The Council of Nicea & The Church Today w/ Randy Caldejo and Blake Franze

About this episode

The episode discusses the significance of the Council of Nicaea and its relevance to contemporary church challenges.

This episode of the Westminster Podcast features Blake Franze and Randy Caldejo in conversation with Nate Shannon, reflecting on their experience at the 1700th anniversary conference of the Council of Nicaea in Istanbul. The discussion explores the enduring theological significance of the Nicene Creed as both a historical response to heresy and a continuing model for faithful doctrinal clarity grounded in Scripture. Drawing from the global and ecumenical nature of the conference, the conversation highlights the unity and diversity of the worldwide church, the urgent need for theological education amid rapid church growth, and the importance of recovering a robust, Scripture-shaped theological method. The episode also reflects on how ancient confessional truths continue to inform modern challenges, from ministry in closed countries to emerging issues like artificial intelligence, calling the church to ongoing reformation and faithfulness in every age. If you enjoy this episode, you can access tons of content just like this at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠wm.wts.edu⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. If you would like to join us in our mission to train specialists in the bible to proclaim the whole counsel of…

People in this episode

Host: Nate Shannon

Guests: Randy Caldejo, Blake Franze

Topics covered

• Council of Nicaea
• Nicene Creed
• theological education
• global church unity
• Scripture-shaped theology
• modern challenges in ministry
• ongoing reformation

Keywords

• Council of Nicaea
• Nicene Creed
• theological education
• global church
• Scripture
• artificial intelligence
• faithfulness
• reformation

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Nicene Creed

Places: Istanbul

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