Podcast appearances and mentions of ben sternke

Sermon preached by Fr. Ben Sternke at The Table's worship service on April 18, 2025 (Good Friday)

Sermon preached by Fr. Ben Sternke at The Table's worship service on April 13, 2025 (Palm Sunday)

Sermon given my Fr. Ben Sternke during The Table worship gathering on March 23, 2025 (3rd Sunday in Lent)

From our series CALLED OUT. This sermon considers the three main attacks on our identity and calling. Big thanks to Dave Rhodes, Will Mancini, and Ben Sternke. The post Deceptive Drifting appeared first on Plymouth Meeting Church.

Sermon preached by Fr. Ben Sternke at The Table worship gathering on Easter Sunday, March 31, 2024.

Sermon preached by Fr. Ben Sternke at The Table worship gathering on Easter Sunday, March 31, 2024.

Sermon preached by Fr. Ben Sternke at The Table's worship gathering on the Fifth Sunday in Lent, March 17, 2024.

Sermon preached by Fr. Ben Sternke at The Table's worship gathering on Sunday February 18, 2024 (the First Sunday in Lent).

Everyone's faith journey evolves. Many of us have been deconstructing and reconstructing, tearing down practices and beliefs that don't work as we seek to rebuild something that does.     Matt Tebbe and Ben Sternke, authors of Having the Mind of Christ: Eight Axioms to Cultivate a Robust Faith, discovered, through their own personal journeys and as they guided others, that many were becoming disillusioned and needed help reconstructing their faith.   They turned to Jesus as the model and started to see that Jesus operated under some basic assumptions about God and his Kingdom. As they dug and learned, they identified eight foundational principles that Jesus assumed and operated under – starting with love. They say the first foundational principle this way: God is love, so it's all about love.   It seems logical on the surface but dig deeper, and you'll quickly see that we may believe this is true, but we don't really live it.   Matt and Ben are cofounders of Gravity Leadership and co-pastors at The Table in Indianapolis. Listen in as we talk about their story, why they wrote this book, why love matters, and hear their insights on Mark 3.   GREAT NEWS: IVP is giving So Much More Listeners 30% off and free shipping until 5.17.23 with the code MUCHMORE You can get a copy here: https://www.ivpress.com/having-the-mind-of-christ   Some highlights from our conversation: Matt tells us about his journey of deconstruction and how it created dissonance in his life that he could no longer ignore. He says: It's not working anymore, but I can't quit Jesus Ben also shares his story and how he saw leaders failing. This made him question: “Is there a way to do ministry that's rooted in love?” We talk about how they decided on the eight axioms and what they are. We dive into the first one: God is love, so it's all about love. And if we believe this, how many parts of our life do we live as if it's really all about love? We talk about some of the practices they offer in the book as opportunities for us to live like these axioms are true. We end processing through Mark 3 and what it meant to both Matt and Ben. A golden nugget toward the end of our conversation is when we discuss our real pain. Sometimes what God is up to is different than we would think because the goal is eternity. Hopefully, we can say on the other side of the experience: I wouldn't wish this on a friend, But I can't imagine having not gone through it. We wrap up with a discussion on our meditation passage from Mark 3. Why was Jesus angry? And what was the man's role in this whole scenario?   You can connect with Ben at: https://bensternke.com/ On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ben.sternke.56/ On Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bensternk3/ On Twitter: https://twitter.com/bensternke   You can connect with Matt at: https://gravityleadership.com/matt-tebbe/ On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/matttebbe/ On Twitter: https://twitter.com/matttebbe   You can find Jodie at http://www.jodieniznik.com/ Instagram @creatingspaceforgod Facebook @JodieGNiznik Download free sample chapters from Jodie's Bible studies here. Download your free Lectio Divina Journal here.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It was the Sabbath. Jesus was in the synagogue and a man needed healing. What would he do?   The religious leaders were looking for a reason to accuse and discredit Jesus. If he healed the man, Jesus would break the letter of the law.   But what about the intent of the law? And what about the heart of God, who created the law?   So Jesus asks, “Which is lawful on the Sabbath: to do good or to do evil, to save life or to kill?” The religious leaders were silent. They had no answer. They became trapped by their pride and misunderstanding.   But Jesus acts in love. He heals.   As you meditate on Mark 3, allow the Spirit to help you notice something from these words that applies to your own life. Once you've listened to this Scripture Experience podcast, head over to the next episode and listen to the interview with pastors and authors Matt Tebbe and Ben Sternke. We discuss what love means and how love helps us have the mind of Christ.   You can find Jodie at http://www.jodieniznik.com/ Instagram @creatingspaceforgod Facebook @JodieGNiznik Download free sample chapters from my Bible studies here.   The exact verses read in this podcast are printed here for your use: Mark 3:1-5 Another time Jesus went into the synagogue, and a man with a shriveled hand was there. 2 Some of them were looking for a reason to accuse Jesus, so they watched him closely to see if he would heal him on the Sabbath. 3 Jesus said to the man with the shriveled hand, “Stand up in front of everyone.” 4 Then Jesus asked them, “Which is lawful on the Sabbath: to do good or to do evil, to save life or to kill?” But they remained silent. 5 He looked around at them in anger and, deeply distressed at their stubborn hearts, said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” He stretched it out, and his hand was completely restored. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Authors Matt Tebbe and Ben Sternke join the show to talk about their book Having the Mind of Christ. Matt and Ben explore what they have had to unlearn and relearn from Jesus about what it means to be a Christian.

