"God Bless ICE" — Minnesota Pastor's Bold Prayer After Minneapolis Shooting

About this episode

The episode discusses the Minneapolis shooting and the appropriate Christian response with insights from two theologians.

In today's episode of the Center for Baptist Leadership podcast, William Wolfe sits down with Joe Rigney, Fellow of Theology at New Saint Andrews College and Author of Leadership and Emotional Sabotage, and Andy Naselli, Professor of Systemic Theology at Bethlehem College and Pastor of Christ the King Church, to discuss the recent Minneapolis shooting and how Christians and Pastors should respond. Dr. Rigney is an Associate Pastor at Christ Church in Moscow, Idaho and serves as Fellow of Theology at New Saint Andrews College. He is the author of seven books: Live Like a Narnian: Christian Discipleship in Lewis’s Chronicles (Eyes & Pen, 2013); The Things of Earth: Treasuring God by Enjoying His Gifts (Crossway, 2015); Lewis on the Christian Life: Becoming Truly Human in the Presence of God (Crossway, 2018); Strangely Bright: Can You Love God and Enjoy This World? (Crossway, 2020); More Than a Battle: Experiencing Victory, Freedom, and Healing from Lust (B&H, 2021), Courage: How the Gospel Creates Christian Fortitude (Crossway, 2023), and Leadership and Emotional Sabotage (Canon Press, 2024). Previously, Dr. Rigney served as a professor and president of Bethlehem College…

People in this episode

Host: William Wolfe

Guests: Joe Rigney, Andy Naselli

Topics covered

• Minneapolis shooting
• Christian response
• Pastoral leadership
• Theology
• Emotional health

Keywords

• Minneapolis shooting
• Christian response
• Joe Rigney
• Andy Naselli
• theology
• leadership

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: New Saint Andrews College, Bethlehem College, Christ the King Church, Christ Church, Desiring God

Books & works: Leadership and Emotional Sabotage, Live Like a Narnian: Christian Discipleship in Lewis’s Chronicles, The Things of Earth: Treasuring God by Enjoying His Gifts, Lewis on the Christian Life: Becoming Truly Human in the Presence of God, Strangely Bright: Can You Love God and Enjoy This World?, More Than a Battle: Experiencing Victory, Freedom, and Healing from Lust, Courage: How the Gospel Creates Christian Fortitude

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