Shifting Culture

In this episode Josh Buck talks about his latest book  Everyday Activism , Kingdom flourishing, and engaging in social change and the good of others in a way that is practical and sustainable. J.W. Buck is a church planter, filmmaker, teacher, and faith-based entrepreneur. With undergraduate degrees in biblical studies and ministry, J.W. has his PhD in intercultural studies, with a focus on the pr...

In this episode Jonathan Hardy talks about his book Arrow Striker, oververcoming fear, and being people that listens and looks around us, so that we can step into the opportunities that God has given us. Jonathan Hardy has a passion to help the local church reach their community so more people can experience all that God has for them. Jonathan has been in full-time ministry for fifteen years. His...

In this episode Christopher Watkin shares about analyzing culture, language and thought, how the Bible's story helps us view and critique culture and the world we live in and we get practical examples on how to do it well. Christopher Watkin holds a PhD in modern French philosophy from Cambridge University. After lecturing at Cambridge he moved to Australia and now teaches at Monash Universit...

In this episode Jen Pollock Michel shares about time anxiety, productivity, waiting actively, rest, a rule of life, and receiving the good gifts that God has given us. Jen Pollock Michel is an award-winning author and speaker. Her fifth book, In Good Time: Reimagining Productivity, Resisting Hurry, and Practicing Peace, releases in December 2022. She holds a B.A. in French from Wheaton College, an...

In this episode Darren Duerksen discusses what he learned while researching his latest book Christ-Followers in Other Religions, what we can learn from Christ followers in various contexts, and how we can seek beauty in a culture and a place that leads to God. Darren Duerksen (PhD Fuller Theological Seminary) is Associate Professor and director of Intercultural and Religious Studies at Fresno Paci...

In this episode Dr. A.J. Swoboda talks about being formed like Jesus, how life comes out of our differences, sabbath keeping as a discipline, changing our mind as a fundamental truth of who we are as we are becoming more like Jesus, and a so much more. Dr. A. J. Swoboda (PhD, Birmingham) is a pastor, professor, and writer. For nearly ten years, he served as a college pastor on the campus of the Un...

In this episode Justin A. Bailey uses his latest book Interpreting Your World: Five Lenses for Engaging Theology and Culture as a jumping off point to talk about engaging culture with curiosity, vulnerability, and a posture that seeks to understand before casting judgment. Justin Ariel Bailey is a professor, author, and former pastor who works at the intersection of Christian theology, culture, an...

Join us as we look back through the year 2022. We will countdown the most listened to episodes of the year. You will hear clips from: 10. David Broodryk - Faith and Obedience to God that Catalyzes Movement 9. Carl Medearis - Encounters of Jesus 8. JR Woodward - Imitating Christ: Desire, Belonging, and the Powers 7. Tori Hope Petersen - Finding Faith and Family through Foster Care 6. Cath Livesey -...

In this episode Sharon Hodde Miller talks about control and anxiety, burnout, co-leading with your spouse, and stepping into the agency that God has given us. Sharon Hodde Miller, PhD, is teaching pastor at Bright City Church in Durham, North Carolina, which she cofounded with her husband, Ike. The author of Free of Me,   Nice , and The Cost of Control . Miller has blogged at SheWorships.com for o...

In this episode, Dr. Jim Wilder discusses topics and themes from his latest book Escaping Enemy Mode . It's an important discussion as we live in a world of increasing us vs. them mentality. Listen in and get inspired to refriend others and live a life with joy and attachment to God. Dr. Jim Wilder has been training leaders and counselors for over 30 years on five continents. Jim grew up in S...

In this episode, Michelle Ferrigno Warren talks about her latest book Join the Resistance, Kingdom justice, our role as outsiders with marginalized communities, and partnering with God and others in the work. Michelle Ferrigno Warren is the president and CEO of Virago Strategies , a consulting group that provides strategic direction and project management for civic engagement campaigns alongside c...

In this episode Julian Adams shares about the prophetic, hearing God's voice, speaking hope, joining God in His mission to make all things new, and our place and role in the Kingdom of God.  Julian Adams is an author, pastor, and internationally recognized prophet. His mission is to help ordinary people discover God's preferred future for their lives.  As a director of Julian C Adams Min...

