
PODCAST
FULLER sermons offers spiritual reflections on topics at the heart of the seminary’s mission from professors, students, and preachers throughout Fuller’s extended community (including All-Seminary Chapel, pictured above with Professor Evelyne Reisacher preaching).



PODCAST
FULLER sermons offers spiritual reflections on topics at the heart of the seminary’s mission from professors, students, and preachers throughout Fuller’s extended community (including All-Seminary Chapel, pictured above with Professor Evelyne Reisacher preaching). The illustration by Denise Klitsie depicts the American preacher Billy Graham whose friendship with Charles Fuller was instrumental at the beginning of Fuller’s history, and the many microphones are a fitting image for the variety of voices preaching in our community.

PODCAST
FULLER sermons offers spiritual reflections on topics at the heart of the seminary’s mission from professors, students, and preachers throughout Fuller’s extended community (including All-Seminary Chapel, pictured above with Professor Evelyne Reisacher preaching). The illustration by Denise Klitsie depicts the American preacher Billy Graham whose friendship with Charles Fuller was instrumental at the beginning of Fuller’s history, and the many microphones are a fitting image for the variety of voices preaching in our community.

Sam George reframes the traditional paradigm of “here to there” missions and maps out a polycentric and multidirectional missiology that recognizes everywhere is a mission field.
+ ListenJeong Kii Min preaches about a discipleship that is actively and intentionally engaged in the world, with the recognition of Jesus as priority above all.
+ ListenPreaching on the Parable of the Unforgiving Servant, Brenda Bertrand reflects on the burden of unforgiveness and on the boundless mercy of God, which is central to the resurrection life.
+ ListenTommy Givens looks at the parables of Jesus, which show that the power of the kingdom of Heaven—power that can change the world—is found in the familiar and the everyday.
+ ListenJaclyn Williams preaches about the limitless power of Jesus, who brings unity amidst the deepest divisions.
+ ListenChris Blumhofer debunks a common interpretation of the Parable of the Talents and preaches a message about the mercy and grace that God entrusts us with.
+ ListenKenneth Wang considers lessons on resentment and reconciliation as he looks at the older brother in the Parable of the Prodigal Son, through a psychological perspective.
+ ListenAndrea Cammarota preaches about God’s call for us be active, responsive, and embodied doers of the word.
+ ListenCindy Lee reflects on the beautiful dependence we have on God and on one another as we live through life’s mysteries and unknowns.
+ ListenReflecting on the story of Estther during Fuller’s MLK Celebration week, Brenda Salter McNeil preaches about God’s call for us to be leaders who follow the Holy Spirit’s leading during this pressing time.
+ ListenKevin Doi, preaching on the Parable of the Sower from Mark’s Gospel, has us consider what we will do with the grace God has given us.
+ ListenKevin Doi reflects on the story of the Pharisee and the tax collector, which reminds us of the freedom we have in approaching God, who holds all that we bring and grants us mercy.
+ ListenAlexia Salvatierra dwells on the way God extends God’s power and love through the least expected and most overlooked messengers—pure wine poured in unexpected cups.
+ ListenAndrea Cammarota reflects on the story of Bathsheba and on the reality of sexual violence in the church, while reflecting also on God who holds the tension of deep pain and redemptive healing.
+ ListenJonathan Tran reflects on his family’s story of immigrating from Vietnam to the States, the costs of the American Dream, and the church’s status as pilgrims without a home.
+ ListenKevin Doi reflects on the story of Esther and what it teaches of defying patriarchy, reclaiming agency, and the witness of women in the story of redemption.
+ ListenJoshua Choonmin Kang reflects on the life of Abraham—and the work God does at the boundaries—as a model of faithful living for immigrants and the Korean diaspora.
+ ListenChristin Fort preaches about Hagar and what her narrative teaches about the power of articulating pain and the God who acts for those who suffer.
+ ListenDelving into the Exodus passage of Pharaoh’s daughter taking in Moses, Brenda Bertrand preaches on the ways allyship makes justice and freedom possible.
