is a hel...

The last two isms pastor Jeff and professor Brian wrestle with are without a doubt causing great schisms in the church today, Religionism and Humanism. As a reminder, in all our episodes we hope to do three things: direct you to scripture, define our terms, and discuss the top...

In this episode we wrestle with two very controversial subjects, existentialism and capitalism. As a reminder, in all our episodes we hope to do three things: direct you to scripture, define our terms, and discuss the topics at hand. Recommended Reading Here is a helpful l...

In the last episode we unpacked scientism and intellectualism but now we move to two very appealing topics, hedonism and materialism. As a reminder, in all our episodes we hope to do three things: direct you to scripture, define our terms, and discuss the topics at hand. R...

In episode two, we tackle the complex topics of scientism and intellectualism. We begin by referencing scripture text found in Ecclesiastes and then move on to define these terms. Scientism is the belief that the scientific method is the only way to gain knowledge and the on...

Welcome to "Isms that Cause Schisms," a thought-provoking podcast from CGN exploring the societal and religious divisions caused by different "isms." In this six-part series, Pastor Jeff Gipe and Professor Brian Nixon delve into some of the great "isms" that are creating divid...