Ministry in a Diverse and Divided World: A Conversation with Dr. Nathan Rouse

Pastors who minister in an increasingly divided world are learning in real-time how to navigate the complexities of social media, political polarization, and diversity in the church. In this episode, I sit down with Pentecostal Pastor Dr. Nathan Rouse, a ministry veteran who pastors a diverse church and actively engages on social media in a way that is challenging but not polarizing. In this episode we discuss our call stories, being Pentecostal, Christian engagement on social media, and being a parent while pastoring.

00:00 Introduction
01:37 Starting Ministry Young
13:31 Being and Deconstructing Pentecostalism
24:00 Worshiping In A Diverse Church
24:54 Interdenominational and Ecumenical
32:15 Pastoring Across Divides
41:50 Church as a Counter-Culture in Times of Division
50:06 Mimetic Theory and Scapegoating
54:30 Christians and Social Media
59:30 Church Ministry and Wilderness Ministry
01:02:26 Raising Children as a Pastor

Dr. Rouse's Blog "The Pastors Confessional" is here: https://thegreatexchange.substack.com/

The Intersections Blog is here: https://intersectionpodcast.substack....

I recommend Rene Girard's book "I See Satan Fall Like Lightning" https://a.co/d/cSAEwM1