+ ListenH. B. Charles Jr. preaches from the Parable of the Weeds, which reminds us that the inevitable evils in this world cannot stop the advancement of the Kingdom of God.
+ ListenJennifer Ackerman looks at the story of Miriam in Numbers 12 and reflects on how God offers us chances to realign ourselves with God’s call on our lives.
+ ListenJennifer Guerra Aldana shares a story of making tortillas with her abuela, and then preaches a message on trusting God as a community in our vulnerability.
+ ListenInés Velásquez-McBryde preaches on the Spirit of God who hovers over the chaos, leads us into healing, and invites us to participate in creation.
+ ListenVeli-Matti Kärkkäinen reflects on Jesus’ earthly ministry and on the ways healing, restoration, and hope might come in today’s fractured world.
+ ListenJenelle D’Alessandro preaches on the story of Hagar and encourages us about God’s redemptive and comforting presence in spaces of suffering and pain.
+ ListenGabriel J. Catanus speaks on how remembering and honoring the stories of our matriarchs helps us understand who we are and the Spirit’s ongoing work in us.
+ ListenRosa Cándida Ramírez hopes for the cries of Lady Wisdom to cut through the lies, fears, and silencing forces around us—and for us to participate in her proclamation of truth.
+ ListenMayra Macedo-Nolan preaches about when those with power refuse to heed our voice—reflecting on how we continue to follow God’s leading and care for ourselves when we grow weary of crying out.
+ ListenHyepin Im delivers a message for Asian Pacific American Heritage month on mutuality and partnership in the face of systems that dehumanize and marginalize.
+ ListenKevin Doi speaks an encouraging word to pastors and ministry leaders, reminding them of God’s ongoing work and loving presence during seasons of judgement and criticism.
+ ListenThien Dang shares his testimony of navigating placelessness, yearning for belonging, and growing to understand what it means to experience home.
+ ListenJaewoo Kim, reflecting on refugee and immigrant experiences, speaks about rooting ourselves in Christ when we are forced or called into new places, cultures, and relationships.
+ ListenRichard Mouw speaks about the task of seminarians and scholars to grow in the kind of knowledge that is guided by and overflowing with love. He was president of Fuller Seminary from 1993–2013.
+ ListenJanette Ok, associate professor of New Testament, preaches from Acts 18, teaching about our need to humbly accept teaching, challenges, and even rebukes as we continually grow in Christ.
+ ListenMaria Fee, director of Brehm Cascadia, speaks about the crises we encounter on the path to newness and our call to collaborative problem-solving with the Spirit.
+ ListenFather Gregory Boyle, Jesuit priest and founder of Homeboy Industries, preaches about discovering the resurrection life hidden in the ordinary—and often on the margins.
+ ListenJenn Graffius, former director of chapel and staff spiritual formation, speaks about God’s commitment to be with us when we answer God’s life-disrupting calls.
+ ListenJennifer Guerra Aldana (MDiv ’17), manager of multicultural initiatives at the Fuller Youth Institute, encourages us to be Spirit-filled storytellers who speak God’s liberating truth.
+ ListenBishop Zac Niringiye, theologian, pastor, and civic-political activist, reframes our understanding of mission and teaches about the impact of migration on Christian witness.
+ ListenInés Velásquez-McBryde (MDiv ’19), pastor and Fuller chaplain, reflects on the church’s identity as a united family, brought together by the power of the cross which abolishes enmity between people.
+ ListenWalter Brueggemann, William Marcellus McPheeters Professor Emeritus of Old Testament at Columbia Theological Seminary, preaches about the gospel’s power that frees us from a world of fear and ushers us into a world of love.
+ ListenTeesha Hadra (MDiv ’20), looks at the Psalms and asks how it is possible for us to sing God’s praises and testify to God’s faithfulness in the midst of grief and hardship.
+ ListenScot McKnight, professor of New Testament at Northern Seminary, considers Jesus’ parable about the rich man and Lazarus—a story less about a right understanding of death and more about a right way to live.
+ ListenKevin Doi (MDiv ’94), Fuller Seminary chaplain, encourages us to be attentive to God’s presence, reflecting on how God meets us in the most difficult and unexpected places.
