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Rev. William Barber and Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove discuss the political, moral, and spiritual dimensions of poverty. Together, they co-authored White Poverty: How Exposing Myths About Race and Class Can Reconstruct American Democracy, and they're collaborators at the Center for Public Theology and Public Policy at Yale Divinity School.About Rev. William BarberBishop William J. Barber II, DMin, is a Professor in the Practice of Public Theology and Public Policy and Founding Director of the Center for Public Theology and Public Policy at Yale Divinity School. He serves as President and Senior Lecturer of Repairers of the Breach, Co-Chair of the Poor People's Campaign: A National Call For Moral Revival, Bishop with The Fellowship of Affirming Ministries, and has been Pastor of Greenleaf Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), Goldsboro, NC, for the past 29 years.He is the author of four books: We Are Called To Be A Movement; Revive Us Again: Vision and Action in Moral Organizing; The Third Reconstruction: Moral Mondays, Fusion Politics, and The Rise of a New Justice Movement; and Forward Together: A Moral Message For The Nation.Bishop Barber served as president of the North Carolina NAACP from 2006-2017 and on the National NAACP Board of Directors from 2008-2020. He is the architect of the Forward Together Moral Movement that gained national acclaim in 2013 with its Moral Monday protests at the North Carolina General Assembly. In 2015, he established Repairers of the Breach to train communities in moral movement building through the Moral Political Organizing Leadership Institute and Summit Trainings (MPOLIS). In 2018, he co-anchored the relaunch of the Poor People's Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival— reviving the SCLC's Poor People's Campaign, which was originally organized by the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., welfare rights leaders, workers' rights advocates, religious leaders, and people of all races to fight poverty in the U.S.A highly sought-after speaker, Bishop Barber has given keynote addresses at hundreds of national and state conferences, including the 2016 Democratic National Convention, the 59th Inaugural Prayer Service for President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris, and the Vatican's conference on Pope Francis's encyclical “Laudato Si': On Care for Our Common Home.He is a 2018 MacArthur Foundation Genius Award recipient and a 2015 recipient of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Four Freedoms Award and the Puffin Award.Bishop Barber earned a Bachelor's Degree from North Carolina Central University, a Master of Divinity from Duke University, and a Doctor of Ministry from Drew University with a concentration in Public Policy and Pastoral Care. He has had ten honorary doctorates conferred upon him.About Jonathan Wilson-HartgroveJonathan Wilson-Hartgrove is an author, preacher, and community-builder who has worked with faith-rooted movements for social change for more than two decades. He is the founder of School for Conversion, a popular education center in Durham, North Carolina, and co-founder of the Rutba House, a house of hospitality in Durham's Walltown neighborhood.Mr. Wilson-Hartgrove is the author of more than a dozen books, including the daily prayer guide, Common Prayer: A Liturgy for Ordinary Radicals, New Monasticism, The Wisdom of Stability, Reconstructing the Gospel, and Revolution of Values. He is a regular preacher and teacher in churches across the US and Canada and a member of the Red Letter Christian Communicators network.Show NotesCenter for Public Theology and Public Policy's ten-session online course: https://www.theologyandpolicy.yale.edu/inaugural-conferenceGet your copy of White Poverty: How Exposing Myths About Race and Class Can Reconstruct American Democracy: https://wwnorton.com/books/9781324094876Production NotesThis podcast featured Rev. William Barber and Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove, with Ryan McAnnally-LinzEdited and Produced by Evan RosaHosted by Evan RosaProduction Assistance by Kacie BarrettA Production of the Yale Center for Faith & Culture at Yale Divinity School https://faith.yale.edu/aboutSupport For the Life of the World podcast by giving to the Yale Center for Faith & Culture: https://faith.yale.edu/give
Find Yale Divinity School events here: https://www.theologyandpolicy.yale.edu/launch "Following over 30 years of ongoing public ministry, Bishop William J. Barber II, DMin, joined the faculty at Yale Divinity School and created the Center for Public Theology & Public Policy. From April 2 - April 6, 2023 the Center collaborated with partners across Yale to host a series of powerful events to mark and launch this historic work. On April 5, 2023, students, scholars, advocates, activists, economists, lawyers, and the community, convened at Yale Divinity School to learn more about the Center's mission and upcoming work. Bishop Barber moderated a roundtable discussion between scholars, economists, and impacted people - they examined the public policy issues of living wages and healthcare and offered a moral framework as a guide for cultivating solutions to these issues. Mr. Wilson-Hartgrove is an author, preacher, and community-builder who has worked with faith-rooted movements for social change for more than two decades. He is the founder of School for Conversion, a popular education center in Durham, North Carolina, and co-founder of the Rutba House, a house of hospitality in Durham's Walltown neighborhood. Mr. Wilson-Hartgrove is the author of more than a dozen books, including the daily prayer guide, Common Prayer: A Liturgy for Ordinary Radicals, New Monasticism, The Wisdom of Stability, Reconstructing the Gospel, and Revolution of Values. He is a regular preacher and teacher in churches across the US and Canada and a member of the Red Letter Christian Communicators network." To help sustain our work, you can donate here To check out what RLC is up to, please visit us www.redletterchristians.org Follow us on Twitter: @RedLetterXians Instagram: @RedLetterXians Follow Shane on Instagram: @shane.claiborne Twitter: @ShaneClaiborne Intro song by Common Hymnal: https://commonhymnal.com/
Revisiting Episode 17 from December 3, 2020. Podcast: Play in new window | Download Subscribe: Google Podcasts | Email | RSS | More Author Shane Claiborne IN THIS EPISODE In this episode of Messy Jesus Business, originally released as episode 17 from Dec. 3, 2020, Sister Julia Walsh talks with Shane Claiborne, a best-selling author, speaker and activist. They discuss what it means to be a peacemaker while living in one of the world's most heavily armed countries and a monumental gun death toll. “Violence is one of those demons that goes back to our very foundations in our country,” Claiborne says. Claiborne says the U.S. has 5% of the world's population, but almost half of the world's guns, and poses the question, “What would Jesus, the Prince of Peace, be saying right now?” Sister Julia and Shane Claiborne also discuss the importance of remaining joyful and hopeful, even when surrounded by the pain of the world. “I like how Karl Barth said we need to read the bible in one hand, but we need to hold the newspaper in the other… so that our faith doesn't just become a ticket into heaven and a license to ignore the world we live in, but our faith should actually fuel us to want to change the world,” Claiborne says. In addition, they discuss the importance of community and the messiness that comes from the Christian veneer of perfection. “A lot of the times we sort of act like the church is a country club for saints, rather than a hospital for sinners.” Claiborne says honesty can help manage the resulting mess. He remembers walking into a church where greeters wore shirts that said, “No perfect people allowed.” “If that was greeting every person coming into every church, it would give you a sense of reality, like this is a home for you even if you don't have it all together… our wounds are not our liabilities, they are our credentials.” He adds, “Honesty can show this Gospel is not for the Righteous, but for the sinner.” FOR MORE INFORMATION: Learn more about the Red Letter Christians movement, headed by Shane Claiborne, by exploring their website. To read more about how Shane Claiborne's work influenced Sister Julia, see the 2015 Messy Jesus Business blog post: A Visit to The Simple Way. ABOUT THE GUEST Shane Claiborne is a prominent speaker, activist and best-selling author. He worked with Mother Teresa in Calcutta, and founded The Simple Way in Philadelphia. He leads Red Letter Christians, a movement of folks who are committed to living “as if Jesus meant the things he said.” Claiborne is a champion for grace which has led him to jail advocating for the homeless, and to places like Iraq and Afghanistan to stand against war. Now grace fuels his passion to end the death penalty and help stop gun violence. Claiborne's books include, “Jesus for President,” “Red Letter Revolution,” “Common Prayer,” “Follow Me to Freedom,” “Jesus, Bombs and Ice Cream,” “Becoming the Answer to Our Prayers,” “Executing Grace,” his classic: “The Irresistible Revolution,” and his newest book: “Beating Guns”. He has been featured in a number of films including, “Another World Is Possible” and “Ordinary Radicals.” His books have been translated into more than a dozen languages. Shane speaks more than a hundred times a year, both nationally and internationally. His work has appeared in Esquire, SPIN, Christianity Today, TIME, and The Wall Street Journal, and he has been on everything from Fox News and Al Jazeera to CNN and NPR. He's given academic lectures at Harvard, Princeton, Liberty, Duke, and Notre Dame. Shane speaks regularly at denominational gatherings, festivals and conferences around the globe. MESSY JESUS BUSINESS is hosted by Sister Julia Walsh. Produced and edited by Colin Wambsgans. Interview with Shane Claiborne edited by Charish Badzinski. Email us at messyjesusbusiness@gmail.com BE SOCIAL:https://www.facebook.com/MessyJesusBusiness
