Living Reconciled

We would love to hear from you! Send us a text message. Tune in to Episode 28 of "Living Reconciled” with your hosts, Brian and Austin, as they delve into the upcoming breakout sessions at the Living Reconciled Celebration scheduled for October 26th. This episode unpacks a wide spectrum of topics, from navigating reconciliation in the workplace to igniting community movements, fostering diver...

We would love to hear from you! Send us a text message. In this episode of Living Reconciled, Brian sits down on the campus of Mississippi Delta Community College to chat with local campus minister, Josh Warren. Josh leads the campus Baptist Student Union at MDCC and carries an incredible passion for the Gospel and reconciliation. Josh is on a mission to share the Gospel, foster connections among...

We would love to hear from you! Send us a text message. In this episode, hosts Brian, Neddie, and Austin are joined by a very special guest, Sybil Winters Little, who also happens to be Neddie's daughter. They embark on a journey through Sybil's life, first exploring her unique upbringing in a household where her father actively pursued Christian reconciliation across racial boundaries....

We would love to hear from you! Send us a text message. In this episode of "Living Reconciled," our hosts Brian, Austin, and Neddie are joined by Felicia Bowens. Together, we delve into the details of the upcoming Living Reconciled Celebration event, scheduled for October 26th. At the celebration, there are thought-provoking panels, tackling crucial topics such as the next generation of...

We would love to hear from you! Send us a text message. In this episode of "Living Reconciled," hosts Austin, Brian, and Neddie engage in a captivating conversation with Donavan Thigpen, a musician, minister, and family man deeply committed to his faith, music, and The Gospel. His rich gospel music lineage comes to life as he discusses how it has influenced his musical journey and unique...

We would love to hear from you! Send us a text message. In this episode, Brian and Austin speak with Duane Higgason, a dedicated advocate for dismantling racial barriers in Mississippi. Duane shares pivotal moments that inspired his mission, including the ministries of Grace Temple Church in Hattiesburg with its intentional multi-ethnic approach. He reflects on overcoming challenges in promoting C...

We would love to hear from you! Send us a text message. Brian, Neddie, and Austin are in Tupelo, MS this week interviewing Tillman Calvert. Tillman is a retired insurance agent and active pastor who is extremely passionate for reconciliation. We sit down with Tillman to discuss his transition from insurance to shepherding, his ministry work in the rural context, and his longtime commitment to reco...

We would love to hear from you! Send us a text message. In this episode of "Living Reconciled," your hosts Austin and Brian delve into the heart of reconciliation work within the city of Jackson, Mississippi. Joining them is Van Hardin, the Missions Pastor of Fondren Church. Van brings his wealth of experience and insight to the table, sharing his profound journey as the Missions Pastor...

We would love to hear from you! Send us a text message. In this episode, Brian is in Atlanta and interviewing St. Louis, MO natives, Kenny Petty and Michael Byrd. These urban missionaries describe their journey of faith, their passion for the ministry in the urban context, and the challenges that sometimes accompany that ministry. Byrd and Petty also discuss their experiences in diverse spaces and...

We would love to hear from you! Send us a text message. In this episode of Living Reconciled, hosts Brian, Neddie, and Austin engage in an insightful conversation with special guests CJ Rhodes and Sheree Tynes. With CJ's roles as Pastor, chaplain, and Mission Mississippi board chair, and Sheree's faithfulness and position as vice-chair of Mission Mississippi’s board, both guests bring a...

We would love to hear from you! Send us a text message. Welcome to the "Living Reconciled" podcast. Join our hosts Brian, Austin, and Neddie, as we take you through the history of Mission Mississippi, celebrating 30 years of breaking down racial divisions and looking ahead to the next 20 years of impact. Join their engaging conversation as they explore how Mission Mississippi has bridged...

We would love to hear from you! Send us a text message. On this episode of the Living Reconciled Podcast, Brian, Neddie, and Austin have the privilege of interviewing Chanda Roby, President of REAL Christian Foundation, as she shares insights on Christian forgiveness, reconciliation, and the important work of her non-profit. She explains how REAL Christian Foundation focuses on coming alongside ru...

