Gravity Commons Podcast

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Conversations to help us develop a Christian spirituality rooted in love that fosters resilient faith in everyday life


Episode Date
Tomy Cummins: How to Care For People Who Suffer with Mental Health Struggles
Jun 02, 2026
Liturgical Calendar: What Ordinary Time is All About and How to Celebrate
May 26, 2026
Liturgical Calendar: What Pentecost is All About and How to Celebrate
May 19, 2026
Liturgical Calendar: What Ascension Day is All About and How to Celebrate
May 12, 2026
Sabbatical Re-Entry Reflections (Matt's back!)
Apr 28, 2026
Paul Penley: Jesus Versus the Greek Gods
Apr 21, 2026
Paul Penley: Jesus Versus the Apocalyptics
Apr 14, 2026
Marty Solomon: The Gospel of Being Human
Apr 07, 2026
Paul Penley: Jesus Versus the Temple
Mar 24, 2026
Liturgical Calendar: How to Celebrate the Feast of St. Patrick (During Lent!)
Mar 17, 2026
Paul Penley: Jesus Versus the Revolutionaries
Mar 10, 2026
Paul Penley: Jesus Versus the Separatists
Mar 03, 2026
Paul Penley: Jesus Versus the Wealthy
Feb 24, 2026
Liturgical Calendar: What Lent is All About and How to Observe It
Feb 17, 2026
Timothy McCain: Jesus Can't Fix Racism
Feb 10, 2026
Paul Penley: Jesus Versus the Rabbis
Feb 04, 2026
Michael Austin: Why American Christian Nationalism is Neither Christian Nor American
Jan 27, 2026
David Swanson: Nonviolent Resistance to the Violence and Terror of ICE
Jan 20, 2026
Yolanda Pierce: Black Faith Weaving Memory into Justice and Healing
Jan 13, 2026
Liturgical Calendar: What Epiphany is All About and How to Celebrate
Jan 06, 2026
Christmas Extravaganza 2025
Dec 23, 2025
What's Next for Gravity Commons in 2026
Dec 16, 2025
Zach Lambert: Better Ways to Read the Bible
Dec 09, 2025
Kelsey McGinnis & Marissa Burt: The False Promises of Good Christian Parenting
Dec 02, 2025
Karen Keen & Ron Pierce: Christlike Acceptance Across Deep Difference
Nov 25, 2025
Rev. Angela Denker: The Radicalization of American Boyhood
Nov 18, 2025
Philip Christman: Why Christians Should Be Leftists
Nov 11, 2025
Paul Sloan: How We Misunderstand Jesus' Relationship to the Law of Moses
Nov 04, 2025
Liz Theoharis & Charon Hribar: Liturgies and Rituals from the Freedom Church of the Poor
Oct 28, 2025
Hanna Reichel: Living Faithfully at Another End of the World (An Emergency Devotional)
Oct 21, 2025
Hillary McBride: Understanding Spiritual Trauma and the Process of Healing
Oct 14, 2025
Michelle Van Loon: Letting Go of Evangelicalism’s Nonessentials
Oct 07, 2025
Benjamin Wyatt: The Messy Story of the Nicene Creed and Why it Matters
Sep 30, 2025
Beth Allison Barr: How Marriage Replaced Ordination as a Woman's Path to Ministry
Sep 23, 2025
Will Harrison Jr.: Disability Justice and Advocacy
Sep 16, 2025
Regina Cates: A Call to Brave and Thoughtful Conversations
Sep 09, 2025
Isaac Villegas: A Christian Vision for Immigrant Justice
Sep 02, 2025
Marc Alan Schelske: Journaling for Spiritual Growth, Part 2
Aug 26, 2025
Benjamin Perry: Why Weeping is an Essential Part of Being Human
Aug 19, 2025
Anger: the Good, the Bad, and the Complicated In-Between
Aug 12, 2025
Rick Pidcock: How Anger (Dys-)Functions in Christian Leadership
Aug 05, 2025
Christy Penley: What to Do With Anger as a Disciple of Jesus
Jul 29, 2025
Paul Penley: How Ancient Conversations Redefine Jesus' Message
Jul 22, 2025
Jason Hague & Catherine McNiel: Working Through a "Mid-faith Crisis"
Jul 15, 2025
Shannon Kearns: What a Trans Man's Experience Reveals About Masculinity
Jul 08, 2025
Lee Camp: Habits and Practices that Foster Flourishing
Jul 01, 2025
Munther Isaac: Faith, the Bible, and the Genocide in Gaza
Jun 24, 2025
Andrew Root: Evangelism in an Age of Despair
Jun 17, 2025
Danny Bryant: Welcoming the Death of the Whiteness Gospel
Jun 10, 2025
Mariko Clark: Helping Kids Experience Contemplation and Wonder in Scripture
Jun 03, 2025
Thomas Oord: If God Can't, What About Miracles? & Other Questions
May 27, 2025
Diane Langberg: Becoming Faith Communities That Resist Abuse
May 20, 2025
Brandan Robertson: Reclaiming the Bible and Christian Faith for Queer People
May 13, 2025
Jeff Mikels: How Pastors Like Me Have Failed the People of God
May 06, 2025
Kevin Sweeney: Mystics and the Black Prophetic Tradition
Apr 29, 2025
Adam Young: How Engaging Our Past with Kindness Transforms Us
Apr 22, 2025
Sheila Wray Gregoire: Cultivating the Marriage You Want
Apr 15, 2025
Emily Hunter McGowin: Practicing Family in the Kingdom of God
Apr 08, 2025
Stephen Morrison: The Anti-mammon Witness of the Early Church
Apr 01, 2025
Tom Oord: How to Believe in God and Love After Tragedy and Abuse
Mar 25, 2025
Cheryl Miller: Restorative Justice for Survivors of Sexual Assault
Mar 18, 2025
Andrew Bauman: Guarding Against Sexism and Abuse in Churches
Mar 11, 2025
Malcolm Foley: How the Love of Money is the Root of Racism
Mar 04, 2025
Jonathan Foster: Tending to Our Grief Through Poetry
Feb 25, 2025
Marc Alan Schelske: The Path of Other-Centered, Co-Suffering Love
Feb 18, 2025
Liz Charlotte Grant: Seeking God after Losing Faith in the Bible
Feb 11, 2025
Leaving White Evangelicalism, Part 3: Experiments and Transgressions
Feb 04, 2025
Leaving White Evangelicalism, Part 2: Theology Vs. History
Jan 28, 2025
Leaving White Evangelicalism, Part 1: What is Evangelicalism?
