Episode 1: What is a Youth Pastor Theologian (Chris Talbot)

Our inaugural episode features Chris Talbot, program director of youth and families at Welch College, and youth pastor at Sylvan Park Church in Nashville. He's also the author of one of the best but least-known books on youth ministry, "Remodeling Youth Ministry." Join this conversation, where Mike and Chris talk about what a youth pastor theologian is, how "theological" do you really need to be to be considered a youth pastor theologian. 

• What is a youth pastor theologian?
• Why has youth ministry tended to overlook the important of theology?
• Doesn't theology only breed divisions? Why would we introduce it, then, into our youth ministries?
• What role does theology play in the way we minister to students who are hearing very different messages at church and in the broader culture? 
• What's the difference between teaching theology and teaching theologically?

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