We would love to hear from you! Send us a text message. Join Brian and Neddie (see you next week, Austin!) as they welcome special guest, Marray Harris! Marray is a Senior Manager of Process Improvement at University of Mississippi Medical Center and a longtime member of the multiethnic church, Redeemer Church of Jackson. We sit down with Marray to discuss his story of salvation, his commitment to...

We would love to hear from you! Send us a text message. In this episode, Brian, Neddie, and Austin, interview Felicia Bowens, the Executive Assistant to The President of Mission Mississippi. Felicia recently defended her doctoral dissertation in Human Capital Development, and we discuss her work at Mission Mississippi, her research, and her faith. With a strong commitment to bridging divides, she...

We would love to hear from you! Send us a text message. Join Brian, Neddie, and Austin as we discuss mob culture, silencing, deplatforming, canceling, and everything in between. We discuss the problems with people rising up for the sole purpose of condemning, deplatforming, and destroying the livelihood of someone without regard for grace, mercy, restoration, and healing.  This phenomenon has gain...

We would love to hear from you! Send us a text message. Welcome to Living Reconciled, a podcast hosted by Neddie Winters, Brian Crawford, and Austin Hoyle. In this episode, we delve into the transformative skill of listening, exploring its profound impact on relationship building within the context of family and friend gatherings over the Fourth of July. Join us as we navigate the intricacies of c...

We would love to hear from you! Send us a text message. Join Brian and Austin as we host our two special and good, good, good friends Stacey Miller and Wade Phillips , co-leaders of the Meridian Chapter for Mission Mississippi. Every July since 2003, Meridian has hosted a Reconciliation Celebration Week. Tune in to hear how Wade and Stacey got started in the work of reconciliation and how the city...

We would love to hear from you! Send us a text message. Join us for Episode 11 as Mission Mississippi President, Brian Crawford, interviews Dhati Lewis, Lead Pastor of Blueprint Church in Atlanta, GA and Founder and President of MyBLVD. Brian and Dhati discuss his life, his reconciliation work as Blueprint pastor and MyBLVD president, and his book, Advocates . Special thanks to our sponsors:  Atmo...

We would love to hear from you! Send us a text message. June 8th, 2023 marks the 60th anniversary of the assassination of Medgar Evers. Join Brian, Neddie, and Austin as they explore the significance of Evers’ death and the impact his life had on the need for spiritual strength in the work of reconciliation. Special thanks to our sponsors:  Atmos Energy, Regions Foundation, Brown Missionary Baptis...

We would love to hear from you! Send us a text message. This week we welcome special guest Candi Crawford to discuss Mental Health and the work of reconciliation between races. Candi shares her recent research on the implications for counselors and educators of racial differences in the expression of mental illness. Particularly, we have illuminating discussion surrounding trauma derived from pers...

We would love to hear from you! Send us a text message. This week, Neddie, Brian, and Austin discuss a recent Los Angeles Times article entitled “A Black Woman and a White Woman Went Viral Fighting Racism. Then They Stopped Speaking to Each Other.” It is a compelling read and can be found below. We discuss how these two women decided to jump into the fray to confront racism after a 2018 incident i...

We would love to hear from you! Send us a text message. This week we discuss God’s call for the church to embrace the reconciliation already accomplished by Jesus. Since Christ has already worked for our reconciliation, then we have no real excuses not to be a people who embrace unity within the Body of Christ! How can we be ONE when we make excuses from having to live into the highest ideal of to...

We would love to hear from you! Send us a text message. This week we highlight the need for Empathetic Listening on our dialogue and relationships. Empathetic Listening is different that active listening, as empathy empowers us to listen to fully understand another person on their terms. We discuss how the Mission Mississippi programming and Days of Dialogue help us to grow in Empathetic Listening...

We would love to hear from you! Send us a text message. This week Brian, Austin, and Neddie discuss church planting, multi-national ministries, and reconciliation in Paris, France with John Hugh Tate. Tate is the pastor at Emmanuel International Church in Paris and the founding pastor of Bellwether Community Church in Jackson, Mississippi.  Special thanks to our sponsors:  Atmos Energy, Regions Fo...

We would love to hear from you! Send us a text message. This week we dive into what the New York Times calls the "quiet catastrophe" brewing in America, loneliness and isolation. At the heart of Living Reconciled is building healthy relationships across racial and ethnic lines, but what happens in a society that struggles to build relationships across ANY lines? Join Brian, Neddie, and A...