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Queer TheologyGod is a Black Woman with Dr. Christena ClevelandWe’re revisiting our interview episode with the remarkable Dr. Christena Cleveland. Dr. Cleveland is an author, activist and a founder and director of the Center for Justice + Renewal as well as its sister organization, Sacred Folk. Tune in as Fr. Shay talks with Dr. Cleveland about her journey to find the Black Madonna and the Sacred Feminine, what that means for her view of the white, male god and her evangelical upbringing, and how wisdom and the Sacred Divine can be found within ourselves.
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2025-10-1243 min
Queer Theology PodcastThrowback: God is a Black Woman with Dr. Christena ClevelandWe're revisiting our interview episode with the remarkable Dr. Christena Cleveland. Dr. Cleveland is an author, activist and a founder and director of the Center for Justice + Renewal as well as its sister organization, Sacred Folk. Tune in as Fr. Shay talks with Dr. Cleveland about her journey to find the Black Madonna and the Sacred Feminine, what that means for her view of the white, male god and her evangelical upbringing, and how wisdom and the Sacred Divine can be found within ourselves. Grab a copy of her book: God Is a Black Woman ...
2025-10-1243 min
Returning with Rebecca CampbellThe Black Madonna with Christena ClevelandIn this episode, I speak with Christena Cleveland about her journey with the Black Madonna. We explored her deep connection to this powerful figure, touching on themes of spirituality, resistance, and the nurturing power of the divine feminine. Christena shared her insights on how the Black Madonna serves as a symbol of empowerment, especially for marginalized communities. We also delved into the importance of prayer, the cosmic and earthly nature of the divine feminine, and the collective strength found in community. Christena offered a beautiful perspective on how we can all connect with the Black Madonna and the transformative...
2025-03-0452 min
In Her Image: Finding Heavenly Mother in Scripture, Scholarship, the Arts, Mythology & Everyday Life156. God is a Black Woman with Dr. Christena ClevelandIn this episode, Dr. Christina Cleveland discusses her journey towards understanding the Divine Feminine through the lens of the Black Madonna. She explores the intersections of race, gender, and spirituality, emphasizing the importance of recognizing the sacredness in all individuals, particularly in marginalized communities. The conversation delves into the challenges of confronting white supremacy and patriarchy within religious spaces, the transformative power of embracing a Black female deity, and the vital role of allyship in fostering justice and healing. Dr. Cleveland's insights encourage listeners to reflect on their own beliefs and actions, ultimately advocating for a more inclusive and...
2025-02-231h 19
God is Not an A**holeEpisode 45: God Is a Black Woman w/ Dr. Christena ClevelandChristena Cleveland, Ph.D. is a social psychologist, public theologian, author, and activist. She is the founder and director of the Center for Justice + Renewal which supports a more equitable world by nurturing skillful justice advocacy and the depth to act on it. An award-winning researcher and author, Christena is a Ford Foundation Fellow who has held faculty positions at several institutions of higher education — most recently at Duke University’s Divinity School, where she was the first African-American and first female director of the Duke Center for Reconciliation, and also led a research team investigating self-compassion as a buff...
2024-04-1251 minGod is Not an A**holeEpisode 44: God Is a Black Woman w/ Dr. Christena ClevelandChristena Cleveland, Ph.D. is a social psychologist, public theologian, author, and activist. She is the founder and director of the Center for Justice + Renewal which supports a more equitable world by nurturing skillful justice advocacy and the depth to act on it. An award-winning researcher and author, Christena is a Ford Foundation Fellow who has held faculty positions at several institutions of higher education — most recently at Duke University’s Divinity School, where she was the first African-American and first female director of the Duke Center for Reconciliation, and also led a research team investigating self-compassion as a buff...
2024-04-0537 min
Leaving the Church to Find GodIs God Actually a Black Woman? Dr. Christena Cleveland on Faith, Shame, and Embracing LiberationDr. Christena Cleveland, a beacon of insight in the realms of social psychology, theology, and activism joins us in this episode. Our heartfelt conversation traverses the complex intersections of faith, gender, and justice, unraveling the tapestry of institutional Christianity and the exclusive 'white Jesus' narrative. Dr. Cleveland shares her raw experiences of alienation and sexism within the church and lays bare the systemic issues that have been magnified by movements like #MeToo and #ChurchToo. As we dissect the rise of Trump and the exposure of racism in Christian America, this episode is a testament to the urgency of Dr...
2024-03-281h 02
Nomad PodcastChristena Cleveland - A Spirituality of the Womb (N311)In this Christmas devotional podcast, Dr Christena Cleveland explores the symbolism of the Black Madonna. In times of dysregulation and uncertainty, the Black Madonna has provided Christena a powerful symbol of love, nurture and connection, allowing her to move from a spirituality of fear to one of trust. Following Christena’s refection, Anna Robinson creates a contemplative space for us to more deeply reflect and experience this womb-like space of safety and trust. Jay Hulme then reads a poem about Julian of Norwich, the 14th Century mystic who experienced a radical connection with the divine fe...
2023-12-2048 min
The Collective TableChristena Cleveland: God Is A Black WomanGod Is a Black Woman is the chronicle of Christena Cleveland’s liberating transformation and a critique of a society shaped by white patriarchal Christianity and culture. Christena reveals how America’s collective idea of God as a white man has perpetuated hurt, hopelessness, and racial and gender oppression. Integrating her powerful personal story, womanist ideology, as well as theological, historical, and social science research, she invites us to take seriously the truth that God is not white nor male and gives us a new and hopeful path for connecting with the divine and honoring the sacredness of all Blac...
2023-06-3059 min
Freedom Road PodcastChristena Cleveland: I'm Too Sacred For ThisOn this episode, we are joined by Christena Cleveland, a social psychologist, public theologian, author, and activist. She is the founder and director of the Center for Justice + Renewal as well as its sister organization, Sacred Folk.Christena has been on a living pilgrimage of transformation recently—the decolonizing pilgrimage. One of the products of this transformational journey was Christena’s awe-inspiring book, God is a Black Woman, which dropped onto bookstore shelves in February 2022. She’s also built a powerful Patreon community that is doing the work of decolonizing their faith and their minds...
