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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017 – David Fitch on 7 Practices For the Church On Mission
June 19, 2018 08:00 - 38 minutes - 35.2 MBThis week we talk with David Fitch about his book Seven Practices for the Church on Mission. The post 017 – David Fitch on 7 Practices For the Church On Mission appeared first on Gravity Leadership. Our Sponsors: * Check out HelloFresh: http://hellofresh.com/50gravity Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/gravity-leadership-podcast/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
016 – Navigating Exhaustion and Conflict in Ministry
June 12, 2018 08:00 - 32 minutes - 29.4 MBCofounders Ben Sternke, Matt Tebbe, and Ben Hardman talk about navigating exhaustion and conflict in ministry, responding to a listener email. The post 016 – Navigating Exhaustion and Conflict in Ministry appeared first on Gravity Leadership. Our Sponsors: * Check out HelloFresh: http://hellofresh.com/50gravity Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/gravity-leadership-podcast/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/pr...
015 – Navigating Disorientation and Reorientation in Ministry
June 05, 2018 10:00 - 30 minutes - 27.9 MBBen Sternke, Ben Hardman, and Justin Wallace share stories about navigating theological disorientation and reorientation while leading in ministry. The post 015 – Navigating Disorientation and Reorientation in Ministry appeared first on Gravity Leadership. Our Sponsors: * Check out HelloFresh: http://hellofresh.com/50gravity Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/gravity-leadership-podcast/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://re...
014 – Brian Zahnd on Going Through Theological Paradigm Shifts
May 29, 2018 10:00 - 36 minutes - 33 MBBrian Zahnd joins us to talk about how to go through theological paradigm shifts without shipwrecking your life or burning down your church. The post 014 – Brian Zahnd on Going Through Theological Paradigm Shifts appeared first on Gravity Leadership. Our Sponsors: * Check out HelloFresh: http://hellofresh.com/50gravity Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/gravity-leadership-podcast/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircl...
013 – Confronting Our Christendom Assumptions
May 22, 2018 10:00 - 51 minutes - 47.3 MBIn this second part to our recap of our initial podcast series on our 7 missional theology axioms, we talk about the specific “Christendom assumptions” that the axioms confront. The work these axioms do is to untangle us from the Christendom assumptions that trip us up in ministry without us even realizing it. Here are the […] The post 013 – Confronting Our Christendom Assumptions appeared first on Gravity Leadership. Our Sponsors: * Check out HelloFresh: http://hellofresh.com/50gravity Sup...
012 – Why Even Have These Missional Theology Axioms?
May 15, 2018 10:00 - 27 minutes - 25.3 MBWe recap our 7 missional theology axioms and talk about why we have them in the first place. Why are they important? What do they accomplish for us? The post 012 – Why Even Have These Missional Theology Axioms? appeared first on Gravity Leadership. Our Sponsors: * Check out HelloFresh: http://hellofresh.com/50gravity Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/gravity-leadership-podcast/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle....
Episode 11 – We Learn Love Through Embodied Participation
May 08, 2018 10:00 - 31 minutes - 28.9 MBWe added a 7th missional theology axiom because that’s what we do: change things as we go. It has to do with how we learn and grow. If the goal of our discipleship is divine union in love, the way we grow into love isn’t by getting more information about it, but by directly participating […] The post Episode 11 – We Learn Love Through Embodied Participation appeared first on Gravity Leadership. Our Sponsors: * Check out HelloFresh: http://hellofresh.com/50gravity Support this podcast at — h...
Episode 10: The Goal of Discipleship Is Divine Union (Part 2)
May 01, 2018 10:00 - 24 minutes - 22 MBPart 2 of our sixth missional theology axiom, which is that the goal of our discipleship is not moral perfection or cognitive certitude. The goal of discipleship is divine union. In this episode, we talk specifically about this axiom affects not just our personal discipleship, but our entire leadership philosophy and practice, including the discipleship […] The post Episode 10: The Goal of Discipleship Is Divine Union (Part 2) appeared first on Gravity Leadership. Our Sponsors: * Check out H...
Episode 9: The Goal of Discipleship is Divine Union (Part 1)
April 24, 2018 10:00 - 30 minutes - 28.1 MBOur sixth missional theology axiom is that the goal of our discipleship is not moral perfection or cognitive certitude. The goal of discipleship is divine union. Airtight theological systems nor perfect behavior are the goal of our salvation. Salvation is being invited to participate in the life of the Trinity, and thus our growth in […] The post Episode 9: The Goal of Discipleship is Divine Union (Part 1) appeared first on Gravity Leadership. Our Sponsors: * Check out HelloFresh: http://hel...