Links from the show:* Rethinking Life: Embracing the Sacredness of Every Person* Connect with Shane* Follow Shane on Twitter* Red Letter Christians* Rate the showAbout my guest:Shane Claiborne is a prominent speaker, activist, and best-selling author. Shane worked with Mother Teresa in Calcutta, and founded The Simple Way in Philadelphia. He heads up Red Letter Christians, a movement of folks who are committed to living "as if Jesus meant the things he said." Shane is a champion for grace which has led him to jail advocating for the homeless, and to places like Iraq and Afghanistan to stand against war. Now grace fuels his passion to end the death penalty and help stop gun violence.Shane's books include Jesus for President, Red Letter Revolution, Common Prayer, Follow Me to Freedom, Jesus, Bombs and Ice Cream, Becoming the Answer to Our Prayers, Executing Grace, his classic The Irresistible Revolution, Beating Guns, and his newest book, Rethinking Life (to be released February 2023). He has been featured in a number of films including "Another World Is Possible" and "Ordinary Radicals." His books have been translated into more than a dozen languages. Shane speaks over one hundred times a year, nationally and internationally. His work has appeared in Esquire, SPIN, Christianity Today, TIME, and The Wall Street Journal, and he has been on everything from Fox News and Al Jazeera to CNN and NPR. He's given academic lectures at Harvard, Princeton, Liberty, Duke, and Notre Dame. Shane speaks regularly at denominational gatherings, festivals, and conferences around the globe. Get full access to Dispatches from the War Room at dispatchesfromthewarroom.substack.com/subscribe
Frank Schaeffer In Conversation with Author, Speaker, and Activist, Shane Claiborne._____LINKShttps://twitter.com/ShaneClaibornehttps://www.facebook.com/ShaneClaibornehttps://www.redletterchristians.orghttp://www.shaneclaiborne.comhttps://thesimpleway.org_____Shane Claiborne is a prominent speaker, activist, and best-selling author. Shane worked with Mother Teresa in Calcutta, and founded The Simple Way in Philadelphia. He heads up Red Letter Christians, a movement of folks who are committed to living "as if Jesus meant the things he said." Shane is a champion for grace which has led him to jail advocating for the homeless, and to places like Iraq and Afghanistan to stand against war. Now grace fuels his passion to end the death penalty and help stop gun violence.Shane's books include Jesus for President, Red Letter Revolution, Common Prayer, Follow Me to Freedom, Jesus, Bombs and Ice Cream, Becoming the Answer to Our Prayers, Executing Grace, his classic The Irresistible Revolution, Beating Guns, and his newest book, Rethinking Life. He has been featured in a number of films including "Another World Is Possible" and "Ordinary Radicals." His books have been translated into more than a dozen languages. Shane speaks over one hundred times a year, nationally and internationally. His work has appeared in Esquire, SPIN, Christianity Today, TIME, and The Wall Street Journal, and he has been on everything from Fox News and Al Jazeera to CNN and NPR. He's given academic lectures at Harvard, Princeton, Liberty, Duke, and Notre Dame. Shane speaks regularly at denominational gatherings, festivals, and conferences around the globe. _____An ex-evangelical boomer, a middle-aged gay artist, and a frazzled stay-at-home mom walk into a bar, share a table, and go deep about some of life's big questions.Join Frank, Ernie, and Erin as they share stories of love, sex, grief, religion and so much more. This is “Love in Common.”Visit LoveInCommon.org to Subscribe on your favorite Podcast platform. Support the show_____In Conversation… with Frank Schaeffer is a production of the George Bailey Morality in Public Life Fellowship. It is hosted by Frank Schaeffer, author of Fall In Love, Have Children, Stay Put, Save the Planet, Be Happy. Learn more at https://www.lovechildrenplanet.comFollow Frank on Substack, Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube. https://frankschaeffer.substack.comhttps://www.facebook.com/frank.schaeffer.16https://twitter.com/Frank_Schaefferhttps://www.youtube.com/c/FrankSchaefferYouTube In Conversation… with Frank Schaeffer PodcastApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/in-conversation-with-frank-schaeffer/id1570357787NEW: Love In Common Podcast with Frank Schaeffer, Ernie Gregg, and Erin BagwellApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/love-in-common/id1665307674
From May 1, join Shane Claiborne, Jonathan Wilson Hartgrove, and special guest, Dr. Vonnetta West, for morning prayer! They discuss the recent action in Nashville and reflections on what's needed to build The Beloved Community in this moment. Morning prayer takes place at the beginning of each month based on the book, Common Prayer: A Liturgy for Ordinary Radicals. Dr. Vonnetta West is a cultural consultant, leadership strategist, nonviolence trainer, and good neighbor. As the principal owner of Go West Consulting LLC, she facilitates experiences and produces content, inclusive of social media, podcast, website, training, and speech content, purposed to connect, transform and engage people for good. She leads Go West Consulting in providing trainings on Creating Cultures of Honor, Culture Matters, Inside/Out, Eradicating Racism, The Bias Challenge, Leadership That Grows, The Language of the Beloved Community, Your Justice Footprint: Evidence of Love In Action, and other sessions aimed at building and sustaining community, including in professional spaces. She is also the host of the Let Your Life Be Your Sermon podcast, pastor of Our Neighbor's House, and Senior Nonviolence Instructor for The Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change (The King Center). Dr. West is a leader with the Interfaith Response to White Supremacy, a National Center for Civil and Human Rights initiative, and has 20+ years of leadership experience in the metro Atlanta non-profit sector. In her most recent non-profit professional staff role, she was Director of GenerationOn (Youth Division) at Points of Light in Atlanta, Georgia. You can follow along with the readings from Common Prayer at commonprayer.net for free To help sustain our work, you can donate here To check out what RLC is up to, please visit us www.redletterchristians.org Follow us on Twitter: @RedLetterXians Instagram: @RedLetterXians Follow Shane on Instagram: @shane.claiborne Twitter: @ShaneClaiborne Common Hymnal information: https://commonhymnal.com/
Voices In My Head (The Rick Lee James Podcast) Episode 506 - Shane Claiborne - Rethinking Life Shane Claiborne is a prominent speaker, activist, and best-selling author. Shane worked with Mother Teresa in Calcutta, and founded The Simple Way in Philadelphia. He heads up Red Letter Christians, a movement of folks who are committed to living "as if Jesus meant the things he said." Shane is a champion for grace which has led him to jail advocating for the homeless, and to places like Iraq and Afghanistan to stand against war. Now grace fuels his passion to end the death penalty and help stop gun violence. Shane's books include Jesus for President, Red Letter Revolution, Common Prayer, Follow Me to Freedom, Jesus, Bombs and Ice Cream, Becoming the Answer to Our Prayers, Executing Grace, his classic The Irresistible Revolution, Beating Guns, and his newest book, Rethinking Life (to be released February 2023). He has been featured in a number of films including "Another World Is Possible" and "Ordinary Radicals." His books have been translated into more than a dozen languages. Shane speaks over one hundred times a year, nationally and internationally. His work has appeared in Esquire, SPIN, Christianity Today, TIME, and The Wall Street Journal, and he has been on everything from Fox News and Al Jazeera to CNN and NPR. He's given academic lectures at Harvard, Princeton, Liberty, Duke, and Notre Dame. Get the Book: https://thesimpleway.myshopify.com/products/rethinking-life-embracing-the-sacredness-of-every-person?_pos=1&_sid=c8edd8ea0&_ss=r Visit Shane's Web Site: http://www.shaneclaiborne.com/ ----more---- 10% Off Everything Rick Lee James on Band camp Instructions Visit https://rickleejames.bandcamp.com At checkout use code: 10off Advent Hymn (Watching, Waiting, Longing) This song appeared on over 80 Spotify playlists this Advent Season. I want to thank everyone for listening and sharing it this year. Official Music Video: Web Site: https://rickleejames.com PURCHASE ALBUM: www.RickLeeJames.Bandcamp.com SongSelect: https://songselect.ccli.com/Songs/6152291/advent-hymn-watching-waiting-longing Downloadable Charts and More available from LIFEWAYWORSHIP.COM: https://worship.lifeway.com/findAndBuy/songPage/AdventHymn(Watching%2CWaiting%2CLonging)?versionId=93901&rowNum=0&searchString=Advent%20Hymn%20(watching,%20Waiting,%20Longing)#song-Parts Loop Community: https://loopcommunity.com/en-us/songs/advent-hymn-(watching%2C-waiting%2C-longing)-by-rick-lee-james-3892 Endorsements: “A perfect and needed addition to any Christmas playlist this year. Rick Lee James bringing home the Advent Message.” -CCM Magazine https://www.ccmmagazine.com/music-video/rick-lee-james-advent-hymn-watching-waiting-longing/ “I love Advent Hymn (Watching, Waiting, Longing), which gives newness to the phrases of Isaiah. Watching, waiting, and longing is what we do now, and these songs help us do that in confidence. I anticipate that this album will be received as a great gift by many who will find their faith nourished and awakened by it.” –Walter Brueggemann (Professor Emeritus of Old Testament at Columbia Theological Seminary) "I've watched Rick grow as an artist and songwriter for many years. Congratulations brother on an excellent independent release." -Paul Baloche (Dove Award Winning Songwriter) "Rick Lee James is a poet and singer. You will not only enjoy listening, you'll be drawn into the source –Jesus." -Mike Harland RICK LEE JAMES INFO Web Sites: https://www.rickleejames.com Get The Single: https://rickleejames.hearnow.com/halls More from Rick Lee James Shine A Light In The Darkness Get The Single: https://rickleejames.hearnow.com/shine-a-light-in-the-darkness Music Video: Rick Lee James Playlist on Spotify: https://t.co/S7nCRl0xqa
