CCO Podcast
44 episodes - English - Latest episode: 8 months ago -What does it mean to serve Jesus Christ in every area of life?
We explore this theme with workshops recorded live at the Jubilee Conference in Pittsburgh. Workshops include thought-provoking conversation and wisdom on faith-filled topics and an invitation to think deeply about God's good creation and restoration of all things. Are you in?!
TRANSFORMING COLLEGE STUDENTS TO TRANSFORM THE WORLD
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Interpreting Your World: Five Lenses for Discerning Culture | Justin Ariel Bailey
August 18, 2023 13:51 - 56 minutes - 54.1 MBWhen I was a youth pastor, I once watched a student throw all his “secular” music into a river. I remember feeling conflicted about it. Did following Jesus really mean the replacement of everything he had previously loved? Is that how Christians are meant to relate to culture? This session offers an alternative, non-anxious approach to cultural engagement, one that is attentive to the hunger for meaning, beauty, and justice, and governed by gospel virtues of faith, love, and hope. Hosted ...
Staying Human in a World of Devices | Amy Crouch
August 03, 2023 19:00 - 53 minutes - 50.7 MBOur lives are mediated by technology—jobs, relationships, and spiritual lives can all be conducted via screen. And it's hard to imagine life any other way. Try as we might, few of us will be going back to the 19th century any time soon...nor might we want to. But for all its benefits, tech can easily take over; its promises of an easy life can take away our abilities to attend, consider, and love. And in a world of algorithms that target our subconscious, it's ever harder to make conscious ...
Addressing Injustice Within the Criminal Justice System: How Should Christians Respond? | Jane Collins of Prison Fellowship
June 09, 2022 14:03 - 36 minutes - 52 MBAll people are created in God's image and no life is beyond God's reach. Through Jesus' trial, execution, and resurrection, we have all been offered hope and a new purpose for life. This amazing awakening of hope and life purpose allows those who once broke the law to be transformed, replacing the cycle of crime with a cycle of renewal. Prisoners often face many injustices before, during, and after incarceration. As Christians, we must learn how to respond and take a stand for justice that re...
Sabbath or Die (2022 edition) | Justin McRoberts
May 25, 2022 20:40 - 59 minutes - 82.7 MBIf you want to do what you love and love what you do long-term, you’ll have to learn how to NOT do it. Join us to explore these questions and more: What does it look like for you to rest? How do you implement and maintain a regular pattern of rest? What can and should you do on a Sabbath day? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
What to Do Creatively in an Endless Sea of Possibilities? | Scott Erickson
August 09, 2021 14:13 - 30 minutes - 27.5 MBWhen everything is possible, how can you decide on anything? Artist and Curator of Awesomeness, Scott Erickson discusses some helpful limitations to apply to your life to help you get to the work you want to be making in the world. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
“It’s Your Job to Change People” and Other Lies I Believed as a Social Worker | Dara DeChellis
August 02, 2021 15:03 - 33 minutes - 36.8 MBSocial work is hard. Social workers need to be equipped with tools to go into a field filled with trauma, hurt, and oppressive systems. Jesus didn't come to encourage people to take bubble baths in an effort of self-care. He came so that we would "not be conformed to the patterns of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of our mind." During this workshop, dissect the lies that are often fed to helpers, and take a dive into several scripture verses that can help us think about soci...
