Faith in a Fresh Vibe

By Rohadi

Season 11 is a serial season called "Farewell Evangelicalism". A podcast on decolonizing and deconstructing Christianity towards a wider imagination of collective liberation. With special guests re-im... more

5

88 ratings

Download on the App Store

Download on the App Store

Get it on Google Play

FAQs about Faith in a Fresh Vibe:

How many episodes does Faith in a Fresh Vibe have?

The podcast currently has 117 episodes available.

Faith in a Fresh Vibe episodes:

February 25, 2021#26 – Loneliness, Vulnerability, and Surviving the South – Charlotte Donlon (Part 1)
Recorded days after the 2020 American inauguration, Rohadi chats with author and spiritual formation director, Charlotte Donlon. This two part series begins with Charlotte’s introduction, a bit about her people, and then what it’s like to live Birmingham, Alabama. The heart of white Christian evangelicalism and its cultural grip on the region comes with challenges. We discuss bearing witness in a time of disconnection and start to unpack the question of vulnerability in faith.
Connect and find more about Charlotte online Visit her website: https://charlottedonlon.com/ and follow her on social media including: Twitter and Instagram. Her latest book, “The Great Belonging: How Loneliness Leads Us to Each Other” is now available.
Episode Notes:
Charlotte-Part-1
Summary
Introduction to Charlotte Donlan. 0:00
Who are your people and where are you from? 3:24
The power of power in Birmingham. 12:41
Living in a suburb of Birmingham. 17:03
Why do churches sanitize the gospel? 23:59
White Supremacy in the church. 29:16
How loneliness leads us to each other. 34:37
Why loneliness is not a problem. 41:09
The mystery of loneliness and blogging. 47:44

Faith in a Fresh vibe connect points: Rohadi.com | Twitter | Instagram |
...more
51min
February 24, 2021 #25 – Decolonize and Decenter Whiteness – Hope for the Church w/ Robert Monson (Part 2)
Recorded days after the 2020 American election, Rohadi chats with musician, author, activist and advocate Robert Monson. We share a conversation about decentering whiteness in faith and practice. What does radical revival in the church look like and what does that shift look like? What does decolonizing and faith look like individually and collectively? Who do you read? Who informs your life? What does a renewed Christian ethic look like? We discuss new metrics, new ways of gathering, and embracing the marginal voice at the centre.
Go find Robert online. You can find his book online at: https://www.subcultureinc.org/product-page/subversive-stillness-1. Follow him on social media including Twitter and Instagram.
(more…)
...more
46min
February 24, 2021 #24 – Subversive Stillness and Decolonizing the Faith with Robert Monson (Part 1)
Musician, author, advocate, meet Robert Monson. Currently in Colorado and sharing wisdom from his latest book, “Subversive Stillness”. Rohadi and Robert talk about Robert’s work in a form of campus ministry, and then talk about his book–a devotional that directly engages the practices of decolonizing the Christian faith. Well worth the listen in this Part 1 as we build towards a renewed reality for the Christian faith.
Find Robert’s book online at: https://www.subcultureinc.org/product-page/subversive-stillness-1. Follow him on social media including Twitter and Instagram.
(more…)
...more
40min
February 24, 2021#23 Domesticated Jesus Featuring Dr. Drew Hart (Part 2)
In this episode, Dr. Drew Hart, a professor of theology at Messiah University in PA, joins Rohadi to talk about his two books including, Trouble I’ve Seen, and the latest, Who Will be a Witness? In part two of a two-part series they discuss:
Dive into his latest book, “Who Will be a Witness? Igniting Activism for God’s Justice, Love, and Deliverance”;
Decolonizing white Christianity and white supremacy;
Rejecting domesticated white Jesus;
Unpack what the church of the future can look like for marginalized people and all.
Episode Summary
Intentionally decolonizing scripture. 0:17
Anti-racist discipleship and anti-imperialism. 2:02
Who is the target of your book Trouble I’ve Seen? 6:45
What does it mean to do the work in anti-racism and Civil Rights movements? 9:10
What happens when you disrupt the establishment space? 13:24
Turning Jesus white. 15:46
What does it look like to reimagine the church of tomorrow? 19:26
What does it mean to be a community? 20:52
Basic practices of being followers of jes. 25:20
The value of collective response. 29:31

