Gravity Leadership Podcast

In this installment of our Being a Christian in the USA series, we talk with D.L. Mayfield about the ways we have conflated the values of God’s kingdom with the values of America, and how Christianity actually challenges much of the “American Dream.” This is the topic of her book The Myth of the American […] The post D.L. Mayfield on How Christianity Challenges the American Dream appeared first on Gravity Leadership.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/gravity-leadership-podcast/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

In this installment of our Being a Christian in the USA series, we talk with Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove about reclaiming a Christian faith that is public and political, without being subject to the partisan ideologies of the American political binary, which is the subject of his most recent book Revolution of Values: Reclaiming Public Faith for […] The post Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove on Reclaiming a Public Christian Faith appeared first on Gravity Leadership.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/gravity-leadership-podcast/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Today we start a new series called Being a Christian in the USA: Pitfalls and Possibilities. In this introductory episode, we discuss how it’s become more complicated than ever to follow Jesus as an American, and our conviction that taking Jesus seriously doesn’t mean finding a “midway point” on the left/right political spectrum as it […] The post New Series – Being a Christian in the USA: Pitfalls and Possibilities appeared first on Gravity Leadership.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/gravity-leadership-podcast/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

In our efforts to be a people of justice, how do we go beyond merely posting rants on social media? Mae Cannon helps us see how to move beyond #hashtag activism and become people of holistic, biblical justice. Rev. Dr. Mae Elise Cannon is the executive director of Churches for Middle East Peace. She is […] The post Moving Beyond Hashtag Activism with Mae Elise Cannon appeared first on Gravity Leadership.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/gravity-leadership-podcast/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Dr. Heather Davediuk Gingrich talks with us about how trauma works, how it affects our bodies, and how it presents unique challenges for pastors seeking to help people grow in discipleship. Her book Restoring the Shattered Self: A Christian Counselor’s Guide to Complex Trauma provides an overview of the symptoms and struggles that traumatized people […] The post How to Disciple People With Trauma with Heather Davediuk Gingrich appeared first on Gravity Leadership.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/gravity-leadership-podcast/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

In the midst of increasing political polarization and antagonism, gentleness doesn’t seem like a good tool to “get the job done,” but pastor and author Scott Sauls begs to differ. As does Jesus, of course, and the whole biblical witness, which is what Scott’s recent book is all about: A Gentle Answer: Our ‘Secret Weapon’ […] The post How Gentleness Overcomes Antagonism with Scott Sauls appeared first on Gravity Leadership.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/gravity-leadership-podcast/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Because of the pandemic, we’ve been dealing with more digital technology than before in an effort to stay connected to each other. But we’re also discovering that digital technology only goes so far. Pastor and author Jay Kim wrote about the limitation of digital technology before the pandemic hit, and we talk with him about […] The post How Digital Technology is Deforming the Church with Jay Kim appeared first on Gravity Leadership.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/gravity-leadership-podcast/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

We finish our series on spiritual formation with a bonus episode this week that also hearkens back to our Desert Stories series. David Funk, a pastor in Canada, shares with us the story of the death of his two young children, and the faith crisis that ensued in the aftermath. The painting David talks about […] The post Suffering as the Way of the Cross: A Desert Story with David Funk appeared first on Gravity Leadership.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/gravity-leadership-podcast/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

We continue our series on spiritual formation by talking with K.J. Ramsey about how to find grace and transformation in the midst of suffering that won’t go away. K.J. is a therapist and the author of This Too Shall Last: Finding Grace When Suffering Lingers, . You can find out more about K.J. and her […] The post Finding Grace When Suffering Lingers with K.J. Ramsey appeared first on Gravity Leadership.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/gravity-leadership-podcast/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

We continue our series on spiritual formation by talking with Jim Wilder about how to cultivate a community of transformation by developing loving attachment to God together. Jim is the author of Renovated: God, Dallas Willard, and the Church That Transforms, and the founder and chief “neurotheologian” of Life Model Works, an organization that links […] The post Transformation By Loving Attachment to God with Jim Wilder appeared first on Gravity Leadership.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/gravity-leadership-podcast/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Continuing our series on spiritual formation, and we talked with Fr. Albert Haase on becoming an “ordinary mystic”. Fr. Albert (pronouced “Al-bear”) is a Franciscan priest and author of Becoming an Ordinary Mystic: Spirituality For the Rest of Us. He is the chaplain at Cedarbrake Catholic Retreat Center in Temple, Texas, and leads virtual “at-home” […] The post Becoming an Ordinary Mystic with Fr. Albert Haase appeared first on Gravity Leadership.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/gravity-leadership-podcast/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

