Podcasts about stuff that needs to be said

When John Pavlovitz's new book Worth Fighting For: Finding Courage & Compassion When Cruelty is Trending, landed on my desk I was intrigued by the title. Given that trolling on socials, nastiness on the news, and day-to-day unkindness to one another seem to be the norm, there isn't any way to argue that cruelty is not the currency of the day. So a book on reconnecting to compassion felt like a gift to my soul. John and I spoke about what we, as a society, need to do and our concerns about the repercussions of not healing the divides that we currently face. John gives us simple actions that we can take to bridge those divides and expand our own capacity for kindness and compassion. In a time when there is heartbreaking news every day it is deeply inspiring and nourishing to reconnect with the compassion that is our greatest human strength. For a written transcript of this conversation click here.  About John: John Pavlovitz is a writer, pastor activist and storyteller from Wake Forest, North Carolina. Over the past decade, his thought provoking blog Stuff That Needs To Be Said, has reached a diverse worldwide audience with over 100 million views. A 25-year veteran in the trenches of local church ministry, Pavlovitz is committed to equality, diversity and justice, both inside and outside faith communities. John's books include A Bigger Table, and If God is Love, Don't Be a Jerk. His new book, Worth Fighting For: Finding Courage and Compassion When Cruelty is Trending arrived on April 2. He currently directs Empathetic People Network, a vibrant online community that connects people from all over the world who want to create a more compassionate planet. John's Action Steps: 1) Identify and lean into the burden. 2) Find a partner or collaborator 3) Take one measurable step with them, then another and keep going. Connect with John: Substack Website Instagram Threads Facebook Credits: Harmonica music courtesy of a friend

After various different denominations and endless infighting between people who all claim to be true followers of Jesus it begs the question, "What is a 'real' Christian anyway?" During this roundtable discussion we welcome several prominent (yet controversial) Christian content creators who have all been accused of being "fake" Christians to discuss what it means to be a Christian and how all believers can be united in Christ when faced with so much division. ABOUT THIS EPISODE'S GUESTS: John Pavlovitz is a writer, pastor, storyteller, and activist from Wake Forest, North Carolina. Over the past six years his blog, Stuff That Needs To Be Said, has reached a diverse worldwide audience, recently passing the 100 million views mark. A 25-year veteran in the trenches of local church ministry, John is committed to equality, diversity, and justice—both inside and outside of faith communities. His bestselling books include A Bigger Table, Hope and Other Superpowers, and If God is Love, Don't Be a Jerk which arrived this past September. Follow him at: johnpavlovitz.com @johnpavlovitz on Twitter/IG/FB empatheticpeople.com  Malynda Hale is a Singer/Songwriter/Activist and Host of #WeNeedToTalk Podcast. You can find more from her at her website: http://www.malyndahale.com and can follow her on Instagram and Twitter @malyndahale or on Facebook and TikTok @malyndahaleofficial. Pastor Paul Swearengin is known for asking questions of the church and culture that others are thinking but may not be free to express. He has a heart for people to know their true value and purpose. After being trained and ordained for ministry by the Vineyard Association of Churches, Paul founded and led for more than ten years an evangelical church in Fresno, California. He made a choice to leave his position of leadership in the church to become a creator, author, podcaster and spiritual well-being coach. As “Pastor Paul” on social media, Paul inspires and supports those who are questioning their faith and political views in an era of spiritual and social upheaval. He offers thought-provoking content, community discussion groups, and one-on-one coaching for people who are seeking spiritual health and emotional well-being. More from Pastor Paul at: www.Pastor-Paul.com https://linktr.ee/PastorPaul_TikTok Eddie Crume is host of the Brute Facts Podcast which focuses on Philosophy of religion, Humor and Interviews with people of various different faiths. Find more from Eddie at: https://www.brutefacts.com/ https://linktr.ee/Brute_Facts_Podcast --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/dear-christians/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/dear-christians/support

John Pavlovitz is a writer, pastor, and activist from Wake Forest, North Carolina. In the past four years, his blog Stuff That Needs To Be Said has reached a diverse worldwide audience. He's the author of  God is Love, Don't Be a Jerk. Topics: his book; his brain tumor; why faith (religious or not) is so important; how to deal with the overwhelming 24-hr news cycle and so much more. John is a national treasure and no matter what you believe, he is an inspiration and an all-around good human! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

