{"podcast":{"title":"Level Paths","slug":"level-paths-4047793","podcast_index_feed_id":4047793,"rss_url":"https://media.rss.com/levelpaths/feed.xml","website_url":"https://tsbc.edu/academics/appalachian-ministry-institute/","image_url":"https://media.rss.com/levelpaths/20250410_120410_4b6ed666e111f6508930be5bf7439895.jpg","author":"Appalachian Ministry Institute","episode_count":73,"summary":"The Appalachian Ministry Institute of Tri-State Bible College affirms, encourages, and equips those engaged in Appalachian ministry to keep the glory of God in clear view (Isa. 40:3–5; Mk. 1:2–4; Lk. 3:4–6). Tri-State Bible College is located in central Appalachia in South Point, Ohio. The Level Paths podcast of the Appalachian Ministry Institute is hosted by Rex J. Howe, President of Tri-State Bible College, and Dr. J. Matt Shamblin, Appalachian Research Fellow at Tri-State Bible College.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-29T00:17:26.471116+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/level-paths-4047793"},"episode":{"title":"The State of the Church in Appalachia - 2024","slug":"the-state-of-the-church-in-appalachia-2024","published_at":"2024-10-29T21:00:09+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/level-paths-4047793/the-state-of-the-church-in-appalachia-2024","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/level-paths-4047793","url":"https://rss.com/podcasts/levelpaths/1726563","audio_url":"https://content.rss.com/episodes/65723/1726563/levelpaths/2024_10_29_17_56_43_1230e5f1-a278-4c7c-9dda-5407db26fd04.mp3","summary":"Dr. Matt and President Rex revisit a topic from Season 1 Episodes 11 and 12: What is the state of the church in Appalachia in 2024? Featured guests include Pastor Jacob Marshall of Antioch Baptist Church in Ona, WV and Pastor Kenny Estep of Shawnee Hills Baptist Church in Portsmouth, Ohio. Listen and join the conversation about the trends and transformations happening in Appalachian churches today.","meta_description":"Dr. Matt and President Rex revisit a topic from Season 1 Episodes 11 and 12: What is the state of the church in Appalachia in 2024? Featured guests includ…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3153,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/level-paths-4047793/episodes/the-state-of-the-church-in-appalachia-2024/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/level-paths-4047793/the-state-of-the-church-in-appalachia-2024.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}