Gravity Leadership Podcast
1) How to Be a "Resonating Witness" in Conversations About Mental Health
We continue our series on Mental Health and the Church with a few MORE myths you sent us in response to last week's episode, plus a conversation with some practical tips on how to be a "resonating...Show More
2) 5 Christian Myths About Mental Illness
Today we start a new series on Mental Health and the Church. Christianity in the US has had an uneasy history with the topic of mental health and illness, and we'd like to learn to integrate our faith...Show More
3) Bradley Jersak: Navigating the Perils and Possibilities of Deconstruction
Deconstruction: is it just a trendy brand name for falling away from belief in God? Or a process essential to authentic faith? Is it liberation or trauma? Prison break or exile? Well, Bradley Jersak j...Show More
4) Jason Porterfield: How to Fight Like Jesus For Justice and Peace
Throughout Holy Week, two competing approaches to peacemaking collide: the way of Jesus and the way of the religious and political elite. What if we're investing our lives in the wrong approach? What ...Show More
5) Kevin Sweeney: The Art and Struggle (and Joy) of Letting Go
Father Richard Rohr has said that "all great spirituality is somehow about letting go." But what does that mean, and how does it actually work? How is this "letting go" different from ...Show More
6) Eric Seibert: Learning to Enjoy the Old Testament
Lots of Christians have a complicated relationship with the Old Testament. It can seem arcane and boring, and even offensive in its depictions of God. Eric Seibert joins us to talk about an approach t...Show More
7) Lisa Weaver Swartz: How Evangelicals Do Gender and Practice Power
Sociologist Lisa Weaver Swartz joins us to talk how gender and power work in American evangelicalism, beyond the level of policies, theological positions, and aspirations. Her book Stained Glass Ceili...Show More
8) Bonnie Kristian: How a Knowledge Crisis is Corrupting Christian Community
What can we do to combat the misinformation that's impacting the people we care about and dividing our communities? Life and politics in the US are suffering from a raging knowledge crisis, and the ch...Show More
9) What We Learned This Year: Retrospective and Christmas Spectacular!
Christy, Matt, and Ben look back on 2022 and reflect on breakthroughs, challenges, learning, growth, and their favorite podcast episodes, as well as look to what 2023 will bring for their lives and th...Show More
10) Karen González: Centering Immigrants in Our Christian Response to Immigration
Many American Christians have good intentions, working hard to welcome immigrants with hospitality and solidarity. But how can we do that in a way that empowers our immigrant neighbors rather than pus...Show More
Karen González: Centering Immigrants in Our Christian Response to Immigration
1:06:24 | Dec 13th, 2022