More Than This

24/11/2021

David and Brooke talk this week about the holidays and the pits we often trip into around the table. We talk about how to build bridges in conversations with family that help connect instead of divide. Curious how this may inspire you this season. Let us know if you find yourself showing up differently tomorrow. Happy Thanksgiving!

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24/11/2021

This was a great episode - Dave had the opportunity to sit down with Dr. Julia Sadusky to talk about the role of gender and sexuality in a healthy identity. Julia brings a high level of sensitivity and sensibility to this topic - you don't want to miss it. Check out the episode here: https://anchor.fm/more-than-this/episodes/Identity---Where-Do-Gender-and-Sexuality-Fit-e1aoqgq

27/10/2021

It's good to be back! Our latest episode features conversation between Dave and Daniel Silliman. Daniel talks about his new book, Reading Evangelicals, which examines the influence of Christian publishing and bestsellers. Check it out here: https://anchor.fm/more-than-this/episodes/Reading-Evangelicals-with-guest-Daniel-Silliman-e19ct0n

27/09/2021

This week, Dave was on The In Between Podcast. Check it out here: https://www.spreaker.com/user/vineyardcolumbus/the-in-between-episode-67-david-hartman.

New More Than This episodes coming soon - stay tuned!

Julia & Adrienne interview Dr. David Hartman (Masters in Sociology from Notre Dame, PhD in Counselor

11/07/2021

Adrienne Ash, singles pastor at Vineyard Columbus, talks to us about establishing a sense of family and creating healthy dating norms as a single person. It's a fun chat.

This is our last episode for the summer. We're going to take a break from recording and start back up again in September. If you have ideas for topics and/or guests let us know. Happy summer, all!

23/06/2021

This week is also a conversation with a good friend - our friends are so freaking smart! We speak with Elizabeth Ranade-Janis, a national leader in anti-human trafficking policy, and she gives us a primer on this complex human problem.
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17/06/2021

It’s been a while… and high time for a post and to share some new episodes. This week David Hartman and Brooke Christensen speak with their friend and pastor Julia Pickerill about what it means to be mentally healthy. She gets very practical about what that looks like, for her and how we can enter into those kinds of conversation together. We learned so much.

18/05/2021

Have you ever noticed that you believe very negative things about yourself that have no bearing to reality? Brooke and Dave talk about impostor syndrome and the psychology behind internalized negative beliefs.

08/01/2021

We have a new episode this week on the topic of women in the pandemic. David talks with Dr. Lindsay Malloy and Dr. Amanda Zelechoski from Pandemic Parenting. It’s a great conversation and we hope it can encourage and support you. Check out their website for scores of resources: https://www.pandemic-parent.org/

20/11/2020

This week's episode was an extra fun and juicy one, though we hope all the episodes are juicy ;) We talk to Dr. Lathania Butler about the idea of white silence as complicity. Lathania speaks with wit, candor, and a lot of wisdom. This picture perfectly describes what it's like to sit across from this woman! Check it out here: https://anchor.fm/…/Silence-is-Complicity--with-guest-Latha… David Hartman Lathania Butler Brooke Christensen

09/11/2020

We have a new episode up! David and Brooke talk to Brian Miller and Rob Brenneman about their new book, Building Faith: A Sociology of Religious Structures. Check it out here: https://anchor.fm/more-than-this/episodes/Building-Faith-with-guests-Robert-Brenneman--Brian-Miller-em3ar9 We discuss the relationship between physical buildings and the communities of faith they house. An interesting topic to consider during a pandemic when very few religious communities can gather in physical spaces. Let us know what you think. David Hartman Brooke Christensen

21/10/2020

This week Dave talks to Gena Thomas about her book on the purpose of missionary work in the 21st century. Her book, A Smoldering Wick (https://www.genathomas.com/smolderingwick.html), details the limitations of working out of a charity mindset and how missions can integrate principles of international development to promote a unifying justice. We're calling this episode "Spare Me Your Charity" - check it out https://anchor.fm/more-than-this/episodes/Spare-Me-Your-Charity-with-guest-Gena-Thomas-elceob