Sermon preached by Fr. Ben Sternke at The Table worship gathering on Sunday, April 2nd, Palm Sunday.

Both Ben Sternke and Matt Tebbe have over two decades of Christian ministry experience and they've been coaching, consulting, and training leaders since 2010. Together, they co-founded Gravity Leadership, where they coach and consult pastors and ministry leaders worldwide in transformational leadership and discipleship. Ben and Matt are co-pastors at The Table, an Anglican church […]

I'm happy to have Matt Tebbe on the podcast this week! Matt is the co-author (along with Ben Sternke) of the book, Having the Mind of Christ: Eight Axioms to Cultivate a Robust Faith. You definitely want to buy this book and read all of it! It's outstanding!  And if you'd like to find Matt online, you can do so at www.gravityleadership.com --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/unbinding-the-bible/support

James Bryan Smith has a Things Above conversation with Matt Tebbe and Ben Sternke about their latest book, Having the Mind of Christ: Eight Axioms to Cultivate a Robust Faith. Matt and Ben are the cofounders of Gravity Leadership, located in Indiana. Matt and Ben co-authored “Having the Mind of Christ” and it addresses one […] The post Conversation with Matt Tebbe and Ben Sternke appeared first on Apprentice Institute.

Today, I'm sharing a recent conversation with Matt Tebbe and Ben Sternke about their book Having the Mind of Christ. In it, they talk about what they call eight axioms for cultivating a robust faith. In a day when so many are disappointed with the faith they were given by the church of their early formation, we need a more vital vision of the life to which Jesus is actually inviting us. Too often, our assumptions, our expectations, even our values are shaped more by popular cultural voices than they are by the beautiful ways of God's kingdom. This is a big part of the reason that Unhurried Living exists. We really believe the pace of the kingdom of Jesus is very different than the cultural one that surrounds us. Our guests, Matt Tebbe and Ben Sternke, are the cofounders of Gravity Leadership, an organization focused on transformational leadership and discipleship. They provide coaching, consulting, and workshops for pastors and ministry leaders. They are also copastors of a church in Indianapolis called The Table and cohosts of the Gravity Leadership podcast. Connect with Matt and Ben on InstagramMatt Tebbe and Ben Sternke

Matt Tebbe and Ben Sternke are the authors Having the Mind of Christ: 8 Axioms to Cultivate a Robust Faith and pastors of The Table in Indianapolis.  So often the Christian life generally and Christian leadership specifically is oriented toward performance.  But in this conversation, Matt Tebbe and Ben Sternke remind us that our spiritual life and our leadership is bathed in grace.THIS EPISODE'S HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE:Matt Tebbe and Ben Sternke are the authors Having the Mind of Christ: 8 Axioms to Cultivate a Robust Faith and pastors of The Table in Indianapolis.The world has changed tremendously in the past seven years.Deconstruction is causing people to rethink the faith that they inherited.Everyone views the world through a paradigm, like a pair of glasses.  We need to learn to not only see through our glasses, but see our glasses.  We need to become aware of the paradigm by which we view the world.When we learn to see with other glasses, we can lead with more curiosity.We underrate the value of curiosity.Whereas we often think God “shows up” in places, we are invited to recognize that God is already active and at work in the places where we are.Our leadership grows when we recognize that God meets us in the midst of our messiness.An axiom is a statement that is considered to be self-evidently true.  The axioms in Having the Mind of Christ are truths by which Jesus seems to have lived.It is important for us recognize the power we carry with us, especially for white male leaders.Matt Tebbe and Ben Sternke offer three steps to help us live into these truths:Compassionate awarenessCreative alignmentCooperative actionOur attempts to live out God's love—even our poor attempts—are bathed in grace.RELEVANT RESOURCES AND LINKS:Gravity Leadershipwww.gravityleadership.comThe Tablewww.thetableindy.orgBooks mentioned:Having the Mind of Christ: 8 Axioms to Cultivate a Robust Faith by Matt Tebbe and Ben SternkeSocial Media:Ben Sternke TwitterBen Sternke InstagramMatt Tebbe TwitterMatt Tebbe Instagram

