Gravity Leadership Podcast
317 episodes - English - Latest episode: 7 months ago - ★★★★★ - 202 ratingsConversations to help us orient our lives and our leadership in the love of Christ.
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Craig Greenfield: Subversive Mission From the Margins
November 01, 2022 10:00 - 46 minutes - 42.3 MBWe talked with Craig Greenfield about the profound difference it makes to shift our "missional posture" from providers / hosts / insiders to receivers / guests / outsiders. This is what his new book Subversive Mission: Serving as Outsiders in a World of Need is all about. Craig Greenfield is the founder and director of Alongsiders International, a grassroots movement of young Christians reaching the world's poorest children. Originally from New Zealand, he has lived and worked for more tha...
Drew Hart & Jarrod McKenna: Decolonizing the Bible
October 25, 2022 10:00 - 1 hour - 55.9 MBDrew Hart and Jarrod McKenna co-host the Inverse Podcast, which for people who are dissatisfied with the Bible being used to justify hatred (yeah!). We talk about the work they're doing together and separately, what it means to "decolonize" our faith, and where they see their work heading in the future. Dr. Drew Hart hails from Philly, and now lives in Harrisburg. He's the author of Trouble I've Seen: Changing the Way the Church Views Racism and Who Will Be a Witness: Igniting Activism for ...
Sarah Bessey: Prayers of Renewal For Desperate People Like Us
October 18, 2022 19:00 - 54 minutes - 50 MBWe talk with Sarah Bessey about themes from her bestselling collaborative book A Rhythm of Prayer: A Collection of Meditations for Renewal, which celebrates and gives voice to traditions of prayer for people like us: overworked, overpressured, and edging burnout. Sarah Bessey is the author of the best-selling and critically acclaimed books Jesus Feminist (2013); Out of Sorts: Making Peace with an Evolving Faith (2015); and Miracles and Other Reasonable Things (2019). Along with her friend...
Andrew Arndt: Finding Spiritual Renewal With the Desert Fathers & Mothers
October 11, 2022 10:00 - 50 minutes - 46.1 MBWhat if our exhaustion, burnout, and pain are an invitation into a more vibrant faith? We talk with Andrew Arndt about how Christianity got co-opted by power and privilege, and how we can find our way back to the radical way of Jesus by learning from the desert fathers and mothers, who needed to learn the same things we do: to live radically, humanly, and beautifully in a spiritually desolate and confusing time. Andrew's most recent book is Streams in the Wasteland: Finding Spiritual Renewa...
Angie Ward: Following Jesus as Citizens of Nations
October 04, 2022 10:00 - 34 minutes - 31.3 MBWe talk with Angie Ward about a new book in a series she is the general editor for. Kingdom and Country: Following Jesus in the Land That You Love is a collection of leading Christian thinkers and practitioners take a holistic approach to considering the questions of patriotism, nationalism, and where our ultimate loyalties must lie. Angie Ward is a leadership author and teacher with nearly thirty years of experience in church, parachurch, and Christian higher education ministry. Angie is k...
KJ Ramsey: Stepping Through Fear Toward the Voice of Love
September 27, 2022 10:00 - 55 minutes - 51.1 MBHow can we cultivate courage when fear overshadows our lives? How do we hear the Voice of Love when hate and harm shout loud? Through sharing her own wilderness experience of spiritual abuse and religious trauma, therapist and author K.J. Ramsey helps us explore the landscape of fear, trauma, and faith by walking through Psalm 23 phrase by phrase in her new book The Lord is My Courage: Stepping Through the Shadows of Fear Toward the Voice of Love. K.J. helps us see that courage is not the a...
Joel A. Bowman, Sr: Lamenting, Repenting, and Dissenting to Heal Racial Trauma
September 20, 2022 10:00 - 54 minutes - 49.8 MBWe talked with Joel Bowman about themes from a recent article of his, on what white Christians can do to address racism: lament, repent, and dissent. Rev. Joel A. Bowman, Sr. is a native of Detroit, Michigan, and has been in ministry for 28 years. For the past 21 years, he has served as the founder and senior pastor of the Temple of Faith Baptist Church, in Louisville, Kentucky. A Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Joel has 30 years of experience in the mental health field. Joel maintains a ...
