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01/03/2024

In a world that erases seasons and values constant productivity, it's important to embrace living in your own season. Discover the impact of paying attention to cultural messages and actively resisting the idea that your worth is solely based on what you produce. Explore the true value found in embracing simplicity and being fruitful in Christ.

01/03/2024

Discover the power of embracing smallness in faith and life, even when faced with disappointment. Learn from metaphors like the small tree bearing much fruit and the mustard seed growing into a sheltering tree. Gain inspiration to create a meaningful impact, regardless of size.

The Metaphors that Give Meaning to Our LivesMetaphors shape how we see ourselves and our faith. On the latest episode of...
01/03/2024

The Metaphors that Give Meaning to Our Lives

Metaphors shape how we see ourselves and our faith.

On the latest episode of the Shifting Culture Podcast, Joy Clarkson shares how metaphors of being rooted, seeds, and rebirth helped her through difficult seasons.

Bad metaphors like seeing ourselves as machines can increase anxiety, while life-giving metaphors like trees and seasons remind us of our value in God.

This conversation will have you looking at your life and faith in a whole new way!

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/shifting-culture/id1566243892

01/03/2024

Discover the radical worldview shift of early Christians as they transformed every aspect of their lives. Explore the theological, political, economic, social, personal, and existential changes they embraced fearlessly, even to the point of martyrdom. Uncover the inspiring stories of figures like Polycarp and their unwavering commitment.

29/02/2024

Discover the profound message in Cummings' poem that challenges society's focus on productivity over human worth. Explore how accepting our intrinsic value allows us to bear more fruit and find true fulfillment. Join us on this insightful journey.

We have a great lineup for you in March. Really excited for you all to hear these amazing conversations. We start with J...
29/02/2024

We have a great lineup for you in March. Really excited for you all to hear these amazing conversations.

We start with Joy Clarkson tomorrow. She talks metaphors that shape our faith.

Preston Sprinkle speaks on the church in the shadow of empire.

Andi Andrew helps us brave change.

Alan Fadling helps us figure out how to have peace in an anxious world.

Tam Wai Jia stories of persevering faith through setbacks.

Irwyn Ince and I go deep right away as he tells us that hope ain’t a hustle.

Craig Detweiler and I talk creativity and how human intelligence is better than artificial intelligence.

and we finish March on Good Friday with Charles Martin helps us focus on the cross as Christ proclaims “It is finished”.

Follow the Shifting Culture Podcast anywhere you find podcasts, so you don’t miss an episode.

28/02/2024

Discover the significance of the communal meals during the Lord's Supper in the early Christian church. Join us as we explore the inclusive and equalizing nature of these meals, emphasizing the importance of everyone feeling like valued members of the faith community.

How the First Christians Were Weird, Dangerous and Compelling. In this episode, Nijay K Gupta and I go back to the first...
27/02/2024

How the First Christians Were Weird, Dangerous and Compelling.

In this episode, Nijay K Gupta and I go back to the first century. In the Greco-Roman culture there were gods everywhere, blood and smoke from their sacrifices filled the air, icons of gods were on every corner.

And here come the Christians – believers in the unseen, in the supremacy of Jesus, in the finished sacrifice of Jesus, meeting in homes instead of temples and the culture around them thought they were weird. They were dangerous. They were compelling. We talk about their different beliefs and practices.

Join us as we discover how the first Christians were weird, dangerous and compelling.

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/shifting-culture/id1566243892

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26/02/2024

In this video, Emily P. Freeman shares her personal journey of being ready for change but not being able to make it happen. Learn how to exercise patience and embrace the right timing with insights and lessons I've gained along the way.

25/02/2024

Discover how aligning our core values and connection with God in the spaces we find ourselves can lead to personal growth and a deeper sense of self. Explore the power of presence and coming home to ourselves in God, even in moments of abandonment and loneliness.

24/02/2024

Discover the power of leaving well and embracing change in this inspiring video. Learn how to trust the process and find new opportunities, while honoring the gifts you leave behind. Join us on this journey of personal growth and transformation.

23/02/2024

Discover the untapped potential in our churches as we delve into the wisdom and resources of older individuals. Learn how to activate and engage this valuable demographic for a stronger, more inclusive community. Don't overlook their valuable counsel.

How do you know when it’s time to stay or go? In the latest episode of the Shifting Culture Podcast, Emily P. Freeman sh...
23/02/2024

How do you know when it’s time to stay or go?

In the latest episode of the Shifting Culture Podcast, Emily P. Freeman shares a 4-step process for spiritual discernment - pointing and calling, remembering your path, acknowledging presence, and yielding to the arrows.

She discusses navigating life changes with wisdom over answers, and finding God’s guidance not in solutions but in the questions.

Through stories from her own journey, Emily offers peace on decisions big and small.

Listen now for insights on knowing when it’s time to enter a new space or season.

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/shifting-culture/id1566243892

22/02/2024

Join on the as she talks leaning into God's love, practices for an evolving faith, and themes from her new book "Field Notes for the Wilderness."

“It’s hard to be a person...we all carry our own wounds.” - Sarah BesseySarah shares profound insights from her new book...
20/02/2024

“It’s hard to be a person...we all carry our own wounds.” - Sarah Bessey

Sarah shares profound insights from her new book “Field Notes for the Wilderness” in this must-listen conversation with Shifting Culture Podcast. They discuss navigating faith journeys, cultivating wonder, and finding community in the wilderness.

“What does it look like to let God love you?” Sarah asks. A question to sit with as we walk through life’s uncertainties.

Tapping into the shared human experience, this discussion provides wisdom and hope for anyone questioning their beliefs or seeking guidance. Listen now to feel seen and loved: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/shifting-culture/id1566243892

If you’ve ever felt alone in your faith journey, this chat is here to remind you that you’re not ❤️

Field Notes for the Wilderness is my new favorite book. Go and read it today!

It's time to put Jesus back at the head where He belongs!In a must-listen episode, Lance Ford challenges us to reimagine...
16/02/2024

It's time to put Jesus back at the head where He belongs!

In a must-listen episode, Lance Ford challenges us to reimagine Christian leadership. He shows how modern concepts like "the leader" and "management theory" have distorted our view of what the Bible teaches.

Jesus promised His yoke would be easy and burden light. But too often we've put all the pressure on just a few overworked individuals. Ford urges us to stop and consider - is this really what Jesus had in mind?

He traces the history of how business models infiltrated the church. And he shares powerful insights from Paul on finding strength in weakness rather than human power plays.

You'll be challenged but also inspired by Ford's vision of each part of Christ's body freely sharing its unique gifts. It's time to stop shouldering the weight alone and let the true Head direct us once more.

Tune in to the Shifting Culture Podcast now to get your perspective shifted on what leadership in the church was always meant to look like!

https://open.spotify.com/show/5CVGVaoaMKhh7w8gW9fh8G?si=c0c3ad9afb224b56

As you start your Lenten journey, join me and guest Brian Zahnd on the Shifting Culture Podcast as we reflect on a kalei...
15/02/2024

As you start your Lenten journey, join me and guest Brian Zahnd on the Shifting Culture Podcast as we reflect on a kaleidoscopic view of the cross.

Lent is a time of reflection on Jesus' suffering and death on the cross. Standing in the light of the cross acknowledges the difficult truths it reveals about suffering in the world.

The cross challenges our tendency to seek power over others. During Lent, we are called to examine how we can relinquish power and pride, instead embracing humility and service as Jesus modeled.

Allowing the truth of the cross to emanate within us means grappling with how it confronts our own pursuit of power and comfort. This type of introspection is at the heart of the Lenten journey.

Facing the cross' challenging message courageously, as this quote encourages, can spark spiritual transformation as we draw closer to Christ's example of sacrificial love.

Lent provides an opportunity to meditate on how the cross subverts worldly systems of power and calls us to live according to the higher power of God's love and forgiveness.



https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/shifting-culture/id1566243892?i=1000644755825

Flannery O’Connor’s Why Do the Heathen Rage?In this episode, Jessica Hooten Wilson and I go deep into her ten year proje...
13/02/2024

Flannery O’Connor’s Why Do the Heathen Rage?

In this episode, Jessica Hooten Wilson and I go deep into her ten year project of reckoning with Flannery O’Connor’s unpublished and unfinished 3rd novel Why Do the Heathen Rage?

Jessica shares insights into Flannery’s writing process, themes in her fiction, her perspectives on race and social justice.

She talks about reading O’Connor with charity and how that can provide new insights.

We get into limitations because of Flannery’s illness that contributed to the depth and particularity of her writing.

We also talk grace, sanctity and the connection between body and soul.

So join us as we dig deep into the works of Flannery O’Connor.

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/shifting-culture/id1566243892

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The Multi-Faceted Wonder of the Cross. Brian Zahnd returns to the Shifting Culture Podcast to have a conversation around...
09/02/2024

The Multi-Faceted Wonder of the Cross.

Brian Zahnd returns to the Shifting Culture Podcast to have a conversation around the cross of Jesus and his latest book The Wood Between the Worlds.

It’s a deep conversation around suffering and putting to shame the powers and principalities.