Voices In My Head (The Rick Lee James Podcast) Episode 506 - Shane Claiborne - Rethinking LifeShane Claiborne is a prominent speaker, activist, and best-selling author. Shane worked with Mother Teresa in Calcutta, and founded The Simple Way in Philadelphia. He heads up Red Letter Christians, a movement of folks who are committed to living "as if Jesus meant the things he said." Shane is a champion for grace which has led him to jail advocating for the homeless, and to places like Iraq and Afghanistan to stand against war. Now grace fuels his passion to end the death penalty and help stop gun violence.Shane's books include Jesus for President, Red Letter Revolution, Common Prayer, Follow Me to Freedom, Jesus, Bombs and Ice Cream, Becoming the Answer to Our Prayers, Executing Grace, his classic The Irresistible Revolution, Beating Guns, and his newest book, Rethinking Life (to be released February 2023). He has been featured in a number of films including "Another World Is Possible" and "Ordinary Radicals." His books have been translated into more than a dozen languages. Shane speaks over one hundred times a year, nationally and internationally. His work has appeared in Esquire, SPIN, Christianity Today, TIME, and The Wall Street Journal, and he has been on everything from Fox News and Al Jazeera to CNN and NPR. He's given academic lectures at Harvard, Princeton, Liberty, Duke, and Notre Dame. Get the Book: https://thesimpleway.myshopify.com/products/rethinking-life-embracing-the-sacredness-of-every-person?_pos=1&_sid=c8edd8ea0&_ss=rVisit Shane's Web Site: http://www.shaneclaiborne.com/10% Off Everything Rick Lee James on Band campInstructions* Visit https://rickleejames.bandcamp.com* At checkout use code: 10offAdvent Hymn (Watching, Waiting, Longing)This song appeared on over 80 Spotify playlists this Advent Season. I want to thank everyone for listening and sharing it this year.* Official Music Video:* Web Site:https://rickleejames.com* PURCHASE ALBUM: www.RickLeeJames.Bandcamp.com* SongSelect: https://songselect.ccli.com/Songs/6152291/advent-hymn-watching-waiting-longing* Downloadable Charts and More available from LIFEWAYWORSHIP.COM: https://worship.lifeway.com/findAndBuy/songPage/AdventHymn(Watching%2CWaiting%2CLonging)?versionId=93901&rowNum=0&searchString=Advent%20Hymn%20(watching,%20Waiting,%20Longing)#song-Parts* Loop Community: https://loopcommunity.com/en-us/songs/advent-hymn-(watching%2C-waiting%2C-longing)-by-rick-lee-james-3892 Endorsements:“A perfect and needed addition to any Christmas playlist this year. Rick Lee James bringing home the Advent Message.”-CCM Magazine https://www.ccmmagazine.com/music-video/rick-lee-james-advent-hymn-watching-waiting-longing/“I love Advent Hymn (Watching, Waiting, Longing), which gives newness to the phrases of Isaiah. Watching, waiting, and longing is what we do now, and these songs help us do that in confidence. I anticipate that this album will be received as a great gift by many who will find their faith nourished and awakened by it.”–Walter Brueggemann (Professor Emeritus of Old Testament at Columbia Theological Seminary)"I've watched Rick grow as an artist and songwriter for many years. Congratulations brother on an excellent independent release."-Paul Baloche (Dove Award Winning Songwriter)"Rick Lee James is a poet and singer. You will not only enjoy listening, you'll be drawn into the source –Jesus."-Mike HarlandRICK LEE JAMES INFOWeb Sites:https://www.rickleejames.comGet The Single:https://rickleejames.hearnow.com/halls More from Rick Lee JamesShine A Light In The DarknessGet The Single: https://rickleejames.hearnow.com/shine-a-light-in-the-darknessMusic Video:Rick Lee James Playlist on Spotify:https://t.co/S7nCRl0xqa This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit rickleejames.substack.com/subscribe
In this episode of the Ordinary Radicals podcast, Jonathan Hayashi, and Brandon Boatner about pride and humility in leadership. What do you do when you find “pride” in your pastor? How would you feel when you find out your “lead pastor” is maybe a control freak? Some highlights from today's episode. Deep down in the heart issue, the problem is between “pride” and “humility” in leadership. Some people just feel uncomfortable to give “control” to others. They rather do it all themselves. Guess what? You will kill yourself in ministry. There must be a balance in communication and level of delegation in leadership structure. The experience of “hurt” at times morphs into making them rely more on “self” A prideful leader has a sense of “elevation of self” with “my way or the highway” Arrogant people use it in “manipulation” to get what-they-want. When we think ministry only happens only between the “four walls”, we're in huge problem. Arrogant pastors will hurt people eventually. Prideful leaders, if you would like Satan, have become puffed up with pride. They are satanic. Arrogant leaders; (1) hide sin, (2) minimize sin, (3) justify sin, (4) rationalize sin. Repeated apology is not “repentance” Everyday with Jesus is better than the day before. Accountability and authenticity are important for gospel conversation for lost and Christians. Arrogance can ruin a ministry and it is important to speak into those situations. Don't do it by being the master manipulator just like the arrogant leader from a hurtful heart. The past can make you either bitter or the past can make you better. Be careful who you let on the ship, cause sometimes if they can't be the captain, they are willing to sink the whole ship down. Don't lose hope, God can work in anyone's heart. Keep praying for your leaders. Don't get caught up in your self-pity soaking mode. That will make you more depressed. Here's the breakdown outline from today's conversation. 1. Why Are Certain People are “Control Freaks”? - Not all these cases we are able to say “black-and-white” distinction issues. It's gray. - Marriage counseling with “Abuse” finds similar characteristics. - Authoritarian Leader who are “King of the hill” or the “CEO of the home” - The heart of the problem is always the problem of the heart. - Pride is huge in ministry, where people are that way out of “hurt” - Arrogance just simply likes to rely more on “self” because they know better than other. 2. Characteristic of Arrogance and Pride? - Secular definition, “narcissistic personality disorder” - Biblical definition, “Scoffer” is the name of the arrogant, haughty man who acts with arrogant pride. (Prov 21:24). - Prideful leaders are good at justifying what they want and desires. - "Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall." (Prov 16:18). - “God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.” (Jam 4:6). - “For from his fullness we have all received, grace upon grace. For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.” (John 1:16-17). - In marriage cases, prideful leaders will “gaslight” the conversation and exaggerate issues. - Pharisees cared so much about their own thoughts, good at pointing fingers at others. 3. Humility and Humble Heart of Leader - There needs to be a certain amount of discernment when we deal with the heart of a leader. - Humility comes along with other characteristics of a leader (Gal 5:22). 4. How to Deal with Prideful Leaders (Pastors)? - The cure to “pride” is repentance, which is byproduct of the gospel. - Progressive sanctification, sometimes if repentance is not there, the leader may not be “saved” - Begin with the gospel - Repentance is not just words. It is not just head, but the heart is truly broken before the Lord. - The standard of repentance is not “perfection” but head, heart, and hands (course of life) change. - “See to it that no one fails to obtain the grace of God; that no ‘root of bitterness' springs up and causes trouble, and by it many become defile” (Heb 12:15). - Pastors need help too! They are not Jesus. Let's not make them Jesus. - Jesus came not to be served but to serve (Mark 10:45). 5. Pragmatically Why Pride in Leadership Doesn't Help. - Moses from the Old Testament, pastors can learn from biblical character. - The local church is crucial as we are “better together” - Christianity is not solo or a spectator sports. - 1 Peter 2 teaches that Christ is the cornerstone who is living to help unity in the body. 6. What to Do When You're Under a Toxic Leader? - Esther in the Old Testament, gives hope for leaders who are under toxic leadership. - “For if you keep silent at this time, relief and deliverance will rise for the Jews from another place, but you and your father's house will perish. And who knows whether you have not come to the kingdom for such a time as this?” (Esther 4:14). - As leaders, we need to be very wise how to converse and talk about issues like this with grace. - Important not to take the “victim mentality” as an identity of a child of God. - Too often, people do it from a critical heart rather than a heart of restoration with grace. - Naomi in the Old Testament, grants an example for suffers not to end up as victim mentality. - “Do not call me Naomi; call me Mara, for the Almighty has dealt very bitterly with me.” (Ruh 1:20). - “No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man.” (1 Cor 10:13). 