Igniting Imagination
By Wesleyan Impact Partners
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Episodes: 134
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Every movement for change starts with a generative conversation. The Igniting Imagination podcast features rich conversations with leaders across the church landscape that invite you into new possibilities for yourself, your church, and your community. Each episode offers inspiring ideas to spark the Spirit within you as a leader and inspire courage and innovation to bring about human flourishing grounded in love, generosity, and belonging.
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Worship, Justice, and the Next Generation with Rev. Sandra Van Opstal
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Apr 08, 2026 |
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Economic Dignity and Collective Flourishing with Rev. Matt St. Pierre
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Apr 01, 2026 |
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Repair, Restore, Rebuild: Abolitionist Sanctuary with Rev. Dr. Nikia Smith Robert
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Mar 25, 2026 |
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Sanctuary in Motion: Immigrant Justice and the Church with Rev. Lea Matthews
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Mar 18, 2026 |
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The Questions We’re All Asking About Tech with Rev. Dr. Blair Thompson
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Mar 11, 2026 |
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Redesigning Superintendency with Bishop Cedrick Bridgeforth
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Mar 04, 2026 |
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Beyond Credentials: The Expertise of Real Life with TeRay Esquibel
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Feb 25, 2026 |
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A Tech Startup with a Soul with Tiffani Jones Brown
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Feb 18, 2026 |
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Faithful Experimentation in a Fast-Changing World with Rev. Canon Lorenzo Lebrija
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Feb 11, 2026 |
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Real Space, Real Grace: Designing Digital Community with James Kang and Rev. Nathan Webb
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Feb 04, 2026 |
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Ancient Tools for a Desperate Age with Rev. Sue Phillips
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Jan 28, 2026 |
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Analyzing 2026 Disruptive Church Trends with Anna Del Castillo and Dr. Josh Packard
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Jan 22, 2026 |
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Remapping the Religious Landscape: What We See Now with Rev. Dr. Gil Rendle
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Dec 30, 2025 |
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The Captivity and the Possibility of the American Church with Rev. Bill Lamar IV
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Dec 17, 2025 |
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Sacred Listening and the Faithful Futures of Young People with Dr. Josh Packard and Kris Jordan
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Dec 10, 2025 |
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Congregations in a New Religious Landscape with Rev. Tim Shapiro
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Dec 03, 2025 |
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After Unbundling: How We Rebuild Community with Casper ter Kuile
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Nov 19, 2025 |
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Technē of the Spirit with Rev. Sue Phillips
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Nov 12, 2025 |
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The Holy Work of Belonging with Rev. Jen Bailey
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Nov 05, 2025 |
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Meaning Making Beyond the Church with Rev. Dr. Gil Rendle: Part 2
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Oct 29, 2025 |
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Meaning Making Beyond the Church with Rev. Dr. Gil Rendle
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Oct 22, 2025 |
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Agency and Equity in Recovery with Greg Richards
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Sep 24, 2025 |
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The Power of Neighboring in Crisis and Recovery with Sarah Ridout Woolsey and Howell Ridout
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Sep 17, 2025 |
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Leading Through the Storm with Rev. David Payne and Beth Palmer from Kerrville First UMC
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Sep 10, 2025 |
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A Better Way for Food Distribution with Tiffany Terrell
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Jul 16, 2025 |
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Born Out Of Necessity with Rev. Candice Wynn
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Jul 09, 2025 |
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Speak Out and Speak Up with Leslee Matthews, Esq.
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Jul 02, 2025 |
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The Greatest Deployment Center of All Time with Pastor Beverly Jenkins
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Jun 25, 2025 |
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Leveraging Weddings for Extraordinary Impact with Samantha Mathews
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Jun 18, 2025 |
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Digital Tools Help the Church Do God's Work in the Neighborhood with Rev. Joshua Hayashi
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Jun 11, 2025 |
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Where There is Good, There is God with Rev. Dr. Amy Butler and Rev. Katie Kenyon
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Jun 04, 2025 |
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Church Property: Key Takeaways From This Season
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Feb 26, 2025 |
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How Does Legacy Shape Church Property Decisions? with Dr. Joseph W. Daniels, Jr.