Joining the Mission of God through Social Work and Therapy | Bethany Snoke
August 02, 2021 15:02 - 30 minutes - 27.5 MBWhat does it look like practically to live into the biblical narrative in the “helping professions”? Bethany will share her personal experiences, explain how the gospel narrative applies to therapy and social work, and spend time exploring how to discern if you are called into similar work. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Honoring God in Government | Katie Thompson, Katherine Sikma, Eugene Schneeberg, & Emily Fromke
August 02, 2021 15:01 - 55 minutes - 57.1 MBIs it possible to honor God as a government official? Can you promote justice as a public servant? Come hear from past and current government officials at both the local and federal level about why the answer to both these questions is a resounding "Yes"! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mission-Driven Entrepreneurship: Aura's Mission to Restore the World's Emotional Health | Steve Lee
July 29, 2021 20:55 - 44 minutes - 47 MBSteve, Co-founder & CEO of Aura Health, has unexpectedly become an entrepreneur by listening to God; with a pre-med background, he ended up co-founding a software company with his brother to improve the world's emotional health. Steve shares his view of why mission-driven entrepreneurship is important, the challenges he has faced, and why you should always carefully listen to what God may be telling you. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mission-Driven Entrepreneurship: Aura's Mission to Restore the World's Emotional Health
July 29, 2021 20:55 - 44 minutes - 47 MBSteve, Co-founder & CEO of Aura Health, has unexpectedly become an entrepreneur by listening to God; with a pre-med background, he ended up co-founding a software company with his brother to improve the world's emotional health. Steve shares his view of why mission-driven entrepreneurship is important, the challenges he has faced, and why you should always carefully listen to what God may be telling you. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Learning to Teach & Teaching to Learn: A Life of Continuous Learning
July 15, 2021 02:30 - 44 minutes - 47 MBJoin Tasha for a discussion around education and continuous learning. Whether you are interested in an aspect of education in the classroom, in the lecture hall, or in the community room, this will be a time you don't want to miss! Participants will reflect on authentic, continuous life-long learning, and how we can serve our Rabbi through that process. Whether you want to be a life-long teacher or a life-long learner, we will discuss how you cannot embody one without the other. Bring quest...
Learning to Teach & Teaching to Learn: A Life of Continuous Learning | Tasha Ryals
July 15, 2021 02:30 - 44 minutes - 47 MBJoin Tasha for a discussion around education and continuous learning. Whether you are interested in an aspect of education in the classroom, in the lecture hall, or in the community room, this will be a time you don't want to miss! Participants will reflect on authentic, continuous life-long learning, and how we can serve our Rabbi through that process. Whether you want to be a life-long teacher or a life-long learner, we will discuss how you cannot embody one without the other. Bring quest...
Working with Words: How to Speak the Truth when No One Believes in Truth | Dr. Alan Noble
July 09, 2021 13:21 - 41 minutes - 44 MBWe have more texts to read and more media for writing than at any other point in human history, and yet we struggle more than ever to understand and persuade one another. At the center of this tension is our epistemological crisis--a crisis of meaning and truth that has profound political, social, and theological implications. The challenge for contemporary Christians is how to effectively write and speak the truth when everyone is skeptical, cynical, and ironic. Hosted on Acast. See acast....
Sports and the Kingdom of God | Patricia Sun
July 02, 2021 14:57 - 39 minutes - 42.7 MBEvery year, the sports industry brings in billions of dollars, and nearly 75% of youth in America participate in at least one sport. This past year, we've seen sports go through major shifts as COVID-19 forced changes in sports patterns and the intersection between sports and activism came fully into the spotlight. But where do sports intersect with the Kingdom of God? And what does it look like to glorify God through sports? Even though Patricia had zero experience in athletics growing up, s...
The Lifetime Call to Education | Vincent Bacote
June 10, 2021 23:21 - 44 minutes - 47 MBWe often think of vocation as connected to “job” or “career,” and while that is one part of God’s call on our lives, we are invited to respond in a much broader manner. This workshop will include both a personal story of a call to education as a career, along with discussion of the common call to all of us to be perpetual students and perpetual educators. God calls us to keep learning and to keep “passing it on.” Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Christ, Wind Turbines, and Aircraft Engines | Kevin Kinzie
June 10, 2021 21:40 - 35 minutes - 38.7 MBCan your faith in Jesus Christ really make you a better engineer? Absolutely! And a better doctor, business leader, teacher, mechanic, restaurant worker—or whatever is your day job. But your faith doesn't impact your vocation automatically. You have to understand how your faith works in the workplace. Just like education and training in your college major, it takes learning, practice, and intentionality to let your faith in Jesus be the thing that navigates you through your career. In this wo...
Science & Faith in the Time of COVID-19 | Ben McFarland
June 10, 2021 20:16 - 48 minutes - 50.8 MBCOVID-19 challenged us to reveal what we really believe in, and it changed life away from normal in a way that continues to this day. Trusting God in the face of so much uncertainty requires faith in every area of life and in all kinds of vocations, including laboratory research. Join Ben McFarland, a professor in biochemistry and structural immunology at a Christian university, as he looks back on how God’s nature and faithfulness showed itself through the consistent science of viruses and ...