7. When Do you Tell the Minister to “Cut-Ties”? - Sometime for the sake of the gospel, it's ok to say goodbyes. - “Behold, how good and pleasant it is when brothers dwell in unity!” (Ps 133:1). - Don't drag down the whole body, take the highroad and the higher way for God's glory. - God will really honor when you take the higher way to maintain peace and unity. - “Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God so that at the proper time he may exalt you,” (1 Pet 5:6). - “God is our refuge and strength, always ready to help in times of trouble.” (Ps 46:1). - Paul in the New Testament, he must have been a very prideful person before Christ. - “But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore, I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me.” (2 Cor 12:9). - “you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good” (Gen 50:20). - Sovereignty focus rather than Suffering focus. - “Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds” (Jam 1:2). 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Twenty years after they were in Baghdad together with the Iraq Peace Team, Kathy Kelly, Peggy Gish, and Weldon Nisly join Shane and Jonathan for morning prayer to talk about the way of peace in a time of war and what a commitment to peacemaking can look like today. Morning prayer takes place at the beginning of each month based on the book, Common Prayer: A Liturgy for Ordinary Radicals. Learn more about Jason and his book here To help sustain our work, you can donate here To check out what RLC is up to, please visit us www.redletterchristians.org Follow us on Twitter: @RedLetterXians Instagram: @RedLetterXians Follow Shane on Instagram: @shane.claiborne Twitter: @ShaneClaiborne Common Hymnal information: https://commonhymnal.com/
Shane Claiborne and Jonathan Wilson Hartgrove discuss “Reconciliation” on this month's Morning Prayer joined by special guests, Rev. Nelson and Joyce Johnson, founders of the Beloved Community Center and the Greensboro Truth and Reconciliation Commission. Morning prayer takes place at the beginning of each month based on the book, Common Prayer: A Liturgy for Ordinary Radicals. You can follow along with the readings from Common Prayer at commonprayer.net for free! To help sustain our work, you can donate here To check out what RLC is up to, please visit us www.redletterchristians.org Follow us on Twitter: @RedLetterXians Instagram: @RedLetterXians Follow Shane on Instagram: @shane.claiborne Twitter: @ShaneClaiborne Common Hymnal information: https://commonhymnal.com/
Recorded January 2, 2023, Shane Claiborne and Jonathan Wilson Hartgrove to kick off the new year. Morning Prayer takes place at the beginning of each month based on the book, Common Prayer: A Liturgy for Ordinary Radicals. They are joined by special guest Amanda Tyler, the Executive Director of BJC (Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty). BJC leads and coordinates Christians Against Christian Nationalism To help sustain our work, you can donate here To check out what RLC is up to, please visit us www.redletterchristians.org Follow us on Twitter: @RedLetterXians Instagram: @RedLetterXians Follow Shane on Instagram: @shane.claiborne Twitter: @ShaneClaiborne Common Hymnal information: https://commonhymnal.com/
I can't believe it is 2023! Whether you are a goal maker, or one who doesn't love making new intentions or resolutions, I think we can agree that we all need more God in our life this year. More of his compassion, love, kindness, peace, grace, and all the other attributes. In this podcast I talk about 3 ways we can do that this year: Make space for him. Experience Him in different ways. Ask him to take over. Some of my favorite resources: Bibles: The Voice Bible She Reads Truth journal Bible Devotions: Jesus Calling by Sarah Young You are Beloved by Henri Nouwen New Morning Mercies by Paul David Tripp Prayers and liturgies: Every Moment Holy Common Prayer, A liturgy for Ordinary Radicals
In this episode of the Ordinary Radicals podcast, Jonathan Hayashi, and Brandon Boatner talk about winning over wayward Christians. What do you do when the one you love is wayward? How do you go about having gospel conversation with family members? Some highlights from today's episode. • We sadly see this scenario quite common. • It is IMPOSSIBLE for us to restore someone to faith. Only God can. • The modern church movement with A.B.C. of salvation. They have water down the gospel. • If they truly believe, they will never walk away from the faith. • Denying the holiness of God in the heart? Takes a constant struggle there with the action. • People can say, “I do not like you” that can quickly turn to, “I don't believe in you” • What is going on? As men, we are taught to absorb our own emotions. That's a problem. • Not only men cry, but God cries. So, we should experience those emotions. • Life is not just a bunch of snap shots of pictures. It is more like a movie clip that moves forward. • False thinking process, “God allows that to happen, therefore, God doesn't care for me” • A person may have genuinely not been born again, or they could have hardened their hearts in sin. • Dialogue, “Oh yeah, Jesus doesn't understand pain, betrayal, or hurt cause he hasn't felt it” Here's the breakdown outline from today's conversation. 1. How Do You Share the Faith to One who has Denied Christ? - Common scenario: Husband who leaves the faith and wife who stays faithful. - Is the person in exile? Sojourn? Is it even possible? - The passage on apostasy (Heb 6:1-5). - Lordship Salvation & Easy Believism. - “He who has begun a good work will complete it by the day of Jesus Christ” (Phil 1:7). 2. Empathy with those in Lamentation. - Psalms, majority of them are not happy. - Grieving the Holy Spirit that can eventually lead to quenching the Holy Spirit. - The parable of the Four soils (Matt 13:1-23). - Hebrews 12:15-16 speaks of the issue of the root of bitterness. 3. What is the Plan to Go about with Wayward Christian? - Counseling approach by, “Taking time” with the person. - “Men don't cry.” Well, the shortest verse in the Bible, “Jesus wept” (John 11:35). - Let people cry and have a shoulder to cry on. - “He who gives an answer before he listens, it is folly and shame.” (Prov 18:13). - Give the benefit of the doubt. “What is going on down in the heart?” - People don't overcome problems in just an hour. Give some time to walk through the narrative. - Every situation is different. You can't just expect to take two tablets and move forward. 4. Burden person walking into a church? - Spiritual warfare could be going on. There may be a dysfunction in their theological belief. - Evangelism & Apologetics comes into the conversation. - Restoration: The heart of the gospel from the garden and God bringing us back to the cross. - “Blessed be the God of all comfort and the God of all mercies” (2 Cor 1:3-4). Resources mentioned in today's podcast • The Majesty's Men Feedback If you have a question, you would like answered on the show, fill out the form on the podcast page here at jonathanhayashi.com. Thanks for listening! If you have found this podcast helpful, go to iTunes and leave a rating & review! That is one simple way you can help me get this in the ears of as many people as possible. Thanks for the help! Ordinary Radicals Podcast is a member of the HNR.GD Network
Co-authors Chris Haw and Shane Claiborne discuss updates to their influential book Jesus for President: Politics for Ordinary Radials -Jesus for President stirs the imagination of what the church could look like if it placed its faith in Jesus instead of Caesar. A fresh look at Christianity and empire, Jesus for President transcends questions of "Should I vote or not?" and "Which candidate?" by thinking creatively about the fundamental issues of faith and allegiance." Special brief appearance by guest Dr. Chris Hall. RLC needs your help - please complete a listener survey: https://tinyurl.com/rlc-podcast Order your copy from Zondervan here To help sustain RLC work, you can donate here To check out what RLC is up to, please visit us www.redletterchristians.org Follow us on Twitter: @RedLetterXians Instagram: @RedLetterXians Follow Shane on Instagram: @shane.claiborne Twitter: @ShaneClaiborne Common Hymnal information: https://commonhymnal.com/
Message given by Derrick Miller on November 20, 2022 For more information visit: makerschurch.org