Jan 21, 2025
Christy Penley: What Do Emotions Have to Do With Spiritual Formation?
Jan 14, 2025
Creating and Cultivating a Rule of Life for 2025
Dec 31, 2024
Christmas Extravaganza and the Gifts of 2024
Dec 24, 2024
Post-Election Commitments For Justice and Solidarity (Part 2 of 2)
Dec 17, 2024
Post-Election Commitments For Justice and Solidarity (Part 1 of 2)
Dec 10, 2024
A Practical Question on Resisting Mammon
Dec 03, 2024
Navigating Difficult Relationships During the Holidays Post-Election
Nov 26, 2024
On the Virtues of Book Clubs (the Non-Sketchy Kind)
Nov 19, 2024
Thomas Jay Oord: Excommunicated for LGBTQ+ Inclusion
Nov 12, 2024
Post-Election Reflections from a Panel of Faith Leaders
Nov 07, 2024
Timothy McCain: Talking to Understand, Not to Win
Nov 05, 2024
Jacob L. Wright: An Alternative History of Scripture and Its Origins
Oct 29, 2024
Joel A. Bowman, Sr: Practicing Politics Through the Lens of Faith
Oct 22, 2024
Emily P. Freeman: When to Stay and When to Walk Away
Oct 15, 2024
Chuck DeGroat: How to Heal From What's Happened to Us
Oct 08, 2024
Grace Ji-Sun Kim: Dismantling Whiteness for a More Just Faith
Oct 01, 2024
Chris Morris: Lessons on Suicidality & Depression from the Psych Ward
Sep 24, 2024
David Gushee: Allowing Jesus to Instruct Us in the Will of God
Sep 17, 2024
Josh Patterson: The Journey of Rethinking Faith, Over and Over
Sep 10, 2024
So What Actualy IS Faith Anyway? (with Jon DePue)
Sep 03, 2024
Tripp Fuller: Emergence, Theology, and the Church (Then and Now)
Aug 27, 2024
Khristi Lauren Adams: Discovering God through the Lens of Black Girlhood
Aug 20, 2024
Hillary McBride: Experiencing the Wisdom of Your Body
Aug 13, 2024
Jenai Auman: Finding Belonging After Being Othered in Church
Aug 06, 2024
What About the Wrath of God? (with Jon DePue)
Jul 30, 2024
David W. Peters: How the Post-Traumatic Jesus Heals Our Wounds
Jul 23, 2024
How to Find a Church After Experiencing Church Abuse
Jul 16, 2024
Beau Underwood: How the Mainline Helped Build Christian Nationalism
Jul 09, 2024
Join Us For a New Online Book Club
Jul 05, 2024
Joel Looper: Why Evangelicals are Drawn to Christian Nationalism
Jul 02, 2024
Andrew Rillera: Debunking Penal Substitutionary Atonement
Jun 25, 2024
Meredith Miller: Nurturing a Faith Your Kid Doesn't Have to Heal From
Jun 18, 2024
Sam Jolman: A Vision for Healthy Masculine Sexuality
Jun 11, 2024
Lee C. Camp: Cultivating Habits of Human Flourishing
Jun 04, 2024
Elizabeth Oldfield: Tending to Our Souls in Turbulent Times
May 28, 2024
Terra McDaniel: Rediscovering Lament as a Practice of Hope
May 21, 2024
The Truth About Deconstruction From Someone Who's In It Now
May 14, 2024
Jon DePue: Liberating the Gospel from Mere Justification
May 07, 2024
Scott Coley: How Christian Leaders Became Ministers of Propaganda
Apr 30, 2024
Shai Held: Why Judaism is Actually About Love (Not Law)
Apr 23, 2024
Susannah Griffith: Forgiveness and Healing After Trauma
Apr 16, 2024
Elesha Coffman: How Pivotal Events Shaped the American Church
Apr 09, 2024
Ryan Post: Communities Formed by the Beatitudes
Apr 02, 2024
Michael Rhodes: Practicing Justice-Oriented Discipleship
Mar 26, 2024
Ryan Stollar: Child Liberation Theology
Mar 19, 2024
Trey Ferguson: Imagining Our Way Into a Bigger Faith
Mar 12, 2024
Pete Enns: How the Bible Actually Works
Mar 05, 2024
Lamar Hardwick: How Albeism Fuels Racism
Feb 27, 2024
Angela Herrington: Deconstructing Your Faith Without Losing Yourself
Feb 21, 2024
Terry Wildman: Hearing the Scriptures in an Indigenous Key
Feb 13, 2024
Jon Ward: How the Evangelical Movement Failed a Generation
Feb 06, 2024
Learning to Disagree in Love Through the Fruit of the Spirit
