The Cartographers
243 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 2 months ago - ★★★★★ - 50 ratingsWelcome to The Cartographers, a podcast to help Christian leaders map a changing cultural landscape in the 21st century. Join us, Bryce Hales and Ashley Hales, Pastor and PhD, as we explore with our guests how to cultivate fruitful and resilient lives and communities.
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22: A Special Announcement
October 30, 2019 13:29 - 7 minutesIn this interlude, Ashley Hales introduces one small step to push back against the consumerism that wants to form us in its image AND an invitation to a special series on place coming up in November with Brandon J. O’Brien, Dennae Pierre, and Jose Humphreys. Right now, be entered to win a free book bundle on place: fill out your form here! Share with your friends! SHARE In November, get a chance to win one of over 100 books given away on place! Head to aahales.com/giveaway “Our loves are actu...
#22 Catherine McNiel on Practices to Awaken to Hope in the Chaos
October 23, 2019 11:00 - 30 minutesIt’s hard to see the deeper things when life is full and busy. In this conversation with Catherine McNiel, we talk about how we can be awakened to God’s presence in creation. We’re invited to see God move in our actual, concrete reality — in the beauty and in the decay and despair. This isn’t a garden-variety book (or conversation). She says, “if we’re not tempted by despair, I don’t think what we’re experiencing is actually hope.” Listen in to a wonderful conversation and win a free book to...
21: Catherine McNiel on Practices of Hope in Chaos
October 23, 2019 11:00 - 30 minutesIt’s hard to see the deeper things when life is full and busy. In this conversation with Catherine McNiel, we talk about how we can be awakened to God’s presence in creation. We’re invited to see God move in our actual, concrete reality — in the beauty and in the decay and despair. This isn’t a garden-variety book (or conversation). She says, “if we’re not tempted by despair, I don’t think what we’re experiencing is actually hope.” Listen in to a wonderful conversation and win a free book too...
#21 Mike Cosper on Developing a Christian Imagination
October 16, 2019 11:00 - 37 minutesOn this episode I chat with Mike Cosper about everything from great sentences, to mental illness, leaving church ministry, to the Enneagram and how to develop a Christian imagination. It’s a fruitful conversation that we hope helps you connect the dots between the things that really matter and your everyday, holy life. (Bonus! You can also listen to me on Mike’s podcast, Cultivated here). Mike Cosper is the author of several books, including Recapturing the Wonder, Rhythms of Grace, and Fait...
20: Mike Cosper on Developing a Christian Imagination
October 16, 2019 11:00 - 37 minutesOn this episode I chat with Mike Cosper about everything from great sentences, to mental illness, leaving church ministry, to the Enneagram and how to develop a Christian imagination. It’s a fruitful conversation that we hope helps you connect the dots between the things that really matter and your everyday, holy life. (Bonus! You can also listen to me on Mike’s podcast, Cultivated here). Mike Cosper is the author of several books, including Recapturing the Wonder, Rhythms of Grace, and Faith...
#20 Seth Haines on Addiction + Sobriety of the Soul
October 09, 2019 10:00 - 34 minutesIt’s easier to numb ourselves than feel our pain. This helpful and insightful interview with Seth Haines (author of Coming Clean and the forthcoming The Book of Waking Up) shows us a way forward. We talk about so much: addiction, sobriety, political polarization, rhetoric, the church, and parenting. Don’t miss this one! LINKS Preorder Seth’s new book coming in January: The Book of Waking Up: https://amzn.to/2po4hUe Seth’s book, Coming Clean: https://amzn.to/2oA7gsz Seth’s website: http://...
19: Seth Haines on Addiction + Sobriety of the Soul
October 09, 2019 10:00 - 34 minutesIt’s easier to numb ourselves than feel our pain. This helpful and insightful interview with Seth Haines (author of Coming Clean and the forthcoming The Book of Waking Up) shows us a way forward. We talk about so much: addiction, sobriety, political polarization, rhetoric, the church, and parenting. Don’t miss this one! LINKS Preorder Seth’s new book coming in January: The Book of Waking Up: https://amzn.to/2po4hUe Seth’s book, Coming Clean: https://amzn.to/2oA7gsz Seth’s website: http://www....