Having the Mind of Christ and the Axioms/Issues of Faith and Culture with Matt Tebbe.We're honored to have a conversation with pastor, author, and podcaster Matt Tebbe on his book with co-author Ben Sternke. We break down the simplicity of the axioms and how they get complicated in culture, supremacy culture, power and how love reckons with it, “messiness,” the difference between being taught and learning, and so much more.AmenThank you for your support! Please don't forget to like, subscribe, rate, review and share on your favorite podcast platform!Also, don't forget to connect with us:text 757-774-7247email 2americas1godpodcast@gmail.comOr on fb: 2a1G Conversation Space | A Podcast Community

This conversation with pastor, leader, podcaster and author Matt Tebbe is deep and wide, funny and true. We talk about the new book he's co-authored with Ben Sternke, Having the Mind of Christ: Eight Axioms to Cultivate a Robust Faith, and we cover lots of good ground--from the evolution of Matt's image of God; to how we see and re-see God; to the centrality of love; to God present with us; to the problem of pain; to embodied participation, trust experiments and transformation. Then Matt leads us in an embodied practice I've never experienced before, and it's a beautiful one, full of grace and healing. This is one of my favorite episodes to date! Matt and Ben co-pastor a church in Indianapolis, co-lead Gravity Leadership, co-host the Gravity Leadership podcast and co-author. You can connect with them and learn more about the amazing work they do at gravityleadership.com.  Are you looking for a safe space to experience a transformational encounter with God? Join me at www.susancarson.net.

Having the Mind of Christ. Today, Mike and Tim sit down with Pastors, podcasters and leadership trainers Ben Sternke and Matt Tebbe, to discuss their new book "Having the Mind of Christ: Eight Axioms to Cultivate a Robust Faith." The group talks about their Gravity Leadership program, both the podcast and their leadership training, as well as the church they founded, The Table, in Indiana. What lead them to plant the church? What did they see in a previous church experience and how did they change those habits? What does it look like to 'have the mind of Christ?' The book, through 8 'axioms' that offer a new set of lenses to see through, looks at common pitfalls within our well practiced discipleship efforts, with a focus on "practices rather than doing the deeper work of learning a new paradigm." Sternke and Tebbe advocate for a new way of seeing ourselves, the World and God through each of these practices. Mike and Tim also spend time discussing an email sent in from a Pastor and listener of the pod who is struggling with wether or not to leave the pastorate. Where is the line between cruciformity and martyrdom? When is it time to leave? What is irreparable and what is worth fighting for? How can Pastors lead when congregates offer only ultimatums? Matt and Ben's church can be found here: www.thetableindy.org Gravity Leadership can be found here: gravityleadership.com Their book, Having the Mind of Christ: Eight Axioms to Cultivate a Robust Faith, can be purchased here: gravityleadership.com/book As always, we encourage and would love discussion as we pursue. Always feel free to email in questions to hello@voxpodcast.com, and to engage the conversation on Facebook and Instagram. Learn more about the Voxology Podcast Subscribe on iTunes or Spotify Support the Voxology Podcast on Patreon The Voxology Spotify channel can be found here: Voxology Radio Follow us on Instagram: @voxologypodcast and "like" us on Facebook Follow Mike on Twitter: www.twitter.com/mikeerre Music in this episode by Timothy John Stafford Instagram & Twitter: @GoneTimothy