Jan 30, 2024
How Jesus Uses "Good" Shame to Call Oppressors to Repent
Jan 23, 2024
Why We Changed our Name and Rebooted Gravity as a "Commons"
Jan 17, 2024
Julie Faith Parker: Feminist Readings that Upend our Bible Assumptions
Jan 09, 2024
Cheryl Bridges Johns: Making the Bible Dangerous Again
Jan 02, 2024
Christmas Extravaganza & Year-End Retrospective
Dec 26, 2023
Robyn Whitaker: Learning to Read the Bible on Its Own Terms
Dec 19, 2023
Miguel De La Torre: Reading the Bible From the Margins
Dec 12, 2023
Scot McKnight: Making the Bible Weird Again (So We Can Hear It)
Dec 05, 2023
Zack Hunt: What It Really Means for the Bible to Be Divinely Inspired
Nov 28, 2023
Does God Endorse Murder? An Example of "Sanctifying Interpretation"
Nov 21, 2023
Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg: What Christians Miss About the Hebrew Scriptures
Nov 14, 2023
Karen Keen: How the Origins of the Bible Reveal a Humble God
Nov 07, 2023
Melissa Florer-Bixler: Finding God in the Old Testament
Oct 31, 2023
Chris Green: Sanctifying Our Interpretation of Scripture
Oct 24, 2023
Robert Chao Romero & Jeff Liou: Christianity and Critical Race Theory
Oct 17, 2023
Christy Gunter: What Pastors Need to Know about Healing Trauma
Oct 10, 2023
Thomas Jay Oord & Christy Gunter: Love Does Not Control
Oct 03, 2023
Janyne McConnaughey: Becoming Trauma-Informed Spiritual Leaders
Sep 26, 2023
Laura Anderson: Healing From Religious Trauma & High-Control Faith
Sep 19, 2023
Kayla Craig: Flourishing in the Mess Together With our Kids
Sep 12, 2023
E. K. Strawser: Developing a Discipleship Pathway That Works
Sep 05, 2023
Fran Tilton Shelton: Developing a Spirituality of Grief
Aug 29, 2023
A Gospel Response to Christian Nationalism
Aug 22, 2023
Andrew Whitehead: How Christian Nationalism Betrays the Gospel
Aug 15, 2023
Tom Rudelius: Chasing Proof and Finding Faith
Aug 08, 2023
Critical Race Theory Redux, Part 4: Why it Matters For the Church
Aug 01, 2023
Critical Race Theory Redux, Part 3: White Supremacy in the US, cont.
Jul 27, 2023
Critical Race Theory Redux, Part 2: White Supremacy in the US
Jul 22, 2023
Critical Race Theory Redux, Part 1: What IS it, Anyway?
Jul 18, 2023
Jonny Morrison: Creative Action in a World of Empty Promises
Jul 11, 2023
Shiny Happy People Documentary with Laura Robinson & Rebekah Mui
Jul 04, 2023
Scot McKnight & Laura Barringer: How to Resist Abuse and Cultivate Tov (Goodness)
Jun 27, 2023
Megan Nilsen: Discerning God's Voice by Getting Real About Your Life
Jun 20, 2023
Why We're Allergic to Anger and Why That's a Problem (with Jonny Rashid)
Jun 13, 2023
Jeff Crosby: Meeting God in the Longings of Our Heart
Jun 06, 2023
8 Parenting Pro-Tips for Empowering Your Kids
May 30, 2023
Cindy Lee: De-Westernizing Spiritual Formation
May 23, 2023
Trauma-Informed Evangelism (Dr. Elaine Heath & Charles Kiser)
May 16, 2023
5 Signs of a Healthy Leadership Culture
May 09, 2023
7 Prevalent Parenting Pitfalls and What to Do About Them
May 02, 2023
Casey Tygrett: Developing a Spirituality For Unsettled Seasons
Apr 25, 2023
Mass Shootings, the 2nd Amendment, and How to Make Sense of It All
Apr 22, 2023
Shelia Gregoire: Raising Girls to Resist the Toxic Teachings of Purity Culture
Apr 18, 2023
Justin McRoberts: Learning to Live in Belovedness in Work and Rest
Apr 08, 2023
5 Signs of a Toxic Leadership Culture
Mar 28, 2023
Marty Solomon: How to Ask Better Questions of the Bible
Mar 14, 2023
5 Major Challenges Facing the Church Today (and How to Address Them)
Mar 14, 2023
Melissa Florer-Bixler & Shawn McCain Tirres: Why Christian Centrism Doesn't Work
Mar 07, 2023
Faith and Therapy: How Do They Intersect, Overlap (or Not), and Relate?