+ ListenMark Labberton, Clifford L. Penner Presidential Chair of Fuller Seminary, preaches on how God sees us without misconception and on our charge to see others with the same dignity well.
+ ListenOliver Crisp, former professor of systematic theology, speaks about what it looks like to be a worshiping community continually shaped and transformed by Christ.
+ ListenInés Velásquez-McBryde (MDiv 19’), pastor and Fuller Seminary chaplain, delivers a message on how God welcomes us under the shelter of his hope, even as we continue to experience fear and grief.
+ ListenJaclyn Williams and Cate McCrory, former chapel interns, preach an Eastertide sermon about how God’s embodied peace and love meets us in the midst of fear and doubt.
+ ListenThe late Evelyne Reisacher, former associate professor of Islamic studies and intercultural relations, preached this Easter sermon on Jesus’ resurrection and on what it means for us to be raised with Christ.
+ ListenMark Labberton, Clifford L. Penner Presidential Chair of Fuller Seminary, meditates on how God’s ultimate work—by the resurrection of Christ—reshapes and reorders our ordinary life.
+ ListenEugene Lowry, preacher and author, reflects on the deep and overwhelming wonder that we experience when we encounter God and God’s holiness.
+ ListenMignon Jacobs, former associate professor of Old Testament, encourages us to rely on God during times of trouble rather than allowing fear to be our guide.
+ ListenTamisha Tyler, PhD candidate, preaches about leaning into humility and calling on God, who comes and delivers us in times of trouble.
+ ListenLeah Fortson (PhD in Clinical Psychology ’17, MDiv ’18) meditates on the reality of suffering in the Christian life and how God might use our pain to bring healing to a suffering world.
+ ListenJuan Martínez Benavides, MDiv student, invites us to hear the cries and complaints of the people we serve, challenging us to acknowledge our failures and to open ourselves up to transformation. English translation is provided by Inés Velasquez-McBryde, Fuller chaplain.
+ ListenWayne Chaney, pastor of Antioch Church of Long Beach, speaks about loving our neighbors by using our voices for justice and by lifting up those in deficit positions.
+ ListenLaura Harbert, former dean of chapel and spiritual formation, considers Mary and how she exemplifies what it looks like to courageously join in God’s mysterious and radical work of redemption.
+ ListenSonja Dawson, head pastor of New Mt. Calvary Church, preaches on the grace God provides for our divine callings and on our need to be open to however God might use us.
+ ListenAaron Dorsey (MAT ’18), communications inclusion liaison, speaks about Psalm 44 and what it looks like to honestly lament before and wait on God—even when we cannot believe in God’s goodness.
+ ListenMark Labberton, Clifford L. Penner Presidential Chair of Fuller Seminary, explains how worship and justice go hand in hand, as worship becomes a context for reordering power.
+ ListenBrenda Bertrand, Fuller Seminary chaplain, preaches on how our sins impact our communities, our need for repentance, and God’s unfailing love.
+ ListenSteve Yamaguchi, former dean of students and assistant professor of pastoral theology, talks about our need to not only be scholars and experts on living water but to be faithful and daily partakers.
+ ListenRear Admiral Margaret Kibben, 26th Chief of Chaplains of the United States Navy, shares about her journey toward military ministry and the need to trust in God’s call.
+ ListenMark Labberton, Clifford L. Penner Presidential Chair at Fuller Seminary, speaks about the Psalmist’s hope in God’s quiet yet steady faithfulness during seasons of despair.
+ ListenMark Labberton reflects on God’s holiness and ultimate authority and reminds us how, in Christ, we are invited to join in exultation before God.
+ ListenOtis Moss Jr., pastor, speaker, and activist, speaks about how faith and the grace of God enable us to make a transformational difference wherever we find ourselves, even during dark and dangerous sea.
+ ListenDamali Najuma Smith-Pollard, senior pastor of Word of Encouragement Community Church, preaches about how God’s promises in scripture bring us comfort, preserve our lives, and lift us up.
+ ListenKenichi Yoshida, pastor and associate director of academic affairs, preaches about the power of theology that comes from the margins—focusing particularly on the voices of women of color.
