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Hello and welcome to another episode, well actually a re-release of my conversation with Chris Smith which was originally released on March 12, 2024. Chris and I are re-releasing this episode as Chris just published a new book entitled The Virtue of Dialogue as part of the Cultivating Communities series. This series is part of a project by Englewood Church in Indiana in partnership with Missio Alliance and the Ekklesia Project. The hope of this series is to offer congregations, churches, or any community for that matter field guides to aid in their transformation away from the societal forces of polarization and division and into the way and personhood of Jesus. One of the central practices for communities is being conversation with one another. This book outlines how Englewood Church has sought to practice conversation for decades. At its core, this conversational practice is a practice of hospitality—of welcoming one another, being seen and heard. Conversation at its core is a creation of a free space to allow the other to become the person they were meant to be. Week after week, month after month, year after year.  Chris and my conversation touch on these themes and so we both thought it was a good time to revisit this conversation. If this piques your interest, please buy The Virtue of Dialogue, available now on Amazon and through Englewood's website which is in the show notes.Buy The Virtue of Dialogue: Englewood website or AmazonIn this episode I have a rich conversation with Chris Smith. We cover a range of topics, starting with his own personal journey of food over the past ten years. But we spend the majority of our time using a couple of Chris's books, namely Slow Church and How the Body of Christ Talks, to dialogue about the importance of conversation for the health of ourselves and our community. Through recovering of conversation, we begin to see how God wants to collaborate with us in his work of redemption.C. Christopher Smith is the founding editor of The Englewood Review of Books. He and his wife Jeni have three adult children and are members of Englewood Christian Church on the urban Near Eastside of Indianapolis. Chris is the co-author of the award-winning book Slow Church, and author of several other books including most recently, How the Body of Christ Talks: Recovering the Practice of Conversation in the Church. Most of his latest writings end up on The Englewood Review's Substack, TheConversationalLife.substack.comThis episode of the Biggest Table is brought to you in part by Wild Goose Coffee. Since 2008, Wild Goose has sought to build better communities through coffee. For our listeners, Wild Goose is offering a special promotion of 20% off a one time order using the code TABLE at checkout. To learn more and to order coffee, please visit wildgoosecoffee.com. 

In this episode I have a rich conversation with Chris Smith. We cover a range of topics, starting with his own personal journey of food over the past ten years. But we spend the majority of our time using a couple of Chris's books, namely Slow Church and How the Body of Christ Talks, to dialogue about the importance of conversation for the health of ourselves and our community. Through recovering of conversation, we begin to see how God wants to collaborate with us in his work of redemption.C. Christopher Smith is the founding editor of The Englewood Review of Books. He and his wife Jeni have three adult children and are members of Englewood Christian Church on the urban Near Eastside of Indianapolis. Chris is the co-author of the award-winning book Slow Church, and author of several other books including most recently, How the Body of Christ Talks: Recovering the Practice of Conversation in the Church. Most of his latest writings end up on The Englewood Review's Substack, TheConversationalLife.substack.comThis episode of the Biggest Table is brought to you in part by Wild Goose Coffee. Since 2008, Wild Goose has sought to build better communities through coffee. For our listeners, Wild Goose is offering a special promotion of 20% off a one time order using the code TABLE at checkout. To learn more and to order coffee, please visit wildgoosecoffee.com. 

Christopher Smith is the Senior Editor of The Englewood Review of Books, and author of several books, including most recently: How The Body of Christ Talks: Recovering the Practice of Conversation in the Church. Today, Christopher shares the place of reading in his spiritual journey, how he learned to untangle depression from doubt, and why he believes in the power of a great conversation. We also talk about some best practices for hosting conversations at your church. Christopher's story reminds us that we learn best in conversation. Listen to Christopher's story now! Stories Christopher shared: Starting The Englewood Review of Books Growing up in a Christian family in Washington D.C. in a Grace Brethren church His tenuous relationship with church even in college Developing his sense of historical church through reading Going to graduate school and learning about the history of ideas Learning how to disentangle depression from doubt How community plays into depression Why embodiment needs to be valued How the practice of conversation captured his heart Why defining terms is important for a conversation What a facilitated conversation looks like Great quotes from Christopher: The dark nights of the soul that I've been through sometimes feel particularly lonely. I'm hopeful that when we take our life together seriously, churches can offer hope to those who struggle with loneliness and isolation. The abundant life of God in community is really good news and much better than the alternative. Conversation didn't magically help us resolve things, but it helped us to know and trust one another even when we didn't agree. Resources we mentioned: The Englewood Review of Books Celebration of Discipline, Special Anniversary Edition: The Path to Spiritual Growth by Richard Foster How the Body of Christ Talks: Recovering the Practice of Conversation in the Church by C. Christopher Smith Lost Connections: Why You're Depressed and How to Find Hope by Johann Hari The Soul of Shame: Retelling the Stories We Believe About Ourselves by Curt Thompson Related episodes: Felicia Song and Digital Discipleship Jay Kim and Why We Need Real People Skye Jethani and Living Life with God The post C. Christopher Smith and Empowering Conversations appeared first on Eric Nevins.