Feb 28, 2023
Our Experiences with Therapy and Counseling (Mental Health Series)
Feb 21, 2023
How to Be a "Resonating Witness" in Conversations About Mental Health
Feb 14, 2023
5 Christian Myths About Mental Illness
Feb 07, 2023
Bradley Jersak: Navigating the Perils and Possibilities of Deconstruction
Jan 31, 2023
Jason Porterfield: How to Fight Like Jesus For Justice and Peace
Jan 24, 2023
Kevin Sweeney: The Art and Struggle (and Joy) of Letting Go
Jan 17, 2023
Eric Seibert: Learning to Enjoy the Old Testament
Jan 13, 2023
Lisa Weaver Swartz: How Evangelicals Do Gender and Practice Power
Jan 10, 2023
Bonnie Kristian: How a Knowledge Crisis is Corrupting Christian Community
Jan 03, 2023
What We Learned This Year: Retrospective and Christmas Spectacular!
Dec 20, 2022
Karen González: Centering Immigrants in Our Christian Response to Immigration
Dec 13, 2022
David Cramer & Myles Werntz: The Many Faces of Christian Nonviolence
Dec 06, 2022
J. Richard Middleton: How to Talk Back to God
Nov 29, 2022
Willie Francois: Fighting the "White Noise" That Hinders Racial Justice
Nov 22, 2022
Marc Alan Schelske: Cultivating Spiritual Growth Through Journaling
Nov 15, 2022
Chris Nye: How to Prevent Your Faith Getting Hijacked By Ideology
Nov 08, 2022
Craig Greenfield: Subversive Mission From the Margins
Nov 01, 2022
Drew Hart & Jarrod McKenna: Decolonizing the Bible
Oct 25, 2022
Sarah Bessey: Prayers of Renewal For Desperate People Like Us
Oct 18, 2022
Andrew Arndt: Finding Spiritual Renewal With the Desert Fathers & Mothers
Oct 11, 2022
Angie Ward: Following Jesus as Citizens of Nations
Oct 04, 2022
KJ Ramsey: Stepping Through Fear Toward the Voice of Love
Sep 27, 2022
Joel A. Bowman, Sr: Lamenting, Repenting, and Dissenting to Heal Racial Trauma
Sep 20, 2022
Drew Jackson: Recovering the Voices of the Marginalized Through Poetry
Sep 13, 2022
Wade Mullen: Decoding the Hidden Tactics of Abusive People and Systems
Sep 06, 2022
Eric Minton: What our Pain Reveals About the Anxious Pursuit of the Good Life
Aug 30, 2022
Experimenting With Grace By Acting As If It’s True
Aug 23, 2022
Why Our Bodies Are Essential For Transformation in Grace
Aug 16, 2022
How God’s Love Recognizes and Reckons With Power Dynamics
Aug 09, 2022
Why it Matters That God Does the Same Work In Us and Through Us
Aug 02, 2022
Does God Care About All of (Gestures Wildly) More Than We Do?
Jul 26, 2022
How God Meets Us Right in the Middle of the Mess
Jul 19, 2022
Why We Need a God Like Jesus
Jul 12, 2022
What if God was Always Present and At Work?
Jul 05, 2022
All You Need is Love: Reclaiming Love as the Center of Christian Faith
Jun 28, 2022
Deconstructing Spiritual Practices, Embracing New Paradigms
Jun 21, 2022
Kevin Sweeney: The Making of a Mystic
Jun 14, 2022
Brandon O’Brien: How We Misread Scripture With Western Eyes
Jun 07, 2022
Jay Augustine: Modeling Justice, Diversity, and Inclusion as the Church
May 31, 2022
Gino Curcuruto: 5 Lessons I’ve Learned in 20 Years of Ministry
May 24, 2022
Rob Dixon: Women and Men Flourishing Together
May 17, 2022
Shane Blackshear on John Perkins: Peacemaking and Transformation
May 10, 2022
Idelette McVicker: Reclaiming Our Humanity By Recovering From Racism
May 03, 2022
Dominique Dubois Gilliard: Leveraging Privilege for Kingdom Justice
Apr 26, 2022
Christina Edmondson: Practicing Faithful Antiracism For Systemic Change
Apr 19, 2022
David Ford: A Fresh Encounter with Jesus Through John’s Gospel
Apr 12, 2022
Catherine McNiel: Confessing our Fear and Loving our Enemies
Apr 05, 2022
Karen J Hardwick: Becoming a Connected Leader
Mar 29, 2022
How to Turn Church Challenges Into Transformational Opportunities
Mar 25, 2022
Melissa Florer-Bixler: How to Have An Enemy
Mar 22, 2022
On Loving Enemies: A Question From a Listener
Mar 15, 2022
Sheila Gregoire & Sarah McDugal: The Harm that Purity Culture Causes
Mar 08, 2022
Ben Sternke: 5 Lessons I’ve Learned in 20 Years of Ministry
Mar 01, 2022
Christy Penley: 5 Lessons I’ve Learned in 20 Years of Ministry
Feb 22, 2022
What’s Missing From the Rise and Fall of Mars Hill Podcast?
