Gravity Commons Podcast

Every ministry leader needs consistent soul care, even when there’s NOT a global pandemic disrupting our lives. Matt Alexander shares why soul care is so important, along with the 6 vital aspects of any good soul care practice. Matt is also starting new Soul Care Cohorts this fall. To find out more, fill out the […]

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The church doesn’t have a great track record when it comes to dealing with suicide in a healthy, helpful way. We talk with David Galvan, Director of Education for a Lifetime, about how Christians can learn to talk openly about suicide and mental illness without fear or shame. David has been teaching, training, and facilitating […]

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We chatted with Mike about his journey away from church ministry as a young man to tend to his own brokenness and healing, as well as his long, slow move back into church ministry. Along the way we talked about his podcast, a conference idea, and the need for authenticity and vulnerability in leadership. Mike […]

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The Covid-19 pandemic was the first culturally disruptive moment Millennials and Gen Z lived through. We talk with pastor, writer, and speaker Benjamin Windle about pastoring Millennials and Gen Z through the pandemic and beyond. Benjamin pioneered and pastors LifePlace Church in Brisbane, Australia. His work helping churches develop Generational Intelligence in reaching Millennials and […]

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We talked with Duke Kwon and Greg Thompson about their new book Reparations: A Christian Call to Repentance and Repair, which explores reparations from a biblical/Christian perspective. Duke L. Kwon (MDiv, ThM, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary) is the lead pastor at Grace Meridian Hill, a neighborhood congregation in the Grace DC Network committed to building cross-cultural […]

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We talked with Dr. Matt Jantzen about his excellent book, God, Race, and Providence: Liberating Providence. Matt is the the faculty director of the Emmaus Scholars Program, a living-learning community at Hope College that combines the practices of intentional Christian community with academic and practical explorations of the relationship between faith and justice in contemporary […]

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This special episode is a conversation among Gravity Leadership’s three co-founders (Ben Hardman, Ben Sternke, and Matt Tebbe) to announce the bittersweet news that Ben Hardman is leaving Gravity to spin off some of our consulting work into a new venture called Kingdom Dreams Initiative (while also continuing to serve as lead pastor of Grace […]

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The final episode of a 4-part mini-series on Critical Race Theory (CRT) with scholar Dr. Nathan Cartagena. In Part 1, we defined CRT. In Parts 2 and 3, Dr. Cartagena gave a master class on the history of white supremacy in the United States (using lots of original sources). In this final part, we talk […]

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Part 3 of a 4-part mini-series on Critical Race Theory (CRT) with scholar Dr. Nathan Cartagena. In this episode, Dr. Cartagena continues outlining (from the last episode) a brief history of white supremacy in the United States (using lots of original sources). It’s REALLY eye-opening. Part 4 will be an episode on why this all […]

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Part 2 of a 4-part mini-series on Critical Race Theory (CRT) with scholar Dr. Nathan Cartagena. In this episode and the next, Dr. Cartagena outlines a brief history of white supremacy in the United States (using lots of original sources). It’s REALLY eye-opening. Part 4 will be an episode on why this all matters for […]

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