Caring For, and Beyond, the Body | Jessica Haley
June 03, 2021 19:59 - 46 minutes - 48.8 MBJesus healed people. Paul was healed as part of his conversion to Christianity. And the whole arc of the gospel is that God is healing and redeeming the world. It is no mistake that in Genesis, God completes his creation by breathing life into a body—our bodies—and therefore, our health matters to God. So where do we fit into God's story as future healers and healthcare workers? Is there anything unique about working for the health of others as a Christian? In this session, we will explore ...
Beauty + Justice | Haejin Shim
May 25, 2021 14:02 - 42 minutes - 45.7 MBThis workshop will explore the following topics and questions: Did law exist before the Fall or was it a result of the Fall? What is the definition of justice? What is the relationship, if any, between beauty and justice? Why are we called to seek justice? How can we love our God and neighbors as a lawyer? How do we navigate the current world as a lawyer? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Living Art | Justin McRoberts
May 20, 2021 15:50 - 51 minutes - 53.2 MBThis workshop will help you reframe your passions, talents, and dreams into plans. You will leave with tools and motivation to frame a life more rooted in what you're designed to do rather than just what you're "supposed to" do. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Redemptive Entrepreneurship: Practicing Creative Restoration through Sacrifice | Jon Hart
May 14, 2021 13:36 - 34 minutes - 37.7 MBAs a society, we have never been more cynical, or more hopeful. We seem to want to escape the world and transform it—all at once. We’ve shifted our trust away from most institutions and leaders. In this crisis of hope, Redemptive Entrepreneurship is the antidote to believing in nothing but ourselves. Redemptive is leading ventures that reach beyond best practices and ethical baselines. Redemptive is surrendered ambition and cultural renewal for the sake of others. Redemptive is loving God a...
Name it, Claim it, All of Life Redeemed with Timotheus Pope
September 30, 2020 20:45 - 48 minutes - 66.2 MBWhile our main issues are not our identity, our identity is usually our main issue. In this sports-crazed, fame-and-fortune, clout-driven, name-dropping society, we all desire to be known, loved, embraced, and accepted…especially athletes. Big games, large crowds, loud screams, air time, and name recognition are dreams come true—until they’re not. Injuries, illnesses, and personal issues can quickly turn a dream season into a living nightmare. Our issues try to take the place of our identity...
Name it, Claim it, All of Life Redeemed with
September 30, 2020 20:45 - 48 minutes - 66.2 MBWhile our main issues are not our identity, our identity is usually our main issue. In this sports-crazed, fame-and-fortune, clout-driven, name-dropping society, we all desire to be known, loved, embraced, and accepted…especially athletes. Big games, large crowds, loud screams, air time, and name recognition are dreams come true—until they’re not. Injuries, illnesses, and personal issues can quickly turn a dream season into a living nightmare. Our issues try to take the place of our identity...
Following Jesus in Science and in College | Catherine Crouch
September 28, 2020 16:17 - 51 minutes - 35.1 MBColleges and universities offer amazing opportunities and challenges for followers of Jesus to grow in and live out their faith, both for students and professors. In the first part of this workshop, Catherine shares her own story of being a scientist and a professor at a liberal arts college, focusing on how she is trying to live out her faith through my work and how being in this role has pushed her to grow in faith. In the second part, workshop participants had the opportunity to reflect on...
Faith, Tech & Ai
September 21, 2020 22:44 - 1 hour - 42.1 MBArtificial Intelligence is here. Its impact will be bigger than the Second Industrial Revolution. Every aspect of the lives of every person on the planet will be touched by this revolution. As Christians—even if you’re not an aspiring computer scientist, and particularly if you are—we need to understand the changes that are taking place and how we can bring the salt and light of our Christian faith to AI. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Called: How to know if You're Called to Ministry & What to Do About it
September 09, 2020 19:22 - 38 minutes - 26.6 MBHow do you know if you are being “called” to vocational ministry? While many of us long for a direct word from God like the prophets received, we rarely get anything of the sort. In this workshop, we will talk about how you can discern a calling to ministry, whether that be with the CCO or some other ministry context. We will also help you think about next steps, whether you are in the process of discernment or in motion towards a particular calling. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy f...
