The Weight
Episodes
262 episodes
"AI And The Church" with Jason Moore
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 th...
Season 7 - Teaser
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 highest qua...
Season 6 Wrap Up with Chris, Eddie, & Cody
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 significance of ment...
"Awake" with Jen Hatmaker
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, “Awake:...
"The Cure For Sickness" with JD Walt
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 self-improvem...
"Our Primal 5" with Matt Campbell
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 practice since 200...
"Healthy Team Culture" with Chris & Eddie
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 discuss everyth...
"Protest At Midnight" with Peter Storey
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. With over f...
"Moral Humility" with Mark Chancey
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 put into publ...
"The Nicene Creed" with Ted Campbell
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, a statemen...
"Science, Philosophy, & Religion" with Sarah Coakley
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 that hope ...
"Extra Table" with Robert St. John
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 turned his...
"Living A Sermon" with Austin Carty
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, an...
"Better Ways To Read the Bible" with Zach Lambert
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 deconstruct ...
"Shaping Future Leaders" with Javier Viera
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 the Dean of ...
"Legacy of Leadership" with Bill McAlilly
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 talk about ...
"Faith, Science, & Suffering" with Philip Clayton
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 story of God’s...
"We Aren't Machines" with Warren Kinghorn
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 he...
"Wrestling With Scripture" with Amy-Jill Levine
Show Notes:Today’s guest, Dr. Amy-Jill Levine, has a challenge for all of us: to engage the Bible more deeply, and to do that in a way that faithful to the historical context in which the scriptures were written. Jews during the S...
"The Entrepreneurial Church" with Mark DeYmaz
Show Notes:Mark DeYmaz is a pastor, author, and champion of the multi-ethnic church movement. He spent eighteen years as a youth pastor in Little Rock, Arkansas, before stepping away to plant the Mosaic Church of Central Arkansas...
"Habitual Gratitude" with Neal Plantinga
Show Notes:Dr. Corneilus Plantinga has a few words to say about gratitude, and it may just change your life--physically, spiritually, and emotionally. A habit of gratitude can lower your blood pressure and help you sleep b...
"Called To The Kitchen" with Hunter Evans
Show Notes:If you’re not hungry at the start of this episode, you probably will be by the end. And you’ll probably want to run down to Jackson, Mississippi to eat at Elvie’s.Hunter Evans is the owner of Elvie’s ...
"Many Souths" with John T. Edge
Shownotes:John T. Edge joins Chris and Eddie for a conversation that takes them all over the South. John T. is a writer, commentator, the former director of the Southern Foodways Alliance, and host of the television show <...
"Living Through The Seasons" with Annie F. Downs
*** SUMMER BEST OF ***As we take a few weeks off to prep for the rest of Season 6 of The Weight, enjoy some of our favorite past episodes!Show Notes:Welcome to Season 6 of The Weight Podc...
"Ethic Of Objectivity" with Joe Crespino
Show Notes:Historians aren’t always objective, and objectivity is not the same as neutrality. These are important distinctions for Dr. Joseph Crespino. For him, studying history is about a commitment to fairness, honesty, and just...
