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Episode 58: MaryAnn McKibben Dana - Hope in Vulnerable Bodies

September 15th, 2022  |  12 mins 43 secs

believer, christianity, church, hope, ministry

Episode 56: Christina Kukuk - Hope in Vulnerable Bodies

September 15th, 2022  |  15 mins 14 secs

believer, christianity, church, hope, ministry

Episode 57: Jeff Dafler - Hope in Vulnerable Bodies

September 15th, 2022  |  13 mins 26 secs

believer, christianity, church, hope, ministry

Episode 35: Open Doors, Open Minds with Dawn Rundman

October 15th, 2021  |  20 mins 27 secs

baptism, children, children's bible, children's ministry, christian, church, dawn rundman, faith, kid's bible, ministry, spark house, sparkhouse, sunday school

What does children's ministry look like now? Dawn Rundman, author of Little Steps, Big Faith: How the Science of Early Childhood Development Can Help You Grow Your Child’s Faith, discusses how the pandemic has changed and is changing our ministry with children and families.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.