2023-03-141h 21
Breaking Down PatriarchyGod is a Black Woman - with author Dr. Christena ClevelandAmy is joined by Dr. Christena Cleveland to discuss her book God is a Black Woman and unpack our assumptions about divinity, gender, and race.Christena Cleveland Ph.D. is a social psychologist, public theologian, author, and activist. She is the founder and director of the Center for Justice + Renewal as well as its sister organization, Sacred Folk, which creates resources to stimulate people’s spiritual imaginations and support their journeys toward liberation.A weaver of Black liberation and the sacred feminine, Dr. Cleveland integrates psychology, theology, storytelling, and art to stimulate our spiritual imaginations. She...
2023-02-2157 min
Solving the Riddle of Being HumanGod Is a Black Woman - with Christena ClevelandThis week, Sah welcomes Christena Cleveland, Ph.D., a social psychologist, public theologian, author, and activist. She is the founder and director of the Center for Justice + Renewal as well as its sister organization, Sacred Folk, which creates resources to stimulate people’s spiritual imaginations and support their journeys toward liberation. An award-winning researcher and former professor at Duke University’s Divinity School, Christena lives in Boston, Massachusetts.In this episode, Sah and Christena discuss...the quest for perfection and how anti-spiritual that mentality can behow we can take back our sovereign power over how we interact with the world.soma...
2022-12-251h 07
The Revelation ProjectEpisode 152: Dr. Christena Cleveland - God is a Black WomanAn act of desperation often leads us to revelation, which was also the case for Dr. Christena Cleveland as she set out for a solo 400-mile track across rural France in search of The Black Madonna.
This conversation was so rich and powerful. I absolutely loved unpacking Dr. Cleveland's story and her future vision for what is possible in the world where women permit themselves to find their divinity within their own female bodies.
Christena Cleveland, Ph.D., is a social psychologist, public theologian, author, and activist. She is the founder and director of the...
2022-11-301h 10
Queer TheologyGod is a Black Woman with Dr. Christena ClevelandWe’re so excited to kick off a winter guest series with an amazing line up of insightful and inspiring interviews. For our first episode in this series, we have a conversation with the remarkable Dr. Christena Cleveland. Dr. Cleveland is an author, activist and a founder and director of the Center for Justice + Renewal as well as its sister organization, Sacred Folk. Tune in as Fr. Shay talks with Dr. Cleveland about her journey to find the Black Madonna and the Sacred Feminine, what that means for her view of the white, male god and her evangelical upbringing, an...
2022-11-0644 min
Queer Theology PodcastGod is a Black Woman with Dr. Christena ClevelandWe're so excited to kick off a winter guest series with an amazing line up of insightful and inspiring interviews. For our first episode in this series, we have a conversation with the remarkable Dr. Christena Cleveland. Dr. Cleveland is an author, activist and a founder and director of the Center for Justice + Renewal as well as its sister organization, Sacred Folk. Tune in as Fr. Shay talks with Dr. Cleveland about her journey to find the Black Madonna and the Sacred Feminine, what that means for her view of the white, male god and her evangelical upbringing, and...
2022-11-0644 min
Holy Heretics: Losing Religion and Finding JesusGod is a Black Woman w/ Dr. Christena Cleveland“The Spirit of God, She has made me, and the breath of the nursing God, She gives me life.” - Job 33:4When you close your eyes and envision God, who do you see? Like me, you probably envision God as an old, white male sitting on a throne looking down from on high with an air of judgment and anger toward the world. This is the god of authoritarianism, patriarchy, domination, and purity culture and he’s been entrenched in our hearts and minds for years. But what if we’ve gotten God wrong all along? What if inste...
2022-11-0155 min
200churches Podcast: Ministry Encouragement for Pastors of Small ChurchesEpisode 403 - What We Learned From A Black Woman Theologian with Christena ClevelandThis conversation Jonny and I had with that Jonny and I had with Christena Cleveland was eye opening and enlightening. It helped us to see the world from another person's perspective.Before Tamir Rice, George Floyd, and so many others - we had this conversation with Christena. We know you'll be encouraged and learn...Christena's book - DisUnity In Christ - Uncovering the hidden forces that keep us apart... is HERE.
2022-10-1946 min
henrinouwensocietyHenri Nouwen, Now & Then Podcast | Dr. Christena Cleveland "God Is a Black Woman"In this episode of Henri Nouwen, Now & Then, Dr. Christena Cleveland, author of "God Is a Black Woman", opens up about her crisis of faith and challenges us to reimagine God’s colour and gender.
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2022-09-3043 min
Spiritually Inspired: thought-provoking show that explores spirituality, consciousness, and energy healingSpiritually Inspired with Christena Cleveland, author and activist.Send us a textDr. Christena Cleveland, Ph.D. is a social psychologist, public theologian, author, and activist. She is the founder and director of the Center for Justice + Renewal as well as its sister organization, Sacred Folk, which creates resources to stimulate people’s spiritual imaginations and support their journeys toward liberation. An award-winning researcher and former professor at Duke University’s Divinity School, Christena lives in Boston, Massachusetts.She is the author of the book, God is a Black Woman.www.christenacleveland.comResources:www.claudiumurgan.comwww.patreon.com...
2022-08-191h 00
God, Sex, and SangriaEp. 39 Christena Cleveland on God is a Black WomanChristena Cleveland joins Lurie to discuss her new book, God is a Black Woman. This book is part theology, part sociology, and part spiritual narative. Christena artfully uncovers and shares her journey to studying the Black Madonna and discusses how it is that the White Male God took over Christianity.
You can find out more about Christena's work here: https://www.christenacleveland.com/god-is-a-black-woman
Enjoy this episode and as always, we talk about sensitive topics so be mindful of who's nearby if you're listening without headphones.
2022-07-2635 min
Love Period with Rev. Dr. Jacqui LewisGod is a Black Woman with Dr. Christena Cleveland PhDAre you open to a new vision of God? Dr. Christena Cleveland joins Jacqui for the first episode of the third season. In this revolutionary conversation, Rev. Jacqui Lewis and Christena Cleveland, author of God Is a Black Woman, talk about the power of encountering embodied symbols of the Divine that can move us toward greater expansion, hope, and love for one another. Together, they invite you, the listener, to let go of a vision of God who is small minded, fearful, and oppressive in exchange for an expansive God who encourages us to live in an overflowing river of...