John Pavlovitz is a pastor, writer, and activist. His blog, Stuff That Needs To Be Said reaches a diverse worldwide audience. He is the author of such books as A Bigger Table: Building Messy, Authentic, and Hopeful Spiritual Community, and Hope and Other Superpowers: A Life-Affirming, Love-Defending, Butt-Kicking, World-Saving Manifesto. His new book is If God Is Love, Don't Be a Jerk: Finding a Faith That Makes Us Better Humans.

John Pavlovitz is a pastor, writer, and activist. His blog, Stuff That Needs To Be Said reaches a diverse worldwide audience. He is the author of such books as A Bigger Table: Building Messy, Authentic, and Hopeful Spiritual Community, and Hope and Other Superpowers: A Life-Affirming, Love-Defending, Butt-Kicking, World-Saving Manifesto. His new book is If God Is Love, Don't Be a Jerk: Finding a Faith That Makes Us Better Humans. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

John Pavlovitz is a writer, pastor, and activist from Wake Forest, North Carolina. In the past four years, his blog Stuff That Needs To Be Said has reached a diverse worldwide audience. Topics: the overall political climate...how people are feeling and what needs to be done; political fatigue; combating white supremacy, how to handle MeToo when politicians are accused of sexual misconduct, and more! I love comments. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Pastor John Pavlovitz in this interview points out the Evangelical Christian pathology. He highlights their lack of empathy and compassion.

John Pavlovitz is a pastor, author, blogger, and truth-teller from Wake Forest, North Carolina.His blog Stuff That Needs To Be Said has reached a diverse worldwide audience. A 20-year veteran in the trenches of local church ministry, John is committed to equality, diversity, and justice—both inside and outside faith communities. He has three books – A Bigger Table, Hope and Other Superpowers, and Low: An Honest Advent Devotional.

John Pavlovitz is a pastor, author, blogger, and truth-teller from Wake Forest, North Carolina.His blog Stuff That Needs To Be Said has reached a diverse worldwide audience. A 20-year veteran in the trenches of local church ministry, John is committed to equality, diversity, and justice—both inside and outside faith communities. He has three books – A Bigger Table, Hope and Other Superpowers, and Low: An Honest Advent Devotional.

Guest speaker: John Pavlovitz Individually and as a nation we are experiencing a shaking. We now have the opportunity to be peace givers and not fear bringers, and to learn, as did the followers of Jesus, how to endure the turbulence and how, at times, to become the turbulence. How can we leverage our lives to bring peace to those who are shaking? John Pavlovitz is a writer, pastor, and activist from Wake Forest, North Carolina. His blog, “Stuff That Needs To Be Said,” reaches a diverse worldwide audience. A 20-year veteran in the trenches of local church ministry, John is committed to equality, diversity, and justice—both inside and outside faith communities. In 2017, he released his first book, A Bigger Table. His newest book is Hope and Other Superpowers.

John Pavlovitz John Pavlovitz is a writer and pastor from Wake Forest, North Carolina. In the past three years, his blog Stuff That Needs To Be Said has reached a diverse audience of millions. A 20-year veteran in the trenches of local church ministry, John’s mission is to help the Church become a more compassionate, loving environment for all people. He serves on staff at North Raleigh Community Church and his first book A Bigger Table, will be released in October. http://johnpavlovitz.com/ Click here to keep up with the latest Goose News: http://wildgoosefestival.org/signup/  