Telling The Story: Faith, Truth, and Writing Well
September 02, 2020 16:46 - 56 minutes - 38.6 MBIn today's techno-environment, people are particularly hungry for authentic, clear communication that doesn't depend on emojis to evoke the powerful truths that unite us as human beings. Illustrated by wild stories from interviews with people of faith all over the world, this workshop considers the Big Story of the Gospel as the foundation for our own understanding of what writing well actually is, and some practical ideas about how to do it well. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for...
In Our Day: Contending for Revival on Every Campus | Jamie Donne
August 24, 2020 19:02 - 48 minutes - 33.5 MBThe Bible invites us to an abundant life, which includes God moving beyond what we can imagine. What if God wants to use you to spark a revival on college campuses? How can we see the realities of Scripture made manifest on our campuses? We will catch a vision for our future by remembering about how God launched national revivals in the past through college students. How can we partner with God in prayer to see another movement renewed in our day, on our campuses? Can we really see every st...
Dispelling Myths about Calling and Career | Paige Wiley, Luke Bobo
August 24, 2020 18:53 - 41 minutes - 28.7 MBPaige Wiley and Luke Bobo are the authors of Worked Up: Navigating Calling After College, a resource for students bridging the gap from college to career. Highlighting a few key selections from the book, this workshop will dispel common myths surrounding work, career, and calling, while exploring how the Gospel breathes new life into the world of work. Whether you’re navigating a call to ministry, marketplace, or mission, we pray that this time will offer you a foundation of truth as you mov...
How to be a Christian in an Election Year (& Not Hate Everybody)
August 19, 2020 14:56 - 58 minutes - 39.9 MBDo you find yourself wishing that political campaigns would disappear? Do you wonder how Christians are supposed to engage in something that seems so corrupt and broken? Does your vote even matter? How can you talk politics with people who don’t see things the way you do. If these are your questions, we’ve got answers, from a panel of committed partisans and independents. Stephanie Summers & Center for Public Justice Panel Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Tell Better Stories
August 05, 2020 17:44 - 54 minutes - 37.1 MBHow does your faith impact your vocation? I’m not actually sure it does. But I am positive it impacts how you carry yourself, how you perform, and the effect you have on your colleagues. There are endless possibilities of jobs you can do, but the narratives that shape how you see yourself and others will determine the legacy your life work will leave. It all starts with telling good stories with our lives. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Name it Claim it, All of life Redeemed with Timotheus Pope
August 05, 2020 16:39 - 48 minutes - 33.6 MBWhile our main issues are not our identity, our identity is usually our main issue. In this sports-crazed, fame-and-fortune, clout-driven, name-dropping society, we all desire to be known, loved, embraced, and accepted…especially athletes. Big games, large crowds, loud screams, air time, and name recognition are dreams come true—until they’re not. Injuries, illnesses, and personal issues can quickly turn a dream season into a living nightmare. Our issues try to take the place of our identity,...
Who do you think you are? | Rachel Hunka
July 27, 2020 17:54 - 47 minutes - 32.4 MBAs we navigate through life, we encounter situations and people that can cause us to crumble or help us find our grit. The difference between getting stuck and moving forward is often found in whether we have rooted ourselves in persona or identity. Join us as we decipher where we have built up false identities and find ways to discover who God has created each of us to be. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Say Yes: A Liturgy of Not Giving Up on Yourself | Scott Erickson
July 15, 2020 14:35 - 59 minutes - 40.7 MBJuxtaposing story-teaching, crowd participation, humor, and image curation, artist Scott Erickson walks us through the very personal and universal conversation about the death of a dream and the overwhelming voice of Giving Up in our lives. “Say Yes: A Liturgy of Not Giving Up on Yourself” is a multi-sensory experience that reveals this moment not as an ending, but as a sacred doorway into a much deeper invitation to our hopes, vocation, and existence itself. Hosted on Acast. See acast.co...