+ ListenMark Labberton, president of Fuller Seminary, speaks about God’s promise to be protector of the vulnerable, as the decision on the DACA policy heads to the US Supreme Court.
+ ListenNelson Kiamu, PhD student in the School of Intercultural Studies, asks what it looks like for us to share the love of Christ and be good digital neighbors in this current age.
+ ListenLisa Washington Lamb, visiting assistant professor of preaching, preaches about yearning for God in the midst of literal and metaphorical battles.
+ ListenLisseth Rojas-Flores, associate professor of clinical psychology, speaks about the church’s mission to care holistically for the vulnerable and marginalized.
+ ListenMark Labberton, president of Fuller Seminary, preaches at Fuller’s Festival of Beginnings about framing our scholarship in the reality that God places value and dignity on every human life.
+ ListenMark Labberton, president of Fuller Seminary, addresses new students during Fuller’s Welcome Week, preaching about what it means to choose the life-giving way of God.
+ ListenDoug McConnell, provost emeritus and professor of leadership and intercultural studies, delivers a Baccalaureate sermon to Fuller’s class of 2019 on our responsibility to serve children in every conte
+ ListenJeanelle Austin, Fuller alumna, encourages us to remain courageous in our obedience to God’s call and to remember that God is present with us in every step of the journey.
+ ListenJoyce del Rosario, PhD candidate, talks about the ongoing process of dying to our old selves as we allow God to expand and transform our paradigms of who he is and who we are.
+ ListenEuiwan Cho, academic director for the Korean Doctor of Ministry program and associate professor of Christian ministry, speaks about living in a culture of fear and our need to gaze upon God’s beauty.
+ ListenTrey Clark, pastor and PhD student, preaches on Paul’s imperative to rejoice against despair, with joy being rooted not in one’s circumstances but in the truth of Christ.
+ ListenMark Labberton, president of Fuller Seminary, meditates on Philippians 4 and the need to set our hearts and minds on goodness, justice, the truth, and the gospel.
+ ListenKathy Khang, author and speaker, delivers a chapel address for Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month on the cultural and gender dynamics at play when coming before Jesus in times of need.
+ ListenSandra Van Opstal, pastor, author, and activist, preaches an Easter message about the communal nature of suffering and the global church’s witness of hope in the midst of it.
+ ListenJohnny Ramírez-Johnson, professor of anthropology and profesor del Centro Latino, speaks about human and divine anger and the power anger has in pointing out necessary change.
+ ListenInés Velasquez-McBryde, pastor and MDiv student, delivers a sermon on the peace God’s presence brings in the midst of our seasons of personal and public anxiety.
+ ListenGerry Pickett, pastor and Fuller alumnus, speaks about following the call of God no matter the context, even when it takes us places we don’t want to be in or never imagined going.
+ ListenMark Labberton, president of Fuller Seminary, preaches on the mesmerizing but destructive narratives that can often control us, and about the alternative narrative of hope and life which God offers.
+ ListenRev. Nikki Wilson, pastor of St. James AME Church in LA, cautions against prioritizing entertainment in worship and reflects on what it means that worship is meant for God, not for us.
+ ListenMakoto Fujimura, director of Fuller’s Brehm Center for Worship, Theology, and the Arts, meditates on grief and the love of God, which does not always make sense.
+ ListenMark Labberton, president of Fuller Seminary, speaks about the in-between seasons and places to which God calls us, and the challenges, hopes, and unexpected blessings found in them.
+ ListenJean Burch, pastor of Community Bible Church of Greater Pasadena, preaches on trusting God’s faithfulness and placing hope in God’s promises during the “in between times” of life.
+ ListenMark Labberton, president of Fuller Seminary, preaches on the doubt of the disciples and a gospel not based on our successes but our identity grounded in the heart and life of God
+ ListenMark Labberton, president of Fuller Seminary, preaches on social and racial locations and finding our identity in Christ.