This week Greg and Josh are joined by their new friend Ben Sternke and Matt Tebbe to discuss what it means to have the mind of Christ. In their new book, "Having the Mind of Christ" Ben and Matt offer 8 axioms for a more robust and holistic faith. Enjoy! Resources: Having the Mind of Christ (Book) Gravity Leadership

In this episode, we talk with Ben Sternke and Matt Tebbe authors of "Having the Mind of Christ: Eight Axioms to Cultivate a Robust Faith". During the conversation, we explore deconstruction, how our response to it impacts those we lead, and much more! Subscribe to our newsletter Conversation Overview:  Ben & Matt's Book: Having the Mind of Christ: Eight Axioms to Cultivate a Robust Faith "Lenses don't change the world, but they change how we see the world." What is deconstruction? Is deconstruction a bad thing? Code-switching  "We have to abandon the pursuit of the one universal way of describing everything. I think we have to abandon that because it just doesn't exist." The mental model shift in the book of Acts "The kind of deconstruction we're talking about is necessary." Links: Having the Mind of Christ: Eight Axioms to Cultivate a Robust Faith Nate Pyle  Gravity Leadership, gravityleadership.com theleadersjourney.us/newsletter ben@gravityleadership.com  matt@gravityleadership.com

In this conversation we talk about the book he co-authored with Ben Sternke, “Having The Mind of Christ: Eight Axioms To Cultivate a Robust Faith,” naming how whiteness works, and life beyond deconstruction.

Host Lisa Colón DeLay speaks with pastors and co-founders of Gravity Leadership Ben Sternke and Matt Tebbe about their spiritual formation book Having the Mind of Christ: Eight Axioms to Cultivate a Robust Faith.

Sunday Morning Class led by Ben Sternke. Part 6 of our class series: Confronting Mammon With Jesus.

The gospel isn't a carrot on a stick, a promise of a future heaven designed to manipulate us into behaving better. The gospel isn't good advice to apply to your life. It's GOOD NEWS about the freedom and flourishing that Jesus is enacting, and it's happening NOW, in your hearing. Will you trust Jesus today? Will you say yes to the good news?

A Healing Lent continues on the podcast with a conversation with the Revs. Matt Tebbe and Spencer Ruark, co-rectors (along with C4SO Podcast host Ben Sternke) of The Table in Indianapolis. We talked about the toll the Covid-19 pandemic has taken, and the ways we are seeking nourishment and healing this Lent. Announcements and Links: [...]

A Healing Lent continues on the podcast with a conversation with the Revs. Matt Tebbe and Spencer Ruark, co-rectors (along with C4SO Podcast host Ben Sternke) of The Table in Indianapolis. We talked about the toll the Covid-19 pandemic has taken, and the ways we are seeking nourishment and healing this Lent. Announcements and Links: [...]

We talk with Gravity Leadership Podcast co-founder Ben Sternke about 5 important things he’s learned in ministry so far. This is part of an ongoing series called "5 Things I've Learned." We want to hear from you! Let us know what you wish you knew when you started out in ministry. Email us at podcast@gravityleadership.com […] The post Ben Sternke: 5 Lessons I’ve Learned in 20 Years of Ministry appeared first on Gravity Leadership.

Ben Sternke has over two decades of Christian ministry experience, and has been coaching, consulting, and training leaders since 2010. He has experience as a worship pastor, lead pastor, and church planter (one of the first in the USA to use missional communities from the ground up). He's also been a web designer, business owner, content developer, author, and marketing consultant. He has a graduate degree in Hermeneutics from London School of Theology, and a B.A. in Christian Ministry and Music from Taylor University. Since 2005, he has been writing about church leadership and ministry in various online publications, including his own blog, Gravity Leadership, The V3 Movement, and more. He co-founded Gravity Leadership, where he coaches and consults pastors and ministry leaders from all around the world in transformation leadership and discipleship. He is planting an Anglican church (The Table Indy) in the Indianapolis area, where he and his wife Deb live with their children, and a little dog named Edith.

We're talking about COVID again: the new Delta Variant, cases rising in all 50 states, controversies about vaccinations and face masks. The Rev. Amanda Rosengren and the Rev. Shawn McCain join Bishop Todd and host the Rev. Ben Sternke for a conversation about how the Church can respond to these challenging developments in our culture, [...]