In this episode of the Ordinary Radicals podcast, Jonathan Hayashi, and Brandon Boatner about church hurt. It's a serious, isn't it? There's church hurt in people in general, but how does that all lay out? Why does this “hurt” seems unique? How does it manifest itself? Some highlights from today's episode. Hurt is something we all go through because of sin. Preach the word in and out of seasons. Don't want to be stuck in past circumstances, that influences the present moments, which unbales you to move towards the future opportunities. Dealing with maturity can help move beyond church hurt. Churches can be like counselor. It may take time for you to find a healthy church. Criticism with concern is constructive. Criticism without concern is combative. Casting stones, that hurts. That is the reason we can sympathize with those who hurt. Church is not like family. Church IS FAMILY. That is why it hurt. When we choose to forgive and move on, we are emulating Jesus to people. Here's the breakdown outline from today's conversation. 1. What Does Church Hurt Look Like? - Hurt Process: (1) Hurt (2) Anger (3) Bitter (4) Revenge. - “See to it that no one fails to obtain the grace of God; that no “root of bitterness” springs up and causes trouble, and by it many become defiled” (Heb 12:15). - Fruit of flesh vs. fruit of the spirit (Gal 5). 2. How Do We Best Minister to Those who Experience Church Hurt? - Grace-filled moments? Preach the gospel to ourselves. - Put on Christ vs. Put Off Self. - Revitalization with those who experienced church hurt. - Sit and talk about past issues may help at times to navigate difficult pain. - Hurt people hurt people. - “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort,” (2 Cor 1:3). 3. What Might We Tell People Stop Going to Church? - I cannot be Jesus to everyone. I cannot be Messiah for people. - Church is not museum of saints but hospital for sinners. - “Do not neglect the assembly of believers” (Heb 10:24). - There's no perfect church. No judgement-free church. 4. Every Pastor Learned to Live with Church Hurt - Everyone lives in a glasshouse. For a pastor? It's up on top of a hill. - “It is doubtful whether God can bless a man greatly until he has hurt him deeply” – A.W. Tozer - Forgiveness is hurtful when we don't want to forgive. - “Forgive them for they know not what they do” (Luke 23:34). Resources mentioned in today's podcast The Majesty's Men Feedback If you have a question, you would like answered on the show, fill out the form on the podcast page here at jonathanhayashi.com. Thanks for listening! If you have found this podcast helpful, go to iTunes and leave a rating & review! That is one simple way you can help me get this in the ears of as many people as possible. Thanks for the help! Ordinary Radicals Podcast is a member of the HNR.GD Network
Join Shane Claiborne, Jonathan Wilson Hartgrove, and special guest Dr. Chanequa Walker-Barnes for a discussion on the monthly theme of “Nurturing a Common Life” recorded on November 1st. Morning prayer takes place at the beginning of each month based on the book, Common Prayer: A Liturgy for Ordinary Radicals. Dr. Chanequa Walker-Barnes is a clinical psychologist, public theologian, and ecumenical minister whose work focuses upon healing the legacies of racial and gender oppression. A professor of practical theology and pastoral care at Columbia Theological Seminary, Dr. Chanequa is the author of I Bring the Voices of My People: A Womanist Vision for Racial Reconciliation, Too Heavy a Yoke: Black Women and the Burden of Strength, as well as nearly two dozen journal articles and book chapters in theology and psychology. You can follow along with the readings from Common Prayer at commonprayer.net for free! RLC needs your help - please complete a listener survey: https://tinyurl.com/rlc-podcast To help sustain RLC work, you can donate here To check out what RLC is up to, please visit us www.redletterchristians.org Follow us on Twitter: @RedLetterXians Instagram: @RedLetterXians Follow Shane on Instagram: @shane.claiborne Twitter: @ShaneClaiborne Common Hymnal information: https://commonhymnal.com/
In this episode, activist Shane Claiborne echoes Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr's framework that the Church is not the master or the servant of the State, but the consciousness of the State. This is a framework that gives us the freedom as Jesus-followers to actively and wholeheartedly engage with politics. It is our job that when the State causes harm to our fellow image-bearers, we critique the State at the ballot box because of our convictions of love and God's desire to see human flourishing. LINKS: Download the free Peace & Politics Practice Guide: https://globalimmerse.org/podcast Become an EMBER: https://globalimmerse.org/donate/ Learn about our cohorts: https://globalimmerse.org/leaders/ Conflicted Allegiance: https://globalimmerse.org/public-programs/conflicted-allegiance/ Learn more about Global Immersion: https://globalimmerse.org/ Common Prayer: https://commonprayer.net/ Shane's Website: www.shaneclaiborne.com/ Red Letter Christians: https://www.redletterchristians.org/ Follow Shane on Instagram: @shane.claiborne Follow Shane on Facebook: @ShaneClaiborne Follow Shane on Twitter: @ShaneClaiborne Shane Claiborne Bio: Shane Claiborne is a prominent speaker, activist, and best-selling author. Shane worked with Mother Teresa in Calcutta, and founded The Simple Way in Philadelphia. He heads up Red Letter Christians, a movement of folks who are committed to living "as if Jesus meant the things he said." Shane is a champion for grace which has led him to jail advocating for the homeless, and to places like Iraq and Afghanistan to stand against war. Now grace fuels his passion to end the death penalty and help stop gun violence. Shane's books include Jesus for President, Red Letter Revolution, Common Prayer, Follow Me to Freedom, Jesus, Bombs and Ice Cream, Becoming the Answer to Our Prayers, Executing Grace, his classic The Irresistible Revolution, Beating Guns, and his newest book, Rethinking Life (to be released February 2023). He has been featured in a number of films including "Another World Is Possible" and "Ordinary Radicals." His books have been translated into more than a dozen languages. Shane speaks over one hundred times a year, nationally and internationally. His work has appeared in Esquire, SPIN, Christianity Today, TIME, and The Wall Street Journal, and he has been on everything from Fox News and Al Jazeera to CNN and NPR. He's given academic lectures at Harvard, Princeton, Liberty, Duke, and Notre Dame. Music from Epidemic Sound: We Are Giants by Silver Maple:https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/ICEht6ut6b/
At the end of our first 5 years of 'Turning Towards Life' we ask - how do we do the difficult work of reconciliation, of making peace with ourselves and with those with whom we share this one life, without abandoning ourselves or one another? How do we make peace together in a world where there are rarely easy answers, and where the right path is often shrouded in complexity? And can we commit ourselves to peace-making in the most ordinary ways as an endless path to walk, rather than as a 'thing' to be obtained? Hosted as always by Lizzie Winn and Justin Wise of Thirdspace. Turning Towards Life, a week-by-week conversation inviting us deeply into our lives, is a live 30 minute conversation hosted by Justin Wise and Lizzie Winn of Thirdspace. Find us on FaceBook to watch live and join in the lively conversation on this episode. You can find videos of every episode, and more about the project on the Turning Towards Life website, and you can also watch and listen on Instagram, YouTube, and as a podcast on Apple, Google, Amazon Music and Spotify. Here's our source for this week: Making Peace Peace making doesn't mean passivity It is the act of interrupting injustice without mirroring injustice The act of disarming evil without destroying the evildoer The act of finding a third way that is neither fight nor flight but the careful, arduous pursuit of reconciliation and justice. It is about a revolution of love that is big enough to set both the oppressed and the oppressors free. From: ‘Common Prayer: A Liturgy for Ordinary Radicals' - a book by Shane Claiborne, Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove & Enuma Okoro. Photo Credit: Lizzie Winn (photo from a wall near my house!)
Ordinary Radicals - Romans 13:8-14 - Cody Busby
"Chris Haw is assistant professor of theology and religious studies at the University of Scranton, a speaker, and an author. His books are Jesus for President (2008 w/ Shane Claiborne), From Willow Creek to Sacred Heart (2012), and Monotheism, Intolerance, and the Path to Pluralistic Politics, with Cambridge University Press (2021). Besides having cultivated the arts of carpentry, fathering, and husband-ing, Chris earned his PhD in theology and peace studies at the University of Notre Dame. He researches and teaches on how human evolution, violence, scapegoating, Christianity, politics, and culture work--or don't. His teaching on Christianity often centers upon its intersection with racism, militarism, materialism, and the ecological crisis." [from https://www.chris-haw.com] Follow Chris Haw on Twitter To help sustain our work, you can donate here To check out what RLC is up to, please visit us www.redletterchristians.org Follow us on Twitter: @RedLetterXians Instagram: @RedLetterXians Follow Shane on Instagram: @shane.claiborne Twitter: @ShaneClaiborne Common Hymnal information: https://commonhymnal.com/
Lord of Creation, create in us a new rhythm of life composed of hours that sustain rather than stress, of days that deliver rather than destroy, of time that tickles rather than tackles.Lord of Liberation, by the rhythm of your truth, set us free from the bondage and baggage that breaks us, from the Pharaohs and fellows who fail us, from the plans and pursuits that prey upon us.Lord of Resurrection, may we be raised into rhythms of your new life, dead to deceitful calendars, dead to fleeting friend requests, dead to the empty peace of our accomplishments.To our packed-full planned calendars, we bid, "Peace!" To our over-caffeinated consciences, we say, "Cease!" To our suffocating selves, Lord, grant us release.Drowning in a sea of deadlines and death chimes, we rest in you, our lifeline.By your ever-restful grace, allow us to enter your Sabbath rest .In the name of our Creator, our Liberator, our Resurrection and Life, we pray. Amen.Taken from: “Common Prayer: A Liturgy for Ordinary Radicals” by Shane Claiborne and Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove.