2022-07-2039 min
Tent Talks with Dr Stephen BackhouseChristena Cleveland, sacred black female spaces and liberty from whitemalegodJoin Natasha Beckles and Natalia Nana in conversation with Christena Cleveland. Dr Cleveland is a social psychologist, public theologian, author, and activist. She is the founder and director of the Center for Justice + Renewal as well as its sister organization, Sacred Folk, which creates resources to stimulate people’s spiritual imaginations and support their journeys toward liberation. An award-winning researcher and former professor at Duke University’s Divinity School, Christena lives in Boston, Massachusetts. Her new book is entitled God is a Black Woman. Her new book is entitled God is a Black Woman.Dr. Cleveland’s websit...
2022-07-0559 min
This Is Not Church PodcastGod Is A Black Woman: A Conversation With Christena ClevelandIn this episode we chat with Christena Cleveland.
Christena Cleveland Ph.D. is a social psychologist, public theologian, author, and activist. She is the founder and director of the Center for Justice + Renewal as well as its sister organization, Sacred Folk, which creates resources to stimulate people’s spiritual imaginations and support their journeys toward liberation.
A weaver of Black liberation and the sacred feminine, Dr. Cleveland integrates psychology, theology, storytelling, and art to stimulate our spiritual imaginations. She recently completed her third full-length book, God is a Black Woman (HarperOne), which details her 400-mile walk...
2022-06-061h 01
Permission To BEA Healing Journey w/ Dr. Christena ClevelandDr. Christena Cleveland joins Tommy, Olivia, and Becka for a conversation centered around her past and current healing journey guided by the Sacred Black Feminine. During their conversation Dr. Cleveland also talks about her new book, "God is A Black Woman."
If you would like to learn more in community and/or help support the creation of the Permission To Be Podcast please go to https://www.patreon.com/tommyallgood
For this episode's show notes and to learn more about the work Dr. Christena Cleveland is doing, go to PermisisonToBePodcast.com
2022-04-191h 10
For The Love With Jen Hatmaker PodcastWho Says God is a White Man? Finding Ourselves in the Divine with Dr. Christena ClevelandWe’re back with a fourth episode in this powerful series; For the Love of Faith Shakers. As many of uswho might have come from a Western evangelical Christian community, we were presented a God thathas a strong patriarchal presence. As we dig into the history of that, we learn that this image has beencrafted, held together and governed by men, as those in power tend to shape the deities as they want to see them. However, history–the same written and oral history that gives us the basis for the...
2022-03-221h 03
Nomad PodcastChristena Cleveland - God Is a Black Woman (N268) In this episode we speak with social psychologist, theologian, activist and author of God Is a Black Woman, Dr Christena Cleveland. Christena speaks with us about her journey of unmasking the white male image of God and the hurt, hopelessness, and racial and gender oppression it has caused. Christena shares with us the intellectual and spiritual journey that led her to the sacred black feminine and the discovery of a new and hopeful way of connecting with the divine and honouring the sacredness of all black people. After the interview Nomad hosts Tim Nash and...
2022-03-101h 57
Anam Cara: A Friend on the JourneyEpisode 25 Dr. Christena Cleveland: God is a Black WomanDr. Christena Cleveland is a public theologian and social psychologist and author of the newly released book “God is a Black Woman”. In this episode Dr. Cleveland shares her journey from being a columnist for the evangelical magazine “Christianity Today” to working to dismantle the cultural “whitemalegod” and uncover the sacred black feminine.You can find out more about Christina through her website: https://www.christenacleveland.com/ and her work at the Center for Justice and Renewal: www.justiceandrenewal.org
2022-03-1032 min
A People's TheologyChristena Cleveland: Why God is a Black WomanThis episode of A People's Theology is sponsored by United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities. Receive a $1,000 scholarship when you apply and are admitted:unitedseminary.edu/apeoplestheologyMason chats with Christena Cleveland about her new book, God is a Black Woman. They chat about what the white male God and black woman God mean and why black woman God can lead to liberation.Guest Bio/Info:Christena Cleveland, Ph.D. is a social psychologist, public theologian, author, and activist. She is also the author of the recent book God is...
2022-03-0249 min
Studio Noize: Black Art PodcastSacred and Divine w/ theologian Dr. Christena ClevelandWelcome back public theologian, writer, and activist Dr. Christena Cleveland to the Noize! Christena’ new book God Is A Black Woman is out now and she returns to the podcast to talk about it. We talk about her journey finding the Black Madonnas, the revelations that come from accepting her sacredness, and how art and theology intersect with our spiritual beliefs. We talk more about her love for art and some of her favorite creators. Listen, subscribe, and share!Episode 132 topics include:God Is A Black Women book Black Madonnas in France
2022-03-011h 07
The Time of the Feminine - A Global Sisterhood PodcastChristena Cleveland: God is a Black WomanThe divine is not limited to one specific gender or race but for most of us, we’ve been conditioned to believe that the only acceptable form of God is that of a white male. This limited patriarchal view of religion breeds misogyny and white supremacy. As a black woman, Christena Cleveland finds this to be very problematic. She started challenging the notion of an exclusively white God when her religious community didn’t seem to be bothered by Trump’s allegations of sexual assault. They also seem apathetic towards the Black Lives Matter movement. The conventional image o...
2022-02-2456 min
Deconstruct To CuriocityGod Is A Black Woman - Christena Cleveland, PhD.CHRISTENA CLEVELAND Ph.D. is a social psychologist, public theologian, author, and activist. She is the founder and director of the Center for Justice + Renewal as well as its sister organization, Sacred Folk, which creates resources to stimulate people’s spiritual imaginations and support their journeys toward liberation. An award-winning researcher and former professor at Duke University’s Divinity School, Christena’s work has appeared in magazines ranging from Essence to Christianity Today. She lives in Boston, Massachusetts. http://christenacleveland.com ; http://patreon.com/cscleve @christenacleveland @deconstruct.pod @laurendeleary @adamfrost.official
2022-02-2147 min
Home to HerThe Sacred Black Feminine with Christena ClevelandYou can learn more about Dr. Christena Cleveland and her work at her website, www.christenacleveland.com, as well as at https://www.sacredfolk.com/. Christena’s new book, God is a Black Woman, is available everywhere books are sold. Here’s a list of Black-owned, independent bookstores: https://bookshop.org/lists/black-owned-bookstores-2021You can also support Christena’s work on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/cscleve. The Palestinian Liberation Theologian Christena described is Naim Ateek, and his book, Justice and Only Justice, can be found here: https://www.orbisbooks.com/justice-and-only-justice.html
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2022-02-161h 16
Her Story SpeaksDr. Christena ClevelandChristena Cleveland Ph.D. is a social psychologist, public theologian, author, and activist. She is the founder and director of the Center for Justice + Renewal as well as its sister organization, Sacred Folk, which creates resources to stimulate people’s spiritual imaginations and support their journeys toward liberation. A weaver of Black liberation and the sacred feminine, Dr. Cleveland integrates psychology, theology, storytelling, and art to stimulate our spiritual imaginations. She recently completed her third full-length book, God is a Black Woman (HarperOne), which details her 400-mile walking pilgrimage across central France in search of ancient Black Madonna statues, and examines...