We're talking about COVID again: the new Delta Variant, cases rising in all 50 states, controversies about vaccinations and face masks. The Rev. Amanda Rosengren and the Rev. Shawn McCain join Bishop Todd and host the Rev. Ben Sternke for a conversation about how the Church can respond to these challenging developments in our culture, [...]

This special episode is a conversation among Gravity Leadership’s three co-founders (Ben Hardman, Ben Sternke, and Matt Tebbe) to announce the bittersweet news that Ben Hardman is leaving Gravity to spin off some of our consulting work into a new venture called Kingdom Dreams Initiative (while also continuing to serve as lead pastor of Grace […] The post Special Announcement: A Transition at Gravity Leadership appeared first on Gravity Leadership.

Sermon preached by Fr. Ben Sternke at The Table Sunday worship gathering on February 21st, 2021, the First Sunday of Lent.

Sermon preached by Ben Sternke at The Table Sunday worship gathering on November 15th, 2020. Week 11 of our Fall series, Sermon on the Mount: Living the Politics of Jesus in a Partisan America.

Our series on Being a Christian in America continues with a discussion about how the church that Ben Sternke and Matt Tebbe co-pastor (The Table in Indianapolis) is speaking about our current cultural moment: by preaching through the Sermon on the Mount, not as pie-in-the-sky idealism or private moral instruction, but as Jesus’ political manifesto. […] The post The Sermon on the Mount as Jesus’s Political Manifesto appeared first on Gravity Leadership.

For more information on the enneagram go to https://www.enneagraminstitute.comOne of my primary enneagram teachers was Ben Sternke from www.gravityleadership.com

Sermon preached by Ben Sternke at The Table worship gathering on Sunday, September 27th. Week 4 of our fall series, Sermon on the Mount: Living the Politics of Jesus in a Partisan America.

Sermon preached by Ben Sternke at The Table worship gathering on Sunday, September 6th 2020. 14th Sunday after Pentecost.

Sermon given during The Table's online worship gathering by Fr. Ben Sternke on July 26, 2020, the 8th Sunday After Pentecost.

Why God Why - Ben Sternke - Why Is It So Hard To Grieve? by Browncroft Community Church

Sermon preached by Ben Sternke at The Table worship gathering on Sunday, June 7th, Trinity Sunday.

Sermon preached by Matt Tebbe and Ben Sternke at The Table worship gathering on Sunday, May 31st. Pentecost Sunday.

Sermon given by Fr. Ben Sternke during The Table's online worship gathering on May 17, 2020, the Sixth Sunday of Eastertide.

Sermon preached by Fr. Ben Sternke at The Table (online) worship gathering on Sunday, March 29th. the Fifth Sunday in Lent.

Sermon preached by Ben Sternke at The Table worship gathering on Sunday, February 16th. 6th Sunday of Epiphany.

Sermon preached by Ben Sternke at The Table worship gathering on Sunday, January 5th, celebrating the Feast of Epiphany.

Sermon preached by Ben Sternke at The Table worship gathering on Sunday, November 10th, the 22nd Sunday after Pentecost.

S2E2 :: Following our first podcast on missional ecclesiology with Bishop Todd Hunter, we gathered three practitioners, the Rev. Matt Tebbe, the Rev. Ben Sternke, and the Rev. Shawn McCain, to flesh out these ideas for everyday life. They discuss how mission fits into their churches, the role of imagination in a sacramental presence, and ways they are thinking deeply about the concept of the Church. Shownotes: Authors/Books that were referenced in the podcast Lesslie Newbigin, The Gospel in a Pluralist Society, Lesslie Newbigin: Missionary Theologian: A Reader, The Household of God: Lectures on the Nature of the Church David Fitch, Faithful Presence Simon Chan, Liturgical Theology: The Church as Worshipping Community Hans Boersma, Heavenly Participation: The Weaving of a Sacramental Tapestry, Nouvelle Theologie and Sacramental Ontology: A Return to Mystery Alexander Schmemann, For the Life of the World: Sacraments and Orthodoxy Michael Ramsey, The Gospel and the Catholic Church

S1E2 -   On this second episode of the Intersection Podcast, we talked to Dr. David Fitch of Northern Seminary about the practice of the Eucharist and how it connects to discipleship and mission through David's language of "faithful presence." Then the Rev. Matt Tebbe and Rev. Ben Sternke share how they are trying to connect the Eucharist and presence to the work they are doing in Missional Communities, and the challenges to discipleship and mission that they have encountered.