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Feb 19, 2025 |
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Are Taxes Distracting Us from Bigger Church Property Issues? with Rev. Dr. Patrick G. Duggan
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Feb 12, 2025 |
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How Can Church Property Bring Repair? with Rev. Chris Dela Cruz and Rev. Melissa O’Keefe Reed
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Feb 05, 2025 |
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How Can Church Property Serve the Neighborhood? with Joe Bowling
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Jan 29, 2025 |
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What Can Partnerships Unlock for Church Property? with Rev. Staci Marrese-Wheeler and Brenda Halverson
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Jan 22, 2025 |
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How Can Rural Churches Innovate with Their Building and Land? with Pastor Kevin Riley
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Jan 15, 2025 |
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Besides Housing, What Are Other Ideas for Re-Imagining Church Property? with Rev. Chrisy Ennen
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Jan 08, 2025 |
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How Do We Handle Resistance to Church Property Changes? with Rev. Sharon Core
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Dec 18, 2024 |
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What’s the Path to Church Property Changes? with Pastor Jessica Lowry
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Dec 11, 2024 |
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How Does Theology Shape Church Property Decisions? with Rev. Dr. Willie James Jennings
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Dec 04, 2024 |
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Why Are We Talking About Church Property? with Bob Smietana
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Nov 20, 2024 |
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Church Property: Imagining Good Futures with Shannon Hopkins
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Nov 13, 2024 |
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What’s a Critical Theme for the Future Church That We Missed?
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Oct 16, 2024 |
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Opting into Joy with Rev. Tyler Sit and Rev. Rich Havard
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Oct 09, 2024 |
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Small Boats are the Big Wave for the Church with Rev. Dr. Kenda Creasy Dean and Rev. Dr. Michael Beck
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Oct 02, 2024 |
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Place Matters with Rev. Bill Lamar IV and Rev. Dr. Reginald Blount
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Sep 25, 2024 |
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The Power of Togetherness with Vipin Thekk and Rabbi Elan Babchuck
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Sep 18, 2024 |
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Hospitality When It’s Uncomfortable with Rev. Alicia Forde and Tamice Spencer-Helms
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Sep 11, 2024 |
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Imago Dei Drives Innovation with Carlos Huerta
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May 15, 2024 |
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The Love of God and Love of Humanity is One Love with Jonathan Brooks
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May 08, 2024 |
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A Platform that Empowers People with Moy Mendez
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May 01, 2024 |
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Network Building for Outsized Impact with Rev. Dr. Heber Brown, III
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Apr 24, 2024 |
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Facing Reality, Claiming Leadership in the Church Today
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Apr 10, 2024 |
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Shaping our Biblical Imaginations with Dr. Eric Barreto
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Mar 06, 2024 |
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Cultivating an Indigenous Worldview with Dr. Randy Woodley
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Feb 28, 2024 |
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Living ‘Love Your Neighbor’ in the State House of Representatives with Rep. James Talarico
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Feb 21, 2024 |
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Nurturing the Possible Through Catalytic Leadership with Rev. Dr. Dave Odom
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Feb 14, 2024 |
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Discovering a Way Back to Each Other with Rev. Dr. Amy Butler
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Feb 07, 2024 |
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Actively Waiting in the Accelerating Age with Dr. Andy Root
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Jan 31, 2024 |
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Reimagining an Established Institution with Dr. Aaron Kuecker
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Jan 24, 2024 |
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Stewarding Ambiguous Loss with Dr. Pauline Boss
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Jan 17, 2024 |
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Analyzing Nieuwhof’s Church Trends That Will Disrupt 2024
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Jan 10, 2024 |
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Hope in Doubt? Are we addicted to hope?
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Dec 06, 2023 |
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Restoring Sanity with Dr. Margaret Wheatley
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Oct 30, 2023 |
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Holy Friends Pursue Higher Truth with Rev. Kathleen McShane and Rabbi Elan Babchuck
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Oct 18, 2023 |
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Holy Friends Bridge Deep Divides with Dr. Cleve V. Tinsley IV and Rev. Dr. Matt Russell
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Oct 11, 2023 |
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Holy Friends Bear Witness over Time with Bishop Laura Merrill and Bishop Janice Huie
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Oct 04, 2023 |
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Holy Friends Become Healthier Leaders with Rachel Billups and Matt Rawle
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Sep 27, 2023 |
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Holy Friendships with Rev. Dr. Victoria White Victoria White
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Sep 20, 2023 |
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Season 9 Trailer
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Sep 13, 2023 |
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The Current Project with Rev. Alisha Gordon
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May 17, 2023 |
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Staying Awake for God's Sake with Rev. Tyler Sit
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May 10, 2023 |
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Human Again with Rev. Michael Gienger
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May 03, 2023 |
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Fishing Differently with Rev. Dr. Sidney Williams
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Apr 26, 2023 |
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Innovating for Love with Rev. Dr. Kenda Creasy Dean
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Apr 19, 2023 |
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Loving our Neighbors Means Loving our Neighborhoods with Pastah J
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Feb 15, 2023 |
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Reimagining God’s Economy with Rev. Rosa Lee Harden
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Jan 25, 2023 |
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Living the Gospel through the Multi-Ethnic Church with Mark DeYmaz
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Jan 18, 2023 |
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Creating Cultures of Generosity with Joe Park
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Jan 11, 2023 |
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Formation and the Phygital Space (Bonus Episode)
