A prayerful reflection for mid-day disruption

Pierce Drake offers a brief prayer exercise for contemplating the truth of who we are–even in the midst of our days.

Interested in the book he shares from? Find Every Moment Holy here: https://www.cokesbury.com/9781951872021-Every-Moment-Holy

 

What is Pastoring in the Digital Parish? (trailer)

In the ever-changing landscape of digital ministry, we need community, resources and training to help us effectively embody the mission of creating disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world in digital spaces. Go back to school with Ryan Dunn and get the digital ministry class they just didn’t offer yet in seminary. Each episode offers a conversation with thought leaders from both inside and outside the church who offer us their experiences in building meaningfully-engaged digital communities.

Meditative practice for daily disruptions

In this episode, we’re creating our own stories of disruption through a contemplative prayer practice. The Welcoming Prayer helps us recognize what we’re feeling and where God is in the midst of our experiences.

How spiritual practices disrupt our world with Tyler Sit

Worship, prayer and meditation interrupt the world’s cycles of brokenness. Tyler Sit, the author of “Staying Awake” and pastor of New City Church, describes how these practices brought disruption to Minneapolis in the wake of the uprising and Derek Chauvin trial.

Rev. Tyler Sit is the church planter of New City Church, a church that focuses on environmental justice. He is a lover of Minnesota (when you live in Tennessee you don’t hear that often), a United Methodist pastor, and the son of a Chinese immigrant. Tyler has lived on four continents. He has formal training as a prison chaplain, community organizer, and social entrepreneur. When he is not at New City, you’ll find Tyler wandering around the Mississippi River.

The church he is a part of, New City, has been featured in the New York Times, The Atlantic, Minnesota Public Radio, and more.

AND, Rev Tyler has a new book out: it’s called Staying Awake: The Gospel for Changemakers. It’s packed full of practices for people who want to make a difference for good in the world.

Leaving no one at the margins with Father Gregory Boyle

Humanity’s great error is that we’ve forgotten we belong to one another. When Father Gregory Boyle was sent to minister amongst the forgotten of Los Angeles, he responded by starting a movement to disrupt the cycles that suggest that one person’s life is worth more than another’s.

In this episode of the Compass Podcast, Father Greg shares some of the story behind the ministry he helped to found, Homeboy Industries. He also provides some insight on how we can all be disruptors to the cycles of marginalization.

Hopelessness and decolonizing faith with Miguel De La Torre

Dr. Miguel De La Torre, the author of “Decolonizing Christianity”, talks about living in hopelessness while being a person of faith. What does it mean for us to seek out the Jesus of the margins? How will that impact our understanding of faith and our world?

Find out more about Dr. De La Torre at drmigueldelatorre.com/

Friendships and faith community for digital natives

Are virtual friendships real friendships? Matt Franks and Zach Bechtold of the Bearded Theologians podcast reveal the ways in which a digitally-native culture does faith and spirituality online.

 

Doubt and deconstruction with AJ Swoboda

Deconstruction and doubts are natural to having faith. AJ Swoboda reminds us that we are not alone in our deconstruction and that reconstruction can be a beautiful, hopeful process.

AJ Swoboda is assistant professor of Bible, theology, and world Christianity at Bushnell University. He is the author of a number of books, including the award-winning Subversive Sabbath and of the recently released After Doubt.

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Intersection of faith and mental health

Chrisie Reeves-Pendergrass and Adam Baker speak on where the faith community has harmed in the realm of mental health, where the faith community has had positive impact, and what still needs to be said regarding mental health and faith.

See more from Chrisie and Adam through their podcast page: https://instructionsforlivingalife.com/