2022-02-1046 minHer Story SpeaksDr. Christena ClevelandChristena Cleveland Ph.D. is a social psychologist, public theologian, author, and activist. She is the founder and director of the Center for Justice + Renewal as well as its sister organization, Sacred Folk, which creates resources to stimulate people’s spiritual imaginations and support their journeys toward liberation. A weaver of Black liberation and the sacred feminine, Dr. Cleveland integrates psychology, theology, storytelling, and art to stimulate our spiritual imaginations. She recently completed her third full-length book, God is a Black Woman (HarperOne), which details her 400-mile walking pilgrimage across central France in search of ancient Black Madonna statues, and examines...
2022-02-1046 min
Best-Selling Full Audiobooks in Biography & Memoir, MemoirsGod Is a Black Woman by Christena ClevelandPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/549503 to listen full audiobooks. Title: God Is a Black Woman Author: Christena Cleveland Narrator: Robin Eller Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 40 minutes Release date: February 8, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: In this timely, much-needed book, theologian, social psychologist, and activist Christena Cleveland recounts her personal journey to dismantle the cultural “whitemalegod” and uncover the Sacred Black Feminine, introducing a Black Female God who imbues us with hope, healing, and liberating presence. For years, Christena Cleveland spoke about racial reconciliation to congregations, justice organizations, and...
2022-02-0805 min
ExistentialEpisode 80 (I’m Sacred Too) with Dr. Christena ClevelandChristena Cleveland, Ph.D. is a social psychologist, public theologian, author, and activist. She is the founder and director of the Center for Justice + Renewal as well as its sister organization, Sacred Folk, which creates resources to stimulate people’s spiritual imaginations and support their journeys toward liberation. An award-winning researcher and former professor at Duke University’s Divinity School, Christena lives in Boston, Massachusetts.
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2022-01-2644 min
The Kinship Collective with Mark Fields26. Christena Cleveland Ph.D. - Is God a Black Woman?We sat down with Christena Cleveland Ph.D. to talk about her new book "God is a Black Woman". She shared how her recovery journey with Bulimia led to being able to name the God she needed, expedited her deconstruction and instigated a pilgrimage to know more deeply the Sacred Black Feminine. Then we reimagined Genesis 16:7-14 and the extraordinary dignity honored in Hagar and the invitation to personal spiritual authority.
Follow Christena on instagram @ChristenaCleveland and learn more about (AND PRE-ORDER) "God is a Black Woman" at https://www.christenacleveland.com/
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2022-01-1857 min
SunspotsChristena Cleveland, part 2In this edition of SunSpots, we’re going back to November 14th of last year when the Network for Dismantling Racism hosted a conversation with activist, public theologian, and author Christena Cleveland, Ph.D.Today’s episode is from the afternoon session with Christena where she reflected on how the Church has responded (or not responded) to events like the Tulsa Race Massacre and what the Church's role is and should be in movements like Black Lives Matter.This is part two of that afternoon session, featuring the Question and Answer discussion.
2021-06-0930 minSunspotsChristena Cleveland, part 1In this edition of SunSpots, we’re going back to November 14th of last year when the Network for Dismantling Racism hosted a conversation with activist, public theologian, and author Christena Cleveland, Ph.D.Today’s episode is from the afternoon session with Christena where she reflected on how the Church has responded (or not responded) to events like the Tulsa Race Massacre and what the Church's role is and should be in movements like Black Lives Matter.This is part one of that afternoon session. On a future episode, we will feature the Question and...
2021-05-2656 min
Red Lips & Eye Rolls the PodcastEpisode 55: BLACK LIBERATION AND THE SACRED FEMININE with Dr. Christena ClevelandIn this episode I chat with Dr. Christena Cleveland, we dive into a beautiful conversation about Black liberation and the sacred feminine. We talk about her 400-mile walking pilgrimage across central France in search of ancient Black Madonna statues, and how she examines the relationship among race, gender, and cultural perceptions of the Divine.Christena Cleveland Ph.D. is a social psychologist, public theologian, author, and activist. She is the founder and director of the Center for Justice + Renewal, a non-profit dedicated to helping justice advocates sharpen their understanding of the social...
2021-02-011h 00
Seminary DropoutOnRamp S3E1: Welcome Back! Kerri Introduces The Cultural Humility and Antioppressive Leadership ModelBe sure to listen to seasons 1 & 2 before starting season 3! 7E Model for Cultural Humility and Antioppressive Living
2020-06-1700 minSeminary Dropout217 – Real Life Epidemiologist, Dr. Emily Smith Answers Our Covid 19 Questions.
This Week on Seminary Dropout…
Emily Smith, an assistant professor of epidemiology at the Robbins College of Health and Human Sciences at Baylor University, is an adjunct assistant professor at DGHI. Her research interests include global surgery, health systems strengthening in low-income countries, capacity building and surgical service scale-up modeling. Currently, her research takes place in Uganda, Nigeria, Somaliland and Latin America.
Before joining the faculty at Baylor, Dr. Smith was a research scholar at DGHI for two years. Prior to DGHI, her work at the University of North Carolina—Chapel Hill (UNC-CH) involved utilizing epid...
2020-05-091h 05Seminary Dropout216 – Are Christians Supposed to be Pacifists? With Ron Sider.
This Week on Seminary Dropout…
Ronald J. Sider, whose book Rich Christians in an Age of Hunger has been called one of the top 100 books in religion in the twentieth century, is a well-known evangelical speaker, writer, and editor. Holding a PhD in history from Yale University, Ron Sider is president of Evangelicals for Social Action, director of the Sider Center on Ministry and Public Policy, and a professor at Palmer Theological Seminary. He is also a contributing editor of Christianity Today and an ordained minister in the Mennonite and Brethren in Christ churches. Sider has written more th...
