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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. 

Professor Jessica Hooten Wilson is joined by Chris Smith to discuss Georges Bernanos' 1936 novel Diary of a Country Priest . Together they talk about the way the novel draws upon the literary history of historic individualism.  Works referenced: Diary of a Country Priest by Georges Bernanos Information on the Host: Jessica Hooten Wilson is a Senior Fellow at Trinity Forum, the inaugural Visiting Scholar of Liberal Arts at Pepperdine University, and the author of several books, including The Scandal of Holiness: Renewing Your Imagination in the Company of Literary Saints, Learning the Good Life: From the Great Hearts and Minds that Came Before, and Giving the Devil his Due: Flannery O'Connor and The Brothers Karamazov.  Learn more about Dr. Jessica Hooten Wilson. Information on Chris Smith: is a member of the Englewood Christian Church community on the near east-side of Indianapolis. He is also the editor of The Englewood Review of Books. He regularly writes and speaks on topics related to church, community and God's reconciliation of all things. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Professor Jessica Hooten Wilson is joined by Chris Smith to discuss Georges Bernanos' 1936 novel Diary of a Country Priest . Together they talk about the way the novel draws upon the literary history of historic individualism.  Works referenced: Diary of a Country Priest by Georges Bernanos Information on the Host: Jessica Hooten Wilson is a Senior Fellow at Trinity Forum, the inaugural Visiting Scholar of Liberal Arts at Pepperdine University, and the author of several books, including The Scandal of Holiness: Renewing Your Imagination in the Company of Literary Saints, Learning the Good Life: From the Great Hearts and Minds that Came Before, and Giving the Devil his Due: Flannery O'Connor and The Brothers Karamazov.  Learn more about Dr. Jessica Hooten Wilson. Information on Chris Smith: is a member of the Englewood Christian Church community on the near east-side of Indianapolis. He is also the editor of The Englewood Review of Books. He regularly writes and speaks on topics related to church, community and God's reconciliation of all things. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Part 2 of 2 | This years theme for Boise Bible College is "Called Out" with a focus on the Church and this week is Spiritual Leadership Week. Speaker Bio: Jeff Snell is the Professor of Preaching and Director of the Preaching Program at Johnson University. He currently serves as an interim minister at Englewood Christian Church and preaches regularity for various events in North America, Central America, Europe, Asia, and Africa. To learn more about Boise Bible College, see www.boisebible.edu. Motivate Me by Mixaund https://mixaund.bandcamp.com

Part 1 of 2 | This years theme for Boise Bible College is "Called Out" with a focus on the Church and this week is Spiritual Leadership Week. Speaker Bio: Jeff Snell is the Professor of Preaching and Director of the Preaching Program at Johnson University. He currently serves as an interim minister at Englewood Christian Church and preaches regularity for various events in North America, Central America, Europe, Asia, and Africa. To learn more about Boise Bible College, see www.boisebible.edu. Motivate Me by Mixaund https://mixaund.bandcamp.com

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

In this season of messages, "labilities" vs. "liberation" are explored. This coincides with the 2018-19 year is "Spirit Minded". This year we will focus on the juxtaposition of the flesh and the spirit. Jeff Snell is the Professor of Preaching and Director of the Preaching Program at Johnson University. He currently serves as an interim minister at Englewood Christian Church and preaches regualriy for various events in North America, Centeral America, Europe, Asia, and Africa. Intro Music: Motivate Me by Mixaund https://mixaund.bandcamp.com

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

Chris Smith is editor of The Englewood Review of Books, and a member of Englewood Christian Church, a church which helped spark Chris' book Slow Church. Nathan chats with him about living and reading slower and more intentionally.

I had the chance to talk with Christ Smith, author of Slow Church, at the recent CCDA Conference in Memphis, Tennessee.  Chris is the editor of the Englewood Review of Books and member of the Englewood Christian Church community in Indianapolis, IN.  Check his website out at http://www.slowchurch.com and look for his latest book, Reading […] The post #049: Chris Smith, Author of Slow Church appeared first on Missional Discipleship.