Conversing with Mark Labberton

David Bailey, founder and executive director of Arrabon, shares about his work in racial reconciliation and the need for the church to repair society's broken systems.  For more resources for a deeply formed spiritual life, visit Fuller.edu/Studio

Nancy Ortberg, CEO of Transforming the Bay with Christ, talks about courage in leadership and the church's need to stay engaged in the difficult conversations   For more resources for a deeply formed spiritual life, visit Fuller.edu/Studio

David Brooks, cultural commentator and columnist for  The New York Times , discusses social transformation and the power of commitment in forming communities. For more resources for a deeply formed spiritual life, visit Fuller.edu/Studio.

John K. Chan, founder of Formation Association and lead architect of Fuller's new campus, explains how buildings influence and activate the community around them. For more resources for a deeply formed spiritual life, visit Fuller.edu/Studio.

Fuller Youth Institute's Kara Powell and Steve Argue discuss the role of empathy in parenting and the ever-shifting challenges facing young adults in today's culture   Download a free chapter of Kara Powell and Steve Argue's new book, Growing With .

Andy Bales, CEO of Union Rescue Mission, reflects on homeless advocacy, what led him to his current work, and serving people living on Skid Row at great personal cost. For more resources for a deeply formed spiritual life, visit Fuller.edu/Studio.

Father Greg Boyle, a Jesuit and beloved founder of Homeboy Industries, reflects on the roles of compassion and relationship in ministry, decades of working with the poor and marginalized of Los Angeles, and widening a circle of compassion beyond the barriers we place between one another. For more resources for a deeply formed spiritual life, visit Fuller.edu/Studio.

Caption: Audrey Denney, a 2018 candidate for California's 1st Congressional District in the U.S. House , reflects on what led her to become a congressional candidate, the impact of women activists, encountering defeat, and grappling with the Paradise, CA fires.  For more resources for a deeply formed spiritual life, visit Fuller.edu/Studio.

Mitali Perkins, celebrated children's author, reflects on her childhood in India, studying political science and public policy, and transitioning to writing stories about characters who navigate cultural difference. For more resources for a deeply formed spiritual life, visit Fuller.edu/Studio

John Ortberg, senior pastor at Menlo Church and Fuller trustee, reflects on his own vocation as a preacher and writer, how practices of discipleship transform the human person, and what leading a church in Silicon Valley has taught him about the future of churches in the United States. For more resources for a deeply formed spiritual life, visit Fuller.edu/Studio.

Beth Moore reflects on her journey as a woman in ministry, how she developed an authentic style of teaching that ministers to thousands of women, and her battle against misogyny in the church.  For more resources for a deeply formed spiritual life, visit Fuller.edu/Studio.

Lauralee Farrer, Fuller's Chief Storyteller and V ice President of Communications, discusses her life as a storyteller and independent filmmaker, her role in starting FULLER studio, and how she helps shape the way Fuller shares its stor ies across the world. For more resources for a deeply formed spiritual life, visit Fuller.edu/Studio.

Ben Houltberg, associate professor of human development, reflects on working with elite athletes, performance-based identity, and the role of community in sports. For more resources for a deeply formed spiritual life, visit Fuller.edu/Studio.

Civil rights activist John M. Perkins reflects on his storied life, friendship and justice, and the role of passion to shape our lives together. For more resources for a deeply formed spiritual life, visit Fuller.edu/Studio.

Parker Palmer, celebrated Quaker author and speaker, reflects on a contemplative approach to life, the value of failure, and the difficult work of weaving together words and action. For more resources for a deeply formed spiritual life, visit Fuller.edu/Studio.

Dave Gibbons, pastor of the Newsong global alliance of churches, reflects on disruption, risk, and the cultivating an imagination for the future of the church. For more resources for a deeply formed spiritual life, visit Fuller.edu/Studio.

Rich Stearns, president of World Vision U.S., reflects on international development, insights from his leadership, and the whole gospel. For more resources for a deeply formed spiritual life, visit Fuller.edu/Studio.

Shirley Hoogstra, president of the Council for Christian Colleges & Universities, reflects on the complex social and political pressures on Christian higher education and considers why holistic Christian formation is "one of the best avenues to create a deep soul." For more resources for a deeply formed spiritual life, visit Fuller.edu/Studio.

Tim Breene, CEO of World Relief, reflects on humanitarian aid, empowering the local church to serve, and the "obedient improvisation"  of navigating complex sociopolitical layers to serve those in need. For more resources for a deeply formed spiritual life, visit Fuller.edu/Studio

Right Reverend Rowan Williams, 104th Archbishop of Canterbury, reflects with President Mark Labberton on a wide variety of pressing topics: his own journey to the Church of England, negotiating power in the global church, and the spiritual disciplines that ground him in the midst of political and religious cross-pressures. The Right Reverend Rowan Williams, Baron Williams of Oystermouth, is a Wels...

Brad Brisco, director of Bivocational Church Planting for the North American Mission Board, and Lance Ford, co-founder of the Sentralized Conference in Kansas City, reflect together on a theology of place and rediscovering what missionary work looks like in a local context.   Learn more about studying church planting: https://www.fuller.edu/academics/areas-of-interest/church-planting/   For more r...

Screenwriter and director Paul Schrader reflects on his Christian upbringing and how the unique language of film—especially the transcendental style—helps him explore religious questions.   Paul Schrader is an award - winning screenwriter, film director, and film critic. He wrote or cowrote screenplays for four Martin Scorsese films: Taxi Driver (1976), Raging Bull (1980), The Last Temptation of C...

Tara Beth Leach, senior pastor of First Church of the Nazarene of Pasadena, reflects on the complexities of preaching, female leadership, and how she finds comfort in Christ's treatment of the outsider. For more resources for a deeply formed spiritual life, visit Fuller.edu/Studio.

Cameron Lee, professor of marriage and family studies, reflects on relationships through the lens of romance culture, the complexities of social media, community and peacemaking. Cameron Lee was the keynote lecturer at the 2018 Integration Symposium, "Integration and Integrity: The Christian Therapist as Peacemaker." Learn more here: https://fullerstudio.fuller.edu/fuller-dialogues-therapy-as-peac...

Kate Bowler, assistant professor of the history of Christianity in North America at Duke Divinity School, reflects on her research on the prosperity gospel, her recent stage IV cancer diagnosis, and her desire for authentic faith in the midst of suffering. For more resources for a deeply formed spiritual life, visit Fuller.edu/Studio