2020-04-2549 min
No Small Thing086: Christena Cleveland 2Christena Cleveland is helping us re-imagine God in a way that prioritizes the marginalized and helps us see God through diversity. Her perspective is a crucial element in helping people who seek to pursue and enact a robust understanding of justice live that out in an effective way. She is helping us discover God in ways that are healing and necessarily transformative.
2020-02-0356 minSeminary Dropout215 – Cyd & Jeff Holsclaw On Their New Book “Does God Really Like Me?: Discovering the God Who Wants to Be With Us”
This Week on Seminary Dropout…
Cyd Holsclaw is a pastor at Vineyard North in Grand Rapids, Michigan, as well as a ministry and life coach and spiritual director.
Geoff Holsclaw (PhD, Marquette University) is also a pastor at Vineyard North, as well as affiliate professor of theology at Northern Seminary in Lisle, Illinois, and coauthor of Prodigal Christianity.
“I guess I believe that God loves me. But does he like me?” We all know what it’s like to feel overlooked, disconnected, and ashamed. We might believe in God’s love in the abstract...
2020-01-3146 minSeminary Dropout214 – Matthew Bates, Author of “Gospel Allegiance”. Do We Even Know What the Gospel Is?!
This Week on Seminary Dropout…
Matthew W. Bates (PhD, University of Notre Dame) is associate professor of theology at Quincy University in Quincy, Illinois. He is the author of Salvation by Allegiance Alone, named the Jesus Creed 2017 Book of the Year and one of the Best Books of 2017 by Englewood Review of Books. He has also written The Birth of the Trinity and The Hermeneutics of the Apostolic Proclamation. Bates is cofounder and cohost of the popular OnScript podcast.
Is faith in Jesus enough for salvation? Perhaps, says Matthew Bates, but we’re missing pieces of t...
2020-01-171h 09Seminary Dropout213 – Noemi Vega Quiñones, Co-Author of ‘Hermanas: Deepening Our Identity and Growing Our Influence’
This Week on Seminary Dropout…
LIVE from the Christian Community Development Association in Dallas, Texas!
Noemi Vega Quiñones leads as the South Texas area ministry director for InterVarsity Christian Fellowship. She moved with her family from Mexico to the United States when she was five and grew up in the central coast of California. She has been an adjunct professor at Fresno Pacific University Biblical Seminary and has written for The Well and The High Calling.
God calls Latinas to lives of influence. He created his Latina daughters to partner with him, live...
2019-12-1729 minSeminary Dropout212 – N.T. Wright on The New Testament in Its World: An Introduction to the History, Literature, and Theology of the First Christians
This Week on Seminary Dropout…
N. T. Wright is the Chair of New Testament and Early Christianity at the University of St. Andrews in Scotland. He is the award-winning author of many books, including After You Believe, Surprised by Hope, Simply Christian, The Challenge of Jesus, and The Meaning of Jesus (coauthored with Marcus Borg), as well as the series Christian Origins and the Question of God.
Finally: an introduction that captures the excitement of the early Christians, helping today’s readers to think like a first-century believer while reading the text responsibly for today.The...
2019-11-1952 minSeminary Dropout211 – Gena Thomas, Author of Separated by the Border: A Birth Mother, a Foster Mother, and a Migrant Child’s 3,000-Mile Journey
This Week on Seminary Dropout…
Gena Thomas is a writer and speaker who works at a nonprofit that empowers others through holistic development. She served as a missionary in northern Mexico for four years, holds a master’s degree in international development, and is the author of A Smoldering Wick: Igniting Missions Work with Sustainable Practices. She lives in Chattanooga, Tennessee, with her husband, Andrew, and their two children.
In 2017 five-year-old Julia traveled with her mother, Guadalupe, from Honduras to the United States. Her harrowing journey took her through Mexico in the cargo section of a tr...
2019-10-291h 04Seminary Dropout210 – Latasha Morrison, Author and Founder of Be The Bridge, on Why the Church is Sometimes the Hardest Place for People of Color
This Week on Seminary Dropout…
Latasha Morrison is a bridge-builder, reconciler, and a compelling voice in the fight for racial justice. Ebony magazine recognized her as one of their 2017 Power 100 for her work as a community crusader. Tasha has spoken across the country at events that include: IF:Gathering, Justice Conference, Youth Specialties, Catalyst, Orange Conference, MOPS International and many others. A native of North Carolina, Tasha earned degrees in human development and business leadership. In 2016 she founded Be the Bridge to inspire and equip ambassadors of racial reconciliation. In addition to equipping more than 1,000 sub-groups across fi...
2019-10-151h 24Seminary Dropout209 – Jeremy Courtney, Found of Preemptive Love Coalition, and Author of Love AnywayThis Week on Seminary Dropout… Jeremy Courtney is founder and CEO of Preemptive Love Coalition, a “first in, last to leave” community of peacemakers who provide front lines relief and long-term development in Iraq, Syria, and other areas of polarizing conflict. He is the author of Preemptive Love: Pursuing Peace One Heart at a Time. […]
2019-10-0400 minSeminary Dropout208 – Natalie Frisk on Raising Disciples
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Natalie Frisk is the curriculum pastor at The Meeting House Church in Toronto, Canada, where she and a team create kids’ and youth curricula for ages 0–18 used by churches worldwide. Frisk is a sought-after speaker on topics of youth and children’s ministry, spiritual formation, and discipleship, and her work has been published in Canadian Youth Workers Magazine and at the ReKnew and Pangea blogs. Frisk has a master’s degree in theological studies from McMaster Divinity College and serves on the board of Be in Christ Church of Canada. She is married to...
2019-09-2151 minSeminary Dropout207 – Glenn Packiam Talks ‘Blessed Broken Given: How Your Story Becomes Sacred in the Hands of Jesus’
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Glenn Packiam is an Associate Senior Pastor at New Life Church, a multi-congregational church in Colorado Springs. He also serves as the Lead Pastor of New Life Downtown, a thriving New Life congregation in the heart of the city. An ordained Anglican priest serving in a non-denominational church, Packiam treasures Christian practices that are both ancient and modern. He has a doctorate from Durham University, UK. Glenn, his wife Holly, and their four children live in Colorado Springs.