Fashioning Faith: How Fashion Shapes Our Everyday Lives | Robert Covolo
July 09, 2020 15:27 - 53 minutes - 36.4 MBFashion might seem superficial, but is it? This session offers an eye-opening discussion on how fashion touches every aspect of our lives—from politics, art, and identity, to what it means to be human. Taking as its starting point things that make up our everyday lives—what we wear, a trip to the mall, the latest style—our discussion will explore how these mundane practices are attached to a myriad of deeper assumptions in our late modern world. How does the Apostle Paul’s call for Christian...
Faith, Vocation & The Work Place with David Kinnaman
July 08, 2020 14:14 - 1 hour - 41.8 MBLearn how careers in the social sciences can be a calling. Hear from David Kinnaman, president of the social research company Barna Group, about how he got into research, what lessons you should be prepared to learn along the way, practical steps you can take to get into the field, and how to find your calling in this sector. Come prepared to ask questions and dialogue! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Medicine in 2020: Healing Moral Injuries | Julia Wattacheril
June 30, 2020 17:50 - 1 hour - 50.3 MBAs a follow-up to her 2017 workshop “Survive or Thrive: Transformation is Possible, Even in Healthcare,” Dr. Wattacheril will provide a framework for exploring the moral injury associated with working in healthcare. Join her to discuss helpful spiritual tools for resilience and growth within and beyond the academic environment. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Why I Left Mission Work to Become a Lawyer | Justin Whitmel Earley
June 22, 2020 17:59 - 43 minutes - 30.2 MBTen years ago I was a missionary in China. Now I am a full-time business lawyer and part-time author. This is my story about why work matters, how to do it well, and how to find a calling without being paralyzed by choices. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Redemptive Entrepreneurship: Participating in God's Renewal in All Spheres of Culture | Jon Hart
May 22, 2020 18:48 - 38 minutes - 26.7 MBAs a society, we have never been more cynical, or more hopeful. We seem to want to escape the world and transform it, all at once. We’ve shifted our trust away from most institutions and leaders. In this crisis of hope, redemption is the antidote to believing in nothing but ourselves. Redemptive entrepreneurship is creating new ventures—be it businesses, nonprofits, or social enterprises—that reach beyond best practices and ethical baselines. Redemptive leadership is surrendered ambition a...
Sabbath or Die (but seriously though) | Justin McRoberts
May 18, 2020 17:33 - 1 hour - 42 MBHow do you create a pattern of rest in your busy life? What can you do on your Sabbath day? Do you have to take a Sabbath on Sundays? Or do Wednesdays work? If you want to do important and life-giving work over the course of your life, you will have to learn to NOT do that work. Rest is woven into the fabric of God's world and ...well...Sabbath keeping is a commandment. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Little Low Heavens: Toward a Christian Social Witness | Jake Meador
May 18, 2020 14:53 - 40 minutes - 27.7 MBJohn Ruskin said that the only wealth is life. If that is so, ours is an impoverished world—climate change and bad farming practices are eating away at the life of the world. Abortion and an indifference to family destroy the life of human communities. In this workshop, we'll talk about what an alternative society could look like—a society ordered toward peace and the promotion of life. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Be an agent for justice that restores | Krista Oritz
May 08, 2020 18:35 - 44 minutes - 30.4 MBDid you know that one in three Americans have a criminal record and face more than 44,000 legal barriers to second chances after they have paid their debt to society? The impact of crime and incarceration reaches every community across the nation—so how can followers of Jesus take action to promote peace and restoration? During this session, learn how to put your faith into action for justice reform on your college campus, including becoming a Justice Advocate or Justice Ambassador for Prison...
Slow Down + Be Quiet | Linda Leon
April 30, 2020 17:11 - 53 minutes - 37 MBDoes your life feel like a whirlwind? Busyness and noise do not have to define your days. Join us to learn about spiritual practices that will incorporate rest and quiet into your life. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Identity + Self Worth | Austin Gentry
April 30, 2020 16:56 - 52 minutes - 35.8 MBWho are you? What is your foundation in life? What do you fall back on when everything else falls apart? This session will explore what it means to truly find your identity in Christ rather than in romance, grades, career, status, or friend circles. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.