# brand new book (podcasts) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 1 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover brand new book. Page: Feed: --- ## [We Are Not Drunk! — Mainline Churches and Convictional Neurosis](https://newtimereligion.podbean.com/e/we-are-not-drunk-%e2%80%94-mainline-churches-and-convictional-neurosis/) _2026-08-14 · Ministry in a Secular Age featuring Dr. Andrew Root_ Andy sends Derek a screenshot of a Jim Loder passage he's frantically highlighted and it sparks a conversation about "convictional neurosis," the tendency in mainline churches to bury real encounters with God. [Listen](https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/si4i4qv5ffw64ef7/LoderEpisode.mp3) ## [The Personal Lives of Pastors: None of Your Business... But Also Kind Of](https://newtimereligion.podbean.com/e/the-personal-lives-of-pastors-none-of-your-business-but-also-kind-of/) _2026-07-24 · Ministry in a Secular Age featuring Dr. Andrew Root_ Andy and Derek discuss the complexities of ministering in communities, transparency, and whether the minister's personal life is the business of the congregation [Listen](https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/8t88szzxe7m4np3k/pastorlives.mp3) ## [The Fountain of Youthfulness](https://newtimereligion.podbean.com/e/the-fountain-of-youthfulness/) _2026-07-10 · Ministry in a Secular Age featuring Dr. Andrew Root_ Most churches talk about how they "want more young people". Andy and Derek dive into why age has become the metric for whether a church has a future and how this isn't really what holds churches together. [Listen](https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/hhpbnx7itz6vzyfr/Young_Peopleawwq2.mp3) ## [Being as Becoming](https://newtimereligion.podbean.com/e/being-as-becoming/) _2026-06-25 · Ministry in a Secular Age featuring Dr. Andrew Root_ Andy answers a listener e-mail about "being as becoming", the difference it makes for those in ministry, and how it shapes and transforms our understanding about how God moves and acts in the secular age. [Listen](https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/rw95tjj647q82sjq/Being_as_Becoming6y5fo.mp3) ## [Sorry For Your Convenience](https://newtimereligion.podbean.com/e/sorry-for-the-convenience/) _2026-06-10 · Ministry in a Secular Age featuring Dr. Andrew Root_ What does a private baptism request have to do with your podcast feed? More than you'd think. Derek and Andy unpack what happens when we try to optimize faith, remove friction and obligation, and whether what's left can still be called community at all. Andy's new book "Baal and the Gods of More" is out now! [Listen](https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/fd3e3dufp3cjfumd/Private_Baptisman99q.mp3) ## [Can I Get an A.I.men? - Ministry in the Post-Human Age](https://newtimereligion.podbean.com/e/can-i-get-an-aimen-ministry-in-the-post-human-age/) _2026-05-27 · Ministry in a Secular Age featuring Dr. Andrew Root_ Andy and Derek explore “post-human” ministry, AI, the future of vocation, and the meaning of life. Derek also shares his strategy for the coming robot apocalypse. [Listen](https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/unxhrbj82pyvmn64/Ai_27uty0.mp3) ## [Baal and the Gods of More](https://newtimereligion.podbean.com/e/baal-and-the-gods-of-more/) _2026-05-13 · Ministry in a Secular Age featuring Dr. Andrew Root_ Andy and Derek discuss Andy's new book "Baal and the Gods of More". They discuss the trappings of resources and wanting more, and how the God of the Israelites calls us to grow into relationship rather than resources. [Listen](https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/d8mrizz8k342y76i/Baal.mp3) ## [How Do You Pastor Through This???](https://newtimereligion.podbean.com/e/how-do-you-pastor-through-this/) _2026-04-28 · Ministry in a Secular Age featuring Dr. Andrew Root_ Derek texts Andy in the middle of the ICE raids in Minneapolis asking how the he's supposed to pastor through this. Andy thinks the answer has everything to do with Bonhoeffer — and nothing to do with heroism. [Listen](https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/wi8uc3gmtw3mqun2/pastoraloffice.mp3) ## [Much Ado About Grieving](https://newtimereligion.podbean.com/e/much-ado-about-grieving/) _2026-04-14 · Ministry in a Secular Age featuring Dr. Andrew Root_ Andy saw Hamnet and wept in the