In this episode of the Ordinary Radicals podcast, Jonathan Hayashi, and Brandon Boatner about the heavy topic of sexual abuse in the church. This is a topic that should be a burdensome and grievous topic for all of us. Difficult topic, yet by the grace of God and His help we want to talk about this idea of sexual abuse despite the secrecy surrounding this topic. How do we help those who feel helpless and hopeless in these situations? What about those who are weak and weary souls of fighting this uphill battle? Can we find answers? Some highlights from today's episode. • When was the last time you heard a pastor preach through the Song of Solomon? NEVER! • The secrecy of sex needs to stop. • Faith-based organizations are often huge targets. Why? For we live in a broken world. • Communicate to the body that, “We take zero-tolerance in regards to sexual abuse” • Even with background checks, predators will work through the systems. • Action doesn't get a pastor out, but often it's an accusation that gets pastors out. • Many of the cases of abuse have come from the hands of leadership. You need accountability. • Always err on the side of loving people well and protecting people that are coming. • We need to first lament and say, “Lord, have mercy” • If you're outraged about all this, we are too. • Let's find hope and help in the name of Jesus. Here's the breakdown outline from today's conversation. 1. The secrecy with the Topic of Sex in the Church - Sex is a topic that nobody wants to talk about and is suppressed often even in the church. - Sex happened before the garden and it is good. - “So, when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was to be desired to make one wise, she took of its fruit and ate, and she also gave some to her husband who was with her, and he ate.” (Gen 3:6). - The secrecy of sex needs to stop. 2. How to Protect the Survivors in the Church - Listen and lament (sympathize) with those who bring the concern. - Predators will groom the people in the process. - Begin with awareness by teaching and training the body. - Everyone is a mandated reporter. 3. Guardrails for Protection - Billy Graham's rule: Not to be alone with the opposite sex who is not your wife. - The protection of the system is not to meet alone with even children. - Abuse is a multifaceted issue that brings issues from all directions. - If something comes into the light, report it quickly. - It is better to be safe than sorry. - Sexual predators: this is not the first time, there's usually a pattern already seen. 4. SBC: Sexual Abuse Task Force (SATF). - “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort” (2 Cor 1:3). - God's Word is sufficient to help us in biblical reconciliation and restoration. - SBC polity, there's no hierarchy to fire pastors or remove people like other denominations. - This is part of taking out the fire. We deal with it and let's move forward together on a mission. - Resources mentioned in today's podcast • The Majesty's Men Feedback If you have a question you would like answered on the show, fill out the form on the podcast page here at jonathanhayashi.com. Thanks for listening! If you have found this podcast helpful, go to iTunes and leave a rating & review! That is one simple way you can help me get this in the ears of as many people as possible. Thanks for the help! Ordinary Radicals Podcast is a member of the HNR.GD Network
Join Shane Claiborne, Jonathan Wilson Hartgrove, and William Barber II for monthly morning prayer based on the book, Common Prayer: A Liturgy for Ordinary Radicals. The theme for April is "Submission to Christ's Body, the Church." Common Prayer: http://commonprayer.net Poor People's Campaign: http://poorpeoplescampaign.org Red Letter Christians: http://redletterchristians.org School for Conversion: http://schoolforconversion.org Follow us on Twitter: @RedLetterXians Instagram: @RedLetterXians Follow Shane on Instagram: @shane.claiborne Twitter: @ShaneClaiborne
In this episode of the Ordinary Radicals podcast, Jonathan Hayashi, and Brandon Boatner about “Sharing the Pulpit” This seems like an odd topic, but for Brandon and me, we have not seen this done very often or even very well. Why is that so? Why don't pastor like to share the pulpit? What are the benefits from having multiple different people speaking from the pulpit up front? Some highlights from today's episode. Tradition itself is not bad. It can be good. In this case, this tradition is not so good. Seminary can train people in classroom, but churches have great opportunity to give preaching. Preachers, they need a break! Whether that is a reality or not, it is a true statement. “Wait, why is the pastor not preaching? I thought we pay him to preach?” Charles Spurgeon shared the pulpit with D.L. Moody. They both opposite theological spectrum. A shepherd must “guard” the flock from those who are outside. “Hey if you need anyone to preach, I am available” That is RED FLAG! Protect the pulpit. Here's the breakdown outline from today's conversation. 1. Why Don't People Share the Pulpit? - There is a feeling that you share the pulpit, “This is MY SPACE!” - Pulpit represents power and authority. - Jewish synagogue: a rabbi will give a message up front (tradition of the Jews). - Plurality of pastor is a biblical model. Not a solo pastor. Why? Cause there's no perfect pastor. 2. What are the PROS to sharing the Pulpit? - We are giving people experience. - Give a break for the regular preaching pastors. - Diverse gift set of spiritual gifts from multiple preachers. - “Limited Grace Period” = time to learn and grow in preaching. - “How pleasant it is when brothers united in harmony” (Ps 133:1). 3. What are the CONS to sharing the Pulpit? - People may say something you disagree with. - “He must not be a recent convert, or he may become puffed up with conceit and fall into the condemnation of the devil” (1 Tim 3:6). - Internship program, residency training, pastoral leadership pipeline can be good training. - Learn the basics by teaching how to focus on the Bible. 4. Moving Forward….. - Homiletical Movement in the preaching outline. These are very helpful. - Not only bible colleges or seminaries, but the local church should train next generations. - I wish I had the training of preaching. If pulpit sharing happened, I would've been prepared. Resources mentioned in today's podcast The Majesty's Men Feedback If you have a question you would like answered on the show, fill out the form on the podcast page here at jonathanhayashi.com. Thanks for listening! If you have found this podcast helpful, go to iTunes and leave a rating & review! That is one simple way you can help me get this in the ears of as many people as possible. Thanks for the help! Ordinary Radicals Podcast is a member of the HNR.GD Network
This episode is from our March 2021 monthly morning prayer, hosted by Shane Claiborne and Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove with special guest, Richard Rohr. Join us: Each month on the first Wednesday of the month at 6am EST, we unite our hearts together in prayer using “Common Prayer: A Liturgy for Ordinary Radicals”… and we pause for a little time of reflection. For more information on Richard Rohr https://cac.org/ Monthly Common Prayer: https://commonprayer.net/ To check out what RLC is up to, please visit us www.redletterchristians.org Follow us on Twitter: @RedLetterXians Instagram: @RedLetterXians Follow Shane on Instagram: @shane.claiborne Twitter: @ShaneClaiborne
This episode is from our monthly morning prayer, hosted by Shane Claiborne and Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove with special guest, Dr. Brenda Salter McNeil. Each month on the first Wednesday of the month at 6am EST, we unite our hearts together in prayer using “Common Prayer: A Liturgy for Ordinary Radicals”… and we pause for a little time of reflection. Thank you for joining us. For more information on Dr. Salter McNeil visit https://www.saltermcneil.com/ Monthly Common Prayer: https://commonprayer.net/ To check out what RLC is up to, please visit us www.redletterchristians.org Follow us on Twitter: @RedLetterXians Instagram: @RedLetterXians Follow Shane on Instagram: @shane.claiborne Twitter: @ShaneClaiborne
Frank Schaeffer In Conversation with Author, Speaker, and Activist, Shane Claiborne._____LINKShttps://twitter.com/ShaneClaibornehttps://www.facebook.com/ShaneClaibornehttps://www.redletterchristians.orghttp://www.shaneclaiborne.com_____Shane Claiborne is a prominent speaker, activist, and best-selling author. Shane worked with Mother Teresa in Calcutta, and founded The Simple Way in Philadelphia. He heads up Red Letter Christians, a movement of folks who are committed to living "as if Jesus meant the things he said." Shane is a champion for grace which has led him to jail advocating for the homeless, and to places like Iraq and Afghanistan to stand against war. Now grace fuels his passion to end the death penalty and help stop gun violence.Shane's books include Jesus for President, Red Letter Revolution, Common Prayer, Follow Me to Freedom, Jesus, Bombs and Ice Cream, Becoming the Answer to Our Prayers, Executing Grace, his classic The Irresistible Revolution, and his newest book, Beating Guns. He has been featured in a number of films including "Another World Is Possible" and "Ordinary Radicals." His books have been translated into more than a dozen languages. Shane speaks over one hundred times a year, nationally and internationally. His work has appeared in Esquire, SPIN, Christianity Today, TIME, and The Wall Street Journal, and he has been on everything from Fox News and Al Jazeera to CNN and NPR. He's given academic lectures at Harvard, Princeton, Liberty, Duke, and Notre Dame. Shane speaks regularly at denominational gatherings, festivals, and conferences around the globe._____In Conversation… with Frank Schaeffer is a production of the George Bailey Morality in Public Life Fellowship. It is hosted by Frank Schaeffer, author of Fall In Love, Have Children, Stay Put, Save the Planet, Be Happy.Learn more at https://www.lovechildrenplanet.comFollow Frank on Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube.https://www.facebook.com/frank.schaeffer.16https://twitter.com/Frank_Schaefferhttps://www.youtube.com/c/FrankSchaefferYouTubeIn Conversation… with Frank Schaeffer PodcastApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/in-conversation-with-frank-schaeffer/id1570357787 _____Support the show
