Pastor Scholar Podcast

About Pastor Scholar Podcast

From the halls of academia to pulpits on Sunday, are pastors and scholars worlds apart on current issues facing the Church? What about essential doctrine? Can the gap between these worlds be bridged? Join Dr. Cory Marsh, Professor of New Testament at Southern California Seminary, and Pastor Ryan Day of Revolve Bible Church, as each offers his own unique perspective on matters Christians wrestle with today.

Publisher

Revolve Bible Church

Category

religion & spirituality · religion & spirituality · religion & spirituality

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

22 Aug 2023

Latest episode

11 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

2 of 59 episodes have a transcript.

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   11 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   EP 50 | What Does Your Desire for Church Reveal About You?

   Host Scott Bashoor, Associate Professor of Old Testament, interviews guests about what our longing for church reveals about our faith.

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   31 Jul 2026TRANSCRIPT

   EP 49 | Has the Church Mistaken John Mark Comer's Spirituality for Biblical Discipleship?

   Dr. Gary E. Gilley interviews host(s) to analyze John Mark Comer's "practicing the way" and its alignment with biblical discipleship, urging discernment in popular spiritual movements.

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   8 Jul 2026

   EP. 48 | Why Is the IFCA Calling the Church to Holy Ambition?

   Send us Fan Mail Join us on Episode 48 of the Pastor | Scholar Podcast as we sit down with Dr. Richard Bargas, Executive Director of the IFCA, to explore why the IFCA continues to champion biblical faithfulness in a rapidly changing church culture and why this year's theme, Holy Ambition, has sparked an important conversation. What should truly drive the church, and are today's ambitions aligned with God's Word? As Paul wrote, "I make it my ambition to preach the gospel" (Romans 15:20), invit...

Inside a recent episode

EP 50 | What Does Your Desire for Church Reveal About You?

Published 11 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] A lot of people don't – readers don't realize all these things that go into a book, and we see a lot of different color schemes. That cost money. Corey's favorite books are coloring books. He's excited to call Scott his coloring book. I actually do refer to it as that. He knows that. Well, Scott, you're presenting here at the IFCA convention, and I'm curious, why did you select Psalm 84 as your topic? Well, for one thing, I love the Psalms. Whenever I get a chance to do something out of the Psalms, whether it's preach through it or teach through it, I love to do that. But I picked Psalm 84... The theme for this year's convention is holy ambition, and Psalm 84 is a pilgrim psalm about a pilgrim who's determined to get to Zion despite all the obstacles that come with that, financial obstacles, traveling obstacles, disinterested parties around them, evildoers who would prevent that. […]

Reach and audience

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YouTube views

3,389,340

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.7 / 5

23 ratings

Spotify

4.8 / 5

16 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 51 / 100

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Quality

35

Social presence

0

YouTube

93

Engagement

77

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