Feb 15, 2022
Allyson McKinney Timm & Meghan Tschanz: Christian Advocacy for Women’s Rights
Feb 08, 2022
David Gushee: Christian Ethics in a Pluralistic World
Feb 01, 2022
Carlene Hill Byron: Covid, Mental Health, Faith, and Community
Jan 25, 2022
Lisa Sharon Harper: How Racism Broke the World, and How to Repair It
Jan 18, 2022
Rod Wilson: 3 Leadership Sayings that Can Change the World
Jan 11, 2022
Tara Beth Leach: Restoring the Credibility of the Church’s Witness
Jan 05, 2022
Matt Tebbe: 5 Things I’ve Learned in 20 Years of Ministry
Dec 28, 2021
Curt Thompson: How Naming Desire Leads to Transformation
Dec 21, 2021
Hillary McBride: Learning to Listen to the Wisdom of Your Body
Dec 14, 2021
Craig Keener: God’s Supernatural Work in the World Today
Dec 07, 2021
Becky Castle Miller on the Role of Emotions in Christian Discipleship
Nov 30, 2021
AJ Sherrill on the Necessity and Neurology of Contemplative Prayer
Nov 23, 2021
Heather Day: What to Do When It’s Not Your Turn
Nov 16, 2021
Dr. Angie Ward: Living as God’s People in Times of Crisis
Nov 09, 2021
Meghan Tschanz: Resisting Oppression By Listening to Women
Nov 02, 2021
Bridget Eileen Rivera: How the Church Harms LGBTQ Christians
Oct 26, 2021
Kat Armas: What Women on the Margins Teach Us About Faith
Oct 19, 2021
Daniel Bowman Jr. on Autism, Faith, and the Gifts of Neurodiversity
Oct 12, 2021
Bethany Dearborn Hiser: Soul Care For Wounded Healers
Oct 05, 2021
Brian Zahnd Deconstructs Deconstruction
Sep 28, 2021
Lisa Colón DeLay: Cultivating Wholeness Through Spiritual Practice
Sep 21, 2021
A.J. Swoboda: Deconstructing Without Losing your Faith
Sep 14, 2021
Jeff McGee: How to Foster Cross-Cultural Collaboration
Sep 07, 2021
BONUS: MelindaJoy Mingo Models Listening and Learning in Conversation
Sep 03, 2021
MelindaJoy Mingo: Connecting With Each Other Across Difference
Aug 31, 2021
Mark Scandrette: The Beatitudes For Today
Aug 24, 2021
Krispin Mayfield: Understanding Spiritual Attachment Styles (CORRECTED)
Aug 17, 2021
Krispin Mayfield: Understanding Spiritual Attachment Styles
Aug 17, 2021
David Eaton: Connecting Parents and Teens in a Disconnected World
Aug 10, 2021
Jin S. Kim: Decolonizing Christian Leadership & Theological Education
Aug 03, 2021
Geoff Holsclaw: How Attachment Theory Helps Us Live Our Faith
Jul 27, 2021
Mandy Smith: Childlike Faith Beyond the Baggage of Western Culture
Jul 20, 2021
Matt Alexander: Why Every Ministry Leader Needs Regular Soul Care
Jul 13, 2021
David Galvan: How (Not) to Talk About Suicide in the Church
Jul 06, 2021
Mike Erre: Leaving Church Ministry to Heal
Jun 29, 2021
Benjamin Windle: Ministry to Milliennials & Gen Z in a Pandemic and Beyond
Jun 22, 2021
Duke Kwon & Greg Thompson: The Case for Race Reparations
Jun 15, 2021
Matt Jantzen: How the Doctrine of God’s Providence was Shaped by Whiteness
Jun 08, 2021
Special Announcement: A Transition at Gravity Leadership
Jun 04, 2021
Critical Race Theory with Nathan Cartagena, Pt 4: Why it Matters For the Church
Jun 01, 2021
Critical Race Theory with Nathan Cartagena, Pt 3: White Supremacy in the US, cont.
May 25, 2021
Critical Race Theory with Nathan Cartagena, Pt 2: White Supremacy in the US
May 18, 2021
Critical Race Theory with Nathan Cartagena, Pt 1: What IS it, Actually?
