Description

Dave Gibbons is a creative, futurist, activist, and strategist. Dave serves as an adviser to artists, business persons, and community development specialists throughout the world. He has written an award-winning book on culture and leadership called The Monkey and the Fish.

Sineo and Alfluent speak in Episode 52 with Dave Gibbons on how he got connected with LO and how he is helping people to deal with the world into which we have been sent with the Gospel. His experience and wisdom open up new frontiers for those of us who want to live out the kingdom of God in the new world.

Ready to listen (or watch) as the dynamic duo shares space with Dave Gibbons. Join the conversation, share your thoughts, and tell us what is compelling you to deal with the world. Thank you to everyone for your continued support of the Lyrical One’s podcast show and for contributing to our efforts.

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Time Codes / Chapters

00:00 - Intro & Check-Ins

03:11 - Guest Dave Gibbons

07:09 - How Dave Became Part of LO

09:18 - Liquid Leadership

14:28 - Relationship with God

16:36 - 5-10 Years Ago in Dave’s World

20:43 - Always Scared & Saved

22:14 - Strains of Thought

24:05 - Leaning Into Becoming a Pastor

26:47 - Supreme Court Challenges College Policy

32:05 - Leaving College, Joining Society & Seminary

37:13 - Hearing the Call of Southern Cal

40:37- Different Experiences in Life

44:38 - What Culture Near Us is Most Like Us?

46:06 - What Has Been Revealed as Where Reconciliation Can Go?

54:08 - Universal Design

1:09:59 - Dave’s Final Thoughts

Quotes That Matter

• “When you put yourself in a space of dissonance or something that’s contrarian to what you’re normally used to, it helps you to become more alive and alert.”
• “What I felt in my heart was that I was supposed to go back to know how to live in that context of racism.”
• “With LO, we have so many differences that we are forced to learn where each other comes from.”
• “We intentionally had to step into or outside of our group to shake it up.”
• “Be receptive and accept that maybe what people want is the same.”
• “We don’t have to make things happen, it’s already happening.”

CONNECT with Dave Gibbons

• Twitter, Instagram and Facebook: @davegibbons
• X Group: 3culture.com
• davegibbons.org

Books to Read:

• The Monkey and the Fish: Liquid Leadership for a Third-Culture Church (Leadership Network Innovation Series Book 5) by Dave Gibbons
• Xealots: Defying the Gravity of Normality by Dave Gibbons
• Small Cloud Rising: How Creatives, Dreamers, Poets, and Misfits Are Awakening the Ancient Future Church by Dave Gibbons

ABOUT

Lyrical Opposition operates as both an artist collective and nonprofit organization that discovers and develops lyrical artists who spread messages of hope that inspire and empower communities towards social change.

We serve the lyrical community with three areas of cultivation: artist development, personal development, and professional development. We believe synergy between all three are vital towards social and systemic change. Through artist discovery and development, artists are taken to the next level with the resources needed to thrive as a professional artist and educator.