07/10/2020

This week, we talk to Anna Woofenden about the role of place in our lives and what makes a space a sacred place. The pandemic has taken a lot of our sense of place in the world, and we thought it was high time to talk about how we are coping and adapting to the changes. Check it out at: https://anchor.fm/more-than-this/episodes/Out-of-Place-with-guest-Anna-Woofenden-eknqge

23/09/2020

This week, we're talking about the Supreme Court, abortion, and the letdown of the two-party political system. Stephanie Ranade Krider joined us in an episode we're calling Woman Without a Country. Check it out at https://anchor.fm/more-than-this/episodes/Woman-Without-a-Country-with-guest-Stephanie-Ranade-Krider-ek2633

09/09/2020

On this episode Dave sits down with writer Alicia Akins. The genesis of the conversation was a blog post she wrote called Black, Evangelical, and Single. It’s a good look at what it means to occupy identities that don’t always play well together.

12/08/2020

We had a lot of fun talking with Jeff Cannell, pastor of Central Vineyard Church in Columbus, Ohio. We talked with Jeff about how he uses social media as a tool to encourage to and support people far and wide. It's refreshing to hear a redemptive take on how social media can be used. Listen here: https://anchor.fm/more-than-this/episodes/The-Holy-Post-ei2avm

15/07/2020

Have you ever felt tension and disconnection from the political party you affiliate with in the US’s two-party system? Today, guest Rachael Jones talks about what it’s like to be a Republican and a social justice activist in the age of partisan rancor and the presidency of Donald Trump. We’re calling this episode The Elephant in the Room. Check it out at: https://anchor.fm/dashboard/episode/egpb54

01/07/2020

Have you ever felt like who you are and where you are in life are fundamentally disconnected? Brooke and Dave talk with Brooke's friends from Spain about an unexpected international move and the identity fallout that comes from transition. The episode is called I'm Not Here, and you can find it at https://anchor.fm/dashboard/episode/eg5tq7

17/06/2020

Brooke and David talk about how engage and think about people who are different than you. In thinking of a Christian response, tolerance is shown to be a low (and inadequate) bar. Check out I Can't Tolerate Being Tolerated at https://anchor.fm/more-than-this/episodes/I-Cant-Tolerate-Being-Tolerated-efh5oh

03/06/2020

We recorded a special episode to talk about how to respond to and think about some of the tragic events of the past few weeks. This episode is called Systems of Injustice. Listen at https://anchor.fm/more-than-this/episodes/Systems-of-Injustice-eev8nh

06/05/2020

On this episode, Dave chats with guest Chris Dabbs about his journey to atheism. Also, the episode features an interview between Dave's wife, Kara, and 7-year-old Julia discussing Julia's experience of the coronavirus pandemic. Check it out at: https://anchor.fm/more-than-this/episodes/Losing-My-Religion--with-guest-Chris-Dabbs-edmjib

08/04/2020

She's baaack! Brooke Christensen talks to Dave about life during coronavirus. They talk about how to respond to some of the losses that come along with this chaotic season and find some joy, too. The episode is called Learning the Language of Lament. Check it out at https://anchor.fm/more-than-this/episodes/Learning-the-Language-of-Lament-with-guest-Brooke-Christensen-echhp2

25/03/2020

During this difficult season, we wanted to do an episode on grace, the free gifts that bring us life. We talk about grace in the Christian tradition and how we rely on and try to extend grace every day. We're curious - what are the grace gifts that you've experienced during these uncertain days? How would you fill in the blank page?

You can listen to our episode called Grace at https://anchor.fm/more-than-this

12/03/2020

This was a treat. Dave got to sit down with Bill Christensen, pastor of a large international ministry, to talk about how to befriend the international community. The episode is called Foreign Policy - you will dig Bill's humility and insight. Listen to this and other episodes at https://anchor.fm/more-than-this

26/02/2020

Ever question how you know who you are? This episode is about identity - we talk about how we go about figuring ourselves out. It's called Too Unique for My Own Good? - check it out at https://anchor.fm/more-than-this