#19 Aubrey Sampson on Developing the Language and Faith to Lament
October 02, 2019 09:00 - 30 minutesWe talk about pain, suffering and lament and where to find hope in this episode with Aubrey Sampson. If you feel like you’re praying to the ceiling fan or can’t find God, then this episode is for you. This is a rich conversation that will help you develop a vocabulary for pain and lament. If you’ve lost someone, are disappointed, have chronic pain, or know someone who does, please have a listen. Aubrey is a church planter and the director of discipleship and equipping at Renewal Church, the ...
18: Aubrey Sampson on Developing the Language and Faith to Lament
October 02, 2019 09:00 - 30 minutesWe talk about pain, suffering and lament and where to find hope in this episode with Aubrey Sampson. If you feel like you’re praying to the ceiling fan or can’t find God, then this episode is for you. This is a rich conversation that will help you develop a vocabulary for pain and lament. If you’ve lost someone, are disappointed, have chronic pain, or know someone who does, please have a listen. Aubrey is a church planter and the director of discipleship and equipping at Renewal Church, the a...
#18 Cara Meredith on Starting Conversations Around Race
September 26, 2019 02:54 - 28 minutesConversations around race and justice can be hard, vulnerable, and polarizing. Yet because we believe God created all of us as image bearers of himself, we need to enter in. So many people don’t have the tools to know how to navigate those conversations well. Cara Meredith is a great conversation partner as we talk through issues of race and justice and how her marriage to the son of black Civil Rights icon shaped her future. LINKS Article Cara mentioned about diverse friendships around the...
17: Cara Meredith on Starting Conversations Around Race
September 26, 2019 02:54 - 28 minutesConversations around race and justice can be hard, vulnerable, and polarizing. Yet because we believe God created all of us as image bearers of himself, we need to enter in. So many people don’t have the tools to know how to navigate those conversations well. Cara Meredith is a great conversation partner as we talk through issues of race and justice and how her marriage to the son of black Civil Rights icon shaped her future. LINKS Article Cara mentioned about diverse friendships around their...
#17 Casey Tygrett on the Redemption of Soul Memories
September 17, 2019 09:00 - 34 minutesWe’re connecting the dots between the things that really matter and our everyday, ordinary lives. Today, I sit down with Casey Tygrett to talk about memories. We talk about how they influence our lives and communities and how God might be inviting us into a larger story of redemption through spiritual practices. It’s a wide-ranging conversation — from memories of God’s people in the bible, to how God might make our memories sacred again, and how pain fits into the picture. Plus we talk about...
16: Casey Tygrett on the Redemption of Soul Memories
September 17, 2019 09:00 - 34 minutesWe’re connecting the dots between the things that really matter and our everyday, ordinary lives. Today, I sit down with Casey Tygrett to talk about memories. We talk about how they influence our lives and communities and how God might be inviting us into a larger story of redemption through spiritual practices. It’s a wide-ranging conversation — from memories of God’s people in the bible, to how God might make our memories sacred again, and how pain fits into the picture. Plus we talk about ...
#16 Patrice Gopo on the Intersection of Place, Race, and Faith
July 10, 2019 09:00 - 34 minutesWe don’t often think about how our places shape us and our stories. We often think of our places as a backdrop to all the living we do, just the context for how we’ll move about in the world. We don’t clearly articulate how places shape our souls. My guest today has a particularly helpful take on place — partly because she’s lived on different continents as a minority and has learned how to navigate majority cultures. She’s lovely to talk to and offers us so much wisdom (and stories) about ...
15: Patrice Gopo on the Intersection of Place, Race, and Faith
July 10, 2019 09:00 - 34 minutesWe don’t often think about how our places shape us and our stories. We often think of our places as a backdrop to all the living we do, just the context for how we’ll move about in the world. We don’t clearly articulate how places shape our souls. My guest today has a particularly helpful take on place — partly because she’s lived on different continents as a minority and has learned how to navigate majority cultures. She’s lovely to talk to and offers us so much wisdom (and stories) about h...
#15 Lore Ferguson Wilbert on The Goodness of Bodies
July 02, 2019 09:00 - 33 minutesIf you’re someone who struggles to know how our bodies fit into our faith, this conversation is for you. There’s so much around the idea of touch in the church and in our culture that feels like a landmine. While we can be tempted to believe we’re brains on sticks or disembodied souls, Jesus came as a man to show us the power and ministry of touch. You’ll want to listen in this week to hear Lore’s wisdom about embodied faith, touch, and her new book releasing in 2020, Handle with Care. ...
