Hosted by Oxford University United Methodist Church · 🇺🇸 US · EN-US · 263 episodes
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Let’s be honest. There are some topics that are too heavy for a 20 minute sermon. There are issues that need conversation, not just explanation. That’s why we have created The Weight Podcast. Launching on March 5th, this is a podcast that creates a space for honestly discussing some of the heavy topics we face in our culture today. We believe that the church is called to engage in a way that honors the weightiness and importance that these topics have for how we live faithfully today. We’ll cover everything from art to mental health, social injustice, and the future of the church. If it’s something the culture talks about, we need to be talking about it, too.
Oxford University United Methodist Church hosts The Weight, a religion show with 263 episodes published.
Show Notes: Rev. Dr. Bankole Akinbinu, senior pastor of Baptist Grove Church in Raleigh, North Carolina, has a wealth of experience in nurturing a vibrant community of faith. In this episode, he shares his journey, the c
Show Notes: In this episode, Reverend Dr. Kevin Muriel shares his journey from Mississippi to Atlanta, his insights on racial reconciliation, leadership in the church, and the future of the United Methodist Church. A ric
Did you know that The Weight now features a video format? You can watch every new episode on YouTube ! Show Notes: In this conversation, Jason Moore discusses the intersection of artificial intelligence and the church, e
Season 7 of The Weight will be coming soon! We have been hard at work preparing a studio for a new video format of the podcast. While we won't have weekly episodes with this new format, we will still be bringing you the
Show Notes: Cody Hickman joins Chris McAlilly and Eddie Rester as they wrap up the season with a thoughtful discussion on their favorite moments of past episodes. They reflect on Christ-centered leadership, the significa
Show Notes: “It’s so interesting how grief shows itself in sometimes surprising ways that you just can't expect.” A New York Times best selling author and speaker Jen Hatmaker joins the Weight to discuss her new book, “A
Show Notes: J.D. Walt, former dean of the chapel at Asbury Seminary in Wilmore, KY, and founder of Seedbed, joins Chris and Eddie with a strong conversation about the gospel being a transformative force, rather than a se
Show Notes: Not only is Matt Campbell a licensed psychologist, he’s also a friend of Eddie and Chris (and a member of Chris’s church—which also used to be Eddie’s church—in Oxford, MS). Matt has worked in private practic
Show Notes: “Everybody in the system affects everybody else in the system.” Chris McAlilly and Eddie Rester dive into a thoughtful discussion about what it means to have a healthy church culture and leadership. They disc
Show Notes: In this powerful discussion around faith, justice, and courage, Chris and Eddie sit down with Peter Storey, former president of the Methodist Church of South Africa and the South African Council of Churches.
Show Notes: Dr. Mark Chancey joins Eddie and Chris for an open and frank conversation about moral formation. Where should children learn about the Ten Commandments? Is it within families and the church or should it be pu
Show Notes: Dr. Ted Campbell is a returning guest to The Weight, this time for an introduction into the Nicene Creed. 2025 marks the 1700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea, which originally created the Nicene Creed,
Show Notes: Suffering and pain are part of life. We all struggle with finding meaning in our suffering and the suffering of others. We all need help finding hope and encouragement in dark times, and one place we can find
Show Notes: “I’m not necessarily a winner. Maybe I’m a loser that just never gave up.” No one would call Robert St. John a loser. A life-long Mississippian and a successful restaurateur and entrepreneur, Robert has turne
Show Notes: Eddie and Chris are joined by previous guest Austin Carty for the first part of a double episode about his new book, Some of the Words Are Theirs: The Art of Writing and Living a Sermon . Preachers are human,
Show Notes: Zach Lambert wants to give you a better way to interpret the Bible, so he wrote the book on it. In Better Ways to Read the Bible: Transforming a Weapon of Harm Into a Tool of Healing , Zach helps us deconstru
Show Notes: Rev. Dr. Javier Viera is the President of Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary in Evanston, IL. A long-time friend of Eddie’s, Javier served in multiple roles in a congregational setting before becoming t
Show Notes: This episode is a special conversation between a father and son, two pastors in different eras of their ministerial careers. Chris is joined by his father (but not by Eddie), retired Bishop Bill McAlilly, to
Show Notes: Can science and faith exist together? If God created the world and then created people in God’s own image, why do we experience suffering? How do we reconcile the hard facts of science with the miraculous sto
Show Notes: Humans are not machines, so why do we treat ourselves like we are? In this episode, Eddie and Chris are joined by Dr. Warren Kinghorn, a psychiatrist who focuses on a more holistic approach to mental health,
Jason Moore
EP/Director Pitch Perfect 1,2,3, Shotgun Wedding - Neflix · Buckeye Community Hope Foundation
1 appearance on this show
Jen Hatmaker
bestselling author, speaker, and podcaster
1 appearance on this show
Robert St. John
Restaurant Owner, Author, Travel Guide, Founder of Extra Table
1 appearance on this show
Zach Lambert
BlackHeart Bike Co
1 appearance on this show
DR. WARREN KINGHORN
psychiatrist and professor
1 appearance on this show
Mark Deymaz
founding pastor · Mosaic Church of Central Arkansas
2 appearances on this show
John T. Edge
author and University of Georgia MFA Distinguished Professor of Practice · Southern Foodways Alliance
2 appearances on this show
Ruth Haley Barton
spiritual director, teacher, author, founder · Transforming Center
1 appearance on this show
Esther Lightcap Meek
Professor of Philosophy emerita · Geneva College
1 appearance on this show
Dan Forrest
composer
1 appearance on this show
Dr. John Swinton
BD, PhD, RMN, RMND · University of Aberdeen
2 appearances on this show
David McDonald
Director of Comedy · Endemol Shine Australia
1 appearance on this show
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