From Sunday Services to Real Transformation, with E.K. Strawser, author of Centering Discipleship

Episode 185: From Sunday Services to Real Transformation, with E.K. Strawser, author of Centering Discipleship

  Discussion Questions: 1. How does E.K. Strawser’s perspective on discipleship align with your own understanding? 2. How do you define discipleship in your own context? How does it align or differ from Strawser’s definition? 3. What role do you believe mission plays in discipleship? How can discipleship without mission be limited or incomplete? 4.…

How Stories Shape Our Spiritual Lives and Leadership, with Jennifer Holberg, author of Nourishing Narratives

Episode 181: How Stories Shape Our Spiritual Lives and Leadership, with Jennifer Holberg, author of Nourishing Narratives

  Discussion Questions: 1. How have stories influenced your own spiritual formation and growth? 2. Are there any stories or narratives that you have accepted without critically examining them? How might this impact your faith? 3. How can the church create space for sharing and hearing each other’s stories? Why is this important for spiritual…

The Art of Interpreting Culture, with Justin Bailey

Episode 173: The Art of Interpreting Culture, with Justin Bailey, author of Interpreting Your World

  TIMESTAMPS: [00:04:46] Navigating cultural allegiances as Christians and leaders. [00:07:25] Defining culture: soil or force field? [00:11:52] Culture’s magnetism shapes human perspectives and questions. JH Bavink identified “magnetic points” that religious thought always engages with. These points are meaning, power, ethics, religion, and aesthetics. They represent questions about connectedness, choices, goodness, facing anxiety, and…

Called to Each Other, with Claude Alexander, author of Becoming the Church

Episode 167: Called to Each Other, with Claude Alexander, author of Becoming the Church

  TIMESTAMPS: [00:00:00] Imperfect church filled with various people. [00:04:21] “You can’t separate Jesus and the church.” [00:06:47] Pain leads to withdrawal from community. [00:13:07] American church challenges: which, minorities, margin, influence, opportunity. [00:14:45] Call to Christ, city, world, and each other. [00:20:49] Adjustment, persecution, scattering, faithfulness, cultural distinctives, discernment, courage. [00:22:18] “Surrendering control and…