theater. When he told other people, they called it "grief porn." Andy now thinks our culture has engineered away the spaces where feeling too much is the whole point. Andy and Derek dig into Byung-Chul Han, Shakespeare, and the ancient human need to mourn together in community. Meanwhile, Derek watched Hamnet alone and cried on his couch. [Listen](https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/6uu7mabifpnr2gbv/Hamnet_-_4_14_26_343_PMacd0a.mp3) ## [Thoughts and Prayers](https://newtimereligion.podbean.com/e/thoughts-and-prayers/) _2025-11-18 · Ministry in a Secular Age featuring Dr. Andrew Root_ Andy has thoughts about thoughts and prayers. This is our season finale. We'll be back in April of 2026 with episodes twice a week until November 2026. Stay tuned for more and thanks for listening! [Listen](https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/hu9jwjteg79u8dfh/62_Thoughts_and_Prayers99ozv.mp3) ## [International money transfers (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/KOcvDPp2cELe) _2025-11-18 · **Sponsored**_ Send money to other countries and manage multi‑currency balances online. ## [Zombies, Poetry, and Resonance](https://newtimereligion.podbean.com/e/zombies-poetry-and-resonance/) _2025-10-28 · Ministry in a Secular Age featuring Dr. Andrew Root_ Andy thinks ideas from Charles Taylor's recent works about resonance, poetry, and beauty can be found in the zombie show "The Last of Us". And it says a lot about what ministry looks like in a Secular Age. [Listen](https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/zmwh8vpsxy33dfaa/LastofUs.mp3) ## [Quiet Revival Brewing?](https://newtimereligion.podbean.com/e/the-brewing-quiet-revival/) _2025-10-14 · Ministry in a Secular Age featuring Dr. Andrew Root_ Andy has returned from traveling abroad with news of a Quiet Revival happening in European churches. Andy and Derek discuss reasons for this and what it could mean for ministries in this secular age. [Listen](https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/ucwuvzyyyjci4fgp/Revival.mp3) ## [Charlie Kirk, Taylor's Triangle, and Breaking Ressentiment](https://newtimereligion.podbean.com/e/charlie-kirk-taylors-triangle-and-breaking-ressentiment/) _2025-09-30 · Ministry in a Secular Age featuring Dr. Andrew Root_ Andy discusses Charlie Kirk's death and how interpreting it is tied deeply to Charles Taylor's Triangle. Andy thinks this is not only helpful for those of us in ministry, but for society at large to break the cycle of ressentiment that perpetuates these sorts of violent acts. Our call-in line is open! Call us at ‪(612) 405-8071‬ to leave a question for a future episode! [Listen](https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/qac3xq835b6ssj96/KirkTriangle.mp3) ## [In God We Trust (But Also Money!)](https://newtimereligion.podbean.com/e/in-god-we-trust-but-also-money/) _2025-09-16 · Ministry in a Secular Age featuring Dr. Andrew Root_ All churches need money to run. But sometimes Derek feels more like a small business owner than a pastor sometimes. Andy explains how money actually has more power than God in the Secular Age, but this gives churches an opportunity to talk about money, stewardship, budgets, and promises in a new way. Our call-in line is open! Call us at ‪(612) 405-8071‬ to leave a question for a future episode! [Listen](https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/jdd7iut86fy8v9pa/in_god_we_trust_but_also_money_b2088.mp3) ## [A Pilgrimage into Letting Go](https://newtimereligion.podbean.com/e/a-pilgrimage-into-letting-go/) _2025-09-02 · Ministry in a Secular Age featuring Dr. Andrew Root_ Andy has a brand new book out called "A Pilgrimage into Letting Go". He talks about the book and why it's important for pastors, parents, and all people to practice the art of letting go. Our call-in line is open! Call us at ‪(612) 405-8071‬ to leave a question for a future episode! [Listen](https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/hcbcnbk23zbjr8wr/57_A_Pilgrimage_into_Letting_Go8lmnq.mp3) ## [Empire State of Mind](https://newtimereligion.podbean.com/e/empire-state-of-mind/) _2025-08-19 · Ministry in a Secular Age featuring Dr. Andrew Root_ Derek wonders about what the Gospel is when Christianity is formed in an Empire. Andy dusts off the works of an obscure scholar who saw history as separate times of First, Second, and Third Culture. And Fourth Culture is