We are starting a new series on spiritual formation, and we kick it off by talking with Gem and Alan Fadling on what it looks like to meet God in your actual everyday life. The Fadlings are spiritual directors and run a ministry called Unhurried Living. We talked with them about their recent book What […] The post Meeting God in Your Actual Life with Gem and Alan Fadling appeared first on Gravity Leadership.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/gravity-leadership-podcast/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Matt and Ben interview Dr. Amy Brown Hughes on how Christian women influenced the shape of the church in its formative centuries. Women were preachers and philosophers, martyrs and empresses, virgins and mothers, faced wild beasts in the arena, and governed the Roman empire itself. Dr. Hughes helps us see the massive role women played […] The post Amy Brown Hughes on Amazing Ancient Christian Women appeared first on Gravity Leadership.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/gravity-leadership-podcast/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Matt and Ben discuss the complexities of navigating social media as a leader. Quite a few issues are presented, many questions are asked, and only a few provisional conclusions are reached. It could all change at any moment, kind of like social media. Become a patron Gravity Leadership is a community of leaders who […] The post Navigating Social Media as a Leader appeared first on Gravity Leadership.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/gravity-leadership-podcast/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Pastor, author, and spiritual director Jared Boyd joins us for this final episode of our mini-series on parenting. Jared wrote a remarkable book called Imaginative Prayer: A Yearlong Guide for Your Child’s Spiritual Formation that’s part catechism, part imaginative prayer exercises, part spiritual direction! Links from this episode Our Parenting in Grace and Truth Workshop […] The post Leading Kids in Imaginative Prayer with Jared Boyd appeared first on Gravity Leadership.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/gravity-leadership-podcast/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Dr. Beth Felker Jones joins us in the final podcast in our mini-series on the coronavirus pandemic (remember that’s still happening?). We discuss why so many of us are finding it difficult to pray right now, and Beth talks about her own experience of praying in this time, which led to her collecting prayers in […] The post How to Pray During a Pandemic With Beth Felker Jones appeared first on Gravity Leadership.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/gravity-leadership-podcast/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Mark and Lisa Scandrette join us in our podcast series on parenting to discuss what they’ve learned about creating a thriving family culture of “belonging and becoming” (which sounds a lot like “grace and truth” which is probably why we resonate so much with them!). The Scandrettes are great because they share more than just […] The post Creating a Thriving Family Culture with Mark and Lisa Scandrette appeared first on Gravity Leadership.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/gravity-leadership-podcast/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

N.T. Wright (!!) joins us for our mini-series on the coronavirus pandemic to talk about his new book God and the Pandemic: A Christian Reflection on the Coronavirus and Its Aftermath. We had a lively and illuminating conversation about the Christian response to the pandemic, as well as the recent protests against police brutality and […] The post N.T. Wright on the Christian Response to the Pandemic (and Racism) appeared first on Gravity Leadership.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/gravity-leadership-podcast/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Lacy Finn Borgo joins us in our series on parenting to talk about how to have spiritual conversations with children. Often we as parents are scared to try and have spiritual conversations with our kids, but Lacy shows us how. Lacy teaches and provides spiritual direction for the Renovaré Institute as well as the Doctor […] The post How to Have Spiritual Conversations With Children with Lacy Finn Borgo appeared first on Gravity Leadership.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/gravity-leadership-podcast/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Keirsh Cochran is a cop, and a Christian, and is the youngest active police chief in the country. Keirsh has been seeking to reform the way policing is done since he became a police officer, and he joins us to give us his perspective as a Christian (and a cop) on police brutality, the protests, […] The post A Cop’s Perspective on Police Brutality and the Protests appeared first on Gravity Leadership.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/gravity-leadership-podcast/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy