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.

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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.

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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.

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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

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Jay Bakker talks about trauma, suffering, celebrity pastors and more totally random questions that Loren sprung on him! A really great conversation you need to check out. Props to Jay for being willing to answer questions off the cuff!

Jay speaks to congregations and other groups all over the country about faith, grace, and his experiences with the underbelly of life and Christianity.

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Natalie Wigg-Stevenson joins the pod to talk about what it is Ethnographic theology and why pastors and church leaders would benefit from putting it into practice more often.

Dr. Wigg-Stevenson is Associate Professor of Contextual Education and Theology at Emmanuel College, where she directs the MDiv and Contextual Education Programs. Her current research delves into how ethnographic methods could help create theological conversations across church, academy and everyday life. She is also interested in liturgical, feminist and queer theologies, cultural theories of practice, aesthetics, pop culture, and in decolonizing pedagogies.

Her new book, Transgressive Devotion: Theology as Performance Art, comes out in February, 2021.

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Nikki Frontz joins the pod talks about innovative ministry in a time of intense disruption. 

Rev. Nikki Frontz Community and Spiritual Leader (Pastor) at of Solomon's Porch in Minneapolis. She is a creative out of the box thinker and doer that thrives on possibility. She loves to boldly inspire people to their fullest potential by empowering them and by challenging the status quo.

https://www.solomonsporch.com/team

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Author and activist Ally Henny talks openly and honestly about the pain, hurt, and heartache caused by church--and why she still believes in church.

Ally Henny is a writer and speaker. She holds a B.S. in Psychology from Missouri State University and is currently pursuing her Master of Divinity from Fuller Theological Seminary, with an emphasis in Race, Cultural Identity, and Reconciliation. She hopes to pastor a church someday.

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Seminary President Nancy Pittman joins the pod to talk about how Covid is hastening change and reshaping in theological education and why pastors and church leaders should continue to invest in it.

Currently, Dr. Pittman is President and Stephen J. England Associate Professor of the Practice of Ministry at Phillips Theological Seminary in Tulsa, an ecumenical seminary affiliated with the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). In her spare time, she laughs with her family, reads novels, and embroiders flowers. www.ptstulsa.edu

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Pastor and Author Eric H.F. Law joins the pod to talk about is book, "Fear Not: Living Grace and Truth in a Frightened World." He shares how others seek to manipulate our fears to suite their needs, whereas Jesus shows us how to manage our fears to help us grow.

Eric H. F. Law, an Episcopal priest, is the founder and executive director of the Kaleidoscope Institute, the mission of which is to create diverse and sustainable communities. For more than 20 years, he has provided transformative and comprehensive training and resources for churches and ministries in all the major church denominations in the United States and Canada. He writes a weekly blog called The Sustainist: Spirituality for Sustainable Communities in a Networked World. Visit his blog at http://ehflaw.typepad.com/blog/.

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