Art From Debris: Race, Culture, and Friendship

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Long-time friends Brad Everett & Jeremy Stephens navigate conversations on race, culture, and Jesus. Brad is black, Jeremy is white and this podcast hopes to serve those engaged across cultural divides. They share lessons from two decades of friendship and ministry work with InterVarsity and the Und…

Jeremy Stephens & Brad Everett

  • Dec 9, 2019 LATEST EPISODE
  • infrequent NEW EPISODES
  • 29m AVG DURATION
  • 22 EPISODES


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Latest episodes from Art From Debris: Race, Culture, and Friendship

Incarnation Looks Different (Ep. 22)

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2019 22:23


We live incarnationally different based on ethnicity. What are the differences while maintaining a unity with Jesus?

Equip People To Defeat You (Ep. 21)

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2019 22:51


In this episode we unpack how you can counter your natural cultural biases by equipping others with defeaters.

Affirm White Men? (Ep. 20)

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2019 27:56


In this episode we discuss when and how it's appropriate to affirm white people.

Incrementalism vs Revolution (Ep. 19)

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2019 25:23


Is justice is achieved step by step or do we need to flip the switch of revolution? How can incrementalist and revolutionaries be friends in the work of biblical justice?

Apologies From the Oppressed? (Ep 18)

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2019 21:40


In this episode we talk about when, if ever, people of color should apologize in cross cultural relationships.

People of Color in Leadership (Ep. 17)

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2019 24:34


Ministry leadership is powerfully complicated for people of color. How can you lead across cultures while remaining true to your culture?

Narrative Changes Everything, Pt 2 (Ep. 16)

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2019 23:49


Part 2 continues our discussion of how we can build new racial narratives for a new church.

Narrative Changes Everything, Pt 1 (Ep. 15)

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2019 30:37


Slavery became Jim Crow. Jim Crow became the New Jim Crow. Can anything really change without addressing the narrative that people of color are inferior? This is part one of a two part series.

Disciple-shift (Ep 14)

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2019 22:10


We've seen what the majority of discipleship has produced in America and it's not pretty. What if we shift the source of discipleship material from the majority and powerful to the marginalized?

What is a "racist"? (Ep. 13)

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2019 34:20


"You're racist....No I'm not." Sound familiar? We consult with a live question about what is a racist and how to use this powerful word.

Humility in Conversations (Ep 12)

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2019 29:22


In speaking truth to power and bringing a corrective challenge to injustice how do we engage with kingdom grace and humility. How can we call out the wrong while also being sober about how we participate in other wrongs?

Time for a Reboot, Part 2 (Ep 11)

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2019 26:39


In part two we continue our discussion on how multiple touch points across culture can increase the depth of our empathetic connections. Part two of a two part series.

Time for a Reboot, Part 1 (Ep. 10)

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2019 32:06


Just because you have one friend across cultures doesn't mean you're in the family. How do we approach new relationships without generalizing to entire people groups? Part one of a two part series.

A Healing Touch that Transcends Culture (Ep. 9)

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2019 24:00


Back from Manila with antidotes for what ails the American soul. What healing might occur if Black was treated as beautiful and Native Americans were honored as the true Americans?

Raising Kids in a Racialized Society (Ep. 8)

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2019 25:05


In this episode, we unpack how we prepare our children to engage with a racialized world.

Intersectionality and the Theory of Domination, Part 2 (Ep. 7)

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2019 38:27


In this episode, Brad and Jeremy continue their discussion on intersectionality, highlighting how anti-racists might also be sexist and participants in other systemic oppression. Part two of a two-part episode.

Intersectionality and the Theory of Domination, Part 1 (Ep. 6)

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2019 25:09


In this episode, Brad and Jeremy discuss power dynamics in racial relationships and how they intersect with other social discrimination. How do we make disciples to engage every form of injustice? Part one of a two-part episode.

Why Is Ethnic Specific Ministry Not Reverse Racism? (Ep. 5)

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2019 44:27


In this episode we unpack how ethnic specific spaces can bring deep healing without creating division.

Decentering Whiteness From the Gospel (Ep. 4)

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2019 46:05


In this episode we look at the way we interact and deliver the gospel with cultural biases and discuss how to step toward disentanglement.

So You Think You're 'Woke'? (Ep. 3)

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2019 32:49


In this episode we talk about the cultural misunderstanding and limitations to the word "woke".

Sharing the Journey of Racial Reconciliation, Part 2 (Ep. 2)

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2019 26:30


Jeremy and Brad continue their conversation on racial reconciliation and dive into fun stories about the origin of their relationship.

Sharing the Journey of Racial Reconciliation, Part 1 (Ep. 1)

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2019 39:38


In the pilot episode of Art From Debris, old friends and campus ministers Jeremy Stephens and Brad Everett kick off a conversation on race and culture in modern America through the lens of the Gospel. What does it mean to reconcile? Why is it important to understand one another's stories? This is part one of a two-part episode.

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