Book Hub

Exclusive conversations with your favorite authors.

About the show

Hear about faith, ministry, and church life from authors and thought leaders. The Book Hub is an online event space that hosts discussions, book launches, and more. It is hosted by Luther Seminary in the Faith+Lead Learning Lab.

Episodes

  • Episode 33: Liberating Laughter with Joe Davis

    September 23rd, 2021  |  20 mins 20 secs
    christian, faith, joe davis, poetry, spoken word

    Joe Davis, a spoken-artist, discusses his art and upcoming book.

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    Episode 32: Liberating Laughter with Courtney Ellis

    September 23rd, 2021  |  14 mins 29 secs
    christian, christian life, courtney ellis, faith, fun, happy now, laughter, playfulness

    Courtney Ellis discusses her book, Happy Now: Let Playfulness Lift Your Load and Renew Your Spirit.

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    Episode 30: Preaching the Stories We Don't Always Hear with Wess Daniels

    August 20th, 2021  |  18 mins 22 secs
    ancient rome, bible, empire, new testament, preaching, resistance, revelation, sermon prep, sermons, wess daniels

    Wess Daniels presents on his book Resisting Empire: The Book of Revelation as Resistance.

  • Episode 31: Preaching the Stories We Don't Always Hear with Ashley Wilcox

    August 20th, 2021  |  15 mins 9 secs
    ashley wilcox, bible, lectionary, sermon, sermon prep, sermon writing, women, women and the bible

    Ashley Wilcox presents on her book The Women's Lectionary.

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    Episode 29: Preaching the Stories We Don't Always Hear with Lisa Thompson

    August 20th, 2021  |  19 mins 7 secs
    book hub, books, faith, homiletics, leadership, ministry, preacher, preaching, preaching the headlines, sermon prep, sermon writing, sermons, working preacher

    Lisa Thompson, author of Preaching the Headlines, presents on her book.

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    Episode 26: Tough Conversations in Church with Elizabeth Hagan and Rosalind Hughes

    July 13th, 2021  |  18 mins 21 secs
    christian, christianity, church, church council, church leadership, crucial conversations, difficult conversations, elizabeth hagan, faith, hard talks, hard topics, hot-button issues, leadership, ministry, pastor, rosalind hughes

    Elizabeth Hagan, author of Brave Church, and Rosalind Hughes, author of Whom Shall I Fear? Urgent Questions for Christians in an Age of Violence, discuss tough conversational topics in the church.

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    Episode 28: Brave Churches with Elizabeth Hagan

    July 12th, 2021  |  17 mins 29 secs
    christian, christianity, church, church council, church leadership, crucial conversations, difficult conversations, elizabeth hagan, faith, hard talks, hard topics, hot-button issues, leadership, ministry, pastor, rosalind hughes

    Elizabeth Hagan, author of Brave Church, discusses her book and tough conversations in church. She is joined by Rosalind Hughes for a Q&A at the end.

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    Episode 27: Biblical Frameworks for Tough Topics with Rosalind Hughes

    July 12th, 2021  |  14 mins 10 secs
    bible, biblical, christian, christianity, church, church council, church leadership, crucial conversations, difficult conversations, elizabeth hagan, faith, hard talks, hard topics, hot-button issues, leadership, ministry, pastor, rosalind hughes

    Author Rosalind Hughes discusses her book, Whom Shall I Fear? Urgent Questions for Christians in an Age of Violence, and Biblical frameworks for tough conversations in church.

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    Episode 25: The Sandbox Revolution with Bill Wylie-Kellermann

    June 30th, 2021  |  13 mins 58 secs
    bill wylie kellerman, celebrants flame, chaplain, daniel berrigan, justice, priest

    Bill Wylie-Kellermann presents on this book Celebrant's Flame: Daniel Berrigan in Memory and Reflection

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    Episode 24: The Sandbox Revolution with Janice Fialka

    June 30th, 2021  |  16 mins 3 secs
    church, disability, disability pride, disability rights, faith, janice fialka, justice, ministry

    In this episode, Janice Fialka, presents on the book What Matters: Reflections on Disability, Community and Love.

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    Episode 23: The Sandbox Revolution with Lydia Wylie-Kellermann

    June 30th, 2021  |  18 mins 28 secs
    children, children's ministry, church, cyf, justice, leadership, lydia wylie-kellermann, parent, parenting, the sandbox revolution

    Editor and author, Lydia Wylie-Kellermann, discusses the book The Sandbox Revolution.

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    Episode 22: Learning from Immigration Stories with Karen González

    June 30th, 2021  |  12 mins 51 secs
    author, bible, book event, christian, christianity, church, faith, immigrant, immigration, karen gonzález, leadership, ministry, pastor

    In this episode, Karen González presents on her book The God Who Sees: Immigrants, the Bible, and the Journey to Belong.

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    Episode 21: Learning from Immigration Stories with Patrick Cabello Hansel

    June 30th, 2021  |  16 mins 53 secs
    christian, church, immigration, leadership, ministry, pastor, patrick cabello hansel, poetry, the devouring land

    In this episode, Patrick Cabello Hansel presents on his book The Devouring Land.

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    Episode 20: Learning from Immigration Stories with Heidi Neumark

    June 30th, 2021  |  19 mins 17 secs
    author, book event, books, christian, heidi neumark, immigration, leadership, ministry, pastor, trump, us politics

    In this episode, Heidi Neumark presents on her book, Sanctuary Being Christian in the Wake of Trump.

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    Episode 16: Writing Spiritual Stories with Katie Langston

    April 15th, 2021  |  15 mins 52 secs
    author, book hub, christian author, church, katie langston, latter day saints, lds, leadership, memoir, mormon church, mormon convert, pastor, sealed, storytelling, writing

    Katie Langston, author of Sealed, presents how to create beginnings when telling a story. This series, "Writing Spiritual Stories" focuses on how to make meaning, share hope, and discover God's presence in unexpected places through simple storytelling practices.

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    Episode 19: Writing Spiritual Stories Author Q&A

    April 15th, 2021  |  10 mins 10 secs
    author, book hub, books, christian books, church, katie langston, leader, liuan huska, pastor, stina kielsmeier cook, storytelling, writer, writing

    The authors Katie Langston, Liuan Huska, and Stina Keilsmeier-Cook answer questions about their books and writing. This series, "Writing Spiritual Stories" focuses on how to make meaning, share hope, and discover God's presence in unexpected places through simple storytelling practices.