Conversations That Inspire courage & innovation

Church Property: Imagining Good Futures

With Shannon Hopkins

Season 12: Critical Themes for the Current and Future Church

What’s a Critical Theme for the Future Church That We Missed

With Rev. Lisa Greenwood, Rev. Kathleen McShane, and Rev. Dr. Blair Thompson

Opting into Joy

With Rev. Tyler Sit and Rev. Rich Harvard

Small Boats are the Big Wave for the Church

With Rev. Dr. Kenda Creasy Dean and Rev. Dr. Michael Beck

Place Matters

With Rev. William H. Lamar IV and Rev. Dr. Reginald Blount

The Power of Togetherness

With Vipin Thekk and Rabbi Elan Babchuck

Hospitality When It’s Uncomfortable

With Rev. Alicia Forde and Tamice Spencer- Helms

Season 11: Catalysts for Community Transformation

Imago Dei Drives Innovation

With Carlos Huerta

The Love of God and Love of Humanity is One Love

With Jonathan Brooks

A Platform that Empowers People

With Moy Mendez

Network Building for Outsized Impact

With Rev. Dr. Heber Brown, III

Season 10: Facing Reality, Claiming Leadership

Episode 11

Facing Reality, Claiming Leadership in the Church Today

With Derrick Scott, III and Rev. Kathleen McShane

Episode 10

Shaping our Biblical Imaginations

With Dr. Eric Barreto

Episode 9

Cultivating an Indigenous Worldview

With Dr. Randy Woodley

Episode 8

Living ‘Love Your Neighbor’ in the State House of Representatives

With Rep. James Talarico

Episode 7

Nurturing the Possible Through Catalytic Leadership

With Rev. Dr. Dave Odom

Discovering a Way Back to Each Other

With Rev. Dr. Amy Butler

Actively Waiting in the Accelerating Age with Dr. Andy Root

With Dr. Andrew Root

Reimagining an Established Institution

With Dr. Aaron Kuecker

Stewarding Ambiguous Loss

With Dr. Pauline Boss

Bonus Episode

Analyzing Nieuwhof’s Church Trends That Will Disrupt 2024

With Rev. Rachel Billups and Rev. Matt Rawle

Hope in Doubt? Are We Addicted to Hope?

With Rev. Danielle Shroyer and Rev. Dr. Gil Rendle

Restoring Sanity

With Dr. Margaret Wheatley

Season 9: Holy Friendships

Holy Friends Pursue Higher Truth

With Kathi McShane and Elan Babchuck

Holy Friends Bridge Deep Divides

With Rev. Dr. Matt Russell and Dr. Cleve V. Tinsley IV

Holy Friends Bear Witness Over Time

With Bishop Laura Merrill and Bishop Janice Huie

Holy Friends Become Healthier Leaders

With Rev. Rachel Billups & Rev. Matt Rawle

Holy Friendships

With Victoria White

Season 8: Innovating for Love

The Current Project

With Rev. Alisha Gordon

Staying Awake for God's Sake

With Rev. Tyler Sit

Human Again

With Rev. Michael Gienger

Fishing Differently

With Rev. Dr. Sidney Williams

Innovating for Love

With Rev. Dr. Kenda Creasy Dean

Season 7: Formation Everywhere You Look

Episode 8

Loving Our Neighbors Means Loving Our Neighborhoods

With Jonathan Brooks

Episode 7

Neighborhood Economics

With Rev. Canon Rosa Lee Harden

Living the Gospel Through the Multi-Ethnic Church

With Mark DeYmaz

Creating Cultures of Generosity

With Joe Park

Formation and the Phygital Space

With Multiple Guests

The Spiritually Awakened Brain

With Dr. Lisa Miller

The Whole Person Revolution

With Anne Snyder

Spiritual Formation Everywhere You Look

With Tim Soerens

Summer Soul Tending

Follow a Rule of Life

With Tod Bolsinger

Trust in God's Lead

With Joe Stabile

Be a Soul Ninja

With Danielle Shroyer

Season 6: Core Values of the Future Church

The Gifts of Wilderness

With Bishop Palmer

A Better Vision for Human Flourishing

With Andy Crouch

People, Places, and Processes for Healing

With Jorge Acevedo

The Power of Unconditional Love

With Greg Boyle & Justin Coleman

The Gravity of Joy

With Dr. Angela Gorrell

Methodist Hope for What Comes Next

With Bishop Will Willimon

Season 5: Spiritual Entrepreneurship

Living the Questions

With Shannon Hopkins

The Parish is My World

With Coté Soerens

The Soul of Reconciliation

With Rev. David Bailey

Creating Healing Spaces Through Social Enterprise

With Dr. Kit Evans-Ford

Becoming a New Kind of Christian and New Kind of Church

With Brian McLaren

Trailer

With Rev. Lisa Greenwood

Season 4: The Five Adaptive Muscles

Prophetic Imagination in a Parking Lot

With Mandy McDow

Power and Abundance

With Mike Mather

Nurturing Thriving Communities

With Adam Barlow-Thompson

The Purpose of the Institutional Church

With Rev. Dr. Gil Rendle

Leading Organizational Grief

With Shannon Hopkins

Season 3: Ready for God's Now

Expanding Imagination

With Dr. Amy Oden

Distributing Power

With Dr. Joerg Rieger

Walking Alongside

With Coté Soerens

Discerning Purpose

With Susan Beaumont

Grieving Well

With Suzanne Stabile

The Five Adaptive Muscles

With Rev. Lisa Greenwood

Season 2: The New Wesleyan Ecosystem

Justice & Healing

With Emmanuel Andre

Intangible Currencies and Social Banking

With DeAmon Harges

Connecting the Organizational Center & the Innovative Edge

With Rev. Leroy Barber

Improbable Friendships

With Rev. Dr. Matt Russell

Composting Religion

With Rev. Jen Bailey

Today's Spiritual Landscape

With Rev. Lisa Greenwood

Season 1: Reservoirs of Resilience

Narratives of Resilience

With Bishop Robert Schnase

Resilience for the Church

With Bishop Cynthia Harvey

The Reservoir of Courage

With Dr. Gil Rendle

The Reservoir of Purpose

With Dr. Dori Baker & Stephen Lewis

The Reservoir of Hope

With Dr. Colette Pierce Burnette