Can These Bones: A Faith & Leadership podcast
12 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 6 years ago - ★★★★★ - 33 ratingsCo-hosts Rev. Laura Everett and Rev. Bill Lamar ask fresh questions about leadership and the future of the church. Conversations with guests inside and outside the church breathe life into leaders struggling in their own valley of dry bones. Can These Bones is an offering of Faith & Leadership, a learning resource from Leadership Education at Duke Divinity.
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Ep. 12 Matthew Croasmun: What makes a life worth living? {Can These Bones}
March 06, 2018 19:26 - 49 minutes - 22.5 MBThe Rev. Dr. Matthew Croasmun, director of the Life Worth Living Program at the Yale Center for Faith & Culture at Yale Divinity School, talks with Laura Everett about guiding undergraduates in a range of philosophical and religious traditions to help equip them for “the life-long process of discerning the good life.” --- About the podcast: Rev. Laura Everett and Rev. Bill Lamar ask fresh questions about leadership and the future of the church and breathe life into Christian leaders stru...
Ep. 11 Vernon Jordan: My friends Howard Thurman and Gardner Taylor {Can These Bones}
March 06, 2018 17:34 - 49 minutes - 22.8 MBUpdate: Vernon Jordan died March 1, 2021. Vernon Jordan, the civil rights leader and lawyer, talks with Bill Lamar about the ways that the African Methodist Episcopal church formed him and influenced his working life -- and why he didn't become a preacher. -- About the podcast: Rev. Laura Everett and Rev. Bill Lamar ask fresh questions about leadership and the future of the church and breathe life into Christian leaders struggling in the valley of dry bones. --- Can These Bones is an ...
Ep. 10 Eric Barreto: Why #Ferguson should be taught in seminary {Can These Bones}
March 06, 2018 17:29 - 45 minutes - 20.8 MBThe Rev. Dr. Eric Barreto, a professor at Princeton Theological Seminary, talks with Laura Everett about training students to parse Greek verbs and become wise readers of Scriptures and communities. -- About the podcast: Rev. Laura Everett and Rev. Bill Lamar ask fresh questions about leadership and the future of the church and breathe life into Christian leaders struggling in the valley of dry bones. --- Can These Bones is an offering of Faith & Leadership/Leadership Education at Duke ...
Ep 9 Yolanda Pierce: Why I became dean at Howard U. School of Divinity {Can These Bones}
March 06, 2018 17:23 - 45 minutes - 20.9 MBThe Rev. Dr. Yolanda Pierce, the new dean of the Howard University School of Divinity, talks with Bill Lamar about the holy work of administration, her identity as a Pentecostal, what it means to be a public intellectual, and the need for conversations about justice and reparations. -- About the podcast: Rev. Laura Everett and Rev. Bill Lamar ask fresh questions about leadership and the future of the church and breathe life into Christian leaders struggling in the valley of dry bones. ---...
Ep. 8 Marty St. George: Creating values-based culture at JetBlue {Can These Bones}
March 02, 2018 16:02 - 45 minutes - 20.9 MBMarty St. George, executive vice president for commercial and planning at JetBlue, talks with Laura Everett about the lessons Christian leaders can learn from the airline about creating a healthy organizational culture through team building, leadership training and talent cultivation. --- About the podcast: Rev. Laura Everett and Rev. Bill Lamar ask fresh questions about leadership and the future of the church and breathe life into Christian leaders struggling in the valley of dry bones. ...
Ep. 7 Daniel Black: Why black history is white history {Can These Bones}
February 21, 2018 21:09 - 50 minutes - 23.1 MBDaniel Black, an author and professor, talks with Bill Lamar about his novel “The Coming,” which is set during the middle passage; his commitment to the black church; and why "music does for the heart what reading does for the head." --- About the podcast: Rev. Laura Everett and Rev. Bill Lamar ask fresh questions about leadership and the future of the church and breathe life into Christian leaders struggling in the valley of dry bones. --- Can These Bones is an offering of Faith & Lea...
Ep. 1 Amy Butler: Stepping into the pulpit at Riverside {Can These Bones}
January 13, 2018 14:16 - 39 minutes - 18.3 MBRev. Dr. Amy Butler, the first woman to lead The Riverside Church in the City of New York, talks with Bill Lamar about facing sexism, the power of community, the influence of her native Hawaii, and the memoir she is writing. --- About the podcast: Rev. Laura Everett and the Rev. Bill Lamar ask fresh questions about leadership and the future of the church and breathe life into Christian leaders struggling in the valley of dry bones. --- Can These Bones is an offering of Faith & Leadership...
Ep. 2 Astead Herndon: Navigating a career as young reporter {Can These Bones}
January 09, 2018 20:45 - 46 minutes - 21.5 MBBoston Globe political reporter Astead Herndon talks to Laura Everett about parallels between the newspaper industry and the church, the barriers facing African-American journalists, how he uses social media, and covering the Trump White House. Update: Herndon will join the New York Times in May 2018. --- About the podcast: Rev. Laura Everett and the Rev. Bill Lamar ask fresh questions about leadership and the future of the church and breathe life into Christian leaders struggling in the v...
Ep. 6 Almeda Wright: Listening to Christian youth {Can These Bones}
January 09, 2018 19:19 - 48 minutes - 22.4 MBRev. Dr. Almeda M. Wright talks to Laura Everett about her training as an engineer and her work in youth ministry, as well as how the practice of deeply listening to young Christians influenced her book, “The Spiritual Lives of Young African Americans.” --- About the podcast: Rev. Laura Everett and the Rev. Bill Lamar ask fresh questions about leadership and the future of the church and breathe life into Christian leaders struggling in the valley of dry bones. --- Can These Bones is an ...
Ep. 5 Kate Bowler: Facing cancer with faith {Can These Bones}
January 09, 2018 19:14 - 40 minutes - 18.5 MBKate Bowler, Duke Divinity professor and author of “Everything Happens for a Reason,” talks to Bill Lamar about experiencing the presence of God while facing Stage 4 cancer and how it relates to her expertise in prosperity gospel. --- About the podcast: Rev. Laura Everett and the Rev. Bill Lamar ask fresh questions about leadership and the future of the church and breathe life into Christian leaders struggling in the valley of dry bones. --- Can These Bones is an offering of Faith & Lead...
Ep. 4 Gideon Tsang: Ups and downs of a church plant {Can These Bones}
January 09, 2018 19:06 - 32 minutes - 14.8 MBRev. Gideon Tsang, pastor at Vox Veniae in Austin, Texas, talks to Laura Everett about planting a church, discerning the needs of his community, some painful failures, and the risks and rewards of moving forward without a grand vision. --- About the podcast: Rev. Laura Everett and the Rev. Bill Lamar ask fresh questions about leadership and the future of the church and breathe life into Christian leaders struggling in the valley of dry bones. --- Can These Bones is an offering of Faith &...
Ep. 3 Albert Reyes: Working at Sprint as ministry prep {Can These Bones}
January 09, 2018 18:59 - 43 minutes - 19.9 MBAlbert Reyes, CEO of Buckner International, talks to Bill Lamar about why Christian leaders should learn management and leadership skills and what he learned on the job at Sprint, Baptist University of the Américas and Buckner, a global ministry for children and seniors. --- About the podcast: Rev. Laura Everett and the Rev. Bill Lamar ask fresh questions about leadership and the future of the church and breathe life into Christian leaders struggling in the valley of dry bones. --- Can T...