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Dec 14, 2022 |
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The Spiritually Awakened Brain with Dr. Lisa Miller
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Dec 07, 2022 |
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The Whole Person Revolution with Anne Snyder
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Dec 01, 2022 |
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Spiritual Formation Everywhere You Look with Tim Soerens
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Nov 16, 2022 |
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Igniting Imagination Season 7 Trailer
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Nov 15, 2022 |
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The Gifts of Wilderness with Bishop Gregory Palmer
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Oct 05, 2022 |
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A Better Vision for Human Flourishing with Andy Crouch
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Sep 28, 2022 |
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People, Places, and Processes for Healing with Jorge Acevedo
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Sep 21, 2022 |
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The Power of Unconditional Love with Greg Boyle and Justin Coleman
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Sep 14, 2022 |
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The Gravity of Joy with Angela Gorrell
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Sep 07, 2022 |
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Methodist Hope for What Comes Next with Will Willimon
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Sep 01, 2022 |
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Igniting Imagination Season 6 Trailer
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Aug 25, 2022 |
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Summer Soul Tending with Tod Bolsinger: Follow a Rule of Life
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Aug 18, 2022 |
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Summer Soul Tending with Joe Stabile: Trust in God’s Lead
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Aug 11, 2022 |
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Summer Soul Tending with Danielle Shroyer: Be a Soul Ninja
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Jul 28, 2022 |
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Living the Questions with Shannon Hopkins
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May 19, 2022 |
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The Parish is My World with Coté Soerens
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May 12, 2022 |
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The Soul of Reconciliation with David Bailey
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May 05, 2022 |
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Creating Healing Spaces through Social Enterprise with Kit Evans-Ford
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Apr 28, 2022 |
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Brian McLaren on Becoming a New Kind of Christian and New Kind of Church
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Apr 21, 2022 |
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Igniting Imagination Season 5 Trailer
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Apr 19, 2022 |
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Prophetic Imagination in a Parking Lot with Mandy McDow
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Mar 17, 2022 |
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Power and Abundance with Mike Mather
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Mar 10, 2022 |
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Nurturing Thriving Communities with Adam Barlow-Thompson
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Mar 03, 2022 |
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The Purpose of the Institutional Church with Gil Rendle
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Feb 24, 2022 |
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Leading Organizational Grief with Shannon Hopkins
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Feb 17, 2022 |
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Bonus Episode: “Disruptive Trends Impacting Churches”
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Feb 10, 2022 |
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Expanding Imagination with Amy Oden
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Dec 16, 2021 |
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Distributing Power with Joerg Rieger
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Dec 09, 2021 |
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Walking Alongside Neighbors with Coté Soerens
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Dec 02, 2021 |
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Discerning Purpose with Susan Beaumont
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Nov 18, 2021 |
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Grieving Well with Suzanne Stabile
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Nov 11, 2021 |
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The Five Adaptive Muscles
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Nov 04, 2021 |
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Season 3 Trailer
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Oct 29, 2021 |
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Justice and Healing with Community Defender Emmanuel Andre, Locke Innovative Leader Award Winner
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Jun 17, 2021 |
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Intangible Currencies and Social Banking with DeAmon Harges, Locke Innovative Leader Award Winner
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Jun 10, 2021 |
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Connecting the Organizational Center and the Innovative Edge with Leroy Barber, Locke Innovative Leader Award Winner
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Jun 03, 2021 |
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Improbable Friendships with Matt Russell, Locke Innovative Leader Award Winner
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May 27, 2021 |
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Composting Religion with Jen Bailey, Locke Innovative Leader Award Winner
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May 20, 2021 |
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Today’s Spiritual Landscape with Casper ter Kuile and Tom Locke
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May 13, 2021 |
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A Story of Resilience by Liliana Padilla
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Apr 01, 2021 |
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Narratives of Resilience with Bishop Robert Schnase
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Mar 30, 2021 |
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A Story of Resilience by Romonica Malone-Wardley
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Mar 25, 2021 |
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Resilience for the Church with Bishop Cynthia Harvey and Erin Hawkins
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Mar 25, 2021 |
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A Story of Resilience by Mike Smith
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Mar 18, 2021 |
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The Reservoir of Courage with Gil Rendle
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Mar 16, 2021 |
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A Story of Resilience by Rev. Bill Lamar
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Mar 04, 2021 |
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The Reservoir of Purpose with Dori Baker and Stephen Lewis
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Mar 02, 2021 |
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A Story of Resilience by Ugonna Onuoha
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Feb 25, 2021 |
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The Reservoir of Hope with Colette Pierce Burnette
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Feb 23, 2021 |
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A Story of Resilience by Martha Valencia
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Feb 18, 2021 |
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Resilient Leadership with Dr. Tod Bolsinger
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Feb 16, 2021 |
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Reservoirs of Resilience: An Introduction
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Feb 04, 2021 |