Christopher Smith is the Senior Editor of The Englewood Review of Books, and author of several books, including most recently: How The Body of Christ Talks: Recovering the Practice of Conversation in the Church. Today, Christopher shares the place of reading in his spiritual journey, how he learned to untangle depression from doubt, and why […] The post C. Christopher Smith and Empowering Conversations appeared first on Eric Nevins.

Welcome to Madang! Madang is the outdoor living room of the world. Here, we invite you to sit and tune into unreserved, remarkable conversations with renown authors, leaders, public figures and scholars on religion, culture and everything in-between. This has been a dream of mine for many years and now it is. reality. Please join me at Madang. This is the thirteenth episode of Madang where I converse with Chris Smith. C. Christopher Smith is Senior Editor of The Englewood Review of Books, and author of several books, including most recently How The Body of Christ Talks: Recovering the Practice of Conversation in the Church. In addition to writing and editing, Chris works with churches across North America, helping them cultivate a deeper life together in their places. Conversations on Chris Smith shares about the Englewood Review of Books, the body of Christ, spirituality for the journey, prayer, and the messiness of life and his book, How the Body of Christ Talks and so much more. I am thrilled to announce that Madang podcast is now hosted by The Christian Magazine. Please visit their website for the latest Madang podcast as well as current articles on Christianity, culture and society. I have written several pieces for the Christian Century and welcome this new partnership. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/grace-ji-sun-kim/support

In this episode, Chris Smith, Preston Sprinkle, and Branson Parler discuss Chris's book How the Body of Christ Talks: Recovering the Practice of Conversation in the Church. How can we as the church cultivate the spiritual discipline of conversation in a polarized world? What are obstacles to good conversation? What are the theological roots of conversation, and how can we develop this in our churches?

After a special announcement about the future of the podcast, Jen continues the conversation about "reading under quarantine," with two very special guests: John Wilson and Karen Swallow Prior. They discuss what their reading experience is like right now in this disorienting time, and what types of books and authors they're gravitating towards.Books mentioned in this episode:How the Body of Christ Talks: Recovering the Practice of Conversation in the Church by C. Christopher SmithOn Reading Well: Finding the Good Life Through Great Books by Karen Swallow PriorSpacefarers: How Humans Will Settle the Moon, Mars and Beyond by Christopher WanjekThe Index of Self-Destructive Acts by Christopher BehaThe Life and Death of Ancient Cities: A Natural History by Greg WoolfGod Walk: Moving at the Speed of Your Soul by Mark BuchananThe Overstory: A Novel by Richard PowersHannah Coulter: A Novel by Wendell BerryO Pioneers! by Willa CatherThe Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. LewisThe Chosen by Chaim PotokThe Invincible by Stanislaw LemThe Road by Cormac McCarthyA Journal of the Plague Year by Daniel DefoeParable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler

Thinking Out Loud is a place to digest audibly the things we tend to think through silently. We'll look at a variety of complex issues from a variety of points of view, not necessarily to get to "right answers" but to build empathy and perspective. Patreon Page Today's guest, Chris Smith, is an editor over at The Englewood Review of Books and author of the recent book, How the Body of Christ Talks: Recovering the Art of Conversation in the Church. Chris argues that the lost art of conversation is vital to moving past the individualism and polarization of our current culture. By looking at some of the practices of his home church and other churches around the country, Chris offers some practical advise for how churches can be a training ground to have these difficult conversations in other social circles. Follow Thinking Out Loud: https://www.facebook.com/thinkingoutloudpod https://www.instagram.com/thinkingoutloud_pod/ https://twitter.com/outloud_pod Music: LOWERCASE PEOPLE https://www.instagram.com/lowercasepeoplenj/ https://open.spotify.com/artist/2gMmqYVlkpNLOkHRjtszbt?si=repi2VyFRWyjy0slV4KFkg https://www.facebook.com/lowercasepeople  Graphic Design: Ministry Crate https://www.instagram.com/ministrycrate/ https://www.facebook.com/ministrycrate/ https://twitter.com/ministrycrate --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Listen in on this second half of the conversation with C. Christopher Smith about his latest book, "How the Body of Christ Talks: Recovering the Practice of Conversation in the Church" (Brazos Press, 2019). Just as the human body communicates with itself amongst the various parts, how does our communication with one another draw us into growth and transformation?

In this episode I talk with Christopher Smith, editor of the Englewood Review of Books and author of How the Body of Christ Talks: Recovering the Practice of Conversation in the Church. We discuss how this kind of conversation works and how it has transformed his church and others. Download the Show Notes for key points, questions for consideration and discussion, and links to resources mentioned in the podcast.

The two pastors speak with C. Christopher Smith about having meaningful conversation. Chris’ new book, "How the Body of Christ Talks: Recovering the Practice of Conversation in the Church" (Brazos Press, 2019), invites us to cultivate intentional conversation. Listen in on this first part as Chris shares about his own church community’s journey in conversation.

Christopher Smith is a writer, community developer, and founding editor of The Englewood Review of Books. He has authored a number of books, including the award-winning Slow Church. This week he joins me on the podcast to talk about How the Body of Christ Talks: Recovering the Practice of Conversation in the Church. ... The post Christopher Smith-episode 176 appeared first on Anita Lustrea.

We've had a few weeks off from the podcast - did you miss us?We return with the FIRST return guest of the otherWISE podcast, our dear friend C. Christopher Smith. His new book, How the Body of Christ Talks: Recovering the Practice of Conversation In the Church is a relevant and helpful resource for both individuals and communities.Christopher helps us walk through the theology of communication, the way our bodies work on a conversational basis, and gives some insight into communicating in our divisive social media culture.C. Christopher Smith is a long-time member of the Englewood Christian Church community on the urban Near Eastside of Indianapolis, founding editor of The Englewood Review of Books, and acclaimed author.Chris was born in Washington, DC, and grew up in the Southern Maryland suburbs of the nation's capital. He graduated from a large public high school, and came to the midwest to do his undergraduate work at Taylor University, an evangelical liberal arts school. After college, he got a fellowship to study history and philosophy of science at Indiana University, eventually graduating with an M.A. He has lived in central Indiana for over 25 years.He and Jeni Newswanger Smith have been married for almost 20 years. They have three teenage children, and live intentionally as part of the Englewood Christian Church community in the Englewood neighborhood.Books we talked about:Sherwin Nuland, The Wisdom of the BodyLesslie Newbigin, The Gospel in a Pluralist SocietyRichard Foster, Celebration of DisciplineHenri Nouwen, Donald McNeill, & Douglas Morrison, CompassionWillie James Jennings, Acts: A Theological Commentary on the BibleDon't forget you can also pick up a copy of Casey's new book, As I Recall: Discovering the Place of Memories in Our Spiritual Life wherever you buy your books!Music by: Robert EbbensCover Art by: Eric Wright/Metamora Design

Today our guest is C. Christopher Smith, a member of Englewood Christian Church in downtown Indianapolis, Indiana. He is the editor of the Englewood Review of Books and is the author of Slow Church (co-authored with John Pattison), Reading For the Common Good, and the upcoming book on conversations called How the Body of Christ Talks: Recovering the Practice of Conversation in the Church. (*I grabbed the title post-episode, FYI) Check out his Amazon Author Page here.Christopher and his family live in Indianapolis, IN. You can engage with him on Facebook and Twitter as well.Recommendations/mentions in this week's episode:Faithful Presence: 7 Disciplines that Shape the Church for Mission, David FitchThe work of Jean Vanier in books like this and through the L'Arche Communities he founded.Braving the Wilderness: The Quest for True Belonging and the Courage to Stand Alone, Brene BrownAdopted: The Sacrament of Belonging In a Fractured World, Kelly NikondehaMusic for otherWISE by Austin MartinotherWISE logo by Eric Wright/Metamora Design