An invitation to find beauty and meaning in the ordinary and imperfect as...
2019-08-2837 minSeminary DropoutSeminary Dropout Sermon Special: Money, Safety, Violence, and Other Meditations on Habakkuk the Morning After Two Mass Shootings
2019-08-0640 minSeminary Dropout206 – Christena Cleveland on whitemalegod and More!
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Christena Cleveland Ph.D. is a social psychologist, public theologian, author, and activist. She is the founder and director of the recently-launched Center for Justice + Renewal, a non-profit dedicated to helping justice advocates sharpen their understanding of the social realities that maintain injustice while also stimulating the soul’s enormous capacity to resist and transform those realities. Committed to leading both in scholarly settings and in the public square, Christena writes regularly, speaks widely, and consults with organizations.
Dr. Cleveland holds a Ph.D. in social psychology from the University of C...
2019-07-0541 min
Faith Lab#67 – Christena Cleveland: Toxic ChristianityAt some point we have to ask ourselves do I really want to be free? Freedom is no longer caring whether we’re crossing the lines that other people are creating for us.Nate and Tim sit down with renowned scholar Dr. Christena Cleveland. They discuss getting free from toxic Christianity, finding sustenance for a life of activism, what the gospel really is and much more. Dr. Cleveland also shares what she believes the gospel is for black trans women. It’s brilliant and beautiful!Thoughts, questions, stories? Please email almostheretical@gmail.comBecom...
2019-06-121h 08Seminary DropoutSeminary Dropout Sermon Special: Wholeness Between Ourselves and the Universe
Shane concludes a Guiding Values series by teaching about Wholeness. At Austin Mustard Seed we believe that God is in the process of restoring our lives, those around us, and all creation to shalom, or wholeness. Whether through spiritual disciplines, practicing mercy, creation care, offering forgiveness, or encouraging wholeness, our pain is transformed. We become bearers of the good news, actively participating in God’s ongoing work of renewal. We were invited to consider how as a church we can come alongside God’s work of bringing restoration and wholeness to the world.
2019-06-0635 minSeminary Dropout205 – Did Paul Believe Husbands Are the ‘Head’ of Their Wives or that Women Should Wear Head Coverings? Lucy Peppiatt Has Some Answers.
Lucy Peppiatt (PhD, Otago) is the principal of Westminster Theological Centre. Her research interests are Christ and the Spirit, charismatic theology, discipleship, and 1 Corinthians, and her books include Unveiling Paul’s Women and Women and Worship in Corinth.
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Lucy Peppiatt (PhD, Otago) is the principal of Westminster Theological Centre. Her research interests are Christ and the Spirit, charismatic theology, discipleship, and 1 Corinthians, and her books include Unveiling Paul’s Women and Women and Worship in Corinth.
Rediscovering Scripture’s Vision for Women: Fresh Perspectives on Disputed Texts
Does God call...
2019-05-2954 minSeminary DropoutSeminary Dropout Sermon Special: Women in Ministry
Shane speaks about why we as a community ordain women into pastoral leadership and ministry.
Book Resources
The Blue Parakeet -Scott McKnight
Emboldened: A Vision for Empowering Women in Ministry -Tara Beth Leach
Half the Church: Recapturing God’s Global Vision for Women -Carolyn Custis James
Two Views on Women in Ministry (Counterpoints: Bible and Theology)
Slaves, Women, and Homosexuals -William Webb
Women in the Earliest Christian Churches -Ben Witherington
Ordained Women in the Early Church -Kevin Madigan
Hidden History of Women’s Ordination -Gary Macy
Websites//Blogs//Podcasts
NT Wright’s Essay: Women’s...
2019-05-231h 00
At Sea with Justin McRoberts@ Sea Podcast #34: Dr. Christena ClevelandI first met Christena Cleveland across the street from a conference where, later that day, she would speak on issues of race and the long road towards unity among Christians. Her presentation was 3 minutes long.What I left that conference with was’t just what I heard Dr. Cleveland present in her few minutes.. but I left eyes somewhat newly opened to a system/culture that was comfortable nodding towards that which was non-white or non-male, but far less interested in fully investing. I also left with an awareness of my complicity. Since then, I’ve pa...
2019-05-211h 02Seminary DropoutRebroadcast: Seminary Dropout 83: Rachel Held Evans
Rachel Held Evans is a tremendously successful blogger and author. Many believers have found a refuge in her writings. You can follow her on her blog at rachelheldevans.com and on twitter at @rachelheldevans.
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Rachel’s new book is Searching for Sunday. SfS is about Rachel’s own journey from a simple faith too one with more complexity and subtleties. Many believers, especially of the younger generations will see much of their own story in her’s. Leaving the church, starting a new one, facing failure, and finding a differen...
2019-05-1849 minSeminary Dropout204 – Ed Cyzewski, Author of “Flee, Be Silent, Pray: Ancient Prayers for Anxious Christians”This Week on Seminary Dropout…
Ed Cyzewski is the author of Flee, Be Silent, Pray; A Christian Survival Guide; and other books. He helps anxious Christians learn about contemplative prayer at www.edcyzewski.com. He lives in Western Kentucky with his wife and children where he obsesses over hockey, New York style pizza, and organic gardening.
What if prayer could be simple rather than strenuous?
Anxious, results-driven Christians can never pray enough, serve enough, or study enough. But what if God is calling us not to frenzied activity but to a si...
2019-05-0450 min
The Puddcast#40: God is a Black Woman (with Christena Cleveland)Dr. Christena Cleveland is the Director of the Center for Justice + Renewal, and a social psychologist, public theologian, author and professor. Christena joined me on the show to discuss her exploration of the social location of God and concepts of the divine. She helped me understand the damage that the vision of God as a powerful white man has done to people of colour for centuries, and how we can repurpose metaphors to enable us to enter into forgiveness and compassion.Resources:christenacleveland.comjusticeandrenewal.orgDisunity in Christ: Uncovering the Hidden Forces...
2019-05-0233 minSeminary Dropout203 – Michael Rhodes, Author of ‘Practicing the King’s Economy’Check out This Week’s Sponsor:
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Michael Rhodes is the director of community development and an instructor at the Memphis Center for Urban Theological Studies, where he heads up efforts to equip urban pastors and community development practitioners with theologically informed tools for community transformation.
The church in the West is rediscovering the fact that God cares deeply for the poor. More and more, churches and individual Christians are looking for ways to practice economic discipleship, but it’s hard to make progress when we...