+ ListenBrenda Bertrand, a chaplain at Fuller Seminary, preaches on learning how to mourn, being honest, learning to rest, trusting a God who sees our pain, and more—all lessons gleaned from the life of Hagar
+ ListenDwight Hopkins, Alexander Campbell Professor of Theology, preaches on the “threshold event” of baptism, Christ’s temptations, and liberating economics, politics, technology in service of the poor
+ ListenWong Gil Shin, instructor of New Testament Greek, preaches on the prodigal son, Israel’s wandering in the wilderness, and an invitation to participate in the paradox of hope
+ ListenMark Labberton, president of Fuller Seminary, preaches on Timothy’s earnestness in Philippians, our own “mixed bag” of motivations, and the ongoing call to love others with genuine love
+ ListenMark Labberton, president of Fuller Seminary, preaches on the Christ hymn in Philippians, the slow transformative process of advent, and becoming God’s light in a world of pain and darkness
+ ListenTara Beth Leach, senior pastor of First Church of the Nazarene of Pasadena, preaches on the Sermon on the Mount, risk and reconciliation, and the “subversive way of love”
+ ListenStaff and students in the Fuller community offer testimonies of gratitude and show that “the Body of Christ is incomplete without the voices and perspectives of people with disabilities”
+ ListenMark Labberton, president of Fuller Seminary, revisits Philippians 2—the text read at his inauguration—and preaches on making the mind of Christ primary and pervasive on the “pathway of discipleship”
+ ListenTim Dearborn, previous director of the Ogilvie Institute of Preaching, preaches on the “fire of God” that could transform our hearts and reach a world desperate for love
+ ListenKevin Doi (MDiv ’94), Fuller Seminary’s chaplain, preaches on the raising of Lazarus, hope in Christ, and healing as “a present sacrament of a future resurrection”
+ ListenKurt Fredrickson, associate dean for the doctor of ministry and associate professor of pastoral ministry, preaches on the storms of life—and Christ journeying with us to the other side
+ ListenWilliam E. Pannell, professor emeritus of preaching and the namesake of the Pannell Center for African American Church Studies, preaches on discipleship and the fragrance of faith
+ ListenMark Labberton, president of Fuller Seminary, preaches on Paul’s imprisonment, when our Plan A doesn’t come to fruition, and how God still works and moves amidst our Plan B.
+ ListenKay Higuera Smith, director of the religious studies program and professor of biblical studies at Azusa Pacific University, reflects on the colonial ideology that continues to plague the church and distort the reign of God—and discusses how the Holy Spirit can show us a different way toward a decolonialized church.
+ ListenMark Labberton, president of Fuller Seminary, reflects on Paul’s imprisonment and letter to the Philippians, how academic work should be grounded in God’s self-giving love, and the embodied message of the gospel we share with the world.
+ ListenMark Labberton, president of Fuller Seminary, preaches on the Sermon on the Mount, the instinct to let faith be merely a reflection of sociology, and Christ’s call to integrate our words and actions for the sake of God’s kingdom.
+ ListenJanna Louie (MDiv ’14), area director at InterVaristy Christian Fellowship, preaches on Ezekiel, the temptation of effectiveness, and the importance of recentering ministry on recognizing and embodying the heart of God.
+ ListenLaura Harbert, affiliate professor of clinical psychology, preaches on the parable of the talents, burying our pain, and the risk of sharing our gifts and our suffering with one another.
+ ListenMark Labberton, president of Fuller Seminary, preaches on Christ’s subversion of our assumptions about leadership, humility, and the subtle work of laying down our pride and arrogance
+ ListenJohnny Ramírez-Johnson, professor of anthropology, preaches on the story of the Canaanite woman, complex layers of gender and ethnicity, and Christ’s call to welcome the outsider
+ ListenMark Labberton, president of Fuller Seminary, reflects on the gospel’s redefinition of power, Christ’s teachings on what truly defiles, and how communion transforms community
+ ListenTod Bolsinger, vice president and chief of leadership formation, reflects on the body as a temple in 1 Corinthians 3 and how we join together in community as the presence of God for the world
+ ListenLaura Harbert, affiliate professor of clinical psychology, preaches on the risk of telling the truth, the search for a deeper reconciliation with God, and how Ash Wednesday orients us toward reality
+ ListenFrom a life of gang violence and hopelessness to a God-given sense of self-worth, Robert Juarez, senior navigator at Homeboy Industries, shares his testimony as a living example of the prodigal son
+ ListenTod Bolsinger, vice president and chief of leadership formation, preaches on evangelizing today and proclaiming to the world, “You were loved into existence.”
