Program Staff Adam Borneman and Mark Ramsey speak the Rev. Dr. Joe Scrivner (Stillman College, Brown Memorial Presbyterian Church) about the dangers of communal and individual self-righteousness, the universality of human longing, and how the church can be a source of hope in this moment. Listen...
Program Staff Jennifer Watley Maxell and Amy Valdez Barker speak with the Rev. Carla Jones Brown about the importance of language, finding hope in the every day, and what kind of preaching is needed. Listen here....
Program Staff Adam Mixon and Jennifer Watley Maxell speak with the Rev. Katie Nakamura Rengers (Church Planting, The Episcopal Church) about this post-election moment, the distinctive Christian character of the table, and how we choose to show up as the Church. Listen here....
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our affliction, so that we may be able to comfort those who are in any affliction, with the comfort with...
Program Director Adam Borneman speaks with the Revs. Susan Rogers (The Well, Jacksonville, FL) and Kathy Escobar (The Refuge, Broomfield, CO) about the downward mobility of Jesus, how we form leadership and wield power, and Kathy's upcoming book (to be released in January, 2025). Listen here....
One of the great gifts that Christian creeds and confessions offer is their simplicity. Time and again, as we walk through changing contexts and circumstances, we are invited both toward improvisational contextualization of the faith, yet at the same time, to return to that which...
Program Director Adam Borneman speaks with Dr. Dustin Benac (Truett Theological Seminary) about his research into ministry innovation, how crises can truncate our theological imaginations, and the critical importance of testimony. Listen here....
“Now when Jesus saw the crowds, he went up on a mountainside and sat down. His disciples came to him, and he began to teach them. He said: 'Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are those who mourn, for they will...
Last week, we approached the idea of curiosity as an essential resource for growth and depth. Curiosity can be a high challenge in times of anxiety, stress, division, and strife. It is understandable to see curiosity as a ‘nice option’ for normal times, dispensable in stormy times. Scripture,...