14: Lore Ferguson Wilbert on The Goodness of Bodies
July 02, 2019 09:00 - 33 minutesIf you’re someone who struggles to know how our bodies fit into our faith, this conversation is for you. There’s so much around the idea of touch in the church and in our culture that feels like a landmine. While we can be tempted to believe we’re brains on sticks or disembodied souls, Jesus came as a man to show us the power and ministry of touch. You’ll want to listen in this week to hear Lore’s wisdom about embodied faith, touch, and her new book releasing in 2020, Handle with Care. Lor...
#14 Shawn Smucker on Choosing Presence in a Busy Culture
June 25, 2019 09:00 - 30 minutesSometimes when we’re in the thralls of our normal routines, our roles in our families and in our neighborhoods, it’s hard to stop and pay attention. Shawn Smucker, author, husband, and busy father to 6, talks with us about what it looks like to choose presence from cross-cultural friendships with a refugee and with his own family. Here’s a bit more about Shawn: He lives in Lancaster, PA with his wife, Maile, and his 6 children. He’s the author of The Day the Angels Fell, The Edge of Over Th...
13: Shawn Smucker on Choosing Presence in a Busy Culture
June 25, 2019 09:00 - 30 minutesSometimes when we’re in the thralls of our normal routines, our roles in our families and in our neighborhoods, it’s hard to stop and pay attention. Shawn Smucker, author, husband, and busy father to 6, talks with us about what it looks like to choose presence from cross-cultural friendships with a refugee and with his own family. Here’s a bit more about Shawn: He lives in Lancaster, PA with his wife, Maile, and his 6 children. He’s the author of The Day the Angels Fell, The Edge of Over The...
12: Michelle DeRusha on the Life-Changing Habit of Quiet
June 18, 2019 10:00 - 34 minutesThis a great conversation on quiet, stillness, habits, and brain neural pathways. You’ll love learning about why our brains react against stillness and quiet. even task-positive network and default mode network in the brain and how this all fits into how we connect with God. A Massachusetts native, Michelle DeRusha moved to Nebraska in 2001, where she discovered the Great Plains, grasshoppers the size of Cornish hens ... and God. She writes about listening to your soul speak at michellederus...
#13 Michelle DeRusha on the Life-Changing Habit of Quiet
June 18, 2019 10:00 - 34 minutesThis a great conversation on quiet, stillness, habits, and brain neural pathways. You’ll love learning about why our brains react against stillness and quiet. even task-positive network and default mode network in the brain and how this all fits into how we connect with God. A Massachusetts native, Michelle DeRusha moved to Nebraska in 2001, where she discovered the Great Plains, grasshoppers the size of Cornish hens ... and God. She writes about listening to your soul speak at michellederu...
11: Darryl Dash on 3 Habits for Spiritual Growth
June 11, 2019 10:00 - 33 minutesDarryl Dash is pastor of Liberty Grace Church in Toronto, and author of *How to Grow: Applying the Gospel to All of Your Life*. He is also cofounder of Gospel for Life and director of Advance Church Planting Institute. He has a Doctor of Ministry degree from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, and has over 25 years of ministry experience. Darryl is married to Charlene and has two adult children: Christy and Josiah. You can find Darryl online at DashHouse.com. WORKS MENTIONED Darryl Dash’s bo...
#12 Darryl Dash on 3 Habits for Spiritual Growth
June 11, 2019 10:00 - 33 minutesDarryl Dash is pastor of Liberty Grace Church in Toronto, and author of *How to Grow: Applying the Gospel to All of Your Life*. He is also cofounder of Gospel for Life and director of Advance Church Planting Institute. He has a Doctor of Ministry degree from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, and has over 25 years of ministry experience. Darryl is married to Charlene and has two adult children: Christy and Josiah. You can find Darryl online at DashHouse.com. WORKS MENTIONED Darryl Dash’s ...
10: Suburban bootcamp: Hospitality for Busy People
January 22, 2019 10:00 - 18 minutesOn this second edition of a “Suburban Bootcamp,” Bryce and Ashley Hales talk together about how the gospel reorients our relationships vertically with God and horizontally with others. So how do we make the mental shift from the allure of convenience to moving outwards towards others? Hospitality flows from God who has made room for us — seen most clearly in the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus. Ashley posed a few helpful diagnostic questions as we think about hospitality and making ...
#10 Suburban bootcamp 2 -- Hospitality for Busy People
January 22, 2019 10:00 - 18 minutesOn this second edition of a “Suburban Bootcamp,” Bryce and Ashley Hales talk together about how the gospel reorients our relationships vertically with God and horizontally with others. So how do we make the mental shift from the allure of convenience to moving outwards towards others? Hospitality flows from God who has made room for us — seen most clearly in the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus. Ashley posed a few helpful diagnostic questions as we think about hospitality and makin...