May 11, 2021
David Fitch: How to Tell Divisive Antagonsim From Holy Conflict
May 04, 2021
Mako Nagasawa: Thinking More Clearly About Abortion
Apr 27, 2021
Sheila Gregoire: Exposing the Lies We Believe About Sex
Apr 20, 2021
Gino Curcuruto: Reflecting on Prevalence of Spiritual Abuse in the Church
Apr 13, 2021
Beth Allison Barr: How and Why Biblical Womanhood Was Invented
Apr 06, 2021
Kristin Kobes Du Mez: How White Evangelicals Embraced Toxic Masculinity
Mar 30, 2021
Andrew Whitehead & Samuel Perry: Christian Nationalism in the USA
Mar 23, 2021
Dawson Vosburg: Capitalism, Socialism, and What Scripture Has to Say
Mar 16, 2021
Juanita Campbell Rasmus: Learning to BE in the Midst of Chaos
Mar 09, 2021
Walking Through Spiritual Abuse and Trauma with Gino Curcuruto
Mar 02, 2021
Dr. Diane Langberg: Naming Abuse and Redeeming Power in the Church
Feb 23, 2021
Aimee Byrd: Recovering From Biblical Manhood and Womanhood
Feb 16, 2021
Scot McKnight: Church Abuse and Where We Go From Here
Feb 09, 2021
Dennae Pierre: Learning to Lead and Pray in the Midst of Racial Injustice
Feb 02, 2021
A New Co-Host For the Gravity Leadership Podcast: Christy Penley
Jan 26, 2021
Timothy and Madai McCain: People of Color Preaching in White Spaces
Jan 19, 2021
Esau McCaulley: How the Black Church Helps Us Read the Bible Better
Jan 12, 2021
Andrew Arndt: Learning to Live in the Trinity With the Ancient Church
Jan 05, 2021
What Emotions Are For in the Life of the Leader with Marc Alan Schelske
Dec 22, 2020
Learning to Lead in Uncharted Territory with Tod Bolsinger
Dec 15, 2020
What Brain Science Teaches Us About Leadership with Marcus Warner
Dec 08, 2020
Leading in Times of Anxiety and Uncertainty with Jim Herrington
Dec 01, 2020
Living and Leading From Rootedness with Susan Carson
Nov 27, 2020
Following Jesus Off the Beaten Path With Kristan Dooley
Nov 24, 2020
Greg Boyd on How the Bible’s Problems Enhance Its Authority
Nov 17, 2020
Not All Those Who Wander Are Lost with Traci Rhoades
Nov 13, 2020
Becoming Yourself By Forgetting Yourself with Marlena Graves
Nov 10, 2020
Election Day Series Recap: Being a Christian in America
Nov 03, 2020
A Pastor’s Struggle With Whether to Vote and Who to Vote For
Nov 01, 2020
A Swedish Evangelical’s Perspective on American Evangelicalism
Oct 29, 2020
Justin Giboney on Maintaining Compassion AND Conviction in Political Engagement
Oct 27, 2020
The Sermon on the Mount as Jesus’s Political Manifesto
Oct 20, 2020
Lee Camp on How the Politics of Jesus Disrupt Partisan America
Oct 13, 2020
David Swanson on Rediscipling the White Church
Oct 06, 2020
Alan Noble on Speaking Disruptive Truth to Distracted People
Sep 29, 2020
Jared Byas: Why We Don’t Have to Choose Between Truth and Love
Sep 25, 2020
D.L. Mayfield on How Christianity Challenges the American Dream
Sep 22, 2020
Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove on Reclaiming a Public Christian Faith
Sep 15, 2020
New Series – Being a Christian in the USA: Pitfalls and Possibilities
Sep 08, 2020
Moving Beyond Hashtag Activism with Mae Elise Cannon
Sep 01, 2020
How to Disciple People With Trauma with Heather Davediuk Gingrich
Aug 25, 2020
How Gentleness Overcomes Antagonism with Scott Sauls
Aug 18, 2020
How Digital Technology is Deforming the Church with Jay Kim
Aug 11, 2020
Suffering as the Way of the Cross: A Desert Story with David Funk
Aug 07, 2020
Finding Grace When Suffering Lingers with K.J. Ramsey
Aug 04, 2020
Transformation By Loving Attachment to God with Jim Wilder
Jul 28, 2020
Becoming an Ordinary Mystic with Fr. Albert Haase
Jul 21, 2020
Meeting God in Your Actual Life with Gem and Alan Fadling
Jul 14, 2020
Amy Brown Hughes on Amazing Ancient Christian Women
Jul 07, 2020
Navigating Social Media as a Leader
Jul 02, 2020
Leading Kids in Imaginative Prayer with Jared Boyd
Jun 30, 2020
How to Pray During a Pandemic With Beth Felker Jones
Jun 25, 2020
Creating a Thriving Family Culture with Mark and Lisa Scandrette
Jun 23, 2020
N.T. Wright on the Christian Response to the Pandemic (and Racism)
Jun 18, 2020
How to Have Spiritual Conversations With Children with Lacy Finn Borgo
Jun 16, 2020
A Cop’s Perspective on Police Brutality and the Protests
Jun 13, 2020
Mike Frost on What the Pandemic is Revealing About Us
Jun 11, 2020
The End of Youth Ministry with Andrew Root
Jun 09, 2020
How to Make Faith Matter For Our Kids with Natalie Frisk
Jun 02, 2020
Cultivating an Imagination for Nonviolent Action with Ron Sider
May 26, 2020
Brad Jersak on Learning to Become Human Like Jesus
May 19, 2020
Facing Your Own Brokenness: A Desert Story With John Stallsmith
May 12, 2020
Reopening Church? A Pastors Panel
May 06, 2020
Leading As a Woman: A Desert Story with Angie Ward
May 05, 2020
Depression and Church Planting: A Desert Story with Jason Raitz
Apr 28, 2020
Fasting From Preaching: A Desert Story With Dan Deeble
Apr 21, 2020
Where is God in the Coronavirus Pandemic?
