Common Grounds Unity Podcast

Tina Bruner and Veronique Webber have a conversation with Joel Peed and Sean St. Jean about The Eremos Way Academy and the crucial need for balance, and rhythms of rest, Sabbath, and solitude so that we can live as spiritually healthy Christians who are able to live and give from the overflow of God's love and rest. Rather than from a place of weariness, burnout, and a loss of joy that can so easi...

Kevin talks with James Nored, who is the Executive Director for Next Generation for Christ. He has also written and produced "The Story of Redemption" Film Series, which is available in more than 70 languages. Check out the links ast https://www.nextgenerationforchrist.com and https://storyofredemptionfilms.com "We survive on your donations: donate at www.commongroundsunity.org/donate. CGU has a v...

Drew Baker and Kris Miller talk with Paul Murray, founder of "Receptive Ecumenism," professor at Durham University (UK), and a Catholic theologian, about finding common ground even in the greatest of differences. We survive on your donations: donate at www.commongroundsunity.org/donate. CGU has a vision to create and support gatherings of unity-minded Christians around the globe. Imagine the good...

Kevin Withem has an engaging conversation with Marty Solomon about his new book, co-authored with Reed Dent, "The Gospel of Being Human: How Asking Better Questions of the Bible Reveals Who We Are." The book is available on Amazon and other book sellers. We survive on your donations: donate at www.commongroundsunity.org/donate. CGU has a vision to create and support gatherings of unity-minded Chri...

Our guest in this episode is Steve Cuss, who is the author of an amazing book titled "The Expectation Gap: The Tiny, Vast Space between Our Beliefs and Experience of God." Find your copy on Amazon. Learn more about Steve and his work at https://www.stevecusswords.com/ "We survive on your donations: donate at www.commongroundsunity.org/donate. CGU has a vision to create and support gatherings of un...

Tina Bruner and David Bruce discuss Chuck DeGroat's newest book, "Healing What's Within: Coming Home to Yourself - and to God - When You're Wounded, Weary, & Wandering." The book is available on Amazon and other book sellers. We survive on your donations: donate at www.commongroundsunity.org/donate. CGU has a vision to create and support gatherings of unity-minded Christians around the globe....

Cohosts Kevin Withem and Veronique Webber talk with Jeanie Shaw about her new book, "The Inside of the Cup: Spiritual Formation from the Inside Out," available on Amazon and other book sellers. We survive on your donations: donate at www.commongroundsunity.org/donate. CGU has a vision to create and support gatherings of unity-minded Christians around the globe. Imagine the good news of these gathe...

Cohosts Drew Baker and Tina Bruner talk with Jim Estep (Author, Professor, and co-founder of E2 Elders) about his book "Paul's Letter to Leaders: Philippians for Elders and Deacons. Paul’s Epistle to the Philippians is the only letter explicitly written to church leaders. You can find the book on Amazon. We survive on your donations: donate at www.commongroundsunity.org/donate. CGU has a vision to...

Drew Baker has a great conversation with Kris Miller about Spiritual Direction. Kris is an Assistant Professor of Theology and Director of the Institute for Christian Spirituality at Lipscomb University. We survive on your donations: donate at www.commongroundsunity.org/donate. CGU has a vision to create and support gatherings of unity-minded Christians around the globe. Imagine the good news of t...

Join for part two, Veronique Webber and Steve Staten discuss with Andy Fleming the paradigm shift within the ICOC that elevated the Evangelist within the leadership model of the International Churches of Christ. They examine what was good and what went wrong, as well as the lessons that can be learned. The discussion springs from a paper Andy wrote for his DMin at Abilene Christian University. The...

Veronique Webber and Steve Staten discuss with Andy Fleming the paradigm shift within the ICOC that elevated the Evangelist within the leadership model of the International Churches of Christ. They examine what was good and what went wrong, as well as the lessons that can be learned. The discussion springs from a paper Andy wrote for his DMin at Abilene Christian University. There are important ta...

Kevin Withem has a heartfelt conversation with David Bruce, a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) and elder. Kevin and David discuss Peter Scazzero's work "Emotionally Healthy Spirituality" (Part 2) and how it applies to Healthy Church and spiritually healthy Christians. EHS Book: https://www.amazon.com/Emotionally-Healthy-Spirituality-Impossible-Spiritually/dp/0310348498 Learn more at h...