#9 Suburban Bootcamp 1
January 15, 2019 15:04 - 18 minutesIt’s 2019! Welcome back to The Finding Holy Podcast, where we connect the dots between the things that matter and your everyday, holy life. Before we kick off season 2, we’re going to have a three-week interlude. During these three weeks, I sit down with my husband and pastor, Bryce Hales, and we host a little suburban boot camp. It’s short. It’s sweet and it will give you some concrete action to take. This first session we talk about the allure of convenience and how consumerism has infi...
9: Suburban Bootcamp
January 15, 2019 15:04 - 18 minutesIt’s 2019! Welcome back to The Finding Holy Podcast, where we connect the dots between the things that matter and your everyday, holy life. Before we kick off season 2, we’re going to have a three-week interlude. During these three weeks, I sit down with my husband and pastor, Bryce Hales, and we host a little suburban boot camp. It’s short. It’s sweet and it will give you some concrete action to take. This first session we talk about the allure of convenience and how consumerism has infilt...
8: Sam Wheatley on the spirituality of parking in New York City
December 18, 2018 09:00 - 29 minutesMy guest this week is Rev. Sam Wheatley, who we met when he was our pastor in Salt Lake city, UT. Whereas we’ve moved on to church planting in the SoCal suburbs, Sam and his wife Kate have moved back to NYC. Sam is the Executive Pastor of Redeemer Presbyterian Church Downtown. He and his wife, Kate, have three grown children. Places form our loves. They also form our habits. I’d noticed how Sam was chronicling his new life in NYC on Instagram and how moving the car had become a spiritual spac...
#8 Sam Wheatley on the spirituality of parking in New York City
December 18, 2018 09:00 - 29 minutesMy guest this week is Rev. Sam Wheatley, who we met when he was our pastor in Salt Lake city, UT. Whereas we’ve moved on to church planting in the SoCal suburbs, Sam and his wife Kate have moved back to NYC. Sam is the Executive Pastor of Redeemer Presbyterian Church Downtown. He and his wife, Kate, have three grown children. Places form our loves. They also form our habits. I’d noticed how Sam was chronicling his new life in NYC on Instagram and how moving the car had become a spiritual sp...
7: Hannah Anderson on having your feet in two worlds
December 11, 2018 09:00 - 34 minutesMy guest today lives in rural Appalachia -- probably not a spot most of my listeners live in. The temptation could be to skip this episode because you don’t live in a rural spot. Maybe you live in the city or suburbs or a small town. But here’s the thing -- no matter where we live, we have to figure out how to live in that place well and there’s lots of crossovers between Appalachia and the suburbs. So listen in. My guest today on Episode 7 is Hannah Anderson. We talk about living as an outs...
#7 Hannah Anderson on having your feet in two worlds
December 11, 2018 09:00 - 34 minutesMy guest today lives in rural Appalachia -- probably not a spot most of my listeners live in. The temptation could be to skip this episode because you don’t live in a rural spot. Maybe you live in the city or suburbs or a small town. But here’s the thing -- no matter where we live, we have to figure out how to live in that place well and there’s lots of crossovers between Appalachia and the suburbs. So listen in. My guest today on Episode 7 is Hannah Anderson. We talk about living as an outs...
#6 Micha Boyett on seeing the world as Jesus sees it
December 04, 2018 08:25 - 33 minutesYou’ll love this interview with author and activist Micha Boyett. She and her family live in San Francisco, CA. Micha Boyett, author of Found, talks motherhood, raising a son with Down Syndrome, and what it looks like to be a good neighbor in San Francisco. Don’t miss her helpful tips on practicing to see the way Jesus sees -- even when you’re in the school pick-up line. Here’s a bit more about our guest: Micha Boyett is a poet, activist and author of the book, Found: A Story of Questions...
6: Micha Boyett on Seeing like Jesus
December 04, 2018 08:25 - 33 minutesYou’ll love this interview with author and activist Micha Boyett. She and her family live in San Francisco, CA. Micha Boyett, author of Found, talks motherhood, raising a son with Down Syndrome, and what it looks like to be a good neighbor in San Francisco. Don’t miss her helpful tips on practicing to see the way Jesus sees -- even when you’re in the school pick-up line. Here’s a bit more about our guest: Micha Boyett is a poet, activist and author of the book, Found: A Story of Questions, Gr...
