As a part of our commitment to creating a national support system for pastors, ministries, and congregations. Our cohort and immersion programs pioneer this promise to improve community engagement, but our Christian podcast is a great supplemental tool to use.
We cover topics such as preaching, racial justice, community, and the cultural attitude towards congregation. With this resource, you’ll feel more immersed and supported during your journey of building up your own community. Take a look below to hear some of our most recent ministry podcast publications. If you’re looking for more resources, check out our Blog and Webinar pages.
Program Staff Jennifer Watley Maxell and Amy Valdez Barker speak with Dr. Thema Bryant about the importance of intergenerational coalitions for wisdom and innovative courage; the need for people of faith to offer continuity of care; and her upcoming book on healing, Matters of the…
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Program Staff Adam Mixon and Amy Valdez Barker speak with Kathi Vodenicker and Adrienne Mixon (Better Days Counseling) about what the church gets right – and wrong – about mental health, the difference between healing and wholeness, and what Jesus offers us by sharing his…
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Program Staff Amy Valdez Barker and Adam Mixon speak with Adrienne Mixon (Better Days Counseling) about caring for the caregivers, destigmatizing mental health support, and the wisdom of Fred Sanford. Listen here.
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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….
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Congregational and Pastoral Formation Curator Amy Valdez Barker speaks with the Revs. Esta Jarrett (Canton Presbyterian, NC) and Tom Owens (Central United Methodist, Canton, NC) about their ministry in the wake of Hurricane Helene, how the community came together to support one another, and the…