Kevin Withem has a heartfelt conversation with David Bruce, a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) and elder. Kevin and David discuss Peter Scazzero's work "Emotionally Healthy Spirituality" and how it applies to Healthy Church and spiritually healthy Christians. EHS Book: https://www.amazon.com/Emotionally-Healthy-Spirituality-Impossible-Spiritually/dp/0310348498 Learn more at https://ww...

In this series, our panel holds a roundtable discussion about the central theme of "Unity in Galatians." Paul is angry because the Galatians have chosen the way of the curse rather than the way of life. He calls them to abandon Jesus plus this or that and embrace the gospel of grace through faith, which dismantles the traditional barriers between people - "for you are all one in Christ Jesus" (Gal...

In this series, our panel holds a roundtable discussion about the central theme of "Unity in Galatians." Paul is angry because the Galatians have chosen the way of the curse rather than the way of life. He calls them to abandon Jesus plus this or that and embrace the gospel of grace through faith, which dismantles the traditional barriers between people - "for you are all one in Christ Jesus" (Gal...

In this series, our panel holds a roundtable discussion about the central theme of "Unity in Galatians." Paul is angry because the Galatians have chosen the way of the curse rather than the way of life. He calls them to abandon Jesus plus this or that and embrace the gospel of grace through faith, which dismantles the traditional barriers between people - "for you are all one in Christ Jesus" (Gal...

In this series, our panel holds a roundtable discussion about the central theme of "Unity in Galatians." Paul is angry because the Galatians have chosen the way of the curse rather than the way of life. He calls them to abandon Jesus plus this or that and embrace the gospel of grace through faith, which dismantles the traditional barriers between people - "for you are all one in Christ Jesus" (Gal...

In this series, our panel holds a roundtable discussion about the central theme of "Unity in Galatians." Paul is angry because the Galatians have chosen the way of the curse rather than the way of life. He calls them to abandon Jesus plus this or that and embrace the gospel of grace through faith, which dismantles the traditional barriers between people - "for you are all one in Christ Jesus" (Gal...

In this series, our panel holds a roundtable discussion about the central theme of "Unity in Galatians." Paul is angry because the Galatians have chosen the way of the curse rather than the way of life. He calls them to abandon Jesus plus this or that and embrace the gospel of grace through faith, which dismantles the traditional barriers between people - "for you are all one in Christ Jesus" (Gal...

Join Kevin Withem, Veronique Webber, and Steve Staten for part two as they discuss Steve's new book "At the Crossroads." Steve has conducted extensive research on the Crossroads Church and the movement that sparked controversy during the late 1970s and early 1980s. He shares the strengths, weaknesses, and lessons learned. The book will be available on Amazon in July 2025. We survive on your donati...

Join Kevin Withem, Veronique Webber, and Steve Staten as they discuss Steve's new book "At the Crossroads." Steve has conducted extensive research on the Crossroads Church and the movement that sparked controversy during the late 1970s and early 1980s. He shares the strengths, weaknesses, and lessons learned. The book will be available on Amazon in July 2025. We survive on your donations: donate a...

This is part two of a conversation with Frederick and Beck. In this episode, we discuss ACU's new Center for Joy and Human Flourishing. We survive on your donations: donate at www.commongroundsunity.org/donate or Zelle "Common Grounds Unity / 919-777-3881." CGU has a vision to create and support gatherings of unity-minded Christians around the globe. Imagine the good news of these gatherings model...

Join guest host Dr. Claire Davidson Frederick along with Kevin Withem and Drew Baker as we talk with Dr. Richard Beck about his book, "The Shape of Joy." We survive on your donations: donate at www.commongroundsunity.org/donate or Zelle "Common Grounds Unity / 919-777-3881." CGU has a vision to create and support gatherings of unity-minded Christians around the globe. Imagine the good news of thes...

Tina and Veronique talk with Casey Tygrett about his book, "Becoming Curious: A Spiritual Practice of Asking Questions." Jesus knew the answers, but he was continually asking questions. What can we learn from this aspect of Jesus' character, and what does it teach us about our own? We survive on your donations: donate at www.commongroundsunity.org/donate or Zelle "Common Grounds Unity / 919-777-38...

Kevin talks with Tod Vogt, Executive Director of Mission Alive. Learn how coaching skills can inform our discipleship to Jesus and be sacred companions to other followers of Jesus. Find Tod at www.missionalive.org We survive on your donations: donate at www.commongroundsunity.org/donate or Zelle "Common Grounds Unity / 919-777-3881." CGU has a vision to create and support gatherings of unity-minde...