In the past two years, John Pavlovitz’s blog, Stuff That Needs To Be Said, has reached a diverse audience of millions of people across the world with his outspoken distaste for a number of President Trump’s policies and confrontation of the larger national vitriol about immigrants, guns, and many other hot button issues. His popularity is not surprising, given that his core message is one that so many of us are yearning to hear: that hope is still possible, and that kindness, inclusion, and compassion are the way forward. A former megachurch pastor, Pavlovitz now preaches a much less-traditional Christian message dedicated to radical hospitality, mutual respect, and diversity of doctrine that has earned him the nicknames “The Pastor of the Resistance” and “The Atheists’ Favorite Pastor.” He wants to help those of us who feel hopeless recognize ways in which we can change things for the better. “Hope isn’t found in a celebrity, religious leader, or politician,” says Pavlovitz. “It’s found in the mirror.” Pavlovitz fervently believes that people can change things with a little guidance. “We all have a small world that we can save,” Pavlovitz explains “Compassion, or giving a damn, is one of the most powerful weapons we have in difficult times.” In a rousing and inspiring interview, Pavlovitz, author of the new book, Hope and Other SuperPowers:A Life-Affirming, Love-Defending, Butt-Kicking, World-Saving Manifesto (Simon and Schuster, November 2018), can discuss: • How to find hope in the face of the discord and anger we see on social media news feeds every day • Recognizing that personal pain can mobilize us to activism • Specific places to start and steps to take in the face of the vast and overwhelming problems in the world • How to balance fighting injustice in the world with caring for oneself • One thing each one of us can do right now to be the kind of person the world needs • And much more! John Pavlovitz is a writer, pastor, and activist. In the past five years his blog Stuff That Needs To Be Said has reached a diverse worldwide audience of millions of people, and he is widely regarded as a leading voice in progressive faith in America. A 22-year veteran in the trenches of local church ministry, John is committed to equality, diversity, and justice—both inside and outside faith communities. In 2017 he released his first book, A Bigger Table. His second book, Hope and Other Superpowers, arrived in November of 2018. For more information visit www.johnpavlovitz.com. Or you can find John on Twitter @johnpavlovitz, Facebook @johnpavlovitzofficial, and instagram @johnpavlovitz. Hope and Other Superpowers is available on Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Indiebound, and wherever books are sold --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/deathdialogues/message

Hope is still possible, even when the pain of the world feels like too much. What if kindness, empathy, and compassion are the way forward? Join host Kayla Craig and co-hosts Lindsy Wallace, Alissa Molina, and Gina Ciliberto with special guest John Pavlovitz. John is a writer, pastor, and activist. In the past five years, John's blog Stuff That Needs To Be Said has reached a diverse worldwide audience of millions of people. In 2017 he released his first book, A Bigger Table. His second book, Hope and Other Superpowers, arrived in November of 2018.In this episode, we:Unpack what “hope” and “resistance” means and how we live them in today’s worldExplore the role that community plays in hopeAsk how we move beyond soundbites into embodied hopeReconcile the temptations of apathy against savorism Identify steps each of us can take right now to be the kind of person the world needsJoin us as we explore hope as resistance, pulling those threads to see how it looks like in our actual lives. May we be galvanized, encouraged, and compelled by this conversation on pressing into pain and choosing a way of hope, even when the world feels pretty hopeless.Recommended reading & resources:Hope and Other Superpowers by John PavlovitzJohn PavlovitzNews, Notes, and Links:Support more conversations like this on Upside Down Podcast! Please visit us, where you can pledge a few dollars of monthly support to help us pay our bills and keep the conversations going.Learn more at Upside Down Podcast.We’re on Instagram, too.Join the Upside Down Tribe on Facebook!Support the show (http://www.patreon.com/upsidedownpodcast)

Author and blogger John Pavlovitz joins Rev David for a live audience Q and A session as part of the Living Prophet Series at New Thought Center for Spiritual Living - www.newthoughtcsl.orgJohn Pavlovitz is a writer, pastor, and activist from Wake Forest, North Carolina. In the past four years his blog Stuff That Needs To Be Said has reached a diverse worldwide audience. A 20-year veteran in the trenches of local church ministry, John is committed to equality, diversity, and justice—both inside and outside faith communities. In 2017 he released his first book, A Bigger Table. His new book, Hope and Other Superpowers, arrived on November 6th.Support the show (https://secure.squarespace.com/checkout/donate?donatePageId=5c4eb3e5b8a04550fea577bf)

Bill welcomes author and pastor John Pavlovitz to the show. John is a writer, pastor, and activist from Wake Forest, North Carolina. In the past four years his blog Stuff That Needs To Be Said has reached a diverse worldwide audience. A 20-year veteran in the trenches of local church ministry, John is committed to equality, diversity, and justice—both inside and outside faith communities. In 2017 he released his first book, A Bigger Table. His new book, Hope and Other Superpowers, was published this month. Don't miss it!

