Over the past few Wednesdays, we have been looking at the Word of God as a story that forms our lives. James K.A. Smith says that we "tell ourselves stories in order to live." When we understand our lives as story-formed, we begin to realize how the very stories of scripture shape our lives over and against the stories we (and the stories of the world) attempt to shape us.

Piercing Word was the capstone of our series as they performed the Emmaus Way as a contemporary drama that looked at the whole story of scripture. They were kind enough to share their thoughts with us in this podcast. If you would like to give to their ministry and support their ongoing work, you can donate here.

If you are looking for tools for hearing the scripture, check out the discovery bible method as a simple tool for teaching and reading scripture.

Music: "As Colorful as Ever" by Broke for Free | used under CC BY | Desaturated from original

Curtis Anderson is our invited guest for this week. He is a talented teacher and leader in the business world. This week Curtis speaks to us about how he sees his spiritual gifts and calling fit into his work.

Carey Sims is our featured guest for the week. Carey is founder of CreatedSpace. Created Space curates an interactive, collaborative space for business and ministry leaders to process decisions, gain insight and discern next steps.  Please take time and look at the website which profiles workshops on discerning God’s voice, discovering next steps and clarifying calling.   

Carey is a spiritual director and International Coaching Federation (ICF) certified coach with 25 years in business and ministry. She holds the Master of Business Administration degree from Regent University and the M.Div. from Duke University.

As an entrepreneur, Carey is particularly interested in the intersection between theology and economics and how the church can make social impact while proclaiming the gospel.  As a spiritual director, she delights in helping people develop practices that deepen and enliven their friendship with God. 

This week we interview Jonathan Hunnicutt. Jonathan is an ordained Anglican deacon and is currently working on his doctorate in Education. He gives some brilliant insights into how the spiritual gifts function toward liberation/the new exodus.

Pastor Trevor Jamieson interviews Sherrie Gunter on the spiritual gift of discernment and how the Spirit has used this gift in her life. 

We host a conversation with Pastor Kenny Cheshier about how the gift of evangelism plays out in his life. We also look at the different understanding about what an evangelist does and in what ways we are all evangelists in God's kingdom.

Pastors Trevor Jamieson and Gannon Sims discuss the concept of Oikonomics and the controversial topic of money. How does money function in the Kingdom of God? How can we use our money to bless others and form the kind of Kingdom Jesus seeks to bring? 

Pastors Gannon Sims and Trevor Jamieson talk about the ways in which God entrusts us with intellectual gifts and interests and the way in which God can use those for His kingdom. 

Pastor Gannon Sims and Pastor Trevor Jamieson look at God's economics of the household and the table. 

Pastor Gannon Sims and Pastor Trevor Jamieson discuss the concept of relational capital in the kingdom of heaven and how it drives the "economic" engine of the church.