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Future Christian explores church leadership, church renewal, and the future of Christianity through conversations with pastors, authors, theologians, and other faith leaders. Each episode offers practical wisdom and fresh ideas for navigating church decline, cultural change, ministry, and the challenges facing congregations today.
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Jan 12, 2021
Jan 12, 2021
1 hr 1 min
Nicole is the Pastor for Mission Development at Westview Church, an ELCA Worshiping Community in Boulder CO. Westview is a re-start/re-plant from what was Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church in Boulder. Nicole shares her own personal journey to ministry as well as her experiences leading the church through the transition and into a new future.
Rev. Nicole Garcia has a Master of Divinity from Luther Seminary in St. Paul MN and a Master of Arts in Counseling from CU Denver. She is a Licensed Professional Counselor in the state of Colorado and continues to work quarter-time as a therapist and clinical supervisor with the Umbrella Collective in Boulder. Nicole is currently serving as the president of the outside council of New Beginnings Worshipping Community, an ELCA congregation within the Denver Women’s Correctional Facility.
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Jan 5, 2021
Jan 5, 2021
45 min
Darryl Searuggs joins the pid to talk about his work leading the Reconciliation Ministry of the Central Rocky Mountain Region of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ).
Rev. Darryl Searuggs is the Regional Reconciliation Minister of the Central Rocky Mountain Region of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). He's a Air Force Vet, retired pilot for FedEx, and a graduate of Iliff School of Theology in Denver.
The CRMR Reconciliation Ministry is committed to being part of the structure that assists pastors and church leaders in shepherding the healthy community Jesus represents and God calls us to be contributors in.
To learn more, visit: http://www.crmrdoc.org/
Dec 29, 2020
Dec 29, 2020
41 min
Jenny Whitcher of Juniper Formation joins the pod to talk about her work helping churches prophetically reimagine through relationship, discernment, renewal, healing, and prophetic action.
Rev. Dr. Jenny Whitcher (she/her) is the Minister of Prophetic Formation at Sixth Avenue United Church of Christ in Denver, Colorado, and founder of Juniper Formation.
Jenny is an entrepreneurial minister, community organizer, and theologian committed to social justice. She has over 15 years of experience coaching and mentoring leaders, teaching, and developing community partnerships. Her work spans nonprofit, congregations, and higher education. Her areas of expertise include: change management; entrepreneurial and prophetic ministry formation; democratic culture, leadership, and pedagogy; and social change theory and practice.
To learn more, visit: https://www.juniperformation.org/
Dec 22, 2020
Dec 22, 2020
47 min
Paula Stone Williams joins the pod to talk about progressive Christian church planting and what churches need to think about going forward from Covid.
Paula Stone Williams is an internationally-known speaker on issues of gender equity, LGBTQ advocacy, and religious tolerance. She has been featured in TEDWomen, TEDSummit, TEDxMileHigh, the New York Times, Red Table Talk, the Denver Post, the New York Post, New Scientist Magazine, Radio New Zealand, and NPR. Her TED talks have had over five million views.
To learn more about Paula, visit her website https://paulastonewilliams.com/
Her church, https://www.lefthandchurch.org/
The Future Christian Podcast is a production of Torn Curtain Arts and Resonate Media.
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Dec 15, 2020
Dec 15, 2020
45 min
Sarah Jackson is the founder and executive director of Casa de Paz, a hospitality home in Denver, Colorado. Casa’s family of more than 2,000 volunteers ministers to immigrants and families separated by detention with visits, meals, shelter, transportation, and emotional support through the arduous process of reunification. Sarah’s mission is to help end the isolating experience of immigrant detention one simple act of love at a time.
Learn more about Casa de Paz here: https://www.casadepazcolorado.org/
Check out Sarah's book here: https://www.zondervan.com/author/6553/sarah-jackson/
The Future Christian Podcast is a production of Torn Curtain Arts and Resonate Media.
Dec 8, 2020
Dec 8, 2020
40 min
Amanda Udis-Kessler joins the pod to talks her project "Queer Sacred Music," a resource for anyone who is socially marginalized and institutionally punished, AND ALSO for anyone with power, status, and privilege who wishes to live in solidarity with the oppressed, devalued, and threatened.
Amanda is a hymnwriter, songwriter, composer, and writer who specializes in music and lyrics for liberal/progressive religious people and communities, including inclusive, social justice-minded Christians, Unitarian Universalists, and other open-hearted religious traditions. Amanda's religious music is in use across the US and in Canada, the UK, South Africa, and New Zealand.
https://queersacredmusic.com/home
The Future Christian Podcast is a production of Torn Curtain Arts and Resonate Media.
Dec 1, 2020
Dec 1, 2020
42 min
Rev. Dr. Stephany Rose Spaulding joins the pod to talk about her work with the Truth and Conciliation Commission, and how each and every person can be a repairer of the breach with the resources we already have.
Pastor Stephany is a well sought out keynote speaker; respected commentator on social and political issues; and a popular diversity, equity and inclusion workshop facilitator. Drawing on her thorough academic training as a critical race and gender scholar, as well as her work in public advocacy, she is a refreshing voice in justice and liberation practices.
The Future Christian Podcast is a production of Torn Curtain Arts and Resonate Media.
Nov 24, 2020
Nov 24, 2020
53 min
Pastor David Petty joins the pod to talk about CrossFire Gaming, a project he helped create, that seeks to provide alternative spaces and opportunities for people to connect with God and with one another.
Rev. David Petty currently serves as the pastor of Meeker UMC and is the founder of CROSSFIRE: faith+gaming. He enjoys spending time with his family and loves the great outdoors.
The Future Christian Podcast is a production of Torn Curtain Arts and Resonate Media.
Nov 3, 2020
Nov 3, 2020
54 min
Dwight Zscheile joins the pod to talk about disintegration and decline in the mainline church and why he sees churches as having an opportunity to rediscover their identity. We talk about an article he wrote a couple years back on decline in the Lutheran church and it's application to the wider church at large. https://faithlead.luthersem.edu/decline/
Rev. Dr. Dwight Zscheile is the Vice President of Innovation and Associate Professor of Congregational Mission and Leadership at Luther Seminary.
The Future Christian Podcast is a production of Torn Curtain Arts and Resonate Media.
Oct 27, 2020
Oct 27, 2020
41 min
DL Mayfield joins the pod to talk about her book The Myth of The American Dream and the problems with white, middle class, evangelical theology.
D. L. Mayfield lives and writes on the outskirts of Portland, OR with her husband and two small children. She is trying very hard to be a good neighbor. To learn more about her work: http://www.dlmayfield.com/menu
The Future Christian Podcast is a production of Torn Curtain Arts and Resonate Media.