on the way whether we like it or not. Our call-in line is open! Call us at ‪(612) 405-8071‬ to leave a question for a future episode! [Listen](https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/ht4rdevy8sn2ymsm/Empire_State_of_Minda6tt4.mp3) ## [Nietzsche Made Us Doubt the Moon Landing](https://newtimereligion.podbean.com/e/nietzsche-made-us-doubt-the-moon-landing/) _2025-08-05 · Ministry in a Secular Age featuring Dr. Andrew Root_ Derek's friend doesn't believe in the moon landing. Andy explains that modern-day conspiracy theories rooted in the Three Horsemen of the Hermeneutics of Suspicion: Nietzsche, Freud, and Marx. It surprisingly has a lot to do with ministry in a Secular Age. Our call-in line is open! Call us at ‪(612) 405-8071‬ to leave a question for a future episode! [Listen](https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/f6sj2qqk7nsakbbr/conspiracy.mp3) ## [Marriage, Kids, and Family in the Age of Authenticity](https://newtimereligion.podbean.com/e/marriage-kids-and-family-in-the-age-of-authenticity/) _2025-05-14 · Ministry in a Secular Age featuring Dr. Andrew Root_ This week we dive into a listener question (thanks, Leanne!) about marriage, kids, and family life in the Age of Authenticity and how it's different now in this secular age. We unpack this along with what it means for the church. Andy's brand new book "Evangelism in an Age of Despair" is out now! You can grab it here or wherever else you get your books: bit.ly/41zuNIN [Listen](https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/7nnvu3pyapjhi65c/54_-_Family_in_the_Age_of_Authenticity8kqzk.mp3) ## [Evangelism Isn't Wellness - Evangelism in an Age of Despair](https://newtimereligion.podbean.com/e/evangelism-isnt-wellness-evangelism-in-an-age-of-despair/) _2025-04-10 · Ministry in a Secular Age featuring Dr. Andrew Root_ Andy just released his new book, "Evangelism in an Age of Despair". In it, he makes a compelling case that evangelism isn’t wellness or therapy—it’s a radical, counter-cultural act. In this episode, Andy unpacks what that means and how it could transform your church’s approach to ministry. Andy's brand new book "Evangelism in an Age of Despair" is out now! You can grab it here or wherever else you… [Listen](https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/mjrru2s28pdeimin/Evangelism_Isn_t_Wellness8ht5f.mp3) ## [Five Star Funerals - Evangelism in an Age of Despair](https://newtimereligion.podbean.com/e/five-star-funerals-evangelism-in-an-age-of-despair/) _2025-03-17 · Ministry in a Secular Age featuring Dr. Andrew Root_ Andy just published a brand new book, "Evangelism in an Age of Despair". It reminded Derek of his church's Google reviews and a woman who rated a funeral 5 stars. Andy thinks this is what evangelism is all about. Andy's brand new book is out now! You can grab it here or wherever else you get your books: bit.ly/41zuNIN [Listen](https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/5842eyrjpjh5qxed/5_Star_Funeral_Reviews_-_Evangelism_in_an_Age_of_Despair9xq9v.mp3) ## [Browse ThreatCrush Modules (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/in49h99qFyIx) _2025-03-17 · **Sponsored**_ Install community-built security modules to extend real-time threat intelligence and monitoring ## [The Election that Ended the Century](https://newtimereligion.podbean.com/e/the-election-that-ended-the-century/) _2025-02-03 · Ministry in a Secular Age featuring Dr. Andrew Root_ Andy thinks this recent election marked the end of the 20th century. Andy and Derek are joined by special guest Rev. David J. Wood to discuss what the election means for faith communities and how our rich tradition of faith & theology can shape our imaginations to lead congregations during these historic times. [Listen](https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/8vuzg4k9e353vuah/The_Election_That_Ended_The_Century.mp3) ## [Are We In a Bonhoeffer Moment?](https://newtimereligion.podbean.com/e/are-we-in-a-bonhoeffer-moment/) _2024-10-28 · Ministry in a Secular Age featuring Dr. Andrew Root_ With the election in America approaching there has been much talk of churches and pastors being in a "Bonhoeffer moment". Andy looks at Bonhoeffer's time vs. ours and what it means for us in ministry. [Listen](https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/en8226krnxsj5aih/50_-_Are_We_In_A_Bonhoeffer_Moment_-_10_28_24_208_PM85bsn.mp3)