Find Dr Hart online at this website: https://drewgihart.com/ Follow him on social media including Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook.
Faith in a Fresh vibe connect points: Rohadi.com | Twitter | Instagram
...more
34min
February 24, 2021#22 – Featuring Dr. Drew Hart on Anti-Racism, Justice, and Protest (Part 1)
In this episode Rohadi introduces Dr. Drew Hart who is a professor of theology at Messiah University in PA. He is the author of two books including, Trouble I’ve Seen, and the latest, Who Will be a Witness? In part one of a two-part series.
Episode Summary
Introduction of the podcast. 0:21
Whiteness at church conferences? 2:47
What is the current state of the church in the Us? 6:59
Engaging white supremacy in theological dialogue. 11:16
White supremacy and critical race theory. 15:40
Understanding the roots of power. 22:55
White blessings instead of white privilege. 32:03
The race to the bottom to make profit. 36:13
How activism leads to systemic change. 39:34.
Why did the occupy movement fail? And on American exceptionalism. 45:37
This is a must listen to learn new formation on Christian ethics and spirituality. Don’t miss it!
Find Dr. Hart online at this website: https://drewgihart.com/ Follow him on social media including Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook.
Faith in a Fresh vibe connect points: Rohadi.com | Twitter | Instagram
...more
54min
February 23, 2021#21 – You Are Enough – Renewing Spirituality with Jonathan Puddle and Rohadi
Welcome to Season 4 of the Faith in a Fresh Vibe podcast! This is the AUTHOR’S EDITION, where I invite my friends to come and share the books they have authored in the past year. To open the season, Rohadi invites fellow Canadian Jonathan Puddle to chat about his book, “You Are Enough”. In this episode we take a dive into spiritual formation, why contemporary Christianity has struggled to deal with emotions, and practices of contemplative spirituality.
Episode Summary
Intro to this episode. 0:26
Learning to love yourself the way God loves you. 4:46
Learning to love yourself and compassion. 7:51
The work around personal formation of self. 12:11
What does it mean to be a good man? 14:09
Step off grow and be aware. 18:03
How the Jonathan’s book changed my perspective on trauma. 19:46
How to deal with your emotions? 23:43
Analytic meditation tracks. 27:41
(more…)
...more
31min
October 22, 2020 #20 – On Belonging for BIPOC Christians and other Marginalized People Too (Part 2 of 2)
We close Season 3 with this final episode centering the voices of BIPOC Christians and other marginalized people too. Rohadi talks about assimilation as the typical way marginalized people can belong in contemporary churches. In search of a better path, Rohadi unpacks his book project coming out in 2021. Live out the fulness of your humanity by embodying your gifts and abilities in your own skin. Finding your liberation is tied to belonging to community that sees you for you. Don’t give up on Jesus, belonging is out there.
Faith in a Fresh vibe connect points: Rohadi.com | Twitter | Instagram | Cypher Church

...more
26min
October 22, 2020 #19 – Change the Story – The Start of the Journey Towards Anti-Racism with Rohadi (Part 1 of 2)
We close Season 3 with a final two part series. Part 1 discusses the work behind justice and becoming (more) anti-racist. Rohadi shares two pathways to consider in the lifelong journey of reconciliation. Building off of the free 6 chapter e-book, “Change the Story, A Small Resource on Dismantling Racism in Canada and the Church”, available on www.rohadi.com. 2020 is a year of profound change and movements towards justice. What do we need to sustain the efforts? This intro episode will help white people and those just starting the work of anti-racism.
Faith in a Fresh vibe connect points: Rohadi.com | Twitter | Instagram | Cypher Church
...more
36min
October 21, 2020 #18 – Black History in Nova Scotia and How to Leave Your Church to Belong with Chad Lucas
Canada has slavery? Yes. Learn your history. Chad Lucas is an 8th generation Nova Scotian and provides us a glimpse into the rich history of Nova Scotia courtesy of the Black community. We talk about history, current white supremacy activity, and then switch gears into what it takes to belong. Chad left his church of 20 years after the denomination (same one I left) made a final statement to preserve the traditional definition of marriage. Listen in.
—
Find Chad Lucas for all his book announcements on Twitter.
—
Faith in a Fresh vibe connect points: Rohadi.com | Twitter | Instagram | Cypher Church

...more
54min
October 20, 2020 #17 – On Justice, Anti-Racism, and the Effects of White Churches on Black and Brown Bodies with Drew Brown (Part 3 of 3)
Drew and I continue our conversation deconstructing white evangelicalism and contemporary worship by describing our own experiences and when we determined white churches have no space for BIPOC folks. Listen in for an honest and vulnerable talk on race trauma, doubt, and why you’re not alone in the search to belong in your own skin.
—
Find Drew Brown in all locations. That includes his website: http://www.drewbrownmusic.com/. Social media including SPOTIFY, Twitter and Instagram.
—
Faith in a Fresh vibe connect points: Rohadi.com | Twitter | Instagram | Cypher Church

...more
43min

FAQs about Faith in a Fresh Vibe:

How many episodes does Faith in a Fresh Vibe have?

The podcast currently has 117 episodes available.