2019-04-271h 37Seminary Dropout202 – Kathy Khang, Author of “Raise Your Voice: Why We Stay Silent and How to Speak Up”Check out This Weeks Sponsor:
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Kathy Khang is a speaker, journalist, and activist. She has worked in campus ministry for more than twenty years, with expertise in issues of gender, ethnicity, justice, and leadership development. She is a columnist for Sojourners magazine, a writer for Faith and Leadership, and a coauthor of More Than Serving Tea: Asian American Women on Expectations, Relationships, Leadership and Faith.
You have a voice. And you have God’s permission to use it.
In some communities, certa...
2019-04-2042 minSeminary Dropout201 – Austin Fischer, Talks Faith & DoubtCheck out This Weeks Sponsor:
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Austin Fischer is the teaching pastor at Vista Community Church in Temple, Texas. He is the author of Young, Restless, No Longer Reformed.
“People don’t abandon faith because they have doubts. People abandon faith because they think they’re not allowed to have doubts.”
Too often, our honest questions about faith are met with cold confidence and easy answers. But false certitude doesn’t result in strong faith―it results in disillusionment, or worse, in a dogmatic, overw...
2019-04-1351 minSeminary Dropout200 – Emily P Freeman
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Emily P. Freeman is a writer, creative director, and spiritual mentor who helps create space for the soul to breathe so people can walk in step with their calling.
She is the Wall Street Journal bestselling author of Simply Tuesday and Grace for the Good Girl as well as Graceful and A Million Little Ways. She’s been writing online for over 10 years and is the co-founder of a growing community for writers at hopewriters.com.
She and her husband live in North Carolina with their three children. Conn...
2019-04-0546 min
No Small Thing036: Christena ClevelandDr. Christena Cleveland has been an writer and speaker that has inspired us for a while now and we were so excited to get a chance to interview her! She is rightly helping us understand that God as a "white male" needs to die and a more complete and inclusive God needs to be established in our collective consciousness. We believe the work she is doing is so important and that you will all be enriched by her perspective and voice!
2019-02-181h 07Seminary DropoutSeminary Dropout 199 – Carolyn Custis James, Author of ‘Finding God in the Margins: The Book of Ruth’This Week on Seminary Dropout…
Carolyn Custis James is an award-winning author and international speaker. She blogs at www.carolyncustisjames.com, as a Leading Voice at MissioAlliance, and at Huffington Post, is an adjunct faculty member at Biblical Theological Seminary, and a consulting editor for Zondervan’s Exegetical Commentary Series on the New Testament. Her books include Malestrom―Manhood Swept into the Currents of a Changing World, Half the Church―Recapturing God’s Global Vision for Women, and The Gospel of Ruth―Loving God Enough to Break the Rules. She speaks regularly at church conferences, colleges and...
2019-01-1258 minSeminary DropoutSeminary Dropout 198 – Matthew Bates, Author of ‘Salvation by Allegiance Alone: Rethinking Faith, Works, and the Gospel of Jesus the King’This Week on Seminary Dropout…
Matthew W. Bates (Ph.D., University of Notre Dame) is Assistant Professor of Theology at Quincy University. His main teaching area is the Bible and early Christian literature, especially the New Testament. He also teaches courses in Western Religion, Church History, and Christian Spirituality.
Dr. Bates writes with a posture of faith seeking understanding, with a desire to serve the church, academy, and any reader of goodwill. A new book, Salvation by Allegiance Alone (Baker Academic, 2017) is now available for order. His recent The Birth of the Trinity (Oxford...
2018-12-1554 minSeminary Dropout197 – Aaron Niequist, Author of The Eternal Current, Talks about a Practice Based Faith*Originally Posted at MissioAlliance.org
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Aaron Niequist is a liturgist, writer, in the New York City. After leading worship at Mars Hill Church (Grand Rapids, MI) and Wi...
2018-12-0743 min
Wesley Seminary Podcast#58 Dr. Christena Cleveland: Tips for Holiday Table Talk#58 Dr. Christena Cleveland: Tips For Holiday Table Talk by Aaron Perry
2018-11-1721 minSeminary Dropout196 – Lee Strobel, The Case For Miracles*Originally Posted at MissioAlliance.org
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Atheist-turned-Christian Lee Strobel is the former award-winning legal editor of The Chicago Tribune and best-selling author of more than twenty books. His classic...
2018-11-1655 minSeminary Dropout195: Dominique Gilliard on How the Church Can Rethink Incarceration & Advocate for Justice That Restores*Originally Posted at MissioAlliance.org
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Dominique DuBois Gilliard is the director of racial righteousness and reconciliation for the Love Mercy Do Justice (LMDJ) initiative of the Evangelical Covenant...
2018-07-0352 minSeminary Dropout194 – Rebekah Lyons, on Hardship, Feminism, and More!*Originally Posted at MissioAlliance.org
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Rebekah Lyons is the author of Freefall to Fly: A Breathtaking Journey Toward a Life of Meaning and Founder of Q Women.
Sh...
2018-06-0833 minSeminary Dropout193 – Austin Channing Brown, on Her New Book “I’m Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness”, Why White People Have So Many Cats, and What Makes “Insecure” Such an Amazing Show*Originally Posted at MissioAlliance.org
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AUSTIN CHANNING BROWN is a writer, speaker, and practitioner who helps schools, nonprofits, and religious organizations practice genuine inclusion. Her writing h...
2018-05-2548 minSeminary Dropout192 – Bonnie Kristian, Author of A Flexible Faith*Originally Posted at MissioAlliance.org
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Bonnie Kristian is a theological and political writer with a national following. She has columns and bylines at publications including The Week, Rare, Ti...
2018-05-1935 minSeminary Dropout191 – Derek Vreeland, on NT Wright, Atonement Theories, and The Day The Revolution Began*Originally Posted at MissioAlliance.org
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Derek Vreeland is the Discipleship Pastor at Word of Life Church in St. Joseph, Missouri. He is the author of Through the Eyes of...
2018-04-2735 minSeminary Dropout190 – Jo Saxton, on Being Who We Are Meant to Be, Not Who People Want Us to Be*Originally Posted at MissioAlliance.org
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Jo Saxton is a pastor, a church-planter, an author, and a speaker who travels the globe to address leadership organizations, children’s conference...