John Pavlovitz is a writer, pastor, and activist from Wake Forest, North Carolina. In the past four years his blog Stuff That Needs To Be Said has reached a diverse worldwide audience. A 20-year veteran in the trenches of local church ministry, John is committed to equality, diversity, and justice—both inside and outside faith communities. In 2017 he released his first book, A Bigger Table. His new book, Hope and Other Superpowers, arrives on November 6th.

Aired Wednesday, 25 April 2018, 2:00 PM ESTBuilding A Bigger Table For An All-Inclusive Church with John PavlovitzNo one likes to eat alone; to approach a table filled with people, only to be told that despite the open chairs there isn’t room for you. The rejection stings. Yet, this is exactly what Christian churches have been saying to far too many people for far too long.Can churches, and their members, learn to welcome and accept LGBT inclusion, gender equality, racial tensions, global concerns, and theological shifts? Can they extend unconditional welcome and acceptance in a world increasingly marked by bigotry, fear, and exclusion?John Pavlovitz, author of A Bigger Table says the answer is, Yes!Join Sylvia and her guest, John Pavlovitz, as they discuss what happens when churches practice radical hospitality, total authenticity, messy diversity, and create agenda-free communities.About the Guest: John PavlovitzJohn Pavlovitz is a pastor, writer, and activist from Wake Forest, North Carolina. In the past four years his blog Stuff That Needs To Be Said has reached a diverse worldwide audience. A 20-year veteran in the trenches of local church ministry, John is committed to equality, diversity, and justice – both inside and outside of faith communities.John Pavoivitz is the author of A Bigger Table: Building Messy, Authentic, and Hopeful Spiritual Communities and his new book titled Hope and Other Superpowers which releases on November 6th. John is also a regular contributor to The Huffington Post, Relevant Magazine, ChurchLeaders.com, and The Good Men Project.To learn more about John Pavlovitz visit: www.JohnPavlovitz.comTo Contact Sylvia HendersonVisit: www.IntuitiveTransformations.netEmail: sylvia@IntuitiveTransformations.netTwitter: @NaturalNtuitiveLike Me On Facebook at: www.facebook.com/IntuitiveTransform

Having a conversation with GP and JP was beyond phenomenal. Gina Pollard is sweet and spicy and the spiritual leader you want in your corner when life gets lifey and John Pavlovitz, the Pastor of the Resistance, inspires action through his writing and pushes the reader to extend themselves to contribute to healing and working on behalf of humanity.  Both are my spiritual mentors and it was a joy and gift to listen and learn in their presence. Gina Pollard is a Certified Grief Recovery Specialist® and a Life Transition Coach. Her focus is in helping people deal with grief and loss, past abuse issues, and moving into new life stages. Her experience in leading Mending the Soul abuse support groups, and providing pastoral care gives her a deep understanding what it means to feel deep pain, need a glimmer of hope, and do the work to have a fulfilling life. A self-described “hope junkie,” Gina loves to journey with others, helping them to validate the whole of who they are in the world and in their lives. Gina earned her Master of Divinity degree from Fuller Theological Seminary and is ordained by the National Association of Christian Ministers. In addition to her coaching and recovery practice, she also works at Fuller Seminary Arizona helping to provide spiritual formation for seminary students. John Pavlovitz is a writer and pastor from Wake Forest, North Carolina. In the past three years his blog Stuff That Needs To Be Said has reached a diverse audience of millions. A 20-year veteran in the trenches of local church ministry, John's mission is to help the Church become a more compassionate, loving environment for all people. His first book A Bigger Table, was released this month (October 2017).   To connect with Gina: * Website: www.ginapollard.com * Facebook: Gina Pollard * Twitter: @GinaPollard * Instagram: @ginadpollard   To connect with John:   * Blog: johnpavlovitz.com   * Facebook: John Pavlovitz   * Twitter: @johnpavlovitz  

TNS 5-1: John Pavlovitz A conversation with John Pavlovitz Wake Forest, NC Pastor and blogger at Stuff That Needs To Be Said.