We talk about the multi-faceted meaning of the cross and view it through a kaleidoscope, so we can uncover more and more depth of meaning.

We talk about the Kingdom, galvanizing around an axis of power or an axis of love expressed in forgiveness, and the seduction of power we find in the Lord of the Rings.

It’s a fantastic conversation that I know you will enjoy. So join us as we look at the multi-faceted wonder of the cross.

https://open.spotify.com/show/5CVGVaoaMKhh7w8gW9fh8G?si=XSnr0OGoRemnt5FmS1d9lw

Suffering and the Formation of Hope. In this episode of Shifting Culture Podcast, Curt Thompson, MD and I have a great d...
06/02/2024

Suffering and the Formation of Hope.

In this episode of Shifting Culture Podcast, Curt Thompson, MD and I have a great discussion around his book The Deepest Place.

We talk about how secure attachment to God and others can help root and ground us in a place that enables us to move through suffering and find hope.

We need to be in loving relationship with one another because we are the embodied presence of Jesus to each other.

We have hope because we have a God that came incarnate in the form of Jesus and He suffered and died, so that He can be not just justify us, but so that he can be with us in our suffering.

Hope is an anticipated future of goodness and beauty. Join us as we walk through suffering and find hope.

https://open.spotify.com/show/5CVGVaoaMKhh7w8gW9fh8G?si=8ZBFSv7wRTSvs_o15QSjrg

Lead with Prayer Pt. 3: Growing in Depth and Experience with PrayerIn this episode of the Shifting Culture Podcast, Pete...
02/02/2024

Lead with Prayer Pt. 3: Growing in Depth and Experience with Prayer

In this episode of the Shifting Culture Podcast, Peter Greer, ceo of Hope International, talks about the book Lead with Prayer.

We dive into the gift that prayer is. We talk through group discernment through listening and prayer, new postures that can aid our prayer life, carrying the culture of prayer, so we can help transform others.

We marvel at the joy and hope that comes through suffering and the embodied presence of Jesus with us in the midst of that suffering.

Join us as we discover new tools and ways to pray, so that we can experience delight in ways that come through being with Jesus as we pray.

https://open.spotify.com/show/5CVGVaoaMKhh7w8gW9fh8G?si=yUZKBmv3R62_Tl_PYyNESA

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01/02/2024

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Living in Your Season: Embracing Simplicity and Value
Living in Your Season: Embracing Simplicity and Value

In a world that erases seasons and values constant productivity, it's important to embrace living in your own season. Discover the impact of paying attention to cultural messages and actively resisting the idea that your worth is solely based on what you produce. Explore the true value found in embracing simplicity and being fruitful in Christ.

Embracing Smallness: Finding Beauty and Fruit in Hidden Places
Embracing Smallness: Finding Beauty and Fruit in Hidden Places

Discover the power of embracing smallness in faith and life, even when faced with disappointment. Learn from metaphors like the small tree bearing much fruit and the mustard seed growing into a sheltering tree. Gain inspiration to create a meaningful impact, regardless of size. #EmbracingSmallness #FindingBeauty #HiddenPlaces #FaithJourney #FruitfulLife #Inspiration #MeaningfulImpact #Metaphors #SmallButMighty #GrowthMindset

Standing Against the Grain: How Early Christians Changed the World
Standing Against the Grain: How Early Christians Changed the World

Discover the radical worldview shift of early Christians as they transformed every aspect of their lives. Explore the theological, political, economic, social, personal, and existential changes they embraced fearlessly, even to the point of martyrdom. Uncover the inspiring stories of figures like Polycarp and their unwavering commitment. #EarlyChristians #RadicalTransformation #WorldviewShift #Martyrdom #InspiringStories #Christianity #FaithJourney #Devotion #ChangeTheWorld #FearlessCommitment

Embracing Our Inherent Value: Rediscovering the Beauty of Being Human
Embracing Our Inherent Value: Rediscovering the Beauty of Being Human

Discover the profound message in Cummings' poem that challenges society's focus on productivity over human worth. Explore how accepting our intrinsic value allows us to bear more fruit and find true fulfillment. Join us on this insightful journey. #InherentValue #BeingHuman #ProductivityVsWorth #FruitfulLiving #SelfAcceptance #TrueFulfillment #CummingsPoem #EmbracingHumanity #IntrinsicValue #SelfWorth

Join us at the Shifting Culture Podcast as Nijay K Gupta takes us into the first century Greco-Roman culture. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/shifting-culture/id1566243892

The Power of Community in the Early Church: A Fresh Perspective
The Power of Community in the Early Church: A Fresh Perspective