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We have a great conversation with Peyton Jones around missional engagement, church planting, and the power of focusing on Jesus and the Gospel and letting the rest happen.Peyton Jones is the author of Church Plantology: The Art and Science of Planting Churches, Reaching The Unreached: Becoming Raiders Of The Lost Art, and Church Zero: Raising 1st Century Churches From The Ashes Of The 21st Century. He began ministry serving at a megachurch in Huntington Beach, CA before embarking to Wales, UK for 12 years. After serving as the Evangelist at Dr. D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones's church Sandfields, and as a church planter, and network leader he founded New Breed Church Planting Network which continues to train front-line 1st century style apostolic church planters, and has trained multiple church planters across the globe. In the 25 years that Peyton has been in ministry, he has served in almost every incarnation of church, context (urban, rural, University Town, Industrial) and across multiple denominations. He is a veteran church planter, and expert in the field of missional engagement strategy. One of his passions is starting churches in public spaces. He writes regularly for Outreach, Leadership Journal, and Christianity Today. He blogs regularly at Peytonjones.ninja. He founded Church Planter Magazine, and hosted two podcasts associated with it Church Planter Podcast and Hardcore Church Planting. Both are frequently in the #1 spots or in the what's hot category. Peyton received his MA Theology: Pastoral Studies in 2010 from W.E.S.T. in the UK and has taught both Old Testament and Church Planting at the graduate level at two different Universities. He lives in Southern California with his family. Twitter: @PeytonJonesPunk Facebook: Facebook.com/peytonjonesninjaPeyton's Recommendations:A Liturgy for Ordinary Radicals by Shane ClaiborneSimply Anglican by Winfield BevinsThe OfficeGo to www.shiftingculturepodcast.com to interact and donate. Every donation helps to produce more podcasts for you to enjoy.Follow on Facebook at www.facebook.com/shiftingculturepodcastSupport the show
Season 2, episode 13 This episode is a reflection on Ephesians 3: 20-21. The prayer book mentioned is Common Prayer: A Liturgy for Ordinary Radicals
Shane Claiborne is a prominent speaker, activist, and best-selling author. Shane worked with Mother Teresa in Calcutta, and founded The Simple Way in Philadelphia. He heads up Red Letter Christians, a movement of folks who are committed to living "as if Jesus meant the things he said." Shane is a champion for grace which has led him to jail advocating for the homeless, and to places like Iraq and Afghanistan to stand against war. Now grace fuels his passion to end the death penalty and help stop gun violence.Shane's books include Jesus for President, Red Letter Revolution, Common Prayer, Follow Me to Freedom, Jesus, Bombs and Ice Cream, Becoming the Answer to Our Prayers, Executing Grace, his classic The Irresistible Revolution, and his newest book, Beating Guns. He has been featured in a number of films including "Another World Is Possible" and "Ordinary Radicals." His books have been translated into more than a dozen languages. Shane speaks over one hundred times a year, nationally and internationally. His work has appeared in Esquire, SPIN, Christianity Today, TIME, and The Wall Street Journal, and he has been on everything from Fox News and Al Jazeera to CNN and NPR. He's given academic lectures at Harvard, Princeton, Liberty, Duke, and Notre Dame. Find his work here:https://www.redletterchristians.org/https://www.shaneclaiborne.com/schedulehttps://www.youtube.com/c/RedLetterChristians/videoshttps://www.instagram.com/shane.claiborne/But enough about you, let's talk about me ;PTo sign up for Harkening Deer's email list & check out our other resources & content, go to: https://harkeningdeer.square.site/And to participate in the current, previous, & future Patron-exclusive daily meditation challenges & gain access to other content & rewards, go to:https://www.patreon.com/HarkeningDeerNot on Aura yet? Enjoy a 30 Day Aura Guest Pass:https://aurahealth.io/guestpass/sean-j-stevensAlready on Aura? Follow Sean's Coach Profile on Aura:https://www.aurahealth.io/coaches/sean-j-stevensHarkening Deer.Christian. Meditation. Podcast.Contemplative Spirituality through Christ-centered, guided meditation.============================================================Additional sound effects from https://www.zapsplat.comSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/HarkeningDeer)
In this episode of the Ordinary Radicals podcast, Jonathan Hayashi and Brandon Boatner talk about the importance of synergy in ministry for pastors and staff. What is synergy? What does it look like we are working together? Encouragement in the body of Christ? Not only Christians as individuals called, but churches collectively are called for we are better together on mission. Some highlights from today's episode. Synergy is coming together to do MORE. Working together is the heart of God. He wants us to do kingdom work. World needs more people like Barnabas. Why? Cause we won't forget who encouragers are. How hard it is to be an island and not locking arms together working towards one goal! If you're a “my own kingdom” sort of ministry, that's not very a New Testament example. When we are NOT synergistic, we start fighting each other. “Follow me” it is good to go with the move of God together being on mission. We must recover the simplicity of the gospel message. Christians must with blood, sweat and tears advance the kingdom gospel. Jesus doesn't unfriend us, unfollow us or block us. But we do that to one another. This life is all about advancing the kingdom of God for His glory and the good of others. I love my worship pastors, but they talk more about gears rather than the glory of God! We are in this together as we are better together. Here's the breakdown outline from today's conversation. 1. Synergy in Ministry by Definition? - Partnership = Koinonia (Acts 2:42). - Mules working together to do MORE and greater power. 2. Benefits of Synergy in Partnering Together on Mission. - Partnership doesn't happen when there's so much division. - Masker vs. Non-Maskers. Vaccine vs. Non-Vaccine people. Must unite around the gospel. - Build your own kingdom vs. Working together in gospel advancement. - Historical significance of synergy? David Livingstone in medical missions. - Hospitals, universities, denominational movement…. Started because synergistic partnership. - “Hallow be your name. Your kingdom come; your will be done” (Matthew 6). - Too much at stake and people are bickering at each other (Philippians 2). 3. Synergistic People are ALL ABOUT JESUS. - Christians are cooperating as co-laborers who are commissioned by Jesus. - Self-righteous indignation say, “I am right” but Jesus is the only truth! (John 14:6). - Gospel centrality is crucial in synergistic work. - Stop bickering, scolding, scrutinizing on twitter towards one another. - Synergy is not happening today as we treat brothers and sisters like enemies. - Gossip: “Have you thought about talking to the person?” - Satan is using each other going against each other. The devil is at work. - Cancel culture: That is anti-Jesus model. That is a dangerous place to be. 4. Koinonia from a Biblical Perspective - Your joy is my joy. Your sorrow is my sorrow. Your grief is my grief. - Ministry of presence: Jesus did that as he synergistically working together. - “Work out your salvation with fear and trembling” (Philippians 2). - “They will know that you are my disciples by your love for one another.” (John 13). 5. How to Practically Synergistically Work Together - (1). Make yourself available: This just doesn't happen by accident. Intentionality is crucial. - (2). Let your needs to know to others: social media is a great place to start. - (3). Conferences, retreats, camps: collaborate for a lifetime partnership with friends. Feedback If you have a question, you would like answered on the show, fill out the form on the podcast page here at jonathanhayashi.com. Thanks for listening! If you have found this podcast helpful, go to iTunes and leave a rating & review! That is one simple way you can help me get this in the ears of as many people as possible. Thanks for the help! Ordinary Radicals Podcast is a member of the HNR.GD Network
Rev Craig Gyergyo Buzzsprout-9465226 Sun, 31 Oct 2021 15:00:00 -0400 2384 Christ Church, Grove Farm, CCGF, Sewickley, Sanctuary, Blended, Modern, Sermon, Craig Gyergyo, 2 kings 22, Ordinary Radicals, Josiah, Bible full false
Rev. Craig Gyergyo Buzzsprout-9428394 Sun, 24 Oct 2021 00:00:00 -0400 2526 Christ Church, Grove Farm, CCGF, Sewickley, Sanctuary, Blended, Modern, Sermon, Craig Gyergyo, Acts 6, Ordinary Radicals, Stephen, standing for Jesus full false
n this episode we are excited to sit down with celebrated spiritual writer and sought-after speaker, Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove. In his new book REVOLUTION OF VALUES - Jonathan outlines how Christians have misused Scripture to consolidate power, stoke fears, and defend against enemies. A solution to this rest with people who have been hurt by the attacks of Christian nationalism. Jonathan shows us how their voices can help us rediscover God's vision for faith in public life.We discuss people on the frontlines of issues ranging from immigration policy and voting rights to women's rights and much more. This is a conversation that certainly helps us focus on striving to respect the dignity of every human being. Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove is a celebrated spiritual writer and sought-after speaker. A native of North Carolina, he is a graduate of Eastern University and Duke Divinity School.In 2003, Jonathan and his wife Leah founded the Rutba House, a house of hospitality where the formerly homeless share community with the formerly housed. Jonathan directs the School for Conversion, a popular education center that works to make “surprising friendships possible.” He is also an Associate Minister at the historically black St. Johns Missionary Baptist Church.Jonathan is a co-complier of the celebrated Common Prayer: A Liturgy for Ordinary Radicals, and the author of several books on Christian spirituality, including Reconstructing the Gospel, Strangers at My Door, The Awakening of Hope, The Wisdom of Stability, and The New Monasticism. He is also co-author, with Reverend Dr. William Barber II, of The Third Reconstruction: Moral Mondays, Fusion Politics, and the Rise of a New Justice Movement.An evangelical Christian who connects with the broad spiritual tradition and its monastic witnesses, Jonathan is a leader in the Red Letter Christian movement and the Poor People's Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival. He speaks often about emerging Christianity and faith in public life to churches and conferences across the denominational spectrum and has given lectures at dozens of universities and seminaries, including Calvin College, MIT, Bethel, Duke, Yale, Princeton, Jewish Theological, Perkins, Wake Forrest, St. John's, DePaul, and Baylor.https://jonathanwilsonhartgrove.com/This podcast was recorded on October 19th, 2021.