Drew Jackson: Recovering the Voices of the Marginalized Through Poetry
September 13, 2022 10:00 - 1 hour - 58.7 MBIn his book God Speaks Through Wombs: Poems on God’s Unexpected Coming, Drew Jackson explores the first eight chapters of Luke’s Gospel in a new poetic register. From the Magnificat (“That girl can sing! . . . She has a voice / That can shatter shackles”) to the baptism of Christ (“I stepped in / […] The post Drew Jackson: Recovering the Voices of the Marginalized Through Poetry appeared first on Gravity Leadership. Our Sponsors: * Check out HelloFresh: http://hellofresh.com/50gravity Suppo...
Wade Mullen: Decoding the Hidden Tactics of Abusive People and Systems
September 06, 2022 10:00 - 1 hour - 60.1 MBWade Mullen shares how to identify and heal from abusive people and systems. Wade helps us get clarity on what abuse is, how to recognize it in our relationships and churches, and what we can do to heal and recover. Wade is a trustworthy voice and it was a joy to learn from him in […] The post Wade Mullen: Decoding the Hidden Tactics of Abusive People and Systems appeared first on Gravity Leadership. Our Sponsors: * Check out HelloFresh: http://hellofresh.com/50gravity Support this podcast ...
Eric Minton: What our Pain Reveals About the Anxious Pursuit of the Good Life
August 30, 2022 10:00 - 1 hour - 58.9 MBEric Minton joined us for our Gravity Commons Live conversation this past June. He’s an author, therapist, and ordained Baptist minister who has a unique perspective on our societies infatuation with happiness: What if there’s nothing wrong with us? What if anxiety and depression and listless spiritual life are actually telling us the truth about […] The post Eric Minton: What our Pain Reveals About the Anxious Pursuit of the Good Life appeared first on Gravity Leadership. Our Sponsors: * Ch...
Experimenting With Grace By Acting As If It’s True
August 23, 2022 10:50 - 55 minutes - 50.6 MBToday we finish our series on Ben and Matt’s book Having the Mind of Christ: Eight Axioms for Cultivating a Robust Faith. Ben, Matt, Gino, and Christy discuss how they’ve practically worked out the principles and practices in the book in their lives and leadership over the past several years. Today we talk about the […] The post Experimenting With Grace By Acting As If It’s True appeared first on Gravity Leadership. Our Sponsors: * Check out HelloFresh: http://hellofresh.com/50gravity Suppo...
Why Our Bodies Are Essential For Transformation in Grace
August 16, 2022 10:00 - 59 minutes - 54.3 MBWe continue our series focused on Ben and Matt’s book Having the Mind of Christ: Eight Axioms for Cultivating a Robust Faith. Ben, Matt, Gino, and Christy discuss how they’ve practically worked out the principles and practices in the book in their lives and leadership over the past several years. Today we talk about Axiom […] The post Why Our Bodies Are Essential For Transformation in Grace appeared first on Gravity Leadership. Our Sponsors: * Check out HelloFresh: http://hellofresh.com/50gr...
How God’s Love Recognizes and Reckons With Power Dynamics
August 09, 2022 10:00 - 52 minutes - 48.2 MBWe continue our series focused on Ben and Matt’s book Having the Mind of Christ: Eight Axioms for Cultivating a Robust Faith. Ben, Matt, Gino, and Christy discuss how they’ve practically worked out the principles and practices in the book in their lives and leadership over the past several years. Today we talk about Axiom […] The post How God’s Love Recognizes and Reckons With Power Dynamics appeared first on Gravity Leadership. Our Sponsors: * Check out HelloFresh: http://hellofresh.com/50g...
Why it Matters That God Does the Same Work In Us and Through Us
August 02, 2022 10:00 - 59 minutes - 54.1 MBWe continue our series focused on Ben and Matt’s book Having the Mind of Christ: Eight Axioms for Cultivating a Robust Faith. Ben, Matt, Gino, and Christy discuss how they’ve practically worked out the principles and practices in the book in their lives and leadership over the past several years. Today we talk about Axiom […] The post Why it Matters That God Does the Same Work In Us and Through Us appeared first on Gravity Leadership. Our Sponsors: * Check out HelloFresh: http://hellofresh.c...
Does God Care About All of (Gestures Wildly) More Than We Do?
July 26, 2022 10:00 - 48 minutes - 44.8 MBWe continue our series focused on Ben and Matt’s forthcoming book Having the Mind of Christ: Eight Axioms for Cultivating a Robust Faith. Ben, Matt, Gino, and Christy discuss how they’ve practically worked out the principles and practices in the book in their lives and leadership over the past several years. Today we talk about […] The post Does God Care About All of (Gestures Wildly) More Than We Do? appeared first on Gravity Leadership. Our Sponsors: * Check out HelloFresh: http://hellofre...
How God Meets Us Right in the Middle of the Mess
July 19, 2022 10:00 - 58 minutes - 53.6 MBWe continue our series focused on Ben and Matt’s forthcoming book Having the Mind of Christ: Eight Axioms for Cultivating a Robust Faith. Ben, Matt, Gino, and Christy discuss how they’ve practically worked out the principles and practices in the book in their lives and leadership over the past several years. Today we talk about […] The post How God Meets Us Right in the Middle of the Mess appeared first on Gravity Leadership. Our Sponsors: * Check out HelloFresh: http://hellofresh.com/50grav...
Why We Need a God Like Jesus
July 12, 2022 10:00 - 58 minutes - 53.6 MBWe continue our series focused on Ben and Matt’s forthcoming book Having the Mind of Christ: Eight Axioms for Cultivating a Robust Faith. Ben, Matt, Gino, and Christy discuss how they’ve practically worked out the principles and practices in the book in their lives and leadership over the past several years. Today we talk about […] The post Why We Need a God Like Jesus appeared first on Gravity Leadership. Our Sponsors: * Check out HelloFresh: http://hellofresh.com/50gravity Support this po...
What if God was Always Present and At Work?
July 05, 2022 10:00 - 56 minutes - 51.6 MBWe continue our series focused on Ben and Matt’s forthcoming book Having the Mind of Christ: Eight Axioms for Cultivating a Robust Faith. Ben, Matt, Gino, and Christy discuss how they’ve practically worked out the principles and practices in the book in their lives and leadership over the past several years. Today we talk about […] The post What if God was Always Present and At Work? appeared first on Gravity Leadership. Our Sponsors: * Check out HelloFresh: http://hellofresh.com/50gravity ...
All You Need is Love: Reclaiming Love as the Center of Christian Faith
June 28, 2022 10:00 - 49 minutes - 45.3 MBWe continue our series focused on Ben and Matt’s forthcoming book Having the Mind of Christ: Eight Axioms for Cultivating a Robust Faith. Ben, Matt, Gino, and Christy discuss how they’ve practically worked out the principles and practices in the book in their lives and leadership over the past several years. Today we talk about […] The post All You Need is Love: Reclaiming Love as the Center of Christian Faith appeared first on Gravity Leadership. Our Sponsors: * Check out HelloFresh: http:/...
Deconstructing Spiritual Practices, Embracing New Paradigms
June 21, 2022 10:00 - 44 minutes - 41 MBWe start a new series today focused on Ben and Matt’s forthcoming book Having the Mind of Christ: Eight Axioms for Cultivating a Robust Faith. Ben, Matt, Gino, and Christy will respond to each chapter over the next few weeks, discussing how they’ve practically worked out the principles and practices in the book in their […] The post Deconstructing Spiritual Practices, Embracing New Paradigms appeared first on Gravity Leadership. Our Sponsors: * Check out HelloFresh: http://hellofresh.com/50g...
Kevin Sweeney: The Making of a Mystic
June 14, 2022 10:00 - 1 hour - 60.7 MBWe reconnected with our friend Kevin Sweeney to chat about his new book, The Making of a Mystic: My Journey With Mushrooms, My Life as a Pastor, and Why It’s Okay for Everyone to Relax. We talked about psychedelics, closing his church, learning to love and lead in the way of contemplation and mysticism. Kevin […] The post Kevin Sweeney: The Making of a Mystic appeared first on Gravity Leadership. Our Sponsors: * Check out HelloFresh: http://hellofresh.com/50gravity Support this podcast at —...
Brandon O’Brien: How We Misread Scripture With Western Eyes
June 07, 2022 10:00 - 1 hour - 67.6 MBWhat was clear to the original readers of Scripture is not always clear to us. Because of the cultural distance between the biblical world and our contemporary setting, we often bring modern Western biases to the text. Ten years ago Brandon O’Brien co-wrote a book on this topic that we have recommended more than any […] The post Brandon O’Brien: How We Misread Scripture With Western Eyes appeared first on Gravity Leadership. Our Sponsors: * Check out HelloFresh: http://hellofresh.com/50gravi...
Jay Augustine: Modeling Justice, Diversity, and Inclusion as the Church
May 31, 2022 10:00 - 51 minutes - 46.7 MBNationally recognized speaker and church leader Jay Augustine joins us to offer a prophetic call to pastors, church leaders, and students to recover reconciliation as the heart of the church’s message to a divided world. Jay’s book Called to Reconciliation: How the Church Can Model Justice, Diversity, and Inclusion examines the intersection of the salvific, […] The post Jay Augustine: Modeling Justice, Diversity, and Inclusion as the Church appeared first on Gravity Leadership. Our Sponsors:...
Gino Curcuruto: 5 Lessons I’ve Learned in 20 Years of Ministry
May 24, 2022 10:00 - 56 minutes - 51.4 MBWe talk with Gravity Leadership Community Liaison Gino Curcuruto about 5 important lessons he's learned in ministry so far. This is part of an ongoing series called "5 Things I've Learned." We want to hear from you! Let us know what you wish you knew when you started out in ministry. Email us at [email protected] […] The post Gino Curcuruto: 5 Lessons I’ve Learned in 20 Years of Ministry appeared first on Gravity Leadership. Our Sponsors: * Check out HelloFresh: http://hellofresh...
Rob Dixon: Women and Men Flourishing Together
May 17, 2022 10:00 - 1 hour - 60.9 MBWomen and men are designed to work together in fulfilling God’s mission on earth. Yet God’s original intent for equal partnership has been so distorted that churches and organizations continually struggle to foster healthy mixed-gender ministry collaboration. Is it even possible to return to the Genesis ideal of co-laborers in today’s contexts? Longtime ministry leader […] The post Rob Dixon: Women and Men Flourishing Together appeared first on Gravity Leadership. Our Sponsors: * Check out H...
Shane Blackshear on John Perkins: Peacemaking and Transformation
May 10, 2022 10:00 - 48 minutes - 44.5 MBShane Blackshear had the privilege of forming a friendship with his long-time hero: civil rights leader and minister, John Perkins. Over a series of years John became a mentor, and they had numerous conversations as Shane wanted to know from John what leading a life faithful to Jesus Christ actually looked like. What followed was […] The post Shane Blackshear on John Perkins: Peacemaking and Transformation appeared first on Gravity Leadership. Our Sponsors: * Check out HelloFresh: http://hel...
Idelette McVicker: Reclaiming Our Humanity By Recovering From Racism
May 03, 2022 10:00 - 1 hour - 65 MBWe talk with Idelette McVicker about her journey out of whiteness and reckoning with her Apartheid past as an Afrikaner woman. In her book Recovering Racists: Dismantling White Supremacy and Reclaiming Our Humanity she shares 20 practices or “Stations of Liberation” that can help white people recover from the racism we have inherited, from acknowledgment […] The post Idelette McVicker: Reclaiming Our Humanity By Recovering From Racism appeared first on Gravity Leadership. Our Sponsors: * Che...
Dominique Dubois Gilliard: Leveraging Privilege for Kingdom Justice
April 26, 2022 10:00 - 57 minutes - 52.8 MBDominique DuBois Gilliard is back to talk about how power works in systems and structures, and how we can leverage privilege in subversive ways on behalf the the marginalized and oppressed in faithfulness to Scripture. These are the themes of Dominique's new book Subversive Witness: Scripture’s Call to Leverage Privilege. This was a Gravity Commons […] The post Dominique Dubois Gilliard: Leveraging Privilege for Kingdom Justice appeared first on Gravity Leadership. Our Sponsors: * Check out ...
Christina Edmondson: Practicing Faithful Antiracism For Systemic Change
April 19, 2022 10:00 - 1 hour - 75.3 MBDr. Christina Edmondson joins us to talk about how to faithfully oppose and resist the pernicious power of racism as Christians and churches. Her book (co-authored with Chad Brennan) is Faithful Antiracism: Moving Past Talk to Systemic Change (use promo code GL22 for 30% off and free shipping through May 3!). We talk about what […] The post Christina Edmondson: Practicing Faithful Antiracism For Systemic Change appeared first on Gravity Leadership. Our Sponsors: * Check out HelloFresh: http:...
David Ford: A Fresh Encounter with Jesus Through John’s Gospel
April 12, 2022 10:00 - 1 hour - 65.9 MBDavid Ford joins us for a Gravity Commons LIVE discussion about his new commentary The Gospel of John: A Theological Commentary. We explore the themes in John’s Gospel that make it a distinct witness among the Gospels in the New Testament, and through David’s exuberant engagement with this text, are invited into a fresh, profound […] The post David Ford: A Fresh Encounter with Jesus Through John’s Gospel appeared first on Gravity Leadership. Our Sponsors: * Check out HelloFresh: http://hello...
Catherine McNiel: Confessing our Fear and Loving our Enemies
April 05, 2022 10:00 - 38 minutes - 35.5 MBInstead of loving neighbors, strangers, and enemies, many Christians are taught to fear them. Author and speaker Catherine McNiel talks about her book Fearing Bravely: Risking Love for our Neighbors, Strangers, and Enemies, helping us see how love can drive out our fear, and reclaim the transformative power of love for the sake of our […] The post Catherine McNiel: Confessing our Fear and Loving our Enemies appeared first on Gravity Leadership. Our Sponsors: * Check out HelloFresh: http://he...
Karen J Hardwick: Becoming a Connected Leader
March 29, 2022 10:00 - 54 minutes - 50.1 MBLeadership coach and author Karen Hardwick shares seven practices for leaders to cultivate a deeper connection with themselves, their spiritual purpose, and others. Her book is The Connected Leader: 7 Strategies to Empower Your True Self and Others. You can connect with Karen on her website, on Instagram, and Linkedin. From our sponsor Check out our […] The post Karen J Hardwick: Becoming a Connected Leader appeared first on Gravity Leadership. Our Sponsors: * Check out HelloFresh: http://he...
How to Turn Church Challenges Into Transformational Opportunities
March 25, 2022 14:51 - 47 minutes - 43 MBMany church leaders are facing a liminal moment, wrestling with how to navigate complex theological and cultural terrain and lead the church into a faithful witness of the Gospel in turbulent times. We talk with Seth Richardson, Director of our new initiative (Gravity Congregational Transformation), about how careful and hopeful noticing can shift our perspective […] The post How to Turn Church Challenges Into Transformational Opportunities appeared first on Gravity Leadership. Our Sponsors:...
Melissa Florer-Bixler: How to Have An Enemy
March 22, 2022 10:00 - 1 hour - 58.7 MBIn divided times, how do we work for justice and make real peace? Melissa Florer-Bixler joins us to discuss her prophetic book, How to Have an Enemy: Righteous Anger and the Work of Peace to get at these very questions. Melissa draws from the Scriptures and her work among those contending for justice to give […] The post Melissa Florer-Bixler: How to Have An Enemy appeared first on Gravity Leadership. Our Sponsors: * Check out HelloFresh: http://hellofresh.com/50gravity Support this podcast...
On Loving Enemies: A Question From a Listener
March 15, 2022 10:00 - 49 minutes - 45.6 MB“Phil from Philly” emailed us with a question about some of the specifics about what it looks like to love enemies. In this episode we reflect on his question, along with issues of power, abuse, conflict, justice, and love. Show notes / links: Join us for an Enneagram Transformation Workshop in Fredericktown, Missouri on March […] The post On Loving Enemies: A Question From a Listener appeared first on Gravity Leadership. Our Sponsors: * Check out HelloFresh: http://hellofresh.com/50gravity ...
Sheila Gregoire & Sarah McDugal: The Harm that Purity Culture Causes
March 08, 2022 11:00 - 1 hour - 69.5 MB*CONTENT WARNING*: domestic abuse, pornography, rape. Sheila Gregoire and Sarah McDugal discuss some of the harmful myths about sex and marriage that are perpetuated by Christians, especially those under the moniker “purity culture,” and ways toward a more healthy and holistic view of bodies, sex. and marriage. This was a liberating Gravity Commons LIVE conversation […] The post Sheila Gregoire & Sarah McDugal: The Harm that Purity Culture Causes appeared first on Gravity Leadership. Our Spo...
Ben Sternke: 5 Lessons I’ve Learned in 20 Years of Ministry
March 01, 2022 11:00 - 1 hour - 60.4 MBWe talk with Gravity Leadership Podcast co-founder Ben Sternke about 5 important things he’s learned in ministry so far. This is part of an ongoing series called "5 Things I've Learned." We want to hear from you! Let us know what you wish you knew when you started out in ministry. Email us at [email protected] […] The post Ben Sternke: 5 Lessons I’ve Learned in 20 Years of Ministry appeared first on Gravity Leadership. Our Sponsors: * Check out HelloFresh: http://hellofresh.com/5...
Christy Penley: 5 Lessons I’ve Learned in 20 Years of Ministry
February 22, 2022 11:00 - 1 hour - 59.4 MBWe talk with Gravity Leadership Podcast co-host Christy Penley about 5 important things she’s learned in ministry so far. This is part of an ongoing series called "5 Things I've Learned." Two things are fun about this conversation: 1) Christy actually shares 6 things instead of 5, which is very on-brand for her, and 2) […] The post Christy Penley: 5 Lessons I’ve Learned in 20 Years of Ministry appeared first on Gravity Leadership. Our Sponsors: * Check out HelloFresh: http://hellofresh.com/5...
What’s Missing From the Rise and Fall of Mars Hill Podcast?
February 15, 2022 11:00 - 57 minutes - 52.8 MBMany have listened with great interest to the Christianity Today podcast The Rise and Fall of Mars Hill,exposing the leadership abuses of Mark Driscoll and the fallout among the members of his church. On this episode we will take a closer look at how the podcast itself functions in the same cultural and theological world […] The post What’s Missing From the Rise and Fall of Mars Hill Podcast? appeared first on Gravity Leadership. Our Sponsors: * Check out HelloFresh: http://hellofresh.com/50...
Allyson McKinney Timm & Meghan Tschanz: Christian Advocacy for Women’s Rights
February 08, 2022 11:00 - 1 hour - 63.2 MBAllyson McKinney Timm and Meghan Tschanz (from Justice Revival) join us to discuss the ongoing struggle for women to have constitutionally protected equality, and why this is a fundamentally Christian concern. Justice Revival provides churches and seminaries with innovative, quality education that explores the importance of human rights to a Christian understanding of justice. Links: […] The post Allyson McKinney Timm & Meghan Tschanz: Christian Advocacy for Women’s Rights appeared first on G...
David Gushee: Christian Ethics in a Pluralistic World
February 01, 2022 11:00 - 57 minutes - 52.9 MBIn our first Gravity Commons LIVE conversation (with our Gravity Commons community), we talked with David Gushee about his upcoming book Introducing Christian Ethics: Core Convictions for Christians Today. David has taken his many years of teaching and experience to offer a fresh vision of the Christian moral life for today’s turbulent world. This unique […] The post David Gushee: Christian Ethics in a Pluralistic World appeared first on Gravity Leadership. Our Sponsors: * Check out HelloFre...
Carlene Hill Byron: Covid, Mental Health, Faith, and Community
January 25, 2022 11:00 - 45 minutes - 42.1 MBAuthor and communicator Carlene Hill Byron helps us understand the mounting dilemmas that pastors and churches face around mental health, and how the church can become a healing community for its members in pain. Her book is Not Quite Fine: Mental Health, Faith, and Showing Up for One Another. Carlene Hill Byron is a fundraiser […] The post Carlene Hill Byron: Covid, Mental Health, Faith, and Community appeared first on Gravity Leadership. Our Sponsors: * Check out HelloFresh: http://hellofr...
Lisa Sharon Harper: How Racism Broke the World, and How to Repair It
January 18, 2022 06:00 - 1 hour - 57.6 MBLeading activist and author Lisa Sharon Harper spent three decades researching ten generations of her family history through DNA research, oral histories, interviews and genealogy, and in her new book, Fortune: How Race Broke My Family and the World--and How to Repair It All, Harper draws on her lifelong journey to know her family's history […] The post Lisa Sharon Harper: How Racism Broke the World, and How to Repair It appeared first on Gravity Leadership. Our Sponsors: * Check out HelloFr...
Rod Wilson: 3 Leadership Sayings that Can Change the World
January 11, 2022 11:00 - 52 minutes - 47.8 MBClinical psychologist Rod Wilson explains how three “sacred sayings” can transform our leadership and the world. In his book Thank you. I’m Sorry. Tell Me More, he offers three practices--gratitude, remorse, and care--as pathways to real human communication, connection, and reconciliation, and provides a practical, inclusive, and relationally-focused resource for those want to become better […] The post Rod Wilson: 3 Leadership Sayings that Can Change the World appeared first on Gravity Leade...
Tara Beth Leach: Restoring the Credibility of the Church’s Witness
January 05, 2022 11:00 - 47 minutes - 43.3 MBTara Beth Leach joined us to talk about her new book, Radiant Church: Restoring the Credibility of Our Witness. Tara Beth also shared about her tumultuous personal and professional life over the last two years. Tara Beth Leach is a pastor, preacher of the Word, and writer. She speaks widely at conferences, retreats, and universities […] The post Tara Beth Leach: Restoring the Credibility of the Church’s Witness appeared first on Gravity Leadership. Our Sponsors: * Check out HelloFresh: http:...
Matt Tebbe: 5 Things I’ve Learned in 20 Years of Ministry
December 28, 2021 11:00 - 1 hour - 63.7 MBGravity Co-founder Matt Tebbe shared his most crucial learnings in his first 20 years of ministry. This is the first of an ongoing series we’re starting called “5 Things I’ve Learned.” We want to hear from you! Let us know what you wish you knew when you started out in ministry. Email us at [email protected] […] The post Matt Tebbe: 5 Things I’ve Learned in 20 Years of Ministry appeared first on Gravity Leadership. Our Sponsors: * Check out HelloFresh: http://hellofresh.com/50gra...
Curt Thompson: How Naming Desire Leads to Transformation
December 21, 2021 11:00 - 56 minutes - 52.1 MBWe talked with Curt Thompson about his new book The Soul of Desire: Discovering the Neuroscience of Longing, Beauty, and Community, which suggests that underneath all our longings is the desire to be seen and known. Curt integrates interpersonal neurobiology, Christian spirituality, and theology to help us reckon with what it means to be human, […] The post Curt Thompson: How Naming Desire Leads to Transformation appeared first on Gravity Leadership. Our Sponsors: * Check out HelloFresh: htt...
Hillary McBride: Learning to Listen to the Wisdom of Your Body
December 14, 2021 11:00 - 52 minutes - 48.3 MBMany of us have a complicated relationship with our body. Some of us feel ashamed of our bodies. Some of our bodies are riddled with stress, pain, and trauma. Racism, sexism, ableism, ageism, etc. have told some of us that we don’t have the right kind of body. Psychologist and researcher Hillary McBride join us […] The post Hillary McBride: Learning to Listen to the Wisdom of Your Body appeared first on Gravity Leadership. Our Sponsors: * Check out HelloFresh: http://hellofresh.com/50gravity...
Craig Keener: God’s Supernatural Work in the World Today
December 07, 2021 11:00 - 59 minutes - 54.6 MBProlific New Testament scholar Craig Keener joins us to talk about modern miracles. Through numerous stories, his new book, Miracles Today: The Supernatural Work of God in the Modern World, demonstrates the miraculous works of God, which have been part of the experience of the church around the world since Christianity began, continue into the […] The post Craig Keener: God’s Supernatural Work in the World Today appeared first on Gravity Leadership. Our Sponsors: * Check out HelloFresh: http...
Becky Castle Miller on the Role of Emotions in Christian Discipleship
November 30, 2021 11:00 - 1 hour - 59.4 MBWhat is the role of emotions in Christian discipleship? Many of us have learned to mistrust or ignore our emotions, but this creates a constricted and rigid spirituality. Becky Castle Miller helps us understand what emotions are and aren’t, how Jesus embodies human emotion, and why naming and working with our emotions is central to […] The post Becky Castle Miller on the Role of Emotions in Christian Discipleship appeared first on Gravity Leadership. Our Sponsors: * Check out HelloFresh: htt...