Discover the significance of the communal meals during the Lord's Supper in the early Christian church. Join us as we explore the inclusive and equalizing nature of these meals, emphasizing the importance of everyone feeling like valued members of the faith community. #EarlyChurch #CommunityMeals #InclusiveChristianity #FaithCommunity #EqualizingMeals #ChristianUnity #InclusivityInWorship #LordSupperTraditions #EarlyChristianTraditions #ValuedMembers

New episode of the Shifting Culture Podcast with guest Nijay K Gupta

How to Cultivate Patience and Embrace Good Timing
How to Cultivate Patience and Embrace Good Timing

In this video, Emily P. Freeman shares her personal journey of being ready for change but not being able to make it happen. Learn how to exercise patience and embrace the right timing with insights and lessons I've gained along the way. #PatienceIsKey #EmbraceTiming #PersonalGrowth #LifeLessons #ChangeIsHard #MindsetShift #TimingIsEverything #SelfDevelopment #InnerJourney #EmbraceChange

Becoming More Fully Ourselves: Aligning Core Values with God's Presence
Becoming More Fully Ourselves: Aligning Core Values with God's Presence

Discover how aligning our core values and connection with God in the spaces we find ourselves can lead to personal growth and a deeper sense of self. Explore the power of presence and coming home to ourselves in God, even in moments of abandonment and loneliness. #AligningCoreValues #FindingPresence #PersonalGrowth #DeeperConnection #ComingHomeToSelf #GodsGuidance #SpiritualAlignment #SelfDiscovery #EmbracingLoneliness #AbandonmentJourney

Leaving with Trust: Embracing Change and Moving Forward
Leaving with Trust: Embracing Change and Moving Forward

Discover the power of leaving well and embracing change in this inspiring video. Learn how to trust the process and find new opportunities, while honoring the gifts you leave behind. Join us on this journey of personal growth and transformation. #EmbracingChange #MovingForward #TrustTheProcess #PersonalGrowth #Transformation #NewOpportunities #LeavingWell #EmbraceChange #FindYourPath #HonoringThePast

Unlocking the Wisdom of Older Generations: Tapping into the Treasure Trove
Unlocking the Wisdom of Older Generations: Tapping into the Treasure Trove

Discover the untapped potential in our churches as we delve into the wisdom and resources of older individuals. Learn how to activate and engage this valuable demographic for a stronger, more inclusive community. Don't overlook their valuable counsel. #WisdomOfElders #UntappedPotential #EngagingOlderGenerations #InclusiveCommunity #ChurchResources #ElderWisdom #ActivateAndEngage #BuildingStrongerChurch #HarnessingExperience #GenerationalUnity

This is such a great conversation with Emily P. Freeman on the Shifting Culture Podcast.

We have a fantastic episode of the Shifting Culture Podcast with Emily P. Freeman tomorrow that you don’t want to miss. Discerning the next thing for us is often very perplexing and challenging. I can’t think of a better guide for us in discernment and decision making than Emily. Follow Shifting Culture anywhere you get podcasts.

Discovering God's Unwavering Love: A Journey of Faith
Discovering God's Unwavering Love: A Journey of Faith

Join @sarahbessey on the @shiftingculturepodcast as she talks leaning into God's love, practices for an evolving faith, and themes from her new book "Field Notes for the Wilderness."

You aren’t alone. There is community waiting for you. There are people that will walk with you on your journey. Listen to Sarah Bessey on the Shifting Culture Podcast as she shares practices for an evolving faith. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/shifting-culture/id1566243892

What does it look like to let God love you?Come join us on the Shifting Culture Podcast as Sarah Bessey shares about her new book Field Notes for the Wilderness and lets people know that there is nowhere you can go, no wrong you can do that can ever escape from God’s love.

We have a fantastic episode for you tomorrow. Sarah Bessey joins us to share profound insights from my favorite book “Field Notes for the Wilderness.” There will be wisdom and hope for anyone on the journey of an evolving faith. Follow the Shifting Culture Podcast anywhere you get your podcasts. You don’t want to miss this one!

Church leadership should be about equipping and serving. Listen to Lance Ford on Shifting Culture Podcast

We have a great episode of the Shifting Culture Podcast with Lance Ford out tomorrow. Join us to find out how we can shift leadership onto the shoulders of Jesus. Follow Shifting Culture anywhere you get your podcasts.

I’m so excited for you all to hear the full episode with Sarah Bessey next week. Here is a little preview of the kind of love and grace you’ll get from Sarah. Preorder her new book Field Notes for the Wilderness. It’s my new favorite book. I love it and love Sarah’s writing. Follow the Shifting Culture Podcast anywhere you get your podcasts, so you don’t miss the episode on Feb. 20.

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