In this episode Fouad Masri shares insights and tips on sharing Jesus with Muslims from his years of experience. More Muslims have come to know and love Jesus in the past twenty years than the previous 1400 years combined. It's a great time to share the love of Jesus with Muslims. Author and lecturer Fouad Masri was born and raised in the war zone of Beirut, Lebanon. As a third generation ord...

In this episode Lee Wood talks about what it takes to ignite and sustain a movement to Jesus, lessons learned through the mistakes he made, and sustained intimacy with Jesus. Go deep. God will take care of the breadth. Lee Wood is the Founder and initial catalyst of 1Body Church, as well as a missionary and Apostolic leader with a world vision to launch disciple-multiplying movements until the who...

In this episode Andrew Arndt talks about the wisdom learned from his latest book Streams in the Wasteland: Finding Spiritual Renewal with the Desert Fathers and Mothers. We also have a great conversation around prayer, having everything you need with God, and the beauty of relationships. Andrew Arndt is the Lead Pastor of New Life East (one of seven congregations of New Life Church in Colorado Spr...

In this episode Craig Greenfield shares his story living in the slums of Cambodia, raising indigenous leaders from the beginning, finding our way as missionaries, and how the five-fold applies in cross-cultural work. Craig is the founder and director of Alongsiders International - a fast-growing movement mobilizing and equipping thousands of young Christians in 25 countries to walk alongside those...

In this episode David Fitch talks about the importance of the table - gathering, eating, ministering, and sharing together. We also talk about the presence and power of Jesus and being people of presence in any place we are at. David Fitch is B. R. Lindner Chair of Evangelical Theology at Northern Seminary Chicago, IL. He is also the founding pastor of Life on the Vine Christian Community, a missi...

In this episode David Zahl talks about his latest book Low Anthropology and we have a discussion around grace, humility, forgiveness, self-centeredness, self righteousness, parenting, and more. David Zahl is the founder and director of Mockingbird Ministries, editor-in-chief of the Mockingbird website ( www.mbird.com ), and co-host of The Mockingcast. He and his family live in Charlottesville, Vir...

In this episode Simon & Ceri Harris share their story of creating change and shifting culture towards missional discipleship where every believer plays a part. They share deep insights from their wealth of experience. Alongside nearly 30 years in local church leadership at Burlington Church, Ceri & Simon work with Catalyse Change and the 5Q collective, training and coaching leaders and chu...

In this episode Paul Hoffman talks about what it looks like to engage in reconciliation and unity efforts within the church in this divided world that we live in. Paul has served as the lead pastor of Evangelical Friends Church of Newport, Rhode Island, since 2007. His life’s mission is “contending for reconciliation, unity, and revival.” He is a member of the Oversight Board for the Evangelical F...

In this episode Dr. George Yancey shares about his latest book Beyond Racial Division and gives a unifying vision of race relations that brings in collaborative conversations and mutual accountability. Dr. George Yancey is a Professor of Institute for Studies of Religion and Sociology at Baylor University. He has published several research articles on the topics of institutional racial diversity,...

In this episode Mandy Smith shares about what it takes to have a more childlike faith, rest, western cultural baggage that we need to get rid of, and a proper use of power. Mandy Smith is pastor of St Lucia Uniting Church, Brisbane, Australia and the author of The Vulnerable Pastor: How Human Limitations Empower Our Ministry and Unfettered: Imagining a Childlike Faith Beyond the Baggage of Western...

In this episode Mark Baker discusses his latest book, Centered-Set Church and helps us discover how we can be a community oriented to and oriented around Jesus at the center. Mark Baker is Professor of Mission and Theology at Fresno Pacific Biblical. He previously was a missionary in Honduras for ten years and a campus minister with InterVarsity Christian Fellowship at Syracuse University for thre...

In this episode Andrew Root talks about waiting for God to act, sharing stories of community encounter, the importance of prayer, and reclaiming resonance in the accelerated age we live in. Andrew Root, PhD (Princeton Theological Seminary) is the Carrie Olson Baalson Professor of Youth and Family Ministry at Luther Seminary. He is most recently the author of four volume Ministry in a Secular Age s...

In this episode Tori Hope Petersen shares her story. Spending years in the foster care system, Tori finds a community and a God that pursued her well, gave her opportunities, and instilled hope for a different outcome. Tori shares about finding a God that loved her like a good Father and how she started identifying as a beloved child of God. Tori is a former foster youth letting her Abba be known....