+ ListenAmos Yong, professor of theology and mission, preaches on Christ’s secrecy that “allows the political ramifications of healing to unfold” and the messianic expectations of Isaiah
+ ListenMark Labberton, president of Fuller Seminary, reflects on the kingdom of God, how Christians are meant to be evidence of that kingdom, and examples of being salt and light in the world
+ ListenMark Labberton, president of Fuller Seminary, reflects on Matthew 6:25-34, preaching on Jesus’ teachings on worry, self-centered anxiety, and how God meets us intimately in our most desperate places
+ ListenLaura Harbert, affiliate professor of clinical psychology, preaches on the ways we avoid confronting emotional pain, forgiveness, and the need for God to give us “a love that initiates relationships”
+ ListenJuan Martínez, professor of Hispanic studies and pastoral leadership, reflects on listening for the Spirit and seeking out marginalized voices to create new paths for faithful discipleship
+ ListenMiguel Lawson, a graduating online student and Fuller Student Council member, share his testimony through the lens of the book of Jonah
+ ListenJusto González, celebrated church historian and author, reflects on Paul’s changing visions and encourages students that though the vision may not be clear, “God will surprise us in the future”
+ ListenMigum Gweon, director of clinical training for marriage and family, preaches on emotional responses to threats, reactivity, and how Psalm 37 can help us de-escalate and reorient toward God’s presence
+ ListenJeff Liou, adjunct assistant professor of ethics, preaches on his family history and Christian faith from an Asian American perspective
+ ListenDr. Mark Labberton, president of Fuller Seminary, preaches on Isaiah 43, the vulnerabilities of being human, and a God who is with us in our fears
+ ListenOscar García-Johnson and Andrea Kauffman-Canales preach a bilingual sermon on scapegoating, Legion, and the healing power of the subversive gospel
+ ListenDr. Eun Ah Cho, assistant professor of intercultural leadership, preaches from Isaiah 49, reflecting on ministry, stories of perseverance, and learning joy and humility within God’s quiver
+ ListenMark Labberton, president of Fuller Seminary, preaches on a theological vision of communion, fear, and the on-the-ground struggle of cultivating a diverse community
+ ListenMark Labberton, president of Fuller Seminary, preaches on the local context of ministry in the face of global crises and identifying with Christ’s call to ministry in real time and place
+ ListenTracey Stringer, director of apprenticeships, preaches on betrayal, the risks of authentic community, and how Judas’ choices are an opportunity to reflect on the fault lines within our own hearts
+ ListenLaura Harbert, affiliate professor of clinical psychology, preaches on Christ’s example of grieving with his followers, suffering, and how leaders must become comfortable with the pain of others
+ ListenMark Labberton, president of Fuller Seminary, explores the fears and frailty of being human and the freedom that comes from acknowledging our limitations before God
+ ListenJohnny Ramírez-Johnson, professor of anthropology, preaches on Christ’s human anger and passion, the emotional life of faith, and an embodied, communal gospel
+ ListenMark Labberton, president of Fuller Seminary, preaches on 2 Cor 2:14-17, reflecting on the aroma of Christ and the “great procession” of faith in the midst of overwhelming suffering around the world.
+ ListenAlexis Abernethy, professor of psychology, preaches on Psalm 51, a litany of subtle sins, and the need for a pliable, tender heart during Lent and beyond.
+ ListenMark Labberton, president of Fuller Seminary, preaches on the all-encompassing embrace of God in the midst of suffering, an embrace that influences the way we respond creatively to the world
+ ListenKevin Doi, adjunct professor of Asian American ministry and founding pastor of Epic Church, preaches on the Canaanite woman, Christ’s provocation of his followers, and the witness of women in every form of Christian ministry.
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