Apr 17, 2020
Desert Stories: A New Series on How God Shapes Us in Suffering
Apr 14, 2020
Coronavirus a Few Weeks In: Now What? (Pastors Panel)
Apr 03, 2020
Reclaiming Contemplation as a Christian Practice with Kyle Strobel
Mar 31, 2020
How to Plan Strategically Without Trying to Control Outcomes
Mar 24, 2020
Comfort During Coronavirus: God is in Control?
Mar 20, 2020
Leadership Disorientation in the Coronavirus Pandemic
Mar 19, 2020
Being the Church in the Time of Coronavirus: Imagination and Possibility
Mar 18, 2020
What Even IS the Bible, Anyway? with Dennis Edwards
Mar 17, 2020
Leading in the Midst of the Coronavirus Pandemic
Mar 13, 2020
Deconstructing the “Love” of the Giving Tree in the Light of Christ
Mar 10, 2020
Preston Sprinkle on Deconstructing Gender for the Sake of Mission
Mar 03, 2020
Leaving a Church and Making a Home with Tai French
Feb 25, 2020
Why and How to Fast For Lent
Feb 20, 2020
How to Teach Kids the Kingdom Gospel
Feb 18, 2020
Deconstructing and Reconstructing the Atonement with Mako Nagasawa
Feb 11, 2020
Why is it So Hard to Talk About Deconstruction
Feb 07, 2020
Spiritual Direction and Deconstruction with Dave and Beth Booram
Feb 04, 2020
Brian Zahnd on Deconstructing the Bible, Hell, Politics, and Sexuality
Jan 28, 2020
Deconstructing How We Read Scripture with Brandon O’Brien
Jan 21, 2020
Navigating Deconstruction with Geoff and Cyd Holsclaw
Jan 14, 2020
Skye Jethani on Reconstructing Faith After Deconstruction
Jan 06, 2020
Redux: Mako Nagasawa on How Power Works in Racism
Dec 31, 2019
Redux: Mandy Smith on Leading in Vulnerability
Dec 24, 2019
Redux: Brad Jersak on Learning to Trust That God is Love
Dec 17, 2019
Is There Room For “Tough Love” in Grace and Truth?
Dec 10, 2019
Chuck DeGroat on How Narcissism Shows Up For Each Enneagram Type
Dec 03, 2019
The Enneagram and Spiritual Practices with AJ Sherrill
Nov 26, 2019
How the Enneagram Can Catalyze Spiritual Formation
Nov 19, 2019
Matthew Bates on How We Get the Gospel Wrong
Nov 05, 2019
Why a Sacramental Worldview Matters with Glenn Packiam
Oct 29, 2019
Stoking an Imagination For Nonviolence with Ron Sider
Oct 22, 2019
Finding Your Voice, Daring to Speak with Kathy Khang
Oct 15, 2019
Keeping Discipleship Simple with Derek Vreeland
Oct 08, 2019
Resisting Empire with Sylvia Keesmaat and Brian Walsh
Oct 04, 2019
José Humphreys on Leading By Showing Up and Staying Put
Oct 01, 2019
Managing Leadership Anxiety with Steve Cuss
Sep 24, 2019
Curiosity and Memory in Spiritual Formation with Casey Tygrett
Sep 17, 2019
How to Have Hard Conversations in Church with Chris Smith
Sep 10, 2019
Questioning our Addiction to Accumulation with Chris Nye
Sep 03, 2019
Church Planting in New York City with Dan and Amanda Sadlier
Aug 27, 2019
A New Way to Connect and Partner with Gravity Leadership
Aug 20, 2019
Mindfulness and Christian Faith with Charles Stone
Aug 13, 2019
Power Abuse in Intimate Relationships w Jaclyn Houston-Kolnik
Aug 06, 2019
Rethinking Short-term Mission Trips with Rob Haynes
Jul 30, 2019
Salvation By Allegiance Alone with Matthew Bates
Jul 23, 2019
Can Confidence and Humility Go Together? (With Dan Kent)
Jul 16, 2019
Why Culture Change is So Dang Difficult
Jul 09, 2019
How to Actually Love Your Enemies with Dan White
Jul 02, 2019
How a White Police Officer is Working For Racial Justice
Jun 25, 2019
Power Dynamics and the Gospel with Glenn Packiam & Seth Richardson
Jun 18, 2019
Rich Villodas on Cruciform Power and the Contemplative Life
Jun 11, 2019
Chuck DeGroat on Why We Love Narcissistic Leaders
Jun 04, 2019
Healing From Spiritual Abuse with Timothy Isaiah Cho
May 28, 2019
Greg Boyd on Practicing Cruciform Leadership
May 21, 2019
Brian Zahnd on Subverting the Power of Empire
May 14, 2019
Rethinking Incarceration with Dominique DuBois Gilliard
May 07, 2019
How Power Distorts the Body of Christ With Keith Giles
Apr 30, 2019
David Fitch on How Mutual Submission Subverts Coercive Power