5: Russ Ramsey on How Story Forms Us
November 27, 2018 09:00 - 33 minutesMy guest for Episode 5 is Russ Ramsey. Russ Ramsey is the pastor of Christ Presbyterian Church Cool Springs in Nashville, Tennessee, where he lives with his wife and four children. He grew up in the fields of Indiana and studied at Taylor University and Covenant Theological Seminary (MDiv, ThM). Russ is the author of the Retelling the Story Series (IVP, 2018) and Struck: One Christian’s Reflections on Encountering Death (IVP, 2017). In Episode 5, we talk about the best burrito restaurant in N...
#5 Russ Ramsey on How Story Forms Us
November 27, 2018 09:00 - 33 minutesMy guest for Episode 5 is Russ Ramsey. Russ Ramsey is the pastor of Christ Presbyterian Church Cool Springs in Nashville, Tennessee, where he lives with his wife and four children. He grew up in the fields of Indiana and studied at Taylor University and Covenant Theological Seminary (MDiv, ThM). Russ is the author of the Retelling the Story Series (IVP, 2018) and Struck: One Christian’s Reflections on Encountering Death (IVP, 2017). In Episode 5, we talk about the best burrito restaurant in ...
4: Bronwyn Lea on Staying Put
November 20, 2018 09:00 - 36 minutesIn Episode 4, I sit down with Bronwyn Lea. Bronwyn Lea is originally from South Africa and brings a unique perspective to American listeners, not just on America, but on the way the places we live shape our lives. Bronwyn Lea is an author, speaker, activist, and most recently, editorial curator for Propel Sophia. She loves Jesus, puns, her home country of South Africa, her adopted country of the US, her endlessly patient husband, her three goofy kids, wisdom and justice, seeing women thrive i...
#4 Bronwyn Lea on staying put
November 20, 2018 09:00 - 36 minutesIn Episode 4, I sit down with Bronwyn Lea. Bronwyn Lea is originally from South Africa and brings a unique perspective to American listeners, not just on America, but on the way the places we live shape our lives. Bronwyn Lea is an author, speaker, activist, and most recently, editorial curator for Propel Sophia. She loves Jesus, puns, her home country of South Africa, her adopted country of the US, her endlessly patient husband, her three goofy kids, wisdom and justice, seeing women thrive...
3: Jen Michel on Finding Home in a Big City
November 13, 2018 09:00 - 28 minutesAward-winning author Jen Pollock Michel and I talk about how you can belong to a place when you’re an expat, our longings for home, and her amazing laundry song. You won’t want to miss this conversation about the incarnation, owning dogs, and how we belong to our places. We want the Finding Holy Podcast to help connect the dots between the things that matter and your everyday, holy life. Find out more at aahales.com/podcast. Here’s one small step to take to do just that: Take a walk. With or ...
#3 Jen Michel on finding home in a big city
November 13, 2018 09:00 - 28 minutesAward-winning author Jen Pollock Michel and I talk about how you can belong to a place when you’re an expat, our longings for home, and her amazing laundry song. You won’t want to miss this conversation about the incarnation, owning dogs, and how we belong to our places. We want the Finding Holy Podcast to help connect the dots between the things that matter and your everyday, holy life. Find out more at aahales.com/podcast. Here’s one small step to take to do just that: Take a walk. With or ...
#2 Alan Noble on your digital life
November 06, 2018 09:00 - 35 minutesIn the first episode of “The Finding Holy Podcast,” I sit down to talk with Alan Noble, author of the book Disruptive Witness. We talk about everything from Twitter, Instagramming your hike, to best practices online, his book, ironing, dressing nicely and doing the laundry. Find out more at https://aahales.com/podcast ONE SMALL STEP Connect the dots between the things that matter and your everyday, holy life: 3 questions for you as you consider how to interact in online spaces: What are my ...
2: Alan Noble on Your Digital Life
November 06, 2018 09:00 - 35 minutesIn the first episode of “The Finding Holy Podcast,” I sit down to talk with Alan Noble, author of the book Disruptive Witness. We talk about everything from Twitter, Instagramming your hike, to best practices online, his book, ironing, dressing nicely and doing the laundry. Find out more at https://aahales.com/podcast ONE SMALL STEP Connect the dots between the things that matter and your everyday, holy life: 3 questions for you as you consider how to interact in online spaces: What are my tr...
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