2018-04-2447 minSeminary Dropout189 – Jean Johnson, Author of “We Are Not The Hero”, on Missions, and Colonialism*Originally Posted at MissioAlliance.org
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With over 32 years of ministry experience, Jean serves as a missionary and coach as well as Five Stones Global’s Executive Director. She is the autho...
2018-04-1348 minSeminary Dropout188 – Daniel Hill, on What it Means to be White*Originally Posted at MissioAlliance.org
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Daniel Hill is the founding and senior pastor of River City Community Church, a vibrant, multiethnic church in the Humboldt Park neighborhood of Chicago. He is t...
2018-04-0649 minSeminary Dropout187 – Chris A. Hall on Living Wisely with the Church Fathers*Originally Posted at MissioAlliance.org
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Christopher A. Hall (PhD, Drew University) is the president of Renovaré Institute of Christian Spiritual Formation. He is associate editor of the Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture...
2018-03-271h 03Seminary Dropout186 – AJ Swoboda on ‘Subversive Sabbath: The Surprising Power of Rest in a Nonstop World’, Plus the Best NT Wright Introduction You’ve Ever Heard*Originally Posted at MissioAlliance.org
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My guest A. J. Swoboda pastors Theophilus Church in urban Portland, Oregon. He is executive director of the Seminary Stewardship Alliance, a consortium of Christian higher educati...
2018-03-1259 minSeminary Dropout185 – Shannon Kiser & Verlon Fosner Talk About Revitalizing a 90 Year Old Church, A Bilingual Church, and Fresh ExpressionsOur Sponsor:
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2018-03-0349 minSeminary Dropout184 – Michael Beck, Talking about Church in a Tattoo Parlor, Yoga Studio, and Dog Park*Originally Posted at MissioAlliance.org
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Fresh Expressions is an international movement of missionary disciples cultivating new kinds of church alongside existing congregations to more effectively engage our growing post-Christian society.
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2018-02-2336 minSeminary Dropout183 – Iosmar Alvarez, Planting, Disciplining, and Fresh Expressions of the Hispanic Church*Originally Posted at MissioAlliance.org
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2018-02-1635 minSeminary Dropout182 – Travis Collins, What is a Fresh Expression of Church Anyway?*Originally Posted at MissioAlliance.org
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2018-02-1339 minSeminary Dropout181 – Curt Thompson, Author of “Anatomy of the Soul” on Christianity & Science, Why We Keep Sinning, and More*Originally Posted at MissioAlliance.org
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2018-02-031h 10Seminary DropoutThe State of the PodcastHere are the main points of this episode…
My original intention was to pick SD back up in January, which is now just a few days away. Some of you may remember I did the same thing last year but then wound up not publishing until April. So in the last few weeks I’ve come to a cross roads in deciding what to do about SD. If you benefit from the content of SD, (which I assume you do if you’re listening to this), then don’t worry, I’m not planning on ending the show. However, I...
2017-12-3008 minSeminary DropoutA Seminary Dropout Preview of OnRamp Season 2Hey Seminary Dropout listeners this is a very special episode in which I’m previewing the first episode of season 2 of OnRamp, my other podcast.
If you’re not familiar, OnRamp is hosted by myself and my friend Kerri Fisher. It’s a podcast about issues surrounding race through the lens of Christian spirituality. It’s by no mean comprehensive in it’s scope and it’s not perfect in it’s execution. I by no means have these issues figured out. It’s just a conversation, and a conversation meant for those who want to understand these issues bet...
2017-12-1518 minSeminary Dropout180 – John Mark McMillan, Talks Creativity, Minivans, and His New Album “Mercury & Lightning”*Originally Posted at MissioAlliance.org
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John Mark McMillan is something of an anomaly: an artist and Platinum-selling songwriter bending genres and defying categorization by carving out his own uniq...
2017-11-2518 minSeminary Dropout179 – Amena Brown, Author of “How to Fix a Broken Record” on Poetry, Marriage, and Princesses*Originally Posted at MissioAlliance.org
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Amena Brown is an author, spoken word poet, speaker, and event host. The author of five spoken word albums and two non-fiction books, Amena perform...
2017-11-1750 minSeminary Dropout178 – Bruxy Cavey, Author of “Reunion: The Good News of Jesus for Seekers, Saints, and Sinners”*Originally Posted at MissioAlliance.org Our Sponsor: Sponsor a Child — At Compassion we take a committed, long-term approach to fighting child poverty. Our Holistic Child Development Model is made up of four comprehensive programs investing in children from the beginning of their lives until they’ve reached adulthood, and covering everything from prenatal care to university-level education. […]
2017-11-1100 minSeminary Dropout177 – Tara Beth Leach, Author of Emboldened: A Vision for Empowering Women in Ministry*Originally Posted at MissioAlliance.org
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Tara Beth Leach is senior pastor of First Church of the Nazarene of Pasadena in Southern California. She is a graduate of Olivet Nazarene Univers...
2017-11-0342 minSeminary Dropout176 – Kelley Nikondeha, Talks about Being Adopted, Adopting, & the Biblical Narrative of Adoption*Originally Posted at MissioAlliance.org
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Kelley Nikondeha is codirector and chief storyteller for Communities of Hope, a community development enterprise in Burundi, and cofounder of Amahoro Africa, an ongoi...
2017-10-3043 min
Sermons from Oak ChurchFreedom Through Awareness & Repentance [Christena Cleveland]03/05/17 Psalm 32:1-7 Dr. Christena Cleveland Dr. Christena Cleveland is an Associate Professor of the Practice of Leadership, Spirituality, and Intercultural Studies at Duke Divinity School in Durham, NC. She is a social psychologist and reconciliation scholar-practitioner who writes and lectures widely on the theology and practice of reconciliation. In her book, Disunity in Christ: Uncovering the Hidden Forces that […]
2017-03-0747 min2017Freedom Through Awareness & Repentance [Christena Cleveland]03/05/17 Psalm 32:1-7 Dr. Christena Cleveland Dr. Christena Cleveland is an Associate Professor of the Practice of Leadership, Spirituality, and Intercultural Studies at Duke Divinity School in Durham, NC. She is a social psychologist and reconciliation scholar-practitioner who writes and lectures widely on the theology and practice of reconciliation. In her book, Disunity in Christ: Uncovering the Hidden Forces that […]
2017-03-0747 min