Apr 23, 2019
It’s All About Power: Mako Nagasawa on Racism, Past and Present
Apr 16, 2019
How Power Subverts Our Justice Efforts with Adam Gustine
Apr 09, 2019
How Power Distorts Our Vision of Masculinity with Nate Pyle
Apr 02, 2019
How Power Corrupts our Ability to Lead Well with Thomas Horrocks
Mar 26, 2019
How We Get Power Wrong: Control Vs Love
Mar 19, 2019
Power in the Church, Part 1: We Have a Problem With Power
Mar 12, 2019
Why and How to Practice Lent with Aaron Damiani
Mar 05, 2019
Self-care and Self-indulgence? How to Tell the Difference
Feb 26, 2019
051 – Practicing Directive Leadership Without Micromanaging
Feb 19, 2019
050 – Bonnie Kristian on (Faithfully) Practicing a Flexible Faith
Feb 12, 2019
049 – Hannah Anderson on the (Alleged) Idolatry of the Family
Feb 05, 2019
048 – Aaron Niequist on Embracing a Practice-Based Faith
Jan 29, 2019
047 – Luke Norsworthy on Choosing God Over “Good”
Jan 22, 2019
046 – Carlos Rodriguez on Following Jesus in a Polarized World
Jan 15, 2019
045 – Discipling and Leading Millennials with Chris Moerman
Jan 08, 2019
044 – St. Gregory of Nazianzus on the Glory of Christmas
Dec 25, 2018
043 – What Does the Gospel Have To Do With Justice?
Dec 18, 2018
042 – Austin Fischer on Finding Christ in the Midst of Doubt
Dec 11, 2018
041 – Rediscovering God in the Face of Christ with Chris Green
Dec 04, 2018
040 – Why the Church is Facing a Funding Crisis
Nov 27, 2018
039 – Jim Lyon on Leading Change Without Coercion
Nov 20, 2018
038 – Advent: Why, What, and How with Shawn McCain
Nov 13, 2018
037 – Leading By Learning and Listening
Nov 06, 2018
BONUS Episode: Reflections on Our First National Gathering
Nov 04, 2018
036 – Know When To Fold ‘Em: On Closing a Church Plant
Oct 30, 2018
035 – Brad Jersak on Learning to Trust that God is Love
Oct 23, 2018
034 – Aaron Keyes on Investing Your Whole Life in Others
Oct 16, 2018
031 – Women & Men Leading Together, Pt 7: Geoff & Cyd
Sep 25, 2018
030 – Women & Men Leading Together, Pt 6: Derek Radney
Sep 18, 2018
029 – Women & Men Leading Together, Pt 5: 3 Reasons Why
Sep 11, 2018
028 – Women & Men Leading Together, Pt 4: Emily and Ron
Sep 04, 2018
026 – Women & Men Leading Together, Pt 2: Scripture
Aug 21, 2018
025 – Women & Men Leading Together, Pt 1: Our Stories
Aug 14, 2018
024 – Disciple and Develop People, Don’t Clone Yourself
Aug 07, 2018
023 – Creating a Culture of Development, Not Excellence
Jul 31, 2018
022 – Paying Attention to Your Life (with Douglas Tappin)
Jul 24, 2018
021 – White Privilege, Power, and Justice with Adam Gustine
Jul 17, 2018
020 – Meeting God in Our Doubts and Dark Places
Jul 10, 2018
019 – Mandy Smith on Leading in Vulnerability
Jul 03, 2018
018 – Tara Beth Leach on Empowering Women For Leadership
Jun 26, 2018
017 – David Fitch on 7 Practices For the Church On Mission
Jun 19, 2018
016 – Navigating Exhaustion and Conflict in Ministry
Jun 12, 2018
015 – Navigating Disorientation and Reorientation in Ministry
Jun 05, 2018
014 – Brian Zahnd on Going Through Theological Paradigm Shifts
May 29, 2018
013 – Confronting Our Christendom Assumptions
May 22, 2018
012 – Why Even Have These Missional Theology Axioms?
May 15, 2018
Episode 11 – We Learn Love Through Embodied Participation
May 08, 2018
Episode 10: The Goal of Discipleship Is Divine Union (Part 2)
May 01, 2018
Episode 9: The Goal of Discipleship is Divine Union (Part 1)
Apr 24, 2018
Episode 8: Brian Zahnd on Learning to Pray
Apr 17, 2018
Episode 7: What God Does Through You He Also Does In You
Apr 10, 2018
Episode 6: Reviewing and Riffing on Missional Theology Axioms
Apr 03, 2018
Episode 5: God Cares More About (All Of) It Than You Do
Mar 27, 2018
Episode 4: God Meets Us Where We Really Are
Mar 20, 2018
Episode 3: Why It Changes Everything if God is Just Like Jesus
Mar 07, 2018
Episode 2: God is Always Present and At Work, and Why That Matters
Mar 07, 2018
Episode 1: Frustration and Failure in Christian Leadership
Mar 07, 2018