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Being Lutheran works through Lutheran theology with a steady, conversational classroom feel. Recent episodes move between the Formula of Concord, Romans, Daniel, and 1 Peter, using banter to clarify rather than distract.
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Being Lutheran is a long-form, panel-shaped walk through Lutheran doctrine as it appears in Scripture, the Book of Concord, and ordinary congregational practice. The show’s recent episodes are deep in the Formula of Concord. Article 10 leads into adiaphora, church usages, worship aesthetics, Lutheran identity, and the problem of treating freedom as if choices do not teach anything. Article 11 turns toward foreknowledge, predestination, and election. The pace is deliberate. The speakers define terms carefully, correct each other in real time, and keep returning to the question of what a doctrine actually does in the life of the church. It is not polished into a tight lecture. That looseness is part of its appeal. A joke about Formula 1, a repeated passage, or a classroom story about Maurice, Elector of Saxony, can sit beside serious argument about confessional boundaries. The show is especially strong when it contrasts a doctrine with a common misuse. Adiaphora, for example, is not treated as permission to act carelessly, but as a category that still requires pastoral and theological judgment. Biblical study episodes give the confessional material a second pass. Romans 14 supplies questions of conscience and practice. Daniel 6 frames external action during pressure and persecution. 1 Peter 3 opens discussion of Christ’s proclamation, baptism, victory, and the descent into hell. The tone stays accessible, though it expects listeners to follow several turns of reasoning. Being Lutheran is for people who want denominational theology handled as living instruction rather than abstract trivia. Its best moments feel like a class where the side comments are allowed to breathe, but the text still gets the final word.
Made for: For listeners who want careful Lutheran teaching on Scripture, the Formula of Concord, worship practice, and doctrine. It especially suits people comfortable with patient discussion, denominational history, and friendly theological sparring.
What sets it apart: The show pairs confessional precision with an unvarnished panel rhythm. It can move from Romans, Daniel, or 1 Peter into church furniture, worship aesthetics, or Lutheran identity without losing the doctrinal thread.
The Being Lutheran Podcast co-hosted by pastors Jason Gudim, Brett Boe, and Adam Osier. It is a walk through the Lutheran Book of Concord, episode by episode and article by article. This podcast started off as the adult Sunday School class at Faith Free Lutheran Church in Minneapolis, MN, taught by Jason. Brett brings an outsiders' perspective to the material and keeps Jason mostly on task, and Adam lends the perspective of an educator who has also been a parish pastor. The podcast is produced by Brian Ricke.
Based on 5 episodes we listened to · September 2026
Being Lutheran makes confessional theology concrete through close biblical reading, pastoral application, and an easy rapport among its three hosts.
Being Lutheran turns confessional doctrine into a working conversation among pastors Jason Gudim, Brett Boe, and Adam Osier. Their discussions move between articles of the Formula of Concord and biblical passages, with careful attention to how doctrine shapes worship,…
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Why church practices can become matters of Lutheran identity when disagreement puts the center under pressure.
Being Lutheran continues its look at Article 10 of the Formula of Concord by treating church practice as a question of identity: what can change without losing what helps Lutheran confession remain Lutheran?
A grounded look at how church choices communicate when Scripture leaves them open.
Article 10 of the Formula of Concord gives this episode its working question: what should churches do with matters Scripture leaves open? Jason Goodham, Brett Doe, and Adam Mosier frame adiaphora through concrete church usages, from Advent colors and the order of service to…
A conversational study of Christ's descent into hell through First Peter, Noah's ark, and baptism.
Being Lutheran closes its look at Article 9 of the Formula of Concord by moving into First Peter 3 and the question of Christ's descent into hell.
Psalm 143 frames the office of the keys through the crushed conscience and the mercy that meets repentance.
Psalm 143 gives this single-episode review a sober path into Schmalkald Articles 3.7, where the office of the keys is held close to a conscience crushed by sin.
A live Lutheran Q&A frames women's mentoring around gospel, freedom, and the burden of law-heavy teaching.
At a live Q&A from the 2024 Being Lutheran conference, Gretchen Bronevik draws together Lutheran publishing, women's ministry, Christian freedom, and the everyday work of mentoring.
Two Bible translators unpack Scripture's hardest passages, from Revelation's 666 to the Witch of Endor.
Live sermons with Easter-shaped urgency.
Pastors discuss Psalm 54 in the context of Article 4 of the Formula of Concord, focusing on good works and Old Testament application.
Pastors Jason Gudim, Brett Boe, and Adam Osier discuss Psalm 143 as cited in the Schmalkald Articles' section on the office of the keys.
The Being Lutheran Podcast hosts a live Q&A with author Gretchen Ronnevik at their 2024 conference.
Pastors discuss Titus 1:10-16 and its application to human traditions in the Lutheran context.
Pastors discuss Psalm 110:1-4 as a key text for understanding the person of Christ in the Formula of Concord.
Pastors discuss Galatians 5:16-26 in the context of Article 4 of the Formula of Concord, addressing Lutheran reluctance to talk about works and the flesh-spirit conflict.
Pastors discuss Article 5 of the Formula of Concord on law and gospel, highlighting its transformative impact on understanding salvation.
Pastors discuss Article 11 of the Formula of Concord, focusing on predestination and election, with a humorous tone and plans for a four-part series.
Pastors discuss Article 11 of the Formula of Concord, distinguishing between God's foreknowledge, predestination, and election.
Being Lutheran #423 opens Article 11 of the Formula of Concord, "God's eternal foreknowledge and election," which Brett Bowe reads aloud and which Daniel 2:28 anchors.
Being Lutheran #422 reads Romans 14:1-12 as part of its arc on Article 10 of the Formula of Concord, applying Paul's teaching on food and days to adiaphora.
Pastors discuss Daniel 6 in relation to Article 10 of the Formula of Concord on church practices and adiaphora during persecution.
Being Lutheran #420 continues Jason Goodham, Brett Bowen, and Adam Mosher on Formula of Concord Article 10 and 1 Corinthians 14:40, "all things should be done decently and in order." The hosts use Dr.
Pastor Brett Doe, Pastor Jason Goodham, and Pastor Adam Mosier continue their Formula of Concord series with Article 10 on church usages and adiaphora.
Being Lutheran episode #418 examines 1 Peter 3:18-22 while concluding the hosts’ discussion of Article 9 of the Formula of Concord.