Episode 8: Brian Zahnd on Learning to Pray
April 17, 2018 10:00 - 36 minutes - 33.6 MBBrian Zahnd is our guest on this episode. He’s is the founder and lead pastor of Word of Life Church in St. Joseph, Missouri, author of several books, and has started leading “Prayer Schools” across the world. We are hosting two Prayer Schools with Brian Zahnd this year (Atlanta and New York), and on this episode […] The post Episode 8: Brian Zahnd on Learning to Pray appeared first on Gravity Leadership. Our Sponsors: * Check out HelloFresh: http://hellofresh.com/50gravity Support this pod...
Episode 7: What God Does Through You He Also Does In You
April 10, 2018 10:00 - 29 minutes - 26.7 MBWhat do you do when you realize you’re a better preacher than you are a person? That’s the story that starts this podcast on our 5th missional theology axiom: Whatever God does through you he always also does in you. As leaders, we are always full participants in any transformation we help to bring about. We don’t […] The post Episode 7: What God Does Through You He Also Does In You appeared first on Gravity Leadership. Our Sponsors: * Check out HelloFresh: http://hellofresh.com/50gravity S...
Episode 6: Reviewing and Riffing on Missional Theology Axioms
April 03, 2018 10:00 - 29 minutes - 27 MBIn this episode, we look back on the 4 missional theology axioms we’ve covered so far. We do some review and some riffing, offering a few extra thoughts about how they work and why they’re important for living a truly integrated missional life. We surf from trinitarian theology, to yelling at our kids, to how we’re […] The post Episode 6: Reviewing and Riffing on Missional Theology Axioms appeared first on Gravity Leadership. Our Sponsors: * Check out HelloFresh: http://hellofresh.com/50grav...
Episode 5: God Cares More About (All Of) It Than You Do
March 27, 2018 10:00 - 25 minutes - 23.7 MBGod cares more your discipleship and growth than you do. In this podcast, we talk about why trusting the truth this axiom is so vital for our discipleship. The post Episode 5: God Cares More About (All Of) It Than You Do appeared first on Gravity Leadership. Our Sponsors: * Check out HelloFresh: http://hellofresh.com/50gravity Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/gravity-leadership-podcast/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://...
Episode 4: God Meets Us Where We Really Are
March 20, 2018 10:00 - 24 minutes - 22.9 MBGod doesn't meet us where we should be, or where we wish we were, but right where we really are. This is profoundly good news for our life and leadership. The post Episode 4: God Meets Us Where We Really Are appeared first on Gravity Leadership. Our Sponsors: * Check out HelloFresh: http://hellofresh.com/50gravity Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/gravity-leadership-podcast/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com...
Episode 3: Why It Changes Everything if God is Just Like Jesus
March 07, 2018 15:00 - 26 minutes - 24.6 MBGod is just like Jesus is the 2nd missional theology axiom we use in our coaching. In this episode, Matt Tebbe and Ben Sternke talk about why that changes everything that there is “no unchristlikeness” in God at all. Here are links to previous podcasts in this series: Axiom 1: God is Always Present and At […] The post Episode 3: Why It Changes Everything if God is Just Like Jesus appeared first on Gravity Leadership. Our Sponsors: * Check out HelloFresh: http://hellofresh.com/50gravity Supp...
Episode 2: God is Always Present and At Work, and Why That Matters
March 07, 2018 14:55 - 25 minutes - 23.3 MBWe start a series on the missional theology axioms we work through in our coaching. Matt Tebbe and Ben Sternke share a few thoughts on the first axiom: God is always present and at work… something most Christians would affirm, but we don’t often live as if it’s true. The post Episode 2: God is Always Present and At Work, and Why That Matters appeared first on Gravity Leadership. Our Sponsors: * Check out HelloFresh: http://hellofresh.com/50gravity Support this podcast at — https://redcircle...
Episode 1: Frustration and Failure in Christian Leadership
March 07, 2018 14:31 - 27 minutes - 25.4 MBWelcome to the first episode of the Gravity Leadership Podcast! In this inaugural episode, Gravity Leadership cofounders Matt Tebbe, Ben Hardman, and Ben Sternke share some of their stories of frustration and failure in Christian leadership, why that led to starting Gravity Leadership, and why they wanted to start this podcast. The post Episode 1: Frustration and Failure in Christian Leadership appeared first on Gravity Leadership. Our Sponsors: * Check out HelloFresh: http://hellofresh.com/...