Rev. Dr. Ed Glover Buzzsprout-9387516 Sun, 17 Oct 2021 00:00:00 -0400 1890 Christ Church, Grove Farm, CCGF, Sewickley, Sanctuary, Blended, Modern, Sermon, Ed Glover, John 1, Ordinary Radicals, Andrew, Urban Impact Sunday, evangelism full false
Rev. Craig Gyergyo Buzzsprout-9347992 Sun, 10 Oct 2021 18:00:00 -0400 2351 Christ Church, Grove Farm, CCGF, Sewickley, Sanctuary, Blended, Modern, Sermon, Craig Gyergyo, Exodus 32, ordinary radicals, Aaron, anti-hero, Gods faithfulness full false
In this episode of the Ordinary Radicals podcast, Jonathan Hayashi and Brandon Boatner speak on the topic of church planting and revitalization. I mean first, what is church planting? What is church revitalization? Are they the same? What makes each of those routes a different and unique route? They will visit and explain their brief thoughts on the difference between church planting and revitalization. Some highlights from today's episode. Both church planting and revitalization are very difficult. Church plant is like a jet ski and church revitalization is a big ship in the bay. Majority of churches, from 60-80% have either plateaued or in a decline. Reading culture is like asking a fish, “what is water?” Churches have become content with doing church rather than being the church. Dying churches have failed to live Hebrews 13:7 to faithfully follow biblical leaders. Church revitalization needs to know what kind of baggage the church carries. Ministry is not about you. “Jonathan, you're doing this for yourself” Sad reality check. People are looking for rest as they are overburdened. Point them to Jesus. That's revitalization. As much as you need the church, the church needs you. So many young pastors overestimate what you can accomplish in the first year of ministry. Stay in your church faithfully for 5 years and see how God will bless you in that ministry. We live in a McDonald's society where we want it right now hot and salty! “I love you church. Now, go make disciples” that's my outro. Church can be a continually discouraging place. You will need encouragement. “I love you” cannot be an abstract principle. I need to not just believe it but show it. Here's the breakdown outline from today's conversation. 1. What is the Difference Between the Two? What Do We Mean by That? - Church planting: No building, no budget starting from scratch. No history with a fresh start. - Church revitalization: Has building, budget, and bylaw (legwork). But tons of baggage. - Church revelation and replanting are not the same either. - Planters have the disadvantage of fundraising and other important matters. 2. The Mission of the Church through America. - Majority of churches throughout America are dying for various reasons. - Baggage: Ministry is just hard. - Jesus came for the spiritually sick. (Mark 2:17) - Church plants can be filled with people who are hurt and broken. - What is the “Golden calf” of the church? - “Come to me for those who are overburdened and weary” (Matt 11:28-30). 3. Process in Planting and Revitalization - If you're a planter, you're most likely proud. - Jesus walked and did ministry. That's how we are supposed to do ministry. - Take your time in doing ministry. - Wherever God calls you to serve, just stay there and serve there faithfully. 4. Calling in Planting and Revitalization is not Second Option - If you don't have a calling, you will fail. - Majority of churches that plant do fail. - Some people who are serving do not have patience and will fail. - Gospel-Driven Ministry vs. Emotional Reactive Ministry. 5. Suggestion for Planters or Revitalizers - Model who you want the church you want to become. - Check your expectation: what are your thoughts there? - Surround yourself with the right people. - Encouragement: “I'm just so encouraged to see the effort you put into.” Feedback If you have a question, you would like answered on the show, fill out the form on the podcast page here at jonathanhayashi.com. Thanks for listening! If you have found this podcast helpful, go to iTunes and leave a rating & review! That is one simple way you can help me get this in the ears of as many people as possible. Thanks for the help! Ordinary Radicals Podcast is a member of the HNR.GD Network
Second of Two Parts In this second of two parts on overcoming offenses, Dan and Jody talk about patterns and kinds of offenses. There is a difference between "stuffing" and "cleansing" our offenses. Mentioned in the Podcast A Liturgy for Ordinary Radicals
Shane Claiborne is a prominent speaker, activist, and best-selling author. Shane worked with Mother Teresa in Calcutta, and founded The Simple Way in Philadelphia. He heads up Red Letter Christians, a movement of folks who are committed to living "as if Jesus meant the things he said." Shane is a champion for grace. This has led him to jail advocating for the homeless, and to places like Iraq and Afghanistan to stand against war. Now grace fuels his passion to end the death penalty and help stop gun violence.Shane's books include Jesus for President, Red Letter Revolution, Common Prayer, Follow Me to Freedom, Jesus, Bombs and Ice Cream, Becoming the Answer to Our Prayers, Executing Grace, his classic The Irresistible Revolution, and his newest book, Beating Guns. He has been featured in a number of films including "Another World Is Possible", and "Ordinary Radicals." His books have been translated into more than a dozen languages. Shane speaks over one hundred times a year, nationally and internationally. His work has appeared in Esquire, SPIN, Christianity Today, TIME, and The Wall Street Journal, and he has been on everything from Fox News and Al Jazeera to CNN and NPR. He's given academic lectures at Harvard, Princeton, Liberty, Duke, and Notre Dame. Shane speaks regularly at denominational gatherings, festivals, and conferences around the globe.IT'S NOT A LIE Was Kevin a pinball wizard?This podcast was recorded on May 11th, 2021.
Thursdays are for Practical Theology on the NLCF Podcast - today Kristal and Robbie take us through the importance of developing healthy, intentional rhythms, especially during a time of uncertainty and a complete change of our schedule. Helpful resources: “Liturgy of the Ordinary” by Tish Harrison Warren; Every Moment Holy; Common Prayer: A Liturgy for Ordinary Radicals; 24/6 by Matthew Sleeth, MD NLCF is New Life Christian Fellowship - a church meeting on the campus of Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, VA. You can find us at instagram.com/nlcfnet, facebook.com/nlcfvt, and www.nlcf.net
RESOURCES REFERENCED:Our recent webinar on daily practice, the Examen, and retreats, plus details on our own retreat this May!25 Ways to Celebrate Life This Easter SeasonFeast! Real Food, Reflections, and Simple Living for the Christian Year by Haley StewartA Homemade Year: The Blessings of Cooking, Crafting, and Coming Together by Jerusalem Jackson GreerCommon Prayer: A Liturgy for Ordinary Radicals by Shane Claiborne, Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove, and Enuma OkoroLet Us Keep The Feast: Living the Church Year at Home edited by Jessica SnellCircle of Grace: A Book of Blessings for the Seasons by Jan RichardsonKeeping the Feast: Metaphors for the Meal by Milton Brasher-CunninghamThis Must Be the Place: Reflections on Home by Milton Brasher-CunninghamGO FURTHER How are you planning to celebrate Easter not just as a day, but as an entire season? Let us know on social media using the hashtag #sacredordinarydays. About Sacred Ordinary Days with Jenn Giles Kemper: Sacred Ordinary Days with Jenn Giles Kemper explores faith where it hits the pavement of work, relationships, creativity, and real life. Inspired by Jenn's curiosity and faith (and her work as a minister and spiritual director) we're crafting a show to help you meaningfully explore your own life with Christ — and ultimately lead you to become more wholly human and more fully faithful. On Tuesdays, join us for a conversation with folks whose words, work, and witness have shaped our team's understanding of God and practice of faith. (Plus, we're featuring lots of good music, prompts for your reflection and practice, and plenty of invitations into a community of kindred spirits!)Find us on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. We appreciate your ratings and reviews, too.
Ethicists love to talk about war and peace. Theologians regularly debate the merits of pacifism verses just-war. The biggest problem with theses conversations is just how foreign the actual experience and situation of the solider is from the debates. On the show this week is Logan Isaac and Matt Moorman from the Centurion's Guild. Matt was a friend of Tripp's from high school turned solider turned minister and friend of Logan. Logan is an Iraqi vet and a peace activist and advocate for his fellow soldiers. He's the author of Reborn on the Fourth of July: The Challenge of Faith, Patriotism & Conscience and For God and Country (In That Order): Faith and Service for Ordinary Radicals. Make sure to check them out on twitter, instagram and Facebook. Follow the podcast, drop a review, send feedback/questions or become a member of the HBC Community. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices